Fantastic Neighborhood Podcast

Wait for the stinger after the credits to understand the show title. It is a big week or 2 for gaming, movies, and more. The line up this week includes Plants Vs. Zombies 2, El Shaddai, GTA5, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Kick Ass 2, and Riddick. Phew. It is exhausting to like this much stuff. In Gameclub we play Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. At least Fred does. Jon may be hiding in a corner. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy - Common Rider - Carry On - Amnesia - A Machine For Pigs OST - Mors Praematura - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - Invader Invader - Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go - Cinema (Skrillex Remix) Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:00:57 - Intro 0:03:25 - Consumption Junction 0:53:33 - Game Club: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 1:01:43 - The Outro

Apparently we have a lovechild, and it's not this show. On this episode we watch I am Street Fighter, go to PAX Prime, get confused and angry at Project X Zone, anxiously await Grand Theft Auto V, and get our monthly dose of Vin Diesel. How much did you do this week? In Gameclub we play Murder Pikmen (Overlord) and question why. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy - Kollektivet - Compliments - Ylvis - The Fox - White Zombie - Super Charger Heaven - Beta Club Field Trip - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Chiptune cover) Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:01:00 - Intro 0:05:55 - Consumption Junction 0:44:20 - Game Club: Overlord 0:56:34 - The Outro

Apparently Jon did not leave the show quite as much as we thought, but he really needed an outlet to talk about the games he played this week, including Saints Row IV and Dragon's Crown. Fred recaps his Gencon trip and they both go to see The World's End. There are also several Dubstep emergencies. Gameclub this week was the absolute fantastic puzzle platformer Thomas was Alone. We get all choked up about these blocks. This is a big recommend if you have not played it yet. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Rancid - Dead Bodies - David Housden - Escape From the Thomas was Alone OST - Porter Robinson, Mat Zo ft Daft Punk - Easy Time (Corporate Slackrs Mash-Up) Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:01:00 - Intro 0:04:13 - Consumption Junction 0:43:11 - Game Club: Thomas was Alone 1:03:49 - The Outro

Between the combination of my FIOS service being down and Gencon, The show is late. I am posting this from Panera Bread. Jon joins us on this episode to talk about his Fast and Furious addiction, Fred gets his Shadowrun Returns on, see Elysium, and general good times. Gameclub this week is Gods Will be Watching. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes.   Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Jaguar Shark - EWR to LHR - Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag - Katy Perry - Roar - Adventure Club - Gold Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:01:20 - Intro 0:03:43 - Consumption Junction 0:41:00 - Game Club: Gods will be watching 0:33:35 - The Outro

Those are sorta real words. Remember guys, its not the length of the podcast that matters, it's the girth. And this one is girthy.... with awesome. On this episode Fred is only 4 months late to Bioshock Infinite, but remember, late to one mans game is early for its DLC. Fred also gets his streetpass on in a big way with four (three) new streetpass games on 3DS. In gameclub, Fred talks about the finer points of the apocalypse and zombies. No it's not the walking dead, this week we played Deadlight! As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Big D and the kids table - Good Luck - Spring Heeled Jack - Addicted - Killbot - Sound Surgery Segments: 0:00:00 - News reel 0:03:00 - Intro 0:03:53 - Consumption Junction 0:20:37- Game Club: The Walking Dead - 400 Days 0:31:17- The Outro

In case you didn't know, we love movies here at Fantastic Neighborhood. Which is why it is so strange that we would watch so many bad ones. Since the last time we met we have seen Pacific Rim, Man of Steel, Battleship, and Pitch Perfect  (seriously.) Gaming this week includes Hawken and Duel of the Planeswalkers 2013, and the usual smattering of nonsense. In gameclub, Jon is back and we are ready to talk about The Walking dead: 400 Days. We play the hell out of this game, straight up good times and spoliers! As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Tim Timebomb and Friends - Living in a Dangerous Land - The Aquabats! - Just can't lose - LL Cool J - Mama said knock you out - Protohype & Getter - The Peak Segments: 0:00:00 - Something that happened 0:02:57 - Intro 0:04:23 - Consumption Junction 0:31:25 - HYPE! 0:37:03- Game Club: The Walking Dead - 400 Days 1:21:15 - The Outro

So to explain this episode, I leave it to my man Jeff: Yep. So we do not have a full episode this week. There will be some articles up before the next full show so hopefully that will tide you over, but in additon to that, here is a preview clip of a new segment we have been working on!  

Have you ever hated a game with such vigor it becomes the motivating force in your life? Just wondering. In this episode Fred plays Project X Zone for several hours, and he is almost past the tutorial levels. In our new segment, we get Googles take on famous video game speeches. Game club this week is Sunday Morning RPG. Get your Trapper Keepers ready. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Project X Zone - Silent Approach - Unicorn Kid - Pure Space - Flobots - Handlebars - EXCISION and DATSIK - Deviance Segments: 0:00:00 - An opening news event 0:02:26 - Intro 0:03:32 - Consumption Junction 0:19:10 - Google take on famous video game speeches 0:29:10- Game Club: Sunday Morning RPG 0:41:41- The Outro

It's me. Fred. Here hosting the show by myself. The only one. You probably just thought to yourself "oh boy, that could get weird." You are correct to think that. On this episode we play Electronic Super Joy, some new levels in Rayman Jungle Run, and a bunch of new games on OUYA including You don't know Jack, Deep Dungeons of Doom, and One Tap Hero. We launch a new let's play segment, where Fred does a live play through of a game he wouldn't normally expose himself. On game club, we play The Ball and talk about the finer points of ancient Aztec ball rolling. Lastly in the outro, we do some Q&A with the community, and hear from an old dear friend. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - Savant - Megaboy (Original Mix) - Garfunkel and Oates - The Loophole - Green Day - All by myself - Slugworth - On My Side - Tim Armstrong - Into Action - Knife Party - Centipede Segments: 0:00:00 - An opening of sorts 0:02:19 - Intro 0:03:53 - Consumption Junction 0:20:47 - Let's Play!! 0:25:39 - Game Club: The Ball 0:35:17 - The Outro

The modern day renaissance man Jon "Spit Thumbs" Anderson. Born to a family of feral bobcats, at the age of 8 Jon escaped to the big city and start his gaming career. Jon managed to enlighten and entertain us all with his rapier wit, stunning fashion sense, and his knowledge on the art of the video game. Since his departure is now official, we look back and remember some of the fondest moments we shared together. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes.  

