This week! Lots and lots of games, plus some talk about gaming magazines and ferrets with special guest Kevin Gifford. Games we discuss in this episode include Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1, Neutopia, Animal Crossing City Folk, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP), Soul Bubbles (DS), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Chrono Trigger, Prince of Persia, Left 4 Dead, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Rock Band 2. Thanks ...
Dec 08, 2008•1 hr 39 min
We actually recorded this show last week, mere days after the recording of Episode 109. So you'll have to excuse the fact we really don't talk about anything new and the show quickly devolves into discussion of DVDs and The Real Ghostbusters. But we do get some talk in about Animal Crossing City Folk, Sonic Unleashed and Rock Band 2. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back with a "real" show next week! Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-80...
Dec 02, 2008•47 min
This week! Games! And more games! We welcome guest Kirbutashi to talk about the last week's worth of game-playing. What titles do we talk about, you ask? Mirror's Edge, Quantum of Solace, Left 4 Dead, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Sam & Max Season One. Plus, the NXE and Ziff-Davis closes another magazine. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast...
Nov 24, 2008•1 hr 44 min
It's that time of year again. Where there are too many great games and not enough time to play them. That means, of course, that with each new release we're just adding to the backlog. But that won't keep us from playing a level or two and discussing them. This week! We're joined by Sega producer Ethan Einhorn to talk about the games we've been playing in the last seven days. That includes: Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Mega Man III, G...
Nov 17, 2008•1 hr 52 min
This week: We discuss game tapes new and old with special guest Cameron Davis (Lead Designer at Krome Studios). Specifically, Burnout Paradise, Picross DS, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Alien Crush Returns, Sam & Max Season 1 (Wii), Dragon Ball Origins, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Rotohex. Plus, various gabbing about the Commodore 64, Mega Drive, game development, growing up gaming in Australia, and more. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calli...
Nov 10, 2008•1 hr 32 min
This week: mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast joins CJ and Phil to talk about interactive electronic entertainment, and discuss the game tapes we are all currently imbibing. Those include Dead Space, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Ninjatown, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Singstar Vol. 2, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts (demo), Mirror's Edge (demo), Valkyria Chronicles (demo), Resistance 2 (beta) and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. Thanks for listening! You can leave us ...
Nov 03, 2008•1 hr 23 min
Due to technical difficulties (explained at the end of this week's podcast, if you're interested), we're publishing this episode a wee bit late. But we talk about a lot of games. Among them--Dragon Quest IV, Speed Racer, Portal: Still Alive, Snoopy DS, Transformers Animated, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Dead Space, Fable II, Guitar Hero World Tour and Little Big Planet. Yes there's some spoiler talk about Dead Space. No CJ didn't like Fable II much. And we spend the last 20 minutes of the pod...
Oct 28, 2008•1 hr 42 min
This week: It's our two-year anniversary extravaganza. We've got guests! We talk games! Which games, you ask? How about Dead Space, Buzz Quiz TV, Mega Man 9, SOCOM Confrontation, NHL 09, Lego Batman, Macross Ace Frontier, Kirby Super Star Ultra, My Japanese Coach, Mother 3 and Little Big Planet. Also, don't forget to change your gamerpic to something Nacho Libre on October 20 (that's today as this episode comes out, so act fast). Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by call...
Oct 20, 2008•1 hr 46 min
This week: We welcome special guest Wombat (of the CAGcast) to the show to 'shoot the bull' and talk games. Amongst them are Mega Man 9, Orbient, Lego Batman, PURE, Valhalla Knights 2, Every Extend Extra, Little Big Planet, Rock Band 2, The Club, and Beat n' Groovy. Plus we discuss some of the bigger stories out of the Tokyo Game Show, Sega CD, Night Trap, Jake Lloyd, Action Max...and more. Also, don't forget to change your Xbox 360 gamerpic to you-know-what on October 20. *wink wink nudge nudge...
Oct 13, 2008•1 hr 47 min
This week: We welcome special guest Dan "Shoe" Hsu to the podcast. This extra-long episode covers a lot of ground -- the EGM of old (and new), the state of print versus web, Nintendo's announcements from last week (except Club Nintendo...how'd we forget to talk about that?), the games we played and another installment of the review game. Games discussed in this episode include Mercenaries 2, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Warriors Orochi 2, Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD, Rock Band 2, and Ratch...
