Digital Press Podcast (All Episodes)

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Hey gang!

We're looking to incorporate some community-content-powered questions into The Digital Press Podcast, so if you have a question about anything gaming related be it classic, modern, topical of-the-moment gaming news, or if you'd just like us to comment on some rumors or your own speculations - post it here and we might read it on the next episode!

YOU CAN EITHER SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS IN THIS THREAD OR YOU CAN EMAIL THEM DIRECTLY TO:

digitalpresspodcast@gmail.com

You can also follow us on Twitter here:

http://twitter.com/#!/TheDPpodcast

and tweet your questions/comments to @TheDPpodcast

This is your chance to contribute, so be random! Be creative! Show us what you've got!

If you're going to submit them in this thread, let's keep the thread as non-conversational as possible.

Even if somebody posts something that you'd like to comment on, do your best to leave it for us to discuss on the show.

Thanks!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

So far we've only had one mail-in question from a friend of the forums:

"Which member of the DP Webcast team would win in a brawl to the death?"

While we certainly wouldn't mind questions of a more serious ilk, we're not above answering something as "fun" as that.

So, let that set the stage for some questions from the community! Fire away!

PODCAST EPISODE 2 WAS RECORDED SUNDAY 8/7/2011 SO ANY QUESTIONS SUBMITTED HERE WILL BE FOR THE NEXT RECORDED EPISODE.

[Nz17]

With the cancellation of Mega Man Legends 3 and the resulting fan campaigns to get Capcom to reverse its decision, what are your thoughts and how does this affect the future of fan interaction and community-contributed ideas? With over 40,000 people joining the Facebook campaign, can enough fan effort change Capcom's choice on MML3?

[Nz17]

Now that we've seen all of the Big Three's motion controllers (Move, Kinect, and Wii Motion Plus), what has this outing's response been and how does this bode for the next set of consoles (Wii U and its competitors)?

[Nz17]

"Sonic Generations," the new Sonic game due for release this year, is supposed to be a celebration of the past twenty years of Sonic gaming. For the console (PS3/360/PC) release, this is going to cover games from the Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) though to today's consoles.

For the 3DS release, this is going to cover... only the Nintendo handheld games developed by Dimps. That's Sonic Advance, Advance 2, Advance 3, Rush, Rush Adventure, and Colors. There will be no representations of the Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nokia N-Gage, PSP, or non-Dimps GBA & DS games.

Is it right to call Sonic Generations 3DS a celebration of the last twenty years of handheld Sonic games when in fact over half of those games and platforms are not represented?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Nice!

Great questions Sean. I'm sure these will make for some interesting discussions.

[bangtango]

If some of the veterans of the classic gaming community, such as Ralph Baer, Nolan Bushnell, David Crane, etc. could do back and do things differently, what do you think they would do?

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Just wanted to drop in and apologize for the delay on Episode 2.

In the process of getting better audio/video equipment to aid in the listen-ability of the cast and the unthorough testing of that equipment we wound up with some near-catastrophic post-production problems that could not be worked out in a timely fashion.

However, based on what we thought was over-all a rousing episode/discussion we're working on (slowly) making the necessary corrections to the audio/video and getting the episode up (much MUCH) later rather than sooner.

We've also made a decision to get raw audio up for listening within a 24-48 hour period of all future recordings.

So, thanks for your continued interest, I believe that we'll be able to get over these minor growing pains and get some consistent product out there on a very regular basis.

Stay tuned!

[digitalpress]

Where is podcast 02? You guys suck!

[Nz17]

Yeah punks!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Yeah ... we sent the audio and video files to Hawaii to be remastered.

I was all for it because that's where LOST was produced.

[TonyTheTiger]

Next episode is going to New Zealand in honor of Hercules.

[killersquirel]

Ok, computer has been busy encoding this monster of a second episode since very, very early this morning (or I should say extremely late night for me). As soon as it's done, I will upload and then you can all enjoy. Rock!

