CAGcast #153: British Cosby

[CheapyD]

3078[/img-l]I'd really love to write an accurate description of what we talked about on this week's show, but all I really know is that it's almost 2 hours and that we discuss the latest shopping and industry news, new releases, your CAGbag (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71382) questions and much more!

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Show Linkage/Notes (click the button below to expand):

Intro: Remix Medly #1 - Tugboat (http://www.myspace.com/tugboat)

(http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3169204)Cheapy Awards (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216727)
Furious Gamer (http://furiousgamer.com)

New Releases - CAG Foreplay #60: The One About Lisa Kudrow (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/../?f=900)
Resident Evil 5 DLC adds new online multiplayer modes (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/10/resident-evil-5-dlc-adds-new-online-multiplayer-modes/)

Amazon and Toys R Us Can't Beat GameStop At Its Own (Used) Game (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/../?f=896)
Sunday Ad Video Game Deals (3/8-3/14) (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/../?f=892)

Worlds.com Targets World of Warcraft, Second Life For Patent Suit (http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/kotaku/full/%7E3/j5GBIOFogBE/worldscom-targets-world-of-warcraft-second-life-for-patent-suit)
First Image of BioShock 2's Big Sister (http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/kotaku/full/%7E3/pMFhAzAdSz0/first-image-of-bioshock-2s-big-sister)
Sony Ponders Suing Over UK Early Death Ad (http://feeds.gawker.com/%7Er/kotaku/full/%7E3/Yzk96NFZGW4/sony-ponders-suing-over-uk-early-death-ad)
Pennsylvania legislators consider violent game tax (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/09/pennsylvania-legislators-consider-violent-game-tax/)

CAGbag (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71382)

www.twitter.com/cheapyd (http://www.twitter.com/cheapyd)
www.twitter.com/wombat5277 (http://www.twitter.com/wombat5277)
www.twitter.com/shipwreck (http://www.twitter.com/shipwreck)

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Outro: Bill Cosby Jello Pudding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G_EDtd1yuM)


Bonus Photos & Video:
Love Hotel Video (http://www.vimeo.com/2150670)

[Froogin]

Awesome

[Z_meista]

a cagcast and the bonus love hotel video?

[Smallville123]

cheapy you're bioshock 2 screenshot link is broken. it takes you to the story underneath it.

[ch3zyp00fs]

Sweet. Something for work tomorrow.

[striker199]

downloading

[gunm]

Sweet. Gonna listen tonight.

Edit: I'm gonna steal Wombat's metric converter. Flobbity Floos FTW! I never noticed any lag on the NXE.

Also, I'm not believing the whole "RE5" costs too much for Cheapy excuse. The Internetz Space Pimp has to have some PA credit or somethin' at least! lulz @ Wombat's Apple comment.

[sotc1988]

The infamous scene in Indy spawned the catchphrase "They nuked the fridge." It's become sort of a jumped the shark for describing shitty stuff these days.
Edit: Was a decent episode. You guys covered a lot of ground this week.

[adriley313]

Cool a new cagcast. Something to get me thur my day.

[2Shea]

Great show once again guys. I always love the dynamic you have together.

You made me hungry talking about that Steak House Cheapy lol.

[SuxoR]

Saaaaauce...

2 hour show is win :]

[KingBroly]

I think backwards compatibility is something that needs to stay in the next generation of consoles, namely the downloadable games. Imagine the uproar from gamers for companies saying 'yeah, thanks for spending hundreds of dollars on your downloadable games you can't have access to anymore'.

At least with a disc you still have it, and you could run it on an older console (assuming you still have it), and even if you don't have it, you can sell it for a few bucks.

[menikmati]

Crap, I forgot to edit my comment in the last CAGcast because you guys covered my comment right after I posted it, I fail.

I would have to agree with the ambiguity of what crosses the line in terms of representing sexual orientation on XBL.

You two brought up very good variables that all play a role in the simple statement of "I like men." We have no clue the gender of the speaker, the definition of the word "like," if it stands in the realm of just friends or a sexual level, or if it was meant as just a smart-ass way to say "I is gay."

I personally think that Microsoft has a "DO NOT WANT" stick attached to their arm and wouldn't touch anything related to anything outside of relationships, sexual orientation/preference, or even gender. A person can expect a lot of shit putting "Hermaphrodite" or "Post-op" in their profile and Microsoft could probably issue a suspension based on the "I don't want this shit on my service" law.

The lag/hanging on the 360 guide is annoying as shit for me. All these theories seem like bunk to me, I even reduced my friends list by 25 people and saw no performance increase. This has brought me to using the Guide less and less, to the point where I don't even press it to look at incoming messages if I'm within 1-2 minutes of something important. In other words, it makes me want to stab myself in the face.

I'm about 25 minutes in, going to call it a night and finish up on my commute to/fro class tomorrow.

[johnnyrocker360]

Great cagcast like always guys. I agree with you Cheapy about how Bioshock 2 should have some type of backstory to the fall of rapture. Can't wait for the next CAGCAST!

[volt1up]

The software for a hacked xbox, was called Xbox Media Center, I only correct you on that because it was an awesome piece of software.

also cheapy you could build a small form factor pc or an "HTPC" and stick in like a $70 video card with HDMI(there are actually much cheaper ones), I already have a desktop pc in my livingroom, so I stuck in one of these video cards and picked up a 30 ft hdmi cable for $15 bucks on ebay to hook up to my tv, thats my cheapass media center. Basically it clones my monitor signal to my tv (it can also be set as a dual monitor) and I can watch whatever I have on my pc or watch hulu.com on my tv.

[Dr Mario Kart]

To Wombat: People largely do not want home console games on the handheld, though I'm sure there are some. The reason is because given the choice, most people would rather play Resistance or God of War (for example) on a big TV screen with better graphics.

Even most of the big portable Nintendo games that sell well are decidedly different from their console counterparts. Plus they all kinda have crappy graphics anyway ;)
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Pachter's comments are off base because almost no one owns more than one console for that multiplatform comparison. The last sampling I saw on the matter had it at 95% single console, 3% two console, 2% three console. Gaming enthusiasts are a much smaller bunch than you would think by reading message boards.

Furthermore, how the mini-golf game that they actually enjoy compares favorably with Gears is irrelevant, because odds are they wouldnt like Gears
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Cheapy is right on the importance of backward compatibility. Its useful to a few, but in the big picture its not important from a sales perspective. Its merely a nice bullet point on the back of the box.

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If you get Pachter on, you gotta let people know ahead of time so we can get some questions to him. I've always wanted to ask him some things, since I'm into tracking sales numbers.

[xDARKx Knight]

Man! Cant wait for this :)...2 hours aswell.

I have this and the new Rebel FM. What a day already...and ive only just woken up lol :)

[Swoxx]

Continuing the trend, this show was the latest in a great streak! Having listened to every single cagcast atleast twice, I'd have to say these latest couple of shows are the greatest to date.
The dynamic between you guys and the energy has been great and you generally seem happier with the show!

To comment on your questions on what you would talk to Major Nelson or Michael Pachtor about, I'm sure two innovative guys like you can figure it out. For Major Nelson, how about having him on for an extended Microsoft segment and a Major Nelson dedicated cagbag? Just a thought.

Keep it up guys and thanks for all the great new features even if i dont get tremendous use out of them, being from Sweden, its still nice to see the site evolve.

Cheers

SwoXx

[DrKai]

Cheapy, although you can't see individuals in your affiliate feedback on CAGs' purchases, have you been able to see a downward trend or an upward trend in the number of or size of purchases through CAG?

I know that in my area, the economy has everyone terrified and making sizeable cutbacks in personal purchases. Have people been flocking to CAG for their purchases as times get tough, or has everyone stopped purchasing in a desperate attempt to save money?

Love the show, and props to Wombat for excellent commentary on the industry.

[hoofrog]

The Furious Gamer thing sounds really cool.... to bad I do not have an iPhone.

[shieryda]

I'm not sure how YouTube determines what is considered "indecent". There are tons of videos on that site that show teenage girls beating the shit out of each other, but they won't allow a video of a hotel room tour?

So baffling.

[Gentlegamer]

And now Cheapy knows why the phrase "jumping the shark" has been replaced with "nuking the fridge."

Hey, that's what this podcast should have been called!

[saunderscowie]

Just listening now about 35 minutes in.

I got a shout out again, BUT you pronounced my username wrong again. It's pronounced sawn-ders cow-ie. Get it wrong once more and i'll sue :D

Sounds like a great show so far.

[aplusjimages]

Hey Cheapy and Wombat,

You should have Workman on your show. I think it would be the best episode ever. Also I haven't notice my Xbox Vista running any faster. It still takes forever for my friends avatars to show up and now the games they are playing takes longer to show up as well.

Oh and do a search in Youtube for 2 dudes kissing and see what comes up. Youtube is so inconsistant. Start using Vimeo instead.

[ObiBen]

I stole my wife's iPod so I could listen to the CAGcast

[PioRow]

Another top notch podcast as per usual. Hope wombats job is safe, no one wants to see a friend lose their job (thats right, he's my friend!!).
Hope that stake dinner was really good, sounded like it wasnt a cheapass dinner!

[ShinAkumA21]

this is the best podcast i've ever heard in my life its better then fucking my wife, living my life, praying to jesus.h christ and banging three dykes

[Baron O Hell]

It is kind of funny your videos got removed because there are hundred videos of teenage girls in their undies dancing around in ways they should not be. Not that I have been looking or anything.

[steverl22]

Damn fine show....jew bread your the man.

Cheapy your were talked about on chatterbox radio this pass week.

[ronendawg]

Great show as always guys, you should make JewBeard and British Cosby recurring characters, maybe JewBeard's Deals of the week or British Cosby's Pretentious Review of the week. Anyway have fun shufflebawdin' wit Saul Watchmen & Hahvey Wheelman.

[clatu6]

Cheapy,
Your tour of the sex hotel is way tamer than some of the things I've seen on YouTube and it was damn funny.

This video is WAY more offensive, yet somehow it remains?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrSSSfYE2dQ&NR=1

Not that I mind that video...They really need to pan out further. Perhaps on RedTube?

[Darknyss]

The online system in KZ2 isn't perfect by any means but they do make it easy to find and join games with your friends and clan.

It still would be nice to have a party and invite system so you can guarantee you are on the same team when you want to be.

For the next CAGcast game, I suggest Wombat or Cheapy setting up the room, getting both you guys in there first, and THEN posting the info on the forums. That way you can make sure you both get in.

