CAGcast #8: GameTapped! [Mobile/Archive]

CheapyD

10-17-2005, 11:10 PM

Live (on tape) from the Digital Life Expo, featuring a talk with GameTap (http://www.gametap.com)'s marketing head, Dan Riess.
We also cover Guitar Hero (http://www.guitarherogame.com/) [Wombat video (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/cheapyd/wombatguitarhero.AVI) 18MB], Nintendo's latest, the latest gaming deals, this weeks new releases, and more!

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2 minute version of opening theme (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/podcast/CAGtheme2.mp3)

Crygor64

10-17-2005, 11:12 PM

Awesome! Thank you, I love the show.

mcgavin27

10-17-2005, 11:12 PM

first post, I haven't listen to it yet Cheapy but I will. It is sure to be great like all of the other CagCasts. Keep up the good work!

EDIT: damn, someone beat me to the first post by 10 seconds.

woobacca

10-17-2005, 11:36 PM

Sweet! Will check it out as soon as the kid falls asleep.

Kaijufan

10-17-2005, 11:45 PM

I haven't even gotten around to listening to the 7th CAGcast yet.
Good thing I have time to kill between classes tomarrow.

stf3

10-17-2005, 11:55 PM

Just dled. Going to give it a listen right now. Love the show keep up the good work.

Walt Jay

10-17-2005, 11:58 PM

I see you got a theme song now...sorta. :lol:

Nice job, guys. I liked the interview.

evanft

10-18-2005, 12:05 AM

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay CAGCAST!!!

gaelan

10-18-2005, 12:26 AM

good stuff...makes my lunch hour. now i just need an mp3 player, so i can ditch the pc with ear buds set up.

Pancake Rabbit

10-18-2005, 12:31 AM

Schwing!

oh and I was wondering if there is going to be a cheapy d going away finale episode that reveals an amazing plot twist no one would ever have guessed...wombat was a woman this whole time perhaps!!??

thorbahn3

10-18-2005, 12:53 AM

Too much Gametap info. Reminds me of an infomercial. I also have seen those Gametap "A day in the Extra Life" commercials on Adult Swim. They give me a good chuckle but I'm not going to go on gametap so I can play Dig Dug when I can go buy a hard copy of the game along with others included for the same price on my [insert current console]. I can also play it six months from now. I think they should focus on more current and thus better looking games like Beyond Good and Evil.

Oh and that Dig Dug commercial bugs the hell out of me because Mr. Driller is Dig Dug's son so he should of said Mr. Driller. Not funny, but true.

thorbahn3

10-18-2005, 01:21 AM

Just finished listening. The second half is way better! Thanks for the mention. I don't why you think it is too early. Everywhere I go I see Halloween stuff on front lawns and Halloween stuff on TV. I guess it is just me. Oh and oddly enough Wombat said thorbahn right and CheapyD didn't which is weird since it is the other way around most of the time. It is like Thor as in the thunder God and the bahn like James Bond minus the d.

Anyways thanks again and it was pretty cool.

dpatel

10-18-2005, 01:29 AM

Great video of guitar hero. I wasn't really interested in this game at first but it does look kind of interesting. It somewhat looks like he is actually playing a guitar. I was thinking this game would be stupid and not really be anything like playing a guitar. Might have to watch out for this game. A little too pricey at the moment though.

figcoinc

10-18-2005, 01:36 AM

gametap sounds intresting. though Opera doesn't want to go to it's webpage.

oh well. Great job guys. I'm still a newbie here but I really like the site and what you guys do here.

Quackzilla

10-18-2005, 01:49 AM

When you were talking about GameTap at e3 you made it sound like it was going to be a content delivery service for relatively new games.

All it turned out to be is an online store for emulations of the crap I have collecting dust in my attic.

joeljermon

10-18-2005, 02:01 AM

Mario Strikers is actually good? I like most of Nintendo's games, but I'm not a fan of Mario's milking (only Mario games I've liked this gen are Mario Power Tennis and Paper Mario 2, though I haven't played Mario & Luigi), but I'll have to take a closer look at it. What sets it apart from a "normal" soccer game besides the Nintendo-ness and the simplifed and faster-paced gameplay?

BTW Wombat, just to let you know, Roy and Marth are not in the Gamecube Fire Emblem. It's in a completely unrelated world and storyline to any previous FE. It's a great series though, don't let the lack of Marth and Roy turn you off. Just thought I'd let you know right now, because after being asked it a trillion times, people sometimes get pissed off when you ask "Where's Marth and Roy in this game?";)

You two will still be doing the CAGCasts together after Cheapy moves to Tokyo, right?

radjago

10-18-2005, 02:03 AM

Digital Life TV (http://digitallifetv.com/blogs/digitallifetv/archive/2005/10/11/1193.aspx) had a nice video review of Guitar Hero, complete with demonstration on their last show, episode 9.

