Jake Posted April 24, 2013 Idle Thumbs 103: A Person-Shaped Thing is a Person In the darkness of space it becomes hard to tell friend from foe. It seems landing a crew safely in unknown territory is harder than you thought. You realize your mistake: "I'm low on fuel; need to load up." Without getting up, a simple gesture is recognized and your display flickers to life. "One 16-pocket crazy crust cheese pizza, please. Extra olives." Satisfied, you lean back and wait. Games Discussed: Neptune's Pride 2: Triton, Pizza Hut for Xbox 360, Kerbal Space Program, Papers Please Listen on the Episode Page Listen in iTunes Subscribe to the RSS Feed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yahto Posted April 25, 2013 Sounds like Nick is green in that game of Neptune's Pride. Or is he? Hmmm. Here's the Sony patent mentioned in the cast. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8246454.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted April 25, 2013 It was also on the Thumb blog a little ways back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted April 25, 2013 Listening to the Neptune's Pride 2 conversation as I eagerly await the game we put together here on the boards to start is TERRIFYING. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted April 25, 2013 I think this is the best episode of this podcast ever, oh my goodness. Jake should know that I actually had to hand out the name "Jake Rodkin" to one of the participants in a NP2 game here as their anonymous name. So good job everyone for that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted April 25, 2013 Oh gosh, speaking of Nintendo being into "different," they're apparently not doing a conference this year at E3. I'm not sure how I feel about that because, on the one hand, while I do care about E3 I don't care about E3. On the other hand, that's a big point of exposure and Nintendo is like, "Nope, we don't need that." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argobot Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 1:27 AM, Patrick Ripoll said: Listening to the Neptune's Pride 2 conversation as I eagerly await the game we put together here on the boards to start is TERRIFYING. I KNOW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nijhazer Posted April 25, 2013 I really like the latest tweak to Wuxtry. The rolling start joins up with the existing theme at kind of an awkward point, but it's still a big improvement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted April 25, 2013 You revealed Nick's colour!NICK, READ THIS MESSAGE BEFORE THEY SILENCE ME!! ...MC'DONALDS! edit- aw I was excited to hear a sweet plug for Newgrounds, then dismayed to hear that it was about some weird ad thing. I'm sure the guys there are horrified and don't know it's happening, I'll send em a cast clip. It sucks cos I just got back from Flash Game Summit, and it's this giant gross downward-spiral of in-app-purchases and unskippable video ads before games, and Newgrounds is the only one site that refuses to be a part of it. They fuckin pay for it and are the absolute bottom of the pack now, cos they spent time on an Art Portal, open-source software and Developer Blogs instead of keeping up with this awesome monetization stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigJKO Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 2:43 AM, Henroid said: Oh gosh, speaking of Nintendo being into "different," they're apparently not doing a conference this year at E3. I'm not sure how I feel about that because, on the one hand, while I do care about E3 I don't care about E3. On the other hand, that's a big point of exposure and Nintendo is like, "Nope, we don't need that." I think it makes sense for them. They've got Nintendo Direct now, which is popular and cheap. Now they don't need to get on stage and be awkward and get laughed at. They can do that in the comfort of their office now! The internet happened. Still leaves the problem of getting preview games in the hands of press, though. Ah, behind-closed-door events for getting games in the hands of press! EDIT: Also, this episode is already the best (I'm at the Petman bit.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted April 25, 2013 Poor guy is held hostage by a hamburger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted April 25, 2013 what if you glue a bunch of cats into the shape of a person Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
I_smell Posted April 25, 2013 How horrifying is it that these robots are named "Big Dog and Pet MAN". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikemariano Posted April 25, 2013 Jake pointing out that Pizza Hut has weird video game synergy once a decade holds true in the 90s, too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sententia Posted April 25, 2013 Quote what if you glue a bunch of cats into the shape of a person If you did it would take an incredible amount of training and practice for the swarm-cat-man to jump up and shout mcdonalds so it could get back to watching tv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 7:46 AM, BigJKO said: I think it makes sense for them. They've got Nintendo Direct now, which is popular and cheap. Now they don't need to get on stage and be awkward and get laughed at. They can do that in the comfort of their office now! The internet happened. Still leaves the problem of getting preview games in the hands of press, though. Ah, behind-closed-door events for getting games in the hands of press! EDIT: Also, this episode is already the best (I'm at the Petman bit.) This has been a bad year for Nintendo so it's surprising to me that they don't use the opportunity to remind the big mainstream press outlets that they exist. I don't think Entertainment Weekly and USA Today care about Nintendo Direct, but they're the type of press who propelled the Wii into everyone's face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pabosher Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 2:43 PM, Jake said: This has been a bad year for Nintendo so it's surprising to me that they don't use the opportunity to remind the big mainstream press outlets that they exist. I don't think Entertainment Weekly and USA Today care about Nintendo Direct, but they're the type of press who propelled the Wii into everyone's face. This is exactly what I was thinking. As far as I see it, the press conferences aren't /really/ for the 'gaming press' like IGN, Kotaku, Gamespot, etc. It's for the general mass media entertainment magazines and news outlets. Not advertising to them is weird to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argobot Posted April 25, 2013 Wait, do publications like Entertainment Weekly and USA Today really cover E3? Weird. I know it's a huge conference, but I always assumed that it was still niche enough to not really justify mainstream press coverage (unlike say, ComicCon). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feelthedarkness Posted April 25, 2013 I love the discussion about Neptune's Pride, but boy does it sound like my personal definition of "not fun." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Bakker Posted April 25, 2013 Every time Nick chimes in during this podcast after the Neptune's Pride discussion, he seems slightly distracted; he seems to exist alongside the discussion, no doubt as he continues to formulate plans, theories and stratagems. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pabosher Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 2:48 PM, The Argobot said: Wait, do publications like Entertainment Weekly and USA Today really cover E3? Weird. I know it's a huge conference, but I always assumed that it was still niche enough to not really justify mainstream press coverage (unlike say, ComicCon). Yeah. It's not a huge focus of the magazine or paper, but it's always covered. Example: pretty much every year when Nintendo's secret conference trick was revealed that morning by the Wall Street Journal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argobot Posted April 25, 2013 On 4/25/2013 at 3:27 PM, Mington said: wizard-ad.jpg There are so many fantastic things about this picture, but my favorite is that if you look at context free (without knowing it's an ad), it really just looks like this guy is super happy that a wizard randomly showed up on his screen. Ugghhhhh, I love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted April 25, 2013 he has the body shape and posture of a chimpanzee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
