Tuesday 30 August 2016

LGR 2016: Episode 26 - Ballyhoo! Fables - Vol. 1 (Legends in Exile)



Direct download: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/e/lgr-2016-episode-26-ballyhoo-fables-vol-1-legends-in-exile/

Welcome again to LGR Ballyhoo! Our spin-off series where we look at other forms of media connected to gaming properties. Put on your reading glasses and join Lee, Mark, Andy and Adam, as we follow-up on our recent enjoyment of TellTale’s THE WOLF AMONG US by reading the first volume of ‘Fables’: the comic book series written by Bill Willingham and published by Vertigo.

WARNING: The discussion on this episode covers the entire five-issue story arc of Fables: Volume One (Legends in Exile) and will touch on many key plot details. So beware spoilers when listening and when reading the notes below.

The Fables comic book series was first published in July 2002 and finished its current run in July 2015 spanning 150 issues. In this first volume we step into a strange but familiar world: the ordinary human life of contemporary New York shares an unknown parallel existence with the characters of fantasy and fairytale. Driven from their homelands by an enemy known as ‘The Adversary’, Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Bluebeard, Prince Charming, Beauty and the Beast plus many more ‘fables’ have established a secret community known as Fabletown.

However, instead of living happily ever after turmoil comes to Fabletown when Snow’s sister, Rose Red, is feared to be the victim of foul play. Who Killed Rose Red? That’s the question Sheriff Bigby (and our seasoned team of LGR amateur sleuths) investigate to uncover the truth at the heart of this fantastical mystery.

The Lapsed Gamer Radio Team created this episode.Edited by Cevin Moore, with music and audio selections by Cevin Moore and the LGR Team.

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore.

Music and audio sampled in this episode comes from the original soundtracks of "Tale Of Tales" by Alexandre Desplat and "The Wolf Among Us" by Jared Emerson-Johnson. Also "School At Night" by Goblin, "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?" by Henry Hall and "Tosh" (Mosh) by Fluke.

Useful Links:

Fables Wiki links
http://fables.wikia.com/wiki/Fables_Wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fables_(comics)

Bill Willingham Interview http://www.avclub.com/article/bill-willingham-14134


You can stream or directly download our episodes via our Podbean homepage: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/ and if you’re enjoying our content, please subscribe to Lapsed Gamer Radio on iTunes. All reviews are most welcome and appreciated in order to allow our little community to thrive.

Remember: Our ongoing game codes giveaway can be found here (enter your email or Twitter next to the game you would like):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HTHbVerYJ2PF1gTcDMmBL24HeuIrN67896Ncn3R_1l4

As always, thank you for listening.

Thursday 18 August 2016

Mark-Trek: A Hitch-Hamer's Guide To The Galaxy - Episode 2: Atlas Shrugged


Episode 2 of Lapsed Gamer Radio's ongoing look at No Man's Sky. In this episode Cosmonaut Mark Hamer makes contact with Atlas, visits some new worlds, encounters new species, and kills them.
 

Mark-Trek: A Hitch-Hamer's Guide To The Galaxy - Episode 1: Lapsed In Space!


Episode 1 of LGR co-host Mark Hamer's journey through the universe of No Man's Sky. Shaky first episode due to some footage being lost and audio being recorded in post, but this wouldn't be a Lapsed Gamer Radio production without at least a few issues.



Wednesday 17 August 2016

LGR 2016: Episode 25 - Lapsed News XVII


Direct download: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/e/lgr-2016-episode-25-lapsed-news-xvii/

Joining Mark, the regular man behind the mic, on this bumper package of an episode are the LGR stalwarts Stuart Cullen and Stuart Neill, and from across the pond, special guest Dr. Lorin Grieve from the Year Of Steam podcast. Very weighty listener questions are addressed by the team with the usual levels of insight and bewilderment.

With the quest to find out if Aliens: Colonial Marines is the worst video game in history now in full swing, and the usual glance at the news, Stuart Neill finds the most intriguing Lunch Hour Game Of The Week...

Some of the games played this week include: SHADOW OF MORDOR, GTA ONLINE, TOKYO MIRAGE SESSIONS #FE, SPLATOON, RESONATE, GHOSTBUSTERS, STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT, INSIDE, THE STANLEY PARABLE, SUPER ARCADE FOOTBALL, BUTSBAL, CASTLEVANIA: DRACULA CHRONICLES X, very DOOM (2016), ANDROMINION, LA PETIT MORT & THERE IS NO GAME.

