Episode 218 – Town & Country II: Thrilla’s Surfari (1992)
Episode 218 – Town & Country II: Thrilla’s Surfari (1992)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are saving our human girlfriend, even though we are a hairy gorilla! Bodacious! From 1992, we’re playing Town & Country II: Thrilla’s Surfari, developed by Sculptured Software and published by Acclaim / LJN, for the NES.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a commercial from a competing Town & Country IP holder.
- 24:00 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time! Followed by our regular, fun features, like grading manuals and DuckTales.
- 39:00 – It is another fun edition of YPB Theatre!
- 44:30 – Emails!
- 58:30 – We help some people in… Ask the Sweet Boys. It is one of our most vexing questions yet!
- 1:05:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re dusting off some old IP, and reheating it to make the hottest of the hot IP!
Episode 158 – Revolution X (1995)
Episode 158 – Revolution X (1995)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are chucking explosive CDs at members of the NON! From 1995, we’re playing Revolution X by Rage Software, mostly for the SNES and Genesis, but a tiny bit for the Arcade too.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a piano theme of “Love In An Elevator,” from the Arcade version.
- 36:00 – Todd has reasons why Revolution X is… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 42:00 – Emails! Picking out usernames for online play. And in New News, we talk claayyysssiiiccc game sales.
- 57:30 – We are FINALLY back to helping people, with another segment of Ask the Sweet Boys.
- 1:04:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re playing as the other shared Nintendo-Rare mascot.
SHOW NOTES
- According to Price Charting, unsurprisingly, Revolution X is incredibly affordable. The loose carts go for $5 to $10.
- The videos for Quest for Fame are proper bonkers! Here is the “cool” veejay playing it, and here is the tutorial stage.
Episode 119 – The Incredible Crash Dummies (1993)
Episode 119 – The Incredible Crash Dummies (1993)
This week in Your Parents Basement, don’t be a dummy – Buckle up! From 1993, we’re playing various versions of The Incredible Crash Dummies by Gray Matter Inc. and published by (ugh) LJN for the Game Boy, Gear Gear, Sega Master System, SNES, NES and Sega Genesis.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features a Blooperoonie and one of the dummies’ better PSAs.
- 27:00 – Huell has some reasons why the Game Boy version is… The Most Worst Game of All-Time.
- 32:00 – Todd has some reasons why the SNES version is… The Most Best Game of All-Time.
- 37:00 – Voicemails! Another former president calls in.
- 42:45 – Emails!
- 51:00 – As always, we help some people with Todd’s help, in Ask The Sweet Boys.
- 56:00 – Snifferoo. We’re playing a controversial Sega CD game, because it’s being re-released!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, all versions of The Incredible Crash Dummies can be purchased for $3 to $16. The box and manual for the NES and SNES versions push the price up to $22 and $49, but really, these games aren’t especially worth any price you’d pay for them.
– While we mentioned LJN, the game’s publisher, on the show, we didn’t talk about the developing company, Gray Matter Inc. According to Moby Games, they were Canada’s biggest game developer at one time, and they do have some OK games on their dossier, like WWF King of the Ring and NHL All-Star Hockey. But, they also did Wayne’s World, another notoriously awful game.
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 – July 14, 2016
A sweet baby boy NES!
– Pretty much everyone shared this article with Steve on a mini-NES loaded with 30 games. My mini-review: Eh. It’s kind of steep at $59.99, and there’s no indication whether you can load more games on to it. (Note: Nintendo later told Kotaku that no, you can’t.) The HDMI hook-ups are nice, though. However, it feels like a missed opportunity for the Big N. By offering a viable alternative to emulators – like a device that allowed for game downloads, using your old carts and third-party support – they could have taken a nice chunk away from that market.
– A fox takes a Playstation controller from a house and drops it in a garden. Video!
– From Kotaku’s Patrick Klepek, and some other sites, the Saturn’s copy protection has finally been cracked.
– Tech Radar has an interesting list of the most disappointing games of the past 10 years.
– Because Nintendo needs more of your monies, there is now Mario-themed Hot Wheels cars. Read about them on Gaming With Swag.
– Ron Gilbert, the creator Maniac Mansion, talks to Deveop’s James Batchelor about his new game, Thimbleweed Park.
– Anna Pulley, the author of The Lesbian Sex Haiku Book (With Cats!), loves Duck Tales.
ON THIS DAY IN VIDEO GAME HISTORY…
– WWF War Zone came out for the Playstation in 1998. Developed by Iguana West and published by Acclaim, it got pretty decent reviews, but tends to be overshadowed by other, better games.
– This was a popular time of year for NCAA Football games to come out, as 2005, 2009 and 2011 editions came out between July 13 and July 15. Unfortunately, the series is now defunct, as EA Sports couldn’t come to an agreement with some NCAA members.
– Tales of Symphonia came out for the Gamecube on July 13, 2004. It was later ported to the PS2, and then an expanded version came out for the PS3. Namco is now up to seemingly 700 different Tales games, by the way.