But Wombat is right, the popularity of this game on CAG is really high right now. There are three clans up and running atm!

[HotShotX]

Another great show guys, always looking forward to the next. I definitely like the idea of the CAG "Game Nights" with CheapyD and Wombat, and hope to join in next time you roll out Halo 3. Bring the Ships if possible.

Also, philosophical question: Is buying a game for at 76-100% MSRP count as a mark against you on your "CAG card"? I admit that there are a lot of games out there worth playing, but quite frankly I myself cannot justifying paying for a $45-60 game that I know will eventually (a few months) be $20 if not lower, either as a deal or normal price.

Maybe it's just because money is tight, but even when I start my new job tomorrow (same field as Shipwreck), I imagine that even with a salary I will still be a CAG at heart and buy games for no more than $20-30. It's certainly a personal choice, but I think picking up a game on launch day for full price goes against the nature of the site (something I am guilty of and still reel from Buyer's Remorse).

~HotShotX

[PhilESkyline]

That was the greatest intro song I've heard in quite a long time Cheapy. Where do you come up with these? haha! Golden Podcast...

[kashwashwa]

I'm sure there are a number of people with their own "steak" stories, but in any case - my brother in law (5'6", 135 lbs, pretty small), ate 32 oz (2 lbs) of steak at an Irish restaurant in town. But not only that, he had two Guiness', and a plate of poutine (french fries with cheese and gravy on them). It was utterly disgusting, but he actually ate it all...

[clatu6]

I'm sure there are a number of people with their own "steak" stories, but in any case - my brother in law (5'6", 135 lbs, pretty small), ate 32 oz (2 lbs) of steak at an Irish restaurant in town. But not only that, he had two Guiness', and a plate of poutine (french fries with cheese and gravy on them). It was utterly disgusting, but he actually ate it all...

Yeah... I succesfully completed the Beefeater contest (http://www.primequarter.com/specials.html). (40 oz (1.13 kilogram) steak plus a potatoe, texas toast, and a salad).

Man was not meant to eat that much food at one sitting. I have a lovely picture they took after completing the chalenge. I look half dead. I was shitting a liquid stream of pure hate and evil for two days after.

Not worth it.

[Corvin]

Re: Xbox Vista ~ Mine is still slow. I'm curious how you guys are seemingly getting it to run faster.

Re: Chronicles of Riddick: Assualt on Dark Athena ~ I liked the demo but there is definitely something up with the perspective. I had to double check more than once to make sure I wasn't walking around in 'crouch' mode. Maybe that's one of those legendary 'best kept secrets in Hollywood,' the fact that Vin Deisel is actually a midget or a hunchback.

And now Cheapy knows why the phrase "jumping the shark" has been replaced with "nuking the fridge."

Hey, that's what this podcast should have been called!

No. 'nuking the fridge' is a retarded phrase that needs to die. It helps if no one ever mentions it again... starting... NOW!

[shieryda]

Another top notch podcast as per usual. Hope wombats job is safe, no one wants to see a friend lose their job (thats right, he's my friend!!).

He's not your friend, guy.:)

[dbzeng]

Cheapy you're right on with the taxing of video games and the waste of time politicians spend on minute issues such as these.

[saunderscowie]

As a UK user I might decide to stop listening to the show, so much taking the piss out of english accent, nah it was hilarious.

With John being on the show/hosting a UK podcast. I think you should get John on the show at somepoint, but I think him doing a CAG UK Podcast would be a little pointless. The CAG cast is international, i'm from the UK and it suits me perfectly. The talk of Japan and US is quite interesting.

[tjcravey]

I can understand not wanting to go to a gamestop shareholders meeting, but don't hate on the lonestar state, yall!

[ProtoEXE88]

9PM game nights would work perfect, so here's hoping you continue that (maybe not every week, but every other week or something). Still waiting on a Warhawk night, but it'd probably be good to do each console with actual online every other time or something.

[solipse]

Hey Wombat... you should play the Benny Hill theme music while you do your British Cosby impersenation... I would help with the authenticity.

[TripMasterMunky]

CAG has the best intro music.

Also, I'd like to mention I enjoy this new CAG Game Night thought up by Wombat. I haven't played in one yet, but it's a great idea to do it as a weekly event. It definitely helps the community to meet you all and most importantly shows that you guys are willing to take a night out of the week to spend some 1 on 1 time with the community.

[King of Swing]

I'm listening to the show right now, and Wombat's gripe about RE5 being over-crowded is dead on. He couldn't have worded it any better.

"I was even thinking about maybe even plugging in my Wii, and buying this game"... - Cheapy on MadWorld

Me too.

Great show so far.

[JadedJedi]

The question of Do you listen to podcasts while you game is an easy one for me to answer. Yes! I haven't listened to the games real music in months if not years. I always have a podcast playing if im not on live. Wombat you need to have a radio show featuring Jewbeard the pirate and his 1st mate Super Programmer John.

[sunfiredragon]

Really enjoying the show guys. I agree with others that Wombat should just evolve fully into Jewbeard the pirate.

Also, I think Braid really follows the middle ground between the two opinions, I really only felt ripped off because I wanted a little more of a surface story, and not one that has to be "created" by 100 different people's opinions.

[Beanopolis]

Cheapy: Your "I like men" idea in your gamertag profile would probably still warrant a ban even if they don't know your gender. It is still defining your relationship with men, either in sexual or non-sexual terms.
I think the argument should be more based on does your profile suggest or define an orientation, and what determines that (the users the submit complaints or MS) and why it is a problem.

If it truly is a problem, maybe MS needs to implement rating system for players:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5616
This player is a child. Do not shoot or swear at him/her. No pictures.
Make sure to jump up and down and make funny noises to keep this player entertained.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5615
Tries to have fun with everyone. No tea-bagging when you shoot this player with rainbows.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5614
Can almost play with everyone. Exercise caution with this player as he/she may be a choking hazard to small children.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5617
Grandpa will probably not like this player; will constantly try to add the word "penis" to every conversation.
Lasers fueled by hate and fear may shoot from player's eyes; this is common and can cause slight irritation upon contact.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5613
Warning: This player may tear you a new one, be it with a chainsaws or horribly distorted obscenities.
Might have used a hobo near the 7-Eleven to create this account.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5612
Player should be respected and a weekly tribute given to appease him/her.
Should help provide an enjoyable game experience, but current player may be offspring (check earlier ratings for expected play experience).

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5152&pictureid=5611
Player can be any combination of previously stated ratings.
Warning: Player may be a cannibal or alien. To determine: Ask if they have read "To Serve Man" and base opinion on resulting conversation.

[zenprime]

Listening to the show, and Cheapy, your comment about how KZ2 would be better on XBL is kinda a non-comment. I'm the first to admit that XBL has a lot going for it in online features. Sony's PS3 guys really need to make their next mandate to be standardized game invites.

Hey, they did it with Trophies.

Oh XBMC was Xbox Media Center. Not Xbox Media Connect.

Wombat, On the issue of portable gaming I do largely enjoy fully fleshed out experiences on the go. Just like how I might enjoy a playing a casual game on my home system. Call me unusual, but the PSP's load time don't typically bother me. Still I'd be all over a system that ditched the UMD.

We need more readings of pretentious reviews!


On the issue of Backwards Compatibility. It matters to me. But like Cheapy said, I didn't buy a current gen console to play last gen games. So if there is no BC on a console, no big deal. But if there there is model with it, and a model without, I'm going to get the model with it. Even if the support is less then perfect, I like having it. I don't buy a lot of games (preferance not finance), and I tend to go back and play old games so having BC is worth it to me. Sure I could just keep the old console hooked up, but I like keeping things uncluttered and clean looking.

[Bug Hunter]

Best part of this episode is the "CAGs on News" song is back! I'll have it stuck in my head all day now.

[Sacsquash]

Hey Cheapy 'n Wombat,

I know you shared your opinion about backwards compatibility being featured in this generations consoles, but you didn't really elaborate on anything for the next-generation. Personally I think backwards compatibility will be much bigger for next generation consoles. The reason being achievements and trophies, I think people would have more incentive to play older generation titles if they actually see something come of it.

Also a while back on XboxEvolved.com(you can choose to give them a shout-out or not) there was a rumor that the Xbox 360 would feature some games in the near future that would be forward compatible. The forward compatible games would have improved features exclusive to the new console i.e. graphics and possible gameplay changes. If backward compatibility didn't make you want to play a last generations games perhaps forward compatibility would.

I would love to hear both of your opinions on this and thanks.

[seventh_sage]

I'm listening now, so far it's great. & i think the lag of the "xbox vista" is dependent on the game you are playing. i've had it lag for some games but not others.

[M1C13]

Furious gamer looks awesome, if I had an iPhone I would pick it up in a second. Might be getting one next month if my job cancel our phone plans. Are there other Gaming related iphone apps? not games, for example keeping track of Xbox live or Halo 3 stats...

....or even better a CAG price tracker app for when I go to the store, it can tell me if it is priced better somewhere else or even better I can scan the bar code and find the best price.

[banodyne]

Was disappointed that we didn't hear Wombat's take on 'Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'

[gameboykid14]

I was actually hoping we'd hear Wombat's thoughts on the Watchmen movie.

[AgentSushi]

I also first started listening to the CAGCAST before using the site. I first heard of CAG through cheapy's youtube videos.

[saunderscowie]

Well I knew that Cheapy was someone with something to do in the game industry. I stumbled across his youtube channel ended up subscribing because his videos are generally strange and hilarious. From there learnt of CAG, though I didn't join the site for a few months after.

[seventh_sage]

Cheapy what's up with the "bipolar" love-hate relationship with the PS3. One second you are all lovin' on the PS3 & then the next you have to point out all of its flaws. Are you just trying to stay netural or do you actually feel this way about the PS3?

[crazytalkx]

Great show! I'm a bit disturbed by CheapyD's reaction to Indiana Jones, but the constant warnings from Wombat might have somehow psychologically prepared him for it. Also, no gigantic steak pics? Come on, Cheapy!

[seventh_sage]

Hey guys they have a post on kotaku saying that capcom says the versus mode for RE5 will cost $5 or 400 ms points.

[wiiheat]

For the NXE slowness: You can try the cache-clear (x x lb rb x x at system-settings->memory->hard drive), which will "Do Maintenance" on your harddrive (clearing all your game updates, so you have to re-download them), but it is reported that this speed up your system. Don't take my word for it, google +"x x lb rb x x" +nxe +speed.

