I'm still 4 episodes behind, so will be making another update eventually. He's also restarted the Not So Common Podcast. Joy.
This entire thing is 25,000 characters over the limit, so some of the summaries are split into a second post.
A very late update in the escapades of Pat "Confirmed Coal Burner" Contri. (More on that.)
mega summary:
- The big news: It's confirmed that Pat's ex girlfriend is black.
- It turns out that Reddit post/podcast was correct all along. It must be that storm chick.
- Pat did a Switch livestream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/506607925
- Check 5:06 and he says that "Kiere" is his ex.
- His ex has since moved to Hawaii.
- Pat visited her there.
- Pat also doesn't seem to know that temperate rainsforests exist and the US has two in the Pacific Northwest and Appalachia.
- So much for being an environmentalist.
- She also wanted him to be taller.
- Pat says founder/owner of Jimmy John's is a scumbag.
- (It's probably because he is/was a big game hunter in Africa. Pat loves the zoo.)
- Even though hunting big game is legal in Africa. Game wardens would be killing some of these animals anyway.
- (It's probably because he is/was a big game hunter in Africa. Pat loves the zoo.)
- The Coleco Chameleon saga was apparently the highest viewed time for the podcast.
- He apparently uses being right about this as being some expert.
- (The reality is Mike Kennedy was too dumb to just put an ARM board in a shell.)
- Or the guy he hired was straight-up scamming him.
- Mike also paid Pat less then other writers on his Retro Magazine. Tried to order Pat what to write about.
- (Reminder: Pat promoted the IndieGo scam console.)
- (The reality is Mike Kennedy was too dumb to just put an ARM board in a shell.)
- He apparently uses being right about this as being some expert.
- french court steam game resale ruling
- Pat didn't know none of the Red Dead games are on Steam/PC.
- "They take a year to get on there," he says stupidly.
- (Now they are, but he didn't know that at the time. It hadn't been announced.)
- "They take a year to get on there," he says stupidly.
- Pat thinks this is pro-consumer, but Steam is merely acting on behalf of game publishers/developers.
- This could easily hurt Steam sales, just the way the refund policy implementation did.
- Or devs/publishes will add more dlc or paid-for multiplayer or micro-transactions.
- Pat admits to owning 4 Steam games.
- He also didn't seem aware Steam tracks multiple versions of the same game. (SteamDB lists variations.)
- Pat also didn't know that it was possible to share some games with family/friends.
- Pat didn't know none of the Red Dead games are on Steam/PC.
- Pat continuously gets into shit about the Amico and Tommy Tallarico
- He also repeatedly mentions ProJared.
- Pat apparently kicked his ass at Windjammers and Jared was upset.
- In middle school, Ian got his ass kicked at Street Fighter so bad he stopped playing fighting games at the arcade for 5 years.
- (This is so god-damned funny to me.)
- Pat's uncle John made fun of him when he was young.
- Pat hasn't gotten over it, apparently.
- Ian has another podcast about food: Extra Napkins.
- He's also on another one called Yokoikids.
- I might listen to these, but Ian is boring even when Pat's around. There's probably no material to report.
- He's also making some review videos somewhere since he got a microphone.
- He's also on another one called Yokoikids.
- Pat's never played Link's Awakening.
- In fact, he didn't own a Game Boy growing up. He played Tiger LCD games.
- Reminder, this man wants to write a Game Boy guidebook.
- He hasn't even played one of the best games on the system!
- "sony is getting too big for their britches," says Pat during the Spider-man Returns to MCU topic.
- He also thinks no one knows who Madame Web is. She was in the 90s cartoon and in Ultimate Spider-man.
- Pat recommended Ian pirate a WWE stream.
- both complained about the monetiziation of Mario Kart Mobile.
- Pat says he liked Super Mario Run, but it failed to make money.
- Pat previously complained that he doesn't understand the hate for mobile games.
- On the COD exclusivity deal: "it creates bad blood," says Pat.
- (He had no problem with Epic Game Store exclusivity.)
- AtGames Walgreens lawsuit
- Pat tells how Genesis minis were returned to At-Games for a refund when they didn't sell.
- (Hey, I was right. Retailers didn't eat the loss for the PlayStation classic, Sony did. Pat's wrong again.)
- 66,000 unsold.
- (Retro's dead and so is Pat's career.)
- Pat tells how Genesis minis were returned to At-Games for a refund when they didn't sell.
- Pat complains that WWE is no longer making content for the fans. (Entitlement.)
