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Episode 12: It’s an Activation Blizzard
We finally take the time to explain why we have been doing episodes with just Bucky and Daniel. In case you haven’t heard already Blizzard announced at Blizzcon that Diablo III has been underdevelopment and will be amazing. E3 wrapped up this week and there was a lot of news, but not anything groundbreaking. Daniel gives more free advice to big corporations, and suggests that Sony cut their loses and focus on blue ray players. Bucky calls Daniel out for making a stupid comment about Albert Einstein.
Nintendo announces full motion 1 to 1 control…wait wasn’t that what the Wii did already? Don’t fret though Nintendo fans Nintendo did not intend to disappoint this year at E3. They have announced another revolutionary product, WiiSpeak, the ability to communicate while playing online.
Microsoft made some announcements, the most exciting are the Final Fantasy releases and the partnership with Netflix. Somehow the conversation digress to a debate about how awesome Voltron is, and somehow Bucky manages to insult the Japanese yet again.
Finally we close out the episode with a quick news rundown, including a rant by Bucky about the Fallout censorship in Australia.
links:
- Deckard Cain Rap : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAbNFptzAA
- Meet the Sniper : http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=app&AppId=5051
- Gamasutra E3 Wrapup : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19486
- Ctrl+Alt+Del SPORN Comic : http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20080627
- Duke Nukem Trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36746.html
2PP Episode 11: Literally Hours of Moderate Fun
We start off by introducing our new pundit, Brian. Then we explain why we don’t care about Metal Gear Solid 4, and Bucky admits he is clinically insane for not liking Ninja Gaiden. Daniel is disappointed with the Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit demo. We attempt to explain Yen to Dollar conversion for some reason. Daniel explains to Netflix how to expand their business, by adding video games to their catalog. Brian has purchased and played Wii fit and he thinks it is creepy. Bucky and Brian think Will Wright doesn’t know what he is talking about, oh and Bucky thinks Daniel is a Jack @$$. And amazingly we made it through the whole episode without burning Michael. Daniel is sick of the internet cloud, and everything on it.
score:
+1 Topical Humor
+1 New Pundit
+2 Friends of Bucky
+1 First!
+3 Poos
links:
- Corey Hart - Sun Glasses at Night : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9p0Ac5bLlI&feature=related
- Street Fight: The Legend of Chun Li : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0891592/
- Devil May Cry Movie : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0932986/
- Duke Nukem Forever Sneak Peak: http://crackle.com/c/Jace_Hall/Jace_Hall_Ep_1_DUKE_NUKEM_FOREVER_-_SNEAK_PEEK/2298717/#ml=o%3D12%26fpl%3D297045%26fx%3D
- Age of Conan Bust Nerf : http://www.gamingnewslink.com/2008/06/03/age-of-conan-bust-nerf/
- Cambrian explosion : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrian_explosion
- Limbo of the Lost Screen Comparison : http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=310683
- Famicon Disk System : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System
- Great Image of SF Ryu : http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/news2001/18784/Image1.jpg
- Valve Perspective on Game Development : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18843
- NY Times Article about Miyamoto : http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/arts/television/25schi.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1212769006-fhd535269tyJsyb48rFLZQ
Episode 10: Off the Reservation
We discuss Wii Fit and how it tells fat kids they are fat. Bucky explains again why legislatures need to get over it and make parents do their job. Daniel believes the new breed of gamers want work not fun. GTA breaks entertainment records, Yeah! Is PC hardware classification a good thing?. A good Brit proves that video game violence does not cause real world violence…nanny nanny boo boo! Daniel asks the question on everyone’s mind… Shouldn’t Guitar hero be Band Hero?
