VGDJ: Shownotes #050
[00:00] It takes intense mental and physical discipline to record a podcast, especially a milestone episode like this one. But if there's one thing your hosts can do, it's stay cool.
[01:16] Our fiftieth momentous episode has begun! So, voting would be appropriate. Still, our plans for the episode (or lack thereof) seem a bit mundane...
[02:14] ...until our good friend The Wingless arrives, bringing us good tidings from Midway! Three hosts at the same time? What could be better?
[03:35] Maybe... four hosts! Rayza joins in on the action and fills us in on his various doings in the field of sound design and working with film.
[04:46] But what would a reunion be without our other senior host, Aurora?! The noble citizens of Canadia will have to wait for their weather on this fine evening. Brace yourselves, VGDJ listeners, for the power of all five past and present VGDJ hosts is at hand!
[06:53] ReMix Review: From Zelda: 'Hyrule's Angel (The Sleeping Beauty)' by Game Over ... Hailing from the far-reaches of Sweden, Game Over has imported their unique brand of "Nintendo Metal" to OCR. Rayza and Aurora didn't think this one ranked among their most polished or creative mixes, but a solid entry into the ranks of rock ballad ReMixes nonetheless.
[10:44] ReMix Review: From Eternal Champions: 'Perpetual Motion' by zircon ... Despite being under the intense pressure of having the review-ee in the same Skype chat, Wingless has nothing but praise for this latest electronic mix from our very own zircon, who takes the opportunity to extol the virtues of the under-appreciated Eternal Champions soundtrack.
[14:35] Doug Perry? You've been REPLACED! But hopefully you'll forgive us this one time. Rayza and Aurora discuss the annual OCR Toronto meet (unmod thread here), coming up on September 30th, which both of them will be attending. Unfortunately, they were also too lazy to actually have much of a part in planning it, and so while Mahaboo has volunteered to pick up the ball, no other details are available. Tsk, tsk!
Back in the states, the Otakon panel (10am on August 4th) is the first planned location for the Otakon meetup, which may extend to Saturday, the 5th, as well. Check out the thread for more developments there. Also of interest to those of you going to Otakon is the Good Nintentions Cosplay Ball, a videogame-themed concert at the Sidebar (218 E. Lexington Street in Baltimore). Starting at 9PM you can expect to see such favorites as Entertainment System, Chromelodeon, Temp Sound Solutions, and NS Geist. Don't forget to bring your costume ;)
[20:00] We couldn't let this entire episode go by without giving Cyan_Ide, DrumUltimA, and Rama at least something. So, we granted them their own three-person segment, which Wingless so lovingly has coined "The Very,Very Bottom of the Very, Very Barrel". As it turns out, they had a few choice words for zircon and pixietricks.. that's coming out of your paychecks, guys!!
[25:22] Loyal fan, steadfast idler, and all-around cool listener debeerguy007 created a set of VGDJ-themed wallpapers! The images contained therein are wondrous and filled with lots of "swishing around". You can pick 'em up right here, even if Wingless objects.
[27:14] All good things must come to an end, and the first ever VGDJ Awkward Trivia Contest Giveaway is no exception. Answering our final question correctly (it was Noob, pixietricks' bird), Less Ashamed of Self brought down the house with a Lover Reef tribute that no doubt took a disturbing amount of free time to create; in the process, he took home the mother lode of CDs from Temp Sound Solutions, Powerglove, and Entertainment System. However, here at VGDJ we're all about team spirit, so we'd like to honor the other entries to the contest in a special runner-up medley. Our hats are off!
[36:52] Just when you thought you were safe from people randomly joining conversations.. it's djpretzel!! Yes, the one and only creator of OCR joins us for the second time in VGDJ history. We figured it would only be appropriate to give him a five-host interview about how OCR was conceived, the stuff that's going on behind the scenes (and boy is there a lot of stuff), and the future of the site. The pretz is more than happy to oblige us with some juicy insider info!
[52:37] Now, we couldn't Dave go without some personal questions; namely, what upcoming ReMixes we can look forward to - as it turns out QUITE a few, from a whole range of games. And though he has not been mistaken for Dr. Pepper recently, he does share with us a story or two about how his internet stardom crossed over to.... real life. Gasp!
