Fantastic Neighborhood Podcast

Sometimes we have great ideas. We'd like to think that "Nic Cage on Broadway" may be the best one yet. This week, we consume some new titles including Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Star Command. Fred mentions that he likes Iron Man 3 and then does not say why, and we talk about some current events on the newly named Hype Banana. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Bloodhound Gang - "Pennsylvania" Lil Dicky - "Ex-Boyfriend" Homestruck -"Nic Cage Song" The Aquabats - "Fashion Zombies" Krewella - "Alive (Pegboard Nerds Remix)" Segments: 0:00:00  - Cold open 0:01:33 - Intro 0:06:05 - Consumption Junction 0:30:02 - Hype Banana 0:49:45 - Game Club: Duke Nukem Forever part 1 1:05:20 -  The Outro, Some Dubstep, and then a thing      

Alternate title for today's show: A 3DS-Sized Hole My Life This week we decide to forgo our normal format and start a college radio station. Or just talk about games, comics, and the next console generation. Game club this week is Starseed Pilgrim. Next week is... well next week is epic. You'll have to listen to find out. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" The Title Fight - "Face Ghost (Touche Amore cover)" The Story So Far - "Things I Can't Change" Pink Razors -"Bigger Boat" Kill Paris - "Catch You" Segments: 0:00:00  - Cold open 0:01:02 - Intro and Consumption Junction 0:31:42 - Next Gen Ramblings 0:57:48 - Game Club: Starseed Pilgrim 1:02:12 - The Outro 1:04:53 -  Dubstep and outtakes        

We are joined this week by special guest Cassie Chui, level designer from the upcoming ElectronicSuperJoy! In Consumption Junction, Cassie describes what it's like to be a masochist by means of Monster Hunting, we have an impromptu therapy session with Jon's rampant Fire Emblem addiction, and Fred FINALLY beats Gears (and gets punchy about it). We also talk about Badland, Injustice, and Poker Night at the Inventory! We have a bit of a Q and A with Cassie about how she got involved with ESJ, what its like to be an indie level designer, and when we can play the game! In Game Club, Fred tries to regale us with his gamer injury story and we talk about The Silent Age on iOS. Next weeks game club is Star Seed Pilgrim! NOTE: At some point we had an audio "flub" where this commercial gets played over Cassie. We will try to fix but not sure if we can, so our bad :( We decided to leave it in because we did not want to cut Cassies audio.   Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Twenty-One Pilots - Guns for Hands Lorde - Bravado (FFFRRANNNO Remix) Envy - Shakestopper   Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold open 0:01:01 - Introducing Cassie Chu, and talking about games 0:39:04 - Cassie Chu and Electronic Super Joy 0:57:48 - Gameclub - The Silent Age 1:07:42 - The Outro 1:16:05 -  Dubstep and outtakes      

The episode title and image make no sense until the end, but they are funny. Promise. Jon and Fred had to Skype the show this episode, but since we are just so super-pro, I'll bet you can't even tell. Topics of discussion include how to raise a family with a dead wife (in Fire Emblem), why the mindless berzerkers of Gears of War: Judgement may be a bit too mindless, and Jon's apprehension towards DLC for Bioshock: Infinite. Jon also shares his list of shame with us, including Dragon's Crown. In Gameclub we play Evoland and enjoy the hell out of it. Next week's game is The Silent Age.   Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Nekromantix - I'm a Hellcat Evoland OST - Boss Battle Music Drix - The Official Power Rangers Dubstep (HOW IS THIS REAL?)   Segments: 0:00:00 - Cold open 0:01:03 - Us talking about games 0:43:45 - Spring fighter coverage with Chris Gsell 0:49:22 - Gameclub 0:59:54 - The Outro 1:04:50 - Power Rangers Dubstep and outro      

This week's alternate title is "Real Crime Stories!" We dragged the studio equipment out to the patio and recorded our first-ever out doors episode! Discussion of Ouya's failing, Michael Biehn's post-Navy SEALS career (Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon), and more Gears of War. An extended community section is followed by Jon and Fred regailing each other with stories of criminals, intrigue, and ..... MURDER? No. No murder. Next week's Gameclub game is Evoland. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. If you don't recognize the tunes, Shazam that shit and educate yourself! Except for the new Adventure Club mix, which is new, so you may not have heard it.      

This week we leave our jobs at the Shclitz factory and make a videogame podcast. We talk Gears, Bioshock, Vector, and Archer Live. Game club for this week and next is Miasmata. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music this week is provided by Murder By Death's awesome Kickstarter-funded covers album. You should buy it. Dubstep is provided by Hadouken!. Cold open 0:01:32 First segment 0:53:26 Second Segment 0:57:00 Game Club: Miasmata 1:16:43 Outro and community 1:28:46 Dubstep and cutting room floor        

Did you go to PAX East? If so, you're one up on Jon. Ed and Fred relive their adventures from this years exposition, so that Jon may live vicariously through them. At least they brought him presents. How good was this years swag?  How awesome was it to wait in line for two hours to see a forty-five minute pannel? What was the game of show? Hint: It involved Diving. And Kicking. This week's Game Club game is Cart Life. Get your anti-depressants ready. Next week's game will be the first five or six hours of Miasmata. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Twenty One Pilots - "Holding On To You" Plastic Bertrand - "Major Tom" Jay-Z "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Tristam and Braken - "Flight" Poplar - "Duck Tales Theme (Japanese)" Segments: 0:00:00 - Intro into PAX 2013 Retrospective - The swag and the games 0:41:48 - PAXEast 2013 Retrospective - The panels and the letdowns 1:12:38 - Gameclub - Cart Life 1:18:56 - The Outro 1:24:46 - The failed Outro    

All I should have to say is Divekick. PAXEast 2013 is finally over and boy was it a good one! Just way too much for one person to take it all in. In this audio blog, We learn about how great Divekick is, the demand surrounding the Cards against Humanity promo, a rare sighting of the Massachusetts Fartlark, and so much more.    

