BRP Surplus: Too Horrid
Joe here. This week’s cybernordic Surplus starts off with some hot and heavy Too Human talk, as Gamernode’s Eddie Inzauto, WiiDS’s Jack Smith, Sinan and myself all offer our agitated opinions. After that, Sinan lets us know which game tries to make you hate yourself, Joe annoys his British friend, and everyone gets yelled at in the end!
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The HD-lemma
Joe here. Regular listeners of the podcast will probably know that I have a somewhat (un)healthy video game collection obsession. While I won’t drop $20k on a gold NES cartridge, I have hunted down some of the rarer gems of previous generations, and have amassed quite the colorful collection of classics. With this lifelong compulsion in mind, I sometimes worry about the HD era, and discussed this very issue during my recent appearance on Gamernode’s VS Node #7: The Resolution Revolution podcast. Modern day games look absolutely phenomenal on high def TVs, but what of the classics that were never meant to be played that way? Are we losing the ability to play those games as originally intended with the move towards plasma and LCD televisions? With certain aspects of gaming–namely lightguns–not being ready for newer technology, could we one day live in a world where Duck Hunt is no longer playable as originally envisoned?
I Got Next: Sporting Drama
After being made aware of it by the GamerDork crew, I also wanted to make mention of Ian Cofino’s excellent documentary I Got Next. The free-to-download film dissects the competitive fighting game scene within America, one that now manifests itself not in arcades but in huge Street Fighter IV tournaments that are attended by hundreds of people. I Got Next shows coverage of these spectacular events, all while interviewing the competitors, revealing the reasons behind their passion for the fighting game scene and their overwhelming determination to be the very best SFIV player.
Episode 22: Reviewers on Reviews - Part 2
This is the second part of BRP’s discussion on video game reviews, with this part concentrating on reviews from the perspective of the gaming audience, enthusiast or otherwise. Sinan and Joe are joined by BRP regular and GamerNode Website Director Eddie Inzauto, and also by the engine and encyclopedia of the WiiDS podcast that is Jack Smith. All manner of subjects from Metacritic to Zero Punctuation are touched on, and again the trickier, more controversial topics are discussed frankly and openly by all involved.
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BRP Surplus: Expletive Deleted
Joe here. This week’s Surplus takes you behind the sullied red curtain of games podcasting, offering a glimpse at the pre-show preparation necessary to keep this ship running at full steam. Sinan bewilders me.
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