[59:01] Russian ReMix Roulette: Tradition, schma..dition.. or something. We execute a variation on our time-honored RRR this week by instead rolling from a pool of carefully selected remixes by your five hosts and djpretzel. The tensions were high as we had a top-notch list of ReMixes available, and there were even cries of foul play as Aurora rolled the die which landed on the ReMix she had selected. But! We gave our fellow host the benefit of the doubt.. not that she had picked a bad track to begin with: from Doom, it's 'demonik elektronik' by analoq.
[69:25] Aww.. it's lights out for this week's very special episode of VGDJ. As quickly as they arrived, it is time for all six podcast personalities to go their separate ways. But not before giving a final salvo of contact info! Surf, email, call, post, shop, and last but not least, rock the VOTE. Till next time!
[72:57] VOICEMAIL: Salty, DJAnubis, DJScorcher, DJAnubis, MagiNinja, Jiggles McPuff, Rama, JSMC, Sinclair44, Belthesar, and Max. Whoa.
[81:05] [stinger]
BACKGROUND MUSIC used in Episode 050, in the order that it was used:
- SF2 'Guile (R.A.H.mix) by Rayza
- Secret of Mana 'Aphrodite Oceanus' by The Wingless
- TMNT 4 'Waste Water Wipeout' by zircon and tefnek
- Beyond Good and Evil 'Frame of Mind' by Aurora, Destructo, and SuperGreenX
- Kirby Superstar 'GreenGreens (Contagious EyeInfection)' by SgtRama
- Cave Story 'moonsong' by DrumUltimA
- FFX 'Journey's End' by pixietricks, sephfire, and GrayLightning
- Sonic the Hedgehog 'GreenHIll (Euroclub '95 Mix) by Rayza
- "Deep Breath" by SGX (ft. Aurora)
- Super Mario 64 'PearlSong' by The Wingless
- Chrono Trigger 'Calamitous Judgement' by zircon
- Zelda 64 Ocarina of Time 'Prayer' by pixietricks
- Tetris 'McVaffe Quasi UltiMix' by McVaffe
- Gaiares 'Credits Theme (ZZ Badnusty Mix)' by Rayza
- Zelda: Link's Awakening 'Clash at the Mountains' by zircon
- Sonic & Knuckles 'Lava Reef Zone (Las Trompetas Maravillosas Mix)' by Rayza
- Starfox 'Godspeed' by The Wingless
[01:16] Our fiftieth momentous episode has begun! So, voting would be appropriate. Still, our plans for the episode (or lack thereof) seem a bit mundane...
[02:14] ...until our good friend The Wingless arrives, bringing us good tidings from Midway! Three hosts at the same time? What could be better?
[03:35] Maybe... four hosts! Rayza joins in on the action and fills us in on his various doings in the field of sound design and working with film.
[04:46] But what would a reunion be without our other senior host, Aurora?! The noble citizens of Canadia will have to wait for their weather on this fine evening. Brace yourselves, VGDJ listeners, for the power of all five past and present VGDJ hosts is at hand!
[06:53] ReMix Review: From Zelda: 'Hyrule's Angel (The Sleeping Beauty)' by Game Over ... Hailing from the far-reaches of Sweden, Game Over has imported their unique brand of "Nintendo Metal" to OCR. Rayza and Aurora didn't think this one ranked among their most polished or creative mixes, but a solid entry into the ranks of rock ballad ReMixes nonetheless.
[10:44] ReMix Review: From Eternal Champions: 'Perpetual Motion' by zircon ... Despite being under the intense pressure of having the review-ee in the same Skype chat, Wingless has nothing but praise for this latest electronic mix from our very own zircon, who takes the opportunity to extol the virtues of the under-appreciated Eternal Champions soundtrack.
[14:35] Doug Perry? You've been REPLACED! But hopefully you'll forgive us this one time. Rayza and Aurora discuss the annual OCR Toronto meet (unmod thread here), coming up on September 30th, which both of them will be attending. Unfortunately, they were also too lazy to actually have much of a part in planning it, and so while Mahaboo has volunteered to pick up the ball, no other details are available. Tsk, tsk!
