Episode 6 - Only a Mother Could Love...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 12:07PM And now it's time for a guy with a PhD and his sidekick to talk about a little known game released in Japan called Mother 3. Perhaps you've heard it? We begin our playthrough of the game using the translation patch from http://starmen.net/ and boy is there a lot to say.
Before that, though, WillyBeans talks about his bad (and good) experiences meeting Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, Wil Wheaton, William Shatner, the WWF/E's Kurgan, and his not-so-secret relationship with EA's Jeff Green. Docbrown bitches about trying to be a game-collector as a Gamestop customer, and then it's time for Mortal Emails wherein we focus our discussion on Achievements/Trophies.
The guys then try to understand the love that gamers and the gaming media alike shower on games that really don't seem to deserve it, seemingly oblivious to the fact that this is going to make people angry. The guys don't agree on all entries, but they certainly seem to want the hate mail. Highlights include:
- The Halo series
- The Madden series
- The Phoenix Wright series
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- World of Warcraft (and many other MMOs)
- Final Fantasy XIII
Perhaps afraid that they haven't done enough yet this episode to generate hate mail, the guys take on the 'lack of innovation' in games media with the discussion including: Podtoid, Kotaku, Joystiq, TalkRadar, GiantBomb, 1UP Yours, Trigames.NET, 1UP's The Oddcast, 1UP's Retronauts, GFW radio, and 1UP's Active Time Babble.
Plus, is Jeremy Parish as terrible as he wants us all to believe? Listen Now!
Music this episode:
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Mortal Kombat the Movie - Main Theme
Mother 3i - Welcome to Mother 3 World
Halo - Main Theme
Halo - Warthog Run
Pro Stars - Intro
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Objection
Super Mario Bros. 3 - Overworld 1
Persona 3 - Machi no Kioku
Final Fantasy XIII - Snow's Theme
Mother 3i - Twist and Battle
Mother 3+ - We Miss You ~Theme of Love~ MAD
And check out 'I Kept Playing - The Cost Of My Gaming Addiction' on Kotaku at:
http://kotaku.com/5384643/i-kept-playing--the-costs-of-my-gaming-addiction
Email us at podcast@gamingthemedia.com
Intro music for this podcast provided with permission by Xavier Dang at www.xavierdang.com