[youruglyclone]

originally BC was important to me...but then I realized I have a 60gb ps3, but I can't say I've played any previous gen games on a current system. so yeah wombat's statement that game companies really downplayed the ability to play older games is spot on.

[krazy14kraz]

Finally!!!

[Kfoster1979]

Cheapy, You can get a mini display port to HDMI adapter, and a mini toslink to toslink cable to get digital audio.


http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5311&seq=1&format=2

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10229&cs_id=1022902&p_id=1556&seq=1&format=2

[charleytony]

Im a long time listener to the cagcast and yes its getting better every week (IMO). Its been about a year now that I have started to look regularly at the deals and trading forums.
Im from Canada and I want to remind to all the CAG listeners who happen to be from Canada to visit the forums to look for deals AND to post what they want or can offer for trades. The Canadian section of the forums seem to a lot less users than how many Canucks follow the weekly podcast...

[zeo1137]

wombat give us some more jew beard also i loved last weeks rebuttal give us some more of that. love the podcast. its the only thing that lasts more than an hour i can sit through

[iguss]

Great show, I'm glad you had fun playing Killzone 2 with the community.

Any chance of you guys bringing back the live shows?

[Vegan]

A "woman's steak"? Dude, it's nothing more than a slab of meat intended for consumption. I don't think a steak can be womanly, by definition. You could put it on a doily and top it with glitter and rainbows and it's still an oozing hunk of meat.

[Vegan]

And now Cheapy knows why the phrase "jumping the shark" has been replaced with "nuking the fridge."

Hey, that's what this podcast should have been called!

No it hasn't. That phrase is retarded, and only a very small minority of internet people actually use it.

[Guagloves]

Cheapy, I don't think that Madworld would be nearly as fun with a normal controller.

After playing the game the Wii controls work really well, especially for grabbing an enemy and throwing them into spikes. I think that game would get boring quick if you were playing in on the 360 or PS3. The Wii interactivity really makes the game more fun. Even though there are times where the game will ask to you violently to shake the controllers you can just lightly shake them and get the same effect. The commentary is absurd and over the top and the music really fits with the game. Ridiculous hip hop songs are redicilous.

[lucao]

Great intro and great episode, loved it. This is what keeps me coming back and excited for every episode.

[TheEyecon]

Almost 2 hours of pure CAGcast awesomness!?
Ohhhh yeahhh

[DarkZion]

I didn't think any of the demos were that fun. Definitely not showing signs of a game I need to buy.

And I disagree with the "woman's steak" cause I've had some really great steak that didn't have bones, and they tasted a lot better than some of Wombat's so-called "man's steak"

And I think the lag you guys are getting from the Xbox Experience is probably due to a high number of friends. I don't have that many friends (like 5 or so) on Live, so it would make sense that I'm not lagging.

Password protection lobbies sounds like a great idea.

[FroMann]

Great show guys! Love the CAGCast! Here is my opinion on the PSP part of the show.

I had a Nintedo DS lite before and I did not like it so I got a PSP 2000 instead. I got the Daxter Bundle last year and I loved it. I mainly bought it because I wanted a MP3 player and a Portable PlayStation that could play downloaded PSone games from PSN and good ports of PS2 games like GTA, Hot Shots, and God of War. I love it and still use it to this day.

The only problem I had with the PSP was UMD. UMD was both a great and horrible idea. It was able to store a lot of data but you had the problems of movable parts in a portable console, fragile discs, and long load times. I am hoping if Sony releases a new PSP it uses regular Memory Sticks for games instead of UMDs and a secondary slot for a Pro Duo Memory Stick so I can put downloadable games on that (I dont like built in memory). However if Sony makes a new PSP without a UMD drive I would hope PSP 2 would be able to play UMD games by a download service from Sony or a separate UMD drive hooked up by USB.

[pbaz11]

Wombat...must say that the new accent is wonderful and very funny. The new ideas are great and your additional input really adds to the show. Also, if you read the Wanted graphic novel, you really should check out the movie. Finally, your fans want your input on the Watchmen movie, I know times may be hard, but you gotta find time to check it out so you can give the fans your insight.

Great show and keep it up! Can't wait till next week and I'm running to the store now for some Jello Pudding!!!

[lokizz]

the only good thing about indy 4 was that it ended. shia ruined the film and if they wanted to cast him better he should have been cast as a nerd who slowly break out of his shell to become more like indy which im glad they didnt because now he wont be in any other indy films......i hope.


hollywood for some weird reason has alot riding on him. theyve been trying to push him as a future cross genre star i guess since he lucked out with that holes film but hes not nor will he ever be a god enough actor to be able to fill those kinds of roles properly. thats why when someone says a movie was horrible they should say it swung with monkeys.

both indy 4 and transformers were monumental turds and its impossible to say which is worse.

and dont worry about seeing walle anytime soon. its probably the most formulaic and predictable of pixar films. you know whats going to happen less than halfway through it and though its a good film the "message" within it is obvious and the climax was a letdown.

[SeanNOLA]

whoa whoa - slow down there, Wombat. We didn't like Jewbeard THAT much. Tone it back a pinch.

Seriously though, great show!

[XTommyDonX]

Great show, but it seems that Cheapy can't stop throwing that "internet space pimp" title all over every episode in recent weeks. It's definitely funny, but you don't want to sound too full of yourself is all. CAG definitely needs a few more members for you to properly receive that name. Keep up the good work as always.

And Wombat, I almost always prefer a nice bone in my steak much like you but that doesn't mean that boneless steaks are only for those with a weak stomach. Wombat, you could get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.

[naiku]

Another great episode.

I like the idea of using twitter during the show to ask a question to the cags or their opinion of an outline topic. Just have a answer or two queued while the cohost is ranting. If you guys can pull if off seamless like the cagbag or itunes reviews it will be a great way to add more user interaction to the show.

[Achuba Nanoia]

Great show, very entertaining! Some personal opinions:

1- I 'm sure most of handheld owners don't want to play "normal console" games on their system, only the more hardcore gamers, even though I for one really enjoyed them in my DS before I sold it;

2- Some games do allow for podcast listening, like Fighting games, most XBLA Games, Racing games and pretty much any game that requires grinding, either by desing or for achievements. But, I can see how Cheapy wouldn't be very interested in those :p. But yes, for other games, it's hard to pay attention to the show and pay attention to the game;

3- I want to participate in the contest!!

4- I also learned about CAG through the podcast... I was browsing the iTunes podcast library and decided to give you guys a chance. After a few episodes, I was hooked! So much that I decided to lurk the CagForums and finally growed the nerve to start posting on the forums. What a great move on my part if I can say that lol.

That's it for the moment, CAGcast and CAGforeplay in the same week makes for a great week!

[Regian]

Great show, guys.

I do have a comment about Cheapy's take on the Legends of Wrestlemania demo, though. While at first I didn't enjoy the new mechanics and controls, after a few plays it started to click in. You get a feel of things and how to progress after a while, you learn how to pull off certain chains and moves. Before getting the hang of that, I was getting my ass handed to myself regularly. I understand that the real-time events (button prompts) break the flow of the game a bit. However, I do feel that there is a strong chance that this game could be a blast to play against human opponents. And if you think the character models were too big, I've got three words for you: Legends. Of. Wrestling. THAT game had ricockulous character models.

As for TNA Impact: Yeah, the speed of the game is good. It's a good arcade-styled wrestler. Too bad it lacks character, though. Was still a good snag when I got it for $10.

[CheapyD]

After my complaint, YouTube re-enabled both of my YouTube videos
http://$$$$$$$/SIudc
http://$$$$$$$/75S5G

[clockworkbob]

Good show guys but I'm getting tired of wombat claiming games are pretentious. How can a game feel self important when a game does not have a self?

[spannu]

I had to wait over one hundred minutes for one half-assed burp and two fart jokes. Gentlemen, this episode was far below par and your podcasting days will be numbered with such substandard performance.

[XTommyDonX]

After my complaint, YouTube re-enabled both of my YouTube videos
http://$$$$$$$/SIudc
http://$$$$$$$/75S5G

Good, there was absolutely no good reason to remove those in the first place. I hope you compared your videos to the more vulgar videos on YouTube that still haven't been banned in your complaint letter, right?

[FriskyTanuki]

The Mythbusters should do an episode that focuses on the new Indiana Jones movie.

I remember when Penny Arcade nearly killed CAG when some deal broke here and they linked to it on the front page, which was back in the days of weak, puny CAG servers.

The Wheelman demo was pretty cool since it's like a mix of Burnout and Stranglehold.

I got the PSP Media Manager for free, so I'm not sure why you guys couldn't do so, too. I haven't used it yet because I download most of my content over RSS feeds.

Why would the PSP use an SD card versus the memory sticks that it's been using so far, especially since you'd be mucking with BC games and content transfers.

Two buttons for House of the Dead: Overkill (B to shoot and A to reload).

Good show.

[zekeike]

This is why they did not call them Big Momma's in Bioshock 2.

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc146/zekeike12/sq_big_momma_rewind.jpg

[NYJmatt]

Cheapy, awesome you them back on youtube!

Anyways, great show guys! I think wombats theory is right, I visited CAG after listening to a couple podcast's also.

Wombat, great British accent, and I love your alter ego Jew Beard keep bringing him back.

Cheapy, I agree that the mac mini is really cool and i also perfer I-tunes over going out and getting free music online.

[TiE23]

I think the problem here is that you're not actually buying the music and it's not actually yours (outside of those 10 "free" songs). You're just leasing it until you discontinue your subscription or Microsoft stops the service/store. Once you stop subscribing, you lose all of that music.

$15 a month is basically "paying" for the right to try before you buy, but that ability already exists if you're willing to bend the law.
Well, yeah, there are things to consider. You can always just get it 'the other way' or actually purchase anything left over when you end your subscription. So meh. I mean, not everything I've downloaded I've loved, so I don't have to live with albums I paid full price for that I never want to listen to. And you can get some random stuff that you couldn't get on torrents. Oh No's Oxperiments and Billy Cobham Hi-Five are some random ones I found on Zune.

[Wombat]

Good show guys but I'm getting tired of wombat claiming games are pretentious. How can a game feel self important when a game does not have a self?

you mean a game, twice

[YoatOverNothing]

The Riddick demo actually featured a Dark Athena portion of the game. I have to agree that I wasn't all that impressed with it even though I was really into Butcher Bay too. I think the demo didn't really show part of what made Riddick cool, at least in my opinion. The demo seemed to focus on gunfights instead of stealth and interacting with characters.