Blitz: The League reviews (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/926439.asp)

SpottedNigel

10-18-2005, 02:05 AM

Mario Strikers is actually good? I like most of Nintendo's games, but I'm not a fan of Mario's milking (only Mario games I've liked this gen are Mario Power Tennis and Paper Mario 2, though I haven't played Mario & Luigi), but I'll have to take a closer look at it. What sets it apart from a "normal" soccer game besides the Nintendo-ness and the simplifed and faster-paced gameplay?

Some of the gamecube kiosks have demos of Strikers now. It felt like a really good Soccer game...and then when i had mario jump in the air and kick the ball with an explosion as it flew twards the goal on fire, i was sold. Impressive, really.

WhipSmartBanky

10-18-2005, 02:17 AM

Another great CAGcast. Major cool points in my book for playing Gunstar Heroes, Wombat!

radjago

10-18-2005, 02:41 AM

Another great CAGcast. Major cool points in my book for playing Gunstar Heroes, Wombat!I must know if the Gametapped version of Gunstar Heroes has the same slowdown issues that it had on the Genesis.

FriskyTanuki

10-18-2005, 02:47 AM

I find it funny that you guys missed Quake 4, FEAR, Age of Empires III, Fable Lost Chapters, Stubbs the Zombie, DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi, but touched on stuff like The Bible Game and Spongebob in the new releases segment. :lol:

Also about the not being able to turn off the slim PStwo, standby mode is off. It's generally the method you should be using if you play games all the time and not every other week.

Great show, as always. I wonder what's up for next week's show.

thorbahn3

10-18-2005, 04:02 AM

I too played the demo for Shadow of the Colossus and I liked it. I did see that frame rate problem every once in a while but it didn't bug me. As for the camera system I had no problems. I just used the right analog to see what I wanted to see. Killing the beast I also thought was fun as hell!

AshesofWake

10-18-2005, 04:53 AM

just finished listening to it, good stuff!

evanft

10-18-2005, 09:17 AM

The Warriors got an 8.7 from IGN, and Blitz got an 8.6 from Gamespot. SotC got a 9.7 from IGN, and an 8.7 from Gamespot.

The Successful Dropout

10-18-2005, 09:38 AM

The Warriors got an 8.7 from IGN, and Blitz got an 8.6 from Gamespot. SotC got a 9.7 from IGN, and an 8.7 from Gamespot.

i saw that this morning too and now all 3 of them will be mine from TRU

SpottedNigel

10-18-2005, 10:34 AM

I must know if the Gametapped version of Gunstar Heroes has the same slowdown issues that it had on the Genesis.

Well...just played through the first level...and nothing. Perfectly smooth. Now, this was also the first time ive ever played this game. Awesome. I'll have to put more time into it.

civx

10-18-2005, 11:30 AM

MaxBiaggi2

10-18-2005, 11:32 AM

Thanks once more to the resident gaming journalists from the site. I wonder if you'll actually get paid cash money one day for your services. Anyway, I guess I now have a couple more games to add to my "eventually pick this up" list.

If everything wasn't so expensive new, I'd probably have a much bigger collection at this point, then again, I really do need to get through the stuff I've already gotten cheap. Perhaps there's a third world video game charity out there that I can donate some of my old junk to. :D

Jerichoedge

10-18-2005, 01:17 PM

Another week, another great CAGcast. Keep up the good work

On a side note, Wombat, your endless praise of the DS convinced me to go out and pick one up last week with Meteos, Kirby, and Mario 64. Verdict? I'm about 100 times happier with it than I was with the PSP--it's an amazing little system. Looking forward to picking up Castlevania and Trauma Center as well. I love the originality of the games...seemed like PSP just had the same old stuff. Meh.

CYRiX

10-18-2005, 04:20 PM

Is it just me or do you guys pronounce Mario "Mary O" (Or something like that). Nevertheless great interview, GameTap looks promising!

Wombat

10-18-2005, 05:17 PM

Is it just me or do you guys pronounce Mario "Mary O" (Or something like that). Nevertheless great interview, GameTap looks promising!

Me thinks it may be the LongIsland in us. Having listened to it, personally I dont think its our best work, not awful just not as great as I'd like, but then again even The Simpsons have had episodes about Lisa.