- french-Cucknadian lawsuit against fortnite developer epic
- pat is apparently an expert on french-Cucknadian law and says it will be dismissed.
- Pat and Ian blame the parents for not monitoring their child.
- (But the game is free and runs on everything. There's practically nowhere someone can go and not be able to play it.)
- Just requiring a credit card to create an account might limit access.
- (But the game is free and runs on everything. There's practically nowhere someone can go and not be able to play it.)
- pat compares this to casinos, saying they are legal
- (The gambling industry is heavily regulated, Pat.)
- In reaction to The Wall review, Pat says Doge Walker's style of "Internet Vaudville" reviews are on the way out.
- Says Norm's documentary style is on the upswing.
- Pat's parents visited him.
- Apparently, Pat's mother's "politics are a lot different than Ian's."
- (I take it to mean she isn't a drug abusing underachiever.)
- They got him sick.
- His mother said it was all in his head.
- Pat's dad didn't ask to look at the guidebook or open it up.
- Pat offered to take them to breakfast on their last day there.
- They just ditched him and went to Denny's. Claimed they thought he was sleeping.
- Apparently, Pat's mother's "politics are a lot different than Ian's."
- Pat has completed his NES, Master System, and TG-16 collections. He's basically done collecting games.
- He even has rare games like the NES Panesian games.
- (I think he has all the rare TG-16 and TurboCD games.)
- (Reminder: He never was a Game Boy collector so he can't authoritively write a guidebook for it.)
- Ian admits he doesn't collect games anymore either.
- Now he's just looking for interesting bits of hardware.
- He did end up with four arcade boards that his boss gave him.
- Pat met Danielle (comics speculator now into video games) at Portland Retro Game Con.
- She came over while Pat was signing guidebooks.
- Laid into him. Yelling at him for his analysis of Chris Kohler article.
- Pat said he made counterpoints to the article.
- "bring me on your podcast" is what Pat claims she said.
- "she's feisty" says Pat.
- Pat told her she was arrogant for telling vendors they don't know the value of their goods.
- Then she admitted she was a little arrogant (according to Pat who used it as justification that he said nothing wrong).
- In the middle of yelling at Pat, she asked him if he had any games for sale.
- Laid into him. Yelling at him for his analysis of Chris Kohler article.
- She came over while Pat was signing guidebooks.
- ea returns to Steam
- They seem anaware that Ubisoft games already require a separate launcher.
- GTA 5 and other RockStar games on Steam require a separate launcher as well.
- Ian says it makes sense to not be exclusive to a platform to maximize sales.
- Pat agrees, but says the Epic cash benefits indie devs. They can stay in business for 3-4 years and make a couple more games.
- (They won't sell on a platform with fewer customers.)
- (This is quite the reversal. They though there was no downside to Epic exclusivity before, but now it can cost sales.)
- Pat agrees, but says the Epic cash benefits indie devs. They can stay in business for 3-4 years and make a couple more games.
- They seem anaware that Ubisoft games already require a separate launcher.
- Pat had major travel troubles getting to Syracuse.
- The short of it is he got up at 4:00 AM on two hours of sleep.
- His flight is cancelled, he goes back home, sleeps, goes back to airport, cancelled again.
- Has to catch a late flight with multiple connections.
- Spent 14 hours from waking up just to get to Syracuse. Plus had time zone changes.
- At Charlotte airport, went into bathroom.
- 70 year-old attendant/janitor in there.
- Pat blows his nose (due to sickness).
- Attendant makes "honk honk" noise after that, making fun of Pat.
- During a WWE in Saudi Arabia segment, Pat insults Arabs by saying the younger ones are more progressive since they are fine with seeing women's shoulders.
- (Day of the Scimitar when?)
- Blizzcon china apology
- Pat says we can't just use our military to initmidate countries, we need economic-cultural victories.
- (Cultural is impossible because Hollywood cucked to China.)
- (Economic isn't likely because we don't have an absolutely vital resource China needs.)
- But we're dependent on China's manufacturing base.
- Pat opposes the tariffs that are an attempt to help correct this.
- Boomer Pat watched an SNL sketch.
- It was about League of Legend livestream matches vs normal stuff on ESPN.
- He admits he doesn't understand MOBAs.
- (Boomers have since ruined the meme since I made this note.)
- Pat says we can't just use our military to initmidate countries, we need economic-cultural victories.
- scorsese vs MCU again
- Pat & Ian come out on Scorsese's side, saying the movies aren't that great.
