Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 06, 2009, 08:37:00 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/podcastArt.cfm?artid=19917
Episode 161: Words of Wisdom
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Game release season is upon us in the real world, but it hasn't quite hit the podcast crew yet. We're stuck on some older games (House of the Dead: Overkill and last year's NCAA Football) and some ancient games (Earthworm Jim 2 and Phantasy Star), but look forward to more contemporary New Business when the show returns in two weeks.
In fact, for a good preview of what we'll be playing (and perhaps what you'll be playing as well), check out our Fall Preview feature in the second segment. From Mario to boys/blobs and the weird new Final Fantasy, we talk about the biggest Wii and DS games being released through the end of 2009, as well as a couple of games that you may not know as much about.
The episode ends with a regular dose of Listener Mail. This week's letters cover physical impediments to gaming, the agony of owning multiple consoles, and a shout-out for a Bruce Springsteen sequel.
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!
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Post by: AV on September 06, 2009, 09:03:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zFmoxMT4f8
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I'm still listening. I just started fall preview.
the new mario brother discussion reminded me of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSeXCAPo738
My idea for Mario Lost levels 2
Post by: Dropkik on September 06, 2009, 10:00:55 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 06, 2009, 10:25:55 PM
Post by: broodwars on September 06, 2009, 11:47:48 PM
Post by: Dropkik on September 07, 2009, 12:03:32 AM
Post by: kraken613 on September 07, 2009, 01:29:47 AM
The Beatles: Rock Band FTW!!!!
One of my best friend is from Minnesota and loves all sports from Minnesota. So I give him so much crap about Brett Farve, he really does hate him.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 07, 2009, 01:56:42 AM
Post by: Jet Pilot on September 07, 2009, 10:25:15 AM
Thanks!
Post by: MarioIsFrench on September 07, 2009, 01:06:47 PM
It's a weird phenomenon... i love mario games and enjoying Resident Evil 5 online co-op with a friend of mine, Batman Arkham Asylum is almost borderline (i can feel it but not as worse as MGS4 or MPC).
Mind you, I'm not trying to get you guys to cure me hehehehe
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 07, 2009, 02:05:14 PM
Where is the latest Retro Active poll (#9, I think). Last weeks podcast said it should be up and it's a week later and I still can't find it? I'm new to the forums so maybe I'm just looking in the wrong spot. :)
Thanks!
Hey there, welcome to the forums! And sorry for the confusion about RetroActive. Our plans are up in the air right now, because we may have a special opportunity coming up soon that would involve a specific game. Until I know more about what's going on, I've put RetroActive on hold. We'll definitely get to the Genesis poll and discussion before too much longer.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 07, 2009, 04:42:49 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on September 07, 2009, 05:24:30 PM
Did I hear that right that you guys think NSMB Wii isn't a major title? Nintendo expects 10+ million sales from it, the DS NSMB sold about 20.
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 07, 2009, 05:34:51 PM
Post by: Yoshidious on September 07, 2009, 05:36:10 PM
Did I hear that right that you guys think NSMB Wii isn't a major title? Nintendo expects 10+ million sales from it, the DS NSMB sold about 20.
Jonny referred to his excitement level not being off the charts, I wondered about the level of creative investment given the recycling of level themes from the DS game, no-one questioned how well it's going to sell.
Post by: ShyGuy on September 07, 2009, 07:22:08 PM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 07, 2009, 09:09:07 PM
Did I hear that right that you guys think NSMB Wii isn't a major title? Nintendo expects 10+ million sales from it, the DS NSMB sold about 20.
I don't think there's any choice but for it to be a major title. Nintendo isn't releasing any other Wii games this year aside from Wii Fit Plus.
*sigh*
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 07, 2009, 09:11:17 PM
Post by: kraken613 on September 07, 2009, 09:49:51 PM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
That is how I feel today... Today was a holiday so no one recorded a podcast for me to fall asleep to...
