CAGcast #331: Pacific RAM

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The gang discusses depressing documentaries such as Sharknado, Metro: Last Light Faction DLC, Steam sale purchases and so much more.
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I guess you can listen to Wombat's other podcast, Uninformed Opinions.

 
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As always thanks for a fresh cagcast!  Will be listening while cleaning the pool this morning.  I don't know if you're aware but the NES Famicom is about to have it's 30th anniversary.  Sheet.  Maybe you guys are ole enough to tell a few NES stories during the next podcast?  

 
LOL, Ship trying to explain Time & Eternity was a highlight. Cheapy and Wombat seemed befuddled.

Btw, I'm in for the Metro Season Pass.
 
Wombat: "It does have Aragorn in it though..."

Cheapy: "ARAGON, you mean?"

Wombat: "Did I say Aragorn? I always say it wrong."

No, Wombat.  You said it right.

 
kaw said:
Wombat: "It does have Aragorn in it though..."

Cheapy: "ARAGON, you mean?"

Wombat: "Did I say Aragorn? I always say it wrong."

No, Wombat. You said it right.
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I thought so, but I also know that I have mistakenly said Aragon at times too. Sometimes I just confuse myself.

 
Cheapy you need to take Tai to see a movie at the cinema (theatre)! He would completely love it I can tell. I don't even remember the first movie I ever saw in cinemas; maybe his could be Pacific Rim or Despicable Me 2?

 
Time to Kickstart "Wombatnado" and get it on SyFy and Stretch Fund a game and regular series tie in. Executive produced by Cheapy and directed by Shipwreck. I see it as a mix between Tremors 3 and Robot Jox. We can even get a gory ad on the Dashboard if all goes well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw7RQlNyfeU

Breads done.

 
I like how Cheapy was like "yeah fallout new Vegas has tons of awesome mods!" And wombat was like "yeah I bet it does! One time this crazy glitch happened and it was really cool... Not a mod but cool..." And then Cheapy was like "... Yeah... So... Anyways fallout has come awesome mods".
 
Show 331 Notes:

0:30 Ham.
2:45 Ship's remote and wireless HDMI stuff
14:00 Twinkie shirt
15:45 Show Feedback - downloading on consoles
17:30 Watch This: First Position, Girl Model, Whore's Glory,
20:00 - Sharknado
24:45 - Pacific Rim
27:00 - Daddy Day Care
28:15 New Releases
28:15 - RIPD
28:45 - Turbo
29:45 - Time and Eternity
33:45 - Virtual Console Donkey Kong
37:15 Metro Last Light
43:00 Steam sale
43:00 - Rogue Legacy, Fallen Enchantress, Torchlight 2, Fallout New Vegas
49:30 Lord of the Rings: War of the North; Capcom Arcade Cabinet
53:15 NCAA / EA
57:30 MAG and Socom servers shut down
58:30 GI Joe Battlegrounds
59:15 Cagbag
59:15 - Movie tie-ins
1:00:30 - Apple and Kinect developers
1:01:15 - Halo Spartan Assault
1:02:15 - Ship's adventures in retail
 
Wombat, I'm not a fan of piracy in any capacity but if you really wanted to play an old Nintendo arcade game just use Mame. Get the 15 mintues or so out of your system and move on. No need to pay the the $5 or so Nintendo would likely charge you for Popeye. I agree though they do have some great old school games and Nintendo should just throw them all up. They'd fit nicely on the 3DS as well. Their whole trickling out of virtual games is annoying.

 
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CAGcast coming out is the highlight of my week, every week.  Shipwreck talking about his absurd remote is triggering my acquisition disorder and my wife is going to kill me.  Also - I'm in for the Metro code :)

 
Thanks for the new CAGcast.  I'm a few behind, but I look forward to listening to each one.  They make my long commute much more pleasant.  Keep up the good work.

 
My wife wasn't keen on going to see Pacific Rim, but I made her come with me and she ended up really enjoying it.  It's definitely worth seeing in IMAX if you can.

