Episodes 613 & 614! – The TouchArcade Show Double Feature

Background: A Split Recording and a Returning Sponsor

TouchArcade Show Episode 613 began with an infrastructure problem rather than a game review. Internet issues caused the recording to be split into two parts: the first half was recorded yesterday, and the second half was recorded today. The split is not a major editorial shift; it is a production detail that explains why the episode moves quickly between sponsor material, news, and listener mail. It also gives the show two recent timestamps, one from yesterday and one from today, while covering a week’s worth of handheld and mobile gaming topics.

The sponsor for this week’s podcast is Tursiops Studios, the team behind the “wreck 'em up” The Day We Fought Space, from a few years ago. Their new game is Primrows, which the show had discussed before, and it is available now on mobile and desktop. The episode describes it as free to play with a one-time premium unlock. That model matters for readers: it lowers the trial cost on phones and computers, and it lets the host share early impressions about halfway through this week’s show without asking listeners to commit to a full purchase. The episode also points to the game’s website for links to all platforms and includes a trailer.

Development: Two Sessions Across the News Cycle

The news side of Episode 613 spans several handheld and console topics. The show covers the Nintendo Switch 2, the Mario Kart Direct from yesterday, the PlayDate Season 2 announcement, and retro handheld stuff. These topics connect because they all sit in the same current space: Nintendo’s next-console conversation, a Mario Kart presentation, a niche handheld follow-up, and the broader retro-handheld market that has made small dedicated gaming devices a recurring part of the mobile and independent game press.

The episode finally catches up on listener emails going all the way back to January, which turns the backlog itself into a marker of how much community mail accumulated during the period. For readers, the practical takeaway is that Episode 613 combines a sponsor game they can try immediately with a news round-up that tracks the current handheld cycle.

Latest: Primrows, Patreon Video, and Distribution

As a companion to the audio podcast, the TouchArcade team also produces a video version of the same show that is exclusive to Patreon. Backers can view the most recent video episodes and see the hosts playing the games being discussed; the video edition requires being logged in to access the latest content. For non-backers, public Patreon posts allow a look at older video episodes.

The audio edition is distributed through the usual channels: Stitcher, an RSS feed, and a direct MP3 link, TouchArcadeShow-613.mp3. Episode 613 therefore sits at a simple stage: the split recording is resolved, the Primrows sponsor segment is live, the January listener-email backlog has been addressed, and the Patreon video companion is available to backers while the public can still reach the show through audio links.