Thanks for the shout out about MNR. I'll try to do a Shipwreck mod.

This was about as mediocre as a CAG end of the year list could be. That's not a knock against anyone, I know what I'm getting into when I listen to the cagcast at this point.
Some very interesting picks this year from everyone and I definitely appreciate the fact that Cheapy clarified that this wasn't the end all best of list but rather just his favorite games of 2009. I also noticed that Cheapy has pretty big issues with the integrity of game reviewers but maybe this could be a discussion on the next live show.

Wombat, dude, that diet sounds untenable. Instead of complicating things to that degree and denying yourself so many foods, why not just go with the math: eat less, exercise more? I promise that works.

I dropped 55 lbs. last year by simply bringing my daily calorie intake down and walking 40 minutes a day. I didn't deny myself any food that I love--I just made the trade-off. Eat a doughnut and you just lost 400 calories that you could have used on your dinner. Simple. No meat? No sugar? No bread? No ing way.

Still, best of luck and I hope it works for you, mister.

I thought MUA2 was a million times better than the first one. The original MUA's menus were the worst looking menus ever. I liked MUA2 characters having only 4 skills. It sucked to have to pick and chose 3 skills out of like 8 or 9 in the first one. Plus they replaced the super moves from MUA with the combos in MUA2 which was another vast improvement.

great episode guys keep it up

You're all wrong. Lemon-lime is the best Gatorade flavor.

Great CAGcast as usual. I was surprised about some of the 2009 pics but most of them I knew you guys would pick since I've been listening to the CAGcast all year.

Here's to a cheap ass 2010.

Woot!

-FrankCastleAZ

Damn you, Shipwreck, for not playing Batman: AA! Get on it!

I want a copy of the spreadsheet.

Listening now. Feeling so very great with a CAGcast again. Really made my week.

Concerning the CAGcast downloads, you'd be surprised how many people download the old episodes. I first started listening to the CAGcast during the summer(CAGcast 164) and loved it so much that I downloaded and listened to every episode.

Also Wombat, don't give up on your diet. It's going to suck but once you start seeing results it'll motivate you to keep going, just hang in there for a bit. I lost 70 lbs recently by changing my diet and working out every day and it was tough at first but once I had seen that I had already lost 10 lbs it kept me motivated until I had lost 70. I am currently at it again cause I wanna lose another 50 lbs(I was at 330 at my peak, currently at 260)and I've been running 5 miles every day these past three weeks.

Shipwreck must have tried hard to ignore the good games on PSP this year. Half-Minute Hero, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, Patapon 2, Rock Band Unplugged, and Persona were probably the best games of the year. There was still MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Gran Turismo, Kenka Bancho, Crimson Gem Saga, Resistance Retribution, and LocoRoco 2 and Midnight Carnival as the other good games I played this year, as well. 2010 will be better though with games like MGS Peace Walker and Valkyria Chronicles 2 as my two most anticipated games of the year.

You should check out Gravity Crash, Wombat and/or Shipwreck. It's kind of similar, but has a different a style of its own. I don't get how it's slow-paced.

Splosion Man was easily the best XBLA game of the year. Shadow Complex got buggier the more I played it and made the trek towards lvl 50 harder to endure.

Burnout Paradise > Forza 3 as the best racing game ever.

Wombat sucks at describing why RCF: A Crack in Time is different from the other games. Space exploration and much better variety/pacing due to the separation of the two main characters made it a much different experience than the others.

Good show.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki Shipwreck must have tried hard to ignore the good games on PSP this year. Half-Minute Hero, PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, Patapon 2, Rock Band Unplugged, and Persona were probably the best games of the year. There was still MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, Gran Turismo, Kenka Bancho, Crimson Gem Saga, Resistance Retribution, and LocoRoco 2 and Midnight Carnival as the other good games I played this year, as well. 2010 will be better though with games like MGS Peace Walker and Valkyria Chronicles 2 as my two most anticipated games of the year. You should check out Gravity Crash, Wombat and/or Shipwreck. It's kind of similar, but has a different a style of its own. I don't get how it's slow-paced. Splosion Man was easily the best XBLA game of the year. Shadow Complex got buggier the more I played it and made the trek towards lvl 50 harder to endure. Burnout Paradise > Forza 3 as the best racing game ever. Wombat sucks at describing why RCF: A Crack in Time is different from the other games. Space exploration and much better variety/pacing due to the separation of the two main characters made it a much different experience than the others. Good show.

How is Crimson Gem? I've been itching for another portable RPG and Star Ocean isn't scratching the itch I thought I had for it.

Cheapy, I wish you had mentioned how much you liked Red Faction: Guerrilla in the thread about the GameFly sale, that would have persuaded me to pick it up. I had totally forgotten you talking about it in past CAGcasts.

You ought to highlight or mention things like that when sales/promotions are featured at CAG.

It's good to see Red Faction getting the respect it deserves. I would agree that it is probably the "funnest"...err...."most fun" game of 2009. If they can implement the GeoMod technology into the Saints Row games, Rockstar would finally have to actually consider making the next GTA game fun.

As a side note, I registered my first domain name tonight using the CAGDOMAIN code.

"theretrosystem.com"

Now, to decide what the hell to do with it.

Great show, keep them coming. As for the live shows, if only the audio was better...

Wombat, stick to your diet. You'll need to give it time to see results but eating better calories and burning more calories will always work.

As for Sacred 2, my wife and I have put in over 150 hours and we're still not at level 200! Burned through Baldur's Gate: DA 1 and 2, both Champions of Norath's in the PS2 days and this is fulfilling that need for loot!

I dunno I really enjoy these end of year shows, the wrap up for 2008 is one of my favourite shows ever. Everyone seems to be in a good mood, I love Cheapy laughing his ass off at the amount of games Ship manages to play each year. Shame he didn't read them off one by one though.

Also shame to see Porno or DS game not returning though.

Keep up the good work and heres to 2010.

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I enjoyed this episode a lot but there is one thing I must criticize. Why wasn't there a PC category? There are lots of great games which are released for the PC!

Originally Posted by PhaperPlane I enjoyed this episode a lot but there is one thing I must criticize. Why wasn't there a PC category? There are lots of great games which are released for the PC!

None of us play PC games.

Originally Posted by shipwreck None of us play PC games.

That's the problem, not the excuse! Burn them! Burn the heretics!

j/k, after the many hoops of hell I had to jump through to get Batman:AA working
http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/she...--152305.phtml
I don't blame people abandoning the PC wholesale...