+Rick Reynolds Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Merry Christmas! We talk about the home-brew game "Christmas Carol Vs. The Ghost of Christmas Presents", interview its designer/programmer James 'dZ Jay' Pujals, and do an in depth discussion of the game itself. We also interview Phil Boland about his Sears Overlay Set. And this episode is packed with holiday goodness, including a reworked Christmas Mix of The Intellivisionaries Theme, Intellivision Christmas music, and an additional original Christmas tune ("Lonely Christmas" - by Paul Nurminen) that accompanies our 'end of year' outtakes. Grab some eggnog, sit back and enjoy! Links: The show's website: http://www.intellivisionaries.com/ Listen online: http://www.intellivisionaries.com/website_player.html Show notes: http://www.intellivisionaries.com/show_notes_ep04.html Subscribe via itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/intellivisionaries-podcast/id714110184 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 OMG! I'm in the Interwebz!!! Fame and fortune will surely follow now... dZ. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 OMG! I'm in the Interwebz!!! Fame and fortune will surely follow now... dZ. Oh, hallowed one, we worship thee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavvv Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 can't wait for episode 24, the all-day-long podcast! gavv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+intvsteve Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I'm taking the day off work just to listen to this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hahahaha! Remember guys... embrace 'pause technology' on your podcast/mp3 players! There's no requirement to listen all in one sitting. We're providing a month's worth of entertainment with each episode! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 This will surely be a great episode. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Finally subscribed, just listening to it now. I'm planning on going back over the holidays and listening to the first three. Rev and dZ and Phil have been mentioned already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Lol. Phil mentioned me. Yep, I was the one who came up with the idea for the Sears set. Man, now I'm famous on the interwebz as well. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Man I'm going to end up wasting away my day listening to this. I really should be unpacking but I'm just chilling on the couch listening to Phil be interviewed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hahahaha! Remember guys... embrace 'pause technology' on your podcast/mp3 players! There's no requirement to listen all in one sitting. We're providing a month's worth of entertainment with each episode! ø Darn you! Now I'm late for a meeting! (And my voice is so whiny! And that accent!! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Darn you! Now I'm late for a meeting! (And my voice is so whiny! And that accent!! ) Oh, come on DZ. Rick's accent isn't THAT bad! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hey yinz guyz better not be tahkin' 'baht mah Picksberg accent 'nat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Just out of curiosity, have you guys thought about breaking the podcast into smaller, more regular bites? For example an episode with Christmas Carol and Interview, another about the homebrew debate, etc.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I guess I never considered the size of a podcast to be a problem. If I have half an hour drive to work, I can either listen to a 30 minute Retroist podcast, or I can listen to the first 30 minutes of RGRU or Intellivisionaries and pause (also known as ripping the earbuds out of the jack and stuffing them in my pocket). When I have time to listen again, I start the show again, or I might go to something else and then come back to it. I think the only suggestion I could make is to do something to make the longer episodes more navigable. I had seen some podcasts that chapter their segments and a few others that upload a new image for each episode that displays time stamps for the show segments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) To Paul, William, and Rick,I want to thank you very much for the honor of having me on your show. I apologize for being a bit long-winded (or a lot long-winded ), and I hope that listeners find the information interesting. I certainly had fun talking about it.I am very impressed by the special treatment you gave my game, and I'm touched by the wonderful things you had to say about it.Thank you and MERRY CHRISTMAS! dZ. Edited December 19, 2013 by DZ-Jay 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 About podcast length: I don't have to speak for Nurmix - he's on the forum also. But he's the one who takes on the burden of putting the show together each month from all the recording we do. I believe by making the choice to do a monthly podcast, we're optimizing his time to a degree. He only has to work on a podcast once a month. Because he's only editing once a month, he can spend the time to do the cool production stuff that marks our podcast. For example, he remixed our theme song this month to make it sound Christmas-y - which is very cool. If we published shorter episodes more often, I'm not sure that he would have the time to do that kind of thing. Now he doesn't have to do that, of course. But this is the kind of podcast he wants to produce. It also dovetails nicely with my sentiments as well. I really wanted to do deep dive analysis of these games. I don't see us doing that in a much shorter format. Also, we've had 2 interviews per episode in each of the last 2 episodes. That really adds to the length as well, but I don't think that will be something we'll be able to maintain consistently. Some episodes will have one interview, some none. Nurmix, if I'm talking out of my sleeve here and not representing your interests properly/accurately, go ahead and correct me. All the above in mind, I really do appreciate when people chime in with feedback and ideas. I don't want to sound like I think we've got everything figured out and have no room to improve. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 http://intellivisionrevolution.com/entries/intellivision-websites/intellivisionaries-podcast-episode-4-now-available 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Rick Reynolds Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks Rev! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I made it through the first half hour tonight....great coverage of current events! I might leave the AA forums and just get my news monthly from you guys Can't wait to finish the rest.....probably on Sunday. Keep up the good work, guys! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+pboland Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I'm only an hour into it. Sounds great so far! Edited December 19, 2013 by pboland 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nurmix Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I'm only an hour into it. Sounds great so far! Thanks Phil. And thanks again for coming on the show for your interview. I've made my own Intellivision overlays from time to time, but I did the 'spray paint the back' method. ...gotta figure out your secret laminating process now... or just pay you to make me the ones I need! Can't wait to get my Sears Set! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Games For Your Intellivision Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Good interview Dz.....you really conveyed the stress of CGE and staying up all night to finish manufacturing games. Too bad all we had to make was 30 copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellfan Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 I am about halfway through . Great job. You guys keep getting better and better Great interview with DZ love the insights to the game I cant wait to play it . I want to unwrap it early but I think my wife would get mad LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DZ-Jay Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Good interview Dz.....you really conveyed the stress of CGE and staying up all night to finish manufacturing games. Too bad all we had to make was 30 copies That's right! We built 100 units of each game and sold a fraction of that. CGE was a lot of stress. It was a lot of fun as well, but for the most part I was in a daze, overwhelmed by the excitement of releasing of the game, and then by the frustration of finding the bug. I recall David Warhol playing Christmas Carol with a smile on his face. That was really nice. However, I also recall D2K being the star of the show. Mostly people came to play D2K and stuck around to play Christmas Carol. Overall, it was a great experience. -dZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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