Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 23, 2009, 08:45:00 PM
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Episode 159: A Whale is Not a Zebra
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Our beloved Director returns this week to give a report on the Monster Hunter series (coming to a Wii near you in 2010). Greg is discovering the charms of Chibi-Robo, and James disparages Chromehounds while lamenting bugs and glitches in Fable II. It's a wonder that Jonny gets any real work done at all; his New Business for this week involves no less than five games, including new forays into Punch-Out (Wii) and the Metroid-tastic XBLA game, Shadow Complex.
For the second part of our RetroActive look at Super Mario World, Lindy brings out his notes for a fresh look at his favorite Mario game's triumphs and intricacies. We talk more about the game's bosses and later areas, and of course there are many comments excerpted from the discussion thread on our forums. It's been a great edition of RetroActive, and this week's conclusion was so big that we didn't have time for Listener Mail. Instead, we're going to have a jumbo sample of your questions and comments next week; thanks for being patient!
We're always looking for great Listener Mail to read and discuss on the show, so please submit your questions or comments! Credits:
This podcast was edited by Greg Leahy.
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Post by: Captain N on August 23, 2009, 09:32:48 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 23, 2009, 11:24:43 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 23, 2009, 11:39:40 PM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on August 24, 2009, 12:07:40 AM
This has got to be my new favorite Podcast. I've got a Kidney infection so my wife is taking care of our son while I lay in bed listening to your podcast. Life is good.
Thanks man, and get well soon!
I think I'm going to buy a case of Corona for this week's podcast. It's so much more relaxing when I have a beer in my hand. Although it may make the distinction between first and third-person shooters even blurrier for me.
Post by: KDR_11k on August 24, 2009, 08:04:08 AM
BTW, it does have a speedbooster, it's called friction dampener or something. I don't think you can shinespark with it but you can run up walls and stuff.
Although it may make the distinction between first and third-person shooters even blurrier for me.
I just call 'em xPS ever since third person shooters abandoned the lock-on targeting.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on August 24, 2009, 10:40:35 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 24, 2009, 07:33:02 PM
the problem is that when I triggered the endgame sequence (that self-destructing room that makes the final boss spawn) it removed all the item markers from my map so finding the four remaining items would be really damn hard to do and I'm thinking about just restarting.
It does have some minor bugs. On the plus side, reaching Level 20 reveals all remaining collectibles on your map, so that may be an alternative to starting over. (You'll probably want to start over eventually for a minimalist run or New Game + on the way to Level 50.)
Post by: Patchkid15 on August 24, 2009, 09:25:24 PM
Also those were some of the best outtakes you guys have had in awhile.
Other than that great discussion as always, if only i owned a 360 to pick up shadow complex.
Post by: Yoshidious on August 25, 2009, 04:44:41 PM
http://www.ocremix.org/remix/OCR01760/
On bosses, I agree with TYP, and I think Yoshi's Island is the standout in the entire Mario series for boss variety and creativity. Of course, it helped that Yoshi has more native abilities (the butt stomp and eggs especially) than Mario does in SMB3/SMW--meaning that more could be done without having to resort to a power-up specific boss design, for instance--but there's also just more imagination going on in YI. Encounters such as chasing Raphael the Raven around the moon or duelling with giant Baby Bowser from a distance show to me that the development team made the bosses a higher priority for YI than in the Mario games. They're still too easy in a number of cases though.
Post by: Plugabugz on August 25, 2009, 05:41:02 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on August 26, 2009, 03:57:07 PM
the problem is that when I triggered the endgame sequence (that self-destructing room that makes the final boss spawn) it removed all the item markers from my map so finding the four remaining items would be really damn hard to do and I'm thinking about just restarting.
It does have some minor bugs. On the plus side, reaching Level 20 reveals all remaining collectibles on your map, so that may be an alternative to starting over. (You'll probably want to start over eventually for a minimalist run or New Game + on the way to Level 50.)
I was already past level 30, in fact I reached 20 before that girl even gave me the map in a cutscene.
Post by: Nick DiMola on August 26, 2009, 04:25:54 PM
Post by: MegaByte on August 26, 2009, 04:35:51 PM
Post by: kraken613 on August 26, 2009, 09:17:42 PM
Just my thoughts!
Post by: broodwars on August 27, 2009, 12:58:34 AM
I love retroactive but I don't like when it takes up most the show. With both weeks of retroactive talk it took up about an hour and forty minutes. While listening I just get bored of listening to talk of the same game for so long. I get bored of it after about 20 minutes in an episode. I like the segment but is taking too much of the episode and I don't enjoy the episodes with retroactive nearly as much. Maybe just limit the talk to one episode or two smaller segments.
Just my thoughts!
I'm fine with Retroactive being a major portion of the overall podcast so long as the commentators can continue making interesting conversation about it. If you get bored listening to it, skip to a later part of the episode or close the file altogether. I'd only be concerned about the length of Retroactive if the rest of the podcast were forced to be shorter so you guys avoid going over X number of minutes. New Business is my favorite section, so I'd rather not get something like "well, I've played this, this, and this. I've love to talk about them, but we need to save our time for the big Retroactive latter on".
