Player One Podcast

This week! CJ & Phil! Plus intermittent Greg flurries! We start the podcast with two Gregs, then go down to one, then back up to two for a short while before finishing it off again with just one. Yet we still manage to somehow discuss a slew of games including Resident Evil 5 (demo), Far Cry 2, Gravity Bone, Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank Quest For Booty, Prince of Persia, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, The Maw, Fable II, and Perfect Dark Zero (ah-yep).Quick spoiler warnings during this week's episode:The Maw (between 46:20-46:56)Fable II (between 1:30:00-1:37:10)Next week's episode will feature a Game Club segment on Rare's Banjo-Kazooie, available on the Nintendo 64 or Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). Drop by our forum to discuss the game with us or leave a message about it on our voicemail. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Gravity BoneClosure

In this episode of the Player One Podcast you will hear not one, not two, but FOUR people talking about the games they played this week. Once again it's CJ, Phil and Gregs Sewart and Ford, discussing games such as: Fable II, Final Fantasy III, Half-Life/Half-Life 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Gears of War 2 and The Maw.In addition, in this episode we announce the opening of our real website at playeronepodcast.com and the return of the Game Club -- which this time will be Banjo-Kazooie (N64). It's also available on your Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft points. Share your comments with us via our site or voicemail line by Feb. 6 and we'll read/play 'em during the segment on the game in that week's show.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week Gregs Ford and Sewart join CJ and Phil to talk about games! In this action-packed episode you'll hear us talk about Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto IV, Fable II, Half-Life 2, F1 2001, Rock Band 2, Burnout Paradise, Loco Roco 2 (demo), Pirate Booty (bootleg NES cart), Prince of Persia and Fusion Fall, among others.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Greg Ford's page on 1UP.comGreg Sewart's Wordpress blogMudron's EGM artExcelsior Studios1UP.com: Street Fighter IV Live StreamPhil's birthday gift: New Anticipation box artRetrozoneChris "CJ" Johnston's TwitterGreg Sewart's TwitterPhil Theobald's page on 1UP.comYouTube: Dolemite trailerYouTube: The Dark Knight 8-bit

No game talk this week. Instead, we dedicate the whole episode to talking about EGM's closure and the 1UP layoffs in the wake of Hearst/UGO's purchase of 1UP.com. In addition to regular hosts Chris "CJ" Johnston (ex-EGM News Editor) and Phil Theobald (ex-EGM editor and former GameNow Reviews Editor), we welcome a couple more ex-Ziff guests to the program: Kevin Gifford (ex-1UP editor and gaming magazine expert/Magweasel), Greg Sewart (ex-EGM Previews and Reviews Editor), Greg Ford (EGM Managing Editor), and Andrew "Skip" Pfister (ex-EGMer, GMRer and 1UP.com Reviews Editor/Podcast Producer).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Andrew "Skip" Pfister on TwitterAndrew "Skip" Pfister's page on 1UP.comGreg Ford's page on 1UP.comRebelFMEat-Sleep-Game.com (RebelFM folks)Talking Orange (ex-1UP Show folks)MagweaselGSW: Opinion: Print Game Media - [Still] Not Dead, [Maybe] Getting BetterGSW: Game Mag WeaselingGreg Sewart's Wordpress blogChris "CJ" Johnston's TwitterPhil Theobald's page on 1UP.comJoystiq: Future Publishing experiences increase in gaming mag salesPaidContent.org - Ziff Davis Gets Out Of The GameNeoGAF: Listing of 1UP/EGM folks' blogs and Twitters

It's just CJ and Phil this week in a low-key episode to start off the new year. In it we talk games, our new years', iPhone games, and lots of other stuff. Not so much talk about new games since nothing new's come out. But we discuss a little Pac-Man CE, Katamari iPhone, Rolando, Picross DS, Game & Watch Collection and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, among some others.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