[Darkpaul]

Hey, cheapy. I just wanted to mention the part in your podcast where the poster mentioned listening to podcasts in monotonous games. I think he could have worded his question better as I also listen to podcasts like yours, foreplay, and you look nice today (thanks for telling me about those guys, wombat) when playing more time-consuming parts in games like Oblivion for instance. Great music, but after awhile it made my ears bleed from overuse so I had to turn the music off and start listening to something else. Doesn't mean it's a monotonous game, just had to find another way to play an otherwise enjoyable game with a new form of ear music.

[RobMinhas]

Hi cheapy and wombat, I really like your show and what you guys do. I also learned about cheapassgamer from the pod-cast and i really appreciate your guys' opinions on games and long live the pretentious weekly game

[Z_meista]

cheapy, glad to know your videos are up. stupid youtube retards. they probably removed it without even checking.
wombat, have you seen watchmen yet? if so, did you like it? why or why not?

[shieryda]

On having Major Nelson on another CAGcast:

You should ask him why the NXE is so freakin' slow!

Bioshock 2 and the "little brothers" had me cackling like a banshee on my commute home today. Good stuff.

[Nibi]

Ridiculously awesome opening music.

[pb0000]

I have to agree about KZ2. The MP features or lack there of (ie party system, friend invites, and etc) kills the game. I still dont understand why after so many good examples in other games devs still cant get this right.

For Wombats comment about the password lock for lobbys on xbox. Its not there because its not necessary on xbox per se. Since you can have private slots open only to your friends. This requires people to be on your friend list though which is a whole different problem though since xbl has the friends limit.

Cheapy,
did you and whomever was holding the camera make any more videos in that love hotel that would be banned from youtube?

PS
Gimme the Halo III code!

[Willeth]

Oh wow Cheapy. "There's another British bargains site that has a podcast - I've a feeling Jon would want to crush them."

Given that we haven't recorded a show since October I think that might well be the case... :D

[CheapyD]

Oh wow Cheapy. "There's another British bargains site that has a podcast - I've a feeling Jon would want to crush them."

Given that we haven't recorded a show since October I think that might well be the case... :D

I don't want to get into a whole thing about it, but it's not you.

[Willeth]

There are others? :P Good to know we're not going to get crushed.

Although with CAG 2.0 coming soon I need to get Lewie to pull his finger out and get something going that's more than Blogger. >.<

[loca]

I liked this podcast. Big ups to you guys. Recently each show keeps getting better and better. This is one of the only podcast that entertains me and informs all in one. Also just to throw this out there, the CagCast should have shipwreck come on more often.

[RichMeisterMan]

In response to the discussion about backwards compatibility...

I feel that it depends on the console. The PS2 had a lot of great games worth going back to so the PS3 having BC was defnitely called for. The Xbox not so much. The only game that got played with 360 backwards compatibility was Halo 2 and when Halo 3 came out Halo 2 was essential done.

The way the current generation is going backwards compatibility in a sense will be very important. Not so much with software on disc but with digital content. When Rock Band hits the next generation of consoles what will I do with my current batch of songs that has become a massive investment? Same goes with XBLA games. I don't want this stuff to be totally null and void when the next batch of consoles hit.

[Txblueguy]

Awesome show, i dont get to listen to too many podcasts now because i dont have a job, but i had to get out and about today, so i drove around austin looking for a best buy and listened to the show. I have to agree with cheapy about the new Wrestling legends game. I downloaded the demo with low expectations from the show and i have to agree with everything he said. The camera is way to close, the controls being simple are just too hard to grasp for me. i would have much rather had an old port of the wrestlefest arcade game. This is such a dissipointment because i was thinking about picking this game up, but not so much now.
As for the xbox vista slowing down, i did get that problem before i moved, i didnt have many friends on live but it still took 1-2 mins to boot those avatars up, since i have moved to austin, the list has shown within a noticeable difference. i am not sure exactly what is happenin there.

i also dont even think about backwards compatiablity, its really a non issue for me now. i thought when i first got my 360 i would be playing tons of my origianl xbox games, i havent put any of them in the system since i didnt need to play halo2 on it. better games have just been coming out, and while i am happy its there, if it wasnt, i wouldnt notice

keep up the good shows guys :-)

[killthemall4444]

Another incredibly enjoyable show guys. I find fake accents far more amusing then any reasonable individual should...real accents aren't bad either. Anyway Wombat unfortunately was right on about the RE 5 dlc...though whether it's already on the disc or not it's totally obvious that this content has been completed for quite some time. Regardless of the fact it's only going to cost five dollars it's still completely shameless on Capcom's part and I have no plans to purchase it at any price.

Oh and one thing that I can always be certain of on the internet is people always wondering if my username killthemall stands for kill the mall or kill them all. I was very amused to see that minor discussion take place when you read my comment in the cagcast.

Just to clarify when I came up with that handle 5-6 odd years ago I did in fact intend it to stand for kill them all. Not because of love for any Metallica album. Simply because it has and continues to be a phrase I hear exclaimed by the villain in just about any action/war flick and definitely a ton of games I've played.

I liked the phrase so I decided to use it as something of a permanent username across the internet. Funny thing is just about everyone I encounter thinks it stands for Kill the Mall. So I grew attached to that and these days my friends on LIVE mainly refer to me as Mall or KTM.

[bornrunnin31]

Thanks for giving props to HotD: Overkill! That game is 20 types of awesome and anyone looking for a "mature" game on the Wii should try it. I just wish I had gotten the comic for preordering at GameStop, but apparently they "ran out" when my gf went to pick it up. I'll just assume that the employees took them all because I doubt they had that many preorders for the game and because they are Worst Retailer of the Year.

[PrarieD0G]

Re: CheapyD didn't buy RE5 "because it wasn't made by Apple"

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
CheapyD is towards the end there (around the 1:36 mark). Funny stuff.

Just messing with ya.

I thought the show was pretty good--not quite as good as the last one, but still entertaining. Props on keeping Jewbeard alive.
One suggestion though: how about trying to do a game segment like you did with "DS game or porno" each episode. (or every couple episodes or something). It changes things up a little bit and keeps things fresh.

[mrfreeziexp]

I don't want to get into a whole thing about it, but it's not you.

come on! fake internet drama, what's more fun than that?

[Gnidlaps]

Awesome show, I will definitely have to checkout House of the Dead: Overkill, my wii could use a dusting off. Also the fact that anyone would try to tax violence in games is ridiculous. Politicians should be focused on going after all the people who issued bad loans, sold insurance of those bad loans, and passed it all off as AAA investments, not to mention all the other real problems in the world. Maybe if they used the tax to feed starving children, I would feel a little better about it.

[Tengaport]

Glad you finally watched the latest Indy movie Cheapy. I guess going into it with such low expectations it was easier for you to shrug it off. I had very high hopes when I went to see it (midnight showing) and nearly left the theater. There was a dude dressed as Indy watching the movie, and after it was over he took his hat off and tried to be super inconspicuous as he walked to his car. Dude must have felt like the biggest tool with his whip...

I do have to agree with you 100% on the end, I COMPLETELY thought that Mutt was going to pick up the hat at which point I was going to go ballistic. The only saving grace of that movie was that it didn't go down like that, and Indy picked up his hat at the end.

Still, giant steaming pile of shaq-fu.

[Pentagram1337]

Great Show as always. Wombat had me laughing through the hole show. this is the only podcast i can listen to now. All Hail Wombat

[Imallvol7]

THE INTRO SONG WAS AWESOME. I loved that. In fact, I want it.

[Pure Apathy]

Wombat, there has always been one Ultimate Warrior.

CheapyD, wouldn't Wrestlefest on the XBLA be the shit?

[richdmoore]

Well, I had a comment about the Riddick demo. This is a prime example of the "bad demo" situation (just like Dead Space.) Throwing someone right into combat, especially stealth combat without any clue what to do really makes the demo poor. The dead space demo did the same thing, they threw you into heavy combat without and idea how to defeat the monsters.

I found that after I "remembered" how to fight in Butcher Bay, I went back and had much more fun with the new Riddick demo the second time.

[ChernobylCow]

Does CheapyD have some sort of awful voice filter going on in this thing? (This is probably the 2nd or 3rd I've listened to.) His voice is god awful deep and annoying. Not sure if I am missing something. Can't even listen to this cast.

[theDarv]

Hey what is going on with this rumor that i here that there is a new call of duty modern warfare 2 coming out this year? also i have found myself playing more PS3 then XBOX 360 and it got me searching online and there has been a lot a chatter that Microsoft is wanting to come out with a xbox 720 because they have reached their limits with the tech of the XBOX any news on this? and if so r they going to do the same thing to the 360 that the did to the first xbox and just stop makin games for it cuz i have recently put a lot of money into my XBOX and i dont want to put anymore money into it if this is the end of it.

[dabebop]

Just wrapped up listening to the podcast, and I have to agree with a few things. Like the listening to podcasts, and not even being able to function without my full attention. After listening to where you guys were talking about the Resident evil mulitplayer, and it being announced with a price tag for maybe an unlock key? Or is this a dlc for the coming weeks? Cheapy you need to stand up with your open letter to capcom to stop this ridiculousness.

Other than that I just enjoyed it, and have been since you guys were talking about MGS4 back in June when I started listening. Also need to play with you sometime again cheapy on killzone, and also it was great having the game night wombat. Just have to ensure that cheapy gets in the room first I suppose before all the CAGs fill it up first.

[Death by Kuvasz]

Well Wombat called it, $5 for the versus mode on RE5, which is probably already on the disc. I think that it is despicable to charge for content that should be part of the game. What next, start charging to unlock the ability to use weapons in a FPS? I don't care if the versus gameplay is as good as Yahtzee's infamous triple-cunted hooker (Zero Punctuation, look it up if you don't know) they aren't getting my money.

[winterice]

CheapyD & Wombat, you guys need to give us your take on the Watchmen movie.

[MikeydCT]

Wombat stop eating gassy food before the podcast. It if want to continue to please mic up you butt so we can hear the toots and cags can make funny videos using the sound.
Cheapy thanks for the jello ad at the end now I want pudding.

[Nathan_Sama]

Awesome podcast guys, The CAGcast seems like my new Saturday Morning Cartoons lol.
Also I was wondering whatever happened to CheapAssGamer Mobile?
I wanted to see look up updated Kmart Clearance prices AT Kmart, but my PSP has a hard time getting on the actual site, so after some browsing on google, I saw there was a CheapAssGamer Mobile, but to my dismay it look liked it was abandoned after 2006.
What happened to this neat concept?