- Say these movies won't be remembered in 20 years.
- They didn't understand people crying online/in the theater.
- Say there was no emotional investment.
- (Christ, I agree with them. But my conclusion is that the movies are at best mediocre.)
- Adults, like Pat, shouldn't see each one in the theater and dedicate a podcast to them.
- It's stuff for children.
- Even The Mary Sue lost their minds in defense of this shit. I thought they were supposed to make fun of manchildren?
- The legbeards think Scorsese is a racist misogynist.
- (Christ, I agree with them. But my conclusion is that the movies are at best mediocre.)
- Say there was no emotional investment.
- Pat & Ian come out on Scorsese's side, saying the movies aren't that great.
- valve bans CSGO key reselling
- I'm pretty sure Pat's just covering this because he has a hateboner for Valve.
- Pat was angry at IGN's top 100 game list.
- He seemed upset that there went enough PC games. (There were 20 in the top 50, and that excluding some later ports.)
- Pat's just upset his favorite games aren't on top, that old PC games aren't on it.
- Reminder, he went from NES, played SNES a little, then became a PC gamer, then back to NES.
- Pat's just upset his favorite games aren't on top, that old PC games aren't on it.
- Ian admitted he hates the SNES.
- He seemed upset that there went enough PC games. (There were 20 in the top 50, and that excluding some later ports.)
- There's a bunch of sperging about Atari VCS. A bunch of these retro channels have done the same thing.
- The reporting on the Atari VCS is as much a shitshow as the console!
- (This console is going to fail, but the retrofag sperging by various YouTubers is annoying.)
- Complain about the delayed release or the possible embezzlement. The hardware is the least of their concerns.
- They don't seem to understand tech development at all. Even that Register reporter doesn't understand. (See: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/0 ... ect_quits/)
- This is generic hardware development. You basically just give the manufacturer the board specs and components and they build-to-order.
- Any "engineering" is the most basic double-checking. Make sure you have the mount points for screws, the right power adapter, etc.
- Fitting the shell to it is the hardest part. You might need to add vents and a fan.
- This is about the same as proofing Pat's book for printing. Except they didn't need to write the book, just design the cover.
- Or it's like housing plans. There are basically designs you can add or subtract (add a garage, make sure plumping hookups are there). The builder is responsible for making it work.
- If anything disturbs these guys, it should be that ThinkSurface, who worked on Ouya and RROD Xbox 360, is also working on the VCS.
- There were some idiots (not Pat & Ian, other retrofags) complaining that the VCS was scam because there were no RAM slots.
- This guy called The Atari Creep (more pathetic than Pat) claimed it was a fake board that someone just whipped up. (The reality is someone sprayed the Atari logo on an off-the-shelf board. That's the scam.)
- https://medium.com/@atarivcs/the-latest ... 8ed3365231
- Looking at the pics reveals the RAM slots are on the back, just like some other embedded boards.
- Any "engineering" is the most basic double-checking. Make sure you have the mount points for screws, the right power adapter, etc.
- The GPU is whatever Radeon AMD put in the APU. (In a previous article he was confused what model it would be.)
- Atari is not responsible for drivers for it. AMD is.
- They don't need agreements with Unreal or Unity either.
- And I'm not sure why the Register guy thought it would support AR/VR.
- The Register reporter also writes how Atari hasn't paid developers to port their games.
- Why should Atari when this is generic hardware that runs Steam?
- Can it run on a low-end Linux machine? Done.
- You only need to make an effort to port to hardware that's drastically different.
- Even then, some engines/IDEs make it relatively easy to do.
- He also asked why there's no customized linux distro.
- Who's going to maintain it long term?
- He knocks it for not being a "dedicated console".
- It's a good thing it isn't, because it's best use is as a media machine.
- Why should Atari when this is generic hardware that runs Steam?
- This is generic hardware development. You basically just give the manufacturer the board specs and components and they build-to-order.
- Oh, and Pat thinks user replaceable RAM makes it a PC and not a console.
- Well, hard drives in consoles are now replaceable, so does that cross the line as well?
- Pat also brings up the Coleco Chamelon a couple times. He thinks because he was right about that, he's right about this.
- Nothing is on that level, since Mike Kennedy was stupid/naive enough to trust someone who didn't put a Raspberry Pi in a case.
- ARM consoles apparently get the Pat seal of approval.
- Nothing is on that level, since Mike Kennedy was stupid/naive enough to trust someone who didn't put a Raspberry Pi in a case.