-mike

P.S. For those wondering what it was like when the decision was made to get audio version up within 24/48 hours. It went a little like this (group of Joe, Frankie, Mike "tonythetiger") all talking about getting audio up quickly after recording. Yes that sounds like a great plan, they all cheered. Happy mob then turns to me and says "Mike get it done!"

[killersquirel]

The second episode will be up in a day or so. I'm just waiting on the encoding process to be completed to upload this episode. We will be filming the third episode this Sunday if anybody has any questions that they would like to submit.

Game on!

-mike

[DeputyMoniker]

Over-rated or under-rated: SNK
When, and in what form, will arcades make a come-back?
"Become familiar with..." /marry/kill: Samus/Zelda/Yuna

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

EPISODE 2 IS UP (for video streaming currently, RSS very soon)!

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156547

Thank you so much for being patient! Hope you enjoy!

[bunnybum]

Okay, this is going to be pretty much every question/suggestion I can think of that I'd like to see in future episodes (Sorry about the magnitude of this post):

Store stuff:
1. As someone, who will probably never have the opportunity to visit the store, how about a tour?
2. How did it all start? What was taken into concideration when deciding to open a store? What kind of stock did you have in the beginning? How has things changed?
3. What goes into concideration when taking in used games and how do you price them? Rarity/demand/condition etc.
4. What is the rarest item you have for sale in the store? And the most expensive?
5. What is the most insane thing you have ever had traded in?
6. What kind of games do you usually not accept? And, what do you really wish someone would trade in?
7. How do you decide what to display, and how do you display it? As a budding collector I'd like some thought on this.
8. What are your biggest concerns regarding the store?

digitpress.com stuff:
1. How, when and WHY did it all start?
2. What does the future hold for the site?
3. When's the next edition of the Collector's Guide coming out? And, will there be more PAL content?
4. Any juicy controversies we need to be aware of?
5. Can Kitsune keep up the flow of craziness in the Finds thread or will he eventually have assimilated every pop culture trinket known to man?
6. What are your favorite thread and/or subforum?

Game related stuff:
1. As a PAL person I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Commodore systems, which were extremely popular over here (Specifically C64, Amiga, CD32).
2. What are your top 5 game systems of all time? And possibly bottom 5?
3. Games: Loose, boxed, or sealed?
4. Thoughts on the whole game grading shebang?
5. The is the greatest game you've NEVER played?
6. What do your personal collections consist of? What are your favorite pieces?
7. Console vs. PC gaming.
8. Collecting PAL games in the US. Do people even do that?
9. So... Bio Force Ape, eh?

Other stuff:
1. The Videogame History Museum. Now that it's funded, what will the future hold?
2. Do any of you have pets? Tamagotchis and Furbys don't count.
3. You all drink beer on the *cast. Is that your drink of choice or would you rather be drinking something else? Frankie looks more like an umbrella-and-sparklers-drink kinda guy.
4. Also, what kind of beer ARE you drinking?

So... get to it!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Frankie looks more like an umbrella-and-sparklers-drink kinda guy.

...Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Not sure if this question will ever be addressed on the podcast, but since I'm being personally called out on it, YES, I'm totally a girl-drink-drunk, but those typically require mixing/blending which isn't as convenient as cracking open a bottle to start the next drink.

And, don't let the visual of a beer bottle fool you - I believe I was drinking delicious Woodchuck Amber Ciders on the first podcast and (due to my calorie restrictive diet) terrible terrible disgusting MGD 64 calorie Lemonades on the 2nd ... I got my $6 worth of buzz from those, but NEVER again.

[bunnybum]

...Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Not at all! I'll have sex on the beach with you any day

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Not at all! I'll have sex on the beach with you any day

oh MY!

I don't think that my girlfriend would approve of any *cough* "extra curricular activities", but if we're just talking about drinks, I'm sure she wouldn't mind you buying me a martini.