Archive for October, 2007
Episode 18: Redemption
Rumor has it that if you listen to our spooktacular Halloween episode the ghost of Ooey Booey will kill you with bad special effects. Muah ha ha haaaa!
Justin, Tom, Nick and Kaz meet in the digital world to bring you their thoughts on video games this week. Nick and Tom talk about the fun they’ve had with Zack and Wiki. Kaz talks about why everyone was right about Lair. While Justin gives his opinion on more handheld titles and some “interesting” arcade games. In the second segment Nick, Tom and Kaz go to town on Guitar Hero III, which leads, inexorably, to a Rock Band versus Guitar Hero discussion. Then the gang contemplates Nintendo’s Wii getting marketplace penetration in China (marketing speak guaranteed to get you an M rating, Wii? Penetration?). Then the news rundown rounds out a spooky episode. Boo! Headshot!
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Episode 17: Guitar Zero III?
The full cast makes a triumphant, somewhat distorted, return! Tom, Nick, Justin and Kaz belt out what they have had stuck in their trays this week. Including but not limited to: Warhawk, more Resistance, Final Fantasy Tactics, Breath of Fire II (for the last time?), Brain Age 2, Guitar Hero III Demo and Looney Tunes: Duck Amok. Justin and Nick ponder the fate of Street Fighter IV and its implications while Kaz and Tom fret for the latest guitar offering. Septembers rip roaring NPDs make an appearance and no one can explain the Wii’s sales. The shows ends with a rundown of all the obscure game news we could find and a tired crew. Round 1, FIGHT!
2 commentsEpisode 16: Super Sonic Brawl!
All four casters unite again for a brief period of time. The opening segment finds Nick, Tom and Kaz discussing more “Breath of Fire II moments in translation brilliance”. Once that’s over with they discuss Nick’s purchase of a PS3, and all the demos that they could get their hands on. Kaz finds Metroid Prime 3 not to his liking and Tom got tricked into playing the Conan demo on the PS3. Justin phones in from China for a relatively distorted conversation, he weighs in on the WiiWare and some of the Smash updates. The news finds Nick having and nerdgasm over the confirmed inclusion of his favorite character in his favorite game, and the discussion of the shocking Bioware and Pandemic sellout. Showing the huge difference in third party mentality in the US versus Japan. Order up a Donkey Burger for this one!
1 commentEpisode 15: Halo + Beers = Good
This week features the whole cast for the first time in a while, well, for the first 15 minutes at least. Justin phones in from China to relay how he’s been faring in gaming and otherwise. After that Nick, Tom and Kaz go on to discuss all the gaming they have been doing, including Nick’s personal struggle with torturous old school RPGs and the like, Tom’s portable fun times and Kaz’s foray into actually using a Wii. All that and we discuss Halo 3 as a group now that we’ve finally played some local matches. After the break: we go in depth on what G4 TV really seems like to us, what they do right and what they do wrong (mostly wrong). After that rant we dive straight into the news at break neck speed, it’s a race to the finish this week!
No commentsEpisode 14: How Import-ant
Tom’s still fiddling around with aging PS2 software and Nick is plowing his way through Breath of Fire II and Prime 3. Meanwhile, Kaz played as much Halo 3 multi-player as he could before having to relinquish his 360 to Microsoft’s service department. The final word on Halo 3: “it’s…good?” The crew discusses the legit import scene and how it relates to you. Finally they discuss all the interesting news including, but not limited to, the new 360 chips, the Dualshock shocker and something for the Uwe watch. No shirt, no shoes, all service!
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