On this three-man edition of the podcast, we discuss Shakespeare and the Super Mario Bros. movie.
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Jon couldn't make it to our recording this week, but we soldiered on with the trio of James, Greg, and Jonny to discuss games one more time before the E3 2011 festivities. (We'll have multiple episodes from the big show, so be sure to check the NWR podcast page and refresh your Radio Free Nintendo subscription frequently during E3!)
This isn't really a pre-E3 show, but we couldn't help bringing up a few E3-ish topics right off the bat, before heading into our weekly game impressions. James has been too busy for much gaming, but Jonny returns with two weeks of New Business after missing the segment last time. It starts with Dragon Quest VI, which he's now played enough to comment on the game's differentiating strengths: world exploration and a streamlined job system. Your discriminating host also wrings his hands over Bayonetta, the flashy and tasteless Devil May Cry successor from Platinum Games. Bringing the segment to a relatively quick end, Greg finally discovers a few unique qualities to the original Bangaioh for N64. That leads us into a fun tangent on oddball N64 accessories and other retro musings.
Listener Mail begins with a pair of questions that draw immediate "NO" responses from the crew, but both also lead into deeper conversation as you've come to expect. Hear us discuss Shakespeare-Miyamoto comparisons, the concept of "killer apps", adding Metroid-style exploration to other franchises, the best candidates for game-to-movie adaptations, a return to the question of hype, and finally, a listener's very own set of predictions for E3 and beyond. Please send even more awesome questions and ideas!
RetroActive will return after E3, when we'll take a look at the story campaign of Perfect Dark. Remember that it can be played solo, co-op, or Counter-Op! And it has a wise-cracking alien named Elvis. So that's a thing. Drop your memories and/or newly formed opinions on Perfect Dark in the official forum thread!
What about Samus in Other M?
Fifteen minutes in, just gotta say: Bayonetta does not have "giant boobs." Mai Shiranui has giant boobs, Lara Croft has big boobs, and Captain Syrup has shockingly big boobs. Bayonetta does not, sorry. Just a...point I had to bring up. LOLAfter looking up a pic I have to agree. Though isn't she the one that fights with her hair and the more powerful attacks strip down her clothes which is also her hair? Though my Wife pegged her as a D but, Samus from Other M pictures I found she pegged as a DD. Take that as you will. Though those picture of Samus did look bigger. I always thought she have them perky.
Shakespeare is much less influential outside the English speaking areas of the world. Students will always read books by big writers of their own language first. For example we read a lot of Goethe which you people probably don't.I didn't even read Shakespeare really. Somehow avoided Lords of the Flies as well.
Did anyone mention the amount of stroke Nintendo had with "Revolution" before they went with Wii as the system name? Sometimes code names end up overshadowing the final product.
I thought I should note that "wherefore art thou" means "why are you", not "where are you".That might make it funnier.