Nice podcast as always!
Post by: Yankee on September 07, 2009, 11:18:34 PM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
That is how I feel today... Today was a holiday so no one recorded a podcast for me to fall asleep to...
Nice podcast as always!
Just play sim city :D These last few episodes have been superb, you guys deserve a break. And if anyone does need something to listen too and hasn't listened to a lot of radio trivia episodes should do so, they are very easy to go back to because there really isn't much that carries over between episodes. I'll have plenty to listen to seeing how i am subscribed to 22 podcast feeds...
And the Rocky 4 talk was amazing. The first two are the best in that series though. And the oh so great ending of rocky one:
Rocky: (yelling in pain) Adrian! Adrian!
Adrian: Rocky!
Rocky: Adrian!
Adrian: I love you!
Rocky: (puzzled) Where's ya hat?
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 08, 2009, 02:10:55 AM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
I highly recommend Filmspotting. For gaming? Try the Giant Bombcast. I think it's the one closest to RFN in style, although there are lots of differences too.
Post by: Plugabugz on September 08, 2009, 07:25:48 AM
Post by: Plugabugz on September 08, 2009, 07:58:49 AM
*continues waiting*
Post by: Yankee on September 08, 2009, 12:11:52 PM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
I highly recommend Filmspotting. For gaming? Try the Giant Bombcast. I think it's the one closest to RFN in style, although there are lots of differences too.
Yea they are good guys. The most recent PAX episode has totilo on to settle to night vision bet. Also try the 1up podcasts, such as at at1up, retronaughts, and listen up.
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on September 08, 2009, 12:22:05 PM
I never did try the Wii version last year, but it must have not done well because they clearly decided not to follow it up with NCAA Football 10 on Wii.
James, if you can find some other people who still have NCAA 09, you should try out the Online Dynasty mode. It's probably the best new feature they've added in ages.
Post by: gojira on September 08, 2009, 07:22:21 PM
Overkill is so much better than any of the previous HotD games, but is it worth $50 for the game and $15 for the accessory? Maybe not, but if you can get the game for cheap I wouldn't pass it up.
And on the motion sickness topic. I never had any problems until recently. de Blob was the first that I had problems with. Since I bought the game without renting it first I tried to play through the pain. But I am to obsessive not to paint everything in the levels. So they would last for a very long time. Deadly Creatures also gave me some issues.
Post by: ShyGuy on September 09, 2009, 12:07:37 AM
GiantBombcast journalism seems to be driven by a gaming journalism philosophy that I don't always agree with. That philosophy seems to be "I want the game industry to emulate the movie industry" Not just any version of the movie industry but some sort of Harry Knowles vision of the movie industry. Bigger budgets? Yes. More Cut Scenes? Yes Yes. Mature things like boobs and blood? YES. Games that only fulfill my adolescent male power fantasy? YES YES YES. Games being popular enough with the cool people that my enthusiast press job is no longer looked down upon? OH YES GIVE IT TO ME.
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on September 09, 2009, 12:43:22 AM
Also, the Player One Podcast is pretty great most of the time.
Post by: adadad on September 09, 2009, 01:59:29 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on September 09, 2009, 07:04:39 PM
Filmspotting is definitely an NPR-style show, fairly low key and occasionally ponderous. But I can overlook the presentation when the discussions are so fascinating and well informed.
Post by: adadad on September 09, 2009, 08:02:44 PM
I often disagree with the guys on Bombcast, but they are consistently funny and entertaining.
Filmspotting is definitely an NPR-style show, fairly low key and occasionally ponderous. But I can overlook the presentation when the discussions are so fascinating and well informed.
Agree on all fronts here. Filmspotting was a bit too slow for me, not bad by any means though. Lot less current than other podcasts too, such as the very one I recommended! Often a good thing.