And because I have no other place to mention it, the Game Chasers rented an Arri digital camera for their crappy movie. For the rental price of that thing, they could probably buy a bunch of prosumer equipment.
cupodcast 176 (pat gets into fights with Tommy Tallarico):
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- SNES book ships later in October.
- amico intellivision again
- Pat getting into fights with Tommy Talarico and Atari Age.
- "Tommy wants to debate like Ben Shapiro," says Pat.
- (If Pat doesn't want drama, he shouldn't respond it it.)
- He picks fights with the forum users as well.
- Someone insults his weight. Implies pat is a lightweight.
- Completely uncalled for. Pat is clearly an overweight guido with a puffy face.
- He doesn't need to be this combative.
- Just say the market is saturated, especially with media boxes from Apple and Amazon.
- Even if it weren't, most business ventures fail. Most games fail.
- Just say the market is saturated, especially with media boxes from Apple and Amazon.
- Reminder: Pat and Ian endorsed the IndieGo scam console.
- "Don't Tommy this topic," says Pat.
- aladdin/lion king remasters
- [It's boring.]
- Russian Geek dumps Space School ROM
- Pat has never heard of this.
- (So much for being an expert.)
- [They're just reading a Kotaku article.]
- https://www.youtube.com/user/PxlDevil/videos
- Pat has never heard of this.
- evercade
- Pat is somewhat supported of this
- (It's a handheld that takes cartridges holding collections of games.)
- Why carts instead of SD cards? It has a USB port. Can ROMs be loaded via that?
- I'm guessing the "carts" are just SD cards fitted into molded plastic since designing a pin/contact circuit/board would be expensive. This is all off the shelf parts.
- You can probably just crack open the cartridge and put in your own SD card.
- It can save state, so why not load external ROMs?
- Why carts instead of SD cards? It has a USB port. Can ROMs be loaded via that?
- It costs $80.
- It touts an "ever expanding library".
- (It's a handheld that takes cartridges holding collections of games.)
- (There are cheap retro portables out there for $40-50. Just buy one of those. Some can even load ROMs from an SD card.)
- Pat is somewhat supported of this
- stealth dock for Switch kickstarter thing
- ian never got his vertical switch stand from a kickstarter.
- cost $20
- ian never got his vertical switch stand from a kickstarter.
- nba 2k20 gambling
- [they read youtube comments that make better jokes than them]
- Pat says "This is worse than GTA Online's casino. At least that was honest."
- (Reminder: GTA Online's casino is completely unnecessary to play the game. It's just another activity.)
- q&a on fast food
- [Really gripping.]
- The both really like Wendy's.
- Both say Pizza Hut sucked.
- Pat says Little Caesar's was good in the 90s.
- Ian hates it.
- Both like Popeye's Chicken.
- Pat says there are no Sonic drive-ins in the NJ/NY tri-state area.
- He's wrong (again). There's a bunch if you check their map. https://locations.sonicdrivein.com/sear ... york%2C+ny
- They simply weren't there when he was a child. Pat has arrested development and hasn't left that frame of mind.
- He's wrong (again). There's a bunch if you check their map. https://locations.sonicdrivein.com/sear ... york%2C+ny
- Pat says founder/owner of Jimmy John's is a scumbag.
- (I tried to find out what pissed off Pat about him.)
- One is that him/his company put down unionization efforts and/or had non-compete clauses.
- The second possibility is that he shot an elephant. Pat loves animals, apparently, so took this personally. (I'd go with this one, since Pat loves animals more than workers.)
- https://www.peta.org/blog/boycott-jimmy ... eo-hunter/
- Even though hunting elephants is usually regulated in African countries and they do cull herds occasionally to keep their numbers in check.
- He also shot a rhino and leopard. Probably a bunch of other animals as well.
- Those were probably all legal kills as well, considering he has $1.7 billion.
- (I tried to find out what pissed off Pat about him.)
- Pat thinks ice cream shouldn't count as fast food.
- [referring to baskin robins]
- Both shit on Jack in the Box. Ian says it's condiered the lowest/worst.
- Pat says Panera Bread is an overpriced sandwich shop for hipsters.
- [He's not wrong.]
- [Roy Rogers restauant.]
- They wonder if any still exist.
- Pat also mentions he's still upset his grandmother didn't buy him GI Joe dolls at the flea market.
- (Surprised Pat didn't just recommend diners since, like pizzerias, the local joints can potentially be much better.)
