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The sad realization that your Idle Thumbs in-joke will, to most people who get it as anything at all, play as a reference to the Halo 4 launch campaign.
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ja2ke posted:The sad realization that your Idle Thumbs in-joke will, to most people who get it as anything at all, play as a reference to the Halo 4 launch campaign. So what you're saying is he should have stuck to bird noises
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Apr 26, 2014 00:55
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You know, if I could buy it GoD I'd probably have bought Titanfall by now. I've been jonesing for a multiplayer shooter and have no idea which army-mans shooter is the current popular one that's the least broken, and I looove big robots and MOBAs.
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Apr 26, 2014 01:09
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Not that you need another thing to eat up your time but do you ever think about doing a podcast or video series of Hex Crank, Cole?
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Apr 26, 2014 04:07
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I record everything I play, so the video is there. I would love to do a YouTube series, but you're right in noticing that I'm spread a little thin. My day job requires about 50 hours of "creative" work spread over a very irregularly scheduled week. All of the podcast stuff fits in around the edges of that. Time and energy are my biggest constraints. Right now my goal is to keep plugging away at the written articles, hopefully improving with each one. I'd love to reach a regular enough release rhythm that I can free up time and attention to expand it. I'll likely attempt a Let's Play once I get to a game that's more visually engaging. Alone in the Dark might be fun. Edit: Thank you for asking about it. I'm very proud of that blog and it's nice when people bring it up.
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Apr 26, 2014 04:24
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Can I tell you a shameful secret? I mostly "read" Hex Crank via Siri because I work in HR which is basically the highest paid job you can get where you might spend an hour working as a file clerk once a week. If you had a small scale Kickstarter to have your blog read by I dunno goon va Lou I'd contribute at least 40 bucks.
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Apr 26, 2014 05:25
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Has anyone else been listening to Draft Souls? I'm really digging how they just call out bullshit in games, but if you're a fan of that bullshit it could maybe be annoying I guess. They seem to line up with my tastes pretty well though.
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Apr 27, 2014 19:25
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Stan Taylor posted:Has anyone else been listening to Draft Souls? I'm really digging how they just call out bullshit in games, but if you're a fan of that bullshit it could maybe be annoying I guess. They seem to line up with my tastes pretty well though. Considering I can't find them on Google or iTunes, nope.
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Apr 27, 2014 20:54
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Probably Stan meant Daft Souls.
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Apr 27, 2014 20:57
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Man, a fantasy football * Souls game sounds like addiction waiting to happen. Field a team of knights and see who the hell has the sticking power to actually save the realm.
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Apr 27, 2014 21:00
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Probably Stan meant Daft Souls. That's what I get for posting on my phone. Yeah, Daft Souls. Sorry.
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Apr 27, 2014 21:01
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Syrg Sapphire posted:Man, a fantasy football * Souls game sounds like addiction waiting to happen. Field a team of knights and see who the hell has the sticking power to actually save the realm. Twist: Its not actually football, Coach Seeker Frampt has tricked you into selling concessions.