Back in the states, the Otakon panel (10am on August 4th) is the first planned location for the Otakon meetup, which may extend to Saturday, the 5th, as well. Check out the thread for more developments there. Also of interest to those of you going to Otakon is the Good Nintentions Cosplay Ball, a videogame-themed concert at the Sidebar (218 E. Lexington Street in Baltimore). Starting at 9PM you can expect to see such favorites as Entertainment System, Chromelodeon, Temp Sound Solutions, and NS Geist. Don't forget to bring your costume ;)
[20:00] We couldn't let this entire episode go by without giving Cyan_Ide, DrumUltimA, and Rama at least something. So, we granted them their own three-person segment, which Wingless so lovingly has coined "The Very,Very Bottom of the Very, Very Barrel". As it turns out, they had a few choice words for zircon and pixietricks.. that's coming out of your paychecks, guys!!
[25:22] Loyal fan, steadfast idler, and all-around cool listener debeerguy007 created a set of VGDJ-themed wallpapers! The images contained therein are wondrous and filled with lots of "swishing around". You can pick 'em up right here, even if Wingless objects.
[27:14] All good things must come to an end, and the first ever VGDJ Awkward Trivia Contest Giveaway is no exception. Answering our final question correctly (it was Noob, pixietricks' bird), Less Ashamed of Self brought down the house with a Lover Reef tribute that no doubt took a disturbing amount of free time to create; in the process, he took home the mother lode of CDs from Temp Sound Solutions, Powerglove, and Entertainment System. However, here at VGDJ we're all about team spirit, so we'd like to honor the other entries to the contest in a special runner-up medley. Our hats are off!
[36:52] Just when you thought you were safe from people randomly joining conversations.. it's djpretzel!! Yes, the one and only creator of OCR joins us for the second time in VGDJ history. We figured it would only be appropriate to give him a five-host interview about how OCR was conceived, the stuff that's going on behind the scenes (and boy is there a lot of stuff), and the future of the site. The pretz is more than happy to oblige us with some juicy insider info!
[52:37] Now, we couldn't Dave go without some personal questions; namely, what upcoming ReMixes we can look forward to - as it turns out QUITE a few, from a whole range of games. And though he has not been mistaken for Dr. Pepper recently, he does share with us a story or two about how his internet stardom crossed over to.... real life. Gasp!
[59:01] Russian ReMix Roulette: Tradition, schma..dition.. or something. We execute a variation on our time-honored RRR this week by instead rolling from a pool of carefully selected remixes by your five hosts and djpretzel. The tensions were high as we had a top-notch list of ReMixes available, and there were even cries of foul play as Aurora rolled the die which landed on the ReMix she had selected. But! We gave our fellow host the benefit of the doubt.. not that she had picked a bad track to begin with: from Doom, it's 'demonik elektronik' by analoq.
[69:25] Aww.. it's lights out for this week's very special episode of VGDJ. As quickly as they arrived, it is time for all six podcast personalities to go their separate ways. But not before giving a final salvo of contact info! Surf, email, call, post, shop, and last but not least, rock the VOTE. Till next time!
[72:57] VOICEMAIL: Salty, DJAnubis, DJScorcher, DJAnubis, MagiNinja, Jiggles McPuff, Rama, JSMC, Sinclair44, Belthesar, and Max. Whoa.
[81:05] [stinger]
BACKGROUND MUSIC used in Episode 050, in the order that it was used:
- SF2 'Guile (R.A.H.mix) by Rayza
- Secret of Mana 'Aphrodite Oceanus' by The Wingless
- TMNT 4 'Waste Water Wipeout' by zircon and tefnek
- Beyond Good and Evil 'Frame of Mind' by Aurora, Destructo, and SuperGreenX
- Kirby Superstar 'GreenGreens (Contagious EyeInfection)' by SgtRama
- Cave Story 'moonsong' by DrumUltimA
- FFX 'Journey's End' by pixietricks, sephfire, and GrayLightning
- Sonic the Hedgehog 'GreenHIll (Euroclub '95 Mix) by Rayza
- "Deep Breath" by SGX (ft. Aurora)
- Super Mario 64 'PearlSong' by The Wingless
- Chrono Trigger 'Calamitous Judgement' by zircon
- Zelda 64 Ocarina of Time 'Prayer' by pixietricks
- Tetris 'McVaffe Quasi UltiMix' by McVaffe
- Gaiares 'Credits Theme (ZZ Badnusty Mix)' by Rayza
- Zelda: Link's Awakening 'Clash at the Mountains' by zircon
- Sonic & Knuckles 'Lava Reef Zone (Las Trompetas Maravillosas Mix)' by Rayza
- Starfox 'Godspeed' by The Wingless
