Archive for June, 2006

The Fanboys Lunchcast: Episode 2

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

It gets no more high concept than this, folks: two nerds escape the office, go to lunch, and talk about their various geekdoms (primarily video games) over a chorus of annoying ambient noise.

Episode 2: Funnel Cakes (24:11)

Featuring the funnelenema, WoW exhumed (again), Xbox Live stalkers, and global warming.

 
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GameStore Confessions: Episode 2

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Surreptitious (and brief) recordings of random interactions with video game store clerks.

Episode 2: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Geek Scorned (2:45)

Featuring Sooch seeking curious marital advice from an entirely too earnest game store staff.

 
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Pack it up. Pack it in.

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Let me begin. The internets are rife with rumors that Nintendo plans to sweeten the Wii pot by reverting to a time-honored console tradition: the pack-in. Those of you old enough to remember the 8-bit era (or frankly, even the 16-bit era) surely recall weighing the virtues of the Action Set vs. the Sports Set vs. the Deluxe Set when planning your video game purchase. (Of course, we all know the Action Set was where the true value was–you got Super Mario Bros. and Duck hunt and didn’t have to spend any time trying to figure out just what the fuck R.O.B. was supposed to do.)

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