It's a special show this week (in STEREO) live from a Giordano's restaurant in the Chicago suburbs. Special guests abound including Phil's fiancée Dana, Phil's Mom, and Chris Baker. We talk about what we've been playing, our games of the year, holiday memories and oh so much more. Check it out.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:C-Bake's blog: How I Got My Sega Genesis: Remembering Christmas 1992

This week! We welcome ex-Official US PlayStation Magazine editor Chris Baker (currently Manager, Licensed Games at Marvel) to the program to talk games and various other stuff relating to games. The titles we discuss specifically include Left 4 Dead, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dead Space, The Simpsons Game, Doritos Dash of Destruction, UNO, Metal Slug 7, Sim City for iPod Touch and Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Chris Baker's 1UP blogAllGame.comMarvel

This week special guest Anthony Vaughn joins Phil and CJ to talk games, CompuServe, sushi and Back to the Future. Games discussed this week include Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, Fable II, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels, Prince of Persia, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Namco Museum Virtual Arcade, Rock Band 2, Meteos Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LEGO Batman, 1942 Join Strike and Amateur Surgeon.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week! Lots and lots of games, plus some talk about gaming magazines and ferrets with special guest Kevin Gifford. Games we discuss in this episode include Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1, Neutopia, Animal Crossing City Folk, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP), Soul Bubbles (DS), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Chrono Trigger, Prince of Persia, Left 4 Dead, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Rock Band 2.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:MagweaselGameSetWatch's Game Mag WeaselingN-Revolution Beach BallCheap Ass Gamer Child's Play 2008 Charity Raffle

We actually recorded this show last week, mere days after the recording of Episode 109. So you'll have to excuse the fact we really don't talk about anything new and the show quickly devolves into discussion of DVDs and The Real Ghostbusters. But we do get some talk in about Animal Crossing City Folk, Sonic Unleashed and Rock Band 2. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back with a "real" show next week!Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week! Games! And more games! We welcome guest Kirbutashi to talk about the last week's worth of game-playing. What titles do we talk about, you ask? Mirror's Edge, Quantum of Solace, Left 4 Dead, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Sam & Max Season One. Plus, the NXE and Ziff-Davis closes another magazine.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Mega Man Perler Beads

It's that time of year again. Where there are too many great games and not enough time to play them. That means, of course, that with each new release we're just adding to the backlog. But that won't keep us from playing a level or two and discussing them. This week! We're joined by Sega producer Ethan Einhorn to talk about the games we've been playing in the last seven days. That includes: Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Mega Man III, Gears of War 2, Valkyria Chronicles, Resistance 2, Left 4 Dead, Pinball FX, Banjo-Kazooie XBLA, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts and...we probably mentioned a couple other games in there too but you'll just have to listen and find out.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:SegaWii "most expensive board game on earth" (GamesIndustry.biz interview)

This week: We discuss game tapes new and old with special guest Cameron Davis (Lead Designer at Krome Studios). Specifically, Burnout Paradise, Picross DS, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Alien Crush Returns, Sam & Max Season 1 (Wii), Dragon Ball Origins, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Rotohex. Plus, various gabbing about the Commodore 64, Mega Drive, game development, growing up gaming in Australia, and more.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Krome StudiosYoung Einstein movie trailerJacko Energizer commercial

This week: mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast joins CJ and Phil to talk about interactive electronic entertainment, and discuss the game tapes we are all currently imbibing. Those include Dead Space, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Ninjatown, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Singstar Vol. 2, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts (demo), Mirror's Edge (demo), Valkyria Chronicles (demo), Resistance 2 (beta) and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links: The Fanboys LunchcastFrancois Bertrand (Fight for Life)