Bombcast is good, sometimes they are a bit annoying to listen to though at times, I found the PAX episode particularly grating with so much laughter. And yes I agree with them very rarely! I think it's telling that Jeff Gerstmann gave Mario Kart 64 a review score of 6 point something. I guess our viewpoints don't gel very well in that sense. Still someone can still be extremely entertaining even when you disagree with everything they say.
Post by: NWR_Karl on September 10, 2009, 10:15:21 AM
Post by: kraken613 on September 10, 2009, 11:05:51 AM
Post by: AV on September 10, 2009, 05:41:35 PM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
I highly recommend Filmspotting. For gaming? Try the Giant Bombcast. I think it's the one closest to RFN in style, although there are lots of differences too.
what about the NWR News podcast ? We haven't had one of those in a while.
Post by: Sundoulos on September 10, 2009, 07:00:16 PM
The only problem with it is that the down time between episodes is 2 - 3 months on average.
He's currently wrapping up a series on the German-Russian front in WWII called "Ghosts of the Ostfront." Excellent, excellent stuff, but the brutality described in the podcast is hard to take. It opened my eyes to how difficult it was for the average Russian soldier and all the people who were caught between two horrible, monolithic, despotic regimes. He also points out the crisis of conscience that some (only some) of the German soldiers and commanders were having during that time.
If you're an amatuer (very amatuer) history buff like I am, there's a lot to appreciate there.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 10, 2009, 07:09:20 PM
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on September 10, 2009, 07:26:19 PM
Post by: vudu on September 10, 2009, 07:39:34 PM
So what should I listen to next week in place of RFN?
Isn't the obvious answer Radio Trivia (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/podcast.cfm?series=rt)?
Post by: NWR_insanolord on September 10, 2009, 08:24:30 PM
Post by: adadad on September 10, 2009, 08:27:57 PM
Cheers to everyone for the podcast recommendations, definitely going to give the Hardcore History Archive a go. Any more suggestions to idle away the RFN holiday?
Post by: noname2200 on September 10, 2009, 09:29:57 PM
Bit bummed to hear about the vacation. Not that you guys don't deserve it, but y'all tend to make my Mondays a bit cheerier for two hours. Ah well, I guess there's always the ton of episodes I missed the first time around.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on September 10, 2009, 09:34:41 PM
I was surprised to hear so much dislike for Overkill. I suppose I shouldn't be, since all the complaints listed ARE legitimate, but I found myself enjoying it a lot nonetheless. It's also really popular when one or two people swing by. But then, I'm a mild fan of the genre (warts and all), so to each his own.
Bit bummed to hear about the vacation. Not that you guys don't deserve it, but y'all tend to make my Mondays a bit cheerier for two hours. Ah well, I guess there's always the ton of episodes I missed the first time around.
Think of it this way. Greg wont' go insane nearly as quickly with a week break.
Post by: noname2200 on September 10, 2009, 10:04:07 PM
Think of it this way. Greg wont' go insane nearly as quickly with a week break.
Now I'm double-bummed. :-(
And the rate shouldn't change much if Nintendo doesn't release Excitebots over there soon!
Post by: broodwars on September 10, 2009, 10:54:26 PM
Relisten to the podcasts with the current crew when they first started That is my solution.
That was mine as well, though I do listen to other podcasts like Destructoid's, Podcast Beyond, and whatnot. A while back I just started listening to old episodes around 99 or so and it's suited me just fine.
Post by: kraken613 on September 11, 2009, 10:27:11 AM
Podcast Beyond is awesome.
I tried listening to Bombcast and didn't like it at all....
Post by: adadad on September 16, 2009, 09:00:59 AM
Post by: Yoshidious on September 17, 2009, 03:53:27 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=19980
Post by: Plugabugz on September 18, 2009, 07:01:23 PM
I could not secure the time off from work
Now that's a killer question. Greg has to stay upto some ungodly hour to record this, then spend an unknown amount of time (the mathematical answer is LOTS) editing and preparing, week in and out. Im assuming friday mornings must be very draining?