Thanks for listening

sasami8000

10-18-2005, 06:58 PM

looks nifty 8-) ... definitly gonna get it:) ... something thatll keep me busy between my busy hours:drool: ... but still look worth it.:booty:.... thanks :applause:

Mr.Answer

10-18-2005, 06:59 PM

Pretty good growth in Cagcasts. I like the onsite interview and then wrapping up back at 'studio'. I am still trying to give gametap a try (with the 1 dollar year sub.) but do not yet share Cheapy's love of gametap.

CYRiX

10-18-2005, 07:49 PM

I'll deff. try it out but like so many others seem to need, I just want to see a bigger library. Your welcome I LOVE CAGCASTS.

Technique

10-18-2005, 09:35 PM

I love these CAG casts! Keep up the good work Cheap and Wombat! I have a question though and I don't know if this has been answered already, but, when Cheapy moves to Japan, how are you guys going to continue doing CAGCast? Are you going to use Skype or what?

Unassuming Local Guy

10-18-2005, 09:50 PM

I want to see this GameFly ad. Can anyone scan it?

figcoinc

10-19-2005, 03:55 AM

How is this Gametap. I'm still a bit wary on it. Does it play well?

redgopher

10-19-2005, 04:29 AM

The theme song was ... okay. At least it's not like Gaming Steve's... *shudder*

radjago

10-19-2005, 05:31 AM

I want to see this GameFly ad. Can anyone scan it?
http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/4204/gameflyad5lf.th.jpg (http://img376.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gameflyad5lf.jpg)

DT778

10-19-2005, 05:52 AM

mario23air

10-19-2005, 01:39 PM

No GameTap for me. It's a Turner thing and I would like to keep him out of gaming

GamerChris

10-19-2005, 02:26 PM

Great Podcast guys!! Looking forward to the next one.

I just saw the video of Wombat playing the Guitar and his avatar actually does resemble him in a way.

pete5883

10-19-2005, 03:42 PM

Love the theme song. I like (and by 'like' i mean 'didn't like') how the GameTap guy managed to bring up TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies for completely useless comparisons, when no one asked about them.

Indiana

10-19-2005, 03:42 PM

Terrible intro....still listening to the rest. The intro song was beyond cheesy.

Indiana

10-19-2005, 03:52 PM

$15 a month...they will never survive. I can go buy games for $15 or less. Then I own the games and don't have to continue to pay.

SpreadTheWord

10-19-2005, 04:50 PM

Drugs? Or Emulation?

CheapyD: "I tried it, I tried it, I did it like a couple times, I played a few games (Read: I took a few puffs) and I never really went back to it"

I like the idea of GameTap. I don't think it's for the kind of people who come to CAG. The guy kept saying GameTap is trying to reach a new audience, that it's not for the hardcore gamer and I agree. It's more for the soccer mom who want to play something more than bejeweled.

When you guys were talking about new releases you stopped yourselves from saying anything too bad about The Warriors. I say go ahead and tell us what you think. I understand when gaming sites hold off until they get a final review copy, but I like how you tell us what you think of the games, like the Xbox 360 impressions that you've been able to bring us lately.

Once again a great show. And I will never bitch about a CAGCast being too long.

Temporaryscars

10-19-2005, 04:54 PM

I listened to gamingsteve for the first time yesterday, and your show completely BLOWS his out of the water! I love it! I wish you guys could do it more often. The stuff you guys say actually makes me laugh out loud. The theme music was...."meh,"...but it was a lot better than gamingsteves. Strange thing was, his show was mostly about Xbox360 at a "New York City Press Event ." Was that the same thing you went to? It couldn't be, could it, since you said there was no 360? I'm confuzzed.

SpreadTheWord

10-19-2005, 05:01 PM

I think GamingSteve went to something like this http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy/topic.asp?fid=1422&tid=1762576

Wombat

10-19-2005, 05:20 PM

I've never heard his show so I can't compare, I ve never even heard of him, no offense GS, and yet he was invited to the big 360 event that we were not

CheapyD

10-19-2005, 05:53 PM

I hate Gaming Steve and will be phony phone-calling him all week at 3AM. I can't believe you went there! :shame:

Temporaryscars

10-19-2005, 05:55 PM

Well, you should check out his show, just to see how much better yours is. Yeah it's too bad you missed that show. They have a ton of games to try out. GS and the 3 guys that were on the show with him all hated Perfect Dark and said it was the worst game of the show. They liked Call of Duty 2, Condemned, Kameo and NFS. They also liked Oblivion though, they said a game like that is hard to judge when it's so huge and you get to play so little. It's actually worth listening to just to hear some opinions on some 360 games.

CheapyD

10-19-2005, 05:59 PM

Yeah, I have actually played most of those 360 games at Tokyo Game Show, so I won't be burning down Gaming Steve's house like Wombat.