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Apr 27, 2014 23:32
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Of note to this thread's interest: Riff from Video Games Hot Dog was kind enough to guest on this week's Abject Suffering. We talk about Samurai Ghost for a bit and then we question what a German person hears when a homeless person speaks. http://duckfeed.tv/asp/35
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Sorry for the inadvertent double-post, but we have an announcement. First, the Shadow of the Colossus episode of Watch Out for Fireballs! is out, and it's really good. http://duckfeed.tv/woff/72 Up next is Killer7, Alpha Protocol (with an interview from Chris Avellone), and then X-Men Legends II. The bigger announcement, though, is that we've launched a Patreon. This is what we're doing to fund the live show this year, and also to continue funding the network to do cool stuff. Check out the rewards, which we think are really cool (~~most notably~~ you can get access to our episodes a day early). http://www.patreon.com/duckfeedtv
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The Super Best Friendcast is probably my #2 podcast right now. I just finished the "Aryan Resurrection" episode, which has an incredible reason for that episode title, and pretty much every episode has been a gut-buster. I got a bit pissed when they started ranting about adblockers, I use one since I've had security issues with...what's the term, infected banner ads I guess? On legitimate sites no less, I think even SA had multiple security issues like that in the past. But they took a similar fire-and-brimstone approach to adblockers as Patrick Klepek did(short of saying adblock users can "die in a fire", even in jest) and it was kinda gross. I'm with Jeff in that these days ads are almost completely useless because they're mostly bogus anyways, I specifically allow the user-purchased ads on SA through but block everything else since the user-made ones can lead to interesting threads. I can understand people getting mad for losing revenue from adblock, but at this point you should start seeking other methods of generating money with your site, such as subscriptions and such that Giant Bomb have, because I really don't think the banner ad system is going to hold up forever, it definitely seems like a bubble that's getting to the bursting point. And I don't want to risk security compromises from infected ads. I also think that the sheer intensity that they talk about everything with probably made it sound like they were wayyyyy more angry about it than they actually were, but I guess that's the power of their enthusiasm when talking. Especially Pat. Pat enunciates like a motherfucker about EVEEERRYYYYYTHHIIIIING! But still, great poo poo and I would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone, even though I cannot give even half a gently caress about real wrestling, they still talk about it with such heart that it's enjoyable.
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May 1, 2014 13:39
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Song For The Deaf posted:The bigger announcement, though, is that we've launched a Patreon. This is what we're doing to fund the live show this year, and also to continue funding the network to do cool stuff. Check out the rewards, which we think are really cool (~~most notably~~ you can get access to our episodes a day early). I listen to at least three of the shows you guys do so the least I can do is throw you money. I supported the WOFF kickstarter and I'll gladly support this too. Keep on bearding my beard brothers!
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ONE YEAR LATER posted:I listen to at least three of the shows you guys do so the least I can do is throw you money. I supported the WOFF kickstarter and I'll gladly support this too. Keep on bearding my beard brothers! This is greatly appreciated! Regarding beards, I'm riding this train until it crashes.
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May 1, 2014 17:26
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Ohhhhh daaaaamn. New Tone Control just went out, with guest Ken Levine. Pretty excited for this one.
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May 1, 2014 18:04
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drat Jake I had the exact same reaction/emotions about both the ET thing and the Star Wars cast thing. I know a lot of people in real life that actually got excited about it and it really confused me. I guess they loved the urban myths, but I think we've all known about it because of the articles published about it.
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Oh yeah, I loved that discussion. So much of "nerd culture" poo poo is just endless hype for stuff I don't give a poo poo about. Also I'd love to see a fuckin Von Trier spiderman movie.
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May 1, 2014 18:18
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Song For The Deaf posted:The bigger announcement, though, is that we've launched a Patreon. This is what we're doing to fund the live show this year, and also to continue funding the network to do cool stuff. Check out the rewards, which we think are really cool (~~most notably~~ you can get access to our episodes a day early). Signing up for your patreon was a no-brainer for me (I listen to the vast majority of the duckfeed podcasts), but I'm kinda disappointed it's not another Kickstarter, because during your last one I spent several minutes seriously struggling over sending in my real name (which I ultimately did) or filling out the Kickstarter survey as "I have a big butt and my butt smells and I like to kiss my own butt". I'm only saying this now because this may be the only time/place that anecdote is remotely germane.
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You know, I was on the fence, but then Gary breaking it down Slater-style had me convinced. I guess I'm 3/3 on regularly giving money to people who make podcasts I enjoy now. Suck it, advertisement guys who say people won't pay for podcasts!
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May 1, 2014 19:48
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Twitch posted:I'm kinda disappointed it's not another Kickstarter, because during your last one I spent several minutes seriously struggling over sending in my real name (which I ultimately did) or filling out the Kickstarter survey as "I have a big butt and my butt smells and I like to kiss my own butt".
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Stan Taylor posted:Ohhhhh daaaaamn. New Tone Control just went out, with guest Ken Levine. Pretty excited for this one. You didn't mention that it was the final Tone Control at least for a while. Upsetting!
