Episode 929: James Jones – Critiquing Neanderthal Art – Radio Free Nintendo

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You know that ancient cave doodling? That aurochs? Honestly, not great. Okay, so most of what we think about cave art, especially around Montignac-Lascaux, is from the Magdalenian era. Modern humans, chilling in caves and painting away between 20,000 and 10,000 years ago. Meanwhile, Neanderthal art? Yeah, they were doing stuff too, but mainly over in Spain before vanishing around 40,000 years back. Their version wasn’t all about animal accuracy but more about handprints, dots, and ladders. Plus, given how old it is, it doesn’t hold up super well over time.

Bottom line, their art? Meh. Pretty much cheeks.

And hey, I’m spitballing here with zero intent to fact-check. Picture me defiantly gesturing for fact-checkers to step up. Phew, needed to get that off my chest.

So anyway, James here—but, you know, not some Neanderthal version with a beret. Think Hot Tub Time Machine, only actually funny.

And switching gears—ha, pun intended—Jon’s got his shiny new Switch 2. Shoutout to bestbuy.com for the hookup. Now, he’s diving into Mario Kart World. And might I add, we’re all in the thick of it, dodging and getting nailed by red shells. Jon’s there too, in his living room, just getting pummeled. It’s oddly soothing to watch.

Oh, and heads up, there’s a fresh Splatoon single-player game. Why? Who knows.

Let’s hit pause for sanity’s sake, then jump back in. Guillaume’s here, passionately pushing F-Zero GX on the NSO Expansion for Switch 2. Gotta say, his zest is a tad scary. He’s also tearing through Valfaris—a game all about big guns and bigger chaos.

Meanwhile, Greg’s been testing the Splatoon 3 patch for Switch 2. He’s ranting about HDR pop and that oh-so-smooth framerate, which honestly, Nintendo should brag about more. Marketing win right there.

Lastly, yours truly, James, has been dabbling with the Switch 2 version of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. I’ve tangoed with many time thieves (kids, bosses, the usual suspects) but a child time thief? That’s a first!

Wait… back to the point. Haven’t made it past the tutorial yet. Here’s hoping for more playtime before next week, unless…well, you know how it goes.

Anyway, send me your caveman doodles!