I'm still trying to get through this episode, myself. I keep falling asleep roughly around the middle of the podcast for some reason.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 27, 2009, 01:18:28 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on August 27, 2009, 09:45:48 AM
Post by: Plugabugz on August 27, 2009, 12:22:09 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on August 27, 2009, 03:19:13 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 27, 2009, 03:20:15 PM
Personally if a game has a massive RetroActive segment and it just spirals out of control, i'd quite like having that entire unedited segment split off into an episode of its own. Like Episode 159 R.
Or just not listen to the whole thing at once! Problem solved. :)
Post by: kraken613 on August 27, 2009, 03:41:47 PM
Post by: Patchkid15 on August 27, 2009, 03:49:58 PM
Post by: Yoshidious on August 27, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on August 27, 2009, 03:55:52 PM
Personally if a game has a massive RetroActive segment and it just spirals out of control, i'd quite like having that entire unedited segment split off into an episode of its own. Like Episode 159 R.
Or just not listen to the whole thing at once! Problem solved. :)
That doesn't fix the fact i want more!
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 27, 2009, 04:07:04 PM
Post by: Plugabugz on August 27, 2009, 04:36:21 PM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 27, 2009, 04:38:11 PM
But i also said i wanted an unedited one! :P
::shakes head::
Post by: Plugabugz on August 27, 2009, 04:49:45 PM
But i also said i wanted an unedited one! :P
::shakes head::
::nods head at a 4 degree angle::
I want more simply because i enjoy the banter and the wild tangents they have. The fact that its unedited will help to maintain the purity of it.
Post by: adadad on August 30, 2009, 12:22:19 PM
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::nods head at a 4 degree angle::
I want more simply because i enjoy the banter and the wild tangents they have. The fact that its unedited will help to maintain the purity of it.
Pretty sure there aren't many listeners particularly interested in hearing Skype disconnections etc., however I'm only being facetious. To an extent I agree, some off-topic banter is appreciated, and the zingers suggest that there is a fair amount there although I'm making a large assumption saying that. I can understand wanting to pare down some bum discussion but I wouldn't want the show to feel too regimented. In the end I feel as long as what's being said or discussed is entertaining or informative (or even both in the case of James' Disaster skit) I am up for listening to pretty well anything.
And yes that's why I sent that listener mail moons ago asking about awkward sexual encounters.
Actually come to think of it I think that question should be revived from the Mailbag next time Karl is on the show as I'm sure he would have some great sex stories - probably some gaming-related ones too!
Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 01, 2009, 06:23:27 PM
I want more simply because i enjoy the banter and the wild tangents they have. The fact that its unedited will help to maintain the purity of it.
"Purity" is hardly a word I'd expect to be associated with any of our podcasts. LOL
Post by: NWR_Karl on September 01, 2009, 10:08:44 PM
HAH!Quote
::nods head at a 4 degree angle::
I want more simply because i enjoy the banter and the wild tangents they have. The fact that its unedited will help to maintain the purity of it.
Pretty sure there aren't many listeners particularly interested in hearing Skype disconnections etc., however I'm only being facetious. To an extent I agree, some off-topic banter is appreciated, and the zingers suggest that there is a fair amount there although I'm making a large assumption saying that. I can understand wanting to pare down some bum discussion but I wouldn't want the show to feel too regimented. In the end I feel as long as what's being said or discussed is entertaining or informative (or even both in the case of James' Disaster skit) I am up for listening to pretty well anything.
And yes that's why I sent that listener mail moons ago asking about awkward sexual encounters.
Actually come to think of it I think that question should be revived from the Mailbag next time Karl is on the show as I'm sure he would have some great sex stories - probably some gaming-related ones too!
Honestly, as much as I'd love to further drag RFN down into the gutter some more, I think the boys would probably prefer that my appearances be kept as professional as possible.
But hey, you can always hope.
Post by: broodwars on September 01, 2009, 10:13:01 PM
HAH!Quote
::nods head at a 4 degree angle::
I want more simply because i enjoy the banter and the wild tangents they have. The fact that its unedited will help to maintain the purity of it.
Pretty sure there aren't many listeners particularly interested in hearing Skype disconnections etc., however I'm only being facetious. To an extent I agree, some off-topic banter is appreciated, and the zingers suggest that there is a fair amount there although I'm making a large assumption saying that. I can understand wanting to pare down some bum discussion but I wouldn't want the show to feel too regimented. In the end I feel as long as what's being said or discussed is entertaining or informative (or even both in the case of James' Disaster skit) I am up for listening to pretty well anything.
And yes that's why I sent that listener mail moons ago asking about awkward sexual encounters.
Actually come to think of it I think that question should be revived from the Mailbag next time Karl is on the show as I'm sure he would have some great sex stories - probably some gaming-related ones too!
Honestly, as much as I'd love to further drag RFN down into the gutter some more, I think the boys would probably prefer that my appearances be kept as professional as possible.
But hey, you can always hope.
So Karl, how are those reviews coming along for Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn and Batallion Wars 2? ;)
Post by: NWR_Karl on September 01, 2009, 10:36:19 PM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on September 07, 2009, 04:49:40 PM
