RJ Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Did anything ever become of Bitpop, which I discovered/referred to just over a year back? I never followed up due to its poor audio quality, but from what I understand, it was supposed to be sumthin' special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Did anything ever become of Bitpop, which I discovered/referred to just over a year back? I never followed up due to its poor audio quality, but from what I understand, it was supposed to be sumthin' special. I don't even remember it. But I'm recording CCG Episode 14, and it's about Hidden Treasures. They are having more events coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Classic Console Gamernews Episode 14 has been published. I visit an arcade, but things get all weird around the episode. Quite possibly the oddest episode ever. Enjoy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Classic Console Gamernews Episode 14 has been published. I visit an arcade, but things get all weird around the episode. Quite possibly the oddest episode ever. Enjoy. There's my Friday morning at the office entertainment. Thanks, S. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 http://www.nowyoureplayingwith.com/episode-37-the-name-of-the-game-is-the-games-w-blake-j-harris/ Episode 37 - The Name of the Game is the Games w/ Blake J Harris We talk with the author of the new book Console Wars about the 16 bit era of video games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Blake J. Harris is EVERYWHERE on EVERY podcast! He is the Sonic the Hedgehog of podcast guests. Or if you prefer a more retro era, the Frogger of podcast guests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 There's my Friday morning at the office entertainment. Thanks, S. Yes, I plan to smile & chuckle to myself while listening today as well; all the better to fit in with my crazy postal cohorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Blake J. Harris is EVERYWHERE on EVERY podcast! He is the Sonic the Hedgehog of podcast guests. Or if you prefer a more retro era, the Frogger of podcast guests. In your eyes, is that a good thing or a bad thing? As a lowly podcaster, I think it's great that he is putting himself out there with hacks like us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 In your eyes, is that a good thing or a bad thing? As a lowly podcaster, I think it's great that he is putting himself out there with hacks like us. This is the first I've heard from him. I think it's a good thing, since different 'casters will be asking him entirely different questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Poochie, the official mascot of NYPWP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 In your eyes, is that a good thing or a bad thing? As a lowly podcaster, I think it's great that he is putting himself out there with hacks like us. In my very particular opinion, not a reason for me to tune in. I have his book, and I'm not going to buy additional copies (interesting subject matter, but written in a pseudo-screenplay style full of fake-sounding imagined dialogue). I've heard him as a guest on two different podcasts and it while it was interesting the first time, the second round wasn't different enough, which gets a bit annoying to me. That's because I have the attention span of a kitten. I'll try your podcast later on down the line, this would not be a good place for me to start. I'm glad you got him as a guest though, and it's good for him to be out there in the community. The fact that there are people who still don't know who he is is proof enough that it's cool that he is doing this. He's the Miner 2049'er of podcast guests! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Ellen Beth Van Buskirk - Sega Marketing guru, one of the minds behind Sonic 2sday (the first ever world-wide simultaneous video game software launch and... Lindsey Naegle - Simpsons "C" character. Infamous creator of Poochie Blake J Harris may be the Montezuma's Revenge of podcast guests, but only our humble program can come up with this reference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 2sday ? I like how even the hair is the same. I wonder if a Simpsons writer closely followed Sega and got a eureka moment. It's a total reach for a Simpsons episode, or a great coincidence. But then again, obscure references in The Simpsons' social commentary is nothing new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 The Poochie episode aired in 1997 (!). I thought it was much earlier than that. and the extra long wikipedia entry for the episode, fails to even mention that it was the debut of Ms Naegle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Itchy_%26_Scratchy_%26_Poochie_Show then there is this tribute video to my favorite fictional corporate exec of all time http://blip.tv/familiar-faces/familiar-faces-34-lindsey-naegle-4051212 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Harris on Van Buskirk (italics are his) She had grown up in an era where it was considered more adorable than ambitious for a woman to work. She always found that notion ridiculous and took pride in never just wanting a job, a place at the table, a spot on the team, but wanting the top job, the best seat at the table, the starring role on the team. True, she rarely got the the and often had to settle for an a, but the no-no-no of the status quo didn't extinguish her fire. She developed a precocious talent for spinning negatives into positives, and interpreted her 5-foot 11-inch frame to be the Lord's not-so-subtle way of telling her to keep thinking big. No matter how many times the world tried to teach her that she was lucky just to participate, she never stopped trying to teach the world that it was flat-out wrong. If I were she, I wouldn't appreciate this profile nor the comparison to the Poochie person, unfavorably described here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 I wasn't trying to bash her. It's not like the Itchy & Scratchy episode where suddenly an antagonist character shows up(not Poochie) that tells I&S to stop it, that looks just like Marge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 in our show when this subject came up, we went out of our way to say Lindsey was a bizzaro version of EBVB. As an example Sega of America removed the poochie characteristics of Sonic the Hedgehog (the human girlfriend and guitar). Both the simpsons character and the real life Ellen Beth share the same traits that were needed at the time to be successful women in business. Ellen Beth used her powers for good in the real world... Lindsey used her powers for not-so-good in a fictitious one. The simpsons are notorious for taking characters to extremes for humor. Think Comic Book Guy, Apu, Troy McClure, Flanders and pretty much every other low level character in the show. Comic Book Guy and Flanders have become icons of their respective groups despite the original negative stereotypes they portrayed. There was absolutely no malice in our comparison. I am a fan of both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Glad to hear it. I hadn't heard your podcast and thought you were just picking on her appearance in that forum post. :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I guess I'd better listen, I have no idea what is happening here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 When is Blake J Harris going to be on the 2600 game by game podcast? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I guess I'd better listen, I have no idea what is happening here. Got that right- they lost me about 10 posts back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 A slight tangent: Does anyone know of any good PC gaming podcasts out there? There seems to be lots of Youtube videos but not a lot of actual audio shows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferghead Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 When is Blake J Harris going to be on the 2600 game by game podcast? When I get to the SNES GBG podcast. Probably around 2046. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 20X6!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1500 Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 20X6!!! Are you challenging me? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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