Episode 30

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Date: December 5th, 2008

Length: 1:58:54

Hosts: Chris, Brett, Mikel, and Shane.

Special Guest(s): Brief Appearance with Dan Amrich; Jeff Gerstmann from Giant Bomb appears during the second segment, mainly to talk about Mortal Kombat vs DCU

Quote of the week: “Tomb Raider came out when the industry was growing its first pubes.”

Intro: Spaced - episode, "Battles"

Closing Words: All the hosts saying goodbye in a Charlie Barratones-esque manner.

Closing Song: They Might Be Giants - Wearing A Raincoat

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Content Covered:

• Top 7 Games you won't get to until 2009
• TalkRadar talks to Giant Bomb about Mortal Kombat vs DC
• Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
• Castlevania: Judgment is terrible
• Winners of the Smackdown! contest

Notable Facts:

• Dan Amrich had a special appearance about his contest of a 30 GB Creative MP3 player. [6:40]
• Racial Slurs quoted on behalf of Animal Crossing news, not because of racism.
• Brett Elston hates the planet for the Wii Bubble not bursting.
• Space Invaders song played during 1st break.
• Chris Antista does Simple Jack impersonation.
• First time Morgan Freeman impersonations are done.

Funny Stories and Quotes:

• Chris Antista:
  • On internship at GamesRadar: "You have to be sexed in It's like a gang." [8:00]
  • On African-Americans in cinema: "I'm glad when they do a portrayal of an African-American, it's done well."
  • "Twishart. Who would have known he won an art contest."
  • "I'll be fellating Jeff Gerstmann."
  • Game Party. It's a party of games.
  • The Wii can't do boob physics justice."
  • Squeeze 4 minutes of awful goodness.
• Mikel Reparaz:
  • "The podcast is as old as I am. Fuck."
  • The problem with Tomb Raider as a franchise is rooted in early adolescence when the PS hit when the game industry was growing our first pubes.
  • "What if, fuck you." [19:30]
  • "Fuck this."
  • On people playing Wii, in a southern voice:
    • "$60 for a game on a system, while only $50 here and I get to wave my arms around like an idget? Sign me up!"
    • (On Wii Ski) "It's like I'm really skiing!" [33:40 ish]
      • Chris Antista follows up with a Simple Jack impersonation [35:51-52]
• Brett Elston:
  • "I'm going to punch that face in the asshole."
  • I've waited a year for the fiery Wii bubble to pop.
  • The 360 is cheaper than the Wii and comes with technology.
  • I have a huge massive erection for Final Fantasy IV. X is a close second.
• Shane Patterson?
  • Why does (Game Party) have the word game?

Question of the Week: What game will forever be on your "play it later" list?

• Chris Antista: Chrono Trigger
• Mikel Reparaz: Scarface, Okami
• Shane Patterson: Half-Life 2
• Brett Elston: Okami

Link: Episode 30

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