Oct 06, 2008•2 hr 16 min
This week on the Player One Podcast we welcome 1UP.com's Jeremy Parish and talk about the virtual worlds we've been immersed in lately. That includes Mega Man 9, Little Big Planet (beta), WipEout HD, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Away Shuffle Dungeon, Chrono Trigger DS, Wario Land: Shake It, Duke Nukem 3D, Samba de Amigo, LEGO Batman and (naturally) Rock Band 2. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, pl...
Sep 29, 2008•1 hr 43 min
It's our 100th episode! Which is not that much different than the other 99! Except, of course, that we have a special guest along for the ride -- EGM alum Crispin Boyer. On this week's show we talk blogs picking up fake stories from message boards, Mega Man 9, Peter Moore dissing Rare, Tron, Rock Band 2, Force Unleashed and more. Plus, we play guess the game based on the review text of some of Crispin's past reviews. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8...
Sep 22, 2008•1 hr 38 min
Who would've thought two years ago that when we started this podcast thing that we'd still be going 100 episodes later. Yet here we are, and thanks to listener probune and some of the fine people on our forum (thanks to Mudron for the sweet art!) we have a clip show for you this week featuring some of the finest moments of those past episodes. Whether you're new to the podcast or a longtime listener, you might get some larfs out of this 90-or-so-minute stroll down memory lane. And yes, a regular...
Sep 21, 2008•1 hr 40 min
This week! CJ and Phil tackle Rock Band 2, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Speed Racer DS, Cho Aniki, Y's Book I&II and Final Soldier. Plus -- a segment that we recorded at PAX, the EGM review game, where we guess the score we gave a game in the past based on portions of our review text. If you're playing along at home, the issues being used are September 2003 (#170) and June 2000 (#131). Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a c...
Sep 15, 2008•1 hr 38 min
This week on the show we talk about the very first Mega Man for the NES. Also: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction / Quest for Booty, Castle Crashers, Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, PURE, Too Human, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Rock Band and Tales of Vesperia. Plus one of the hosts says goodbye. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't...
Sep 08, 2008•1 hr 46 min
Direct from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington--a super-sized episode of the Player One Podcast. This week: Thoughts and/or Impressions of games at PAX including Resistance 2, Wipeout HD, Rhythm Heaven, Guitar Hero World Tour, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Ninjatown, Dragon Ball Origins, Wii Music, Tales of Vesperia, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Rock Band 2, Little Big Planet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and Need for Speed Undercover. Plus, a number o...
Sep 01, 2008•3 hr 7 min
The regular episode is coming tomorrow, but for now here's a quick tease on some of the things we saw on the third day of Penny Arcade Expo and some of the interviews/audio you'll be hearing when Episode 97 does hit tomorrow night (once CJ is back home and can upload the show without dealing with slow hotel internet). Episode 97 contents subject to change. We did a couple short PodFasts from the show, you can check those out here and here ....
Aug 31, 2008•10 min
This week, we discuss Too Human, The Force Unleashed (demo), Galaga Legions, Geometry Wars 2, Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty and Final Fantasy III DS. Plus: death to quick time events, Phil's new computer and E3 strip clubs. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Player One Podcast Facebook group Penny Arcade ...
Aug 25, 2008•1 hr 15 min
This week on the Player One Podcast -- Bionic Commando Rearmed, Bangai-O Spirits, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1, Star Parodier, Geometry Wars 2, SimCity Creator, Harry Potter, Braid and Super Monkey Ball iPhone. Plus, RoboDyack (thanks to listener Fahrenhype). Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't...
Aug 18, 2008•1 hr 29 min
In this episode we talk about a little video game called Alex Kidd in Miracle World, one of the flagship titles for the 8-bit Sega Master System back in the day. But before that, we talk about what we've been playing this week, including Burnout Paradise (Cagney update), Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Soul Calibur IV, Eternal Sonata, Braid, Final Fantasy II, DiRT and Go Go Break Steady Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 ...