- Pat then rounds out the podcast saying he's prepared for arguments/threats over disagreeing with Tommy Tallarico.
cupodcast 177 (Pat goes to Hawaii):
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- [More shitcoin ads]
- pat went to hawaii
- "no rain forest in continental US" says Pat.
- [Pat's wrong, thanks to more environmental bullshit.]
- There's tropical rainforests, but also temperate rainforests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_rainforest
- It includes part of the West Coast and part of Appalachia.
- Odd that a lover of nature like Pat doesn't know this.
- I was surprised when I heard about it years ago, but I'm not an environmentalist.
- There's tropical rainforests, but also temperate rainforests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_rainforest
- [Pat's wrong, thanks to more environmental bullshit.]
- Pat slightly hurt himself on a moderate trail.
- Pat ate local grass-fed burgers.
- He went to the Jurassic World private ranch.
- Saw Gilligan's Island island.
- "That's where they filmed it," says Pat.
- [Wasn't it on a sound stage in LA?]
- "That's where they filmed it," says Pat.
- He ate poi.
- He went to a beach.
- Went to a luau.
- Got some shells.
- [Wearing them in this podcast.]
- [Stayed with his "friend". A female.]
- Didn't he say his ex-gf moved to Hawaii?
- "no rain forest in continental US" says Pat.
- While Pat was gone, Ian stated Playing Monster Hunter World and River City Girls.
- Pat surprised River City Girls was trending on Twitter.
- Ian liked it.
- Pat can't resist a jab "If I don't like it, I can do a 50 minute video on it."
- Pat surprised River City Girls was trending on Twitter.
- the got a genesis mini for free
- [just get a raspberry pi]
- Pat complains about lack of sports games.
- Ian suggests My Life in Gaming for more details that he can't give.
- Nintendo Direct announces games and Terry bogard in Smash.
- Ian annoyed at people who don't know who Terry Bogard is.
- Says SNK was popular in Latin/South America. Says his wife Vonnie could tell you that.
- Pat annoyed people treating Smash Bros. like a Hall of Fame, arguing which character should get in.
- (It really grinds his gears.)
- Ian annoyed at people who don't know who Terry Bogard is.
- new switch games and snes games on Nintendo Online service.
- Pat never played Jedi Knight II.
- Super EDF
- Brawl Brothers
- Joe & Mac 2
- More people played the first one, says Pat.
- [~54:00 Pat is now advertising hair loss treatment.]
- (Perfect for Switch owners.)
- neo-geo arcade stick
- Pat says he might consider getting it if the price is right. (Read: give us a free copy to review.)
- apple arcade
- Pat now says he thinks Stadia will crash and burn.
- (It will, but he didn't think that at first.)
- Pat says $5/month is fair.
- Says that, for some reason, he has a huge mental hurdle to paying money for games on his phone.
- (Yet he still mocks people who don't consider mobile real gaming?)
- Says that, for some reason, he has a huge mental hurdle to paying money for games on his phone.
- Metal Jesus's vid on Stadia mentioned.
- (He lives in area with gigabit broadband, yet still uses Comcast.)
- Pat says he's now an Apple Fanboy.
- Admitted never owning iPhone until 4 or 5.
- Pat says Apple doesn't abandon products the way Google has.
- (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha.)
- There are a ton of people who got fucked when Apple changes things up. (PowerPC to x86, dropping "obsolete" in favor of USB-C, etc.)
- Not to mention proprietary bullshit they pull (MacBooks won't work with generic USB-C to HDMI, you have to buy an Apple-approved one).
- There are a ton of people who got fucked when Apple changes things up. (PowerPC to x86, dropping "obsolete" in favor of USB-C, etc.)
- (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha.)
- Pat says he's having trouble with his "literary phrases" because he couldn't quite remember how to use "dyed-in-the-wool".
- Pat now says he thinks Stadia will crash and burn.
- Dreamcast anniversary.
- Ian got a DreamCast on launch day.
- Rented it a month earlier from Hollywood Video.
- No VMU.
- Just got his wisdom teeth out. Pat still has his.
- Ian's pre-ordered Sonic Adventure was defective.
- Got fixed version on day of wisdom teeth extraction. Played with gauze in his mouth.
- Beat it in 2-3 days.
- Pat's Electronic Boutique had import games.
- Ian wishes he had kept Cannon Spike and other games when he moved.
- Pat's roommate in college, Rocco, had a Dreamcast. (Told same story 5 years ago, he said.)
- Had it at his house in Manalappan, NJ.
