Off Topic Episode 130 - God knows and I do not care
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Jul 01, 2013•1 hr 4 min
SuperHappyFunTimeShow presented by SPOnG.com
SuperHappyFunTimeShow podcast sprang from the ashes of the Kropotkin and Hendrix Game Review Show and started in January 2008. Hosted by Kropotkin AKA Chris O'Regan, Hendrix AKA Pat McTie, Bloodshot Robot AKA Chris Champlin and Jason Pfister AKA Alphabox, the show is a 1.5 hour review of the week in gaming.
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SHFTS Season 5 Episode 35
Chris ORegan and James Carter talk about their recent gaming exploits and share their thoughts with the rest of the planet via the magic of podcasts. Games covered include Marvel Heroes, Primordia, Torchlight 2, Kingdom Builder, De Weinhandler, Far Cry 3, Nano Assault Neo, Little Inferno, Nintendo Land, Catcha Catcha Alien and Okami HD. That is quite a list, hence the length of the show. The hosts also cover the news with Dizzy Returns Kickstarter not really starting, at all and Comet electrical...
Dec 18, 2012•2 hr 40 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 34
Chris ORegan, Darren Gargette and Tony Atkins talk about their experiences with the recently released WiiU. They describe how they got one, what they did with it once they got it and the games they played on it. So, if you are on the fence about buying a WiiU then this is the show for you. Running time: 02:33:35
Dec 11, 2012•2 hr 34 min
Off Topic Episode 108 - Let's keep this going!...
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Nov 23, 2012•1 hr 3 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 33
Chris ORegan and Darren Gargette talk about their gaming week, which includes hurling abuse at Americans for not being able to spell, Torchlight 2 being crazy fun, XCOM defying the publishers by making a great turn based game relevant to today, Retro City Rampage not being terribly fun and Serious Sam 3 DLC still having headless people running around yelling a lot. In the news we discuss Halo 4 being leaked, Black Eyed Peas being sued by Ubisoft and the Wii-U port of FIFA 13 being more like FIFA...
Oct 24, 2012•1 hr 48 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 32
Chris ORegan and Leon Cox bring to you the latest episode of SHFTS. Chris is suffering from post EuroGamer Expo 2012 blues but perks up knowing that PAX East 2013 is in 5 months. Both Leon and Chris talk about video games they have been playing, both at home and in the Eurogamer Expo hall. Titles covered include Luftrausers, GRID 2, God of War Ascension, Rayman Legends, SimCity, Zen Pinball 2, Torchlight 2, Guild Wars 2, FIFA 13, Catherine, Marvel vs Capcom Origins and NiGHTS into Dreams. In the...
Oct 10, 2012•1 hr 44 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 31
Chris ORegan and Tony Atkins host the latest episode of SHFTS. This week Chris tells of how he has been gripped by the Rogue-like space game FTL that was partially funded by Kickstarter. He then chats about his struggle to choose between Guild Wars 2, Torchlight 2 and Borderlands 2. Listen to find out which wins. Tony chats about his time on the PSVita as he delves into Resistance Burning Skies and Unchartered Golden Abyss and finds one to be wanting and the other less so. See if you can guess w...
Sep 24, 2012•2 hr 14 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 30
Darren Gargette and Chris ORegan talk about PAX Prime 2012, which Chris attended for the FIFTH TIME this year. Much is spoken about what games Chris saw and played at PAX, most of which was in the Indie Mega Booth. Games covered include Catch 22, Hotline Miami, Chasing Aurora, FIFA 13, Super Time Force, The Mark of the Ninja and many more. In the news we talk about the Wii U launch in November this year, iPhone 5 details and imminent launch and the implosion of Gamestation. Running time: 01:48:...
Sep 18, 2012•1 hr 48 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 29
Mike Barton and Chris ORegan chat about their experiences at Gamescom. They cover a large chunk of the games that were on show and not on show thanks the exclusive access they had to the show. Games covered include ZombiiU, Company of Heroes 2, Hawken, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Marvel Heroes, F1 Race Stars, Deadspace 3, Hitman Absolution and many more. In the news we expand on Liverpool Studio closing down, OnLive looking a bit peeky, Prey 2 going AWOL and Gearbox using YouTube as a viral mark...