[Willeth]

In response to the discussion about backwards compatibility...

I feel that it depends on the console. The PS2 had a lot of great games worth going back to so the PS3 having BC was defnitely called for. The Xbox not so much. The only game that got played with 360 backwards compatibility was Halo 2 and when Halo 3 came out Halo 2 was essential done.

The way the current generation is going backwards compatibility in a sense will be very important. Not so much with software on disc but with digital content. When Rock Band hits the next generation of consoles what will I do with my current batch of songs that has become a massive investment? Same goes with XBLA games. I don't want this stuff to be totally null and void when the next batch of consoles hit.
I absolutely appreciate backwards compatibility. I bought a 360 after not owning an Xbox, and played through Halo 1 and 2 on it, as well as Psychonauts - games I wouldn't have played if the functionality wasn't there because I had a PS2 the previous generation.

Now that I have a PS3, it really fucking irks me that if I want to play Shadow of the Colossus again or, even worse, play through the MGS series in preparation for MGS4, I have to hook up a whole other system. It always astounds me that they aren't including the feature as standard in either machine - it's super cheap technology.

[ObiBen]

Of all the gaming podcasts that I listen to I feel like Cheapy and Wombat are the true voice of the gaming masses. You guys tell it like it is, and that's what keeps me coming back to the CAGcast; that and toilet humor. ; )

[Achuba Nanoia]

I absolutely appreciate backwards compatibility. I bought a 360 after not owning an Xbox, and played through Halo 1 and 2 on it, as well as Psychonauts - games I wouldn't have played if the functionality wasn't there because I had a PS2 the previous generation.

Now that I have a PS3, it really fucking irks me that if I want to play Shadow of the Colossus again or, even worse, play through the MGS series in preparation for MGS4, I have to hook up a whole other system. It always astounds me that they aren't including the feature as standard in either machine - it's super cheap technology.

I think it's always nice to have backwards compatibility, but that is not a sellpoint for the majority of people IMO. While I did enjoy playing some Gamecube games on my Wii, I bought it for playing Wii games. The same goes to my Xbox 360: I bought for the new games coming out, even though I could play old Xbox games on it, I don't really have the time with the huge amount of games to play.

So, just like Cheapy said, from a business point of view, there's really no reason to put it there, unless it costs nothing to implement. It's almost like buying a Blu-Ray player that has a VHS tape reader with it... sure, some people would appreciate that, but most people wouldn't care. Anyway, just my two cents.

[ajm1240]

Man Wombat, can really get all upitty sometimes can't he? "Braid is not Worth $15. Braid is not worth $10." "I don't want to use my brain." "I hate fun." Blah, blah, blah...

What a crotchity young man! By the time Wombat is 40 he will be the Unibomber.

[Tengaport]

Hey Cheapy & Wombat,

I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but I have to agree with Wombat when it comes to games that I'm looking for on my PSP. It's real simple, when I'm traveling I turn to my PSP for home-console-esque experiences on the go, when I'm taking a crap I use my DS for 'stop and plop' gaming. I would most certainly prefer a Resistance type game than Puzzle Quest 12 as Wombat put it.

It's obvious from your conversation though that neither of you have fired up your PSPs in some time. Someone at Sony is paying attention to Apple's success with the iPod and iTunes and slowly trying to follow the example they've set. The PSN store on the PC is now intertwined with Sony's Media Manager software which they do offer a free version of. It's no iTunes yet, but Sony certainly is trying.

There is also the PSP store which you can access directly from the PSP's menu. This is huge for someone like me who travels a lot and doesn't necessarily always have a computer handy. If a new game hits the PSN store I can grab it from any WiFi hotspot. Slowly we are starting to see more and more retail PSP games hitting the PSN store for download as well - Patapon 2 just came out in the UK as both a retail and downloadable version. And running games directly from the memory stick does improve the load times somewhat.

Cheapy, unlike the 360's HDD the memory sticks are now relatively inexpensive, and at least you have a couple of options (Sony Brand, Sandisk).

I want to also call Wombat out on his comment that you can't play games properly because there is only one analog stick. Which games are you referring to? I'd like to hear you name some.

There are plenty of extremely creative developers that have crafted competent controls within the limitations of the PSP. While I do hope Sony includes a second analog nubbin on a PSP2, there are plenty of games for the current PSP that control just fine.

[TimDJ84]

Wombat,as per the complaint about the person who was on your team shooting you,well he could have been ranked high enough to have the saboteur class.The only way to tell is that the target will be red instead of green when on the player.I play as the saboteur sometimes but I am more of the engineer/sniper type.

[zander1123]

Now that I have a PS3, it really fucking irks me that if I want to play Shadow of the Colossus again or, even worse, play through the MGS series in preparation for MGS4, I have to hook up a whole other system. It always astounds me that they aren't including the feature as standard in either machine - it's super cheap technology.

Not only SotC but what about all the people who wait until games are super inexpensive to buy them, this is Cheapassgamer after all. Those people buy some games a generation late and they still might have a current generation console, are they suppose to have 5+ concoles sitting under or around their TVs?
Also what about people with giant backlogs. The Playstation 1 and 2 had a large amount of games that people wanted to play, so many so that it created a super backlog for alot of people. What are the people who are still working through some Playstation 2 games suppose to do?

[Xavin]

Great show guys! On the ball with this one. That youtube thing is kinda deedeedee, they need to get rid of some of the other shit on there before yours. Oh, and the intro was tizzight.


Man Wombat, can really get all upitty sometimes can't he? "Braid is not Worth $15. Braid is not worth $10." "I don't want to use my brain." "I hate fun." Blah, blah, blah...

What a crotchity young man! By the time Wombat is 40 he will be the Unibomber.
That's all in opinion, I completely agree with Wombat...

[TimDJ84]

I have only had once instance when I wished I had BC on my PS3.I bought Persona 4 and it id not work on my PS2,bought another copy and same thing happened.Apparently,for whatever reason,certain PS2 games do not play on the PS2...bunch of shit.

also,a bonus to K2 being on PS3 is that there are not nearly as many kids shouting and complaining.The thing is that parents are more apt to buy their children a $199 machine as oppose to a $399 machine,let alone they would actually know to buy a bluetooth headset for it.Whereas the XBox comes with the headset.That is one plus.

[TimDJ84]

Good malt liquor can run you as much as 20 dollars for a 12 oz bottle.The reason is that Euro imports,as European beer has higher alcohol content,are generally over the alloted 11 percent alcohol allowed in the US for it to still be called beer.If you want some good beer though,try some Chimay,La Fin Du Mond,Delerium Tremens.Broaden your horizons people.Oh and if you live in the STL..Schlaflys is THE true St.Louis beer you are allowed to drink now.I recommend 15,heffeweisen,pale ale. :)

[TiE23]

Does CheapyD have some sort of awful voice filter going on in this thing? (This is probably the 2nd or 3rd I've listened to.) His voice is god awful deep and annoying. Not sure if I am missing something. Can't even listen to this cast.
lol.... asshole.

[waterbil]

Hey Cheapy and Wombat,
I think a live podcast at E3 would be a great idea. Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht from the Diggnation podcast have done live shows for a while now and they seem to be a lot of fun for all. And Cheapy, this could even be the venue for you to launch your mini video segments that you have talked about for a while now. As always I loved the show this week!

[JadedJedi]

wombat, have you seen watchmen yet? if so, did you like it? why or why not?
See it? He was in it. Great scenes with Morgan Webb there Wombat, great onscreen chemistry. What's that? (checks cast, facepalm) Wombat I think you have a famous twin brother. :D

[Bartex]

great show!

CheapyD sorry to hear that ur day got off to a bad start
next time that happens i recommend u(or anyone) goto this site http://www.fmylife.com/
n' read how fuck (http://www.fmylife.com/)'ed other peoples lives are, i'll make u laugh :lol: n' hopefully u'll feel better about ur day :D

[shieryda]

Good malt liquor can run you as much as 20 dollars for a 12 oz bottle.The reason is that Euro imports,as European beer has higher alcohol content,are generally over the alloted 11 percent alcohol allowed in the US for it to still be called beer.If you want some good beer though,try some Chimay,La Fin Du Mond,Delerium Tremens.Broaden your horizons people.Oh and if you live in the STL..Schlaflys is THE true St.Louis beer you are allowed to drink now.I recommend 15,heffeweisen,pale ale. :)

Yeah, but you know that's not the type of "malt liquor" that the e-mail question was referring to.

The only way to drink malt liquor is from a 4-0 in a brown paper bag. That's the $1.59 shit that everyone is most familiar with. I prefer OE. :D

Also, props to anyone who does listen to music or podcasts while gaming. I personally cannot do anything else while I'm trying to get through a game. It would just be background noise to me.

[Xavin]

Re: CheapyD didn't buy RE5 "because it wasn't made by Apple"

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/apple_introduces_revolutionary
CheapyD is towards the end there (around the 1:36 mark). Funny stuff.

Just messing with ya.

I thought the show was pretty good--not quite as good as the last one, but still entertaining. Props on keeping Jewbeard alive.
One suggestion though: how about trying to do a game segment like you did with "DS game or porno" each episode. (or every couple episodes or something). It changes things up a little bit and keeps things fresh.
LOL that video is amazing, I love ONN.

[shieryda]

Jewbeard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> British Wombat/Cosby

[Xavin]

Jewbeard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Britsh Wombat/Cosby
Agreed. Vote for Jewbeard!

[PrarieD0G]

I dunno, I think Wombat's British voice/impression is hilarious. Especially the way he read Suttner's review of Braid last show... that was one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time.

[usickenme]

Good show. Wombats undertones of 'I could be fucked' with a painful yet sad reminder of the world in which we find ourselves. Best of luck on keeping the gay job.

Personally, I really liked Indiana Jones 4. I find it funny (and reflective of our religious bias) that people will accept the premise of Raiders and Indy 3 as perfectly okay but somehow “Aliens” are out of line. C’mon.

A thousand year old Knight guarding the cup of Christ- “That’s Cool”
An alien skull –“That’s bullshit”
(for the record there is about the same amount of historical record for both)


also Patcher McDonald’s analogy was dumb and I am surprise you both agreed so much. McDonald’s is as much about convenience and price as comfort. None of that applies to the Wii

[triforcer]

really loved that tugboat remix you put at the beginning of the show cheapy. play more remixes, i usually come and check the show notes cause of it.

