posted by Chris on August 25, 2008 5:49 PM in Podcast
We're back this week, with Chris, Jinny and Qais. Relaxed, refreshed and instilled with the potential energy surrounding PAX these geeks are here to talk about the upcoming convention, as well as select items from this week's news, and your letters read on air. We discuss what games we think deserve the Mega Man 9 treatment, and Qais rants about politics a bit. But only for a bit! And then Chris rants about a comic book. But only for a bit! These things happen. Please enjoy.
First off, to get it out of the way, I personally have no problem whatsoever with Mega Man 9. I watched the ad and was convinced it was just a really, really impressive fan project. When I saw it will be covered by whatever system you're on, then it suddenly kicked in, "Holy Fishsticks, this is happening".
Second, I actively look forward to the fan whining.
See, fan whining is probably one of the most amusing things on Youtube, forums and real life, to be honest. Fans like to whine. Listening to fans whine about their necromantically extended adolescence's tiny little bumps to the exclusion of EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE PLANET is seriously the most fun you can have. Anime nerds whining about Adult Swim nerds, Final Fantasy nerds whining about Xbox nerds, Watermelon Humping nerds whining about Carrot Dildo nerds. It's great stuff.
I, personally, look forward to the Mega Man nerds whining about this. I look forward to every single little jot and tittle of their wasted lives laid forth for me to psychoanalyze over and over again.
Thirdly, maybe there's still hope for Ducktales 3.
posted by Chris on July 7, 2008 5:58 PM in Podcast
This week's podcast is weird. If you thought The Weekly Geek was already a crazy, mixed-up sort of video game blog, this podcast will re-enforce that astute observation. Your hosts Chris, Qais, Ross and Jinny discuss what they think is going to be shown at this year's E3 and if the event even matters anymore. They also talk about geek rites of passage, such as Chris' revelation that he just saw Blade Runner for the first time. A new book on nerds is discussed, dissected and judged for its cover, and they introduce a brand new geeky obsession: sous-vide cooking. Enjoy this week's podcast, for it is delicious.
posted by Chris on June 30, 2008 6:44 PM in Podcast
Dear Sir or Madam,
Enclosed you will find a special extra-long edition of The Weekly Geek with such personalities as Qais, Chris, Jinny and Ross discussing issues pertinent to your life. Have you ever wondered how Rock Band 2 might compete in this growing market of music games? Now you can know! Have you ever dreamed about Diablo III? Well dream no more! Do you believe that the record industry is crazy, and did you find this out from the magical talking cat in your closet? I, uhh... no actually that's weird. Enjoy these subjects, your questions answered on air (read with optional funny voices) and a bonus secret word section in this week's fabulous (did I mention free?) podcast.
While this same kind of list has been making the rounds this week, I SWEAR I've had the idea in my mind for a while. Honest!
Everyone has played those games that just rock your world. It rocks your socks clean off but they're so FREAKING HARD. This is the official Weekly Geek Top 5 Difficult and Awesome Games list. Because there are some games that are just so completely mindblowingly difficult, but we still play them. Because we hate ourselves. Hit the jump for our list, and post a comment with your own list!
How do you fix an old NES cart that just won't play? Ask anyone between the ages of twenty and about thirty-five, and they'll say the same thing: blow in it. Blowing in an NES cartridge is so iconic, that there have been t-shirts manufactured depicting the process, so that in wearing said t-shirt you can identify your geeky bretheren. Another method of identification is asking for "The Code". I speak, of course, of the Konami code. Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start. Made famous as the 30 lives code in Contra, it's been featured on a shirt of its own, on The Daily Show, and even as the title of a Deftones song (A and B are transposed, but the spirit is still there). Indeed, the verification of the code is as important as being able to recite it. Get one part wrong and you may get your geek card taken away. As members of this generation grow older, get jobs, disposable income and time, they seem to become more and more obsessed with this brand of video game related nostalgia. What makes us yearn for childhood? Is this need to reflect unique to our generation, or do our parents and grandparents share similar obsessions? A fierce amount of brand loyalty, recently reflected in the console wars, seems to be brought on by this retro-gaming infatuation, and it has caused the industry to take notice and do what they do best: make money.
Even though blowing into the NES cart really did no good in getting that clunky old gray box to work (in fact, it most likely worsened it by oxidizing the circuit board with filthy spittle), we all did it. It was universal. We all have fond memories of sitting down and attempting to play Zelda, having to work the console a bit, and then spending hours scouring labrinthyne dungeons and stabbing spider things with wooden swords. These fond memories are comforting, and we can recreate them with retro gaming. The big three game companies are capitalizing on the retro gaming craze, Nintendo with their Virtual Console, Microsoft with the Live Arcade and Sony with their... whatever they are calling their online service. Each system allows you to purchase and download old games with the intent to relive those warm fuzzy moments (sans blowing). You can even mimic the good ol' days with classic controllers, even joysticks that you plug directly into your TV to play Pac-Man. Hot Topic capitalized on our obsession by coming out with t-shirts that have old video game characters on them with "witty" phrases such as "Byte Me". HAH! HILARITY! All the while, we eat it up.
posted by Chris on October 2, 2006 8:31 AM in Podcast
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