Oh man Cheapy nailed it on Jeopardy. No Alex is a deal breaker for me. What's the point of a game show without it's signature host? Sure it's $15 but I'd rather grab Buzz for PS3 later and snag the cool wireless buzzers. At least Buzz really feels like a gameshow.

What happened to Wombat's voice near the end during the CAGBag? I think for about two of his comments, his voice sounds like it took a Helium hit before returning to normal for the rest of the cast.

~HotShotX

So I guess the Gamestop contest still isn't working....

Originally Posted by playablemovies Actually, the original location for Acclaim was Glen Cove, NY not Great Neck Also... if you manage to find a copy of mortal kombat for sega genesis the publisher of that title ARENA was based out of Oyster Bay, NY so Long Island has actually had a few game publishers but, now it has none.

I was just about to write that. Im from Glen Cove. I remember going to Acclaim for focus group testing when I was younger..

I disagree with Cheapy's assumption that bandwidth will get cheaper over time. He is using a consumer retail analogy that doesn't match the ISP business. With hardware and manufacturing, you have economies of scale to offset costs. To increase bandwidth, the only recourse is to install more and more equipment and infrastructure (which has no economy of scale per se because prices are determined by the network vendors who will not necessarily lower prices on stuff like routers, and the cost of labor to build larger and larger fiber networks will not decrease), and the more equipment you install, without any bandwidth management or restrictions, the usage simply matches whatever additional overhead is added. The law of diminishing returns then kicks in, so you end up spending more money on infrastructure just to maintain the same level of service.

What I see as really happening down the line is what Comcast is trying now...they are going to cap you and then start charging for tiers of service so you're going to pay more the more bandwidth you use.

Woohoo! I got my first mention on the cagcast along with many others! Only took 80 episodes to do it. This was better than when I was mentioned as "somebody" by Ms. Shipwreck on cag foreplay.

Loved the new segment. Even though you guys are friends with the head honchos on the blogs, they need to be called out.

Wombat is right. The Penny Arcade should have said hi to Cheapy in person. You guys know each other, and unless you've forgotten, CAG did donate a chunk of change to Child's Play.

Finally, yes I can confirm Capcom's booth did sell 90 dollar art books at ComicCon last year. The only reason I bring this up is because they were also getting rid a lot of their old inventory (at cag worthy prices I might add), and I think it's funny that one of the biggest game companies in the world essentially had a garage sale at ComicCon. I remembered seeing one of the producers of Street Fighter HD remix manning the cash register at the booth.

For various reasons I don't want to go into i'm not going to listen to the CAGCast anymore.

Suffice to say I don't think CheapyD is very entertaining with his comments and opinions anymore and I dont like listening to him anymore.

That being said I always like listening to Wombat and hope he keeps going the new show with Shipwreck.

Here's my entry for Wombats Bullshit Blog Contest.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...wpost&t=197249

I'm too lazy to spread it though.

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Cheapy, from what I understand, this is why Captain Marvel = Superman (Wombat can correct me if I'm wrong):

Captain Marvel was originally a Marvel character that ripped off Superman. DC sued Marvel over this and won, and instead of letting the character fade into trivial obscurity they went ahead and adopted him, even keeping the name Captain MARVEL.

*sets cyanide capsule to expire in five years*

Thanks for the heads up, Cheapy!

Originally Posted by Vegan Cheapy, from what I understand, this is why Captain Marvel = Superman (Wombat can correct me if I'm wrong): Captain Marvel was originally a Marvel character that ripped off Superman. DC sued Marvel over this and won, and instead of letting the character fade into trivial obscurity they went ahead and adopted him, even keeping the name Captain MARVEL.

Sort of, Capt Marvel was created by Fawcett comics (which is why Capt Marvel lives in Fawcett city) and was sued by DC for being Superman clone. DC eventually bought the rights to the character but can only use the name Capt Marvel when in the comics, outside of comics he is Shazam

Originally Posted by Wombat Sort of, Capt Marvel was created by Fawcett comics (which is why Capt Marvel lives in Fawcett city) and was sued by DC for being Superman clone. DC eventually bought the rights to the character but can only use the name Capt Marvel when in the comics, outside of comics he is Shazam

Do you just read Superhero comics Wombat?

Originally Posted by Clarke Do you just read Superhero comics Wombat?

Oh, good question! Wombat, have you ever tried manga?

Originally Posted by chasemurata Oh, good question! Wombat, have you ever tried manga?

Or anything outside just the standard DC and Marvel?
Robert Kirkman has a great super hero comic called Invincible going over at Image Comics and he also does an awesome zombie comic called The Walking Dead that I recommend checking out.

Originally Posted by SeanAmI Or anything outside just the standard DC and Marvel? Robert Kirkman has a great super hero comic called Invincible going over at Image Comics and he also does an awesome zombie comic called The Walking Dead that I recommend checking out.

I like invincible, but I am a Marvel/DC fanboy.

Originally Posted by Wombat I like invincible, but I am a Marvel/DC fanboy.

:(
I think the Invincible is a more interesting version of superman and that the Invincible universe is a more interesting reimagining of the DC/Marvel universes.

Originally Posted by Wombat I like invincible, but I am a Marvel/DC fanboy.

Want me to send you some non super hero comics?

Hey guys.
I have always listen to you since you made about your 3rd or 4th podcast. i stopped listening at about 125 because I am making my own podcast. I think you guys are the coolest and i was wondering if you could give a shout out for my Podcast. Its called Podinfuni7um. It would be helpful to me and we also need more subscribers. Please send me an e-mail at Flubber1479@netscape.net or message me on Xbox or PS3 at Flubber1479. I will be listening for a little bit but i am going to focus on my podcast for a while.

You Guys are the best.
Flubber1479

Originally Posted by John R. What with all the controversy surrounding Spore's DRM and the potential for irate customers to be looking towards piracy as a way to get past these restrictions, it can't be a good thing for the PC industry as a whole.

Totally thinking the same thing when I was listening to the podcast. I was a big PC gamer but got sick of all the bs with trying to get games to work, people hacking, etc. I have been looking to buy a gaming laptop, but i see that things have gotten a lot worse with PC games. Too bad...

As for cheapy giving up when he is 40.. well... i'm 35 as well and most people I know in "real life" into gaming are 30-50. Most of whom have grown up with video games and never gave them up. I can see Cheapy getting bored of the venture and wanting to try something new though. I'm sure there isn't too many bald white prostitutes in Japan! He could make a killing! Ever seen midnight cowboy?

*Sulks that Shazaam isn't Kazaam.*

Fatalating Shaq would make up for the scorned childhood I had playing .