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This week, CheapyD interviews Jesse Labrocca (aka Defender), NYC independent game retail legend. In addition, we cover the latest industry and game shopping news, your questions from the CAGbag, and so much more, your head might explode!

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Intro music: Leisure Suit Larry, For Your Thighs Only (PC)

Contest winners: Wageslave (PW2), cgarb84 (Crackdown), wolfpup (killzone), Ashes of Wake (WOW 2 months)

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I was about to go to bed but didn't and then I saw this. Must be fate or something. Downloading now.

Great interview. It was interesting, enjoyable and both you and Defender did a good job in it. Great job at cutting the interview into the show. Was it hard to give the generic bookend comments and splice Defender's interview between them? Either way, it'd be nice to have more interviews like this if you can get them.

I don't really see the similarity between Bullet Witch and Gungrave. I'd predict 5-6 scores for it.

More hysterical ranting from Wombat, please. Whenever Cheapy greenlights the Wombat's Burough, it should be good. You guys should go for an epic three hour CAGcast like the 1up Yours guys did last week, then you'd have no excuse to skip stuff that's important to Wombat.

Shut down again on the CAGbag front.

Holy shit! Now, let me say that I laugh during every CAGCast, but this episode takes the cake. When Wombat started playing Cheapy singing "Ring of Fire," in the background, followed by Cheapy begging for it to stop, I laughed so hard that I dropped my laptop and it ripped the headphones off of my head, nearly ripping my ears off.

Great work guys.

'''' The store was very famous and I was interviewed by news all around the world. Also in local NYC papers like the NY Times and Village Voice. I can do a whole thing about my store and what I did one day. We were on MTV and Spin magazine did a spread with NERD in my store too. Basically my store was the focal point for gaming and gamers from all walks of life. We had a TON of famous customers that are too many to list them all but some would be Meg Ryan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Just Blaze, and Ric Ocasek..''''

It's good that he does not take himself seriously...

Originally Posted by InvaderZim '''' The store was very famous and I was interviewed by news all around the world. Also in local NYC papers like the NY Times and Village Voice. I can do a whole thing about my store and what I did one day. We were on MTV and Spin magazine did a spread with NERD in my store too. Basically my store was the focal point for gaming and gamers from all walks of life. We had a TON of famous customers that are too many to list them all but some would be Meg Ryan, Vincent D'Onofrio, Just Blaze, and Ric Ocasek..'''' It's good that he does not take himself seriously...

Its funny too because I went to that store a few times, and while he did have some good stuff there were way more negatives than postives. Prices were much higher and the guys working there were not the most helpful people for the most part. The "Legend" you speak of was rude to many a customer (Not me but i've witnessed a few times) when ever he was actually at the store. I stopped shopping there not too soon after first discovering the store because it just wasnt worth paying an extra 5 or 10 dollars (for a new game). If you were searching for an older game it was a decent spot to go to I guess.

wow...

havent heard about defender's store in years..

Damn Cheapy your CAGcasts are getting longer, or is it just me ? Either way I'm listening right before I head off to work. Nice to hear from defender.

Defender is the man. I don't post often but I remember when he was more involved and he was a great contributor. I especially remember when he hooked up a lot of CAG with the reprint of puzzle fighter (a fantastic game). Great to hear from him.

This is the best CAGcast ever, due to the use of the phrase "stabbed me with your love knife".

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"I played this game so much I didn't masterbate for a week."

Obviously a box quote for the second printing of Crackdown.

I played Crackdown a lot also, and Wombat is right. After you finish it you are like wtf?

man ill say it once and ill say it again the wii is a gimmick and now its showing just how limited it is with all these lame games it keeps cranking out where the wiimote doesnt work well. from her eon in only nintendo brand games will be able to use the wiimote properly. and as far as laice goes flo was cool but vera was freakin hott. a little scary in an odd im kind of mentally retarted but im a functioning retard kind of way but still hott.

and if i remember correctly the person who played flo also played the old woman who got shot through a window in gremlins.

simpsons quote.
Troy McClure: Don't kid yourself, Jimmy. If a cow ever got the chance, he'd eat you and everyone you care about!


crackdown

I really enjoyed the interview.

Great Interview. Good insight. Awesome.

I don't think it's a gimmick. However, I do believe that a bunch of big developers are trying to cash in on it by releasing rushed/crappy games...

If developers start to think 'outside of the box' I believe we will start to get some really decent software for it. If they continue to try and port older games to it they are going to fail.

Originally Posted by lokizz man ill say it once and ill say it again the wii is a gimmick and now its showing just how limited it is with all these lame games it keeps cranking out where the wiimote doesnt work well. from her eon in only nintendo brand games will be able to use the wiimote properly. and as far as laice goes flo was cool but vera was freakin hott. a little scary in an odd im kind of mentally retarted but im a functioning retard kind of way but still hott. simpsons quote. Troy McClure: Don't kid yourself, Jimmy. If a cow ever got the chance, he'd eat you and everyone you care about! crackdown

To Wombat I say that bigger is not always better. I find the size of land in Crackdown to be just about right. Since it's not as big as GTA SA, I now have a better idea where things are at. I definitely disagree with the statement about the game not being finished. What did you want a 50hr. RPG? Besides, they are promising downloadable content so that should give it some more replay value.

is this store still around?? Anyone know where it is located if it is. i am definetly look for some older stuff and I work in NYC.

http://www.singshot.com/user.html?userId=68668

I think Bumble Bee is now a mustang... wtf?