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Hosted by Ming Xie & Nick Quante · leisure · EN-US
Welcome to the Y2Gamers Podcast, a place where two long time friends and gaming rivals co-op and talk about a golden age of gaming, anime, and geek culture at the turn of the millennium. Each week, across the Pacific Ocean, we explore a fun new topic through our unique and wacky vantage points and share plenty of laughs along the way! About the hosts: Ming is a long-time gaming enthusiast with a special love for fighting, racing, and role-playing games. He also loves anime, sci-fi, and all things Japanese language and culture. He currently works and lives in Beijing, China...where he misses driving and unfettered internet access a lot! On the US east coast, Nick is an active member of the North Carolina gaming community with a specialty in fighting games and impossibly hard bullet-hell shooters. He is also an avid runner and eats marathons for breakfast!
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Y2Gamers Podcast, a place where two long time friends and gaming rivals co-op and talk about a golden age of gaming, anime, and geek culture at the turn of the millennium.
Y2Gamers is hosted by Ming Xie & Nick Quante. The show has published 34 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Back to Japan for the Ultimate Evangelion Celebration!" (9 July 2026, 108 minutes), "Chow Yun-Fat + 2 Guns + Baby = Hard Boiled" (24 April 2026, 96 minutes), and "WTF Is Happening?! The Unholy Difficulty of Gradius III" (16 February 2026, 152 minutes).
Y2Gamers publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 95 minutes across 34 episodes.
Booking probability for Y2Gamers is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Y2Gamers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Y2Gamers's contact route on record: verified email.
Ming Xie & Nick Quante hosts Y2Gamers, a leisure podcast with 34 episodes published.
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Episode #3
This week, we recount our separate visits to Japan earlier this year to attend 2 incredible events: Nick goes to the Hololive SUPER EXPO 2026 to gush out at his favorite virtual idols and Ming is transported to anime...
Episode #2
This week on Y2Gamers, we travel to the bloody streets of Hong Kong's underworld with action legends Chow Yun-Fat and Tony Leung in John Woo's epic Hard Boiled - his magnum opus before moving to America! And yes, there...
Episode #1
This week, we fly deep into the Bacterian Empire and face the insane challenge that await us in the original arcade version of Gradius 3! For those who grew up playing Gradius 3 on the SNES and have fond memories of it...
Episode #4
Universal Century 0079... A lone BonusLizard sits down in front of his television and after decades of otaku fandom, finally embarks on a journey to the front lines of the epic One Year War in Mobile Suite Gundam...for...
Episode #3
This week on Y2Gamers, we return to the chaos that the Borg is reigning down on the Alpha Quadrant, but more specifically, everyone’s favorite first officer - William T. Riker. Join us as we recap the action and...
Episode #2
Captain's Log: November 19, 2025. After an extended shore-leave, the Y2Gamers crew has embarked on another fascinating mission: to explore a seminal moment in Star Trek history - the ambitious Best of Both Worlds from...
Episode #1
This week on Y2Gamers, we take a hit from Shredder's de-mutation ray-gun and crawl back into our shells to play two 90's uber-classics: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Arcade) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The...
Episode #8
For our very last episode of 2024, we are bringing you a very special conversation about the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series...a category-defining show that remains as powerful today as was almost 30 years ago. In...
Episode #7
Just in time for Halloween, we travel this week into deep space, revisiting the terror on LV-426 in James Cameron's epic horror-action film: Aliens. Undoubtedly one of the most memorable blockbusters of the 80's, the...
Episode #6
This week on Y2Gamers, Nick and I punch, kick, and piledrive our way through the rough, crime-filled streets of Metro City in Capcom's Final Fight. For the game that was intended to be Street Fighter's direct sequel...
Episode #5
Welcome to part two of Nick’s Tokyo adventures. After beating the Tokyo Marathon, Nick hung around for an additional week checking out all the geekiest delights Japan had to offer. From maid caffès to retro gaming...
Episode #4
Welcome to a special Summer episode of Y2Gamers! We've got an extra-special episode this week: my exclusive interview with Nick after he returned from running the Tokyo Marathon! Yes, Otaku can be athletic too! Join us...
Episode #3
Hot on the heels of the premiere of X-Men '97, we " Time Flip!" back to the very beginnings of the X-Men Animated Series - the two-parter "Night of the Sentinels!" Giant robots, wheelchairs, and the stabby-stab-stabs of...
Episode #2
For those of you lucky to be around back in the beginning of the 90's, you know that you were in for one of the most exciting decades in Geek History! Today, we remember our favorite movies and games of that blockbuster...
Episode #1
For our first episode of 2024, we time capsule ourselves into the 22nd century world of Reploids and Mavericks to replay through one of gaming's biggest triumphs: Mega Man X. Join us as we explore every nook and cranny...
Episode #8
This week, we swing into one of the all-time greatest comic book film adaptations: Sam Raimi’s 2004 Spider-Man 2! Combining Raimi’s masterful grasp of horror elements, zany comic-booky fun, and of course Alfred Molina’s...
Episode #7
This week, we revisit a truly epic entry into the history of anime: the Princess Mononoke! What was once supposed to be Miyazaki's final film before his retirement (yeah, right!), Princess Mononoke has proven itself to...
Episode #6
This week, we follow the drum rolls deep into the forests of mayhem in our Super Vehicle-001: the Metal Slug! A classic by any measure, this superbly animated run-n'-gunner of the 90's quickly became one of the key...
Episode #5
This week, we rewind return ourselves into the 1990s video store to explore the before and after of anime's biggest moment: the jump into disc-based media. From early fansub culture to taking a look at how anime went...
Episode #4
This week, we thwip-thwip-thwip our way through Sam Raimi's hallmark 2002 film: Spider-Man, a movie that in many ways reshaped the landscape of superhero movies for decades to come! Join us on our re-watch analysis as...
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