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FIRST

obligatory internet post

Technically sir, you were second. Fail.

Second post, yes. But he was the first to reply.

I wonder what the topic du jour will be this time.

Its all about cold, hard, cash, baby!!

Yeah! More sponduli!

Clams, moolah, dead presidents

Episode 12 is LIVE!

http://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/duke.togo/RF-Generation-Collectorcast-Episode-12-You-Make-Me-Feel-Like-Iran-2455.php

AND I RAN! I RAN SO FAR AWAY!

Guest appearance by A Flock of Seagulls?

Let's go for Bowling for Soup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpxrsEAIMT4

DAMMIT!

I hit F5 when I had some commentary typed up. Since its my #DrunkSnowDay I have no idea what I had typed up so far.

No browser is complete without Textarea Cache (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/textarea-cache/). I can't tell you how many times its saved my ass.

Unless you use the superior browser Chrome, then that add-on is worthless to you.

Alternate title for this show is Gamer Juice. Listen to find out why.

Best $20 I ever spent.  I was hoping I got Tengen Tetris in there on time, but oh well.  Good times.

Wowzers! I'm gonna have to take this in chunks.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S FREAKIN' DO THIS!

hmm i have a friend coming to spend the whole weekend here but really want to listen to this. maybe i'll see if he wants to give it a listen too (or force him to if he doesn't want to :D).  also i don't remember the rules about what you have to do to get your scores talked about, was it to donate to the collectorcast itself or to RFG or either? i was one of those late donors and might be getting some scores tomorrow (hopefully) so it'd be cool to get them mentioned in ep 13 :) .

Hey now!

My fave bits from the latest collectorcast, hour one:

12:55- Bil proclaims, “I’m like the Ernie Hudson of this show.” Now he should really drive the point home by making Winston Zeddmore his RFGen avatar for a while. It can even be the cartoon one if he likes.

13:28- “Bil the Keymaster”… I like it!

16:01- “When are you gonna get to the GOOD stuff (RetroRage) is doing?” BURN!

18:20- Uh-ohhh… “smack talk”??? Why do I have the feeling no good is gonna come from this?  :paranoid:

18:21-19:24- Yeah, well, see if I contribute to an RFGen donation drive ever again, guys…  >:(

21:18- “Watch the fog subside slightly.” No kidding, right?

21:55-22:02- Cool story, Bil.  ::)

24:38- “I AM a Poke-dude,” proclaims the Crabmaster. Yeah, well I AM highly disappointed by this appalling revelation.

24:53- “I don’t judge people who enjoy their Pokemon.” Well, you really ought to, Bil. It’s tons of fun, and it’ll make you feel better about yourself. I know it does for me, especially when I fire up my SKylanders setup…

26:48- “How can you not like that thing (Pikachu N64)?” Oh, where to begin…

30:48-31:02- I’m glad to see there’s at least one person out there with some integrity. Don’t let everybody else calling you a pussy get’cha down…

33:24- “I wanna buy the egg-crapper guy!” I blew bits of half-chewed M&Ms in laughter all over my laptop when I heard this one. Now I’ll think of that quote every time I play a Yoshi game. BTW you owe me a bottle of Windex and a cleaning cloth, Bil.

38:19- Don’t bother askin’ me, I honestly haven’t a freakin’ clue.

39:50- Wempster’s user name is based on something pretty mundane… but you’ll hafta ask him to explain it.

40:10 “Does it bother anybody else that we have a whole genre dedicated to snowboarding?”  I’m not bothered by it—I merely ignore it. Just like I do all of the genres I am indifferent to.

40:39- “A butt-load of crap” is the pet name Crabby gives to his collection.

40:49- Yesss, let the hate flow through you!
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The donation scores read was just a part of the fundraising drive. To get in the next show you'll have to earn it by getting something really cool for us to talk about. Or give me money. Either works ;)

My fave bits, hour 2:

1:07:39- “Maybe we could do some Men at Work, also.” Well, as long as you’re taking requests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOuEYSJCFqE


1:10:21- “I would love to get (SingleBanana) on here to talk us up on some pinball.” You and me both, Crabz.

1:16:51- “Crabby, you’re weird.” Well, if you guys ever decide to market Collectorcast ringtones, that statement should be one of the options.

1:19:44- “Your brother’s an idiot.” And another CollectorCast ringtone is born.

