Episode 49

This week, Claw starts off with a solution for downloading game saves for your PS2 then the team moves on to general gaming news, including such topics as Kinect's capabilities and rumors of the PlayStation Phone.

Stay tuned for next week's 50th Episode!

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Music is "Oppressed People" by Nobuo Uematsu, ©1997 Square Co., Ltd. (from Final Fantasy VII)

Episode 48

This week, Boter and FearTheClaw start off with news about Kinect and continue on to other miscellaneous news items, such as a prototype motion control system with eye movement and a controller that changes temperature based on setting within a game. They discuss the finer points (or not) of cleaning gunk out of controllers, and Boter talks some more about Assassin's Creed 2.

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Music is "Mii Channel", ©2006 Kazumi Totaka.

Episode 47

This week, after a couple short news items regarding Call of Duty and Kinect, Boter conducts the product review of the Gunnars computer glasses mentioned a few weeks ago.

Let's have a round of applause for FearTheClaw going to town on sound effects this episode.

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Music is "Bubbly Clouds", © Jun Ishikawa (from Kirby Super Star on the SNES).

Episode 46

This week on the Game Nutz Podcast, Boter and Claw give a rapid fire news report and continue on to product reviews. Consider the whole episode a review of a microphone... or just pretend that he was telecommuting into the podcast. Also reviewed are a wireless Xbox 360 microphone and a third-party Xbox 360 controller.

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Music is "Bodkin Point", ©2007 Masanobu Matsunaga (from Planet Puzzle League on Nintendo DS).

Episode 45

What do you talk about when there's no appreciable news to talk about? Unimportant news - like NBA creating a pilot for a video game news show - then discussion topics! Ever wonder what it takes for a game to get 10/10 in a review? We discuss the idea of numerical game reviews and what the various numbers mean by different grading scales.

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Music is "Mario's Super Picross" by Toshiyuki Ueno (on Super Famicom).

Episode 44 - E3 Roundup 2010

Ah, Electronics Entertainment Expo. What did the Big Three bring to the table? What else was there? This special hour-long episode gives you our summaries and insights on news from the industry's biggest trade show.

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FearTheClaw went overboard on music for this year's E3 - give him a round of applause for it.

Halo (2001) - Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori:
"Halo Theme"
"Truth & Reconciliation Suite"
"Rock Anthem for Saving the World"

Halo 2 (2004) - Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori:
"Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix"
"Unyielding"

Halo 3 (2007)- Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvatori:
"One Final Effort"

(Reprise of "Halo Theme")

Fable (2004) - Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw:
"Fable Theme"

BioShock (2007) - Garry Schyman:
"Welcome to Rapture"

Orchestral Game Music Concert (1991) - Koji Kondo, conducted by Kōichi Sugiyama, Yōko Kanno, Kōsuke Onozaki, et al
"Super Mario Bros. (medley)"

Smashing...Live! (2003) - Various Composers, arranged by Taizo Takemoto:
"Smash Bros. Great Medley"

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - Tappy Iwase and Harry Gregson-Williams:
"Metal Gear Solid Main Theme"

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) - Greg Edmonson:
"Nate’s Theme"
"Sir Francis Drake"
"Uncharted Theme"

Medal of Honor (1999) - Michael Giacchino:
"Medal of Honor"

Super Mario Galaxy (2007) - Mahito Yokota and Koji Kondo:
"Wind Garden"
"Super Mario Galaxy"

Episode 43½

This week, we see a special downside to posting a couple days after recording - much of this episode was spent on predictions for E3, and Microsoft had a pre-E3 press event where many predictions CAME TRUE! Thanks for waiting up. Boter touched on a couple points very fast after the episode proper - don't want any of you wiseasses thinking we're unprofessional.

After last week's recording ran into technical difficulties, Boter and FearTheClaw decide to do those topics over again this week - namely, that they've been playing Snoopy Flying Ace and Red Dead Redemption, respectively. They then talk about Mocrosoft's and Sony's motion controllers and predictions about E3 press for them - Natal's official name, price points, and release dates. They discuss Rock Band 3 and give a few more rapid-fire predictions for E3.

Check out last week's recording here: Episode 43.

