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Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« on: November 08, 2009, 05:29:00 AM »
Jon is back in a big way, and Andy steps in as our resident expert on Shining Force.
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This episode launches with Jon's... unique take on DJ Hero for Wii, plus new coverage of Doc Louis's Punch-Out and updates on Mario & Luigi, Boom Blox Bash Party, Castlevania ReBirth, and even NCAA Football 10. James got tied up again, but he'll be back next week when we should finally get the entire regular crew together again.    


Andy's presence is invaluable for the RetroActive segment, especially since Jon hadn't played the game yet and decided to sit out until next week. We take a good first cut at Shining Force II, with plenty of talk on strategy vs. RPG elements, comparisons with Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics, and of course, some great listener comments from the forums.    


RetroActive continues next week, so if you're playing along with us on Shining Force II, don't forget to leave your thoughts and join the conversation in the forum discussion thread.    


We're always looking for great Listener Mail to read and discuss on the show, so please send your questions or comments! (We really love seeing your praise and feedback regarding the show itself; however, in the interest of time, we may edit your letter to be read on the podcast.)      Credits:    


This podcast was edited by Greg Leahy.    


Music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo is used with permission from Jason Ricci & New Blood. You can purchase their newest album, Done with the Devil, directly from the record label, Amazon.com, or iTunes, or call your local record store and ask for it!    


Additional music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo is copyrighted to Nintendo, and is included under fair use protection.  

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2009, 02:10:21 PM »
Oh good, looks like Aaron got our Talkback thread working. I can't wait to hear everyone's reaction to the intro.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2009, 02:27:26 PM »
Dear God.  Jon does know that you can't spell Crap without "rap" right?  That was painful.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2009, 02:43:11 PM »
Yeah I hate rap...

Cosmic Walker has as much info out as Dynamic Slash so it's not alone. Weren't there a few more games from that conference without any further info?

As for Zero G navigation, there's Shattered Horizon (PC) but that has insanely high system requirements because it's made by a graphics benchmark company.

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2009, 02:48:28 PM »
Here are the lyrics, since I rap them WAY too fast for them to even be intelligible.

Yesterday I got a package in the mail
Sent by by Mike Gamin, also known as Pale
Typically the Wii games we get are epic fail
But this was DJ Hero, my gaming Holy Grail
I gotta say the box was smaller than I thought it'd be
Most Guitar Hero boxes are monstrosities
Opened up the packaging with velocity
Read the game manual? Against my philosophy
First thing I wanna see is the controller
Mixer and turntable, just a little smaller
Slot in the mixer to hold the Wii Remote
Plug it in, close the lid and you're good to go
Start up the game, hittin' the tutorial
Grandmaster Flash makes sure that you know your skills
I gotta give'em props for authenticity
Real DJs check your hip-hop history
I do my thing and I learn what I got to
Do my first set? There's no reason not to
At first the crossfader was a little stiff
But then I worked it in, and then I got swift
Control the mix with the fade and effects dial
Hit Euphoria and score by the pile
But the coolest new feature is the Rewind
Backspin and play a section one more time
And the records in the mix are fantastic
New songs mixed with old-school classics
But the price point on this is kinda drastic
So empty out your wallet or put it on your plastic
For DLC, since I'm older than a Sleestack
You know I'm waiting for that Run-DMC pack
3 bucks a song, not sure I really need that
I'll trade in Dirt 2 just to get the fee back
But if you like rap, here's the game to get
And if you like DJs then you're good as set
Guitar Hero fans probably won't even regret
I'll say it right now: best music game yet

Dear God.  Jon does know that you can't spell Crap without "rap" right?  That was painful.

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2009, 03:07:06 PM »
I wonder if Lindy has played Beatmania, that's my favorite rhythm series that involves a turntable. Too bad Konami gave up on it fast. My two main issues with DJ Hero is price and I'm not a fan of the controller.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2009, 03:18:25 PM »
The controller isn't bad at all, actually.  Your wrist/arm/shoulder does get fatigued after playing for a few hours in a row, but you can say the same thing about the Wii's motion controllers too.

BTW - If anybody has any specific technical questions about DJ Hero, let me know.  I want to make sure I don't leave anything out of the review.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2009, 03:25:30 PM »
Jon is rapping?

