With the Steam Deck making headlines, it's been a whopper of a Big Week In Gaming for 18 Jul 2021! Alongside a lengthy look at Valve's new powerhouse handheld PC, we chat about Nickelodeon's promising new Smash clone All-Star Brawl, Netflix going gaming in 2022, integot's amiibo influencer privelege, the $3000 Mario smartwatch - and Aussie legislation to band lootboxes for kids.

We also get integot & Mike's review of the stellar metroidvania ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, as well as some early impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Nintendo Switch.

To wrap things up - the Bigwig crew celebrate 1 year of the podcast with our favourite moments - and we finally have the long-awaited SWINNY FACE REVEAL!! (Be careful what you wished for - Swin)

So raise your expectations (and more) to FULL MAST with these steamy highlights:

▸ Valve's game-changing Steam Deck handheld PC

▸ Impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

▸ And we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the podcast

TIMECODES ▼

00:00:00 Intro

00:19:42 Valve's Steam Deck Revealed - Handheld PC Game Changer?

00:54:50 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl - Smash x Slap City?!

01:06:13 Netflix To Start Streaming Games In 2022

01:12:28 Zelda & Loftwing amiibo Delayed To August

01:17:59 $3100 TAG Heuer x Super Mario Smart Watch Sells Out

01:24:36 New Anti-Lootbox Bill For Australian Gamers?

01:35:04 The Minute Mike

01:40:00 Bargain Bin w/c Sun 18 Jul 2021

01:42:07 ENDER LILIES: Quietus Of The Knights Review

02:05:00 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD - First Impressions On Switch

02:17:47 Celebrating Bigwig's 1 Year Anniversary

02:38:04 Outro

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