Act 42: British Sci-Fi Reference
The Spindash got through Act 42!
Download the episode here!
Be forewarned, this episode was recorded on April 26th. It was a simpler time; Metal Sonic had just come out for SSASR, I had not begun my consistent day-to-day full-day work with two night classes, and we lived our lives blissfully unaware of Sonic Colors. It’s a time I wouldn’t mind going back to, if it weren’t for this year’s E3, but that’s a discussion for another time.
Sonic ‘06 seems to be a frequently appearing topic with a few of the listeners. I certainly don’t consider it a good game, or even a mediocre game, but I don’t regret purchasing it and occasionally playing it. Hosting the show has changed much of my perception on being a fan, that is, made me understand that fandom has two parts. There is the direct experience of the games themselves, which falls in line with your standard games media, but there is also the “fan culture.”
Before, I saw fan culture as a detriment to being a fan, but my attitudes have changed. I do actually see it as a compliment. I don’t play Sonic ‘06 because it’s a good game or a bad game; I play it because it adds to my experiences as a Sonic fan, and allows me to understand and discuss it with other Sonic fans. I didn’t re-buy Sonic & the Black Knight because I like the game; I bought it so that I could retain and revisit those experiences, allowing myself to become a figurative pillar of Sonic knowledge so that I may, for example, write a review or give advice to others. It’s the equivalent to being a person who understands an in-joke (which, I might add, the Sonic community seems to have quite a few of).
News Flash
Sega to Place Greater Focus on Downloadable Games – 1up
Sega May Be Planning for SSASR2 (or Not) – Sonic Stadium
Prope’s Ivy the Kiwi Released in Japan under Namco Bandai – TSSZ
Ivy the Kiwi Videos and Flash Demo – Ivy the Kiwi Official Japanese Site
Rumor: Jet Set Radio Set for XBLA? – Kotaku
Hideki Kamiya Wants to Make StarFox at Gun Point – GoNintendo
liancoZ
June 27th, 2010, 3:00 am :
Haha what did I say, and can’t wait to listen. Hopefully GX my ailments will go after listening to this, and what do you know? I can eat again XD
chocolate_bob
June 27th, 2010, 2:09 pm :
British Sci-Fi reference? I wonder what that’s referring to…
kodykid168
June 27th, 2010, 2:18 pm :
i’d forgotten i’d requested anything…anyway glad to have new episode after…..2 MONTHS?
knuxsoul
June 28th, 2010, 12:54 pm :
Yay! 42!
chocolate_bob
June 29th, 2010, 3:03 pm :
GX, you have lost Pokémon cred. Super effective damage is 1.5X if you have a one type match up, IE a Fire type move on a Grass type. Unless it’s a double type matchup, IE an Electric type attack on a Water/Flying Pokémon. And that’s not including the other potential modifiers.
GX Echidna
June 29th, 2010, 3:36 pm :
Two things.
1. Having Pokemon cred is about as meaningless to me as having “cred” in any other popular RPG.
2. According to my official Nintendo Diamond & Pearl Type Compatability Chart card thingy I got for pre-ordering that game, one type strong against another multiplies damage times two.
Evil Dr. Reef
June 29th, 2010, 3:44 pm :
According to Bulbapedia, GX is correct:
When a move is super effective, it inflicts double the damage it would normally do. For example, a move like Megahorn used against a Psychic-type Pokémon will be super effective because Bug-type moves are super effective against Psychic-types. This effect can stack up; for example, a Pokémon that is Rock/Ground and is hit by a Water-type move like Surf will be damaged four times as much by the move as a Normal-type Pokémon would be, because both Rock and Ground Pokémon are weak to Water moves.
I have a lot of alumnus-esque respect for Bulbapedia, the Wiki extension of Bulbagarden. They were the first message board I ever joined way back in 2001.
Fwoosh!!
June 30th, 2010, 8:55 am :
By the way that Chibi-Robo spinbox letter was from me, Fwoosh!!
chocolate_bob
June 30th, 2010, 10:55 pm :
Note to self: Check facts next time.
mcsugarbob1
July 17th, 2010, 5:02 pm :
Oh, I see now. Nice epie,btw