Don't Cry. We promised ourselves we wouldn't cry. This is Jon's last full episode of the show. He is setting out from the shores of NYC, setting out on just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise. But before he goes we get in one last episode. We talk about Fred's new Ouya and what it needs to do to survive, some movies Jon watched, and there was something else happening too, what was it? Oh yea. E3. E3 is happening and we talk about some of the all new titles we saw, what we want, what disappointed, and more. In game club we forget to tell everyone that there are some spoilers, and then we spoil the hell out of the end of the game. Lastly we wax philosophically about the past 69+ episodes we have done, the friends we have made, and more. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music - There was a theme at some point, where everything played was a cover of a song about someone leaving. That fell apart. Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies - Leaving on a Jet Plane Eric Cartman - Come Sail Away Mirrors Edge 2 OST Nightparis Remix Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird Excision - Brutal Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold open 0:01:25 - Intro 0:05:07 - Consumption Junction 0:23:50 - E3 Hype and Coverage 0:56:37 - Game Club: Escape from Butcher Bay part 3 1:05:50 - The Outro

We know that Vin Diesel week was last week, though it seems to have stayed with us a bit. In this emotionally charged episode, Jon has some very important news. In Consumption junction we talk about Fast 6 on iOs, Project X Zone, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Shitty pop being the new punk rock, New York Radio stations, and much much more. We kinda go places. In Hype Banana cluster, we talk about some upcoming titles, some of which may have Dubstep guns in them, and some tragic news of an untimely gaming related death. Finally gameclub sees us return to Butcher bay, only to try to escape once more. Music Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" I Fight Dragons - Heads up, Hearts Down Taylor Swift - 22 Ludacris - Get Back Public Enemy - Fight The Power Destroid - Funk hole Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold open 0:01:35 - Intro and some news 0:09:00 - Consumption (tangent) Junction 0:42:00 - Hype Banana Club and an obituary 0:58:16 - Game Club: Escape from Butcher Bay part 2 1:15:52 - The Outro

Welcome to Vin Diesel week here in the hood. Now you may be asking yourself, what does Vin Diesel have to do with video games? Don't ask questions, we're here to race. Besides being the principle owner of Tigon Studios and starring in a ton of games, he doesn't have much more to do with them, but his bald majesty is still our focus this week. We launch right into Consumption Junction this week with the "Films Du Vin" ©, an emotional exploration of the film career of the post-modern action savant, including such memorable silver screen gems as The Chronicles of Riddick, Fast and Furious 6, The Fast and the Furious, and Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift (Still trying to get the order right). Jon tries every Fast and Furious game he can find, including Fast and Furious: Showdown for Wii U. In Game Club, we try to imbibe the very digital essence of Vin in the first third of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Ba:, a raucous joyride through one of the universe's most notorious "slams." We dissect the game and its commentary on the prison state. We end the show with some questions about Vin to our resident Vin expert, or Vinspert as we like to call him. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. All the music this week is from various Fast and Furious soundtracks. Segments: 0:00:00 - As cold as Riddick Opening 0:00:54 - Introduction to Vin Diesel week 0:03:00 - Consuming Vin 0:28:50 - A brief Vintermission for some non Vin thing 0:32:44 - Game Club - The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay 0:47:34 - We bid you a fond farewell in the spirit of Vin

You know this episode is all Xbox One. It had to be. We get a very special call from some very special time travelers who had/have/will have some predictions about the console. Is it always on? Is there a bald explosion? We'll answer these questions and more when we open our "sealed envelope" predictions and face palm with how wrong we are/were/will be. Shit. Time travel is confusing. Besides that, we wrap up the Duke Nukem Forever Game Club. Thank goodness. Next week's Game Club will be the first third of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. If you'd prefer to get us on Tumblr, we are there. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" Daft Punk - "Instant Crush" The Menzingers - "The Obituaries" The Prodigy - "Breathe (Zeds Dead Remix)" Segments: 0:00:00 - Intro 1 0:00:39 - Intro 2 0:05:00 - Xbox One 1:13:07 - Game Club: Duke Nukem Forever (part three) 1:32:03 - Outro      

Jon is out this week so our good pal C.J. Kershner joins the Hood! This week, we get deep into Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - where it works and where it doesn't. We talk a lot about the inner workings of the game industry, so this is good for all you guys who like to look behind the curtain. Then we move on to things we are hyped for... In our Banana Phone segment. As always, you can reach us at letters@fantasticneighborhood.com, or by calling 720.HOODIE.6 (720.466.3436). Follow Fred, Jon, CJ, & the show on Twitter, and like us on Facebook. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Anamanaguchi - MEOW Raffi - Banana Phone Power Glove - Power Core Singularity - Ness Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold open 0:00:46 - Intro 0:02:59 - Consumption Junction 0:34:03 - Banana Phone 1:04:30 - Game Club: Duke Nukem Forever part 2 1:33:38 - The Outro, Some Dubstep, and outtakes