triverse Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sorry, but I find this really hard to understand. Why does this have to be edited? Wouldn't just doing a live Podcast be much better? One Thing you should be able to tell us right now: Did they refuse to answer any of your questions? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triverse Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sorry, on my phone and messed up quoting the above post. Live would be better, yes, but with the time constraints I was under I was unable to offer that option to them. There is hesitation in the interview from them on many answers so the possibility of a live interview may have been turned down. I have to edit it because there were connection problems that required repeating of both questions and answers. Also, my pups got loud during some it and that needs to be removed before release. They did not refuse to answer any of my questions. I told them up front that this won't be a mud slinging situation but the gloves are off. There are definitely some questions that you will hear were not something they wanted to discuss. There is a bit of agitation from most of the guests at different points in the interview, some disagreement between team members and other minutiae that may be interesting for some listeners. I am not interested in causing trouble, just getting the truth out. We covered the situation with Kevin, the prototype location, and other tidbits that I have not heard official comment on yet. There is some stuff that is just not required to be in the interview and will be removed. This is mainly chit chat about unrelated things in the answers. I conducted this interview along the same lines of my articles. It is not fluff. I am honestly surprised they let me interview them. Probably won't happen again so I had one chance at this and I went for broke with the questions. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hopefully it's a good interview and nothing was lost in the conversion to "mp3". What with the segues back and forth between idle chatter and hard questions cut out - that peripheral information is valuable to an investigator. Either way I look forward to listening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I would love a transcript. I have trouble listening to Mike Kennedy because he has a very low signal-to-noise ratio. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Hopefully it's a good interview and nothing was lost in the conversion to "mp3". What with the segues back and forth between idle chatter and hard questions cut out - that peripheral information is valuable to an investigator. Either way I look forward to listening. Don't be a jerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sorry. I hope the editing doesn't change the context much, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 In other searching around to see what's being said elsewhere, neo-geo.com saw this post detailing Kennedy's previous crowd funded project Retro Magazine. Reading that and looking at the Retro Magazine year 2 kickstarter page, it might be a blessing in disguise that RVGS isn't happening for the backers and the team alike. It looks like they began shipping out backer rewards a few weeks ago - 9 and a half months after the campaign ended - and only days before the RVGS was supposed to hit kickstarter itself? That wouldn't have looked good with a new campaign running, to have all that outstanding. It seems like in the 10 months or so they've shipped 3 of the 6 issues of the magazine and one free one (the missing one from the previous campaign?). If the comments section is anything to go by, struggling to manage 1200 backers and their magazines, badges and other trinkets is so difficult to accommodate, well, the neo-geo.com poster puts it best: They had issues when rolling from year 1 to year 2, and initially people from year 1 didn't get issue #6, but I believe for nearly all it was rectified. That was back in April. Since then, the comments are not that numerous will issues, given 1200 subscriptions. I don't know what the deal is with the swag. It's a nice magazine, and I really enjoy it, and the columnists who write in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triverse Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Main things to be removed are stops while I quiet my dogs, bathroom breaks, a few minutes on what pets I own. That type of stuff that doesn't mean anything to the intended interview. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Sorry, on my phone and messed up quoting the above post. Haha. I figured you just had a very dry sense of humor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Well, I have decided to jump in feet first and develop my first game for this platform: California Games:Surf Dogs?! For those who don't know the inspiration for this, go to the show notes page for RGR #79 and jump to 3:40:25 in the podcast mp3 for the ten minutes of flaming spiral glory. Now, full disclosure, I haven't written any games for about thirty years, and those were some pretty basic text adventures on the Coco, but I do have the game idea and the label art and that is half the battle. I will need to get the rights to use the California Games tag and get up to speed on exactly what an FPGA is and whether there will be one or not, but those are the least of my problems. I welcome any constructive criticism on this game, like what color the cartridge should be. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 That parody video was pretty spot on, great stuff! Also, people, please stop quoting Keatah. In my 8+ years of being on AA he's the only person I've put on ignore, when you quote him I accidentally read his pompous idiocy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 For those who don't know the inspiration for this, go to the show notes page for RGR #79 and jump to 3:40:25 in the podcast mp3 for the ten minutes of flaming spiral glory. I've never heard that show before (I gather that it's Mike's podcast), so I jumped to 3:40:25 as suggested. But after listening for about five interminable minutes, I believe that this show is in violation of the Geneva Conventions. (EDIT: Okay, that's a bit harsh. It just doesn't sound like my style of humor, so far.