[JPGamer26]

I signed up for this site a while back, but have continued to lurk. This is the first CAGcast I have listened to, and now I'm probably going to have a difficult time listening to others. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard listening to a podcast. Keep up the great work guys!

[kube00]

Nicely done and for the record Cheapy if Wombat can't go to E3 I'll volunteer myself to carry your bags and be your assistant

[rogueweapon]

good show guys, but Wombat needs to limit his impressions/accents to maybe 1 or 2 a show, he can't even do a good jew accent for Swartz's sake. Hey Cheaps, I didn't know that Gamer Razor was CAG front page news worthy but next time I find a potato chip that looks like pacman, I'll make sure you know about it ;)

[djsilke]

i think wombat is a robot.....

[shieryda]

I dunno, I think Wombat's British voice/impression is hilarious. Especially the way he read Suttner's review of Braid last show... that was one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time.

Yes, that was the best incident, and I laughed pretty hard, too. Any other time, though, and it gets a little stale. If Wombat brought back Game Developer Theater, or other such segment and used "the voice", then I'd be fine with that.

[ianoid]

I'm famous! I got mention! Yay for me!

Might I mention, now that I am slightly more interesting, having been quoted on the Cagcast, that I'm happy that Cheapy never settled on a theme song. Not only do most podcast theme songs suck, but I really look forward to the new song and post-show sample every week. In fact, I'd probably buy a compilation of the songs used. Can you get an affiliate link to the songs for download somewhere?

-Frisky Tenukianoid

[ssssss]

I find it interesting that Japan marks up games based on popularity, such as Resident Evil 5 being $75-80. Being a CAG, I know I would never purchase a game even in a series I love for $75 retail. Part of being cheap is not supporting mark ups based on principle. I do that good.

[aknowlesjr]

The British gaming podcast may be BGB Shout? I don't know for sure though. i know the dude on the show mentioned Cheapy before.

[Achuba Nanoia]

I find it interesting that Japan marks up games based on popularity, such as Resident Evil 5 being $75-80. Being a CAG, I know I would never purchase a game even in a series I love for $75 retail. Part of being cheap is not supporting mark ups based on principle. I do that good.

I actually like the idea, even though I would like if "standard" games or new IPs where around $ 30-40, and the popular games $ 60 , as it should be in the first place.

[HovaEscobar]

I don't know if you all have seen these, but I find it funny that youtube won't let cheapy have his video showing the hotel when it allows these ( not work safe ):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJNKVAndIME (http://www.youtube.com/user/bigbootylover5?blend=5&ob=4)

[Icehearted]

Great Episode, guys! I'm glad Cheapy finally saw Indy 4 and can now put it behind him. I remember how I felt when I saw it only a few months ago. I went in knowing little to nothing, and expecting the same (considering the writing), but I still couldn't help feeling as though this movie was more an opportunity squandered than a genuine sequel.

I'm also with Wombat on Braid. In fact, his logic tends to be how I base my decisions on what I will or will not buy from XBLA. If you check my gamertags you will see that I have purchased no XBLA games, mostly because the games I would like to play cost more than I am willing to pay. Not to mention the backlog that I too have, such as unplayed copies of Okami and God of War 2, among others. For my $10-$20, XBLA would have to offer better than what I have seen. I understand Cheapy said that the demo doesn't really show what the game has to offer, but it still feels like a bad investment for me. Money is tight, time is precious, and I'd rather be finally breaking into my copy of Bioshock than paying $15 for a game like Braid or the utterly busted (but I hear finally fixed) Castle Crashers.

[rx111]

XBLA games like Braid at $10 are completely worth it. So I'm sitting at home bored on a rainy Friday night. I could either spend $5 in gas going to the store to buy a game plus the cost of a game, or spend $10 dollars to instantly get a great game like Braid. Hell, its $10 to rent a game from Blockbuster.

I agree with Wombat that XBLA games don't compare to full games on clearance, but in order to get Star Wars:TFU for $15 I would have to get on gamefly, buy it, and wait 4 business days to receive the game. XBLA is for those times when you need something new to play right now.

[lifeinthefridge]

Great podcast this week you guys, keep up the good work. This is probably one of the ones I most look forward too every week..

[Magehart]

I'm sad :cry:. I just broke my MP3 players screen today at school so now my podcasting abilities have been hindered. God bless the listen live button on the homepage. Also I disagree with the other posters. For some reason the intro pissed me off.

[Vitaliy91]

Love you podcast i started listening about 6 months ago after i saw your you tube videos.

Hey in a college student and I'm going to Tokyo for a semester to learn civil engineering do you have any recommendations for food places i should go to eat can you talk about your favorite places to eat on the next podcast.

[zeo1137]

Great show, but it seems that Cheapy can't stop throwing that "internet space pimp" title all over every episode in recent weeks. It's definitely funny, but you don't want to sound too full of yourself is all. CAG definitely needs a few more members for you to properly receive that name. Keep up the good work as always.

And Wombat, I almost always prefer a nice bone in my steak much like you but that doesn't mean that boneless steaks are only for those with a weak stomach. After all, Wombat could get a good look at a T-bone by sticking his head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.
tommy boy ftw

[Jek Porkins]

If Wombat has actually correctly called the RE5 multiplayer content being on the disc, I will be so very, very pissed off. The saddest part is, he's probably right.

[Xninja]

Some sources on the internet comment that capcom states it is not on the disc, and it will cost 5 bucks.
Cagcast was good, but in the end did not feel like you guys talked a lot about games. 2 hours flew by, thanks again for the work!
Xninja

[inwardsinging101]

Cheapy, I cannot agree with you more about this whole political obsession with violent video games. I am so sick of soccer mom sally's blaming the video game industry for their craptastic parenting, and the politicians eating this garbage up like a starving fat kid with cake in front of him just to be elected again. This is a complete waste of time and resources as we are in the worst recession the U.S has ever been in, and it just seems like a giant covor up for people who have no idea how they will fix the bigger issues, so instead they hide their failure with meaningless bull.

great show as always guy, keep doing what you do.

[Chuck69]

Confirmed. Americans do cockney accents when impersonating English people. Ill take this time to be polictically correct and call all Americans to stop using the term 'British'. Britain consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I am English, not British, because I am not Scottish, Welsh or Irish.

[Labbo94]

I just woke up to a dead 360. Looks like I'll be heading to Gamestop to pick up some B2G1 free Wii games.

*sigh*

Any suggestions?

[Jackovasaurus]

Anybody know where the intro came from? If there's a website out there that covers hip hop ala video game, I'd like to know about it.

*Nevermind*

[Willeth]

Confirmed. Americans do cockney accents when impersonating English people. Ill take this time to be polictically correct and call all Americans to stop using the term 'British'. Britain consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. I am English, not British, because I am not Scottish, Welsh or Irish.
You're both. So am I.

Also, Great Britain doesn't include Northern Ireland. Check out this handy nerd graph!

http://justinsomnia.org/images/british-isles-terminology-euler-diagram.jpg

EDIT: Also Cheapy and John, been meaning to say this for a while but it keeps slipping my mind. I don't get the CheapArseGamer website, I get the American CheapAssGamer from a British IP. I'm on Virgin Media (identified as Telewest I think) in Sheffield.

[Pojomofo]

Great show last week guys, it always makes me laugh.

Im also enjoying the hilarious Wombat impersonations, they should become come a new staple of the show, even though Jewbeard and British Cosby are hard acts to follow.

[GLOCKGLOCK]

I recommend CAG Benjamouth to co-host the UK version of the CAGcast with Super Programmer John.

[StankGunner]

I think it is a little surprising to hear wombat say he got the most value out of Fallout 3 this year. The first show after he got it all he could do was complain about how he didn't understand the game, which weapon to use, and how to use the map.

I can completely understand the confusion with the map at first, it took me a little while to understand that they were including which subways you need to go through in the directions, but I am glad to see that Wombat is willing to stick with a game and learn how to enjoy it.

[G-Nitro]

I really like the idea behind Furious Gamer, and while I don't have an iPhone, I hope they make an app for Google Android, so I can utilize it on the go on my G1.

Another great episode Cheapy and Wombat!

[John]

EDIT: Also Cheapy and John, been meaning to say this for a while but it keeps slipping my mind. I don't get the CheapArseGamer website, I get the American CheapAssGamer from a British IP. I'm on Virgin Media (identified as Telewest I think) in Sheffield.

I'll take a look, thanks for letting us know! - in the meantime, you can manually override region settings by going here and switching your region to UK: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/profile.php?do=editoptions

[Chuck69]

You're both. So am I.

Also, Great Britain doesn't include Northern Ireland. Check out this handy nerd graph!



I know. But I much prefer to be called English because I was born and live in England. I think Northern Ireland is British. You have taken that diagram from Wikipedia which also says the Northern Irish are Britons. That diagram means nothing as Britons are still so if it is the British Isles or Great Britain with the exemption of the Republic of Ireland. I could get a quote but its full of dastardly links to appendices.

[mrangrypants]

I thought it was a bit funny Cheapy mentioned that the government should raise taxes on cigarettes before putting a tax on mature video games, or something along those lines. And starting April 1st there is a federal tax increase of $6.20 per carton of smokes.

[Senor Hurt]

Guys, I love the CAGcast. I listened to about 30 shows before I started visiting the site, even though I heard of the site before I heard of the show. Long story. I visit the site 'cuz of Wombat's "contributions" to the CAGcast. I wanted to say that when guys talked about Braid not being worth $15. I agreed with both of you in a way. I bought it because of all the stellar reviews that game sites gave it. But I don't think it's worth the price of admission. On the otherhand, I haven't come close to finishing it. So maybe I'd like it much more if I had the time or patience to play it all the way through. Until then I wish I had waited to buy it on sale because I haven't played it much to this point anyway.

I think that the problems with the Xbox guide being slow may come down to whether or not your account migrated from an original Xbox or started with the Xbox 360. I have nearly 100 friends on my friends list and my account started on Xbox and I have always seen it slow. I don't know but it just a hypothesis.

Oh, and I do want to win the Halo Map pack. And Wombat is always right and a gaming intellectual genius. Please, make sure this comment doesn't get disqualified, Wombat ;-)

[pelf21]

I have to disagree with the Indy 4 talk......the worst part of that movie is Karen Allen! Why is that woman smileing from ear to ear in every scene???