Aug 11, 2008•1 hr 29 min
It's an episode full of tangents. Somewhere in between we talk about Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Go! Go! Break Steady, 1942: Joint Strike, NASCAR 09, Final Fantasy IV DS, Final Fantasy II, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2, Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness, PixelJunk Eden and PixelJunk Monsters. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums i...
Aug 03, 2008•1 hr 9 min
This week we talk about E3; going down the press conferences of the big three and discussing their announcements and lineups. Also: the Too Human demo, Chocobo's Dungeon and Guitar Hero Aerosmith. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links: Jeremy Parish's 1UP Blog Hyadain - Super Mario World Western ...
Jul 21, 2008•1 hr 19 min
In this episode of the Player One Podcast we talk about Super Mario Bros. 2 (the USA version), our 13th Game Club selection. But before that, we discuss some of the other games we played this week, including Song Summoner, Soul Calibur (XBLA), Speed Racer (Wii), Super Monkey Ball (iPhone), Ms. Pac-Man (iPhone), Bomberman (iPhone), Ticket to Ride, Chocobo's Dungeon (Wii), Final Fantasy II (PSP), Guitar Hero On Tour and Beijing Olympics 2008. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comm...
Jul 14, 2008•1 hr 30 min
It's a quickie this week. We talk about the PlayStation 3's system update 2.40, Rock Band 2, EGM adding PC gaming coverage, Burnout Paradise, Ticket to Ride, Wall-E and Soul Calibur. The Game Club game for next week's episode is Super Mario Bros. 2: Mario Madness. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's ...
Jul 07, 2008•46 min
In the first half of this episode, we talk (mostly) new games. Mega Man 9, Metal Gear Solid 4 (spoiler talk begins at approximately 12:00 and end at 29:30), Snatcher, Battlefield Bad Company, Air Zonk, Burnout Paradise, Ticket to Ride, Mega Man Star Force II, the Nintendo World Championship 1990 reproduction cartridge and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. In the second half, we switch gears and talk about Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1/XBLA/PSN/PSP). We did this section of the epi...
Jun 30, 2008•1 hr 56 min
This week: Space Invaders Extreme (PSP and DS), Arkanoid DS and Metal Gear Solid 4. (Yep, that's it.) Starting at approximately 41 minutes in, this episode features MGS4 spoilers through the beginning of Act 4. Once again, we have postponed the Game Club segment on Symphony of the Night until next week. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our for...
Jun 23, 2008•1 hr 20 min
This week: Metal Gear Solid 4 (don't worry, we don't talk about anything past 1/2 of the way through Act 1), NASCAR '09, GRID, Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, LEGO Indiana Jones, Dig Dug, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa, My Pokemon Ranch. We've also postponed our Game Club segment on Castlevania Symphony of the Night to NEXT week, so you've got a little more time to play and comment either on our forums or by calling our voicemail line. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by ...
Jun 15, 2008•1 hr 31 min
No Greg this week, so it's just CJ and Phil for a little over an hour. This week's games: Aces of the Galaxy, Roo Goo, Singstar, LEGO Indiana Jones, Wii Fit. Plus we talk iPhone and cell phone gaming, Itagaki's departure from Tecmo, Crispin's departure from EGM, Sony's Qore and Nintendo DS commercials. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our foru...
Jun 08, 2008•1 hr 12 min
In this week's game club we talk about Metal Gear Solid (PS1). But before that, we discuss Wii Fit, Singstar, Mr. Driller Online, Penny Arcade Adventures, Dr. Mario Online RX and LEGO Indiana Jones. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!
Jun 02, 2008•2 hr 1 min
A slightly late episode due to the Memorial Day holiday in the US and a few aggravating technical difficulties. This week! We talk about games. Stuff like Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One, Haze, Wii Fit, NASCAR '09, Rock Band, Assault Heroes 2, Mercury Meltdown Revolution and more. Stay tuned after the show for a very...strange...voicemail message. Next week's Game Club game: Metal Gear Solid (PlayStation 1). Thanks for listening! You can leave us a v...
May 27, 2008•1 hr 29 min
