Episode 63: Mountain Brew
Due to the mortgage crisis and impending legislation, The Rumble Pack crew starts off the episode with insightful economic analysis…or not. After that, Tom awards WipEout HD the gold, Kaz drops bombs in BattleField: Bad Company, Tony revisits his childhood in Kirby Super Star Ultra, and Justin defends WarioLand Shake It from a misguided Retronaut.
After the break, the Pack casually discusses some of the bigger stories of the week. “Have you heard about”: Bungie’s mysterious announcement, Zach Snyder’s EA deal, or the rumors of a new DS? Wait, you have? Well, at least stick around for extended reminiscing of retired soft drinks like Fruitopia and Pitch Black II. Now accepting applicants for Tom and Tony’s Mountain Brewery!
1 commentA Rumble Pack Side Quest: Justin Plays Rod Humble’s “The Marriage”
Adult Content Warning: When we don’t record the official podcast we can be crude and potentially offensive. You have been warned!
What starts simply as a horrible transition becomes a slow-motion train wreck that nobody wants to stop. From “Ghost Dad” to The Marriage and everywhere in between…
A Rumble Pack Side Quest Presents: Justin Plays Rod Humble's "The Marriage" [14:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadEpisode 62: In Memoriam
Nicolo, Justin, Tom and Kaz pay tribute to one of their favorite podcasts and two games journalist statesmen…by being just as crude and irreverent as usual!
Tom and Nicolo bludgeon slimes in Dragon Quest 4, Kaz gives his exhaustive impressions of the Rock Band 2 guitar for those who unashamedly care, and Justin reassesses Yakuza 2 after having slammed it the week prior.
The lost topic from Episode 61 returns this week. We discuss the relevancy and merits of 2D gaming in a world of pixel shaders and bump mapping. Everyone throws out a list of their all-time favorite 2D games and hilarity ensues!
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No commentsEpisode 61: Secret Lost Episode
After taking a week off from podcasting The Rumble Pack was set upon by the fury of Mother Nature. Power was knocked out, interweb tubes were tied and bad things happenned. In spite of the trauma Nicolo, Kaz and Justin attempted to record a podcast.
This is the first half of the recording session containing only our trays. The second half of the episode was the victim of some bad internet connectivity, leading to pauses, dropped casters and confusion. The topics of the second half were revisited the following week, so enjoy this annotated “lost” episode.
No commentsNo Podcast This Week
After realizing the horrors about to descend on us in the form of roughly 400 games coming out this fall; we decided to take a week off and get ready for the onslaught. If you’re looking for some fun we’ll almost certainly be trolling the board during work hours. Until then.
No commentsEpisode 60: Lives End This Fall
Tony, Kaz and Nicolo stop collaborate and listen this week. Nicolo gives us impression of Soul Calibur 4 after playing for a while. All three talk about the windfalls and woes of playing Castle Crashers. And Tony updates us all on his journey into the bowels of WoW.
Then all three scroll down a list of the games about to beseige us this fall. And it isn’t pretty for your wallet. Go forth brave souls and be prosperous!
Episode 59: The Ramble Pack
Tony, Tom and Kaz we sad to hear that both Justin and Nicolo were detained for the week. Without them the podcast would be very silly. So to keep the silliness under control they invited friend of the show Jarrod Maistros (Jard) to keep the peace. They found out that there is some silliness that you just can’t control.
Things start off with a bang concerning Galaga Legions and Final Fantasy IV DS. Which turns into a short trip down memory lane to revisit some SNES RPG classics. Then in a Rumble Pack first, we seriously discuss World of Warcraft, seriously. And we pick apart the short gameplay demo of Force Unleashed, is the force with this one?
No commentsEpisode 58: Masochistic Gaming
This week in the The Rumble Pack. Tony, Nick and Tom dissect exactly how they’re having fun with Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Tony talks up The Marriage and a boat load of other fancy “indie” games.
Then Tony and Kaz try and determine if Madden ‘09 has improved from 08, except one of them played ‘08 and one played ‘09. Hilarity ensues. And Kaz ignites Tom’s love-hate relationship with Interactive Fiction (Text Adventures), by talking about Frotz for the iPhone.
Oh, and the whole group gets sidetracked by Too Human’s review performance.
No commentsEpisode 57: 1 Part Artsy, 1 Part Fartsy
The first annual meeting of The Rumble Pack Art Appreciation Club convenes. Justin’s love for Pixeljunk Eden begins to wilt, Nicolo brings the goods (and a super villain sighting) from this year’s Otacon, and Tom, Tony and Kaz rave about Braid’s fourth dimensional fun. And while we’re all pleased with the downloadable gaming push, we ponder why gamers are so quick to pack away their old favorites
Later in the episode, the group breaks into a discussion of game pricing which winds, as is traditional for The Pack, into something totally different. Enjoy!
**Sunday Night Community Match: Soul Calibur 4 on the PS3 agan (hopefully the soul still burns!)
No commentsEpisode 56: A Thick Issue
Are you ready for some Soul Calibur IV minutiae?! Guard Impacts, heaving bosoms, and rebalanced characters - par for the course with fighting games, but is it still enough? The Rumble Pack sounds off. If fighting games aren’t your thing, we also discuss some downloadable heavy hitters. Tom and Justin offer valuable Geometry Wars 2 pro-tips, while Tony extols the virtues of Pixeljunk Eden’s artsy-fartsy swinging to a skeptical Kaz.
After the break, we talk about the Fat Princess weight debate. We discuss gaming obesity, virtual depictions of women, and broader implications of an irritated gaming community. Put a smile on your face, grab some cake, and listen up!
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