1:22:05- “I hate him so much that I’m gonna build him again so I can kill him again!” Damn, Crabby, you just sold me on CastleVania 2 like you used to do with your Unloved blog selections!  Good goin’, kid!

1:27:10- “Let’s go to Mach 17… in my Ford Taurus!” Thanks for coming up with my latest tag line, guys…

1:35:07- Ah yes, the TransFormers Famicom game, which a certain host of a certain gaming show tried his hand at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poYnlJSYrRQ

1:35:33- Actually, it’s Ultra Magnus on the cover. So what are you saying, that all TransFormers look the same? Racist…

1:37:41- Will do.

1:41:56- With the… underpants?! What, your Pokemon fandom wasn't pervy enough?!

1:42:00- Oh gee whiz, I can’t imagine why.  ::)


All right, it's off to bed with me.

Nighters...

The FF7 group of games/movies was referred to as "Compilation Final Fantasy VII"

shucks, you guys missed some fun stuff in my last blog that I picked up at the same time as the boxed SNES Star Wars! ah well, can't win em all :)  Great episode as always!

A Sack of Oats and Potatoes get to listen to episode zero.

I don't discriminate against any food products.

Wait, OatBob and Bildtstar get to listen to episode zero?
...wait, they were donors. Carry on.

Ha, did you guys really want to read off all those NES games, because it was definitely closer to 160 than 60. Now I feel obligated to donate (I was going to do it anyway at some point) even though the only reason I got the honorable mention is because GamerNick's scores must be in next months show; Talk about foreshadowing! So, after I'm done here I'll go pledge the $20... since you've guilt-tripped me into it. ;) <-*TEST*
 
It was cool that you guys mentioned the Sharp NES TV, that thing needs more love. I definitely love mine, I got real lucky too it's got all the feet and doors so it looks amazing also for shame for even joking about breaking feet off. :nono: By-far it's one of the best ways to play NES games IMO although I try to stay off of it as much as possible because the pins are a pain to reach to fix or replace but from time to time I partake in the greatness.

That should be a future topic collecting oddities that most haven't heard of or seen in person.

Good to hear from Nupoile.  I learned more about the Odyssey 2 than i ever knew before.

It is funny though, every CIB Odyssey game i run across is in amazing condition too.

Interestingly, most of my O^2 boxes are in bad shape...

O^2 boxes, mmm.

My local game store has a good chunk of O^2 boxes that are in near new condition.

Also finished the podcast, very cool pickups by our donors. Having nupoile on the show was fantastic.

My Fave Bits, Hour 3:

2:07:19- “I doubt it. You’ll probably just see some crappy Star Wars level with Jar Jar Binks in Epic Mickey 3."

http://www.youtube.com/embed/C-DeI3ohVbY?start=391&end=411


2:29:45- I totally dug the Genesis version of Beavis & Butt-head, myself. My fave level had to be them squishing spiders while bouncing around on pogo sticks. I gotta dig that one out again and fire ‘er up…

2:32:00- Duke… that’s just not right. I’m beggin’ ya, get some help. You keep this up, and I’ll hafta get Bil & Crabby to do an intervention.

2:32:30- Hey, I’m with you on this whole killing-of-JarJar thing, Bil. Let’s get a treatment together to pitch to the execs, whattaya say?

Heck, he already has a True Hollywood Story special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMNfhwO44Yk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160DniO2Z-Q


2:33:02- ROCKIN’ WITH DOKKEN! WOOOO!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQb1t_Yw0S8
Is my 80’s-ness showing?


2:41:30- “And as you’ll find out shortly, we won’t know what the hell we’re talking about, but hopefully it’s amusing.” It sure is, my good man.

2:44:00-2:45:00- Where’s the Rosetta Stone when you need it?

Your donation came at a good time, the same day the server bill came for the month.

"That should be a future topic collecting oddities that most haven't heard of or seen in person"

I second this!

I think this is the best episode yet. That dude you interviewed is the funniest, smartest, most manly guy ever. I want to be just like him.

I hear he is so manly, when he drinks beer he swallows the bottles whole.

Glass is the equivalent of dietary fiber to Manly Man Club card holders.

It makes you so manly you can grow hair on other peoples chests.

Whattaya talkin' about? That guy was a total putz.  :P

And he probably smells, too.

Smells like AWESOME!!!!!

If by "awesome" you mean "an elephant's backside after a high colonic," then yeah.

mmm, elephant dung.

right that was how it worked Lol

Downloaded! That looks super useful ;D

Currently dloading the cast.