Video game history information comes from GameFAQs and Moby Games. And as always, if you’d like to support the show, do so via our Amazon link.
Episode 047 – Batman Forever (1995) and Superman 64 (1999)
Episode 047 – Batman Forever (1995) and Superman 64 (1999)
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are faster than a speeding bullet and also, the dark knight! From 1995, we’re playing Batman Forever by Probe Entertainment, and from 1999, unfortunately, we’re playing Superman 64 by Titus Software. Joining us, calling in from Krypton, is special guest Mattyboy!
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which is the title theme from the 1966 Batman with Adam West. It’s real and incredible. We’re joined this week by friend of the show and frequent emailer Mattyboy!
- 6:15 – We have some technical difficulties, and have to reboot.
- 27:15 – We switch from Batman Forever to Superman 64 talk!
- 47:45 – It’s another installment of Vidya Game Theatre!
- 54:00 – Emails! This week, Mattyboy introduces them, and participates even more than usual.
- 1:07:45 – Snifferoo. Oh hell yeah! It’s Wrestlemania season!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, Superman 64 only costs $6.95 for just the cart, but the price swells to $38 for the cart, box and manual, and $41 for a new copy. Batman Forever has a similar swing, at $3 to $7 for the loose cart, up to the $26 to $30 range for new copies.
– Batman Forever had a scary amount of commercials for all sorts of crap, like McDonald’s. Also, be sure to buy the VHS!
– As mentioned on the show, TV Funhouse and Saturday Night Live had a spoof of Superman called Wonderman. It’s semi-NSFW, but viewable here.
Episode 044 – The Simpsons (1991 and 1992)
Episode 044 – The Simpsons (1991 and 1992)
This week in Your Parents Basement, it’s the 25th anniversary of the sole early good game in a video game series based on a TV series! From 1991, it’s The Simpsons arcade game by Konami! We also play some of the low lights of the video games – Bart vs. The Space Mutants, Bart’s House of Weirdness and Bart’s Nightmare.
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TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 – Intro, which features one of the best TV theme songs in vidya game music glory.
- 43:30 – Emails! We talk Christmas gifts and other important things.
- 1:04:00 – Snifferoo. We’re covering TWO games for next week’s show! One involves the Zapper. Pew pew pew!
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, pretty much all of the games based on The Simpsons are between $5 and $20 for just the carts or discs. As we say on the show, most of them aren’t worth owning, except for Hit and Run, Road Rage and The Simpsons Game.
– The list of video games based on The Simpsons is really long. As is the list of video games on The Simpsons.
– Do you like luxury? What about a Jaguar?
Episode 005 – NBA Jam (1993)
In this week’s Your Parents Basement podcast, the gang tackles NBA Jam on the eve of the NBA finals! Like all good sports programmes, they use the game to predict the final of the series, and they also talk about their other favorite basketball-based video games, like Scottie Pippen’s Puzzle Challenge.
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The show notes for this week:
- A download of NBA Jam for iOS devices is free this week. This is the On Fire edition we mention at the end of the game discussion. It’s quite splendid on my PS3, although I’m not sure how well it translates to iOS.
- At one point, Huell mentions a ranking of the “best” NBA Jam teams by Deadspin. You can find that here. It is humorously presented with absolutely no summary information for the decisions.
- Mike Iuzzolino’s NBA career was so short that his Wikipedia entry has a mention to his appearance in NBA Jam. It’s an unplanned career highlight!
- When NBA Jam was being remade for the Wii, ESPN.com ran a good interview with a producer from the game. He gets into how EA Sports procured the rights for making a new version of the game, which evolved from a prototype clone called Bounce. The Wikipedia entry on the series also has some information on the Midway and Acclaim split.
- Unfortunately, Scottie Pippen’s Puzzle Challenge and Space Jam Basketball do not exist (yet). However, Shaq Fu, Michael Jordan: Chaos In The Windy City, and Barkley Shut Up and Jam! do absolutely exist. They are varying degrees of “meh,” although Sir Charles’ game is actually kind of OK… it just features no other NBA players, so why would you ever want to play it instead of NBA Jam? And shockingly, Pippen DOES have his own video game: Slam City With Scottie Pippen on the Sega CD. It is not well-reviewed.
- Finally, a fun list from a blog: The 11 Current NBA Players Who Have Never Dunked.
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Episode 096 – Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Episode 096 – Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
This week in Your Parents Basement, we are hunting down creatures with our explosive bow and arrow! From 1997, we’re playing Turok: Dinosaur Hunter by Iguana Entertainment and published by Acclaim for the Nintendo 64. We’re joined by friend of the show Dale!
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TIMESTAMPS
SHOW NOTES
– According to Price Charting, most of the Turok games are quite affordable! Except for a rare variant of Rage Wars, everything is between $5 and $20 for Turok.
– Dale has a website! Check out Dale Is Great here!