Due to technical difficulties (explained at the end of this week's podcast, if you're interested), we're publishing this episode a wee bit late. But we talk about a lot of games. Among them--Dragon Quest IV, Speed Racer, Portal: Still Alive, Snoopy DS, Transformers Animated, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Dead Space, Fable II, Guitar Hero World Tour and Little Big Planet. Yes there's some spoiler talk about Dead Space. No CJ didn't like Fable II much. And we spend the last 20 minutes of the podcast not talking about games at all. But there you have it. Episode 105, people! Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week: It's our two-year anniversary extravaganza. We've got guests! We talk games! Which games, you ask? How about Dead Space, Buzz Quiz TV, Mega Man 9, SOCOM Confrontation, NHL 09, Lego Batman, Macross Ace Frontier, Kirby Super Star Ultra, My Japanese Coach, Mother 3 and Little Big Planet. Also, don't forget to change your gamerpic to something Nacho Libre on October 20 (that's today as this episode comes out, so act fast).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week: We welcome special guest Wombat (of the CAGcast) to the show to 'shoot the bull' and talk games. Amongst them are Mega Man 9, Orbient, Lego Batman, PURE, Valhalla Knights 2, Every Extend Extra, Little Big Planet, Rock Band 2, The Club, and Beat n' Groovy. Plus we discuss some of the bigger stories out of the Tokyo Game Show, Sega CD, Night Trap, Jake Lloyd, Action Max...and more. Also, don't forget to change your Xbox 360 gamerpic to you-know-what on October 20. *wink wink nudge nudge*Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:CAGcastCheap Ass GamerUGO Games Blogbit GenerationsArt Style: OrbientWikipedia: Action MaxYoutube: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureYoutube: Altered Beast in 5:53 digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: We welcome special guest Dan "Shoe" Hsu to the podcast. This extra-long episode covers a lot of ground -- the EGM of old (and new), the state of print versus web, Nintendo's announcements from last week (except Club Nintendo...how'd we forget to talk about that?), the games we played and another installment of the review game. Games discussed in this episode include Mercenaries 2, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Warriors Orochi 2, Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD, Rock Band 2, and Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Sore Thumbs BlogNintendo DSiGamevideos.com: Punch Out Wii digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the Player One Podcast we welcome 1UP.com's Jeremy Parish and talk about the virtual worlds we've been immersed in lately. That includes Mega Man 9, Little Big Planet (beta), WipEout HD, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Away Shuffle Dungeon, Chrono Trigger DS, Wario Land: Shake It, Duke Nukem 3D, Samba de Amigo, LEGO Batman and (naturally) Rock Band 2.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:1UP.com: RetronautsJeremy Parish's 1UP blogWired Game Life: Nikkei: New Nintendo DS Model Adds Camera, Music Playback1UP.com blog: Mega Man 9: totally badical