Wombat

10-19-2005, 06:07 PM

I heard that he's called Gaming Steve cause he likes to shoot wild animals, the videogame pod cast is just an odd coincidence

Temporaryscars

10-19-2005, 06:12 PM

Hahah. For the next episode, will you please talk about gaming steve? I think it would be pretty damn funny. Please oh please oh please!!??

CheapyD, why don't you give your impressions on the 360 games during the show? I've preordered my 360, but i'm still kinda stuck on what game to get with it. It would help a lot! :D

Gator

10-19-2005, 06:15 PM

Just wanted to say that this is my favorite podcast. It's informative and entertaining. It's not too long or too short, and it's never annoying. Keep it up!

CheapyD

10-19-2005, 06:37 PM

When you guys were talking about new releases you stopped yourselves from saying anything too bad about The Warriors. I say go ahead and tell us what you think. I understand when gaming sites hold off until they get a final review copy, but I like how you tell us what you think of the games, like the Xbox 360 impressions that you've been able to bring us lately.

Once again a great show. And I will never bitch about a CAGCast being too long.I didn't think it was fair to bash the game because I have never played it. I was just making a guess based on what I had read.

The Xbox 360 stuff I actually got to play, so I had no problem telling you guys what I thought of it.

Glad you like the show!

Personally, I thought we should have edited down the GameTap interview by 5 minutes or so, but we are very lazy.

Wombat

10-19-2005, 06:46 PM

I am no good at this podcast thing and I am replacing myself with gaming steve and wombat, because he is super awesome will stay on as co-host.

I think this really is for the best, and finally I'll get to talk about huntin

shipwreck

10-19-2005, 06:47 PM

Personally, I thought we should have edited down the GameTap interview by 5 minutes or so, but we are very lazy.

I would have to agree with you on that one. I'm about 15 minutes in right now and I'm starting to get a little bored. It could be that I have no interest in GameTap, but it seems to be repeating a lot of the same information a lot. I'm at minute 16 now.

It's much better after minute 18 and more up to the quality that I've come to expect from CAGcasts.

fatherofcaitlyn

10-20-2005, 02:59 AM

Gametap opens up a huge can of legal worms.

Most people playing ROMs can hide behind fuzzy laws. Basically, a company can't sue for copyright infringement if said company hasn't made any money off of the game for several years.

Gametap enters the scene and these ROM gamers can be gigged again.

I'm curious how much GameTap is paying game companies to license various games.

chickenhawk

10-20-2005, 04:55 PM

Finally listened to this yesterday. I liked the on location stuff with the special guest. Nice new twist. And wombat looks nothing like I would have pictured him. :D

Wombat

10-20-2005, 06:03 PM

why doesnt anyone say, "wow that Wombat, he sure is handsome"

FriskyTanuki

10-20-2005, 06:53 PM

why doesnt anyone say, "wow that Wombat, he sure is handsome"
Are you sure you want a bunch of guys calling you handsome? :lol:

Ilovephysics

10-20-2005, 10:09 PM

nice podcast. not quite sure about the opening this week, but it isn't like I could really do any better...

SpreadTheWord

10-21-2005, 06:22 PM

I just listened to Gaming Steve's PodCast. And I think He's is missing an awesome radio voice and a "annoying yet devilishly handsome sidekick"

Temporaryscars

10-21-2005, 08:49 PM

Wombat is handsome and he has a big package.

woobacca

10-21-2005, 09:24 PM

Wombat is handsome and he has a big package.Was that extra step really necessary? :rofl:

SpreadTheWord

10-21-2005, 10:31 PM

A big GOLD package.

Wombat

10-22-2005, 11:03 AM

Was that extra step really necessary? :rofl:

The truth must be told

Temporaryscars

10-22-2005, 01:40 PM

It's big, gold plated and he can play Guitar Hero with it!

woobacca

10-23-2005, 12:59 AM

So I checked out the gametap website. It looks really cool, but I can't see myself paying even $5/month for the service. I love old school games (can't believe they even have the old text-based Zork adventures :D), but it's the kind of thing I'd really get into for one day on a whim then forget about the next. The reason is basically that I have a ton of other crap at home that I've already paid for and have yet to go through. Not to mention recurring subscriptions to Xbox live, cable TV, and magazines. I'll bet most hard core and casual gamers will have similar feelings. That leaves the non-gamers like the "granny" mentioned during the interview. Can they really break open that market?

Highly innovative? Yes. Profitable? I don't think so. Then again, I haven't actually tried the product yet. Who knows, maybe once I trial it I'll find myself sucked in and changing my mind.