Post by: Jonnyboy117 on March 10, 2009, 06:47:39 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/podcastArt.cfm?artid=17891
Yeah, I went there with the Proust reference.
Episode 136: Remembrance of Things Past
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You may have heard that our site is relaunching for the 10th anniversary of Nintendo World Report (a.k.a. Planet GameCube, a.k.a. Planet N2000). Lindy was too busy with the relaunch to record with us, so we looked all the way back to the beginning for a substitute. You may have heard of Billy Berghammer at some point. He's at G4 now, so you might even see him on TV soon. And he created our little website sometime in the previous millennium.
Before we wax nostalgic, Billy gives us a bit of New Business, most notably the new Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles game for Wii and DS. There's also a news pit stop to cover the announcement of A Boy and His Blob for Wii.
Most of this episode is comprised of the retrospective, though. Billy talks about how the site got started, and Jonny soon jumps in with his side of the early days. They're both a little embarrassed at some early content, which can still be found at the Internet Archive. James and Greg are along for the ride here; they were both avid readers of the site from the early days, but the veterans are mostly interested in sharing behind-the-scenes memories. We get into E3s, Spaceworld, videotapes and DVDs, domain sniping, secret vacations, experiences at Nintendo headquarters, our favorite swag, and a lot more. We hope you enjoy this bucket of memories, and write in to tell us about your own!
NOTE: The RetroActive discussion of Eternal Darkness will begin next week; we didn't want to start without Jon, and we couldn't have fit it into this special episode. Be sure to leave your comments about the game in the RetroActive forum thread!
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 new album, Rocket Number 9, directly from the record label, or download it from iTunes, or call your local record store and ask for it!
The closing music for this episode of Radio Free Nintendo, "SuperBuckJazz" composed by Estradasphere for OCRemix, is included to make owners of a certain 2002 DVD smile.
Post by: Stratos on March 11, 2009, 12:22:21 AM
Thanks for all your hard work guys.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on March 11, 2009, 03:51:44 AM
Anyway, awesome job, guys!
Post by: Stratos on March 11, 2009, 04:18:08 AM
I enjoyed hearing about the behind the scenes struggles you guys went through. Hearing E-3 stories make me happy. I'm looking forward to it this year. I remember almost dropping the money to go one year to E3 and GDC when I was aspiring to be a game developer.
Good stories and good memories, guys. I enjoyed it greatly.
Post by: MikeHrusecky on March 11, 2009, 10:18:48 AM
The early years, 2000/2001 was a crazy time. I STILL have the E3 2001 CD set and the VHS tapes that Max sent me to make the CDs out of. LOL... I also still have the Japan CDs too. Classic stuff, so many memories, unforgettable times. I'm having a blast looking through the footage again.
Jeez, this past week has dug up all kinds of old memories, back to 1995. Trippy!
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on March 11, 2009, 10:40:39 AM
Post by: BlueStorm on March 11, 2009, 01:30:51 PM
Nice podcast this week. I remember some of the antics from various stories. Thanks again for all the hard work (play):) It's hard to believe it's been 10 years, but then marriage and a kid tend to make one forgetful.
Thanks to all past and present members of the staff of the various iterations of the site.
-D
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 11, 2009, 05:23:55 PM
You guys talked about the mailbag, when are you gonna do a new one? The last mailbag was back in October and July before that. You guys used to do one at least once a week or once every 2 weeks, then you started going months between mailbags.
Post by: Stratos on March 11, 2009, 05:55:47 PM
I loved hearing Billy and was really hoping he would be on this weeks show.
You guys talked about the mailbag, when are you gonna do a new one? The last mailbag was back in October and July before that. You guys used to do one at least once a week or once every 2 weeks, then you started going months between mailbags.
I'm pretty sure they've done mailbags pretty often on the podcats, or dod you mean as a feature on the site? I actually like hearing the questions answered on the podcast better.
Post by: TJ Spyke on March 11, 2009, 06:02:42 PM
I like hearing them on the podcast too, maybe they could answer some on the site and others on the podcast (or provide a short answer on the site and more detailed on the podcast).
Post by: Stratos on March 11, 2009, 06:27:39 PM
On the site.
I like hearing them on the podcast too, maybe they could answer some on the site and others on the podcast (or provide a short answer on the site and more detailed on the podcast).
Are there enough letters for them to do both? Maybe we should send more in so they can do both.
Post by: TofuFury on March 12, 2009, 02:16:40 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on March 12, 2009, 10:56:04 PM
Post by: Berto2K on March 13, 2009, 08:49:56 PM
Hahaha, I remember being part of the irc trivia days with Ty. Ugh I was horrible. I think I got maybe 1 point ever? No wait, that was for the music trivia.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on March 14, 2009, 08:25:58 PM
Aaron Kaluszka
Neal Ronaghan
Jonny Metts
James Jones
Zach Miller
Chuck Jose
Jared Rosenberg
Nick DiMola
Francesca DiMola
I'm pretty sure that's the final list. So nine deep, I think.
Post by: Stratos on March 15, 2009, 02:28:11 AM
I think the E3 roster for this year is going to be:
Aaron Kaluszka
Neal Ronaghan
Jonny Metts
James Jones
Zach Miller
Chuck Jose
Jared Rosenberg
Nick DiMola
Francesca DiMola
Stratos
I'm pretty sure that's the final list. So nine deep, I think.
... :rolleyes: ;D...
... :'(...
Post by: DAaaMan64 on March 15, 2009, 05:56:19 PM
Post by: Pale on March 17, 2009, 03:05:08 PM
(http://mikegamin.com/temp/layton.jpg)
I still have it!
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 21, 2009, 05:42:55 PM
Who's at GDC this year?Aaron Kaluszka and Chuck Jose
Post by: BeautifulShy on March 21, 2009, 05:47:11 PM
Post by: NovaQ on April 05, 2009, 06:30:53 PM
The Alien Soldier bit was great (and I loves me some boss rushes, so now I'm considering picking it up).
The retrospective was fantastic. It was really cool to hear stories of the website's early life. Thanks to everyone that has put so much into the site over time, and here's to many more years of quality content from PN2k/PGC/NWR/whatever-name-it-takes-on-next!
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 06, 2009, 02:28:09 AM
Post by: vudu on April 18, 2009, 07:53:23 PM
I think the E3 roster for this year is going to be:
...
I'm pretty sure that's the final list. So nine deep, I think.
You're not attending?
Post by: Crimm on April 19, 2009, 02:00:09 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 19, 2009, 11:15:08 PM
Post by: Crimm on April 19, 2009, 11:17:01 PM
Lindy will be on his honeymoon during E3.
That too, but mostly the schoolin'
Post by: TJ Spyke on April 19, 2009, 11:50:20 PM
Does NWR get as many passes as you guys ask for, or did the ESA tell you how many you could get?
Post by: vudu on April 21, 2009, 05:42:00 PM
Lindy will be on his honeymoon during E3.
That's a good excuse. :)
On the other hand, Matt Casamassina had a kid a couple years ago right around E3 and I don't remember that stopping him. ;)
Post by: Stratos on April 22, 2009, 05:11:21 PM
