Monday, 26 May 2014

Negative World Euphonic: Extra Credits 1

It's been a long hiatus and somehow the return of the Negative World Euphonic podcast lands on Memorial Day! In this 'season recap' episode, Joe and Stephen take a look back at the first five episodes by picking a song each from all ten previous themes. The catch is that these songs didn't make it into the original shows and now is their time to shine!

A slew of Negative Worlders get their picks heard in what makes for a packed episode... packed with music!

What do you think of the songs picked for this episode? Were there others that should have gotten the new light? Let us know!

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Friday, 23 May 2014

Negative World Podcast 063 - From The Tarmac

It's Memorial Day Weekend to the American listeners and what shall they do with all that free time? Why listen to a 3-hour episode of the Negative World Podcast of course! (International listeners are encouraged to as well!)

Stephen (DrFinkelstein) and Joe (Ninsage) sit down with Peter (Octorockin) and Tom (Gamewizard65) for tons of in-depth discussions packed into one little file.

The guys start with a thorough 'Now Playing' and discover that Peter and Tom have been playing a lot of the same games lately. They discuss, Child of Light, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, League of Legends, Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Kirby's Dream Collection, The Walking Dead: Season 2: Episode 3, and a little 3DS eShop title called Tappingo.

Be weary of spoilery discussions peppered throughout that segment, particularly for The Walking Dead: Season 2: Episode 3. This segment is followed by a new 'What Do You Fink?' installment which has a bonus fourth question!

In the final hour the gang spends their time discussing Nintendo's apparent image problem and their lower sales. Each member of the show brings a unique perspective of why and what works or doesn't work with Nintendo's current game plan. The conversation evolves (or devolves) into a little bit about Nintendo's marketing and even into 'It's not you, It's me' territory. I'm quite eager to hear comments in the thread over this discussion.

The break music is from Child of Light and frankly I'm in love with it. The soundtrack is truly awesome! If the discussion on the game doesn't sway you, at least listen to the soundtrack. Zero's theme music makes an appearance for the gazillionth time now.

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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Negative World Podcast 062 - chrisbg99's Hidden Echidna

Easily the longest episode in quite a while (or ever?), we've got nearly three hours of Nintendo gaming goodness coming at you literally the day after it was recorded! "Say what!?"

Stephen (DrFinkelstein) and Joe (Ninsage) enjoy the company of newcomer Tim (Shadowlink), from all the way on the other side of the Earth! We're also joined by our friend Hendrik (Jargon) who hasn't been on the Negative World Podcast since 2011... on episode 13! We've literally multiplied our episode-count over four times that since! It's about time he made a return and we're glad for it!

The guys start with a well-rounded 'Now Playing' featuring tons of games. You'll hear about, Advance Wars, NES Remix 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii Party U, various games in the Tenchu series, the brand-spankin' new Mario Golf: World Tour, and finally Mario & Luigi: Dream Team!

This is followed by a new 'What Do You Fink?' installment per Hendrik's request! They gang tackles three varied and curious questions with ease! This leads us into chatter about the Negative World March Madness Bracket. Hendrik tells us all about the idea and we discuss the results.

Finally with about an hour left we dive kart-first into discussion about the latest Nintendo Direct from last week, which focused heavily on Mario Kart 8!! We break down the whole direct, piece by piece, as we enter these last four weeks before the game releases May 30th.

The break music is pulled right from the Nintendo Direct and provides a delightful look into the new live-recorded music to be featured in the game. Zero's theme music makes an appearance for the billionth time now. ;) Overall the episode is dedicated to the late Bob Hoskins, Hollywood's Mario (amongst many other roles) and despite his lack of appearance in this episode, the title features the winner of last episode's Music Game, chrisbg99. Thanks for your patience on the reveal since we didn't want to spoil it before people could listen to it.

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