  Welcome to the Neighborhood. This week, we talk about the long road to PAX, eugenics in Fire Emblem: Awakening, and the 2013 award for MOST GRAFFIX. Don't forget to pre-order your four copies of Bioshock Infinite. Oh! And we didn't do our homework, so come back next week for our game club of Cart Life. Segments: 0:00:00 Segment Zero 0:01:16 Segment One: Tomb Raider, Gears of War: Judgement, Little Inferno, Liberation Maiden, Referential Humor 0:43:00 Segment Two: Fire Emblem: Awakening, PAX East 1:07:00 Segment Three: Outro      

We have a Fancy Wine and Cheese party with friend of the show and writer at Ubisoft Montreal, C.J. Kershner (Homefront, Rainbow 6 Patriots.) By fancy we of course mean we dressed like big kids. And by wine and cheese we mean 20 dollar bourbon and cheese. There is not much structure to this show because when C.J. comes on we throw caution to the wind. But we do talk about Sim City, Dead Space 3, Feminist Frequency, TPB AFK, and more HAWT gamer stories. We also talk about unmanned in gameclub. Our sponsor this week is Goatify.Me, Not really but this is a super useful website. Next weeks shows gameclub is Cart Life. 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: Lorde - "Royals" Bayside - "Masterpiece" Metric - "Collect Call (Adventure Club Remix)"      

Are you ready for some fun? We will get to that in a bit but first we have to talk about six strikes, transgender issues, female leads in games, and more. Did anyone get that awesome filibuster joke / topical political reference I just made? Jon and I float in and out of the politics of gaming, and also float in and out of being interested. Sure to excite. On the list today is Dead Space 3, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Tomb Raider, and Dys4ia. Next weeks gameclub is Unmanned Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Misser - Goddamn, Salad Days Flux Pavillion - Scientist Segments: 0:00:00 Intro Fred: Dead Space 3, Fire Emblem: Awakening Jon: Tomb Raider 0:36:10 Game Club - Dys4ia 0:53:00 Outro      

The alternate title for this episode is: In Space, No One Can Hear You Crying. I mean, you guys can listen to this episode all you want. It's not like Jon is gonna care man. Like not even a little. Whats the point of caring anyway, when you just get your heart broken by Gearbox and Randy Pitchford. An embezzlement scandal? Jon's heart lay shattered on the floor. Fred continue to play Dead Space 3 and doesn't like the love triangle. No surprise there, those only lead to heartbreak. We also dive deeper into the music of Aliens: Infestation. Game club this week is The Room on iOS, next week is Dys4ia on Newgrounds. Get your pre-orders in for Tomb Raider, Bioshock, and Gears. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" Mackelmore - My Oh My Bayside - The New Fles Cazzette - Beam Me Up Segments: 0:00:00 Intro Jon: Whatever man, whats it matter anyways? Fred: Sonic Jump, Dead Space 3 0:45:23 Game Club - The Room 1:01:45 Outro      

Breaking news, hoodlums. We've got our reactions to Sony's big press conference. Does this change our results from Marry-Boff-Kill? You'll have to listen to find out. We also discuss our rousing trip to the museum for IndieCade and play Aliens: Infestation for Game Club. Next week's game club is The Room, available on iOS. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" The Maple State - "You Can't Put Two Hotels on Mayfair" The Four Tops - "Reach Out, I'll be There" The Jam - "That's Entertainment" Feed Me - "Cloudburn" Segments: 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:38 PLAYSTATION ORBIS 0:31:55 Consumption Junction Jon: Fire Emblem: Awakening Fred: Dead Space 3 1:14:30 Game Club - Aliens: Infestation 1:28:00 Outro    

Special Episode ALERT! We are quite literally frothing at the mouth (Well, figuratively literally) trying to figure out what the oncoming Nex Gen consoles have in store for us. Instead of waiting for Thursdays episode, and instead of waiting for the rumored PS4 announcement on the 20th, we decide to play a little game of Marry, Bang, Kill where we decide the fate of the next gen based on known, rumored, and probably some completely fabricated features! Want to play along at home? Here are the categories: Backwards Compatibility Motion Controls Regular Controls GRAPHICS Online “ecosystem” Price 2nd Screen Experiences Yo, Japanese Games Exclusive Hitzzz   Music: Savant - "Megaboy - Original Mix" The Turbo A.C.s - Woman (Anti-Nowhere League)    

We made it a whole year with, I would say no more than 5 vicious breakups. For us that's not bad. Not bad at all. So in honor of that we fed the  show notes through Random.org and talked about them in the order they came out in. That is not a joke. In this episode, in no particular order, we talk about Dead Space 3,  Fire Emblem, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter, All Superheros must die, Analogue: A Hate Story, the current Aliens: Colonial Marine Debacle, UFC Trainer, and Fred shares his latest invention! Next week's game club is Aliens Infestation on the DS. 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. Subscribe and rate us on iTunes. And thanks for listening for a year now. We will try to make the next one good, but who are we kidding.