Episode 088 – 2016 Awards!
Episode 088 – 2016 Awards!
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are re-playing the best and worst from the previous year! It’s our second annual awards show! Special guests: Pascal’s Pager, Amanda and Mattyboy!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro! So many special guests! So many awards and listings!
- 1:07:00 – The Ask of the Year! One of the most prestigious awards ever!
- 1:10:30 – Emails! Lots of questions, from new and old contributors, in this AWARDS SHOW ceremony!
- 1:25:30 – It’s the award EVERYONE was waiting for… Sweetest Baby Boy of the Year!
- 1:30:00 – Snifferoo, kind of! And a stinger.
Episode 087 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
Episode 087 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are embracing the best aspects of turtle power! From 1989, we’re playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Konami (Ultra) for the NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the hypnotic 15-second loop from the first stage.
- 39:50 – Emails!
- 53:30 – It’s time to… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:01:00 – A snifferoo, as well as an outtake!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, TMNT is pretty affordable by itself, just $7 for the loose cart. It’s $29 for the box and manual as well.
– Wikipedia has a good entry on the Konami vs. Ultra distinctions.
– Hardcore Gaming explains why TMNT is so “weird” versus other Turtles media.
Episode 086 – Die Hard Arcade (1996)
Episode 086 – Die Hard Arcade (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are walking across broken glass to save the president’s daughter! From 1996, we’re playing Die Hard Arcade for the Arcade and Saturn by Sega!
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SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Die Hard Arcade is a hella rare game for the Saturn. It’s $46 for just the game, and $66 for the box and manual. So if you see it, scoop it up!
– The Die Hard Christmas trailer we used for the Snifferoo last week can be found here.
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features thespians Chris Farley and Jeff Daniels talking about Die Hard.
- 33:00 – Emails! Ole Scooty has lots of asks this week.
- 43:00 – We once again help a lot of people, as it’s a holiday edition of… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 53:30 – Snifferoo. We get back to some hardcore gamin’ next week, with absolutely nooooo product placement.
Episode 085 – Rogue Squadron (1998)
Episode 085 – Rogue Squadron (1998)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are zipping through the galaxy a long, long time ago, blasting down ships! From 1998, we’re playing Rogue Squadron by Factor 5 and LucasArts for the Nintendo 64 and PC.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which has the John Williams-esque opening theme from Rogue Squadron.
- 28:15 – We move right along and then past Comments, Concerns and Questions!
- 29:15 – Emails! Why don’t we like them Sega games? And it’s Jimmy Blizzards!
- 48:30 – It’s everyone’s favorite segment, even more than the actual show most times! It’s time to… Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 53:30 – Snifferoo. Ho ho ho! We cover one of the best Christmas games ever! (NOTE: Strong language!)
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Rogue Squadron is pretty affordable. It’s about $7 for the loose cart, or $14 if you want the box and manual as well. It hasn’t been re-released in another format, so that N64 cart is your best bet if you can’t find the PC version nowadays.
– By the way, a little movie called Rogue One is coming out soon. That’s kind of why we played this one.
Vidya Game News – December 8, 2016
– Huge news for Todd Brisket, as the new DuckTales is on the schedule for a Summer 2017 release! Read more at Entertainment Weekly, and listen to our show on the vidya game here!
– Cinemassacre (the site of the Angry Video Game Nerd) had a viral video this week, as Mike Matei recreated the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme in Mario Paint. Check out the cool video here!
– Russ Frushtick and Justin McElroy of Polygon have a cool video on the tangled history and development of Super Mario Bros. 2. We also covered SMB2 on a past show, by the way.
– On Polygon and other sites, Crash Bandicoot is coming back in remastered form, for the PS4! Check out our past show on ole Crash here.
– Unfortunately, Konami has sent a cease-and-desist to Dejawolfs, which was developing a remake of Castlevania in the Unreal engine. You can read the story on Siliconera here. And reminder! We covered Castlevania on a past show.
– From Variety, Sega has optioned a bunch of its titles for film and television adaptations, starting with Altered Beast and Streets of Rage. And speaking of Sega selling off its merchandising rights, it has also partnered with Build-A-Bear.
– Nintendo Everything has a translation of a Japanese book about The Legend of Zelda series, which reveals that a sequel to Wind Waker was canned for Twilight Princess.
– Geeks of Doom has a positive review of Art of Atari, a cool book full of Atari art.
ON THIS DAY (OR CLOSE TO IT!) IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
– On December 9, 1997, Quake II came out for the PC. It was the online standard for a couple years of deathmatching, until Unreal Tournament and eventually Half-Life came out.
– Persona 4 came out for the PS2 on December 9, 2008. It’s a hella good RPG by Atlus, and the fifth installment is due out on April 4, if it’s not delayed again.