- Pat shocked DreamCast Soul Calibur just like arcade.
- Concluded that home consoles were now equal to or better than the arcade. Couldn't hook people into the arcade anymore, he says.
- "VMU was always cool," says Pat.
- Says they should have avoided 32X. Sega CD would have been fine.
- Dropping support for Saturn ruined them, he says.
- Without 32X and Saturn, they could have made it to the Dreamcast, says Pat.
- [I don't think so. Drop the CD and 32X. Saturn would have had more hype. Maybe team up with Sony for Sega PlayStation.]
- Ian had a 6-year love affair of football games. Played NFL2K.
- Ian used 56K modem.
- Impressed how smooth Phantasy Star Online and Quake III were.
- BroadBand adapter goes for over $100, says Pat.
- Ian says still used for classic PSO nights.
- "Sega's swan song," says Pat.
- Ian got a DreamCast on launch day.
- q&a why aren't there more game demos?
- [It's boring.]
- (If Pat and Ian were gamers, they'd realize Steam has Free Weekends.)
- The full game is available for a limited period of time.
- [Ends with more shitcoin advertising.]
cupodcast 178:
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- "no pop culture stuff, no movie stuff" says Pat.
- "kind of a slower week"
- Ian has been playing some GameBoy homebrew stuff.
- Picked up Dangan GB. (Bullet Hell shooter.)
- Ash Ketchum won a Pokemon world championship.
- Pat didn't know who Ash Ketchum was. Thought he was a real person.
- Ian watched quite a bit of the Pokemon anime.
- SNES Guidebook PAL version
- Ian says he might take one for a higher resale value.
- Books shipping on a freighter right now.
- Limited edition with feelies.
- Going to Portland Retrogaming Con.
- Pat also going to Syracuse Retro Game Con.
- Pat saw Detective Pikachu on plane to Hawaii.
- It was entertaining, he says.
- Nintendo Ring Fit Adventure
- "It's terrifying video," Ian says about the demonstration.
- Pat says it looks like something from Black Mirror.
- Pat surprised not being slagged by online critics like the Nintendo Labo.
- "The best fitness Nintendo product out of the ones they tried," says Pat.
- Ian will probably get this.
- lionhearts not a bad movie says pat
- (Probably the Van Damme movie.)
- "It's terrifying video," Ian says about the demonstration.
- analog dac converter
- pat wishes they'd make more analog NT units. he didn't get one.
- billy mitchell
- pat says can't sue for defamation
- thinks guiness might fold and reinstate his high scores
- Ian says he's suing for publicity.
- pat says can't sue for defamation
- [another mint mobile ad]
- gamestop in trouble, says CEO
- loses $400 million
- [Pat struggles with his soundboard.]
- 180-200 stores closed by February
- "I've been in the business world," says Pat.
- Ian says there were three GameStops in the same mall.
- Pat says he's a new CEO, but we got to give him more time.
- 5 CEOs in 2 years.
- "He worked at Best Buy, Target, and Home Depot."
- "there is no subscription for clothes," says Pat.
- (Nike apparently has a shoe subscription service.)
- And there was probably something like Loot Crate, but for clothes. Pat's wrong again.
- (Nike apparently has a shoe subscription service.)
- GameStop CEO wants physical copies to be more convenient.
- [Won't happen with day one 5 GB patches.]
- (There aren't many successful paths open to GameStop.)
- GameStop's other problem is that MMO/Multiplayer games have gained popularity.
- Some people only play these games. Or just spend an inordinate amount of time in multiplayer matches.
- That means fewer single player games to make money trading on.
- GameStop's other problem is that MMO/Multiplayer games have gained popularity.
- q&a most tantalizing video game power ups
- ian says bubble bobble cocktails, martinis, fruit, cake
- also says Kirby's dreamland (tomatoes, lollipop)
- Pat for some reason focuses on eating living creatures.
- also says Kirby's dreamland (tomatoes, lollipop)
- Pat says Ian's choices are pick-ups, not power-ups.
- Mario's mushroom is a power-up, he says.
- Ian autistically argues that "tantalizing" should mean food.
- Guesses the Pac-Man pellet would taste like a Nilla Wafer.
- Pat would like to grow double in height to play basketball.
- Pat said to his ex-once, "what if I was 6'2 instead of 6'10".
- She said "yeah".
- (She was 2-3 inches shorter than him.)
- Confirmed: Pat's ex wanted a Chad.
- [Mario is 5'1" according to some source.]