Stay tuned next week for an hour-long E3 roundup episode.

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Music is "Linus & Lucy", ©1964 Vince Guaraldi. Arr. ©1995 Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka (from Snoopy Concert on SNES). Man, I want to use this every week now...

Episode 42

In order to celebrate one year of the Game Nutz Podcast, the hosts do... nothing special. Yay! Instead, it's a normal reporting of news: Activision PR, the further adventures of the Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band 3, and others. They wrap up with a discussion of Mark Hamill and his thoughts on his role as the voice of the Joker.

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Music is "Gotham in Danger", ©1992 Naoki Kodaka, Nobuyuki Hara, and Shinichi Seya (from Batman: Revenge of the Joker on SNES).

Episode 41

This week, Boter and Claw start off with a fun little bit of Pac-Man (new URL for the game HERE) and then move on to Star Wars news topics. Boter then talks about what he's been playing - Freespace: The Great War, mentioned a couple weeks ago, and Split/Second - and Claw talks about his latest aquisitions, Super Street Fighter IV and Sonic Gems Collection, moving into a general Sonic discussion.

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Music is "Metropolis", ©1991 Soyo Oka (SimCity on SNES).

Episode 40

This week on the Game Nutz Podcast, Claw talks about Far Cry 2 and Super Street Fighter IV, then both he and Boter talk about new with Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Portal. THE GAME IS FREE. GO GET IT NOW.

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Music is "Network Newsfeed", ©2008 Leonard Rogowski.

Episode 39

This week, the hosts try out a new microphone (hence the weird audio quality; we're working on it, really) and Claw takes over the news topics. He starts with Record of Agarest War, a nothing game with provocative cover art that seems to be its only chance to get publicity.

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Music is "Black Paint Rock 1 & 2", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 38

With a less-than-ideal microphone (for once, Boter is louder than Claw!), Boter and Claw talk about Activision related-topics, with more leaving Infinity Ward, more suits against Activision, and a surprising announcement by Bungie of working with the world's biggest game publisher. They then talk a bit about Ubisoft, Nintendo, and Apple, and then discuss the hidden gem of a game called Beat Hazard.

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Music:
"Super Buck Jazz", Estradasphere
"Vegas", DJ Pretzel
"Waltz for Zora", Neskvartetten
"ControlJazz", Scott Peeples
"Yoshi's Rag", McVaffe
"The Shinra Shuffle", The Runaway Five
--With thanks to OverClocked ReMix

Episode 37

Boter reports live from STGC FragFest X to plug the LAN Party and give a quick update on some of the top stories that the Game Nutz Podcast has been following.

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Music is nothing. Hopefully mime musicians won't sue us.

Episode 36

The hosts talk about April Fool's day, Green Day Rock Band, Infinity Ward and the PS3 in this half-length edition of the Game Nutz Podcast. Hopefully regular recording and editing schedules will resume soon.

Yes, the joke was drawn out for two weeks due to skipping a week for the podcast then late editing. This officially makes us lame.

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Music is "Yakety Sax", ©1963 Boots Randolph, ironically used without permission.

Game Nutz Podcast suspended (April Fool's Day)

EDIT: This was an April Fool's Day gag that got dragged out due to scheduling conflicts. For more info, please read the comments, and/or listen to Episode 36.

Starting with the episode "Fillercast 1," we have been using the classic Super Mario Bros. coin sound for bleeping expletives in our podcasts. We did this without considering the legal ownership rights of the sound. Today we received a letter from Nintendo's Legal Department concerning the sound.

Here is an excerpt:

"It has come to our attention that you are utilizing on your Podcast, Game Nutz Podcast (gamenutzpodcast.blogspot.com), a sound effect from a Nintendo video game title without written consent from Nintendo of America or its Parent Company. This letter constitutes a demand that you immediately cease utilizing, reproducing and distributing Nintendo's proprietary sounds and remove all uses of said sound from past Podcasts.

...

"This letter constitutes notice to you that your actions are illegal and may subject you to criminal prosecution and civil liability. We will be monitoring your Podcast to see if you are in compliance with the law and reserve the right to take
all steps necessary to protect Nintendo's rights.

Sincerely,
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC."