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Episode 084 – Space Jam (1996)
Episode 084 – Space Jam (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are the looniest tunes in the bunch! From 1996, we’re playing Space Jam by Sculptured Software, and published by Acclaim, for the Playstation, Saturn and PC.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a funny little snifferoo from Space Jam the movie.
- 32:30 – It’s the return of a favorite segment! While we didn’t like Space Jam, for others, it was… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 36:45 – This week, the boys actually get some Comments, Concerns and Questions.
- 39:45 – Emails! We learn about Teebs, but unfortunately, you can’t save scrum through life.
- 55:30 – We can’t help but help, in Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:00:45 – We’re playing another documentary game next week! This one is about space battles a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Space Jam is really cheap, in the $7 to $13 range, depending on whether you want a case and manual as well. This is almost certainly because it sucks. In contrast, Looney Tunes B-Ball is the better game, despite being for the SNES, and costs $26 to $70.
– The Ringer’s Shea Serrano has an oral history on Space Jam here. By the way, it’s satire and completely made up.
– From Rolling Stone, the Space Jam website was one of the first for a movie on the Interwebs, and it’s STILL around. Read their piece here, and check out the website here.
– The 30 for 30 on the Space Jam game is incredible.
Vidya Game News – December 1, 2016
– The new Pokemans games have sold 3.7 million copies in two weeks, making them the fastest sellers ever for Nintendo, according to press releases given to Polygon and other sites. You can listen to our Pokemans show here!
– In other Big N news: Although they announced a Japanese partnership with Universal for theme parks last year, the effort has spread to the U.S. now too, per Den of Geek and other sites.
– In other, other Big N news… The NES Classic Edition is still impossible to find, but ThinkGeek is doing a sweepstakes for some. They might also have some for sale this week. Huzzah!
ON THIS DAY (OR CLOSE TO IT!) IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
– November 30 is a popular day for PC releases. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness came out in 1995, Diablo came out in 1996, and Baldur’s Gate and Starcraft: Brood War came out in 1998. You can listen to our shows on Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo here, here and here.
– November 30, 1999 was also popular for RPGs. Koudelka and Vandal Hearts II both came out on that day. They’re both considered cult classics, and Koudelka continued on via the Shadow Hearts series, which is for the PS2 and awesome.
– Quake III Arena came out on Dec. 2, 1999. While it wasn’t horrible, it was a bit of a misstep by id Software, as Unreal Tournament was generally more popular.
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Episode 083 – Diablo (1996)
Episode 083 – Diablo (1996)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are clickety clacking our way past the most disgusting evils of the 1990s! From 1996, we’re playing Diablo by Blizzard for the PC.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features the excellent title theme from the game. You can find the full version here, since it builds up to a heck of a sound.
- 30:30 – Nobody has any problems with Diablo! Or not laughing at jokes.
- 37:00 – Emails! Four emails sent to two sweet baby boys, while someone else’s box remains empty.
- 54:00 – In Ask the Sweet Boys this week, important questions about self-worth and body image.
- 1:00:30 – Snifferoo. Somehow, we’re playing our second game starring Michael Jordan! If you’re keeping track at home, that’s Jordan 2, Sonic 0.
- 1:02:50 – A little Stinger for all of the fans of the SBBs, MST3K style.
SHOW NOTES
– Diablo is pretty affordable nowadays, as it’s usually bundled with the second installment and their expansion packs in $15 to $30 physical media packages. However, it can be a bit tough to find, since Blizzard doesn’t support it. Diablo 2 is $9.99 for a digital download from the Blizzard website, with the expansion pack another $9.99.
– The Diablo expansion, Hellfire, is actually pretty pricy to obtain legally. A new copy on Amazon is going for $103, and used copies are $46.
Vidya Game News – November 24, 2016
A short one today, because it’s Thanksgiving, after all!
– The Ringer had a cool retrospective on Tecmo Super Bowl, because it’s the 25-year anniversary for the game. Check out our show on the game here!
– Also on The Ringer, their podcast network now has a vidya game show! It’s called Achievement Oriented, and they had Jennifer Hale on to talk about the vidya game voiceover artist strike.
– From Polygon via Variety, the Mortal Kombat movie reboot might be directed by Simon McQuoid. Read more here.
ON THIS DAY (OR CLOSE TO IT!) IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
– Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was released in 1992. It added Tails as a secondary character, as well as the “dash” ability thing when you’re in a ball, which was actually hella helpful.
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Episode 089 – The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
Episode 089 – The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are trying our best to collect 100 stars and juggle three items at all times! Because we’re friggin’ eggs! From 1991, we’re playing The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy by Codemasters and the Oliver Twins for the NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy isn’t too pricey, at only $11 for the loose cart. However, it’s $80 if you want the box and manual, which as we mention on the show, is like a god damn novel.
– We mention a “Let’s Play” by the Oliver Twins on the show, and you can access it here.