- Pat said to his ex-once, "what if I was 6'2 instead of 6'10".
- ian says bubble bobble cocktails, martinis, fruit, cake
- q&a does limited run games encourage scalping
- pat says supplies are limited because game companies charge by what is produced, not sold.
- Ian says the supply level has improved so it's easier to get a game.
cu 178 aftershow:
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- Planned app for SNES guidebook.
- Have to fix NES app due to slimeball developer.
- [Bunch of sports talk.]
- 11:00 Pat not from Bergen County.
- Confused when not a lot of Italians outside NJ.
- Every other person is Italian where he's from.
- 12:00 Chat sees NES Guidebook for $100.
- Pat says not to buy it used, wait for restock.
- (Buying used doesn't allow him to profit.)
- Pat says not to buy it used, wait for restock.
- Pat grew up saying "Taylor Ham" instead of "pork roll".
- They're interchangeable, he says.
- NY Rangers is his hockey team.
- "Jersey devils can eat me"
- "ruined hockey with the trap"
- "XFL is going to be terrible."
- 14:00 Far From Home very good, says Pat.
- First 15 minutes has best Spiderman on film, he says.
- 15:00 Pat expects Joker movie to be interesting.
- "Unfortunte it won't be part of the DC Extended Universe."
- 16:00 Pat refuses to watch any more Tommy Tallerico interviews.
- Pat not going to Retropalooza.
- Only one Friendlies left in Syracuse.
- Pat owns a RetroAVS. Says it's a quality device.
- 19:30 Pat laughs at Tommy Tallarico for thinking using a controller is hard.
- Pat loves Jay and Billy (Game Chasers).
- Pat says he may have seen two episodes of Babylon 5 in the '90s.
- In response to someone in chat saying B5 is better than Trek.
- Pat complains about XFL team logos.
- ~36:00 Pat never played San Andreas.
- Played GTA III. (Maybed played the 2D original, couldn't understand him.)
- Something about Tommy Tallarico.
- "You don't have to be friendly with each other as long as you are civil," says Pat.
- (Pat is a civility cuck.)
- He also wasn't civil at all toward ProJared.
- This coming from a man who admitted to playing hentai games.
- Pat "I masturbated to underage cartoon porn" Contri
- He also wasn't civil at all toward ProJared.
- (Pat is a civility cuck.)
- "You don't have to be friendly with each other as long as you are civil," says Pat.
- The Coleco Chameleon was the height of the Podcast, he says. (Back in 2016.)
- "Highest views."
- "People didn't think we knew what we were talking about."
- "We ended up being right."
- (They were right once because Mike Kennedy was too dumb just to shove a Raspberry Pi into a case.)
- Whoever Mike hired to build/design the damn thing thought it was better to shove in an SNES board rather than an ARM board.
- If not for that, the Chameleon would probably have been released.
- There other critics who doubted the Chameleon as well.
- Whoever Mike hired to build/design the damn thing thought it was better to shove in an SNES board rather than an ARM board.
- Pat had to come after Mike Kennedy for money he was owed for the Retro Magazine.
- Was told what to write (which Pat refused).
- Wasn't in first issue.
- Wasn't paid as much as other writers. Was paid only scale.
- Going after old App developer eventually.
- Wasn't paid for a year and a half of app royalties.
- Pat upset at the lack of honor in both business and gaming.
- App developer was on podcast a couple times.
- Pat doesn't think he's getting the money back, but will drag the guy's name through the mud.
- He'd ignore $300. He's out several thousand.
- Pat wants to get a Rolling Thunder arcade machine.
- Maximum Carnage got 3.5 stars in guidebook.
- Pocky and Rocky got 4 stars in guidebook.
- ~57:00 "shame about all the rooster teeth layoffs," says Pat.
- Pat jokes about writing "Gaming and Life" book with Norm.
- Pat did a college radio show for 2.5 years.
- [Pat talks a ton about sports.]
- (Maybe Pat doesn't realize there's as much shit talk in gaming these days as is in sports.)
- Pat thinks baseball is in danger of becoming a regional sport.
- Pat says it was impossible to get Giants tickets in NJ.
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- YouTube almost delisted Pat.
- Since Pat can't blame this on Pew Die Pie or Logan Paul, Pat complains about YouTube.
- Ian bought a mic.
- Will review handheld puzzle game for Nintendo Switch. (Crossniq+)
- Ian got a code for free.
- [Supposed to have some feature for colorblind people.]
- Both Pat and Ian are colorblind?
