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Episode 176: Real Life in the Club

APEX 2015 in the Smash Bros. Update, Club Nintendo is shutting down, and Microsoft HoloLens are discussed. Also, Spotify is coming to PlayStation, Monty Oum passes away, retailers bungling limited edition preorders is our Hilarity of the Weak and much more! Real life is hitting us especially hard lately, so we take some time at the end of the show to talk about what 2015 holds for SMYN. Youko, Solharath, and Eevee break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Cream Tea

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(3:14) GAME OF THE YEAR AWARDS

HEADLINES
(6:20) Headline 1: APEX 2015
Early tournament struggles with organizer and venue
Results
(20:00) Headline 2: Nintendo News
January 14 Direct
Club Nintendo shutting down
(32:30) Headline 3: Microsoft News
Xbox One streaming
HoloLens
(40:54) Hilarity of the weak: Retailers over-promise limited edition pre-orders — RELATED: Interview with former Nintendo employee Dan Adelman

(47:48) STORY POOL
AGDQ 2015 raises about $1.5 million for charity
Spotify coming to PlayStation
Metal Gear Rising 2 teased, then not
Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 revealed
Animator Monty Oum passes away

(59:17) OUT RECENTLY
Resident Evil HD Remaster, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, Dying Light, Grim Fandango Remastered, Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered, Life is Strange: Episode 1, Apotheon

(1:05:55) WUT R U PLAYN?
Solharath: Professor Layton VS Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Batman
Eevee: Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Telltale’s Game of Thrones, Assassin’s Creed II, Tomodachi Life
Youko: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, Hotel Dusk: Room 215, Resident Evil 4, Grim Fandango Remastered, Life is Strange: Episode 1

(1:23:13) YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Solharath: Interview with C9 Mango after APEX 2015 AND Interview with EG | PPMD after APEX 2015
Eevee: Game Grumps – Yoshi’s Story
Youko: Unreal Engine 4: Paris Apartment

(1:25:44) FUTURE IMPLICATIONS

Episode 172: Putting the M in Mask

Project M’s APEX Exclusion and New Release in the Smash Bros. Update, Nintendo Direct confirms Majora’s Mask 3DS, and the quality control on holiday video game releases are discussed. Also, the impending and expensive Nintendo Day, video game award season is upon us, Smash Bros. on TI-83 calculators is our Hilarity of the Weak and much more! How will be able to handle Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire in the same day? Youko, Solharath, and Eevee break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: A Disclosure in “Game Journalism”

GO NOMINATE GAMES for our SMYN Game of the Year Awards for 2014!

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Woolly World and other stages
Project M not included in APEX 2015
Project M 3.5 released
Headline 2: Nintendo Direct brings Majora’s Mask 3D, more
Headline 3: Games are being released as incomplete this holiday
Hilarity of the weak: Smash Bros. on a TI-83 graphing calculator

STORY POOL
The Game Awards announced for December 5
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
Attack on Titan and Marvel crossing over
Nintendo Day approaches on November 21st

OUT RECENTLY
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Tales of Hearts R, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

WUT R U PLAYN?
Solharath: Project M, Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, Hyrule Warriors
Eevee: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Youko: Kirby Triple Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Assassin’s Creed: Rogue

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Solharath: Project M 3.5 Theme Song
Eevee: PeanutButterGamer – Tomodachi Life
Youko: Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer: Advanced Warfare

Episode 152: The Other Left

Edgehogging and rumors of Palutena in the Smash Bros. Update, APEX 2014, and Nintendo’s newsworthy investor meeting are discussed. Also, large game patches and the return of NormalBoots in the Soapbox segment, a Machinima and Xbox One partnership is in hot water, and much more! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, so the three hosts are just running the show by themselves today. Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Buying drinks for a new bar

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Super Smash Flash II, Super Smash Brothers Crusade, Project M, Fire Emblem Awakening
Tony: Sonic Dash, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World
Youko: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, The Stanley Parable, Little Inferno, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Fire Emblem Awakening, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Edgehogging and rumors of Palutena
Headline 2: APEX 2014 Results
Headline 3: Nintendo drops news bombs in Q3 2014 investor meeting
Hilarity of the Weak: Machinima keeps Xbox One YouTube promotions secret

STORY POOL
Nintendo Fusion RUMORS
Xbox One software rumors and more aplenty
Candy Crush Saga developers are being dumb with copyright law
Microsoft now owns Gears of War
Sly Cooper movie announced for 2016
The Elder Scrolls Online announces voice cast

OUT RECENTLY
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Octodad: Dadliest Catch

SOAPBOX
Youko: Big patches need to stop being a thing
Tony: NormalBoots is back

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Full House reunion on Jimmy Fallon AND Ocelot gun spinning in real life
Tony: Steam Train: Default Dan
Youko: Metal Gear Solid V – E3 2013 Red-Band Trailer

Episode 126: Apex of a New Year

The NRA Attacks Games, Valve Box, and APEX 2013 are discussed. Also, Pokémon X/Y and Unfounded Ouya Hate in the Soapbox segment, Photoshopped Googly Eyes is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! Buzz is back this week, so we catch up on life with him! We finish the show with a thought on the SMYN Game of the Year awards and how things went. Youko, Super, TonyTH, and TheBuzzSaw break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Smash Nexus and Donations

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GAMING RESOLUTIONS
Tony: The Walking Dead, Mass Effect Trilogy, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Final Fantasy VII, WWE ’13
Buzz: Borderlands 2 DLC, The Walking Dead, Starbound, (Unknown OUYA Games)

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Games under attack by NRA AND NRA’s shooting game
Headline 2: Valve Box is official
Headline 3: APEX 2013 AND EVO Donation Drive
Hilarity of the week: Photoshopped Googly Eyes in Games

STORY POOL
Rumor of PS4 locking down used games with NFC
Final Fantasy: All the Bravest (iOS)

OUT RECENTLY
The Walking Dead (full console release), Hawken, Street Fighter X Mega Man, Anarchy Reigns, DmC: Devil May Cry

SOAPBOX
Youko: Steam Sale Purchases, Pokémon X/Y
Tony: New computer, EVA 3.0
Buzz: Unfounded Ouya Hate
Super: More SMYN Contributions, Game Grumps game skill

THOUGHT
Game of the Year Awards – Reactions

SMYN: Project M Demo 2.5

Guests: Gimpyfish62, Shadic, Yeroc

Project M Demo 2.1
– What worked, what didn’t, what surprised you?
– Polarizing characters such as Ike or Sonic.

Project M Tournaments
– Who’s winning the most? Is it surprising?
– Metroid1117 (Ike) beats Mango (Fox)
– Top 8 usual suspects: Fox, Falco, Ike, Sheik/Zelda, Jiggs, D3, DK, Sonic
– Is Project M at APEX going to be a thing?

Project M Demo 2.5
– Why Demo 2.5? Does this mean Demo 3 is actually going to be ‘official release’?
– Significant changes
– Release Date of December 28th
– The Pokemon: Squirtle, Ivysaur, Charizard

Big Announcement

Mailtime
Master of Fossils: What is your favorite part of working on Project M?