 
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The Time and Eternity talk was entertaining. I like my niche games as much as a few others but even this game might push me to the limits of what I'll play when it comes to JRPGs. It still ended up showing up on my front door though (a earlier pre-order I completely forgot about.) So now I'm expecting a full review Ship!

 
good show,

Cheapy, I have seen/heard you on twitter with the wireless hdmi comments in the past. the wireless hdmi didn't work for me, signal blows, I used hdmi over ip using a wired home network, so I have my pc on every tv in the house with no latency at 1080p 60hz. i also centrally located my 360 usb gaming adapter in my house using a USB IP hub so the controller will reach any room. You do need ethernet everywhere in your house, preferbly on it's own switch, or you may get dropped frames, (uses multicast and slams your network) detials below, sorry no links, not my fault.

newegg, search LKV373 for the hdmi over ip

video of it in action; search LKV373, first result in youtube

USB over IP - amazon item CT-USB-100-4

do this and you can forget about signal and interference, also you can connect as many receivers as you want.

total investment of about $190 plus $~45 per extra receiver

Let me know if any one has any questions.

ohh, I'm with ship. Wombat seems to be wrong about everything (but i like him anyway). I wasn't surprised that he hung around for the free t-shirt.

 
Just wanted to show my support for Wombat! Really enjoyed the discussions this week! I really would enjoy a video tour of the Shipwreck mansion too! Really curious on how his setup is and to get a detailed look at the office / living room and otherwise 'tidy ship.'

 
Thanks for shouting out what HDMI receivers you've been using. Too bad I'm easily more than 100 feet and behind a wall. 

@Wombat: Nintendo is supporting WiiU by releasing Earthbound today. That should keep fanboys calm for at least a month, no? 

 
cdrober said:
Just wanted to show my support for Wombat! Really enjoyed the discussions this week! I really would enjoy a video tour of the Shipwreck mansion too! Really curious on how his setup is and to get a detailed look at the office / living room and otherwise 'tidy ship.'
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+ 1 on the Shipwreck mansion.

 
I couldn't help but find it amusing when Shipwreck said it would be a three hour podcast if he corrected Wombat all the time, and later on in the same episode, CheapyD reads that comment about Shipwreck being condescending. 

I thought Pacific Rim was okay. The attempts at humor didn't do anything for me. I'd probably give Time and Eternity a shot for a low price. 

 
apathylad said:
I couldn't help but find it amusing when Shipwreck said it would be a three hour podcast if he corrected Wombat all the time, and later on in the same episode, CheapyD reads that comment about Shipwreck being condescending.

I thought Pacific Rim was okay. The attempts at humor didn't do anything for me. I'd probably give Time and Eternity a shot for a low price.
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30 hours to download Time and Eternity? I saw you mention it's 14 gbs. That sounds ridiculous. I was able to download X-Com, LBP Karting, and Machinarium which totals up to be about 16gbs (IIRC) and they were all downloaded AND installed in 3 1/2 hours.

And to make it worse, sounds like you're not liking the game. That sucks.

 
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Yeah Ship those download times just seem insane to me. I recently upgraded to a 750GB HDD in my PS3 and I've been downloading 3-4 7GB-11GB games every night without issue. What generation of the hardware are you on? 1st gen? I'm on a slim 2nd gen, not sure if that has anything to do with it but that sucks. 

 
I've got a launch PS3. My speeds had been really good recently, so I'm guessing my router just needed reset or something.
 
Wombat, I'm so envious of your having Serrano ham and Manchego cheese.  Mmmm, tapas.  Gotta go have some soon.  We've got this great place in Portland called Patanegra that serves delish (albeit spendy) Spanish food.

 
I had a Soda Shaq Cream yesterday, it was alright. I liked it better than regular root beer.

Wombat, you actually can play Donkey Kong Arcade on the Wii. Considering you upgraded to the Wii U anyway, you can easily follow this guide to get some things running. :wink: http://lifehacker.com/5830367/how-to-hack-your-wii-for-homebrew-in-five-minutes

You should also probably consider picking up an arcade stick Wombat. If you search your local Craigslist, you can get a good quality Street Fighter Stick for about $70, and it comes with authentic Japanese buttons and joystic.

 
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Hi guys wassup,

CheapyD, I really like watchthisbitches. Most of the time I have already seen the movies you recommend (except the documentaries) and find joy when I agree with your recommendation. I caught Jiro dreams of Sushi, A Man named Pearl (did you recommend that?), and Queen of Versailles. Thanks.

About Rotten Tomato, I feel like you can also consider the audience score when judging movies. Sometimes there is like a 20% discrepancy between the critic's score and the audience score. I feel like Shipwreck and I have agreeable tastes in movies, and you too; unless, like you say, 70% is the danger zone, then maybe not.