At least someone likes it.
Its one of those things that you don't use often, but when you do, its awesome.

i usually copy paste stuff into notepad if i've typed up a really long post, but that sounds like a much better option, i'll have to dl that too.

i'm going to listen to the cast tonight, sounds like a good time to get some more game cleaning done :)

That explains soooooo much ;)

Also thought I'd post this pic that I've had for a while now:

[img width=700 height=525]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk189/Crabmaster2000/P1010339_zps3648c745.jpg[/img]

Fleach sent a copy of this to each of the podcast members PRIOR to seeing the art Duke had made up for the show this time around. Apparently he has listened to far to much collectorcast as he is starting to think like us ;)

Isn't it so wonderfully coincidental that both Mike Haggar and Neil Peart have awesome mustaches?

Duke's a much better photoshopper than me so I'm glad his version was used for the episode. But I kind of like the poorly slapped on faces of my picture.

I'm gonna have to show off my falsetto next episode so I can be Geddy Lee next time around ;)

You mean you wouldn't rather stay Neil Peart? That way, you get to put all the words in Geddy's mouth...

As a bass player I like Ged. But Neil's my favourite. Besides, philosophers and ploughmen each must know his part, to sow a new mentality closer to the NES.

lmao!!!

Because we all know 32X is the dark side home of Super Metroid fanboys.

I take it you listen to Subdivisions every time you play Tempest?  ;)

Join us.....

I listen to Subdivision in the high school halls and the shopping malls. Pretty much everywhere.


If some 32X stuff pops up locally I just might.

I listen to Subdivision in the high school halls and the shopping malls. Pretty much everywhere.
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Well, you'd better listen.

You don't want to be cast out and get caught in ticking traps.

Before we record each show we always have to do a microphone Test for Echo.

what do you guys usually use to do the actual recording over, skype?

Considering your Circumstances you guys do great. I know there's only a Ghost of a Chance, but I'd love you guys in The Camera Eye.

Yes, we use Skype but we each record our own audio and then Duke Splices them together later.  It's the only way to get solid audio all the way around and not have to rely on the integrity of our network connections for audio recording.  Also, it eliminates latency.

wow that makes it all the more impressive, the show always sounds like one seamless conversation, i assumed you were all talking over something at the same time.

It's legit magic.

I didn't realize so much work went into putting these podcasts together. Wouldn't something like Garage Band work to record the conversations (I think at one point Duke said he's a Mac guy)?

You guys are doing an awesome job working with what you have. Keep it up!

It's much more time consuming doing it the way we do, but the audio quality is head and shoulders above shows that do it all over Skype.

The conversation itself happens over Skype in real time, but the actual audio that goes into the show is locally recorded on each person's machine. Then we put them all back together again and edit. Each person's audio is as good as it gets that way.

oh that makes a lot more sense, for some reason i thought bil meant you all record something, then send it to each other for a response to be recorded, and keep passing recordings around until it's finished.

http://www.ohgizmo.com/2006/02/20/5000-year-old-recordings-caught-on-pottery/

wat

So what all do you guys use for some of the recording equipment? Do each of you own a Shure SM57/58 or something? Hardcore enough for Shure SM7bs?

Duke does a tremendous job (and amount of work) with the audio for each episode.

I use a Blue Yeti.

Multiple hours of talk about video game acquisitions followed by earnest (mostly) talk about computer gaming?  A podcast after my own heart, you guys host.

Yeah Duke doesn't get enough credit for all the time he puts into the podcast.  In fact, i want to personally thank Duke with a present...pm coming....

Only an hour or so into the episode so far.
If you don't recognize the name CoinCollector, go to the Steam section of the DB. His name will become very familiar to you.
So far, I believe this episode has the record for saying my name the most. I don't know why, but it always makes me smile.
And "colored baseball" really did make me laugh out loud.


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If you want to wear dresses, we'll still be happy to take your money.

I'm pretty sure there are laws against that kinda thing.

BTW what kinda depraved shiznit are you into, anyway?

Bil wastes his sports references on it. And trust me, I don't take responsibility for anything those two guys have to say ;)

Umm...

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At least he embraces it.

A week or two since this episode has aired other Odyssey 2 collectors have emerged out of the woodwork and a boxed system and complete games are now available at a local flea market. Nupoile, what have you done?!

Perhaps it's time to audition some new co-hosts?

There's a fresh crop of O^2 enthusiasts to choose from, you know.

