Broken Lampcast

So, the Broken Lampcast is over. It's a sad thing to say, but it's true. However, that doesn't mean we're all going away. No, we've all started a hot new thing over at nonewgames.com! And here, we present to you the first episode of our podcast, with a special foreword by Broken Lamp. On this week's show, we talk about Batman, how ODST we are, Activision being completely crazy, Scribblenauts, and the failure of the games press. Enjoy!

So what happens when only two out of five people in a podcast show up? Well, you take all the bloopers you've been saving for a rainy day, and make this thing. Also, this might technically be the last Broken Lampcast, but we'll see about this.

When I was a kid, during one of my first times playing basketball, I tried to steal the ball after the whistle blew. I caught my foot on the back of someone's leg, fell down, did the splits, and cried. That's why you should STRETCH! Today on the podcast, the cast sans Sleeping Beauty talk about crazy games, crazy people, good times, bad times, and other generic ways to describe what usually happens on the show. Also, we'll probably have a MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT next week! Earth shaking! Booty quaking! Crazy! But for now, listen to this damn podcast we made!

GRAPHS GRAPHS GRAPHS GRAPHS GRAPHS. DATA AND GRAPHS. Now that my performance art piece about academia is done, it's time to talk about this episode of the podcast! The full cast is on, poppin', and yellin' about video games, as we discuss things like the cost of games, how awesome the Sega Genesis is 20 years later, and how much jumping puzzles suck. Remember to send in your questions to brokenlampcast@gmail.com, and spread the good word about this good show to your good friends. And for your bad lady friends, tell them especially to email us.

So tech issues killed our last episode, and other issues nearly killed this one. BUT, it was salvaged and reconstructed by hand in Chinese factories to be brought to you this week! I really have no recollection of this show other than our audio set up was retarded, problematic, and then TokyoChicken's internet started dying. Oh, and it's with me, Jastaz, Dave, Tokyo, and Jacki. NOW ENJOY THE SHOW.

What kind of cohost would you want? Would you want someone funny? Someone who likes video games? Someone who lives nearby? Well here on the Broken Lampcast, our cohost Jastaz is all those things, PLUS he breaks into my house to get shows done. This week, we bring back the game reviews for Ghostbusters and UFC Undisputed 2009, as well as take on several strange issues in the gaming industry over the last week. Send in all questions, comments, and feedback to brokenlampcast@gmail.com, and enjoy the show!

A little late, but no dollars short! The Broken Lampcast is in the goofy stance on the skateboard, and you'll get to hear the crew skitch behind such crazy cars like Bioware saying violence is on it's way out, a real life professional troll, things that may increase your weight, and some hippie's car that has all these bumper stickers about not being part of the problem and stuff. And then at the end, we hop off our board at the Monster Ranch! Okay, so, I took the terrible analogy last week as a challenge, so if none of that makes sense, just take my word for it that it's a good show.

Strep Throat was a wild horse, but Broken Lamp broke it in regardless! And now he rides that horse on the radio! Jastaz has been brushing it, Dave swats the flies off of it, Jacki gave it the shots, and TokyoChicken makes a guest appearance is the young farmhand learning about life! That is maybe the worst metaphor I've ever come up with. Anyways, on this episode, we discuss things like Chopin, pirates, glitching out a dungeon, gardening, disease, and Final Fantasy 7. Remember to send in your questions to brokenlampcast@gmail.com, and to share this with your friends, your buddies, internet or real.

This week on the Broken Lampcast, there's no Broken Lamp! But don't be afraid; the rest of the cast manages to show up without fail, and discuss the Podcast Plague, video games, movies, video game movies, and severely awesome pack in deals. While there's no questions this week, you can still send them in to brokenlampcast@gmail.com and we'll answer them on the next show. Remember, we thrive on your support.

I saw Transformers 2 hours after this was recorded. The next day, I suffered from a terrible migrane that morphed into strep throat, an ear infection, a "productive" cough, and pink eye. Don't see Transformers 2, everyone. But do listen to the Lights Out, where we talk about babies, Natal, and other stuff!