- Will review handheld puzzle game for Nintendo Switch. (Crossniq+)
- Apple Arcade
- Ian owns an iPhone (of course).
- (Of course he owns one. He doesn't even have a job that requires a high-end phone, yet he has one.)
- Pat played 3 games out of 6 he downloaded.
- Pat liked Red Reign.
- (Also liked the look of some space sim game.)
- Pat liked Red Reign.
- Pat says he doesn't understand why people complain about mobile games since they are meant for casual/short use.
- (It's because the entire games industry chases fads.)
- Ian owns an iPhone (of course).
- french court steam game resale ruling
- Pat didn't know none of the Red Dead games are on Steam/PC.
- "They take a year to get on there," he says stupidly.
- (Rockstar released its own launcher last month.)
- It's obvious they are going to bypass Steam and sell direct. So Pat's wrong again.
- Pat mentions the Australian court ruling that forced Steam returns.
- "But Steam's the best" Pat mocks in a waverly voice.
- "steam gets kicked in the junk"
- (Pat thinks this is pro-consumer, but Steam is merely acting on behalf of game publishers/developers.)
- The resale ruling killed off or at least changed how sales work. (Really good sales started disappearing.)
- Allowing resales will reduce dev/publisher revenue, which means smaller or no discounts during sales. (The plus side is that a traded key is 100% the same, no wear and tear like a used disc.)
- They'll come up with other schemes such as charging for multiplayer. Or even more DLC. (DLC won't transfer, I guess?)
- Not to mention, Ubisoft uses it's own launcher. You buy the game on Steam, but it launches via Uplay.
- They might get off Steam entirely to keep that 30%.
- This might also kill off regional pricing.
- Someone repeatedly buys Steam keys for in Russia, then sells to the US or somewhere else.
- (Quality work in understand complex topics as always, Pat.)
- Or stricter region locking. EU will be one region and one price.
- What if they just reclassify all games as long-term rentals?
- Google Stadia might just take off.
- Or the Apple Arcade model might become dominant.
- Games only available on subscription services.
- Does this apply to digital movies as well? Can those be resold?
- Game giveaways will probably now die off since they can be resold for money.
- Pat says Steam would probably just pay 3,000 euros per day for six months rather than comply.
- (They only correct thing he's said during this segment.)
- Pat admits to owning 4 Steam games.
- He also didn't seem aware Steam tracks multiple versions of the same game. (SteamDB lists them typically.)
- (Steam Family Sharing allows guests to play your games. There are restrictions.)
- Pat also says something about the Steam API enabling gambling.
- Pat didn't know none of the Red Dead games are on Steam/PC.
- joyscube thing
- pat gets in shot against intellivision amico
- Ian says there was a similar product called Syftio/Siftio.
- Pat says it was at 2011 CES.
- (The demonstration with using the cubes to control Mario Kart is kind of impressive.)
- But a dedicated race sim player probably already has a wheel and foot pedals.
- (Larry did a review on something similar called Scrabble Flash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQkdI0fr3Iw)
- q&a memorable arcade experiences
- In middle school, Ian got his ass kicked at Street Fighter so bad he stopped playing fighting games at the arcade for 5 years.
- Pat kicked ass at Windjammers once and ProJared was apparently jealous.
- Pat says that made the victory sweeter. Called ProJared a "narcissist" and implies at the pic requests.
- (Jesus, Pat does not let up.)
- His character assassination knows no bounds.
- (Jesus, Pat does not let up.)
- Pat says that made the victory sweeter. Called ProJared a "narcissist" and implies at the pic requests.
- Pat's uncle John made fun of him when he was young.
- Pat hasn't gotten over it, apparently.
- q&a Is the Link's Awakening remake worth $40.
- 1:02:00 in, Pat admits he never played the original because he never owned the original GameBoy.
- He played Tiger LCD games. (The mobile games of their day.)
- It's amazing he never considered playing it or the DX version in an emulator in the past 25 years.
- He was never curious enough to play one of the best games on the system.
- This man is considering writing a Game Boy collector's book.
- He also never bothered to play Star Fox 2 until its official release, either.
- He was never curious enough to play one of the best games on the system.
- Pat used his $2/week allowance in 1989 to buy Three Stooges for $60.
- Ian brings up that "games were always this expensive" when accounting for inflation.
- 1:02:00 in, Pat admits he never played the original because he never owned the original GameBoy.
- Pat is going to Retro Game Con in Syracuse.
- First half of 2018, Pat was exhausted.
