posted by Chris on April 14, 2008 4:18 PM in Podcast
Who knew what kind of effect Animal Crossing could have on a man? In this week's podcast, Qais recounts his harrowing tale of Tom Nook-related horror, joined by Chris and Ross who laugh in delight at his misery. Nintendo's E3 debut of a new DS is discussed, as well as Bad Company's weapon conspiracy, indie games relying on old school art, video game retail stores that look like Borg ship interiors (and how awesome that would be), and Motley Crue is made fun of for being old. Your questions are also answered within as the mailbag is opened and not mocked in the slightest.
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continue reading "Podcast for 04-14-08 | Animal Crossing Flashbacks"
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posted by Chris on March 10, 2008 6:40 PM in Podcast
This week Chris, Qais and Mack exchange audibly awkward glances this week while discussing how dreamy Shia Lebouf is, Spore on the iPhone and the release of new apps on that crazy little device, how dreamy Iron Man is, how crappy Sci Fi channel is now and how guilty we feel for leaving our Animal Crossing towns to ruin. A new contest is also announced, so be sure to listen to the podcast to find out how you can win something! Something neat, maybe!
I know I say this every week, but this week's podcast is probably the best podcast ever. Just sayin'.
Download the podcast here and subscribe to the feed. Show notes after the jump.
continue reading "Podcast for 03-10-08 | Awkward Glances"
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posted by Qais on October 24, 2007 2:23 PM in Games
A while back I came across a game that was so addictive I completely lost myself in it for the better part of a year. That game was Animal Crossing. I obsessed over it. Every day would have at least several hours of Animal Crossing time allotted. If I didn't get my fix I was a force with which to be reckoned, withering all in my path with a look as I made my way to that sweet, sweet Animal Crossing fix.
Eventually I kicked my habit and went on about the business of living a real life instead of simulating one. Those fuckers at Nintendo knew what was up, and they released Animal Crossing for the DS. I tried to resist. I called my sponsor, even went to a few meetings, but Nintendo knows an addict and I came back to the fold. It's a strange sight to see, that of a grown man weeping uncontrollably over his DS at how incredibly weak willed he is. I only wish I hadn't been looking in a mirror. But eventually I regained control and put Animal Crossing away. Sure we still have a fling every now and again, but that bitch has burned me bad and you just can't forget the pain of pushing away your loved ones so you can make the purple tulip.
Once again, Nintendo is back on the block, slingin' the fiends that need a fix and bringing the wandering back home to the warm embrace of an Animal Crossing fix. But Nintendo is no fool, they know they can't keep feeding us the same thing without our addictions eventually moving to another seemingly pointless game. Oh no my friends, now we'll have the opportunity to feed our ravenous addictions together, in an MMO format.
Animal Crossing is ripe for the MMO treatment. The DS flavor of coop play has always been fun, and I'll be the first to admit that I love the Animal Crossing griefer crews lurking in the dark corners of forums rife with typos prevalent enough to make you want to bleach your own eyes. Granted, this is all speculation based on thinly veiled hints dropped by Katsuya Eguchi, head of development for the project, but Nintendo would be a pack of fools not to do this.
Need to get caught up? You can find Animal Crossing: Wild World in our store!
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posted by Chris on April 11, 2007 11:30 AM in
We all have our guilty pleasures. Whether you like to listen to Britney Spears or love watching Pokémon movies, we all have interests that may possibly get us beat up if said interests were revealed on the playground. One of the mainstream complaints about Nintendo, for example, is that the games are too "kiddy". From the "Celda" flame wars when Wind Waker was announced to a general aversion to Kirby games, irrational loathing for colorful, fun titles is completely absurd. There are some truly excellent titles out there if you get past the marketing, and here is a couple lists compiled by us Geeks especially for you. If you avoided any of these games because you thought your friends would call you gay or something, now is the time to suck it up and enjoy some incredibly good titles.
continue reading "Top 5 List: Top 5 Great "Kiddy" Games"
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posted by Chris on July 20, 2006 3:48 PM in Geek Culture
Nintendo has just announced a special promotion with Toys 'R Us, where you can bring your Nintendo DS to any store in the country from July 23-29th giving you "the opportunity to download
six exclusive virtual gifts via DS Download Stations." From the press release:
Nintendo DS Download Stations at all Toys "R" Us stores nationwide will allow fans to download exclusive Mario-themed items: 1-up mushroom, star, fire bar, goal flag, question box and pipe. The items are sure to add character to any Animal Crossing player's house and, more importantly, make all of their "guests" wildly jealous of their mushroom-chic design skills.