On this episode, we let the Ghostbusters devs tell you their game is bad, watch Activision Blizzard run around the room making airplane noises, and inaccurately predict winners for the E3 Game Critics Awards- although that's more because we chose Scribblenauts for half the categories. Join Broken Lamp, Jastaz, and Jacki Jinx on an awesome aural adventure alliteration alligator ride!

On this episode, Lamp, Jastaz & Jacki discuss things like the current state of movie games, detective stories, cheap games, and what a dysfunctional relationship would be like between a man and his bionic wife. You can send in your questions to brokenlampcast@gmail.com, and remember, we thrive on your support.

On this episode, Lamp, Jastaz & Jacki (who gives a fuck about an Oxford Comma?) discuss what happens when a studio that takes years to make games annualizes a franchise, the unofficial Broken Lampcast E3 2009 Game of Show, and we answer your questions! If you want to send in your own, email to brokenlampcast@gmail.com. And remember; we survive, and even thrive on your input and support. So don't hesitate to listen to back episodes, to share the show, and to send in emails- questions, comments, feedback, we read it all. We thank you for everything you do.

Hey everyone! Broken Lamp here, and we're starting some bold experimentation and stuff here at the Broken Lampcast, such as smaller episodes and all that. This is part one of a larger podcast, and the full version will be up later in the week. In this episode, Jastaz, Jacki and I talk about Nintendo's E3 press conference. We relish in Jacki's pain, share some horrible truths about Wii Sports Resort, and find the man to blame for the shift from hardcore heaven to vitality sensor hell!

Goddamnit this show is taking a while to go up. Lamp, Dave, TokyoChicken, and our secondary Canuck, Civvie, all come on to discuss E3 from EA on monday to Sony on Tuesday. We'll cover everything else later in the week, but for now, enjoy this episode. If it ever gets uploaded.

The E3 is here, and we are a video game thing so we must cover it! Such is it's compelling nature! For round 1, we talk about the Microsoft press conference, and how ultra rad it was or wasn't. Which was it? You'll just have to listen to find out!

--"Mother Puncher" by Mastodon --Oh My God We're Back --ROBOT JASTAZ --Two months worth of what we've been playing --Jastaz shows how loud he can yell at minute 13 --Ground Control to Major Minor, you're in hell --Activison presents Tumor Hero --Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics Vlog: It's Coming --Two developers try to weave unwanted baskets underwater --We care so much about 3D Realms closing. The singing was a stress thing, see. --No Zettel, no Questions, no good ending.

THE LAMPCAST IS BACKCAST! There's a full episode in production as you read this. Before that show was recorded, though, Mark and I sat down and had a discussion on Six Days In Fallujah, games as documentaries, technology undermining message, and more. There will likely be more episodes like this in the future as significant issues arise.

-"Always Wanting More" by Jay Reatard -The Ides of Lamp -270 Degree Turns -The game I was thinking of was Sonic 3 & Knuckles -Jastaz loses 20 seconds into the ether -L. Jackson of Kri -Titfuck Hulk Hogan -First Person Oz -I can't think of anything witty to say about Halo Wars -My inbox is a floodplain

Since this is the first Lights Out since the expansion, I thought I'd review what this is. We run a chat channel on an IRC server, and for a set amount of time (15-30 minutes) we answer any question that's asked in the chat, and then we put that up before the show with enough editing to make it listenable. An appetizer before the actual show comes up hours later. Enjoy!

|--“Bakusho Sengen (Podcast War Mix)” by John Stull |--Lamp Should Have A Shade |--PODCAST WAR |--TokyoCensus |--Gears of War 2 Again |--Mash B to Punch the Little Girl |--No More Indestructible Jokes |--New Dave-lenger appears! |--I captured the clouds with my ropey body! |--Huge ridable unicorns |--DRAMA |--Zettel #555 |--And your questions! |--No outro. The intro was enough work.

Starring the cast, and TokyoChicken! Double special thanks to brukaoru for giving us generous portions from the crock pot of questions.

|- “Transmission” by Joy Division |- The Start of Pilot Season |- Echoes are Dave’s Fault still |- Who got da Mark? We got da Mark |- Ohio: The Home Game |- Far Cry 3 Exclusive Premiere |- John Ricuckoocatello |- I stop giving a shit about editing out real names |- Snowboard Riot |- Mental Pointing |- Lights Out Episode 2

-Official theme of Lights Out: "Quality Intro" by Jurassic 5 -The echo is dave's fault -Thanks to systech, Wallace, and my friend Mark

-“Tapir’s Flown Away” by Melt-Banana -Happy Birthday, Corynn! -Burnout Skater-dise -Swingset! I got it! -Suplex a woman across buildings -Pleasure Supervisor -Launch the Air-Bears -More philosophy to sit on -And your questions!

