Episode 167 (01/04/10) – Best of The Aughts

January 3rd, 2010 by Chris Johnston

This week! We take a look back at 10 years’ worth of gaming and go through our own personal top 10 games lists, from number 10 to number 1…taking a break after number 6 to keep the tension high.

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Running time: 2:10:12

Direct download: 01_04_10-Episode167.mp3

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Episode 166 (12/28/09) – Live for the Holidays

December 27th, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! A live on tape show direct from the Chicago suburbs. Phil, Dana, CJ and Adrienne discuss the games they’ve been playing this week (which isn’t much) – Phantasy Star Zero, Pac-Man Championship Edition iPhone, Simpsons Arcade iPhone, Half-Minute Hero, and more. Plus, tweets and other nerding out.

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Running time: 1:08:58

Direct download: 12_28_09-Episode166.mp3

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Words With Friends

Another Castle Crochet

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Episode 165 (12/21/09) – I think I hear my kid crying

December 21st, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! Lots of game talk, tweets, listener voicemails, dropping stuff into toilets, readings from Blaster Master novels and lots more. It’s best if you just listen to this thing ‘cuz it’s over 2 hours — our holiday gift to you.

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Running time: 2:17:56

Direct download: 12_21_09-Episode165.mp3

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Episode 164 (12/14/09) – This Old Parlour

December 13th, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! Our supply of Gregs dwindles down to nothing by the end of the show, but not before we talk about a bunch of different game-related topics. Including: shmups, boss battles, box art, special editions, Canabalt, Meowcenaries, Pac-Man Championship Edition iPhone, Angry Birds, and The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks, among others.

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Running time: 1:54:10

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Parodius

Gradius Gaiden

Pac-Man Championship Edition Xbox run…

Direct download: 12_14_09-Episode164.mp3

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Episode 163 (12/07/09) – Middle West

December 6th, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! We talk about our favorite games no one’s ever heard of, the best year for games between 2008 and ‘09, sequels that live up to the promise of the first game, the new EGM, favorite Dreamcast games and more. Games we discuss include Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, 1 vs. 100 Live, Cobra Command iPhone and more. Modern Warfare 2 talk between 4:00 and 21:00 and Uncharted 2 talk between 43:30 and 56:45 is spoilery.

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Running time: 1:33:07

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Direct download: 12_07_09-Episode163.mp3

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Episode 162 (11/30/09) – Finishing Bowser’s Castle

November 30th, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! Game talk, game talk and more game talk. And not much Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 this week since we’ve kind of exhausted that in the last two episodes. But we’ve got a little New Super Mario Bros. Wii, 1 vs. 100 Live, Madden NFL Arcade, Phantasy Star Zero, LEGO Indiana Jones 2 and plenty more.

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Running time: 1:29:29

Direct download: 11_30_09-Episode162.mp3

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Monster Hunter on Ad Hoc Party

November 29th, 2009 by ethaneinhorn

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I’m used to having a Thanksgiving with tons of time to play games, but when you have a wife and daughter, game time during the holidays gets cut drastically.

Thank goodness I chose to pick up a PSP GO… I was able to finish Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines, and I started Disgaea, which I had never played before.

We also pulled out the Wii, and played a bit of Wii Sports (not Wii Sports Resort, I never wound up playing that more than a couple of times, then traded it in). Still fun, and demonstrates that (Super Mario Bros Wii aside), our family treats the Wii more like a board game… something to pull out at Thanksgiving, and then put back in its box when you’re done.

And finally, I have been playing Assassin’s Creed II with the small windows of single player time I’ve gotten. It’s so, so much better than the first. Very exciting, very hard to put down.

And so… on to the subject of my post! Monster Hunter. With Ad Hoc party finally out in the US, I’ve decided to download that, and I’m hoping that there are POP community members interested in playing. If you are, please leave a note, and let’s play! I remember going to Japan a few years back and being amazed by how many people were playing… I always wanted to try it.

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Episode 161 (11/23/09) – Showgirls

November 22nd, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! First up, voicemails from listeners where we talk about Ratchet & Clank spoilers, the airport scene from Modern Warfare 2, the difficulty in adventure games, and more. Then, we go into the games we’ve played this week, including Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, God of War Collection, Phantasy Star Zero, Excitebike World Rally, LEGO Indiana Jones 2, Pokémon Rumble, Left 4 Dead 2, Forza III, Beatles Rock Band and Adhoc Party.

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Running time: 1:57:40

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Direct download: 11_23_09-Episode161.mp3

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Ratchet & Cranky

November 18th, 2009 by Phil Theobald

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CJ tells me that we’ve been getting an awful lot of angry voice mails this week in regards to my discussion about Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time during the What Ya Been Playing segment in episode 160.

While talking about the game, I mention that I recently finished it (which I totally did). I then proceed to “ruin” the game for the other guys by giving away the “spoiler” that Clank sacrifices his life in order to save Ratchet, thus providing the final, tragic end to the Ratchet & Clank series.

This offending remark occurs at about the 1:00:35 mark, and boy howdy did some people get steamed. Apparently these folks turned off the episode in a huff before they heard me reveal that I was kidding about the whole thing a few seconds later (~1:00:52).

No, people, I’m not going to blurt out the ending for a new game without some sort of warning. I’m not that big of a jerk.

So there you go, everyone. You can stop writing those strongly-worded e-mails and leaving those angry voice mail messages. Of course, if you’re leaving the voice mails by using the fantastic one-touch voice mail technology made possible with the official Player One Podcast iPhone App (buy it today!), then feel free to call and be as pissy as you’d like.

In short–It was a joke, people! I said as much! Clank doesn’t die at the end of Crack in Time!

…OR DOES HE?!?!?

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Episode 160 (11/16/09) – The bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps

November 15th, 2009 by Chris Johnston

This week! Everyone’s back and talkin’ games. Topics include Activision’s next music game, New Super Mario Bros.’ lack of online play, flawed games we love, the PSPgo’s effect on the platform and Project Natal. Then we move into games and talk about Modern Warfare 2, LEGO Rock Band, Excitebike World Rally, Rabbids Go Home, Pinball Heroes and Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time, among others.

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Wagon Wheels blog post

Sega CD: The San Diego Zoo Presents The Animals

Direct download: 11_16_09-Episode160.mp3

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