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Episode 156: Virtual Fools

Super Mario 3D Land in the Smash Bros. Update, Virtual Reality at GDC, and April Fool’s Day are discussed. Also, Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle and Square Enix’s paradigm shift in the Soapbox segment, Japan’s World Cup 2014 mascot is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by SolidSnake120 from Twitch and TheDobaga from Read the Manual – what will they get on their Soapbox about? Youko, TonyTH, SolidSnake120, and TheDobaga break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Cucumber/Kukobu Quest

Watch this episode in video form (or download the audio at the bottom)

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Tony: South Park: The Stick of Truth, NBA Jam (SNES)
Doba: RollerCoaster Tycoon
Scott: Final Fantasy X HD, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Dark Souls II
Youko: Tales of Symphonia, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, 999: The Novel HD, inFAMOUS: Second Son

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Super Mario 3D Land
Headline 2: GDC – PlayStation gets VR with Project Morpheus prototype AND Facebook buys Oculus Rift for $2 billion
Headline 3: April Fool’s Day 2014
Hilarity of the Weak: Pikachu is Japan’s mascot for 2014 World Cup

STORY POOL
Amazon to reveal game system plans on April 2
Phil Spencer is the new head of Xbox division
Disney buys Maker Studios (Blip, Polaris, more)
Assassin’s Creed: Unity confirmed AND Sources leak “Comet”
Kickstarter game on hold after two years
PS4 receiving large video sharing update soon
EA no longer the “Worst Company in America”

OUT RECENTLY
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, Pokémon Battle Trozei, inFAMOUS: Second Son, Blazblue Chrono Phantasma, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Part 2, Goat Simulator, MLB 14: The Show

SOAPBOX
Youko: How I Met Your Mother series finale
Scott: Bravely Default’s success shifts Square Enix’s paradigm
Doba: Polaris’ GAME_JAM debacle
Tony: Retro gaming on CRT TVs

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Doba: GDC Postmortem: Portal 2
Scott: GundamInfo channel AND DEATH BATTLE: Luigi vs. Tails
Tony: TheCompletionist’s FFVII retrospective
Youko: President Obama plays Titanfall AND Team Four Star’s Attack on Titan Abridged: Episode 1 (Ep. 1-6 SPOILERS)

EXTRA LINKS
Scott’s Twitch channel

Episode 131: I Am the Podcastingist

PAX East, Metal Gear Solid V, and Skullgirls’ Indiegogo Success are discussed. Also, the terribly flawed attractiveness survey and Pikachu 3DS XL hunts in the Soapbox segment, the SimCity debacle is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! Jirard “Dragonrider” Khalil is our guest, as we discuss his perspective on video games and its industry as “The Completionist.” We finish the show with a thought on completing games – which titles have the hosts gone out of their way most to finish 100%? Youko, Super, TonyTH, and Jirard break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Greg playing games, Travel Troubles

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: PAX East (Jirard’s experience there)
Ducktales, WOO-OOO!
Borderlands 2 Wrap-Up
Headline 2: GDC 2013
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
“Infiltrator” Unreal Engine 4 Demo
Headline 3: Skullgirls’ Indiegogo Success
Hilarity of the week: LOL more EA and SimCity …and also some Dead Space 3/review talk?

STORY POOL
Wii U game to finally use NFC
Star Wars: First Assault
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix trophy list

OUT RECENTLY
Tomb Raider, SimCity, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate, MLB 13: The Show, Mass Effect 3: Citadel, God of War: Ascension, Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Lego City Undercover, Gears of War: Judgment, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Bioshock Infinite

SOAPBOX
Youko: The terribly flawed attractiveness survey
Tony: Pikachu 3DS XL hunt
Super: Another Pikachu 3DS XL hunt!
Jirard: Tropes vs. Women in Games

THOUGHT
Which game have you gone most out of your way to complete? For Jirard – which game presented the greatest struggle for you?

Go check out Jirard’s work!
YouTube – The Completionist
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Episode 106: The Effect of Speech

Spoiler-Free ME3, The New iPad, and GDC 2012 are discussed. Also, The Legend of Korra and Professionalism in Gaming Speech in the Soapbox segment, Dookiemon is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! TheBuzzSaw is involved with the in-laws this weekend and no guest was planned, with the anticipation of Episode 107’s being the winner of the SMYN Super-Fan Contest. This week’s Thought involves holidays – which is the hosts’ favorite and why? Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Weather, Pistachio Commercial

Super-Fan Contest: http://www.showmeyournews.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1400
Quantic Dreams’ Kara: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-pF56-ZYkY
Super’s Latest Tournament Exploits: http://www.showmeyournews.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=197&pid=33655#pid33655
PokeCapn’s Sonic Generations Let’s Play: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL97CAAB64B9478280

Episode 82: Oshawotter Temple

Nintendo at GDC, Third Brawliversary, and Japan’s Earthquake are discussed. Also, Pokemon Black/White, iPad 2, NCIS’ MMO is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! The guest this week is the force behind Box of Danger and Pokemon: The Abridged Series, also featured on Episode 73 of SMYN, MasterWGS. Mailtime is also featured – what are the hosts’ favorite shows and movies from when they were a kid? Youko, TheBuzzSaw, and MasterWGS break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Egoraptor’s Sequelitis and RedLetterMedia

Episode 48: You Can Have…

OnLive and Nintendo at GDC ‘09 are discussed. An interview with the creators of Brawl Taunts and Smash Dash is also featured. Fans get to ask the special guests live questions in Mailtime. Youko and SamuraiPanda, along with guests Rina-chan, Kirbopher, and Callum Stamp, break down the latest news from the gaming world. Easter Egg: Censoring with the PokeRap