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

I’m kinda torn about that aurochs, honestly. I mean, when you really dig into cave art, especially around Montignac-Lascaux, it’s mostly from the Magdalenian culture, right? So, we’re talking modern humans painting like 20,000 to 10,000 years ago. But hey, Neanderthals might’ve been scribbling away too, like in some caves in Spain before Cro-Magnons showed up. Different kind of art, though—more handprints and dots than animals. Plus, their stuff is super old, so lots of it just didn’t last. Bit rough around the edges, ya know?

Anyway, I’m shooting from the hip here, not checking facts (except for spelling Magdalenian and Montignac-Lascaux—I’m not a monster). You wanna verify? Go for it. Imagine me waving at fact-checkers, daring them to jump in.

Picture this: a funky time-travel flick where James critiques art, minus the Neanderthal vibe but funnier than Hot Tub Time Machine. Got it?

This week, Jon’s all excited with his fresh Switch 2 from bestbuy.com, LLC. Kinda love that new console smell. Early thoughts? He’s totally diving deep into Mario Kart World, dodging shells left and right in his living room—just endless chaos of red shells. It’s strangely soothing, really.

Oh, and did you hear? New Splatoon single player game popped up.

And then, in a weird series of events, more stuff happened. This show is a mystery to me too, honestly.

We take a breather, because mental health is a thing. Then dive back in. Guillaume’s passionately pushing F-Zero GX on the NSO Expansion Pack for Switch 2. Not my jam, mainly due to his slightly terrifying enthusiasm for it. To keep his adrenaline pumping, he’s been on Valfaris, a Switch game where it’s all guns and explosions. Classic Guillaume.

Greg’s been poking around the new Switch 2 patch for Splatoon 3. Has some opinions on the HDR’s extra zing and the buttery-smooth framerate you get. “Super-stable framerate,” they should totally trademark that. I’m practically working for Nintendo’s marketing now. Again, apparently.

Oh man, and here’s me, playing the Switch 2 version of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. I’ve dealt with all sorts of time thieves (kids, auditors, you name it) but never a child time thief. Go figure.

Wait, what was I saying? Oh right, just started that game, still in the tutorial phase. Planning to get further by next week. Unless, you know, life happens or whatever.

If you’ve got Paleolithic doodles, throw ’em in here.