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Bombcast Breakdown!! - 2.18.2008

by matthew

Because two exclamation marks means you're super serial about it!! I'm going to be going through each show (ideally) and taking copious notes, as college has taught me. The first show is going to be a bit rough due to divided time between audio editing and note taking. This is a fluid list. Beta as it's likely to be known. Things are going to be dynamic, pertaining to formatting and such, until...

Because two exclamation marks means you're super serial about it!!   
I'm going to be going through each show (ideally) and taking copious notes, as college has taught me.  The first show is going to be a bit rough due to divided time between audio editing and note taking.   
This is a fluid list.  Beta as it's likely to be known.  Things are going to be dynamic, pertaining to formatting and such, until I get a feel for how things turn out. 
 

Arrow Pointing Down ep.1 -- 2.18.2008

Reviewed 

  • G2 
  • Lifewater 
  • Gatorade Tiger: Cherry Citrus, Cool Fuzion, Quiet Storm    
 

Games Mentioned

 

Names Dropped

   

Out of Context Quotes

              
  • Kelly Clarkson is a big part of it - ryan
  • i'm swimmin in G2 - jeff
  • as i get older, i feel like i need like, weaker and milder drink expieriances - ryan
  • carbonated breverages up in yo face! - jeff
  • grocery delivery is a really horrible thing (jeff) and you don't live that far away from a safeway dude...(ryan)
  • leaving the house man, why bother - jeff
  • oh man, ok, bust that open, I'll be quiet - jeff
  • gatorade is selling grape soda - ryan
  • why not?  why not go for the glory adn go for the bottle that kinda looks like a penis(ryan) ...well, gotta get those electrolytes back somehow (jeff)
  • I'm really good at buying movies and not watching them - jeff
  • I have two sealed copies of hitchhikers guide...for DJing - jeff
  • also on my list of potential hddvd/bluray purchases, girls gone wild sexiest moments 2 - ryan
  • if nothing else, David Jaffe is interesting to watch - ryan
 

Words of Wisdom

  • soda thats gone flat tastes way worse than anything that was never carbonated in the first place - ryan    

Timestamps

13.06 - end of taste test
  • 13.06 - start of high def battle
  • 13.41602 - authoritative bit where ryan tells it all about bluray pulling ahead
  • 21.54 - Girls Gone Wild/porn bit through 23.51
  • 24.16 - summary of the highdef battle 26.01 end of high def bit
  • 31.25621 - GDC conversation starting
  • 34.51 - talking about how press shouldn't be in GDC
  • 54.34- 57.45 - talk about ID vs Epic game engine
  • 1.05.38-1.06.09 - emergint gameplay mop quote
  • 1.06.17-1.06.40 - peter molyneux gameplay promises/failures
  • 1.23.32-fin - wrap up 

  • General notes   

    • Pre-GDC 2008  
    • Very 1st collaboration of Jeff and Ryan after a public disgracing a prominent video game website.