• Miserable Podcast of Secrets 5

        "Some of the Best Days of Our Lives"

        Looking back at some of the game-changing titles in history (inspired by Frogacuda's forum thread) and twenty-five years of The Legend of Zelda causes some of us to face up to secrets we have long struggled with. You know how it was revealed in X-Men that Mr. Sinister has been manipulating Cyclops since he was a child? Well, even if you don't, you just may find out that sleeve lied to you . . . ten years before you ever got on the Internet!

        In addition to our true confessions, there is a lot more to listen to on this landmark fifth installment. Here's a list of some items of interest:
        • We make a grab for the 90s hip-hop audience
        • The return of the TNL arcade
        • The "I'm Staring at the Future of Gaming" thread
        • Seeing Quake in a cofee shop
        • U R Not [Bloody] e
        • How did Battle Arena Toshinden fool so many?
        • Spinning arcade cabinets in the New West
        • The original Prince of Persia - no, the really old one
        • Bootlegs and screen resolution in the early PC days
        • The 3D revolution with Super Mario 64 and Tomb Raider
        • Super Mario Bros. (the Athena precursor) on a black-and-white TV = mind-blowing
        • Lunar almost destroys someone's future?
        • Shenmue and Grand Theft Auto III open new worlds
        • Early forays into online console gaming, including Phantasy Star Online
        • Sega Channel - the future of gaming in caveman days
        • The impact of the original Legend of Zelda on young minds
        • Eric and The Nintendo Fun Club News grow in fame via deception
        • Going straight to the second quest in Zelda
        • Nintendo will sue you into poverty, but always with a friendly smile
        • Mario shoots barrels(?!), Link thrives on the edge
        • "In [Hyrule], everbody's gotta watch everybody else"
        • Zelda: Link's Awakening - the fishing barrier
        • Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - love/hate
        • The Zelda timeline - inbreeding and confusion
        • Link to the Past - one of the best games of all time
        • Why you should never use Zelda GPS
        • Ocarina of Time - darker or drabber?
        • The many faces of Ganon
        • Majora's Mask - formula breaker
        • A plea for less rock bombing
        • Wind Waker does it right, but some didn't know it at the time
        • Twilight Princess, why are you here?
        • Let's take Miyamoto to a strip club!
        • Are Okami and Twilight Princess related?
        • Skyward Sword feels right, but the manual is just annoying
        • Sometimes a pouch is just a pouch (plus, crazy psycho girlfriend eyes)
        • "Hogwarts mixed with Avatar"
        • Nobody dies in 80s action
        • Comparing and contrasting the Uncharted games
        • The flawed heroism of Nathan Drake and Indiana Jones
        • Combat and the unique online multiplayer in Dark Souls
        • Monster Hunter Tri smash puny friend codes!
        • "Hey hey, my my; [Rock Band 3] will never die"
        • Corrupted by the young on Xbox Live
        • Athena's new game, King of Fighters XIII, explained
        • Chuck decimates his own team in Battlefield 3
        • More Skyrim scumbaggery
        • The engaging multiplayer in Assassin's Creed: Revelations
        • Spies versus mercs quirks
        Next week: we discuss the Stop Online Piracy Act. Coming soon: our resident expert will be bahn.

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        Comments 33 Comments
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          I haven't listened yet but if you say one bad word about Spies vs. Mercs I will hunt you all down and murder you
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          With a description like that, I don't even need to listen to the podcast. Is the direct download properly tagged as a podcast this time?
        1. Chux's Avatar
          Chux -
          David, we say glorious things about Spies vs Mercs.
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          GOTY 2003-2011
        1. sleeve's Avatar
          sleeve -
          Hope you enjoy this one, guys! It was a lot of fun recording it. Hopefully someone else enjoyed Zelda II as much as me.
        1. Some Stupid Japanese Name's Avatar
          Some Stupid Japanese Name -
          I think sleeve needs to do more talking.
        1. Chux's Avatar
          Chux -
          Why? All Sleeve does is lie.
        1. dave is ok's Avatar
          dave is ok -
          Sleeve of wizard
        1. Some Stupid Japanese Name's Avatar
          Some Stupid Japanese Name -
          twenty oh eleven, lol. Can you raise the levels on this? I have my laptop turned all the way up, and unless I'm right on top of it, they're always hard to hear.
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          I'll tweak it tonight. It doesn't sound great on my phone either. I left out a step that I usually perform before encoding the finished MP3, so I should be able to fix it relatively quickly.

          Ooh, we're already getting remastered versions.
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          Check you know where for loudness tips.

          Man... I wish I was able to help out.


          P.S.
          Quote Originally Posted by Josh View Post
          Is the direct download properly tagged as a podcast this time?
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          Tagged where? The feed should be okay. What should I be doing to the direct download?
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
          Tagged where?
          Quote Originally Posted by Josh View Post
          Check you know where
        1. Nick's Avatar
          Nick -
          Could you please stop writing audio editing tips on the insides of your thighs? It's kinda gross.
        1. Josh's Avatar
          Josh -
          Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
          Could you please stop writing audio editing tips on the insides of your thighs? It's kinda gross.
          Stop lying to yourself. You love it.
        1. MechDeus's Avatar
          MechDeus -
          Pics or it didn't happen.
        1. Some Stupid Japanese Name's Avatar
          Some Stupid Japanese Name -
          I like how a certain poster was called out. I don't think he listens either.
          Seizure jokes are never funny.
        1. FirstBlood's Avatar
          FirstBlood -
          Sleeve thinks Modern Warfare is "Mostly played by younger people". Are you fucking jokes?
        1. Chux's Avatar
          Chux -
          Yo, lets totally buy some six packs and sing songs to eachother over live, bro!
        1. Pineapple's Avatar
          Pineapple -
          I enjoyed listening to this a lot, but holy awkwardness Batman!
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