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Episode 177: A Networked Beginning

Nintendo goes mobile and talks about NX, Five Nights at Freddy’s is getting a Hollywood movie, Hideo Kojima and Konami are going through a messy breakup, and Amiibo madness are discussed. Also, April’s Nintendo Direct, Zelda Wii U and Uncharted 4 receive delays, Bethesda has an E3 conference and much more! As the SMYN Network evolves, so do we! We introduce Joe (thedobaga) and Ben (GymleaderBen) as co-hosts, present a new YouTube-friendly format where we literally show you our news, and catch you up on our two-month hiatus! SMYN is back and better than ever! Youko, Eevee, thedobaga, and GymleaderBen break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Vegeta is Tsundere

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START OF A NEW ERA
• Joe and Ben, welcome!
• Miles will be as involved as life allows him
• New format of, literally, Show Me Your News! (YouTube, etc.)
• Supplemented by Soapboxes
• Peter and Rachel are engaged!

(6:00) PETER: Nintendo going mobile with DeNA and mentions NX
(21:26) RACHEL: Five Nights at Freddy’s going Hollywood?
(33:17) JOE: Hideo Kojima out at Konami?
(45:48) BEN: AMIIBO MADNESS AHHHHHH

(1:01:22) MORE HEADLINES
Nintendo Direct – April 1, 2015
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Call of Duty: Black Ops III revealed in obscure marketing
Zelda Wii U and Uncharted 4 delayed
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain out on September 1
• VR Roundup: Valve’s HTC Vive by end of year, Project Morpheus in Spring 2016
Bethesda to hold an E3 press conference this year

(1:18:46) WUT R U PLAYN
Ben: Super Mario 64, Heroes of the Storm
Joe: Final Fantasy XIII, Mario Golf: World Tour, Harmoknight, Telltale’s Jurassic Park: The Game, Persona Q
Rachel: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, Fire Emblem Awakening, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, Mario Kart 7, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, King’s Quest V
Peter: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Persona 4 Arena, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Super Smash Bros., Sonic Adventure 2 HD, MLB 15 The Show, Life is Strange, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker,

(1:28:32) OUT RECENTLY
Evolve, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, The Order: 1886, Resident Evil Revelations 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s 3, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Ori and the Blind Forest, Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Battlefield Hardline, Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, Mario Party 10, Bloodborne, MLB 15 The Show, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D

(1:31:46) YOUTUBE RECOMMENDATIONS
Peter: Persona 5 Trailer
Rachel: Welcome to FanFiction.net! (and Wattpad)
Joe: PBG Plays Super Mario 64: Chaos Edition
Ben: Bustin

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 160: SkypE to th3 Third (Part 2)

50 E3 2014 Yes/No Questions, Big Boss Predictions, and Kiefer Predictions are discussed. We used Skype in order to have fans of the show call in live to discuss speculative E3 topics with us. In this second part of this long episode, discussion includes Nintendo, Third-Party, and much more, whereas part one included Microsoft and Sony! Fans gave their bold “Big Boss Predictions” and then followed it up with even crazier “Kiefer Predictions,” after the news broke that Kiefer Sutherland would be the voice of Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V. After E3 happens, we will be back next weekend with the winner of our Yes/No contest in order to discuss all that happened at the Electronic Entertainment Expo! But for now and for posterity, enjoy this hype-filled episode! Youko, TheBuzzSaw, Super, TonyTH, and all our fans who called in break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: A special guest joins during the break

 

50 YES/NO QUESTIONS

NINTENDO
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– Wii U gets some form of a hardware redesign or improvement
EXO-RAIKOU
– A Wii U game is shown during the Digital Event that can use two Gamepads
– The Miiverse smartphone app is mentioned during the Digital Event
– More than one character is officially revealed for Super Smash Bros.
VIDEOGAMEGURU64
– Nintendo’s Near Field Communication (NFC) figures are specially integrated with Super Smash Bros.
– The Legend of Zelda game for Wii U features motion control, as previously seen in Skyward Sword
– A new game project helmed by Shigeru Miyamoto is revealed during the Digital Event
FREEZESTAR
– Another Gamecube game will get a Wii U HD remake and it is shown during the Digital Event
– Plans for (one of the following) DS, N64, or Gamecube games on Wii U Virtual Console are revealed during the Digital Event
– The phrase “Up until now” is said during the Digital Event

THIRD-PARTIES
DQP
– Square Enix gives Final Fantasy XV a release month for the U.S.
– A new game in one of the following franchises is revealed: Half-Life, Portal, Left 4 Dead
– Metal Gear Solid V will have a new trailer shown at either the Microsoft or Sony conference
DARKURAI
– Capcom reveals a new Resident Evil game
– EA reveals the next brand-new Mass Effect game
– The Wii U is completely absent during EA and Ubisoft’s conferences
KINDKING01
– Ubisoft ends their conference with a new game reveal (one not already confirmed to exist by Ubisoft) again
– Grand Theft Auto V makes the jump to Xbox One and PlayStation 4
– Destiny has a stage demo during either the Microsoft or Sony conference
MAJORMOSES
– A game is revealed in a series, in which its last title installment was released at least 10 years ago

IS THIS THE YEAR FOR (News Regarding…)
– The Last Guardian
– Banjo-Threeie
SKULLJUMPER
– Star Fox (Wii U)
– Metroid (Wii U or 3DS)
– Fallout 4
THEDOBAGA
– The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (3DS)
– Crash Bandicoot
– Pokkén Fighters (Pokémon fighting game on Wii U)
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– Beyond Good and Evil 2
– Agent

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!
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