Here’s a Podcast – Episode 119! (Alleyway)
Posted on 9 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in Features, Podcast | 10 Comments
The fun is finally over: All of our podcast crewmembers are now separated and doing the podcast remotely over Skype, which means a return to a more “normal” show for you.
Chapters today:
Opening Shenanigans
00:35 – Greetings
02:18 – Nature Valley bars are waaaay too crumbly.
06:15 – Picture of the Day
07:00 – Game of the Week: Alleyway!
What We Played
11:37 – Austin has an inkling to be a squid. (Splatoon)
29:27 – Jack goes bananas and murders someone. (Donkey Kong 64)
37:27 – Laura burns herself at the stake. (Layton vs. Phoenix Wright)
40:14 – Layton vs. Wright spoiler skip point.
Secondary Shenanigans
46:55 – Question of the Week – Playing games alone or with friends?
48:18 – Freetures
50:00 – Fun facts! Nindie Bundle + Splatoon music.
51:38 – Splatoon music break.
Listener Questions Mail
53:18 – Expectations, evangelism, and egregious behavior.
1:01:28 – Random questions for Austin
1:05:00 – The evolution of boss designs from unary state to binary state. (new terminology alert!!)
1:13:24 – Splatoon solving shooter stealth problems.
Ending Shenanigans
1:16:32 – Why we acted so weird
1:17:43 – Alleyway Quiz and Goodbyes
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Here’s a Podcast – Episode 117! (Tetris)
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Sorry we’re a day late with this one. Everyone is still in Minneapolis for this week’s show, and we decide to do something we haven’t done in a while: Podcasting without a net. So there’s not much of a script, we go off on tangents, and we just try to enjoy life and be good boys and girls. Funnily, we ended up talking about some game industry stuff and other gaming-related topics that we don’t generally tackle, so that’s a point for being unscripted I guess. Enjoy the non-conformity!
Shenanigans
1) Opening Nonsense
2) Game of the Week – Tetris!
3) Laura went to China and Austin has a headache.
What we played
4) Laura got a New 3DS!
Shenanigans Redux
5) Can Nintendo really continue with backwards compatibility?
6) Bye Bye Konami
What we played again
7) Professor Laura vs. Phoenix Wright
8) Why didn’t anyone tell me about Mass Effect’s writing though? (Austin beat Mass Effect)
9) Wario Ware touched Jack on Wii U.
Shenanigans yet again
10) Starcraft 64 music break
Listener Mail
11) Garbage Questions
12) What game companies would we like to shadow?
13) What will Nintendo’s future success look like? Can they return to the top?
Shenanigans Finale
14) The end.
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Shu Takumi initially had doubts about Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
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Capcom’s Shu Takumi wasn’t always up for the idea of Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. As he explained to Game Informer, he “disliked the thought of using the Ace Attorney universe to do a simple crossover with another franchise.”
It was because of Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino’s goal with the project that led Takumi to become more open to the idea. Hino hoped Takumi would be involved and “wanted to do more than just borrow the series’ title and some characters”.
Takumi’s full comments:
I personally disliked the thought of using the Ace Attorney universe to do a simple crossover with another franchise. But Mr. Hino (Level 5’s president), who has always been a fan of Ace Attorney, had wanted to do more than just borrow the series’ title and some characters; his goal had been to have me on the project, and hearing that put me at ease and I gladly agreed to his proposal. I suggested the idea of having witch trials, and became the writer and director of the Ace Attorney parts of the game.
With this game, I was able to bring to life something I wouldn’t have been able to in the actual Ace Attorney series: trials that take place in a world where magic exists.
North American Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney launch trailer
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Two of Gaming’s Greatest Minds Team up for a Mysterious New Nintendo 3DS Adventure
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REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One is a brilliant archeologist who has traveled the world solving puzzles and unearthing ancient civilizations. The other is a bumbling defense attorney whose sense of justice is matched only by his sense of style. The two seem like an unlikely pair, but with the life of an innocent girl at stake in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, the two heroes join forces to tackle an enigmatic mystery big enough for both of them. The Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney game launches for Nintendo 3DS on Aug. 29 and combines the puzzle-solving satisfaction of the Professor Layton series with the courtroom drama of the Phoenix Wright franchise.
“This is the whole truth and nothing but the truth: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is an absolute treat for longtime fans of both series and newcomers who love puzzles and engaging stories”
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney clips
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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney footage
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North American Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney boxart
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Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney coming to North America on August 29
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It’s taken Nintendo quite awhile to bring Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney to North America, but a release date has finally been set. It’ll launch on August 29.
