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Bombcast Breakdown!! - 5.13.2008 - #13

by matthew

Because two exclamation marks means you're super serial about it! I have this weird goal of going through each show and taking copious notes, as this whole college thing has taught me. This is a fluid list. Beta as its popular to be known as. Things are going to be dynamic, pertaining to formatting and such, until I get a feel for how things are going to turn out. Categories may be added, renam...

Because two exclamation marks means you're super serial about it! 
I have this weird goal of going through each show and taking copious notes, as this whole college thing has taught me. 
 
This is a fluid list.  Beta as its popular to be known as.  Things are going to be dynamic, pertaining to formatting and such, until I get a feel for how things are going to turn out.  Categories may be added, renamed, or simply taken away on 'cast to 'cast basis. Let me know if you see something wrong!  This is as much mine as it is yours!  
 

Legend:   

  • Voices - obvious enough, who's in the podcast
  • Reviewed - initially going to be reserved for the taste testing they did early on in the series, will see how things turn out later when they start phasing it out 
  • Movies mentioned - despite being a videogame-centric podcast, these guys have some serious debates on movies and people/ideas pertaining to them
  • Games mentioned - games/game series mentioned on the 'cast.  Listed if the game has some type of discussion or context behind it, not simply if name dropped
  • Names dropped - much like the games mentioned, people mentioned if it pertains to the 'cast
  • Out of context quotes - the tiny crazy bits we all love our boys saying.  taken directly out of context makes it even more hilarious
  • Timestamps-the parts of the 'cast that are fairly easy to distinguish with Ryans segway ability.  Oft times these will seamless lead into a bigger discussion on the topic
  • Definitive quotes - the bits where they're all business, and give their honest opinion/prediction on a topic. If you were to jump to a time in the 'cast, these would be it
  • General notes - ideas I've garnered from the crew during the 'cast
  • ******* - multiple astricks denote a few minutes of the 'cast you'd do well listening to, if for nothing else than the hilarity/gravitas of it all     

Voices

Ryan Davis, Jeff Gerstmann

Reviewed

  • NOS (13.51)
  • Inked (16.32)

Movies Mentioned

  • A Team (.33)
  • Star Trek Nemesis (35.50)
  • Matrix - series (1.03.39)
  • Speed Racer (1.04.41)
  • Iron Man (1.04.45)
  • Crash (1.05.08)
  • Kill Bill - series (1.05.26)

Games Mentioned

Names Dropped

  • Ben Affleck (35.01)
  • Edward Norton (35.17)
  • Matthew McDowell (35.50)
  • Hideo Kojima (57.25)
  • Christina Ricci (1.03.31)
  • Sean Coonce (1.19.36)

Out of Context Quotes

  • Some people might not open with viva pinata...those people are jerks - jeff (1.41)
  • hella brumaks just getting smoked - ryan (8.02)
  • I like tattoos and I like energy, so, you know, it fits my lifestyle...i like 7-11 and tats - jeff (16.38)
  • I want gravedigger and a naked lady with wheels for limbs - jeff (27.23)
  • you gotta be ice cold to play blackjack on the wii.  it's totally alpha - jeff (51.58)
  • so you want lego bullettime? - ryan (1.03.45)
  • right, you get dirty in the hot tub, and get clean in the bath - ryan (1.07.19)
  • ryan I've been thinking.  you know any hot girls? - jeff (1.10.47)

Definitive Quotes

  • This is what happens when you let marketing departments make decisions - ryan (23.58)
  • what jeff really wants out of the wii - jeff (39.38)           *************
  • I like kojima ability to really mess with his fanbase and his willingness to take those risks - jeff (59.53)
  • i think people enjoying games in a more passing capacity is totally going to maintain - ryan (1.07.48)
  • it's not even about casual vs hardcore - its about people who buy alot of games vs people who buy very few games - jeff (1.08.17)
  • GTA4 is the ultimate casual game because it is the ultimate mainstream game - jeff (1.08.32)
  • the market is segemented so much at this point there arent nearly as many games that you can count on to be super successes - jeff (1.10.12)

Timestamps

  • Microsoft Spring Showcase (1.13-13.44)
  • Drinks (13.46)
  • News of the World (18.34-50.37)
  1. Song creator in guitar hero (18.34)
  2. the band First To Last in Facebreaker is really involved in the game (22.52)
  3. Burnout Paradise coming to PC (26.10)
  4. Bioshock movie (32.46)
  5. Kid Icarus game (36.24)
  6. THQ wrestling status (42.07)
  7. Id coming out with doom 4 (47.25)
  8. Wiiware launched in USA (50.38)
  • New Releases (56.24)
  1. Assault Heroes 2 (56.25)
  • Emails (1.01.40-1.42.44)
  1. more lego movie games?(1.01.45)
  2. consequnces of the casual game market (1.06.46)             ************
  3. replace davis for a sexy sounding female (1.10.20)
  4. how videogame journalism differs from mainstream press (1.11.17)         *********
  5. should this kid wait for the next get 360 or just pony up and get one (1.15.21)
  6. clothes - yes or no (1.18.06)            **********
  7. does an online component to a game does it shorten its lifespan (1.21.03)
  8. retroactive reviews (1.23.35)
  9. GTA4 360 dlc exclusivity time window (1.33.15)
  10. what to expect from a Heat game (1.34.35)
  11. dead genres (1.38.58)

General Notes

  • drove in separatly today due to game events 
  • recording the 'cast early (finish recording at 1239) so jeff can bounce to pressers