Speaking of which:


He's joined the ever-increasing ranks of O^2 owners who will, one day soon, overwhelm RF Generation with our invincible army of sheer awesomeness! And when that day comes, we'll make you sorry you ever dissed our beloved system!  :evilhappy:


And it's just for you, Razor Knuckles... just for you.

No one else can watch me... no one else. [img width=320 height=180]http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/UXNXxbe7W6k/mqdefault.jpg[/img]

Not to worry people! This will be the nicest takeover ever! We are going to make things more exciting!!! And, life will be so much easier as there will be handles on everything!

Hey i got a mention again ;D
Game Gaveling so i got a chance to finally sit down and listen to it.

EDIT
FALSE
On the old Pokemons you could trade your pokemon from game to game to game if you wanted.
Trading from Red/Yellow/Blue to Gold/Silver/Crystal would cause some pokemon to actually end up holding items which was not something the older games had as a feature.

Not sure what has gone on since the series moved to the DS.

OK, this is interesting. Was there an import feature you would use with multiple Game Boys and the link cable?

you went into a pokemon center and they had a room which was essentially the multiplayer menu, where you could either trade pokemon via link cable, or battle them against your friend's. i think the item thing was just in gold/silver and maybe later games where while doing a normal pokemon trade sometimes a pokemon would be holding an item when you recieved it.

So would the transferred Pokemon keep their level, or would you just unlock it and have to level it again in the new game?

it kept it's level, it was a trade of the exact pokemon you had, there weren't any sort of "unlocking" of pokemon :P. every pokemon could be uniquely named too, and even that was transferred over.

Would keep its level.

As Crabby mentioned the games had(still has?) much more depth than anyone who has not played them would expect.

I get the urge to play through them from time to time but then i think about how many thousands of hours i already put into them and decide against it lol

I'm really glad i didn't get into pokemon.  That and WoW

At the height of its popularity, I saw first-hand the damage that Pokemon did to people of all ages.

The selfishness, the anger over not getting a holofoil card in a pack, the downright weirdness of the sizable basement-dwelling-fanboy segment... it was just horrible.

I still have occasional nightmares of those dreadful days.

It's a big reason why I got into gaming; it's helped to deaden the emotional pain of those dark times.

'Course, if you want to experience real emotional damage, try spending an afternoon with several Warhammer 40k enthusiasts as they play a battle out. After doing that, you'll get down on your knees and pray for a nuclear holocaust.

But enough of my rose-colored happy-go-lucky outlook on life. How are you doing?

I'm doing fantastic.  I went golfing today, my short game needs a ton of work, but still had a great time.  The only card i had to deal with was the score card and you wanna talk about depressing....

If ya wanna work on your short game, why not try miniature golf?

It'll also help improve your timing, especially at the windmill.

I was/am a Magic The Gathering man myself in fact that’s about the only “finds” I’ve been getting lately I guess I should join a Magic forum to show them off. I hope I’m not considered a basement-dwelling-fanboy now, even though I probably am. ;D

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Agreed! After about the first 30 minutes I would start looking for the Ion cannon buttion.

I finally finished listening to the episode. For next year's donor prize, I say Bil hums the entire soundtrack to Super Metroid and records it for anyone who donates above $50. I know I'd pay $50 for that anyway.

If he pays me $50 to listen, I just might consider it.

I make no promises, however.

Somehow I forgot the link to Arcade Gear, the import shop mentioned in the show. It will be added to the show description, but in the mean time: http://www.arcade-gear.com/

I wish I had the time to listen to the podcast...

Xbox 360 allows for custom soundtracks... you can always listen while you play!

Yea R-Type LOVE!

Yes i still have not finished the cast. Haven't been able to actually listen to 12 or 13 all the way through yet.

EDIT
Really late to the party. Someonehas probably already filled you guys in...

Mortal Kombat 4 was the last to be numbered.
Deadly Alliance was MK 5. The blade artwork on the front made a roman numeral-esque 5.
From here on numbering in any fashion stopped. It wouldn't have made sense anyways. UMK3, Trilogy, Tournament, Mythos, Special Forces and Shaolin Monks all broke the number system anyways,

Deception was 6
Armageddon 7
vs. DCU "8"
Mortal Kombat 2012 was "9"

You know it.


I knew I had seen a roman numeral 5, but didn't realize it wasn't in the official title.

I messed up above on the date for the MK series revamp... Shame on me.