It's our 100th episode! Which is not that much different than the other 99! Except, of course, that we have a special guest along for the ride -- EGM alum Crispin Boyer. On this week's show we talk blogs picking up fake stories from message boards, Mega Man 9, Peter Moore dissing Rare, Tron, Rock Band 2, Force Unleashed and more. Plus, we play guess the game based on the review text of some of Crispin's past reviews.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Sore Thumbs BlogCrispin Boyer's 1UP blogKotaku reports fake story as realCAG: Heard Any Good Rumors Lately?The Guardian's Peter Moore interviews digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Who would've thought two years ago that when we started this podcast thing that we'd still be going 100 episodes later. Yet here we are, and thanks to listener probune and some of the fine people on our forum (thanks to Mudron for the sweet art!) we have a clip show for you this week featuring some of the finest moments of those past episodes. Whether you're new to the podcast or a longtime listener, you might get some larfs out of this 90-or-so-minute stroll down memory lane.And yes, a regular episode is still coming today in addition to this. Stay tuned. digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week! CJ and Phil tackle Rock Band 2, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Speed Racer DS, Cho Aniki, Y's Book I&II and Final Soldier. Plus -- a segment that we recorded at PAX, the EGM review game, where we guess the score we gave a game in the past based on portions of our review text. If you're playing along at home, the issues being used are September 2003 (#170) and June 2000 (#131).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Hardcore Gaming 101: Cho AnikiBroken Pixels: Cho AnikiWikipedia: Cho Aniki digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the show we talk about the very first Mega Man for the NES. Also: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction / Quest for Booty, Castle Crashers, Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, PURE, Too Human, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Rock Band and Tales of Vesperia. Plus one of the hosts says goodbye.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:LevityNYC's Mega Man videoPhil's Mega Man response video digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Direct from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington--a super-sized episode of the Player One Podcast. This week: Thoughts and/or Impressions of games at PAX including Resistance 2, Wipeout HD, Rhythm Heaven, Guitar Hero World Tour, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Ninjatown, Dragon Ball Origins, Wii Music, Tales of Vesperia, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Rock Band 2, Little Big Planet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and Need for Speed Undercover.Plus, a number of segments featuring special guests Shawn Smith (of Shawnimals/Ninjatown), Patrick Klepek (of MTV Multiplayer), Bryan Intihar (of Insomniac Games) and Shane Bettenhausen (of 1UP/EGM). Many thanks to everyone who agreed to spend a little time recording with us.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Penny Arcade ExpoNinjatownMTV MultiplayerInsomniac Games1UPJoystiq: Darth Vader and Stormtroopers Rock to AlanisPAX in a buttshell digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

The regular episode is coming tomorrow, but for now here's a quick tease on some of the things we saw on the third day of Penny Arcade Expo and some of the interviews/audio you'll be hearing when Episode 97 does hit tomorrow night (once CJ is back home and can upload the show without dealing with slow hotel internet). Episode 97 contents subject to change.We did a couple short PodFasts from the show, you can check those out here and here. digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week, we discuss Too Human, The Force Unleashed (demo), Galaga Legions, Geometry Wars 2, Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty and Final Fantasy III DS. Plus: death to quick time events, Phil's new computer and E3 strip clubs.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!Player One Podcast Facebook groupPenny Arcade Expo digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the Player One Podcast -- Bionic Commando Rearmed, Bangai-O Spirits, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1, Star Parodier, Geometry Wars 2, SimCity Creator, Harry Potter, Braid and Super Monkey Ball iPhone. Plus, RoboDyack (thanks to listener Fahrenhype).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Bangai-O Spirits levelsHenry Hatsworth in the Puzzling AdventurePlayer One Podcast Facebook groupPenny Arcade Expo digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

In this episode we talk about a little video game called Alex Kidd in Miracle World, one of the flagship titles for the 8-bit Sega Master System back in the day. But before that, we talk about what we've been playing this week, including Burnout Paradise (Cagney update), Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Soul Calibur IV, Eternal Sonata, Braid, Final Fantasy II, DiRT and Go Go Break SteadyThanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Community Video (Monkey Boy in Tragedy World)Last Room of Alex Kidd in Miracle WorldNight TrapEyeshield 21 Fifth openingUrotsukidoji English dub (includes the line mentioned on the show)Heat Vision and JackBarbara Walters interviews the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesStar Wars song digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

It's an episode full of tangents. Somewhere in between we talk about Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Go! Go! Break Steady, 1942: Joint Strike, NASCAR 09, Final Fantasy IV DS, Final Fantasy II, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2, Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness, PixelJunk Eden and PixelJunk Monsters.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week we talk about E3; going down the press conferences of the big three and discussing their announcements and lineups. Also: the Too Human demo, Chocobo's Dungeon and Guitar Hero Aerosmith.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Jeremy Parish's 1UP BlogHyadain - Super Mario World Western Show (subtitled) digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

