Game Face Radio

Audio quality improves massively from this episode on.

Topics include: 20th birthday of the PC Engine, KOF96 and SNK bosses, Gundam F91 versus Gundam 00, FFXII is busted, the game industry is more expensive than the defense industry. Also, VF5 lag-free?, first GFR shirt, an actual GFR website!?

Also, the feed has moved! If you are using iTunes it should have forwarded you already, and you probably didn't even notice. If you are using another RSS reader, that probably didn't happen so here is the new info:

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The bad news is that there are major Skype audio problems in some sections of this episode. The good news is that Battle 2: Episode 8 has already been recorded using a new method, and GFR will from then on sound better than ever before. Look for that one in a few days.

For now:

Portal (Flash), Jam Sessions (DS), Halo 3 (360), board games on 360, King of Kong, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Coyote Ragtime Show, Mother 3 (GBA), Nodame Cantabile (DS), Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, Family Guy Pinball (arcade), Bleach DS in the US, a $40 demo of Turismo 5 (PS3), how the Wii is doing, and Street Fighter 4 speculation.

Skip the Mother 3 chapter if you don't want spoilers.

Also, the feed has moved! If you are using iTunes it should have forwarded you already, and you probably didn't even notice. If you are using another RSS reader, that probably didn't happen so here is the new info:

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This episode features several prominent members of the most popular (only?) Neo Geo Pocket forum; Sector: NGP. GFR's own SignOfZeta, award wining DS homebrew developer and author of The Exhaustive Neo Geo Pocket Color Software FAQ, Sweater Fish Deluxe, Dive Alert King of the Sea, A-Star, and real life Final Fantasy character Brandon "Insert Credit" Sheffield aka: Exodus, aka: Sexodus.

Here we discuss Touchdown! The Alien Attack (DS), Dive Alert (NGP), console to handheld linking and why it seems to always suck. Also, the popularity of flash carts, what's happening to Sega these days.

Note: Shadow did in fact debut in Sonic Adventure 2.

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Cor blimey, this is a long one.

Stuff we cover this time: Hanatakadaka!? (PC Engine), Garouden Breakblow Twist of Fist (PS2), Hokutonoken and biker droogs (PS2), Final Fantasy XII (PS2), Bully (PS2), the relationship between Astro Boy and Daft Punk, hip-hop shows, Sports are for Shit, and a lot of anime: Welcome to the NHK, Kiba, RE: Cutie Honey, and Cat's Eye. Also, hardware thoughts (Wii, 360 Elite, and big TVs), Taiko no Tatsujin DS, and XBox Live.

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Kaze's Gamer Tag is KuroiKazeX

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya is out in the US. Buy it now! HERE

New shortcut URL: http://www.listen.to/gamefaceradio

UPDATE: I've done some minor audio tweaks to this since last night's update. If you found yourself turning the volume to 10 in order to hear Zeta, but then having your head blown off when Kaze speaks, try this new version.

This time:

Super Robot Wars W quickie redux, Uplink, Tank Beat, puzzle games, what a fucker Ken is, the arcade lives! (...in Vegas) History`s Strongest Disciple Kenichi, Garouden, Asuka 120%, also, new anime...sucks? Anime series endings suck? Greatest Anime of the 21st Century? WTF?

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Here is our new shortcut URL: http://www.listen.to/gamefaceradio

UPDATE: iTunes, RSS, and direct links added (sorry Tommunism).

Game Face Radio Battle 2: Episode 4~Directive B10.81

This time: One Must Fall, one last JUS quickie, Super Robot Wars W (awesome!), Custom Robo Arena is great and Pokemon isn't, Knights of the Force (Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Mod), no more Neo Geo repairs from SNK, Mac Dream Tool, Console Quirks 3: Neo Geo Pocket Cart Slot Fix, Scrabble!

Errata: One Must fall was released in 1994.

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This time: Hotel Dusk (DS), Jump Ultimate Stars (DS) redux and in-depth, Bleach DS 2nd, the death of Nintendo Power (not the magazine), Mother 3 (GBA)...official?!, Shenfix saves your Shenmue experience (sort of), Console Quirks: PC Engine Part 2, the pros and cons of various late model GBA and DS systems, and a bunch more about DS piracy.

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This time, Snoopy vs. Red Baron, why handhelds are better than Killer 7, Jump Ultimate Stars, Bleach DS revisited, GoLion/Voltron in the new Super Robot Wars for DS, VGUG has moved, SD Gundam S.C.A.D. Hammers, Wii region woes, general system banter and Lupin III DVDs boxes...cheap!

Also, this episode marks the begining of our new regular series, "Console Quirks". This time its PC Engine part 1 :HuCards.

Note: Video Game Underground is in Toledo, not Cleveland.

A new season!

