Episode 295 (06/18/12) – Full Frontal Tonks

By Chris Johnston | Published: June 18, 2012
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This week! The guys are down one CJ, but suck it up and carry on to talk about gritty games journalism, sex, violence, Showgirls, Fido Dido and disease-flavored breakfast cereals! Games: Gravity Rush, Lollipop Chainsaw, Pocket Planes, Air Traffic Chaos, Bang Bang Racing, NCAA Football 13, LittleBigPlanet Vita. Join us, won’t you?

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Direct download: 06_18_12-Episode295.mp3

Running time: 1:16:48

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  • Mr. Microprose

    Although Air Traffic Chaos has delightful box art, the box art for MicroProse’s Kennedy Approach (mentioned by Mike) is far more representative of a day in the life of an air traffic controller:

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Kennedy_Approach_Coverart.png

    Note the “New Speaking Simulation” sticker at the bottom left. Kennedy Approach had some amazing digital voice acting work that still rivals some of the best voice work observed in modern video games. A short sample clip is available here:

    On the subject of old Atari 8-bit MicroProse games, has Mike ever played Sid Meier’s Wingman? It featured split screen, side scrolling Defender-like shooting action for up to four players (i.e., two teams consisting of a leader and a wingman). Wingman’s gameplay fused cooperative and competitive action in a manner that was reminiscent of the original Mario Bros. arcade game (only with planes instead of plumbers).