What happens when you don't want a podcast to stop? You turn the lights out.

-“Movement” by LCD Soundsystem -Picture Of Health -Teaming -A flaw with Lost Odyssey -The most bizarre interlude we’ve yet done -They call me Fierce Punch on the streets -Stuff you already knew -Second place finalist for most bizarre interlude -And your questions!

-“Raid” by Madvillain f/ MED -Remember to turn on the microphone -Now in HD -Banjo Katimetrials: Nuts and Time Trials -Menu’s Last Stand -Jastaz has 1000 points in Assassin’s Creed. -Selected Passages from “Bob’s Game”, 1/06 -And your questions! -Next Week: Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Jastaz’s Adventures of Beating Lost Odyssey, Red Alert 3, and more!

-Libsyn gave us shit the first two times we uploaded this, so hopefully, it'll work now. -“Race For The Prize” by Flaming Lips -Welcome to 200-Fine -Sniper Dongs -World’s Worst World of Goo Review -Defining goals and strategies -David the Half-A-Dave -DURR GURR AH STURR -Using specific terms to indicate one’s definitions of success and outlining how to achieve them -Everything goes to hell -Broken Lamp’s Low Carb Cooking Corner

They can't all be zingers. WARNING: Very little sound editing. Full of peaks. UHMMM.

-LOTS OF PODCAST Part 2 -“All World Cowboy Romance” by Mission of Burma -MGS4 Spoilers from 2:41 to 6:37 -Dave’s time capsule -Coming Soon: Fuck Halo -The 2008 Year of the Games! -Thanks to dankempster, insanejedi_or_bubblewhip, carp, brukaoru, & Matt Bodega, not in that order, for sending stuff in for the 2008 Year of the Games. -I actually forgot to mention this, but next episode is going to be Civilization based. That’s Civ4, CivRev, and Colonization if I can get my hands on it. Also, Zune Games.

-LOTS OF PODCAST Part 1 -“Wistful Wit A Fist-Full” by Frank Zappa -Same Socket Wrench, Different Day -45 Minute Tutorial, Immediate Punishment -Dave’s hairbrained idea -There’s Abdullah, Where’s He Hiding? -Talk To Coyotes -The Line -Tamagotchi Sex -epilogue plzkthx -Besides, all we were going to do was make penises anyways.

Of the 21 songs on the mix tape, ten of them were from my albums of the year- and one of them were from my honorable mention. Which of these albums placed where? listen to find out! Bon Iver - “For Emma, Forever Ago” Fleet Foxes - “Fleet Foxes LP” Man Man - “Rabbit Habits” Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - “Calibration (…Is Pushing Luck & Key Too Far)” Abe Vigoda - “Skeleton” Jay Reatard - “‘08 Matador Singles” The Mae Shi - “HLLLYH” Vampire Weekend - “Vampire Weekend” TV on the Radio - “Dear Science” Lil Wayne - "Tha Carter III" Girl Talk - “Feed The Animals”

--“Gobbledigook” by Sigur Ros --Circadian Rhythms, and What To Do When They Break --Otacon laughs when you miss the terrorist ducks. --Dave: Future Convict --The Official Game of Unintuitive-ness --Do we sell Prince Albert in a can? --I LOVE ICO SO MUCH --Press X to headbutt an Italian in the chest --The Broken Lampcast presents The 2008 Year of the Games Awards --A special surprise for people who haven’t played MGS4 yet

-“White Winter Hymnal” by Fleet Foxes -MB rules so much -Tanuki is a robot, take 2 -Who invited Sakaguchi? He’s such a downer. -Ryu, Ken, Akuma, and Sagat are not the only characters -The guy from Twilight as Space-Kyo Kusanagi -Noble Soapbox Music + Art Game -Unit 2, Party Time -The Best Question Ever

This is a test for Libsyn support of the podcast. See what happens, I guess.