This is the worst episode we’ve ever done. Have a listen! Seriously, my audio is way lower than the rest of the guys, I don’t know what happened. Usually I swallow the microphone. Whoops!

The rest of the guys are aDam, Captain Genius, and our new challenger Ernie.

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Direct Link: Powetcast: Drunk And On Fire

There are in fact, considerable outtakes from this episode that might pop up later. Stay tuned.
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Did the Cold War make early video games unintentionally bleak? Or was the “kobiyashi maru” style of gaming in the 1970s and ’80s more a function of limited memory space and the need for arcade machines to get kids to keep pumping in the quarters?

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 06: Bleak Games of the Cold War

Also in this episode: Rebel in Japan “Poop is Funny”, and the premiere of the first audio version of Famicom Denshimail!

Complete show notes at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/6

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With a lot of developments from the video game world to cover, the Powetcast enlists returning champions Zac, aDam, and Captain Genius with the long awaited return of Sindra and guest starring Famicom Dojo’s Vinnk!

The show rolls on 55 minutes in and shifts gear to talk about X-Men: First Class with Zac, aDam, and Crazy Jaco!

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Direct Link: Powetcast: Uncanny E3
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When we last left off, SeanOrange had quasi-seriously prophesied that the Wii U might be the next generation’s Dreamcast. With rumors of a new Microsoft console being announced by E3 2012, will those fears come to pass? And would that be such a terible thing?

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 05: Dreamcast Final Days

If Sega were still making consoles today, what would they have brought to E3?

Complete show notes at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/5

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The Wii HD rumors are true! (For once…) At this year’s E3, Nintendo announced its next console: Wii U. The system’s major innovation is its new controller with a touch screen that can be used
to stream video content, but will it be enough? Should Nintendo be worried about connectivity
between the PS3 and PSVita stealing their thunder a year before they even launch Wii U?

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 04: Ooh! Wii U

Complete show notes at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/4

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Sean, aDam, Crazy, and many guests recap their weekend in Pasadena attending Botcon. Yeah, there are a few in-jokes.
But you’ll also hear about the Hall of Fame, the exclusives, the live script reading and celebrity sightings!
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Direct Link: Powetcast: Live From Botcon 2011

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SeanOrange and Vinnk talk about the perils of interfacing 8-bit systems with current technology, how to cope with some of the technical challenges, and what alternatives exist for the modern gamer interested in the titles of the previous millennium.

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 03: Retro HD Gaming

Complete show notes at FamicomDojo.TV:
http://famicomdojo.tv/podcast/3

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Zac, Genius, Sean, and Logan strive to make sense of their emotions in the face of the entire DC universe being wiped clean this fall. We discuss rights, digital distribution, erasing characters, the silver age roll-back, and the modern age foul ups.
We also accept that it might not be Jim Lee’s fault, even if Superman has a collar and fishnet pants now.

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Direct Link: Powetcast: DC Reboot Stages Of Grief

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