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TetsuoTW posted:As someone who didn't let his better nature win that particular battle, I have to say hearing Kole lose his poo poo when reading my "name" out was the best. Were you Weedlord Bonerhitler? If so, you know my Love Language (a language consisting of nothing but Weedlord Bonerhitler repeated over and over again).
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More late 'Hardware Peripherals" chat! I know you guys mentioned the Dreamcast keyboard, but did you mention the monstrosity that was the Gamecube keyboard controller?  I believe it was only ever useful for Phantasy Star Online, which I never played. I imagine that there is a large amount of text entry in that game that is made easier with a full keybaord instead of an on-screen one? Or was the keyboard actually required? And I think you mentioned the Super gameboy, (which I totally invented when I was 10 about a year before it was ACTUALLY released. gently caress you for stealing my idea, Nintendo! t  ) but did you mention its Gameboy Advance/Gamecube cousin, the Gameboy Player? And going along with the "Gameboy Advance + Gamecube" family is the link cable:  Mildly useful if you wanted to be a dick and drop bombs on your friend as Tingle, but also all but required for Four Swords Adventure or Final Fantasy: Crystal Tactics. Fun note: The original version of the cable was designed for the original Gameboy Advance, and was thus too wide to use for the Advance SP. It would cause the L and R shoulder buttons to be permanently pressed down.
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I love GameCube peripherals. I'm sure I've seen somewhere that a crew actually used five gamecubes with four GBA players and a copy of Crystal Chronicles to do the ultimate setup of that game, but now I can't find it.
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DrBouvenstein posted:And going along with the "Gameboy Advance + Gamecube" family is the link cable: Cool note about this, the "Tingle Tuner" feature for Wind Waker was used by speedrunners for a glitch known as the "Zombie Hover". Essentially, if you lost all your health a specific way, you could mash your controller to hover and skip some really large portions of the game. Problem is, as soon as you touched ground, you'd die. However, Tingle Tuner allows you to purchase hearts and heal immediately. So speedrunners zombie hover to where they need to be, quickly use the GBA to give themselves some health, and land safely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUTPINL7UQs
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The Gameboy player was probably the best peripheral I ever had for a console, because it allowed me to experience the majesty that is Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow.
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ja2ke posted:I love GameCube peripherals. Are you thinking of this LoZ: Four Swords playthrough? 
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May 1, 2014 22:35
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Possibly yes! That was probably way more fun than playing 5 system FF:CC.
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May 1, 2014 22:48
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Idle Thumbs please talk about Mad Men at the end of every podcast, the show has been on fire these past few episodes. Sally Draper is the best character on the show  Video games!
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ja2ke posted:I love GameCube peripherals. Nobody's mentioned the Wavebird which I adore even without the rumble. And I have craved that keyboard controller for over a decade even though I have no use for it. God the Gamecube's so great.
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May 2, 2014 14:27
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I heaped some praise on the Wavebird in the Hardware episode. It's a very important controller.
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Lugaloco posted:Idle Thumbs please talk about Mad Men at the end of every podcast No, don't.
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Szmitten posted:Nobody's mentioned the Wavebird which I adore even without the rumble. And I have craved that keyboard controller for over a decade even though I have no use for it. God the Gamecube's so great. I have four wavebirds plugged into my Wii still, just for smash bros and Pikmin 2.
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May 2, 2014 16:21
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Lone Goat posted:No, don't. Give iiiiiiin.
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ja2ke posted:I have four wavebirds plugged into my Wii still, just for smash bros and Pikmin 2. You guys should totally do a Smash Bros. stream sometime!
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Lugaloco posted:Give iiiiiiin. i was wondering why i couldnt remember any part of the episode, went back and realized it was all white noise i usually tune out: dota talk, spelunky talk, tv talk
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Jake, these might interest you, I registered around the time Derek Smart first erupted like a festering pustule onto these forums and it was a glorious trainwreck. His ego is nothing short of legendary. http://forums.somethingawful.com/dictionary.php?act=3&topicid=60 Which eventually spawned this glorious thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIn1_9YvGds
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