link
- Body Mass Index : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
- Liberty City and New York Side by side : http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewj/sets/72157604988911230/
- Interview with Ray Muzyka of Bioware : http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3667/a_new_future_under_ea_ray_muzyka_.php
- Jack Thompson needs mommy’s permission to submit legal docs : http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080520-judges-report-in-jack-thompson-case-guilty-on-27-charges.html
- Half Life 2 Havoc Mod : http://www.hlhmod.com/about.html
- History of Physics in Video Games : http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/534/physics_in_mass_market_.php
- Mobile phone Snake : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_(video_game)
- Thomas Hobbes was a realist Chump! : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes
- The Mattel Power Glove : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove
Episode 9: Fatslob or Need More Monkey Island
We start off going over the big releases. Followed by all the GTA news we could gather. Daniel compares Choose Your Own Adventure books to GTA. Some guy thinks he knows more about good games than Daniel and Bucky. XBox’s are the new Patch Adams. There are a slew of great games coming to the Nintendo DS! Daniel is over Spore, and all their lies and propaganda. Gamestop is the reason why Daniel will never be a millionaire. Diablo 3 Is Offical, not really but…maybe. We created a new bit for the podcast…listener email, thanks to TimTom for the first question.
links:
- Team Fortress 2 Free Weekend : http://www.steamgames.com/goldrush
- Meet the Scout : http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=5032&cc=US
- Fewer Mechanics, Better Game : http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3621/fewer_mechanics_better_game.php?page=1
- Mummy’s Tomb (Choose Your Own Adventure, No. 24) : http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMummys-Tomb-Choose-Your-Adventure%2Fdp%2F0553152947%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1209695741%26sr%ZD8-1&tag=danroo-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
- Game Theory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory
- Tim Tom : http://suckit/
Episode 8: Ambient Occlusion
We explain why we are a duo not a trio, then jump right into the only news for the last month, EA trying to buy Take-Two. Somehow Bucky and Daniel are lead into a conversation about the nuances between SimCity and SimIsle, and even thogh Michael isn’t with us, we still manage to rip on him. Bucky will not shut up about GTA IV, and we talk about the Gears of War meat Cube.
It wouldn’t be an episode of 2nd Player if Bucky didn’t flame some nationality, so take that Aussies! Oh and Daniel declares he is a white supremacist, and is offended by the mockery of the obesity problem facing lumas.
There is a STRONG BAD VIDEO GAME, and Bucky schools Daniel on Adventure games, and YES MYST SUCKS!
links
- SimIsle : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimIsle
- GTA IV Magazine Scans : http://www.gtagaming.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1772627#post1772627
- Unreal 3 Engine Tech Demo from GDC (2 words: meat cube): http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q0gNJfAkPSw&feature=related
- Jack Thompson Strikes Again : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17738
- Gamers In Real Life Competition (G.I.R.L) : http://www.station.sony.com/girl/
- Silicon Knights On Development : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17789
- Corey Bridges on Online Distribution : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17782
- Virtual Property Rights Panel @ SXSW : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17783
- Angel Devoid : http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/angeldevoid/
- Last Dynasty : http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/last-dynasty
Episode 7: Stop and Pop
In this episode we start off with excuses for why we haven’t been producing any episodes lately. Followed closely by plugs for our other side projects (TallyHoh.com and ProjectPudding.com) and then we actually talk about game stuff.
We explain our goals for the podcast/website and how YOU, the user, can contribute.
We go over all the stuff we got for Christmas. Michael explained how much he hates his favorite game of all time. Bucky mocks him, and Daniel finally got Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 and an XBox 360.
We confirm what the rest of the internet has said about the repetitiveness of Assassin’s Creed. Bucky gets a brand new used PS2…that’s right: PS2. He is so 2000. Oh and Surprise, Surprise, he offends another group of people!
Publishers are going the way of banks and merging into the One Publisher! The console makers respond by removing the need for a publisher via Microsoft XNA and WiiWare.
Editors Note: Sorry I had some mic issues (with placement) that I wasn’t able to fix in editing… I am a little out of practice.
links
- Microsoft GDC ‘08 Keynote http://www.gamespot.com/video/943273/6186465/microsoft-gdc-2008-keynote-address
- XNA http://www.xna.com/
- Fairuza Balk http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000103/
- No More Heroes Cover Art http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/46/No_More_Heroes.jpg/256px-No_More_Heroes.jpg
- Show notes Image Mistake http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2260/2276473379_2eb8ef3368.jpg?v=0
- Monster Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Party
- Soulja Boy Yahhh http://youtube.com/watch?v=UfCmYyG-yg4
Episode 6: Yoshi is Mario’s Mech
We started this episode off with the obligatory conversation about Super Mario Galaxy in comparison to Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. We then transition into a riviting discussion about the passing of game genre of the past.
