Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 04, 2009, 08:25:19 AM
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Episode 164: I Dream of Biggie
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We decided to wrap up Geist next week, partly in order to make room for a special TGS segment with Greg, Jonny, and the return of Matt Walker. But first, all of the regular crew sling New Business on Layton, Guitar Hero, Excitebots, and WiiWare's You, Me, and the Cubes.
Our full crew returns from the interstitial TGS report with Listener Mail on Wii pricing/bundles, Greg's unusual love for American football, Henry Hatsworth, and gaming dreams.
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Post by: Plugabugz on October 04, 2009, 04:55:23 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 04, 2009, 06:18:59 PM
That title......
Some people just can't get enough Wendy's fries.
Post by: AV on October 05, 2009, 12:15:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ5Th3QUoXw
It might actually be better than the in game music ;D ;D
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on October 05, 2009, 02:12:22 PM
wow.
Great show this week, guys. As far as games permeating your thoughts after hours upon hours of gameplay, I seem to recall this happening back in 99-00 with Snood. Ugh. Stupid, stupid snood.
Post by: broodwars on October 05, 2009, 02:34:08 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 05, 2009, 04:05:07 PM
Great show this week, guys. As far as games permeating your thoughts after hours upon hours of gameplay, I seem to recall this happening back in 99-00 with Snood. Ugh. Stupid, stupid snood.
Thank you, but I hope you realize that Snood is the poor man's Puzzle Bobble (Bust-A-Move). I don't begrudge anyone for playing Snood for free online, but I'd have to laugh at anyone who paid for the DS version when you can just get the real thing on that system.
Post by: NWR_DrewMG on October 05, 2009, 05:45:15 PM
No, I would never pay for the DS (or GBA) versions of Snood.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 05, 2009, 05:56:19 PM
Wow, that discussion about dreams is just...
wow.
Great show this week, guys. As far as games permeating your thoughts after hours upon hours of gameplay, I seem to recall this happening back in 99-00 with Snood. Ugh. Stupid, stupid snood.
I hope you never have nightmares about the dope fish or playing Mega Man and falling down a deep water level where a freakishly huge octopus pops out of nowhere and attacks you.
Post by: broodwars on October 05, 2009, 07:04:59 PM
Wow, that discussion about dreams is just...
wow.
Great show this week, guys. As far as games permeating your thoughts after hours upon hours of gameplay, I seem to recall this happening back in 99-00 with Snood. Ugh. Stupid, stupid snood.
I hope you never have nightmares about the dope fish or playing Mega Man and falling down a deep water level where a freakishly huge octopus pops out of nowhere and attacks you.
That's not a real Mega Man nightmare. My Mega Man nightmare would be having to climb an endless flight of those fracking vanishing blocks.
Post by: yoshi1001 on October 05, 2009, 09:50:53 PM
It's better than my other recurring dream, where I'm stuck in a car and the brakes don't work.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 06, 2009, 03:05:20 AM
I hope you never have nightmares about the dope fish
The Dopefish lives!
Post by: Plugabugz on October 06, 2009, 04:37:03 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on October 07, 2009, 04:04:38 PM
Jonny you literally stated the EXACT boss i gave up playing Henry with.
Of course. There are only five or six bosses in the game, and that one is by far the most difficult. I really hope you'll power through it and enjoy the rest of the game.
Post by: vudu on October 09, 2009, 02:16:10 PM
Oh, and great job gang completely not answering the first writer's question. ;D Nice tangent, though.
Post by: Yoshidious on October 09, 2009, 02:28:35 PM
Oh, and great job gang completely not answering the first writer's question. ;D Nice tangent, though.
The question was about what we'd like to see in a "Wii Plus" hardware bundle. In response, Jonny said he's like to see bundles including software that could appeal to gamers who already own other systems, and I referenced the fact that a Wii + Wii Sports Resort bundle (the example of a bundle package cited by the writer) is already in the pipeline for the UK market. The discussion covered plenty of other ground of course, but we did not completely avoid the original question at all.
Post by: vudu on October 09, 2009, 02:37:51 PM
He asked what you would want to see in an 'elite console'. Packing in Wii Sports Resort and Wii MotionPlus (or any other game for that matter) isn't an elite package--it's a bundle. It's nothing that you couldn't get separately (albeit for more money). An elite package would be a Wii system with a built-in hard drive, or Wii HD or DVD-playback or something like that.
Post by: Yoshidious on October 09, 2009, 02:51:04 PM
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Like everything else nowadays, consoles have different versions depending on features, but mostly storage (360 arcade etc). Nintendo has never done a thing like this, but if the price drop rumors for the Wii are true, what do you guys think about Nintendo doing a Wii "Plus" package with Wii Sports Resort in it for $250, while reducing the "standard" package to $200. That's just an example, so tell me what you guys would most want in a "Plus" package.
