Burning Barrel Podcast Network

Xbox One happened. Do we care? I guess enough to talk about it for close to 40 minutes. We talk some basic hockey play-off opinions, make predictions and remember the brief moments the Calgary Flames were decent. Nathan gives some opinions on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories and Paul talks about some small random Netflix movie he decided to give a shot called Archie’s Final project. Nathan gives the rundown on some Fast & Furious 6 as well as a movie called Mud while Paul’s been watching a whole lot of footage from SpeedDemoArchives’ “Awesome Games Done Quick 2013” marathon. Also, Kijiji can be a dangerous place sometimes and moving sucks.

We’re happy to have Fen from Ventchat to come in and answer all our burning questions about the OUYA. Nathan gets excited for E3, Paul plays some Marvel Heroes beta and went to see Iron Man 3. Star Trek: Into Darkness is discussed with slight spoilers, games are getting too scary and the DarkNet keeps beckoning. Nathan is impress with Super Mario 3D Land and Nintendo decides to collect money from their video-enthused fans. Also, we discuss some of the terrible things we’ve seen online.

Nathan sees Iron Man 3, Paul has a collecting problem and the two talk some Guitar Hero and uselessness of “Reset” buttons. Paul watched Noobz and has a general disdain for “Gamer Culture” and Nathan is anticipating E3. Also, Art History is a totally useless class that we both seemed to have had to take.

Eno Metzo joins Paul and Nathan this week as they talk about terrible audio, drug usage and hot 80s actresses (or lack thereof?). Nathan watched Pain & Gain, Eno discovers Christina Hendricks and Paul hates the TSA. After Eno leaves, Paul and Nathan complain about video games (go figure…). Also, we do terrible impersonations. Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Spoiler Alert: We blow the roof off Bioshock Infinite and discuss all the spoils from the beginning to roughly 1:03:49 in. You’ve been warned. Bioshock Infinite gets spoiled, Nathan watches Oblivion and Paul spends a Saturday moving. The two meet up with local indie developers for a drink and some chatting. Also, eco-terrorism and social media sensationalism is a thing.

Bioshock Infinite first impressions, Nathan hates Vanquish, Paul replaces 2Pac in the world of music and we discuss qualities we enjoy in women, Also, we have a special guest discuss her first-hand experience at the Boston Marathon when the explosives went off. Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Eno hates Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nathan likes Evil Dead and SAT scores are keeping the man down. We lost the main voice in criticism and everything with Karl Urban is amazing (yes, even Doom damnit!!) Also, kinda fuck Apple products… right? Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

We spend some time talking about one of Jon’s favorite series and discuss DuckTales Remastered.

We talk dogs, dead people, racism and something about hot mothers? I dunno. This is not an average episode that’s for sure. Eno Metzo from The Awful Gamer joins us as we try to scrape a show together when none of us have really done any media stuff in the last week. Also, Nathan saw Spring Breakers. Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Nathan is back after being down with the sickness to discuss why he’s rather be famous than rich, the censorship of movies for money, lack of enthusiasm for Bastion and how The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is still pretty good. Paul has been playing too much Fallout 3, has a new/old job and is baffled by how many Ultima games Richard Garriott has made (21? Really?!) Also, we talk about facial hair in the post-outro aftershow. Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

With Nathan sick this week, Eno Metzo joins Paul to talk some serious movie and media watching along with some inside stories of travelling to Paris as a flight attendant and their undying love for Gordon Ramsay! ENO IS GIVING AWAY A THQ (R.I.P.) BUNDLE TO A LUCKY WINNER WHO IS BOTH REGISTERED ON PIXEL RESPONSE AND SUBSCRIBED TO THE AWFUL GAMER. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AND SEND A MESSAGE TO EITHER HIM OR PAUL TO ENTER! Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Ian Stocker, owner and sole employee of MagicalTimeBean studios is well regarded in the XBOX Live Indie Games and XNA community for some of the better made games in the XBLIG store with titles such of SoulCaster I & II and Escape Goat under his belt. We were able to sneak a bit of his time away to find out what it’s like developing for an all-but-forgotten section of the XBOX experience and what the transition to other platforms is like.

We come back with the quickness to bring you discussions on Satoru Iwata’s recent promotion, Sonic Spinball’s awesome music track (only one), Jon’s new phone number and how deep the rabbit hole of Craigslist can go. Oh, also we talk some major Kirby Superstar on the SNES (and DS “Ultra” port)!

To say this week’s episode is a bit “salty” or “saucy” might be a bit disingenuous to how weird this episode truly is. Also, we drink a bit too much and get a bit too silly. Listener discretion is advised. We start off by talking about a subreddit not for the faint of heart, sex offenders, the insecurities of Bronies, teenage pregnancies. Paul has been playing a lot of Pokemon(specifically FireRed and Sapphire) trying to catch up with the crowd and Nathan watches Enlightened and plays more The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Also, that Feminist Frequency video is totally not the product of $150 000. Links: /r/morbidreality Eminem’s Donkey Kong Ambitions (via http://donkeykongblog.blogspot.ca) The Amazing Atheist Channel Mundane Matt’s Tumblr

Mario64Mario, one of the four hosts of the new SpaghettiCast, joins Paul and Nathan in discussions of Bob Hoskins as Mario, shitty (or not so shitty) Legend of Zelda games and Hoof Beat sponsorship. Also, look at all this cool shit you can find in dumpsters: Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Although Cart Life was released mid-2011, It was really last year that it made a splash in the indie game community pool at large and was even one of our favorite games of the year. Easily one of the most important games one could play, Cart Life is a fascinating and intense look into the life of business management from the perspective of a small business owner that is as fulfilling as it is punishing. To think that one person was able to create such an intricate and open game is either genius or insanity. So which is Richard Hofmeier? Follow us as we try to find out…

Metal Gear. Snake? Snake?! SNAAAAAAAKKEEEEEE! (We run down the entire main plot of the Metal Gear main series in the first couple of minutes. Spoiler alert for that).

With the Oscars freshly behind us, we spend a good hour this week reading over some Oscar predictions by Matt The Movie Maven (nickname made up just now, like it?) and give our opinions on the whole. Paul watched V/H/S and likens it to some Nine Inch Nails stuff before getting into a bunch of British television while Nathan, riding high on the Coogan train again, has his own British invasion with Desert Island Discs radio podcasts. Also, Canadian Netflix just kind of sucks… right? Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Residual Valentine’s Day love is in the air as Nathan got to see A Good Day To Die Hard and Paul falls in love with sound clips. The two discuss important matters of love, film and the best way to cook perogies. Also, Nathan gets a bit uppity by an online exchange regarding Argo. Here is what we’re discussing at the beginning of the show: Intro theme is Stunt by Matt McFarland(Matt McFarland) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Seeing release just before Christmas of 2012, KRUNCH by LeGrudge & Rugged has been a welcome addition to the indie game scene, mixing difficulty and urgency while maintain a distinct retro feel to form it’s own distinct identity. We were able to take some time from Vieko Franetovic (Lou LeGrudge) and Mike Lohaus (Dirk Rugged) soon after the game’s release to discuss indie games, Steam Greenlight initiative and the finer points of making a game leave a lasting impression.