Bucky then unleashes into a discussion about his dreams coming true, starting with EA Chicao shutting down and ending with a Morrowind MMO. Mike once again doesn’t get how exciting the wii and it’s zapper are even though Daniel tries to convnice him.
Unfortunately none of us got a chance to play Assasin’s creed yet, but we sure have an opinion! But more importantly Earth Worm Jim may return!
Daniel attempts to bring credability too using video games as a educational tool and someone the conversation ends up at the best Market Training game ever Drugwars.
Finally an all call was made to our listeners to remind us of a video game to movie conversion that worked well.
links
- Counter Strike Source Exploits : http://youtube.com/watch?v=c2Jus-ptkhw
- Desert Combat Exploits : http://youtube.com/watch?v=JKaPsE4LRCw
- Playing to Learn By David Hutchison: http://www.playingtolearn.org/
- Mario Bros Theme on Tesla Coil : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU
Episode 5: Spark of Intuition
In this episode Bucky claims that all things good in video games is doomed. All the players apologize to Too Human, because we are all excited about the game. Michael tries to claim that Daniel is stupid for playing video games on his Mac, and we discuss the big news about LucasArts and BioWare working together on a Mystery MMO.
Dragonball Z is explained, and compared to the likes of Tekken, and Street Fighter IV, and we all wonder if GTA IV is going to be as bad as GTA San Andreas. Finally we wrap up discussing some of the news that came out about Nintendo over the last few weeks.
Thanks again to our sponsor Pudding by Ataraxis Software. Go check out the promotional site, and sign up for a free trial.
links
- BioWare Interview with Gamasutra about EA Acquisition : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15840
- Pandemic Interview with Gamasutra about EA Acquisition : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15834
- GameSpot Hands on With Too Human : http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/toohuman/news.html?sid=6181072&om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;title;2
- Cyrsis System Specs : http://www.joystiq.com/2007/10/09/crysis-pc-requirements-a-new-pc/
- Nintendo Press Conference wrap up : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15804
Episode 4: Bungie’s the Chick
Episode 4 is, as they say, in the can. I think we figured out most of our audio issues this time, I personally think the sound is an order of magnitude better than previous episodes, and hopefully it will continue to improve.
We have our first sponsor, thanks to Pudding by Ataraxis Software. Go check out the promotional site, and sign up for a free trial.
In this episode we talk about Bungie going out on it’s own, but not straying far from home. Michael asks to mooch a game that Daniel hasn’t even acquired yet. Bucky tells us we can get over our Wii Slippage by ordering the free remote sleeves from Nintendo, especially since the Wii has the most abundant game Christmas lineup.
We all are getting discouraged with the numerous SKUs per console and can’t wait for the 6-axis Dual Shock controller from Sony. Michael rants about another Mech game, which destroys a perfect transition about missing release dates. We talk about Team Fortress 2 some more, and unfortunately at the time of recording we didn’t yet play Portal, although we are extremely excited about it. Finally we want better niche reviews, so we are asking you the listener to send us your suggestions, and if it is an audio file we will tag it and include it in the feed, for the world to hear.
links
- Pudding: http://projectpudding.com
- Free Wii Remote Glove: http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/jacket/jacketrequest.jsp
- Team Ninja Interview: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15699
Amazingly enough we managed to retain all the audio tracks this time. Which is good because we were using close range microphones, so we wouldn’t have been able to publish the episode without them!
2 commentsEpisode 3: It’s a Wanker!
We made an attempt to wrap up the violent video game discussion. Is steam the new live? Bucky and Daniel got into the Team Fortress 2 beta and gave their impressions. What is the big deal with Halo 3? Daniel doesn’t mention DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3. We contemplated what makes EA tick. Michael plugs MechAssault again, and Bucky was willing to offend everyone except the Irish. Oh and we didn’t lose Bucky’s track this time, we lost Michael’s.
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