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Podtoid 99 records tonight, the centennial approacheth photo

I just finished Snake Eater for the umpteenth time, except this go-round was on Extreme difficulty. I don't know why I didn't try it earlier -- the boss fights are friggin' awesome when they actually require some degree of strategy.

Still not sure how I feel about the theme song, though.

Anyway, Podtoid's ninety-ninth episode records tonight and we need listener questions. We'll be talking about last month's Musings theme, the sudden glut of western-themed games announced (Red Dead Redemption, Call of Juarez 2, Red Steel 2, and to a lesser extent, Mad Dog McCree), and probably other stuff.

Hit the jump and start asking questions for the chance to earn a Dtoid swag bag.

Also, I'm really tempted to ask someone to Photoshop cover art for Metal Gear 1 and 2, and Metal Gear Solid 4 that fits in with the cover art style of the MGS Essential Collection. As it stands, I've got a really weird-looking collection on my shelf with the Essential Collection in the middle, bookended by a midget-y looking box for MGS4 and a flimsy paper packet holding the second disc of Subsistence, signifying the first two Metal Gear games. I need visual harmony, dammit.


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Nand69's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:01
Nand69
Dude i LOVED the themesong! Made me feel like james bond in a snake suit. And James bond is cool. Waaaaaay cool. (Sean Connery that is, not those other bitches)

I'm gonna play Snake eater again ... Maybe in a few weeks.
Qapf's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:02
Qapf
With the Rev Rant and the eariler discussion about moral choices in video games being devalued simply by the fact that you can load a previous save, I wanted to propose an idea. What if GTA4 was the same exact game as it is now, but when you make a morally important choice (Kill Playboy X or Dwane, so on) the game would delete every previous save when you make your choice so you can't go back.

Would this make the decisions in the game mean more if you knew you couldn't just rewind and try again, or would this be more annoying than meaningful and would you stop playing out of resentment of the developers trying to dictate how you play.
Nand69's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:03
Nand69
Dude i LOVED the themesong! Made me feel like james bond in a snake suit. And James bond is cool. Waaaaaay cool. (Sean Connery that is, not those other bitches)

I'm gonna play Snake eater again ... Maybe in a few weeks.
Capt Hilarious's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:08
Capt Hilarious
QUESTION:

Are there any specific film directors you would like to see attached to a Video Game Movie Adaptation? For example, Uwe Boll would be perfect for the Halo movie because Uwe Boll sucks and so does Halo. Discuss...
InfraredChimera's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:19
InfraredChimera
Maybe I should I have asked this on Retroforce Go last week, but how cool would it be if there was a Rip Taylor peripheral for consoles? Imagine in getting a achievment/trophy and confetti flying all over the place and someone screming in your ear.
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:22
Johnny Justice
Rev Ant, do you realize what repercussions saying you don't like the Snake Eater theme before an upcoming call in show can have?

Who's up for a singalong on episode 100?
Johnny Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:30
Johnny Justice
Oh wait, have call ins even been confirmed for ep 100? I've gone and made a fool of myself.
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:41
Kohlstream
Heres a MGS 4 DVD case cover.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1781/metalgearsolid4dvdcover.jpg

gimme a sec for the metal gear/metal gear 2 one.
Phallus Knife Fight's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:52
Phallus Knife Fight
@oberoi

This.
GrumpyTurtle's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:53
GrumpyTurtle
What did Mr. Linde think of the depiction of Jim and him I spread to the world?
Also, what is it about his personality that makes him such a damn good target for everyone everywhere? Even if we find him enjoyable at times.
KorJax's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 16:54
KorJax
Q:

The most ridiculous and/or "baddical" (90's action movie style) video game names you have heard.

GO!
oberoi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 17:06
oberoi
@Phallus Knife Fight

huh? this what?
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 17:19
Kohlstream
Metal Gear/Metal Gear 2 dvd cover

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1492/metalgeardvdcover.jpg

enjoy!
Kpax's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 17:19
Kpax
Has there ever been a video game that you have attempted to carry over into real life? If so, what was it and how successful were your attempts? What aspects of the game did you need to change in its port to reality? If not, what games do you think would carry over well into the real world? For example, have you ever considered what it would be like to see the Fable II pub game Keystone being played in ACTUAL casinos?

For me, it was the 2002 Xbox full-contact futuristic ultimate frisbee game Deathrow (read "death throw") that my friends and I were recently introduced to. While we can't actually stomp on each others' faces in real life, the IRL analogue of this game has proven to be ridiculously entertaining despite the fact that I am terrible at sports.
Sockcucker's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 17:40
Sockcucker
Question: Infamous or Prototype?
TheGregsaw's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 17:43
TheGregsaw
I just heard Chuck was renewed for another season. Just thought you'd like to know
Puppy Licks's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 18:00
Puppy Licks
This is probably more directed at Jim and he seems to have the most recent experience with Pokemon.

In the three latest Pokemon games the Legendary Pokemon have control over time, space and alternate dimensions, and are said to have essentially created the universe.
With this in mind what do you think of the game's audacity to allow you to basically capture God and make it fight in glorified cock-fights for your amusement?
CharleyTony's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 18:22
CharleyTony
This is a matter of national security:

Is Samit faking about liking sports games (mainly Baseball, America's past time) just to make everybody forget that his Green card might have expired ?

Nobody loves sports games that much ! Its gotta be a cover of some kind. Keep your eyes open !

No hard feeling Samit, if that is your real name...
Montag's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:03
Montag
Question:
What are some of your favorite/least favorite title screens? What kinds of aspects make for a great title screen?
XanderSan's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:05
XanderSan
Gun Mute is the greatest western themed text adventure ever. This isn't a question, it's simply FACTUALITY.

