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Episode 161: The Man, The Myth, ThE L3gend

Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo’s showings at E3 2014 are discussed. Also, EA disappoints with “conceptual prototypes,” Ubisoft has issues creating female characters, impressions of the Super Smash Bros. demo, and much more! Our guest is Damon Wilson, who not only won this year’s E3 Yes/No Contest, but he also won the same contest in 2011, so this is his first show, despite being unable to join us three years ago! It’s the start of Season 10 of SMYN! Youko, Super, TonyTH, and Damon Wilson break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Talking basketball with Damon – Penn State

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Project M, Pokémon Fire Red Omega, Shantae, Metroid: Zero Mission, Sonic 2 & Knuckles
Damon: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Batman: Arkham Origins, Batman: Arkham City, Tekken Revolution, Soul Calibur: Lost Swords, Dead or Alive 5, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, New Super Mario Bros. 2
Tony: Kirby Triple Deluxe, Sonic Adventure 2 HD, The Wolf Among Us, Mario Kart 8, Beyond: Two Souls
Youko: South Park: The Stick of Truth, Mario Kart 8, Sonic 2 & Knuckles, Ryse: Son of Rome, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Yoshi’s New Island

E3 2014 ROUND-UP
MICROSOFT
Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Sunset Overdrive, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Phantom Dust, The Division, Scalebound, Crackdown
EA
Star Wars: Battlefront, Bioware, The Sims 4, EA Sports UFC, Criterion, EA Sports PGA Tour
UBISOFT
Just Dance Now, Valiant Hearts: The Great War, Shape Up, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
SONY
inFAMOUS: Second Son – First Light, LittleBIGPlanet 3, Bloodborne, Grim Fandango, No Man’s Sky, PlayStation Now, PlayStation TV, Ratchet & Clank, The Last of Us Remastered, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Grand Theft Auto V, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
NINTENDO
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (CyberLink420’s Pac-Man analysis), Amiibo, Yoshi’s Woolly World, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Legend of Zelda Wii U, Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Bayonetta 2, Hyrule Warriors, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Mario Maker, Splatoon, Miyamoto’s projects, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Mario Party 10, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Devil’s Third

OUT RECENTLY
Murdered: Soul Suspect, Tomodachi Life, Entwined, EA Sports UFC, Pushmo World

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Summer Games Done Quick 2014
Damon: Gamexplain – Zelda Wii U AND Nintendo Digital Event – Live reactions from Nintendo World Store
Tony: StoofVP – Gunshow AND Jon Stewart defends NY Pizza
Youko: The Simpsums

Episode 153: Little Flappy Boom

Lucario and Little Mac in the Smash Bros. Update, Nintendo Direct for 2/13, and Sonic Boom are discussed. Also, King is at it again and Wonder Momo in the Soapbox segment, Flappy Bird’s drama is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! We are joined by CyberLink420 and GameBuddy of Sonic Paradox – what will Luke and Jeremy get on their Soapbox about? Youko, Super, CyberLink420, and GameBuddy break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Catbug and Cat

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WUT R U PLAYN?
Super: Fire Emblem Awakening, Project M, Skullgirls, Magicka
Jeremy: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams, Metal Gear Solid, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, DmC: Devil May Cry
Luke: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Saints Row IV, Sonic Dash, Broken Age: Episode 1, Steel Diver: Sub Wars, Love
Youko: Fire Emblem Awakening, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Lucario and Little Mac
Headline 2: Nintendo Direct for 2/13
Headline 3: Sonic Boom ushers in new Sonic character design and gameplay
Hilarity of the Weak: Flappy Bird drama AND awful Twitter reactions

STORY POOL
EVO 2014 lineup determined, Smash TBD
Pokémon Bank finally available for download
Amazon buys Double Helix
Fraud attempted to cancel Ubisoft’s Watch Dog’s trademark (plus delay)
The Last of Us wins 10 DICE awards
Man winning with unusual Jeopardy strategy

OUT RECENTLY
Fable Anniversary, Bravely Default, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, The Last of Us: Left Behind

SOAPBOX
Youko: King continues to be a jerk with “Candy” copyright
Luke: ShiftyLook’s Wonder Momo
Jeremy: Black Lagoon is on sale
Super: Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers movie

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Super: Project M: Super vs LordHelmet at Lake Effect 2
Jeremy: Edging Out the Competition
Luke: Persona 4: The Abridged
Youko: Sesame Street: 30 Rocks

Episode 127: Gyaku-Nintendo Megami

Nintendo Direct bombshells, Melee is going to EVO, and Future of Playstation tease are discussed. Also, WTFP Riffs and YouTube’s introduction of paid subscriptions in the Soapbox segment, The DmC White House Petition is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! Megami33, the creator of Sailor Moon Abridged and a member of Team Four Star, is our guest this week with all things Nintendo and more! We finish the show with a thought on the Super Bowl – what are the hosts’ plans and does anyone on this podcast ‘sports’? Youko, Super, TonyTH, and Megami33 break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Youmacon Reflections

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: Nintendo Direct bombshells
Headline 2: Super Smash Bros. Melee is going to EVO
Headline 3: Big PlayStation announcement imminent
Hilarity of the week: The DmC White House petition

STORY POOL
THQ no more, assets sold off
WWE gaming franchise now belongs to Take-Two
Junction Point (Epic Mickey) shuts down, too
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix may get localization
PlayStation Vita referral plan
Grand Theft Auto V release date established

OUT RECENTLY
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, The Cave, Hitman HD Trilogy

SOAPBOX
Youko: WTFP Riffs – a WTF, Pokémon production
Tony: What is happening with My Little Pony?
Megami: Pokémon Unova League disappointment
Super: YouTube introducing paid subscriptions

THOUGHT
What are your Super Bowl plans? The game, commercials, food, etc?

Go check out Megami’s work!
YouTube
Sailor Moon Abridged
Twitter
Team Four Star
Keep an eye for her new parody series and her movie podcast “Cinematic Chatter”!