News Stories Selected:

Hearthstone's new 'One Night in Karazhan' adventure has a groovy ass vibe
https://www.destructoid.com/hearthstone-s-new-one-night-in-karazhan-adventure-has-a-groovy-ass-vibe-377613.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Disney's shutting down the Infinity servershttps://www.destructoid.com/disney-s-shutting-down-the-infinity-servers-377696.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Telltale backtracks on Batman’s Crowd Play – 12 player cap, local play onlyhttps://www.vg247.com/2016/08/01/telltale-backtracks-on-batmans-crowd-play-12-player-cap-local-play-only/


Pokemon Go News

Pokemon Go: Player claims to have caught all UK characters -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36912572

Russia fears Pokemon Go is a CIA psyop to destabilize countryhttps://www.destructoid.com/russia-fears-pokemon-go-is-a-cia-psyop-to-destabilize-country-377738.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Pokevision And Other Pokémon Go Trackers Shut Down For Unclear Reasonshttp://kotaku.com/pokevision-and-other-pokemon-go-trackers-seem-to-have-b-1784602025

Pokémon Go Players Requesting Refunds Over Lack Of Trackinghttp://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-players-requesting-refunds-over-lack-of-trac-1784616329?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow


LGR still have a few free games to give away and the doc can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HTHbVerYJ2PF1gTcDMmBL24HeuIrN67896Ncn3R_1l4

The Lapsed Gamer Radio Team created this episode and it was edited by Mark Hamer

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore.

Other music selections used in this episode are:
Prey Growl - Detection [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Light Club - Blizzard [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Jasper Byrne - Voyager [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Light Club - She Meditates [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

MIOIOIN - Dust [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Endless - Disturbance [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Perturbator - Technoir [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Old Future Fox Gang - Guided Meditation [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Magna - Divide [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Mitch Murder - Hollywood Heights [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Dennaton Games - Richard [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Sjellos - Chamber of Reflections [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Jasper Byrne - Decade Dance [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Chromacle - Interlude [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fujii - Hooked [from the Splatoon OST]

Toru Minegishi & Shiho Fujii - Sucker Punch [from the Splatoon OST]

Blake Robinson, Yiannis Ioannides, and Christiaan Bakker - Introducing Stanley [from The Stanley Parable OST]

Blake Robinson, Yiannis Ioannides, and Christiaan Bakker - Exploring Stanley [from The Stanley Parable OST]

Blake Robinson, Yiannis Ioannides, and Christiaan Bakker - Informing Stanley [from The Stanley Parable OST]

Gameplay audio from Super Arcade Football

Vestron Vulture - New Wave Hookers [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Modulogeek - Around [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Magic Sword - In The Face of Evil [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

John Williams - Main Theme [from the Star Wars OST]

Martin Stig Andersen & Søs Gunver Ryberg - Submarine [from the Inside OST]

Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbuster [from the Ghostbuster OST]

James Horner - Main Theme [from the Aliens OST]

Michiru Yamane - Dracula’s Castle [from the Castlevania: Symphony of the Night OST]

Mick Gordon - Main Theme [from the Doom (2016) OST]

The Green Kingdom - Untitled [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Scattle - Remorse [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Garry Schyman & Nathan Grigg - The Gravewalker [from the Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor OST]

Garry Schyman & Nathan Grigg - Celebrimbor [from the Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor OST]

Garry Schyman & Nathan Grigg - Banished From Death [from the Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor OST]

Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist, & Oh No - Main Theme [from the Grand Theft Auto V OST]

Junichi Masuda - Walking (Map Theme) [from the Pokemon Go OST]

Yoshiaki Fujisawa - Battle Theme [from the Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE OST]

Perturbator - Sexualiser [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Old Future Fox Gang - Java [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

El Huervo - Rust [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

MIOIOIN - Delay [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Life Companions - We’re Sorry [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Scattle - Bloodline [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Endless - Keep Calm [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

MIOIOIN - Quixotic [from the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number OST]

You can stream or directly download our episodes via our Podbean homepage: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/ and if you’re enjoying our content, please subscribe to Lapsed Gamer Radio on iTunes. All reviews are most welcome and appreciated in order to allow our little community to thrive.

We at LGR love our games, so it’s been a blast and as always, thank you for listening.

LGR 2016: Episode 24 - Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?


Direct download: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/e/lgr-2016-episode-24-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/

... Not the Lapsed Gamer Radio crew!
 
Welcome back to another LGR PlayList episode. Under investigation this time is TellTale’s THE WOLF AMONG US, so please join the residents of Fabletown and have a howling good time with our wolfpack Sheriff, Lee, and his lycanthrope deputies Cev, Mark, Andy, Ali ‘Corn Wolf’ and Stuart ‘Furry’ Cullen.
 
WARNING: The discussion on this episode covers the entire game and includes many key plot details. So beware spoilers when listening and when reading the notes below.
 