This time we cover: Nightwolve's English patch for Y's IV, more music news, free games from Turbo Zone Direct, the US release of Yawara! (a fashionable judo girl) David Douillet Judo, and a summery of the state of the art of DS piracy. Also, Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents, the PS3, and TVTad.

Notes: It seems that David Douillet Judo is a European release. Its availble for Windows, PS2, and Cube.

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Special guest Mister Raroo of undergroud gamezine Game Time With Mister Raroo joins us for this episode. Some audio glitchery takes place in the beginning of this show, but it clears up a few minutes in.

Also, Okami, console reliability and the Chinese Wii, piracy, Final Fantasy 1 for Wonderswan, Pokemon, One Chip MSX, Crayon Shin-chan, Aim for the Top! 2 comes to an end, and Naruto will stop sucking soon! Also, Jump Ultimate Stars, Godzilla 1954, and Street Fighter: The Later Years.

Errata: The One Chip MSX is made by D4 Enterprise, not a doujin circle by any means, it was merely being shown at the doujin event Comiket.

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Substance J makes a surprise visit to GFR's studio and the result is Game Face Radio Gaiden! This episode discusses "alternative" driving games. A complete list is included in the audio file itself. This episode contains many errors. If you spot them, nag us about it here.

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The recording of GFR Episode 19 is scheduled for early this week.

This time: Super Robot Wars OG (GBA), Sony's profits versus MS's losses, Kawa-X!, Radiata Stories, Way of the Samurai 2, Bazaru de Gozaru no Game de Gozaru (PC Engine), Kaze racially profiles Seattle and plays games. Also, Haruhi redux, and a quick review of one of the finest DVDs ever released, Grand Prix (1966).

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Sorry for the noise! This time: relocation, Kaze World Tour 2007, cars as fashion accessories, Midwest OGs, PC Engine, Ninja Spirit, Duel to the Death, Street Fighter, Tengai Makyou II...again, Dragonforce!!!, and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

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Topics Include soccer, and alternative soccer games, New Super Mario Bros., Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, STREET FIGHTER!!! and cutting corners on Sony machines.

Zeta's mic still sucks. Sorry.

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If you have a question, comment, or concern about games, anime, or anything else, email it to us and maybe we'll read it on the show. Text is fine, and if you can record your question that would be cool too. Make sure the sound files are less than 1MB.

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This time on GFR: geeking out old school, Daft Punk, crush fetishes, Still Life, Killer 7, other podcasts, new video formats, Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, and Super Fucking Monkey Ball.

Errata: Zeta is a stooge, and not much of a fan of SNK and Sega it seems since he forgot that Last Blade 2 did in fact come out for DC...in the US even, thanks to Agetech! WTF is up with him!?!

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This time: Beatmania in the US, Last Hope goes multi-platform, Zeta Gundam: A New Translation, Star Wars Battlefront II, and other SW titles. Also: Wing Commander, KotOR, Touch, and how to clear SFII.

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By the way, GFR lacks any user reviews in iTunes. Knock yourself out.

This time on GFR we discuss spring break gaming, the multifaceted reliability of NEC game hardware, Kirby's Canvas Curse, The Old Days, what Manga Man Says, MMORPGs are for shit, SRW OG in the USA, and Sony stuff is unreliable garbage.

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OK here you go. This brings us to an even dozen.

This time we cover winter Storms, Cromartie High School, Bomberman Act Zero, Game Fly, ScummVM for DC, Tekken for PSP, Halo 2 (and the all-new machine and OS you'll need to play it), Emulation on DS, and getting back into DDR.

If you downloaded EP12 last night then you probably got the screwed up version with an extra two hours of blank audio. Re-download to get the fixed one. 64.3 MB (!) is the correct file size.

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This time on Game Face Radio we invite special guest Substance J creator of Sector: NGP, the premier English language Neo Geo Pocket site, and a foremost authority of Fire Pro, and all things ProRasu. Also, HGEWars, Street Fighter Alpha Collection, Animal Crossing (DS) Razor Ramon HG, and the Mash Mods touch screen GBC.

The feed has *moved* it is HERE and on iTunes Direct download HERE

A few technical things:

Show notes are only in the episode now.

File size has almost doubled due to the inflexability of the otherwise amazing new version of Garageband. I'll try to change this in the future. It'll sound better now though, for sure. Episodes are enhanced AAC from now on due to the inflexabilty of the otherwise amazing new version of me. That won't change.

The server has moved. Let us know if stuff is broke.

Episode 10 is up on the iTunes feed, and RSS2.

GFR this time covers our top five games, and anime of all time.

Plus:

A-ko 4 pack for $6.99

Soul Calibur 3 for arcade...a bit late.

Grev's Under Defeat
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PSP is a lame MP3 player. How lame?
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John Lassater on TCM hosting Ghibli-fest. 8:00pm Thursdays.
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