In this episode of the Player One Podcast we talk about Super Mario Bros. 2 (the USA version), our 13th Game Club selection. But before that, we discuss some of the other games we played this week, including Song Summoner, Soul Calibur (XBLA), Speed Racer (Wii), Super Monkey Ball (iPhone), Ms. Pac-Man (iPhone), Bomberman (iPhone), Ticket to Ride, Chocobo's Dungeon (Wii), Final Fantasy II (PSP), Guitar Hero On Tour and Beijing Olympics 2008.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Guitar Hero On Tour: How to Rock OutSuper Mario Bros. 2 commercialSMB2 endingSMB2 Wart fight and ending (SNES version)Doki Doki Panic digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

It's a quickie this week. We talk about the PlayStation 3's system update 2.40, Rock Band 2, EGM adding PC gaming coverage, Burnout Paradise, Ticket to Ride, Wall-E and Soul Calibur. The Game Club game for next week's episode is Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Monsters of Megaphone digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

In the first half of this episode, we talk (mostly) new games. Mega Man 9, Metal Gear Solid 4 (spoiler talk begins at approximately 12:00 and end at 29:30), Snatcher, Battlefield Bad Company, Air Zonk, Burnout Paradise, Ticket to Ride, Mega Man Star Force II, the Nintendo World Championship 1990 reproduction cartridge and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.In the second half, we switch gears and talk about Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1/XBLA/PSN/PSP). We did this section of the episode live on TalkShoe to experiment with a little more listener participation. Depending on how well it's received we may do future episodes like this too -- share your thoughts here.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Retro Zone NWC 1990 Reproduction cartridge product page digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: Space Invaders Extreme (PSP and DS), Arkanoid DS and Metal Gear Solid 4. (Yep, that's it.) Starting at approximately 41 minutes in, this episode features MGS4 spoilers through the beginning of Act 4. Once again, we have postponed the Game Club segment on Symphony of the Night until next week.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: Metal Gear Solid 4 (don't worry, we don't talk about anything past 1/2 of the way through Act 1), NASCAR '09, GRID, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, LEGO Indiana Jones, Dig Dug, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, My Pokemon Ranch. We've also postponed our Game Club segment on Castlevania Symphony of the Night to NEXT week, so you've got a little more time to play and comment either on our forums or by calling our voicemail line.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

No Greg this week, so it's just CJ and Phil for a little over an hour. This week's games: Aces of the Galaxy, Roo Goo, Singstar, LEGO Indiana Jones, Wii Fit. Plus we talk iPhone and cell phone gaming, Itagaki's departure from Tecmo, Crispin's departure from EGM, Sony's Qore and Nintendo DS commercials.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

In this week's game club we talk about Metal Gear Solid (PS1). But before that, we discuss Wii Fit, Singstar, Mr. Driller Online, Penny Arcade Adventures, Dr. Mario Online RX and LEGO Indiana Jones.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

A slightly late episode due to the Memorial Day holiday in the US and a few aggravating technical difficulties. This week! We talk about games. Stuff like Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One, Haze, Wii Fit, NASCAR '09, Rock Band, Assault Heroes 2, Mercury Meltdown Revolution and more. Stay tuned after the show for a very...strange...voicemail message. Next week's Game Club game: Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation 1).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: Kid Icarus (Game Club #10). Plus we talk about Boom Blox, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles My Life as a King, GTA IV, Haze, Mario Kart, Rock Band, Defend Your Castle, Lost Winds, Castle of Shikigami III and the Sega/Konami press events.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: It's our longest episode ever by seven seconds, and with good reason -- special guest Trickman Terry Minnich joins the 'cast to talk about what he's been playing and share some old-school EGM memories. Some of the games we talk about this week: R-Type Command, GTA IV, Mario Kart Wii, Taiko no Tatsujin 2 DS, Iron Man, Battle of the Bands, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1, Army of Two, Namco Museum DS and the Nintendo Channel.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Video Game EvolutionThe Trickman Times digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

