We discuss toxic game culture and its impact on gaming at large and people who identify as gamers. We also discuss STAR TREK, and why we need it today, and how Star Trek Discovery doesn’t fill the need.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Why We Need Star Trek
Star Trek Discovery
Spoilers!! Star Trek: Discovery – a (not so) quick review
Black Alert
What is Star Trek?
30th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Honest Trailers
The Philosophy of Star Trek
Mankind will get through this and be better
Morality
Our enemies are like us
Exploration & curiosity drive humanity
Timeline confusion & continuations
Death of Expanded Universe – Just like Star Wars – Books/Comics, etc. all obsoleted but will be used to pick from – “Black Fleet ” comment in Discovery is based on concept by John M. Ford
Video Games of Star Trek
Good:
25th Anniversary/ Judgment Rights
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Star Trek: Starfleet Command (series)
Star Trek: Armada (series)
ST Voyager: Elite Force (series)
ST:TNG Pinball Table
Bad:
Star Trek: Klingon Honor Guard
Star Trek: New Worlds
Star Trek (2013)
One Dumb Thing
Gotham – The Entire Premise
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Picard Song – Dark Materia
Outro Music : Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
We discuss The Orville, Ohio’s unhappiness, Nintendo’s getting violent, and something near and dear to heart… METROID. The last Metroid is in captivity, and this podcast is at peace.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Metroid
Why does Metroid still matter?
2D Metroid vs 3D Metroid
Jared nerds out ‘bout Metroid lore
Jared & Shawn both really like Metroid
Two metroid hiatuses only makes the desire stronger
Metroid Samus Returns still stands out amongst a cornucopia of other Metroidvania indie games. Does Metroid II justice
One Dumb Thing
Credits:
Intro Music: Theme of Samus Aran, Space Warrior (Smash Bros. Brawl)
Main Topic Music: Main Theme (Metroid) (Smash Bros. Brawl)
Outro Music: Menu Select (Metroid Prime)
This week Jared and Shawn discuss the growth of independent games and their impact on the industry. Also we review The Defenders (summary: meh).
Tangents:
ARK Survival Evolved exists Early Access – immediately announces expansion
Destiny 2 PC impressions
Force Friday II – Nothing to buy here, move along…
Secret Empire – yet another big reset button event
Switch to require microSD cards for some games & Nintendo is co-branding SAN Disk cards (Games require install)
The Defenders
Shovel Knight Amiibo announced Shovel Knight King of Cards
Main Topic: Indie Game Scene
Growth of the indie scene
What makes a game indie?
Who are the leaders in the space?
Shovel Knight
Super Meat Boy Forever
Braid
Spelunky
FEZ
Party Hard
Castle Crashers
Flinthook
No Mans Sky
Downwell
Towerfall
Steamworld Dig
Undertale…….
A good list of more
Is the indie element getting clouded by commercial growth?
One Dumb Thing
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Shovel Knight – Strike The Earth (Plains of Passage)… KAZOO’d!
Outro Music : Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Hey fellow kids, what podcasts are the hippest? Ours! We talk Ducktales, a Joker origin film, Sonic Mania, and our main topic… you’ll want to stick around for.
Tangents:
New Joker Origin Film. Not in DECU. Martin Scorsese. Elseworlds? They can’t even get Batman or Superman correct.
Hellboy comes to Injustice 2!
Not ponytails or cottontails, NEW DUCKTALES!
Jared mini-review Sonic Mania
Secret of Mana Remake (PS4, Steam… no Switch)
Original XBox One discontinued. We don’t even care, so it’s only going to appear in the show notes.
Half-Life 2 Episode 3 Ending revealed? Half-Life 3 finally never confirmed? Amazon’s The Tick, review by Shawn
Hearthstone Universe, animatic , comics? Member WoW? Metagame?
The makers of Myst have a new game. Obduction. http://obduction.com/
EA Earnings Call, Mass Effect Andromeda makes a profit, but no further story content will be added… because… it’s DEAD
Main Topic: Main topics. Are they main enough?
One Dumb Things
What has Nintendo screwed up this week. SNES Classic Preorders.
Death Note, Why oh god, why?!
Congress tries to be cool…
“The Legend of Zelda series is Nintendo’s best-selling video game franchise enjoyed by more than two generations of gamers. The action-adventure game was released in 1986, only one year after Nintendo’s founding in 1985. And you know what else was released in 1986? Yeah, you do. The last major reform to the American tax code was signed into law in 1986.”
Hey Fellow Kids Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Stranger Things Theme
Outro Music : Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
We discuss a thousand streaming services, and a thought experiment on violence in games.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Games Sure Are Violent
Games are violent
Do they have to be?
Are games that aren’t violent as compelling? (Adventure Games, Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, etc)
Violence as a mechanic. Shooting, punching, jumping on Goomba’s heads.
Even games that aren’t known for violence offer some way of causing harm to others.
Does it matter?
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: Everyone has a Sub Streaming Service!!!
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Mortal Kombat Theme
Outro Music : Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
We’re finally back. For good. We talk about cooperative gaming in the truest sense. Coming together for something bigger.
Tangents:
Main Topic: Co-op Gaming
Split-screen vs. Local vs. Internet co-play
Cooperative vs. Competitive – why working together is better
Shared Worlds – survival games, building games – Minecraft, Terraria, Starbound, Conan: Exiles, Ark, Fortnite, LEGO games, etc.
Cooperative Storytelling – Diablo III, Divinity: Original Sin/OS2, Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine
Destiny and the co-op Competitive FPS MMOG
Party Games – RockBand, Just Dance
Hosting a game party – Co-op style!
http://www.co-optimus.com/
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: The Dark Tower – Why?
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
Main Topic Music: Toejam & Earl
Outro Music : Bearkeys – Classical Piano: Super Smash Bros Melee – Break The Targets
We’re back baby! We talk about Diablo 2… er I mean 3. Our main topic is the cycle of fan games, mods, hacks, creative control etc. Games have a life of their own after they are published.
Tangents:
Diablo III: Rise of the Necromancer – Neat
MegaMaker – https://mega-maker.com/
Summer Games Done Quick – final tally – 1.7 Million Dollars… wow Doctors without Borders wins!
Castlevania on Netflix
Super NES Classic… sure… okay… Starfox 2… WHAT?!
Spider-man:Coming Home with bags of ducats… $250 Mazillion
New Nintendo 3DS ends production in Japan
Toejam & Earl Back In The Groove
1 more than the last Star Fox, but 2 more than Star Fox Zero. Main Topic: Hacks, Fan Games , Exploits – A Discussion
Is fan created content worth it?
Super Mario Maker
Only on the Wii U, so…. You know.
Corporate Control
Mega Man Vs. Street Fighter
Fan made, Capcom published
Mods
Creator Intent vs Fan Actuality
Games taking on a life of their own
Final Thoughts
One Dumb Thing: Disney Remaking Their Films
Credits:
Intro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Main Topic Music: Mega Man X5 Opening
Outro Music: Serious Monkey Business: 2-01 Roller Disco – ReMixer: Zylance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