There's a bunch of legal jargon in the second paragraph I edited out, but you get the gist. While we have agreed to cease and desist usage of the sound in future episodes, Nintendo is requiring that we pay back royalties for each past usage (Giant Corporate Hate episode, we're looking at you), or else face further legal action, up to and including a pending lawsuit. Until these payments are made in full, there will be no new episodes. We apologize for any inconvenience, and hope that you will continue checking for updates in the coming week, and ask that you show your support by visiting our stores located on Rt. 5 in both Sherrill and Canastota, NY and making a purchase from our wide variety of video games, systems, and accessories. Thank you.

Episode 35

The briefer portion of the Game Nutz Podcast double header starts with discussion about the announced Nintendo 3DS. They then talk about an upcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update and the Pokéwalker available with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

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Music is "Black paint Rock 1 & 2", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 34

This week, Boter and FearTheClaw talk Perfect Dark on the Xbox Live Arcade, dabble in release date methodology, and Nintendo's thoughts on the PlayStation Move. Boter announces the return of the Commodore brand and Claw gives us news from GameStop. lastly, FearTheClaw mentions some news from the rumor mill about an Xbox 360 slim. Boter wraps up with talking about the CD-i and the Atari Lynx in the store. Buy this stuff, people!

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Music is "Black Paint Rock 1 & 2", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 33

Boter and FearTheClaw lead the podcast in follow up on Infinity Ward and talk about the PlayStation Move. They then move onto a discussion about the ESRB and how Jack Thompson and the Rhode Island legislature are trying to put their hand into how mature games are sold.

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Music is "Alt Rock 8 & 9", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 32

Though there's some other news afterwards, the feature presentation this week is discussing the firing of the heads of Infinity Ward and what might lie in the future for that company and Activision in general. Follow up news mentions Tony Hawk: Ride, Final Fantasy XIII and how it stacks up cross-platform, and the updated Xbox Live policy.

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Music is "Tremolo Rock 1", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 31

In this episode of the Game Nutz Podcast, Boter and FearTheClaw talk about some various Nintendo news and then vent about the improper use of terminology used at the stores by some customers. Claw talks Sonic and both do a horrible job of lamenting the UK retailer GAME.

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Music is "Funk Rock 15", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 30

This week, FearTheClaw rejoices in the resurrection of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Boter brings up a filed patent for a universal controller. They talk politics and Tetris and wrap things up talking about copyright. (No, really, it's a bit more interesting than it sounds.)

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Music is "Alt Rock 6", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 29

Boter and FearTheClaw start the podcast by pondering what it takes for gamers to be Olympians. Claw talks about video game Monopoly boards and Boter skims a few headlines from Microsoft X10.

Note to Claw: The mic pics up your voice the easiest. Move away from it. I'm not balancing this, and the automatic filter can only do so well.

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Music is "Bugler's Dream/Olympic Fanfare and Theme", ©1996 Leo Arnaud & John Williams. (Please don't sue us.)

Episode 28

This week, Boter talks about Mass Effect 2 and then he and FearTheClaw go on to talk about Xbox Live ending service for the original Xbox, theorize on the next Wii Zelda game, and talk more about the video game rating system in Australia.

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Music is "Funk Rock 10", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 27 - Fo Realz

Well, that one was my bad. I tried adding an image as an enclosed link, to. Though it'd be able to handle both. Then when told about it, I changed the original post but it didn't update Feedburner like I thought it would. Updated now. Sorry about the confusion, folks. This does, however, make this the latest episode after its recording date (remember that at this point it was recorded 9 days ago). So that's, uh, something.

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Music is "music", ©200x 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 27

This week on the Game Nutz Podcast, StickyNugget arrives in just the nick of time to talk about Borderlands, Uncharted, and Army of Two: 40th Day, leading into a conversation about cover systems and couch co-op. They talk a bit about the Apple iPad and some miscellaneous Nintendo news, then talk about Mortal Kombat and how the series, after MK vs. DC, will go back to pushing the envelope. Then the other two sit back and fall asleep as Boter tries not to fanboy over Mass Effect 2 too much.

Bonus: a bad photo of the podcasters!

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Music is "Rock 18", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.