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2009, 03:34:49 PM »
Haha.  Awesome!  Turning off this wretched Bears game and downloading this to listen to while I'll play Blue Storm, Sunshine or Galaxy.  And Lindy raps????  I gotta hear this.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2009, 03:51:12 PM »
Looking forward to hearing Lindy rapping. Edit: That was pretty awesome Jon. But just to let you guys know, somethings up with the iTunes download. It says the episode "doesn't exist on the server.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2009, 03:52:47 PM »
That was INSANE, Jon. Awesome, awesome stuff.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2009, 03:57:02 PM »
Looking forward to hearing Lindy rapping. But just to let you guys know, somethings up with the itunes download. It says the episode "doesn't exist on the server."

Update: It appears to download from iTunes without problems now.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2009, 09:23:40 PM »
I am listening to this on my iPod and it just stops playing any audio right after the bloomblox talk. :/

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2009, 10:05:32 PM »
Sounds like Valkyria Chronicles would be right up your alley, Andy.  It's very streamlined and the story's very good (even if the actual writing is pretty mediocre).
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2009, 10:07:41 PM »
Try re-downloading the file--it's possible your original download may have been cut off during the server transition issues we had earlier. It should download with no problems now.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #15 on: November 08, 2009, 10:54:02 PM »
Try re-downloading the file--it's possible your original download may have been cut off during the server transition issues we had earlier. It should download with no problems now.

I re-downloaded with no problems and can listen to the rest of the show now. :)

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2009, 09:22:10 AM »
Stopped listening yesterday when the Shining Force segment came on and I couldn't really find the beginning of the listener mail, might try finding the mail again today (I hate SRPGs and don't like the RetroActive feature).

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2009, 09:39:43 AM »
Great chapter artwork for my New Business section, Greg. 

Really enjoyed filling in for James on this show.  Thanks for having me on. 

Also KDR we didn't have a listener mail segment this week because we were running long and Lindy had to take off.   I'd imagine next week there'll be a pretty beefy one. 
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2009, 12:19:55 PM »
That intro... I'm trying to decide between "comic genius" and "cringe worthy". It's like when someone tells a bad joke, yet you laugh anyway, not because it was a good punchline, but because the awfulness of the pun is funny in itself.

Rapping aside, well done again for delivering the goods. New Business was solid; I would quite like to catch up with the second Boom Blox now, as the first one managed to hold my attention for a fair old while and I like the sound of the improvements pretty much across the board. The lack of A Boy And His Blob made me sad though. Surely one of you must have bought it or at least would like to buy it imminently - I know I will be.

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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2009, 01:33:05 PM »
The lack of A Boy And His Blob made me sad though. Surely one of you must have bought it or at least would like to buy it imminently - I know I will be.

It's very likely that I will have my A Boy and His Blob impressions ready to go for Newscast.  I'm reviewing the game for the site, and should be receiving it in the mail any day now.  If I have a chance to play it significantly before Wednesday night, you can bet we'll be talking about it on Newscast Episode 5, which will be live on the site by Friday night.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2009, 01:53:42 PM »
The lack of A Boy And His Blob made me sad though. Surely one of you must have bought it or at least would like to buy it imminently - I know I will be.

It's very likely that I will have my A Boy and His Blob impressions ready to go for Newscast.  I'm reviewing the game for the site, and should be receiving it in the mail any day now.  If I have a chance to play it significantly before Wednesday night, you can bet we'll be talking about it on Newscast Episode 5, which will be live on the site by Friday night.

I'm hoping Andy gets it so I can profess my love for the game on the podcast waves. I gave it a 4.5/5 when I was with PixlBit.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2009, 05:28:42 PM »
I fully intend to play Boy/Blob sooner than later.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2009, 05:53:21 PM »
After listening to the whole thing, I confess that I have absolutely no desire to play Shining Force 2.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2009, 10:14:47 PM »
Yeah, I never got back to playing Shining Force II. Then again, I haven't really played ANYTHING since I recorded that last episode of RFN.
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Re: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 169
« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2009, 11:18:23 PM »
Yeah, you may want to take that "Reviews Editor" out of your sig.  LOL
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