In our second bookclub podcast — Tender Moments 2: Electric Boogaloo — Brad Nicholson and I discuss episode two of HBO’s Game of Thrones series (“The Kingsroad”) as well as the middle third of George R. R. Martin’s novel of the same name.
Our goal is to organize and suss out the subtlety of the series, but I’m pretty sure we mostly just talk about how pervy it all seems at times.
A few quick things that I forgot to mention during the cast:
UPDATE: The Sierra Help site is, hilariously, still up. You can grab the manual here.
Let’s pretend that you’ve lost your “Quest For Glory: So Do You Want To Be A Hero” game manual. That’s no good — unlike the manual’s of today, this manual actually gives you crucial bits of information about how to play the game and interact with its world. If you’ve never even played a text parser before, man, you need help.
Good thing I’ve got your back. Well, sort of. Below are a couple of subjects that you need some explanation on. Just click on the topic and perhaps you’ll come away with a bigger brain and a more confident mouse-finger.
What Kinds of Commands Can I Use?
How Do I Talk To People?
How Do I Regain My Health, Vitality, Or How Do I Sleep?
Where Can I Sleep?
How Do I Fight?
Where Can I Train?
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about the “Quest for Glory” series after responding to our “Top 5 Favorite Games” thread. The first game, “So Do You Want To Be A Hero,” inspired me. It made me think about games and want to see more. It made me an RPG lunatic and informed all my decisions from that point onward. It’s kind of wild, actually.
Anyway, I’m going to play through the first game over this weekend and I want to share my experience and stories with all of you on our message board. But, I’d also like to hear what you have to say about the it — especially if you’re unfamiliar with it.
This PSN news is bad. Right now, it’s possible that some dude has all the relevant info to do bad stuff in your name. Dude might also have your credit card number, which means he could, theoretically, go on a cruise with your money and not even invite you along.
That’s a big deal, but I also think we’re blowing the issue out of proportion. Nick made a great point this morning in our podcast: this hack gives us a license to pretend to a “big boy” or, in other words, a journalist. And as a result of the chest-puffing going on, readers are seeing a lot of scathing stuff, a lot of absurd questions being posed (“Is Sony Dying”), a lot of fear-laced speculation, and a lot of outside commenting that, frankly, isn’t needed.
End of the day: a bad dude hacked PSN and got your details, and Sony was clearly late in fessing up to it. That’s the story. It’s not, “Sony Ate Your Children,” or “Sony Cover Up,” or “Sony Hates You.” And soon, this story will include the re-launch of PSN and Sony’s observations on how to make a more secure network.
The Early-Ass Morning Show In The Morning has returned! In this week’s episode, Nick Chester and I discuss this week and last week’s video game news. At the top, we discuss the new Nintendo console and then the rumors surrounding the device’s controller. Then, we roll into a discussion about PSN, “Madden 12” cover athlete Peyton Hillis, and more.
It’s been awhile since we recorded a new episode, I know. So, I’ve prepared a brief FAQ below this post to get you up to date on what we’re doing with the show and why there’s been such a huge delay between recordings.
Before you check that out, give us a listen just below or, hey, download us via iTunes or Zune Marketplace. All the cool kids continue to do this because they’re, uh, cool.
UPDATE: And I totally forgot to say this, but big thanks goes to Skagmire. Dude spent a ton of his time recovering a bunch of our old posts that we thought were lost forever. The recovery process is possible thanks to him. Everyone send him a PM on the forums.
ORIGINAL: I’ve been firing off a few Facebook messages and Tweets about this over the last few days, but I wanted to make sure that every visitor to our lovely, lovely Web page is catching the heads up: the front page will continue to change over the next few days and our podcast feed will continue to receive older content. I wish I didn’t have to drag you guys through this restoration process, but if we turn off the lights, no one gets to enjoy any TEH goodness.
As I’ve explained before in an earlier post, the reason the majority of our content disappeared is due to our old host pulling the plug on us for eating too much bandwidth. In a weird way, it was a flattering gesture. It sorta proves to us that we’re popular and you really, really want to get your hands and ears on our content. But, the kickback was that we lost a lot of our stuff and had to move our feed to an unmetered service. The restoration effort will be slow as we upload our stunning 1.5GBs worth podcasts, so stick with us. Also, we’re restoring what old posts that we can.
Anyway, enjoy the brand new layout and drop us a line if you spot any weird technical errors. Thanks!
UPDATE: Postponed! I’ve got a job interview tonight that’ll clash with the timing of this. Can we reschedule for Saturday at 7PM EST? Cool, right? Thanks!
So, we were supposed to do a Date Night on PSN for the first time this week. But, uh, the service is down. As a result, we’ll do Date Night over Xbox Live once again and the new game will be “Section 8: Prejudice,” the downloadable follow-up to “Section 8.”
If you’re not familiar with the franchise, “Section 8″ is an FPS with a strong focus on the competitive side of things. I’ve heard a lot of good stuff about the title and it’s been met with some pretty positive reviews — a surprise considering the tepid ones the last game received despite its flair and unusual hooks.
If you’d like to join in, hit up this forum topic and drop your details. Below you’ll find the time and date we’ll meet:
WHAT: Date Night: Section 8: Prejudice
WHEN: Friday, 7PM EST
PLATFORM: Xbox Live Arcade
Hope to see you there. Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll collect all the GTs in the thread and add them to my personal Friends List.
NOTE: That image is actually concept art from the first game. I would use the second’s, but I dig this piece too much.
In this week’s episode we talk in-depth about Valve’s latest masterpiece, “Portal 2.” If you’ve yet to play it all the way through, it’s best if you go ahead and do so before you open your earholes to our awesome waves. Seriously. We spoil the hell out of this game.
There’s more to the podcast than spoiler talk. We do discuss the new “Mortal Kombat” and Jim brings up the oddest game I’ve ever heard of, a title called “Cargo.” Also, we answer your user questions. Here’s the timestamps that I promised in the show so you can safely avoid the spoiler zone:
WHAT: “Portal 2″ Talk
START TIME: 9:15
END TIME: 38:20
Give us a listen below or do the right thing and grab us on iTunes or Zune Marketplace!
I work with a lot of talented dudes both on and off this loose network. Topher is one of those people.
On top of being a genuine dude with a heart made out of marshmallows laced with gold, Topher is an superb artist who pours every ounce of his being into his work. If you haven’t seen his latest creation, The Journalism Show, I implore you to check it out. TJS is a set of fantastic cartoons so full of life and quirk. They’re also pretty smart and packed full of Internet savvy and jokes that fans of Japanese culture and animation will love.
And now the first season has come to a close with a bang. Episode 6 is out and available for viewing now. To check it out, go to Topher’s Web site, Rockmelon Soda, and hit “play” on the video thing. Twelve minutes of quality Web cartoon work, man.
Just a heads up: I’m going to upload a couple of older episodes of The Electric Hydra Internet Radio Show this morning, so if you encounter some weirdness with our feed or get forced to download an old episode, I apologize in advance.
My hope here is that I can backdate these ancient podcasts, which would allow you to download them at your leisure. Also, hopefully, they’ll line up in proper chronological order. I’m OCD about this kind of stuff, so fingers crossed. If the plan doesn’t work, I’ll pull the episode and wait until another practical solution presents itself.
Let me know if you encounter anything odd, too. I’d like the feedback as I do this.
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