Giving a Wii + Wii Sports Resort package as an example of what he's talking about led me to think that he wasn't talking strictly about new hardware features, though clearly that's on the table here as well.
Post by: vudu on October 09, 2009, 02:56:10 PM
What he refers to as a "Plus" package is something unique that the current offering doesn't have--say, the ability to play DS games on your Wii.
Regardless, I guess I'm just being argumentative at this point. Sorry!
Post by: D_Average on October 10, 2009, 12:22:56 AM
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Post by: NWR_Lindy on October 12, 2009, 10:04:13 PM
Wow. Much respect to Greg for sticking with the Bill's since the early 90's all these years, and overseas at that! Pretty sure I've never seen such loyalty here in the states.
Well, you have to realize that Bills fans have gone into hiding in recent years, so you aren't hearing from them at all. They're out there, though. Anybody that grew up in the early 90's has some sort of soft spot for the Bills (well, probably not Cowboys fans, but they're sub-human anyways).
Post by: NWR_Neal on October 12, 2009, 10:06:22 PM
Wow. Much respect to Greg for sticking with the Bill's since the early 90's all these years, and overseas at that! Pretty sure I've never seen such loyalty here in the states.
Well, you have to realize that Bills fans have gone into hiding in recent years, so you aren't hearing from them at all. They're out there, though. Anybody that grew up in the early 90's has some sort of soft spot for the Bills (well, probably not Cowboys fans, but they're sub-human anyways).
When I was young I loved the Packers, but I also rooted for the Bills for whatever Super Bowls I remember. My first clear football memory is the infamous Norwide moment.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 12, 2009, 10:06:32 PM
Wow. Much respect to Greg for sticking with the Bill's since the early 90's all these years, and overseas at that! Pretty sure I've never seen such loyalty here in the states.
Well, you have to realize that Bills fans have gone into hiding in recent years, so you aren't hearing from them at all. They're out there, though. Anybody that grew up in the early 90's has some sort of soft spot for the Bills (well, probably not Cowboys fans, but they're sub-human anyways).
I've always been a 49ers fan, and ever since Young left things haven't been that pleasant, but I've stuck with them.
Post by: broodwars on October 12, 2009, 10:11:04 PM
Wow. Much respect to Greg for sticking with the Bill's since the early 90's all these years, and overseas at that! Pretty sure I've never seen such loyalty here in the states.
Well, you have to realize that Bills fans have gone into hiding in recent years, so you aren't hearing from them at all. They're out there, though. Anybody that grew up in the early 90's has some sort of soft spot for the Bills (well, probably not Cowboys fans, but they're sub-human anyways).
I've always been a 49ers fan, and ever since Young left things haven't been that pleasant, but I've stuck with them.
Frankly, you guys don't know heartbreak till you've been a Jazz fan. Consistently one of the top teams in the NBA since the early 90s and even went to the Finals twice with 2 future Hall of Famers in John Stockton and Karl Malone...and yet we've never won the prize, and all because of one guy from Chicago. The rebuilding years between when Stockton/Malone retired and Deron Williams was drafted were particularly nasty, when there were probably college teams with more talent. :-[
Post by: NWR_insanolord on October 13, 2009, 12:03:39 AM
Also, I hate the Bills, but only because the local TV is a Bills market. That means that this weekend when the Browns and Steelers (two teams that make up about 80% of the local football fans) play each other it won't be on TV here because the Bills are playing an away game and that means they have to show that because of contracts.
Post by: D_Average on October 13, 2009, 09:27:33 AM
Post by: NWR_Lindy on October 13, 2009, 02:00:59 PM
Post by: broodwars on October 13, 2009, 02:19:24 PM
The Jazz will always be good as long as they have Jerry Sloan. Now, the L.A Clippers...
Indeed. The Clippers have their completely incompetent management to thank for their total suckage.
Post by: NWR_Lindy on October 13, 2009, 09:23:27 PM
Post by: Crimm on October 22, 2009, 04:42:35 PM
Fun fact about the owner of the Clips, he has been fined both for being a slumlord and discriminatory housing practices in his many apartment complexes, and yet has won an NAACP award by giving a big check.
Post by: vudu on October 22, 2009, 04:47:15 PM
This is a momentous occasion. Break out the champagne.
Post by: Crimm on October 22, 2009, 05:00:53 PM
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Post by: vudu on October 22, 2009, 05:18:29 PM
Post by: D_Average on October 22, 2009, 05:48:20 PM
Amazing the kind of time you free up when NOT working 10+ hours a day.
I recently switched from 60 hours to 40 a week. Makes all the difference. Me no longer insane.