Aug 28, 2012•1 hr 49 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 28
With Gamescom 2012 and PAX Prime 2012 looming ever closer, Chris ORegan and Darren Gargette chat about what will likely be at the expos as well as what they have been distracting themselves with. Titles discussed include Darksiders, Manic Miner, Fez, Pinball Arcade, La Mulana and Tribes Ascend. In the news we discuss SWTOR going free to play, Square Enix supporting the Ouya console and people still making levels for Little Big Planet. Running time: 01:33:57...
Aug 07, 2012•1 hr 34 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 27
As if Mr Bean was not enough to entertain you at the Olympic 2012 opening ceremony, we have Darren Gargette and Chris ORegan to reveal their gaming weeks and pass comment on the top news stories affecting the video game industry. Games discussed include Endless Space, Wreckateer, Quantum Conundrum and Spelunky on the Xbox 360. In the news we chat about Minecraft being sued over patent infringements, NASA launching Portal 2 related artwork into space, Microsoft shutting down Flight and Irrational...
Aug 01, 2012•1 hr 30 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 26
We open up this episode of SHFTS with talk about the weather. What else would two Englishmen talk about after all? For it is Chris ORegan and Tony Atkins who present this episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow and as they do so they share their views on Eclipse, Heroes of Ruin, Syndicate and Lost Winds on iOS as well as the unstable climate. We also cover the news by chatting about the lack of a follow up patch to the first patch for Fez and how a producer for SWTOR has left the Bioware Austin stu...
Jul 23, 2012•1 hr 48 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 25
This episode of SHFTS is a post Rezzed special, in which Leon and Chris chat about their experiences at the Rezzed expo that ran in Brighton last week. Tara is also around to listen to what Leon and Chris saw in Brighton as well as regale everyone of her experiences at ConVergence. Games discussed ranged from mainstream titles like Borderlands 2 right through to obscure artistic titles like Diminishing Worlds. In the news we cover Penny Arcade asking for more money via Kickstarter and how a man ...
Jul 16, 2012•2 hr 6 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 24
We start the show with some sad tidings. Alphabox has left SHFTS due to work commitments. We wish him well in his future endeavours and you can still hear his dulcet tones on the Off Topic podcast. It is not all bad news however as we have a new host in the form of Darren Gargette. Another member of the Cane and Rinse team, he brings us tales of daring-do in marathon runs of The Binding of Isaac, Lollipop Chainsaw and Pixeljunk Eden. Chris ORegan delves into the realms of Augmented Reality games...
Jul 02, 2012•1 hr 37 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 23
Mike Barton and Chris ORegan open up the show by talking about football. Sorry. Thankfully they do get onto games of the flashy lighty variety. This includes games like Tiny and Big, The Binding of Isaac, Avenger Chronicles Pinball Tables, Frobisher Says and Mount and Blade Warband. So sit back and enjoy as we expand on these games and many other things. Running time: 01:04:44
Jun 26, 2012•1 hr 5 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 22
Mike Barton and Chris ORegan chat about what Chris saw during his week long visit at E3 2012. We chat about everything from Halo 4 through to Unfinished Swan with a trip to Nintendo Land on the way. Other games covered include Max Payne 3 and DayZ. Running time: 01:17:40
Jun 11, 2012•1 hr 18 min
SuperHappyFunTimeShow Season 5 Episode 21
Tara Nelson and Chris ORegan chat about their gaming week and under the spotlight we have Diablo 3, VVVVVV, SWTOR and Family Business tabletop game. In the news we have BBC confusing themselves over Halo logos and BioWare letting SWTOR developers go. Running time: 01:04:59
May 29, 2012•1 hr 5 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 20
Tony Atkins and Chris ORegan chat about their gaming week and under the spotlight we have Diablo 3, DayZ, VVVVVV, Tera and Minecraft of the Xbox 360. In the news we discuss the Diablo 3 secret level and West and Zampella vs. Activision case heading to court. Running time: 01:41:41
May 21, 2012•1 hr 42 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 19
This is a very special episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow. Chris ORegan and Matt Pascual chat about their experiences with Diablo III. People have been waiting 12 years for this game and now it has finally arrived. Was it worth the wait? Did Matt and Chris get past the dreaded Error 37? Is there a cow level? Answers to these questions can be found within this podcast. Running time: 01:11:18
May 18, 2012•1 hr 11 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 18
A duo of hosts this week, with Chris ORegan and Leon Cox chatting about their gaming week and what happened in the news. Chris talks about The Walking Dead and how much fun he had avoiding zombies while also playing the DOTA like Awesomenauts on the Xbox 360. Leon meanwhile talks about his experiences with Infamous 2, Pinball Arcade and Ridge Racer Unbounded. In the news we cover Diablo 3 being region free, Nintendo trying to get on the good side of core game fans, Bayonetta 2 being cancelled, T...
