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Episode 173: Nintendo Day Memories

The final Miiverse post in the Smash Bros. Update, PlayStation Experience, and The Game Awards 2014 are discussed. Also, our Black Friday experiences, Assassin’s Creed: Victory has been leaked, bizarre Amiibo sales on eBay is our Hilarity of the Weak and much more! Our guest is Megami33, who joins us to share what it was like to be in New York City at this year’s triple-launch known as Nintendo Day. Youko, Solharath, and Megami33 break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Being a guest at Youmacon

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: Smash Bros. Update – Megami’s Experience at NYC Launch, Impressions of Smash WiiU
Sakurai on Smash DLC
Headline 2: PlayStation Experience
Headline 3: The Game Awards
Hilarity of the weak: Dual-cannon Samus amiibo sells for over $2000
(Note: The “invisible Link” has been taken down. Bids were over $50,000.)

STORY POOL
Black Friday experiences
Assassin’s Creed: Victory leaked
Steam opens up broadcasting capability
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer
Ralph Baer passes away at 92

OUT RECENTLY
Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Grand Theft Auto V, LittleBIGPlanet 3, Watch Dogs (Wii U), Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, Tales from the Borderlands – Episode 1, Game of Thrones – Episode 1, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, The Crew, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

WUT R U PLAYN?
Solharath: Project M, Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, Kid Icarus Uprising
Megami: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon Rumble U, Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Youko: Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Tomodachi Life, Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix

YOUTUBE VIDEO RECOMMENDATIONS
Solharath: [ZTD] KZoo Smash Fall Circuit Finale
Megami: Game Grumps – Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Youko: Boom Ball for Kinect

EXTRA SHOW LINKS
Megami’s YouTube
Sailor Moon Abridged
Megami’s Twitter
Team Four Star

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

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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

SMYN: PS4 Conference Reactions

You all wanted our immediate reactions after we finished watching the two-hour-long PlayStation 4 reveal event? No? You didn’t? Well, you’re getting them anyway! Youko is joined by many SMYNjas – TonyTH, Missingno, MajorMoses, Varshol, Peo, ZeroRanma, Darkurai, PsychoWing, and ToonLucas. Enjoy the chaos! We’ll be a little more professional on the next proper SMYN episode in a week and a half.

Episode 128: A Valentine 4 Luigi

‘Future of PlayStation’ incoming, Valentine Nintendo Direct, and Next-Xbox reported features are discussed. Also, Rayman Legends Wii U delay and Hasbro quells Fighting is Magic in the Soapbox segment, a ten-year-old’s girlfriend hunt on 3DS is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! Mic_128, who hasn’t been on the show in years, stops by with the Aussie flair that we missed so much! We finish the show with a thought on gaming Valentines – if the hosts were in a game’s world, who would their crushes be? Youko, Super, TonyTH, and Mic_128 break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Super meets a WTFP fan

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HEADLINES
Headline 1: Sony’s ‘Future of PlayStation’ February 20th event
Headline 2: Nintendo Direct – Valentine Edition
Headline 3: Next-Xbox reported features include no used games
Hilarity of the week: Ten-year-old’s GF hunt on 3DS

STORY POOL
Sony cuts ties with Superbot Entertainment
Unexpected games show up on Steam database

OUT RECENTLY
Fire Emblem Awakening, Dead Space 3, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Brain Age: Concentration Training

SOAPBOX
Youko: Completed Wii U Rayman Legends delayed
Tony: Thoughts on DmC and Dante’s character
Mic: Aussie game prices, 18+ ban lifts
Super: Hasbro quells Fighting is Magic

THOUGHT
Who would be your gaming Valentine (crush, if you were in that world)?

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”!