Following the critical and popular success of their first graphic narrative adventure game THE WALKING DEAD, TellTale games developed and published THE WOLF AMONG US inspired by the Fables comic book series by Bill Willingham. As has become their trademark, these episodic TellTale game series modernise the LucasArts point and click adventure games of old, foregrounding story, character interaction and player choices over intricate puzzle-based gameplay. Albeit with sporadic action-oriented, quick time events.
 
In this tale, the player takes on the role of Bigby Wolf, formerly the Big Bad Wolf, the Sheriff of Fabletown, a hidden community of fairy tale characters located in 1980s New York City. After the shocking murder of a young woman, the safety of this clandestine populace is put at risk and Bigby Wolf soon finds that vice, corruption and civil unrest are the bedfellows of bloodshed.
 
The first episode was originally released in October, 2013 with the remaining four instalments following in 2014. THE WOLF AMONG US is now readily available across multiple platforms, to be played in its entirety, so how does this adventure rank among the TellTale canon and is this a mystery worth investing the time to solve? Stay tuned to find out.
 
It’s probably worth noting that the game has several credited directors and different writers who worked in some capacity across the five episodes and the game’s brilliant soundtrack was composed by Jared Emerson-Johnson.
 
(for reference - Voice Acting Talent):  
  • Bigby Wolf/The Woodsman (Adam Harrington)
  • Ichabod Crane (Roger L. Jackson)
  • Snow White (Erin Yvette)
  • Magic Mirror/Beast/Dee and Dum Tweedle (Gavin Hammon)
  • Bufkin/Mr. Toad (Chuck Kourouklis)
  • Bluebeard (Dave Fennoy)
  • Colin the Pig (Brian Sommer)
  • Beauty/Toad Jr. (Melissa Hutchison)
  • Faith (Cia Court)
  • Prince Lawrence (Anthony Lam),
  • Holly (Janet Lipsey)
  • Grendel (Kid Beyond)
  • Georgie Porgie (Kevin Howarth)
  • Nerissa (Molly Benson)
  • Vivian (Sandy Delonga)
  • Clever Hans (Ben Knoll)
  • Bloody Mary (Kathryn Cressida)
  • Crooked Man (Philip Banks)
  • Aunty Greenleaf (Laura Bailey)
  • Jersey Devil (Bobby Vickers)
  • Johann the butcher (Terry McGovern)
The Lapsed Gamer Radio Team created this episode. Edited by Cevin Moore, with music and audio selections by Cevin Moore.
 
Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore. Other music and audio sampled in this episode is from the original soundtrack from THE WOLF AMONG US composed by Jared Emerson-Johnson.
 
Our next PlayList is on the Sonic Trilogy for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. So that’s Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) and Sonic 3 (1994). The LGR PlayList is an opportunity for team and the listeners to unite in playing the same game at the same time. So feel free to ‘play-along’ and get in touch to let us know your experiences with the games and whether you’d like to join us as a guest co-host on that recording. Emails and MP3s are also most welcome. We will be playing the Sonic trilogy in August and recording that dedicated episode in September. 
 
You can stream or directly download our episodes via our Podbean homepage: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/ and if you’re enjoying our content, please subscribe to Lapsed Gamer Radio on iTunes. All reviews are most welcome and appreciated in order to allow our little community to thrive.
 
Remember: Our ongoing game codes giveaway can be found here (enter your email or Twitter next to the game you would like):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HTHbVerYJ2PF1gTcDMmBL24HeuIrN67896Ncn3R_1l4

Friday 5 August 2016

LGR 2016: Episode 23 - Mini Systems for Mini Gamers


Direct download: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/e/lgr-2016-episode-23-mini-systems-for-mini-gamers/

Hello all and welcome to the latest episode of Lapsed Gamer Radio. On this show Lee, Cev, Stuart and Adam sit down and discuss the prospect of ideal first handheld systems for our children. Many of the LGR team are gamer dads and a large part of our experience of the hobby of videogames is now very much through the lens of a children’s eyes. We also spend some time discussing the recently announced Mini-Nintendo Entertainment System as that could well be a youngster’s intro to games if their parents are of a certain age.

Some recommended Starter DS Games:
Kirby: Power Paintbrush
Mario vs. DK 2: March of the Minis
LEGO games
M&S at the Olympics
Mario Kart
Nintendogs
Peggle
Super Mario 64 DS
Zelda: Phantom HourGlass
The Legendary Starfy
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime

LGR still have a few free games to give away and the doc can be found at:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HTHbVerYJ2PF1gTcDMmBL24HeuIrN67896Ncn3R_1l4

The Lapsed Gamer Radio Team created this episode. Edited by Stuart Neill

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore.