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 I've never heard that before (I gather it's Mike's podcast), so I jumped to 3:40:25 as suggested. But after listening for about five interminable minutes, I believe that this show is in violation of the Geneva Conventions. Yes, Mike was one third of the RGR team up to that moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Well, I have decided to jump in feet first and develop my first game for this platform: California Games:Surf Dogs?! Surf Dogs.jpg For those who don't know the inspiration for this, go to the show notes page for RGR #79 and jump to 3:40:25 in the podcast mp3 for the ten minutes of flaming spiral glory. Now, full disclosure, I haven't written any games for about thirty years, and those were some pretty basic text adventures on the Coco, but I do have the game idea and the label art and that is half the battle. I will need to get the rights to use the California Games tag and get up to speed on exactly what an FPGA is and whether there will be one or not, but those are the least of my problems. I welcome any constructive criticism on this game, like what color the cartridge should be. Hi Chuck, I would like to go ahead and offer my services on this one. I have never made a video game in my life, but I have been collecting games for almost 20 years, have a growing YouTube Channel, and am pretty well-known on the classic gaming forum scene. You could call me a "captain of industry" if by "industry" you mean hanging out on video game forums chatting about games and talking smack. I would be happy to quit my job and devote myself to SURF DOGS!? full-time for an $80k annual salary, plus full medical benefits, pension, and a 401k (no matching required). I am also going to need you to rent me out some office space here in my home town. Looking forward to working with you closely on SURF DOGS!? which I think we can agree is going to be the next big thing on the next big thing - the RETRO VGS! Thanks, Chris Edited September 24, 2015 by Jibbajaba 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Chris, this is an interesting offer. I am already being courted by a few of the crowdfunding sites and was thinking of doing a campaign to raise tuition money to learn programming. However, I think it would be wayyy easier if I was just the idea guy and could come up with all the cartridge colors and be in charge of the scope creep. You know, coming back to you every few days with new super ideas to include in the game. I do think we are being way too transparent, though. We should take it to PM so no one has a clue what we are talking about that we have no clue about. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Yes, Mike was one third of the RGR team up to that moment. Mike?? ... OOoohhh! You must be talkin' about that cool-cat known as "SoCal" I was on their YouTube page and they even uploaded a Cinemassacre video and retitled it "MAGFest 2012 AVGN Meets RGR" even though they appear nowhere in the video. What a bunch of fucking hacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Stop Drop and Correct yourself. I am a long time contributor to Magfest and MANY of the arcade games you see in that video are mine from my collection, not to mention starting at about 2:33 in where you see me explaining Computer Space in detail to James, as well as Pong. And you will notice our posters and banners next to our display of quite a few special early Atari games. Not in the video was a ton of footage where we had the backs open to my Pong and Computer Space and he was asking all about the detials of how they worked. Then he went out in the hallway and did his schtick where he got not one fact right though, go figure. I give up about a week of my life trucking in that stuff, then back home and maintenance after use etc. pretty far from hacks. -Scott Co-Host RetroGaming Roundup Edited September 24, 2015 by Pipercub 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Okay, I didn't realize it was your machines, that's correct. But the title "MAGFest 2012 AVGN Meets RGR" is nonetheless false since the premise in the title never happens in the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) I accidentally read his pompous idiocy. You're one to talk? You've been nothing but negative and snide throughout this entire thread, even before there was any real news. Edited September 24, 2015 by Chris++ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Go to 2:33 in and that guy you see with a staff badge and a goatee, that is me, of RGR, speaking with James who is the AVGN which we did for about a half hour, and his crew was very nice as well. Or re-read the post above the part where I explain the same thing. After which I asked, hey man you mind if we share that vid when it goes up and his producer/camera guy replied "you bet". Edited September 24, 2015 by Pipercub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopDrop&Retro Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oh god! How on earth did I miss that in a video that's directly lifted from Cinemassacre with absolutely no annotations or explanation of what's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 You're one to talk? You've been nothing but negative and snide throughout this entire thread, even before there was any real news. Yes, sorry, I should've been more positive about people asking for $2,000,000 when all they have to show for it are Jaguar cases, an OEM controller and 3D videos. I should be more positive like all the people who are putting them within inches of their IGG goal. I'm such an idiot, thank you for showing me the error of my ways. I'll now go donate $1,000 to the campaign because you've made me realize that positive thoughts can make the RVGS come true. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipercub Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Oh god! How on earth did I miss that in a video that's directly lifted from Cinemassacre with absolutely no annotations or explanation of what's going on? Classy. Edited September 24, 2015 by Pipercub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Classy. The "Cl" is silent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Scott's the real deal. He's helped me with so many electronics questions over the past eight years that I probably owe him a damn arcade machine. RGR's responsible for a LOT of firsts in the podcasting world, and if you're used to their sense of humor, you can see such video titles as simply some mild, smart-ass levity. (Also, Scott builds spaceships for a living, and he knows how to kill someone with a wet napkin. I'm not sure how that relates to the topic, but, y'know...it's cool.) Edited September 24, 2015 by Chris++ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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