Anyways great show guys. #savedetroit #djassault #coneyislandoneverycorner

 
Speaking of DRM, Sony recently relaxed the 1 system restriction on Playstatiion Video You can now re-download videos and download across multiple devices now.

Wombat, just tell her the Evil Dead girl was running with scissors, fell, and that was the result.

I am interested in the metro last light DLC code.

 
Commenting so Wombat stays and watched Girl Model. It made me sad for the girls but when you read that the girls kept on modeling after leaving Japan I somewhat felt less sad for them. Maybe they just didn't play enough video games while they were there. I don't know.

 
I have to admit you guys know your videogames for the most part. As for movie reviews and recommendations I have to advise listeners to think twice. The first transformers IMO was awesome. I still watch it now and again. Rise of the Fallen was OK and Darkside of the Moon seemed a total sellout movie made for mindless drones. You were way too generous with Pacific Rim to be dissin Transformers. Out of a little over two hours there is about 45 min of watchable movie. Not worth more than a redbox rental. Will Cheapy cry at the end? Yes he will. Do not take your wife to a theater to watch this flick. The scale was grand and the mayhem was awesome but thats it. Would that guy be a great contributor to Transformers franchise? Yes but I think its too far gone at this point unless they can bring back the epic feel from the first one. As for Despicable Me 2; I liked the first one but the second one blows civet coffee chunks. I couldnt stand to watch more than a quarter of the film. 

I understand it's part of the show and that's cool. From the perspective of every day Mario the plumber it makes you guys seem like movie snobs and videogame whores. No disrespect just an analogy. It's seems like you give more credit to B list games than you give to A list movies.

 
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I think you guys did not say how to enter the contest for the M:LL DLC on steam, but I assume that this is how, so please enter my name in the contest.  

Also, good show.  

Wombat, has MS fixed the ad thing or do you know?  I think that your efforts tanked the stock price.  

I think you guys should go ahead and talk more about indies that you like - I loved FTL after Cheapy's recommendation and will probably buy Rogue Legacy.

What do you guys think about the video sharing stuff on the next consoles - good or don't care? 

 
The fact that this episode had both Sharknado and Time & Eternity explained kept me laughing my ass off. Great CAGcast as always, and a huge thanks on mentioning the Capcom collection for sale. As a gamer on the younger side (20), I've always heard of ghosts and goblins, among a few other games. Now I can finally play games that helped the industry reach the milestones it has today.

Also, I'm in for the Metro Last Light season pass!

 
The NCAA/EA news isn't as bad as Wombat made it out to be, as the CLC (Collegiate Licensing Company) represents a ton of schools, most of the conferences, and a bunch of the bowl games (full list here) and has been working with EA for years. They already had to make individual deals with schools anyway, so the news just means that EA won't have the NCAA logo and name on various things throughout the game. 

The MAG and SOCOM PS3 servers aren't being taken down until next year, so there's still time to play them.

Cheapy, if you want to get a cool Steam game, grab Kerbal Space Program. It's basically about making rockets/spaceships to send Kerbals out to space as you try to make the best designs to reach the moon or other things in space. It would be a perfect livestream game.

 
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I just have to know how Shipwreck ended up at Memphis.  Are you originally from Tn?  I always thought Ship was born and raised in OH.  Memphis seems like an odd place to go when there so many other options for schools between Ohio and Tn.

 
I had no idea that "Time and Eternity" was the English title for Tokitowa until Ship started explaining the game. Once I realized that, it was hilarious - that game got some pretty poor reviews.

Another part I found funny was how you announced a contest for the Metro: LL DLC, and then proceeded to describe how the DLC isn't really good. I know it was unintentional, but it was funny to me.

Poor Cheapy - you need to learn the basics of the Steam Sales! (Both Summer and Winter.) You only buy a game if it's a daily deal, flash sale, or the community choice. Otherwise, you don't buy the game in case it appears on one of these throughout the duration of the sale. But if it's the last day of the sale, then you buy the game if it wasn't in either of these categories.

On another note, today is the last day of the Summer Sale, and I'm disappointed that Call of Juarez Gunslinger never went on sale for a decent price. I may just wait until the Winter Sale, since I have plenty of other games to bide my time...

I bought both Fallout 3 and NV in the sale myself. I've never beaten either one, but I have played about half in each n the past. Playing through 3 at the moment. By the way, I'm fairly sure there is weather in the Fallout games. Because I too get a ton of mods, and there are several that mention enhancing weather, rather than just adding it. I could be wrong, though.

 
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