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Podtoid 104: Billy Mays here

12:00 PM on 06.30.2009   |   Anthony Burch

Podtoid 104: Billy Mays here photo

If that header image offends you, this week's episode of Podtoid isn't going to be much more enjoyable for you. This week, the entire cast minus Samit talked about writing in videogames, Twitter etiquette, and the unusual allure of Suda 51. We also made fun of dead people.

You can listen to it here, as usual, or subscribe to us on iTunes.

Highlights include:

- Jim-as-Samit

- I've actually sort of forgotten what we talked about apart from the basic news stories

- Something about integrating writers into the production process earlier

- Then a lot of jokes about Billy Mays

- BILLY MAYS HERE

This week's most interesting question came from Kpax, if only because it allowed us to do something we never, ever, ever do: talk about Half-Life 2.








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Reien's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:10
Reien
This is video game related.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:10
eternalplayer2345
The billy mays stuff had me laughing really hard.
Corican's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:17
Corican
This was a great podcast. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Wintersocks's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:19
Wintersocks
Damn you nefarious BBcode:

AgentMOO's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:24
AgentMOO
@wintersocks
If you act now we'll double the fail! You get bbcode fail and hotlink fail for the low low price of 1.99 comments!
Wintersocks's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:26
Wintersocks
@AgentM00

I'll buy five.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:31
Qraze
hope this ones good. the last few were shitty. do we need more hl2 bs? its a good game but get over it, alot more better games have been released but these podcasts are just a broken record now. same thing pert-near every week.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:33
Char Aznable
I hope that hot, new game Shadow of the Colossus is discussed. I can't get enough of that.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 12:49
Qraze
so far so good.
GoldenGamerXero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:02
GoldenGamerXero
BILLY MAYS HERE!

How would you like to get some useless crap that you shouldn't buy!

RIP Billy! I hope your up there trying to sell Halos to angels!
YEAH-YA's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:05
YEAH-YA
Woah-OH! Watch out! Here comes the dark humor! It's gonna be wacky!
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:06
Jesus H Christ
I'm excited about Linde coming back for PAX.
Harris Hatsworth's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:32
Harris Hatsworth
After Jim Sterling and Jim Sterling I'm one of the seven people to have finished Killer 7. Beat it before the summer started and loved it. Maybe not as much as Jim but I had a good time with it.
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:46
Reginald
cloooonne tooool
PwnanObrien's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 13:54
PwnanObrien
More like clone tool and spot healing brush...

M I RITE?!?!?
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 14:00
Sharpless
I don't mind jokes about Billy Mays, but if Topher goes on his "Who cares about Billy Mays?" kick, I shall have a bone to pick.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 14:05
ParaParaKing
It's shocking how you completely ignore Japanese games, when talking about writing in video games.
KorJax's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 14:20
KorJax
Qraze.... no.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 15:21
Anthony Burch
Most Japanese games have pretty shit writing, as we discussed last week.
Dreamsower's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 15:28
Dreamsower
I loved Killer7 and the ending is pretty rewarding, it is worth getting through it all just for the experience. There are plenty of parts in that game that will leave an impression on you. Killer8 mode is just ridiculous though.
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 15:51
Xhumation
Bily Mays couldn't die at 50. so he left us at the age of $49.99
Timmins's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 17:04
Timmins
It's a sin to refer to image macros and not put them in the show notes. Vince death note image macro?

And I also don't get why more people don't worry about stories. I will play a ten hour story game with middling graphics and gameplay and consider it money well spent. I will avoid a single or multiplayer game with stellar graphics but middling gameplay and story like the plague. I can't imagine the writers guild charges THAT much, with lots of triple A titles costing many tens of millions to make and market.
Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 17:14
Torzelan
Awesome episode, like the last one. More ChhhBrad Nicholson!
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 00:31
Stella Wong
thanks to you guys I'm going out to buy Psychonauts right now.
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