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Let's cut to the chase: New Business has Mega Man 10, Brutal Legend, Global Agenda, Raiden IV, Dragon Age, Bionic Commando ReArmed, and Bleach: Dark Souls. Whew!
A full, and fully awesome, Listener Mail segment includes your questions about fixing Wii Music, Virtual Console Arcade vs. Xbox Game Room, the spectrum of emotions in gaming, and the value of DSi XL.
Heading to PAX East in March? If you can stand to miss part of Chris Kohler's panel or Wil Wheaton's keynote, please consider attending our own panel, Radio Free Nintendo: A Live Nintendo Podcast for Grown-Ups. Jonny, James, Jon, Karl, and Mike will be in person to discuss Nintendo games and take your questions, directly from the audience! There are also plans to have a social gathering with RFN fans that weekend -- check the forum thread for details. If you can't make it to PAX, don't worry! We plan to record everything for the podcast feed.
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.
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Apologies in advance for the rather muffled quality of my personal vocal track this week. Unfortunately, the charger for my laptop that I normally use for recording has broken, so I had to record on a netbook for this week's episode, and it has an inferior mic input that makes the audio quality suffer when using the same headset. This should be resolved for next week's episode, hopefully you can bear with it for this week.
I was shoving tacos in my face during the first half of this podcast, and I apologize for that. However, I got home from work late and pretty much jumped straight on the headset, so I had no choice but to eat during recording. I'm usually more discreet, but this time I was so hungry I just didn't care.
I liked the music but the game was kinda weak so I'm not sure about recommending it.
Wasn't Band Brothers localized as Jam Sessions?
I liked the music but the game was kinda weak so I'm not sure about recommending it.
You're right about the Brutal Legend soundtrack getting worse over time, due to the structure of the game.
As I said on the show, I do not like metal in general. The early stuff in Brutal Legend is at least more grounded in classic rock and is often melodic (more or less), so it's a lot easier for me to tolerate and occasionally enjoy.
My idea of good metal is probably Black Sabbath and very limited portions of Umphree's McGee (usually tucked away in decidedly non-metal songs).
I don't appreciate the complete dismissal of an entire genre whenever roguelikes are brought up on the podcast. I am glad that Jonny is willing to try one, and it appears that James may be playing up how he feels about these games for entertainment's sake. Still, those that enjoy them aren't necessarily idiots for liking them and don't need to sustain monk-like lifestyles to do so.
I liked the music but the game was kinda weak so I'm not sure about recommending it.
You're right about the Brutal Legend soundtrack getting worse over time, due to the structure of the game.
You guys are crazy, or maybe you just don't like metal. As a blue ocean metal fan myself, I'd say they captured the spirit of the sound over the decades. Especially with that menu, wow, so slick.
I liked the music but the game was kinda weak so I'm not sure about recommending it.
You're right about the Brutal Legend soundtrack getting worse over time, due to the structure of the game.
You guys are crazy, or maybe you just don't like metal. As a blue ocean metal fan myself, I'd say they captured the spirit of the sound over the decades. Especially with that menu, wow, so slick.
I like heavy metal. Not that screamer bull**** they make these days. Proper heavy metal.
On the topic of the GBA Micro, I bought one right before I joined the staff (in early 2008) at a flea market for $25 that came with an in-box copy of Pokemon Leaf Green. I mainly got it because it came with Leaf Green, or rather Leaf Green came with a GBA Micro.
I used it for Leaf Green, and really enjoyed it. The screen's awesome, and the buttons, while occasionally cramping, were fine.
I've been using it again with Metroid Zero Mission and WarioWare Twisted!, which I recently picked up for cheap. It's still awesome, and it was totally worth the price.
By the way, I wanted to have a place for roguelike talk that won't scroll away so soon:
Shiren the Wanderer DS Thread of Helping Jonny Not Give Up
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=30823.0
First thought on the Micro discussion actually springs from the fact that I'm archive binging on RFN right now: "How many of those 200,000 GBAs are Micros?"
Oh man, I love my GBA Micro to death. I picked up the anniversary edition one with the gold/maroon color scheme of the Japanese NES. It's AWESOME I love it and hug it every night and the screen looks AMAZING.
Oh man, I love my GBA Micro to death. I picked up the anniversary edition one with the gold/maroon color scheme of the Japanese NES. It's AWESOME I love it and hug it every night and the screen looks AMAZING.
I do this as well.
Oh man, I love my GBA Micro to death. I picked up the anniversary edition one with the gold/maroon color scheme of the Japanese NES. It's AWESOME I love it and hug it every night and the screen looks AMAZING.
I do this as well.
micromance
noname2200, TvC only has one mini-game, while the original release had multiple. Supposedly they were gimmicky, though.
I have breaking news: In RFN 187 I talk about another RPG.
You're welcome.
Also 188.
Probably 189.
190...191...192...
Jon Lindemann, Muscle March Curious
Oh man, I love my GBA Micro to death. I picked up the anniversary edition one with the gold/maroon color scheme of the Japanese NES. It's AWESOME I love it and hug it every night and the screen looks AMAZING.