[thadwhit]

Good Episode.

Cheapy, there is one western that is supposed to be on the horizon besides Call of Juarez 2. It's Red Dead Revolver 2, and the short teaser looked good.

[daminion]

after listening to the entire podcast i'm trying hard to remember if games were actually discussed at all...

[maxim2boobles]

Cheapy, Please tell me who is the artist in the beginning of podcast?

[Bootstrapwill]

Great show as always. Best part hands down, cheapy laughing but also giving wombat sympathy for how much he has in his bank. Oh and please stop doing cockney accents when trying to do an english one, its just bad all over. Thanks again guys.

[thorbahn3]

Just record the E3 show at the hotel's lobby. You could squeeze in 20-30 people easy/

[maggoty]

Hey Wombat,
I think the problem with indy IV is that we've all grown older. I personally have the same thoughts as you about the new indy compared to the old ones. Little kids today this the new indy is awesome. This is what I'm hearing from my friends kids.

Staying alive in a fridge from atomic blast is the same difference as the ark melting some evil nazis face. Its just that as kids we believed it and thought it was awesome, where as now, surviving a nuclear bomb in a fridge is just stupid. But I bet if we were kids and watched the new one, it would be super cool.

Just my theory anyway.

cheers.

[NotJamesXBL]

Great As Ever

[MCalvert1]

Staying alive in a fridge from atomic blast is the same difference as the ark melting some evil nazis face. Its just that as kids we believed it and thought it was awesome, where as now, surviving a nuclear bomb in a fridge is just stupid. But I bet if we were kids and watched the new one, it would be super cool.

Just my theory anyway.

cheers.

I disagree on your comparison. Sure the ark's power is not realism, but it's supposed to be magical/mystical/whatever. The fridge is not magical. It's just a fridge. "Behold the power of the almighty" holds a little more weight than "behold the power of lead".

Unquestionably though, as Cheapy said, the only good part was the very last scene with the hat.

MjC

[tcolberg]

I have to disagree with the Indy 4 talk......the worst part of that movie is Karen Allen! Why is that woman smileing from ear to ear in every scene???

No, Karen Allen is awesome and was criminally underused. Though, didn't she smile all the time in Raiders? Either way, I could watch that smile all day.

[Hintshigen]

Love the podcast been listening to it for a long time now, at least a year. Was inspired to sign up by the others outed in the show.

As an American living in Scotland, am very grateful for the deals found here in the U.K. And would love to hear what Super Programmer John has to say as well if he ever did his own podcast.

[Hired.Geek]

I have to say I am really intrigued by the rumors of this new PSP4K. I would really like to see a device that is completely flashed based memory, no more UMD. What would really make this device a killer device would be to include a touch screen and a QWERTY keyboard. This would allow the device to be a much better web machine then the iPhone. Also SONY should spend a little time with the music playing software in the PSP, really make the user experince comparable to the iPod and ZUNE. Now the down side for me is I have had a PSP since launch, and have a library of about 15 games for the PSP. So now what am I suppose to do with all my UMDs, if the device is completely flash base. My idea would be that Sony sponsors a trade in program where you mail your UMDs into SONY and they send you codes to download those games from the PSN store. This would benefit SONY and its developers in two ways. First it would generate sales from loyal long time users such as me to buy a new PSP4K. Second it would then take a bunch of UMDs out of circulation, then those UMDs are not showing up at Gamestop and being resold over and over again helping developers of the PSP platform.

By the way Cheapy, the new PSN Store on the PSP is really nice you don’t need a computer you can attach directly to the PSN store and download games, demos, and video straight to the device without the need to attach it to the computer. It looks just like the PSN store on the PS3. Although I will say the connection speed is super slow just like the PS3 store.

Wombat, I am curious, you say that you like to purchase music through legal means to help support the artists. But everyone knows that very little of the money from CD & online sales goes to the actual artists, yet you seem to have no such loyalties to game developers as you routinely purchase used games and sell used games. Kind of thinking there is a double standard here, care to share your thoughts?

[zkelton]

Good as always, but next time: less Jello, more Jewbeard.

[Monstarr]

Great show, as you mentioned on the show..you guys have been on point. Jewbeard had me rofling

[AmazedSatsuma]

I agree with Cheepy, Transformers is a far worst movie then Indy 4

[fredy182]

yay cag's on news theme song is back

[Davestation]

I absolutely appreciate backwards compatibility. I bought a 360 after not owning an Xbox, and played through Halo 1 and 2 on it, as well as Psychonauts - games I wouldn't have played if the functionality wasn't there because I had a PS2 the previous generation.

Now that I have a PS3, it really fucking irks me that if I want to play Shadow of the Colossus again or, even worse, play through the MGS series in preparation for MGS4, I have to hook up a whole other system. It always astounds me that they aren't including the feature as standard in either machine - it's super cheap technology.


Backwards compatibility is good. Obviously, you are a later adopter of the PS3 since you can not play the PS2 games. I enjoyed the full backwards compatibility for the launch of the 20 and 60 gig PS3. What I did not like was the emulated piece of garbage the 360 offered. Sure you can not tell the difference, but having to wait several months for them to update it to get more titles on is a pain. When Sony did that, it only irked me more as a consumer. Would Sony have done that if Microsoft had the built in drive to play all X-Box games? Does Microsoft even update there BC list anymore? Even on the DSi there is no more backwards compatibility. It seems as though that BC is now a dying format and it is not good for the consumer. After all, why would a company want to support a system they no longer make games for. The only company that sems to be able to profit off of BC would be used game stores since Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo no longer sell new older gen games and are primarly focusing on the current generation.

[hufferstl]

On having Major Nelson on another CAGcast:

You should ask him why the NXE is so freakin' slow!



While I admit that I do listen to Major Nelson most weeks, I cannot believe that Microsoft lets such a nerd be the "mouth" of Microsoft. I am almost proud of them for not having some d-bag do a hipster show or some hot chick do a "why xbox is cool" show.

Anyway, great show Cheapy and Wombat.

[terpkristin]

It's funny, I listened to the podcast while I was at work trying to put out a few fires. The only things I remember are:
Wombat mentioning his grocery shopping
Both Wombat and Cheapy saying that they can't listen to podcasts while doing other things, as they lose track of what's going on...

And yeah, I lost track of what was going on in the show. Alas.

Silly work.

/tk

[Zak71296]

I loved the talk about the last indy movie. I was laughing out loud. The fridge was terrible and aliens, seriously aliens, I almost threw the disc in the trash when i saw that. Great show.

[misterine]

thank you cheapy and wombat for making the show less than 2 hours....
when im on the subway i listen to it and its 1 commute.

[Jesus' Bush]

Cheapy and Wombat,
I think one of the main reasons your show doesn't have the number of listeners that Rebel FM, etc do is because you guys dont play games! In almost every episode each of you only play one real game (not counting DLC or demos). Pick up a few games and play them an hour or so each and post your thoughts as you progress through the game. People listen to podcasts to hear YOUR thoughts on games not just get news they can read at Kotaku in 5 minutes. Also, why don't you guys bring back the "Old Game You Should Pick Up for Cheap" segment? That was an awesome piece for CAGs. You could also each pick up a game for an hour or two a week from the previous generation of consoles that you never got around to finishing. Keeping a consistant realease of podcasts without skipping weeks would also help too. Even a quick 30 minute show would be fine. I'll always be a listener of the CAGcast and keep up the great show!

[kenkaze]

Compared to Cheapy's hotel tour this video is nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prLT9mULJZM

[Xavin]

Compared to Cheapy's hotel tour this video is nothing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prLT9mULJZM
LMFAO WTF?!

[Wingwright]

Great podcast guys!

At this rate, you'll have a large cast of characters to join the likes of Jewbeard and British Cosby.

Also, are we going to have a CAG game night next Sunday? Can I recommend Left 4 Dead?

[tcolberg]

Also, are we going to have a CAG game night next Sunday? Can I recommend Left 4 Dead?

Wombat, I think we should have a Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts game night at some point. I'm sure there were a bunch of us who picked up the game when it was on sale on Amazon for $20. :bouncy:

[sotc1988]

Japan has a penis festival every year. It's a popular thing and they celebrate phallic symbols (at least as far as I know).

[flyers241]

The Live E3 podcast sounds like a good idea. Maybe invite some people in the game industry as well.

[geosooner]

Damn fine show....jew bread your the man.


Jew BREAD. LOL. Good times.

I agreed with the feedback that Wombat/Jew Beard/Bread needs to do dramatic readings of pretentious reviews, or really anything that needs mocking.

Love you guys, keep up the good work.

[Droogs]

I love how your Cheapy's wife has had her named mentioned in many things on the cagcast and numerous other videos. But for some reason, she's ashamed of the hotel video.

I'm pretty sure that means that she was really into it in a naughty way. Cheapy probably had the best sex of his life.

[Walt Jay]

Nice show guys.

I agree that Sony should go the UMD-less route for the PSP2. Just add another analog nub, make the wireless features robust, and stuff as much HDD capacity as you can it it. Sony really needs to embrace the Steam/iTunes/whatever model of DL-only for their games. Or at least make it an option if they don't want to screw over retail stores.

From what I hear, a lot of games work (or at least get some kind of attention) on the iPhone because they're cheap; people are receptive to these micro-games because their $1-$2. I don't see why Sony can't set something up that's similar where devs can create these small titles and sell them on the cheap. That way, they'd have the best of both worlds: cheap, micro-games for $1 - $5, and fuller games that cost $20 - $30.

[ChernobylCow]

Hey CheapyD & Wombat, you guys mentioned that you had those Turtlebeach surround sound head/mic sets and you've spent so much time talking about how you're playing Killzone 2 I am wondering: What microphones are you guys using on your PS3 multiplayer sessions? I've only had my PS3 since Christmas and I want to yell at people online already like I do on my PC during Left 4 Dead.

[The A-Dawg]

Cheapy don't let any assholes tell you the mac mini isn't worth it! You enjoy that like I enjoyed shipwrecks mother.

[dubbfoolio]

that was nice of workman to offer a code for the contest. whatever happened to the workman podcast? another great show and I have to agree that wombat has been on top of his game lately.

[Hero]

Wombats British Cosby voice was very annoying. It would be greatly appreciated by yours truly if you refrained from doing that again. k thx.

[Tengaport]

I have to disagree with the Indy 4 talk......the worst part of that movie is Karen Allen! Why is that woman smileing from ear to ear in every scene???