Guess who is heading down to his local scummy toy store this July 23rd? This overgrown man-child, that's who.
--Frodo
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posted by Chris on February 28, 2006 10:50 PM in Geek Culture
Well, the contest is over and the winners need to be announced. I think I am just the jerk to do it. The contest was to draw me Tom Nook. I didn't care how, I didn't care what he was doing. Tom Nook had to be involved somehow. We had a lot of entries, but here are the top three:
Third Place: Killa Charlie (Probably not his real name)
Violent while still being amusing. Three thumbs up. You get a t-shirt.
Second Place: Charles Vestal
Chuck actually made us two images of Tom Nook. They were incredible and made me pee my pants and cry. Although not in that order, therefore he didn't win. You also get a t-shirt.
WINNAR: Brittany Zumwalt!!!!!111
Brittany showed us how she could meld postmodern art nouveau and bauhaus with.... ahhhh.... she made a cool watercolor portrait of Tom Nook. That's all that matters. Congrats, you not only get a t-shirt like the two losers but you get a sealed copy of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS.
--Frodo
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posted by Chris on February 24, 2006 8:42 AM in Geek Culture
Remember, the Animal Crossing contest ends tomorrow! Send in your Tom Nook pictures to frodo@weeklygeekshow.com to win a free copy of Animal Crossing Wild World for the Nintendo DS!
---Frodo
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posted by Chris on February 13, 2006 4:36 PM in Geek Culture
Alright, people. I have a present for you. It is a brand new, unopened copy of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS. Do you want it? Of course you do. Why wouldn't you. Here's the deal. I want to give this to you. I will send it out to your house, and it will most likely also include a limited edition Zelda Print, and a T-Shirt. Seriously.
This is what you have to do. I want you to draw a picture of Tom Nook. That's right. Just draw Tom Nook. Easy, huh? Send your pictures to frodo@weeklygeekshow.com with the subject "Tom Nook Drawing", and the best drawing (rated by me, because I am awesome) will win their very own copy of Animal Crossing. Cool? Get to it. Contest ends February 25th.
--Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
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posted by Amy on December 8, 2005 1:33 PM in Geek Culture
Hi all! I've been playing with designs in AC: WW ever since I took a peek at the pattern maker on DS Meet. I bet you can't guess what I made!
My new clothing pattern.
My new town flag.
Ta-da! Big surprise, huh? ;)
Also, here is the grid I made for posing my nifty designs. Just open the grid in your favorite picture editing program and use the paint bucket tool to fill in each square with the appropriate color.
--White Mage
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posted by Chris on December 4, 2005 5:07 PM in Podcast
This week, The Geek, Frodo and White Mage discuss more Xbox 360 stuff, Animal Crossing Wild World, Nintendo DS wifi, new Final Fantasy beverages, online gaming communities and Sony generally being retarded. Also The Geek discusses The Flash and cusses a lot (don't worry, it's bleeped for all you youngins out there).
You can download the show here or add http://www.weeklygeekshow.com/weeklygeek.rss to your podcasting software!
Show notes:
- Frodo's 1up.com member page
- 40,000 Xbox 360s sold on eBay
- Sony using fake graffiti to advertise the PSP
- Top 15 richest fictional people according to forbes
- Super Mario Blue Twilight Download
- DSMeet
- Final Fantasy Potion
- Print your own Monopoly moneys!
- Costco ultimate standup arcade unit.
Thanks to Nintendo, Channel Frederator and the letter B.
This week's music was The Power Is On - The Go Team!
---Frodo (frodo@weeklygeekshow.com)
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posted by Chris on December 2, 2005 7:53 PM in Geek Culture
How much do I looooove Nintendo?
THIIIIIIIIS MUCH!
(review this Monday!)
---Frodo
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