For the ninth installment in our Game Club series we set our electromechanical limbs on one of the NES era's greatest action games: Capcom's Bionic Commando. Join us in the second (well, third really) segment where we talk all about it. Also: GTA IV, Mario Kart, and a very special audio unboxing. It's powerful enough to make your head explode!Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

When every other podcast is likely talking about Grand Theft Auto IV, we talk about...everything but. Games we talk about this week include Mario Kart Wii, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, GT5 Prologue, Sega Superstars Tennis, Lost Cities, Army of Two, NBA Ballers: Chosen One, Rock Band, FlatOut Ultimate Carnage and Sega Ages: Monster World Complete Collection.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Next week's Game Club: Bionic Commando (NES).This week's link:Hardcore Gaming 101: Wonder Boy digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Games discussed this week include: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Bully, Battlezone, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Fantasy Zone, Dream Pinball 3D, Samurai Warriors 2 Xtreme Legends and (of course, 'cuz when do we not?) Rock Band.**Special thanks to The Fanboys for the intro to this week's show.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Last week, two bombshells came out of Ziff-Davis. First, the closing of the Games For Windows magazine--leaving EGM as the company's sole gaming magazine; and Dan Hsu's departure as Editorial Director. Not a good week for print, surely. We discuss that plus talk Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Ikaruga, Rock Band, Sam & Max, Mr. Driller Online, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Army of Two.Next week we will be discussing Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the Super Nintendo. Check out the Game Club area of our messageboard for more info on that.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

We hope this episode makes up for last week's little April Fools shenanigans. Almost two hours of show this week with an XL What'cha Been Playing and a discussion on Donkey Kong Country (our seventh Game Club title). Games we also get around to talking about in this episode include Rock Band, Blue Dragon, Crisis Core, Hot Shots Golf Out of Bounds, Mr. Driller Online, Opoona, Smash Bros. Brawl and Heavenly Guardian, amongst others.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

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This week -- Soleil Moon Frye's breasts! Gate of Thunder! And a whole bunch of other things, I just wanted to start the description off in a titillating fashion. Other games we discuss: Ratchet & Clank Size Matters PS2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Impossible Mission, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Magical DoReMi, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates and NASCAR 08.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Impossible MissionMagical DoReMi FantasyPinball Hall of Fame: The Williams CollectionSoleil Moon Frye on Fun HouseGate of ThunderThe Johnny Turbo Story digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week we welcome back Ethan Einhorn, Associate Producer at Sega to talk about how he got into the industry, working at EGM/GameNow and his transition into PR and game production. Also -- we spend the first part of the show discussing just one of the games we played this past week, Super Smash Bros. Brawl.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week we're joined by another former co-worker of the crew, Ethan Einhorn--who's currently a producer at Sega and was in the news last week after the presentation of Super Monkey Ball for iPhone at Apple's iPhone SDK press conference. He joins us to talk a little Condemned 2 and Devil May Cry 4 in our What'cha Been Playing segment, which also includes discussion of Bully, Patapon, Burnout Paradise, Viva Pinata Party Animals, N+, FlatOut: Head On and Audiosurf.And in our second segment, we tackle our fifth Game Club game, Kirby's Adventure for the NES--one of the best NES games, and also one of Nintendo's last 8-bit releases.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:SegaiPhone - Super Monkey BallKirby's Adventure commercialKirby's Adventure gameplayKirby Right Back at Ya intro digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

With Greg Sewart away this week, we welcome EGM's Managing Editor Greg Ford to the program to chat about games. Those we discuss this week include N+, Rock Band, God of War: Chains of Olympus, Burnout Paradise, Triggerheart Exelica, Lost Odyssey, Patapon and Chessmaster Live, among others. We also spend some time talking with Greg about how he got into the industry, his extremely powerful handshake, the new 1UP/EGM review scale and more.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:EGMEGM LiveGreg Ford's 1UP blogYouTube: Mappy KidsYouTube: NiGHTS PS2 import trailerBonus Audio - POP Ep00 test digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';