Question though; Have any of the cast played the SNES western shooter 'Wild Guns'? Recently discovered it myself, and it's entirely badass. If not, please substitute with Sunset Riders.
pi to the 42's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:08
pi to the 42
I was thinking about Six Days in Fallujah, and I realized that even if it would have been utterly tasteless, it may have had merit in the vein of the original concept for Bonerquest. (Bonerquest was supposed to be so sexually perverted, all other sex in video games would seem tame.) Six Days in Fallujah could be such a terrible representation of a conflict that no one would mind games like Call of Duty. That said, since Konami dropped the game, can we count on Linde to begin work on Bonerquest: Six Days in Fellatio, Jim not to finish the game before reviewing it, Sammit not to care because there's no sports, Anthony to hate in because he's a pretentious indie fag, and Topher to not pay attention because he's looking at pictures?
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:13
Anthony Burch
Holy shit, Kohlstream. First the Street Fighter DVD, now this? You're fucking incredible.

I do have an (incredibly douchey and ungrateful) request, though -- do you think you could replace the back parts of the covers with the Kojima logo that adorns the MGS Essential collection boxes?

Please do not hesitate to tell me to fuck myself, because the fact that you came up with that shit as quickly as you did is nothing short of incredible.
Anthony Burch's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:14
Anthony Burch
oberoi:
If I ever make a box for Runner, that is going to be the cover art.
travolta's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:16
travolta
So, if the Boogieman checks under his bed for Chuck Norris, does Chuck Norris check under his bed for Brad Nicholson?

Aaron and Jim are in a parking lot. There's a bucket of chicken between them. They have to fight to the death. Who wins?

Real question: Nostalgia sets in when someone is asked about the Konami code, or the Justin Bailey code for Metroid, but being that those are in the past, what do you think will be a part of current culture? What do you think will be the next 'Konami code' in current gaming culture? Not necessarily a code, but just events. Fuck this is confusing.
Darkanubis87's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:18
Darkanubis87
first HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOPHER! (sorry i can't mail you a real one)
<a href="http://s154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/darkanubis_87/?action=view¤t=beeslurpee.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s250/darkanubis_87/beeslurpee.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

And Rev, do you play ANY multiplayer games? your on my list but i never see you play anything i could possibly jump in with you??

And Samit, what's your favorite non-sport game to relax with?
Darkanubis87's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:20
Darkanubis87
sorry link fail! this should be better.(sorry topher!)
DimebagDarrellRIP's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:45
DimebagDarrellRIP
Question: Why do you think that many companies (excluding Square and Japan based companies) feel more of a need to make western RPGs instead of a party-based or JRPG?

Also, When are Topher and Sammit going to do a karaoke duet together?
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:50
Wedge
Whenever that song comes on while I'm playing a game, I will sing it over the mic. That's how awesome it is.
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:52
Reginald
goddamn it, now I'm 80 posts behind. my terrible question will never see the light of day !
PwnanObrien's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:53
PwnanObrien
The entirety of the internet seemed to complain about the "constant phonecalls" in GTA 4 but failed to pick up on the fact that your phone has a sleep mode to stop such shit. Alliteration aside who's to blame here? The "journalists" who didn't bother to do thirty seconds of research or Rockstar for not pimping said feature?

Also, Bonerquest, Bonerquest, Bonerquest, Bonerquest.
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 19:57
Reginald
Anthony, now that you've <finally> got around to playing snatcher, basically 20 years after its release, do you feel hideo kojima should attempt to resurrect it ? or do you think he'd somehow manage to make it worse by adding: 50,000 plot holes, making you control Some Guy instead of Gillian, and revealing that the mini metal gear was a bisexual in a codec conversation ?
bermensch's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 20:46
bermensch
How did you get your job or where you are today as an editor/reviewer?
theredpepperofdoom's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/04/2009 22:05
theredpepperofdoom
If there was a game where every time you played the game there was a 5 minute opening in a really annoying voice about the same thing that was in the manual that came with the game and was unskippable? Even if this game was $13 factory sealed off ebay? And it was called Odama?
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 03:42
Kohlstream
Metal Gear 1 + 2 Cover
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6077/mgdvd.jpg

Metal Gear Solid 4 Cover
http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1255/mgs4dvd.jpg

now with that logo on the back!

Can you guys explain what Bonerquest is exactly? I must have missed when it was first talked about it and iv been trying to piece it together with the occasional reference of it on the podcasts.
Kpax's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 07:37
Kpax
@Kohlstream

See Podtoid episode 63, entitled BonerQuest. Skip to 55:42 for the beginning of the sentence containing the world's first utterance of the word "BonerQuest".
Kohlstream's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 14:36
Kohlstream
@ Kpax

Thanks man, ill check it out.
phantomotaku's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 16:20
phantomotaku
With the advancement of graphicle capabilities with each successive generation, do you see a point where games will become 'too real' thus shattering the very immersive experience that developers try to instill in certain games, ie actual blood and gore simulation from bullet wounds in a call of duty shooter, or the general carnage displayed to a highly detailed degree in a sandbox gta type game?
Drewcifer000's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 17:32
Drewcifer000
Is Ahsley Davis Anthony's sister or is that a completely different person?!!
Drewcifer000's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 17:32
Drewcifer000
Is Ahsley Davis Anthony's sister or is that a completely different person?!!
Kpax's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/05/2009 20:49
Kpax
@Drewcifer000

This podcast recorded yesterday. Your questions are a day late.

Ashley Davis is Ashley Davis. Anthony's sister is Ashley Burch.
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