Other music samples used in this episode are:

Tetris - Type A music 
Mario Kart - Yoshi Falls
The Legendary Starfy - Opening music
Mario Party DS - Bowser Time
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Title Music 
Kirby & The Rainbow Paintbrush - Title Music 
LocoRoco - Soundtrack Track 2
Rayman Origins - World Map: Sea of Serenity/Glou Glou
Phoenix Wright - Search Core Music
Monster Hunter 3rd Portable - Tri Music
New Super Mario Bros - Walking the Plains
NES Remix 2 - Record Roll
NES Remix - Super Mario Bros Star
NES Remix - Metroid
NES Remix - Game Selection 2
NES Remix - Record Roll
NES Remix - Hanko
NES Remix - Championship
NES Remix - Unused Zelda 2 Temple Remix


For more details about this episode, including any links to relevant material, full music usage listings and notes, as well as our full contact information and where to go for additional LGR content - please visit our blog: http://lapsedgamerradio.blogspot.co.uk/

You can stream or directly download our episodes via our Podbean homepage: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/ and if you’re enjoying our content, please subscribe to Lapsed Gamer Radio on iTunes. All reviews are most welcome and appreciated in order to allow our little community to thrive.

As always, thank you for listening.

LGR 2016: Episode 22 - Lapsed News XVI


Direct download: http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/e/lgr-2016-episode-22-lapsed-news-xvi/

Hello and welcome to Lapsed Gamer Radio. This is the weekly ‘lapsed news’ update for the week commencing July 18th. We cover some listener questions about favourite handhelds and energy supplements, a little bit about the games that we’ve been playing recently, and we’ll touch on a couple of news stories.

On today's episode LGR Team regulares Mark, Andy and Ali are joined by Andy Brown from the excellent Codec Moments podcast!

Some of the games played this week include: TOKYO MIRAGE SESSIONS #FE, FURI, POLY BRIDGE, UNCHARTED 4, SOMA, THE BANNER SAGA, SHADOWS OF MORDOR, LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES, TRANSFORMERS DEVASTATION, HEROQUEST, FORZA 6, F1 2015, GTA V, POKEMON GO, RAINBOW 6: SIEGE and a few others.

News Links:

Boardgame Kickstarters have raised 6 times more more money than videogames.
http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/4/12093148/board-game-kickstarters-have-raised-6-times-more-money-than-than


Total Warhammer New Playable Race to be released.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-14-total-war-warhammers-next-playable-race-the-beastmen-revealed


New Overwatch character and balance changes
https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/blog/20178523#patchnotes

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-12-our-first-look-at-overwatchs-new-hero-ana


You Have 7 Days to Kill Gary Busey in Hitman, Starting This Week
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-have-7-days-to-kill-gary-busey-in-hitman-start/1100-6441909/


Game Giveaway

50+ games in total to giveaway on Steam and all listeners need to do is go to the GoogleDoc link in the shownotes (via Podbean or the blog) and put their twitter handle or email address beside any game(s) they want (within reason. We want to be fair to all our listeners)

It’s on a first come first served basis and we’ll send the links out about once a week via Twitter DM or email
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HTHbVerYJ2PF1gTcDMmBL24HeuIrN67896Ncn3R_1l4

We hope to keep this as a running thing throughout the year and will add more codes when we get them. If any listeners have any duplicate codes that they wish to donate we will happily pass them on to the other listeners (and give appropriate shoutouts). Email us or DM the @lapsedgamer twitter feed

This episode was created by the Lapsed Gamer Team. Edited by Cevin Moore, with music selections by all the hosts.

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore.

Other music samples used in this episode are from:
This episode was created by the Lapsed Gamer Team. Edited by Mark Hamer, with music selections by all the hosts.

Original LGR themes, FX and music cues created and composed by Cevin Moore.

Our next PlayList Game is The Wolf Among Us. Get it, play it and let us know your thoughts on the game in time for our dedicated episode recording in the weeks to come. We will also be covering the first few issues of the Fables comic series on one of our Ballyhoo! episodes of as well.

You can stream or directly download our episodes via our Podbean homepage:
http://lapsedgamerradio.podbean.com/

If you’re enjoying our content, please subscribe to Lapsed Gamer Radio on iTunes. All reviews are most welcome and appreciated in order to allow our little community to thrive.

Plus, if you would like to guest on a specific episode or join the regular LGR podcast team - please email us: lapsedgamerradio@gmail.com

We’d love to hear any feedback/ideas for new podcast sections you might have and we encourage you to send in any questions you would like us to discuss on the show.

Come chat with us on Twitter @LapsedGamer and like our Lapsed Gamer Radio Page on FaceBook. Search for ‘Lapsed Gamer Radio’ on FaceBook and add yourself to the growing community in our brand new LGR FB Group. If you are on Steam add yourself to the Lapsed Gamer group there as well.

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