Topic: Radio Free Nintendo: Episode 155

[Killer_Man_Jaro]

I cannot recall a New Business segment when James has had positive words to say about his latest games.
In fairness, the titles you talk about sound like they deserve all the flak you give them, but while it is often funny to hear your rants, I feel sorry that you put yourself through this frustration.
Treat yourself to some good quality software for once. Rather than go down the usual 'anger volcano' route, I'd like to listen to the James Jones who enjoys the videogames he plays. If your gaming time between podcasts is really as bad as you describe them, that's deeply unfortunate.

[gojira]

My thoughts on the Bangai-O series.  I played the Dreamcast version first.  Loved it so much I decided to buy the n64 one.  And the same for Spirits.

DC:
If you're interested in the original Bangai-O, it's much easier/cheaper to get the Dreamcast version.  The versions are slightly different, but overall I'd recommend the DC version for price and ease of play.  You could probably get a DC and the DC version of Bangai-O for the price of the n64 cart alone. 

The game itself is amazing.  I was a bit put off by screen shots and the size of the characters in this game, but once you find the quirk that makes this an excellent game, you'll see why they are so small.  You play though levels one at a time and there is a crazy story line loosely strung throughout.

N64:
The n64 version is still a great game, but it's completely in Japanese.  So learning what exactly to do is a bit difficult.  The n64 does have interesting controls though.  You can use the dpad to steer and the analog stick to shoot.  It's weird at first, but once you get used to it, it works very well.  After awhile of playing with these controls, I liked them a lot more than what was available on the DC.  There are different controls options for both versions, so you can choose what you prefer.  But it's basically a two stick shooter that has never been released on a system with a two stick controller.

DS:
This game seems more like an add-on pack to the original Bangai-O than a full sequel.  There's not really any story, you just attack the 100+ levels in any order you want.  There are puzzle stages which require specific actions to complete.  Then there are other levels that seem to be the best the developer came up with while messing with the included level editor.  It's a really good game, but I wanted more 'game-y' stuff like level progression, story, and difficulty progression.

[broodwars]

I cannot recall a New Business segment when James has had positive words to say about his latest games.
In fairness, the titles you talk about sound like they deserve all the flak you give them, but while it is often funny to hear your rants, I feel sorry that you put yourself through this frustration.
Treat yourself to some good quality software for once. Rather than go down the usual 'anger volcano' route, I'd like to listen to the James Jones who enjoys the videogames he plays. If your gaming time between podcasts is really as bad as you describe them, that's deeply unfortunate.

The last I can remember is his months playing Ace Combat 5, which resulted in Jonny changing the rules for New Business altogether (though thankfully that seems to have been relaxed a bit of late, as there's been a couple weeks in a row of discussion about the same games).

[Jonnyboy117]

I never changed New Business rules. That was all just joking. We don't even have rules.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I didn't really care for Jak and Daxter, but I wholeheartedly disagree on Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank.  I'm really surprised you didn't like Sly Cooper, Jonny.  It's many things, but boring? 

Never played Sly Cooper but I LOVED the first Jak and Daxter, one of my all time favorites. Too bad they ruined series after that.