May 09, 2012•1 hr 41 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 17
Kropotkin, Hendrix and Alphabox chat about their gaming week, which ranges from Firefall closed beta to how Saints Row the Third does not appear to be all that it is cracked up to be. Be prepared for lost of yelling on the part of Hendrix as he berates BioWare for their lack of story telling prowess in Mass Effect 3, amongst many other things. In the news we cover failing Kickstarter projects and the fact that a new Joyride is to be made that does not use Kinect as a control method. Running time...
May 01, 2012•1 hr 11 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 16
We start this episode of SHFTS with Chris admitting that he had only played one game this week, that being Gears of War 3 as it is on his pile of shame. This is despite the fact that he agreed to play it co-op with Mike next week. Fez is also discussed in terms of how utterly mental it is, and believe us when we say it is indeed much more than a Crush clone. Mike meanwhile challenges views spoken by Chris on Wing Commander Saga on a previous episode of SHFTS and chats about Armoured Core 5. Paul...
Apr 24, 2012•1 hr 37 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 15
In this Wyoming free episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow Chris, Tony and Leon chat about their gaming week that includes Fez, Ridge Racer Unbounded, Diablo 3 Beta, Pinball Arcade and I Am Alive to name but a few. The hosts certainly do not discuss the state of Wyoming. Well they may do a bit. Sorry. Running time: 02:15:41
Apr 16, 2012•2 hr 16 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 14
It has been a year since Lawrence and Chris shared their experiences at PAX East. Many things were seen and experienced and the hosts do their very best to share what they were exposed to over the 2012 Easter weekend that happened to fall when PAX East was happening in Boston MA. Running time: 01:36:55
Apr 11, 2012•1 hr 37 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 13
Alphabox makes a return to the show with tales of being distracted by Mass Effect 3 multiplayer and enjoying the little plastic figures from Skylanders. Kropotkin finishes the single player of Mass Effect 3 and finds himself sympathising with the negativity it has generated. He also chats about his time with Ridge Racer Unbounded and his love of Off the Leash. In the news we chat about Robert Bowling Infinity Ward and Denis Dyack yelling about pre-owned games. Running time: 01:13:52...
Apr 03, 2012•1 hr 14 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 12
Kropotkin and Hendrix bring you a brand new episode of SHFTS with a chat about Mass Effect 3, Canabult on Android, Warhammer Online Wrath of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Gran Turismo 5 and a marathon viewing of Lord of the Rings. In the news we cover BioWare updating the ending to Mass Effect 3 and Microsoft lodging a worrying patent on a TV helmet. Running time: 01:12:29
Mar 28, 2012•1 hr 12 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 11
Chris, Leon and Tony come together for another episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow. They discuss their initial experiences with Mass Effect 3 and how Canabult has arrived on the PS Vita. We also reflect on Limbo and that it may have been overlooked by some. In the news we discuss the lack of the new Xbox console at E3 and how Giant Bomb has been sold to CBS Interactive. Running time: 01:50:00
Mar 19, 2012•1 hr 50 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 10
It has been 6 years since Hendrix and Kropotkin began recording a podcast together and this show is a return of the duo. But six years is a long time, and things have changed a lot since then. Examples include the arrival of twitter, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Not to mention Kropotkin rekindling his affection for board games, which he covers in this episode by chatting about Battlestar Galactica, REX and Talisman. Video games also get a look in via Mass Effect 3, Journey and Gran Turismo 5. In the n...
Mar 16, 2012•1 hr 44 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 09
Leon and Chris discuss their time with an impressive array of games, ranging from the recently released SSX through to Rayman Origins on the Vita with a side step or two via The Last Story and FIFA 12. In terms of the news, Binding of Issac is coming to PSN, Facebook gaming taking a nose dive, Thatgamecompany seeking other platforms to develop for and the next Xbox gets a code name. Running time: 01:28:44
Mar 05, 2012•1 hr 29 min
SHFTS Season 5 Episode 08
A British trio of hosts chat about their experiences with the PSVita, their return to PC Gaming via Tony and how Mass Effect 3 multiplayer demo gave a little too much away prior to the full games release. Running time: 01:58:36
Mar 01, 2012•1 hr 59 min
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