Episode 29: Days of Thunder

Welcome back to another exciting episode of the First World Podcast.  Today, the gamers three, talk about a industry old genre of gaming , Racing Games.  Dan, plays Malicious for the PS3, with misanthropic results.  Greg gets behind the wheel of Spy Hunter for his Vita, and is disappointed in Heath for not owning Wipeout HD.  Heath picks up a Neo Geo X, and loves it.  We wrap up the episode with our motion sickness curing Triple Barrel Shotgun Round*.  This week we ask the question, what are the 3 most amazing deaths in gaming?  Let us know below.

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Thanks for listening!!!

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Dan Clark - Editor/Producer/Co-Host
Heath Aldrich - Producer/Media/Co-Host
Greg Braun - Co-Host/ Hockey aficionado

*The First World Podcast and it's Triple Barrel Shotgun Round do not cure motion sickness, I was thinking of Dramamine, sorry for the confunsion. 

First World Playstation All-Stars Melee!

Sunday afternoon I was lying in bed (cause it's Sunday, why get out of bed?) and saw on the Facebook that Sony was having a Playstation on Campus event here in St. Louis at the beautiful Washington University campus. I would say I jumped out of bed and called Heath, but that would be a lie. My bed is very cozy. I did however make plans with Heath and a recent transplant to St. Louis/ new friend Madison to go the next afternoon and see what this event was all about.

First of all, Washington University, like most campuses, is full of odd, one-ways and roundabouts, and of course, no parking. Heath and I drove around like on a quest to find that last dungeon in Zelda, or I guess that last whatever it is Jak and Daxter collect. Finally after about a half hour of searching we find the small village of blue tents, tvs, and a van with Kratos' ugly mug on the side. "I think this is it" I said to Heath. "Duh" he replied.

It was, in fact, it.

The event it self was more what you would see in a mall during the holidays. Guys and girls in Playstation shirts, Playstation sunglasses, and just the right amount of cool. There were 2 couches set up with big screens playing Bioshock Infinite  and Playstion All-Stars Battle Royale. There was also 2 very large screens set up with MLB The Show 13 showcasing the Move controller. The more interesting little screens littering the perimiter where displaying a multitude of PSN games, including a great demo of the new hit Guacamelee! I played that title a bit and found it very fun and I'm looking forward to some more time with it. I also got my very first taste of Metal Gear Solid: Revengence, which I actually found very cool and super satisfying to play. The effect of zooming in on a robot and slicing and dicing him to bits was awesome, though I was confused why Raiden was wearing a sombrero in the demo I played. There was also a bank of Vita's on the edge of the tents, but the wind and very bright sun made them almost unviewable, so I have no idea what they had on them.

The main point of this post is the Playstation All-Star Battle Royal (name is tooooo long!) tournament we got to participate in. Heath, Madison, and I joined 5 other guys who where hanging out in a head to head tournament, with the top 2 players of each round met up in a final round for All-Star supremacy  I chose Raiden, who I had just spent time with on Revengence (and he has a sword so...), while Heath chose the uber-intimidating Parappa the Rapper. I won my first round, Heath did not. 

Kick - Punch - Turn - Chop the door!

In the final round, I made the bad choice of switching up my character and choosing Evil Cole (Infamous) because someone else had already chosen Raiden. Along with Good Cole and Kratos an epic battle was waged in South 40 Plaza...Well epic battle would be appropriate if one guy in an Adventure Time t-shirt didn't decide to MOP THE FLOOR WITH ALL OF US! Turns out this guy (who I had taken to simply calling Adventure Time) didn't have class (or at least didn't go) and had spent most of the day preparing for this beatdown. He was Good Cole and he unleashed holy hell on all of us, until finally it was him with 3 stock left and poor little me down to 1. Guess what happened. 

Look at that smug face of his

Oh yeah, did I mention a God of War PS3 bundle was on the line? DAMN YOU GARY (Adventure Time's  real name) DAMN YOU TO HADES!

Actually it was a lot of fun and certainly did the job of making me more appreciative of some of Sony's offerings and specifically giving All-Stars another shot. It was great to meet some new people (hi Gary!) and of course, get swag. 

Mmmm swaaaaggg

Speaking of swag, we have a bunch of PS3 keychains and $10 off coupons at the Sony online store. If you want any just comment or email us and we'll hook you up! Be on the lookout for more Playstion on Campus events in your town, and to quote the pillow on the couch where I was handed my crushing defeat: "Keep Calm and Never Stop Playing".

Quarter for Your Thoughts

BEWARE! WE LIVE!

Welcome to another action packed episode of the First World Podcast! This week we take a nostalgic trip back to our childhood haunts as we discuss the history and legacy of the arcade. First, Dan's birthday netted him an all expense paid trip to LEGO CITY, Heath discovers the world (and music!) of the hit downloadable game Bastion, and Greg continues to fight the good fight in Defiance.

"I HUNGER COWARD"....for Slim Jims™

Our hormone replacing* Triple Barrel Shotgun round returns with roundhouse kick to the ears with the question: Who is your favorite fighter in a fighting game?

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Greg Braun - Co-Host/ Hockey aficionado

*Triple Barrel Shotgun doesn't replace hormones. Nothing can. Except maybe Slim Jims™.

Episode 27: Raiders of the Lost Arts

Welcome to a very special episode of the First World Podcast.  This week we have a very special episode where we interview Tamara Williamson, a former level 1 QA Tester from LucasArts.  Tammy worked there till the last day that the studio was open.  This is a very compelling story of hope and loss, that gives you a human face to a faceless development process.

Thank you for all the great games.

For many of you, this will be your first episode listening to our podcast, so I will give you a rundown on the format of this show.  We always start of each episode with our Now Playing segment, where, believe it or not, we talk about the games we are currently playing.  We follow that up with our topic segment, where we have a conversation about predetermined topic.  We usually end the show with a fun segment called the Triple Barrel Shotgun Round, where we give three quick fire answers to a very silly question.

If you want to skip straight to the interview, you will find it at time 34:20 and we really get to the Bantha in the room at 60:00.  We encourage you to listen to the whole show, and our past and future episodes as well.

Here is a link to a beautiful Photo Eulogy by photographer Joel Aron.  This a chillbump inducing Eulogy, and I highly recommend giving it a look.

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Thank you Tamara Williamson for doing the interview, and thank you for listening.

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Greg Braun - Co-Host/ Hockey aficionado

Episode 26: Infinitely Casual

Welcome back to another episode of the First World Podcast.  The gamers three relax into a comfortable conversation about casual games, with chilaxin' results.  Dan goes modern retro when he picked up an old original Xbox, and plays the seminal Halo 2.  Greg finds himself in the Heart of the Swarm in Starcraft 2.  Heath has blasts through Bioshock Infinite at obsessive speed .on his first days back from the Big Easy.  We wrap up the episode with our Curative Elixir*, the Triple Barrel Shotgun Round.  This week we ask the question, what is your favorite hidden gem?  let us know below.

Here is a link to the 8-Bit Happy Hour, which Heath went to, and, SPOILER ALERT!!!  It was awesome!!!  If you are in the St. Louis area, you should absolutely go to it.

Good night to relax.

As a very special treat, our very own Greg Braun took the reigns of the editing chair this week, and supplied us with his own original music for the bumpers, so, if you like it, send the checks to him.

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Dan Clark - Editor/Producer/Co-Host
Heath Aldrich - Producer/Media/Co-Host
Greg Braun - Co-Host/ Hockey aficionado

*The First World Podcast and our Triple Barrel Shotgun Round is not a Cure All Elixir... It is just words.