Oh man, you just reminded me of another thing I hated about Indy 4

When she drives the jeep off the cliff only to be saved by a tree before being dumped into a water she looks like she's completely high, or just totally deranged. Not sure what she was going for with that look, but SHE JUST DROVE OFF A CLIFF, you think she'd be the slightest bit concerned.

[LiK]

HAHAHA, see Cheapy? we told you Indy IV was shit. thanks for agreeing with us. :)

btw, Cheapy, PLEASE go watch Wall-E. it's a beautiful film.

Wombat, you gotta check out Wanted. the story is stupid but the action is great. it's a popcorn flick and Morgan Freeman rules!

[Sethguy45]

Great episode guys the little brother part really made me laugh! Keep up the great work

[crimsonchin]

Hey guys awesome episode as usual.

I doubt you'll ever read so far down the thread, but just in case, I wanna say how much I appreciate the effort you make for your UK visitors. Your accents need a little work in this episode, but usually we Brits are pushed to the back of the shelf or just completely forgotten. So thanks for making the effort, especially since you're located in Japan and the US, and don't have any obvious motive for doing so.

Keep up the good work,
Andy

[PacManster17]

Who wants to play some shuffle ball with "Saul Wheelman" and me?

http://www.shockwave.com/content/shuffle/sis/shuffle.swf

My high score is 35,380.

[under_scorer]

Cheapy,

I agree with you that there are little opportunities for listening to a podcast, and I also can't listen to someone talking while I'm doing something else. But podcast listening while playing games can work, if you play the right games. Listening while playing a mindless online game isn't hard at all. For example, I was listening to this podcast as I played Halo 3 online, no sweat. GoW, CoD, and games like castle crashers or geometry wars are also good games to play while listening.

P.S. PLZ CONTEST PRIZE THREAD GET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[LigerZero]

Your video is still up on YouTube. After showing my wife the video, she agreed to go to one if we are ever in Tokyo. Sexual escapades galore!

[Energy Penguin]

hey cheapy and woMbat, thank You for a greaT show. i came to tHe sIte through itunes. Can't reMember when, About a year Point five Ago. i searChed itunes for gaming podKasts and gave yours a shot, been listening ever since. thx for cagcast and the site

[Doomed]

Wall-E is a good movie. Cheapy, you need to post a video of your high-tech American Mac Mini.

[ryanflucas]

Here's something you can mention in a future show:

I was customizing my front page recently when I noticed a module that has a link named "View CAG Team". It lists Cheap Executive Officer, and Moderators. Where's Wombat? He should get a title and listing in there at the very least.

[serenitygod]

So, I want to know why you watched the Indy movie (didn't seem to explain that much). I also would like to know based on your espertise (W and CheapyD) will this be the year of the PS3?

[Niblet]

Great show. I just wanted to say that I also started visiting CAG because of the podcast. Although I had discovered the site before I started listening, it wasn't until I started to listen that I started frequenting the site. Eventually I took the big step and signed up. I'm so glad I did. This site has saved me so much and has compelled me to break from the release date habits.

[cr_blah_blah]

I do the exact same thing as Cheapy with [not] listening to something and playing with my iphone. At work I'll have some spare time and start checking my e-mail and twitter on the iphone and completely miss everything said on whatever I'm listening to on my ipod. Then I'm like "oh yeah!" and have to rewind. I pretty much zone out whenever I focus on something, so playing games and listening to podcasts would be impossible for me also. At work with 10 hours to kill, that's a whole other story.

[PrarieD0G]

Wombats British Cosby voice was very annoying. It would be greatly appreciated by yours truly if you refrained from doing that again. k thx.

False. It was hilarious. And I expect to hear it on subsequent shows, haha.

By the time Cheapy was saying "we're probably being annoying" I was laughing out loud.

I dunno, maybe I just have an immature sense of humor :P.

[FarmhouseMedia]

Hey Cheapy and Wombat,

I have to agree that it seems, to me, like backwards compatibility isn't that big a deal, and I think its because this gens Sony and Microsoft consoles made the jump to HD, making older PS2 games and Xbox originals look like crap no matter how much you upscale it.

I also think the price tag on this gens' consoles keep people from playing last gen games because who wants to spend $400 on a console and play LAST-gen games on it?!? To me, that's like buying a brand new car and dropping an old engine into it.

I'm not totally against backwards compatibility, but I once found myself playing a $10 PS2 game on my $500 PS3 and thought, did I not buy a PS3 to play PS3 GAMES?!?

Farmhouse Media

PS. Arrr, this show need more Jewbeard, says I.

[dastly75]

In regards to Killzone 2 and password protecting rooms, I do agree that it's a great feature and is particularly great for setting up large rooms, however, I think when it comes to casual gaming and seeing a few friends online, it would require you to message them all anyways to tell them the password in the first place. It's either that or go outside the means of the console to tell them.

Where as the Xbox has the advantage of allowing game invites directly as Cheapy said and furthermore with the new party system, you can seemlessly never interrupt a conversation with some friends. It's not to say Live is perfect, far from that, but it manages to combine many useful features that are integrated into most every Live enabled game.

With that said, if PS3 were to glean some of these features to the PSN, it would be great and make the PS3 a much more enticing alternative to the 360. At that point, the only thing stopping me from getting a PS3 and selling off my 360 would be the 360 exclusive games. My 360 broke recently and is out of warranty so I'm one of many that really want to see the PS3 improve to make it a more enticing option.

[tcolberg]

I hope the next gen MSFT console keeps BC for 360 games. I've played Halo 2 and Dreamfall on my 360 and it was nice to have the ability to do so.

I missed having the achievement system and the guide available while playing original Xbox games, though. But the next gen console should be building upon those features and so the old 360 games should be compatible with the new infrastructure. I want to be able to transition from the 360 to the new system with my Gamertag seamlessly.

There are a lot of games on the 360 that are going to become classics. It would be sad to see them left behind or brought forward with not 100% compatibility.

[AshesofWake]

i enjoy

[Sme11]

Hello, i am new to CAG and I think that is awesome that you have organized this community in which gamers alike can save money on the things they love, especially in the economy's condition. Being the frugal, brilliant (and modest) person that I am, shopping for bargains has always been a second nature to me. I am only 15, though my friends look to me to find the best deals on the interwebs. I will tell them about this site and the wonders it does, because it makes everything easier. Thanks for everything, plus the podcasts are cool too.
-Sme11

P.S. I was playing Scategories with my family a couple of weeks ago and the letter was "I." It just happened to be the round where they ask for an item in a refrigerator... I put down "Indiana Jones" of course!

[Gainer]

I find backwards compatibility to be a very important feature. Being not only a gamer, but also a collector of games, I find myself with an ever growing backlog of games for older systems. Especially once we took the jump to disc based systems that tend to break after time, I am really fond of being able to use my current systems to play my entire collections. Besides, without BC I wouldn't be using my PS3 for much of anything when everything released multiplatform seems to be better on 360.

[aquaboy1976]

Hello Cheapy D and Wombat, enjoyed the show as always. I just wanted to say that I frequent the site more often as a result of listening to the CAGcast.

Also, I was happy to finally hear the CAGs on news song this podcast. I haven't heard that in a while! Will you make any more little songs like that for other parts of the show?

Keep up the great work!

[dman1973]

long time listener first time to the site see cheapy and wombat another from podcast to site listener lol keep up the good work i love the podcast

[Dougerus]

Cheapy,
Which MAC mini did you get is the price in Japan comparable to America? I have been wanting to get a computer video server for my TV and wanted to know\hear more.

[VaultDweller13]

Cheapy, you mentioned your Internet Space Pimp-edness a lot on this weeks show. It makes the rest of us jealous to hear it over and over.

[greenshell48]

Hey I just wanted to add that I too was brought to the site because of the cagcast but not because I wanted something to listen to. I was doing a report on video game violence and found the episode when Cheapy and Wombat interviewed that one guy (I forget his name) about the topic. I was so impressed with both the show and the site that I've been coming back since.

[Willeth]

Man, I'm looking forward to listening tomorrow to Wombat's outrage about the Family Game Night stuff.

To be honest, what I'm most irritated about is that Scrabble (and potentially Boggle) are using a US dictionary and aren't available in the UK. I love both those games, and the more I think about it the more I don't mind paying six quid for either of them - it's just that I thought it would be 800 all in at first.

I agree 800 for Connect Four is bullshit, though.

[insanegiraffe]

False. It was hilarious. And I expect to hear it on subsequent shows, haha.

By the time Cheapy was saying "we're probably being annoying" I was laughing out loud.

I dunno, maybe I just have an immature sense of humor :P.

haha same here. i think if you dont like their sense of humor go listen to a different podcast

[msdmoney]

Cheapy and Wombat,
I think one of the main reasons your show doesn't have the number of listeners that Rebel FM, etc do is because you guys dont play games! In almost every episode each of you only play one real game (not counting DLC or demos). Pick up a few games and play them an hour or so each and post your thoughts as you progress through the game. People listen to podcasts to hear YOUR thoughts on games not just get news they can read at Kotaku in 5 minutes. Also, why don't you guys bring back the "Old Game You Should Pick Up for Cheap" segment? That was an awesome piece for CAGs. You could also each pick up a game for an hour or two a week from the previous generation of consoles that you never got around to finishing. Keeping a consistant realease of podcasts without skipping weeks would also help too. Even a quick 30 minute show would be fine. I'll always be a listener of the CAGcast and keep up the great show!

I don't agree with all of this, but I will say that sometimes I think you guys feel obligated to talk about news that you really have no interest in. For example, most weeks it sounds like you have to go out of your way to find something to talk about for Nintendo. I would just say skip it in that case. I would also like to hear more about games and less about industry news.

[tcolberg]

Man, I'm looking forward to listening tomorrow to Wombat's outrage about the Family Game Night stuff.

To be honest, what I'm most irritated about is that Scrabble (and potentially Boggle) are using a US dictionary and aren't available in the UK. I love both those games, and the more I think about it the more I don't mind paying six quid for either of them - it's just that I thought it would be 800 all in at first.

I agree 800 for Connect Four is bullshit, though.

What I think is fucked up is that they're not putting out Monopoly with these games, but instead expect us to buy some bullshit $40USD edition that gets crap reviews. How long will it take for these asshats to put out a multiplayer Monopoly with the ability to turn off the stupid music and animated Uncle Pennybags?

[Imallvol7]

I have to disagree with most of these complaints about the Lobby system used by the PS3. I have hated how the xb