The countdown to E3 is ticking. If you haven’t noticed, news is scarce. Our last podcast was barely an hour long. It’s getting dark but the dawn is coming soon. Before too long we will be in a flood of news and game announcements. As always the big stuff will overpower the little things and all we will hear about is Halo 4, the next Mario game and Assassin’s Creed. At least Activision had the good sense to announce Black Ops 2 before everyone goes to L.A. We all want to know what announcements are coming and I am excited to hear what Wii U is all about. However, I am hoping Nintendo will make one specific announcement for the 3DS; a Virtual Boy collection.
I know the Virtual Boy wasn’t Nintendo’s proudest moment but I have never played the majority of VB games. My time with a Virtual Boy starts and ends with an afternoon after a friend dug his out of storage. I believe the only games I played were Galactic Pinball and Mario Clash; the former of which has a Samus cameo (or her ship at least). While the experience was mostly for novelty, I did have fun – so much so that I would like to check out the rest of the Virtual Boy’s small collection. From what I understand there are only 22 games for the system; of which only 14 made it to North America. I’m not sure how varied the under workings of these games are but since development never progressed too far, I can’t imagine it would be that difficult to emulate all the software. Read more…
After Tony’s appalling Hot Seat last episode, it’s time for me to put my money where my mouth is with an assault of Persona 4 questions. How do I handle the Hot Seat? You’ll have to listen to find out. Oh yeah, we have other trivia questions too. Tony pulls some remixes, and we travel to the moon with the Man Of Steel.
The Question Block – 50
Round 1 – Remix Music
Round 2 – On The Moon!
Round 3 – Tall Buildings? No Problem.
Round 4 – Persona 4 (Shelby)
This Go Round of Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast is all about the limbo, sharp swords and Tom Hanks. We don’t really know how to play this game, as per Go Round standard, so you can watch us jump around for 15 minutes. At some point there is a ring out and Cobra Commander shows up.
What happens when we don’t play any games and there is no news? We make a short show. We barely manage to fill an hour this week due to the E3 drought and life keeping us from playing games. During the news we talk about how games don’t make any money unless it’s called Call Of Duty. Also, Micah almost ODs on food, Tony threatens to hurt his cats and I complain about bugs in my house. Oh gad, is E3 here yet?
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Starring – Tony, Micah, Shelby
Run time – 1:08:41
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Chess is my favorite board game. That probably makes me a nerd but whatever. I have a lot of fond memories of when my dad he would teach me the game. It took me a while to learn how “the horse guy” moved. I’d say his training paid off as I do alright with chess these days. I even won a tournament in my high school. Several months ago (during my short time at a job) I made a couple of friends that introduced me to a game they knew as Deflexion; better known now as Khet. To put it simply, Khet is chess with lasers. Instead of being based on medieval times with castles, knights and kings, Keht is more Egyptian based with obelisks, djed and pharaohs. Instead of capturing pieces by taking over the space they stand on, you have to strike them with one of the two lasers on the board. Several of the pieces have mirrors on them, so you have to stay on your toes of you may end up shooting your own piece. The game is rather obscure but a lot of fun if you like games that make you think. If you have somebody to play it with, maybe you should buy it.
BAM! The Question Block is back for season two! We’ve change things up a bit so y’all let us know if you like the new format. We still ask questions, there is still music, there are still some sound effects, we still ramble about pointless topics… so what’s different? You’ll have to listen to the show and find out. You can look forward to the inaugural Hot Seat where Tony is tested on his knowledge of Luigi’s Mansion. Download it now? OK! GO!
The Question Block – 49
Round 1 – Avengers Music
Round 2 – Dust In The Tires
Round 3 – Toys ‘R’ Us
Round 4 – Luigi’s Mansion (Tony)
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The Vita’s not doing so hot right now. I’m getting sick of hearing about it. I went through the same thing with the 3DS launch. These handhelds were launched with some typical, launch games but people always want something new. Vita sales will pick up soon enough. Things like Gravity Rush and a possible price drop are what I’m waiting for. You know what’s not going to sell? The PSP Go. Man, what happened to that thing? Lack of content, high price, no way to transfer your UMDs… yeah, Sony botched the PSP Go thing pretty bad. However, Sony did make the first, all digital platform so for that they have secured their place in the history books. Here’s the thing. I have a tendency to pick up old systems several years after their prime; for the novelty and to add to my collection. I imagine someday I will pick up a Go but depending on when that happens, it may be completely useless.
It’s only a matter of time before the PlayStation Network evolves past the point of PSP compatibility. When that happens, it’s going to be hard to add new games to a PSP. Granted the PSP has been hacked to oblivion and you can pirate just about anything you want at this point, but that doesn’t help somebody who wants to acquire things legally. Ten years from now I may be able to add games to a Go through by using a computer but that stuff always seems shady. It almost defeats the purpose of collecting a system like that. Read more…
Wars are won by men; men willing to collect money dropped by the robots they shoot. War is an expensive thing. Thankfully there are Soldiers Of Fortune on the front lines paying for the fight for your freedom. And, folks, never buy wisdom you find on the battlefield.
Normally I write a whole thing here about the podcast. Not today. I got to be on a plane in a few hours and I want some sleep. So how about you listen to the podcast and write in the comments what people should read before they download the show.
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Starring – Tony, Micah, Shannon, Shelby
Run time – 1:31:00
I was talking to a friend about Kid Icarus. He mentioned the franchise is practically unknown since there has only been one game before Uprising. I looked at him strangely for a second. Then he told me the Game Boy’s Of Myths And Monsters doesn’t count because it’s a handheld game. The strange look on my face didn’t go away. I have heard this same argument used by several people I know. Why do they feel a handheld game is lesser than a console counterpart?
I suppose the obvious thing is the power of the system. Portables are usually a generation or two behind the home consoles. I can see how a PSP game may dull in comparison to a PS3 title, but that doesn’t mean we should discount it. PSP games are roughly PS1 games. If God Of War: Chains Of Olympus isn’t a “real game” then what does that say for Crash Bandicoot 2? What I’m getting at is it’s not a concept of power so much as it’s a concept of less than console power. That’s one barrier of people use.
Another attribute is the smaller screen. Instead of a window into another world, you get a peephole. I guess it’s hard to feel a connection when you see a world the size of a postcard. What I find odd, in some cases (say Zelda for example) Read more…
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The countdown to E3 is ticking. If you haven’t noticed, news is scarce. Our last podcast was barely an hour long. It’s getting dark but the dawn is coming soon. Before too long we will be in a flood of news and game announcements. As always the big stuff will overpower the little things and all we will hear about is Halo 4, the next Mario game and Assassin’s Creed. 
At least Activision had the good sense to announce Black Ops 2 before everyone goes to L.A. We all want to know what announcements are coming and I am excited to hear what Wii U is all about. However, I am hoping Nintendo will make one specific announcement for the 3DS; a Virtual Boy collection.
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