That's right. Check the forums. Figured I left Mr. Bale up there long enough without an explanation as to what he is pointing at. (And if you failed to figure it out, you sir/ma'am are a failure)

So far 10 registered users (5 of which belong to retrorpg staff). But im rather suprised at the level of activity so far with just the few people participating.

So go ahead, Check 'em.

15 reasons why Uniracers is the best racing game ever.
Your prize: the SNES copy of Uniracers.

You have 15 days. GO! (Ends Aug 31)
Whichever one we like the most wins.

Rules: one submision per email address. (Rofl, like we can really enforce a per person rule on the Internet)

No sob stories. I don't care if your little brother has cancer and his dying wish is to play a 20 year old game. Your entry will be laughed at and deleted.

Bribes of less than $100 will laughed at.

Reasons that are nothing but Bike names, trick names or combo responses (I.E: "Im dizzy!") will not only be laughed at but your lack of creative ability will too be roffled at.

Submit entries to....

Type it in you lazy bum!

show notes:

Grocery Shopping

Intro
email
itunes
website

Smell like fish? CLOSE YOUR LEGS!

the hungry teasure is a POS!

Sabin is so manly

Terra on her period

Brothers re-united

Mog is one hard MF to find

erauqs si dlrow eht

A dinosaur kicked my ass!?

Who the hell is the repair man!

Terra gets over her period

Derek gripes about fire caves again

I can't find a weapon for Cyan

Cyan is the worst character besides Gau

8 dragons

Most important relic?

Most useless relic?

Grind... oh the grind.

Kefka's tower

Final Battle.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Epic show is epic.

2 fucking hours of bullshit from us. That you get to torture yourself listening to.

It will be up SOON. Very soon.

It has been contemplated doing away with 3 part shows, but some games are just too damned epic to cover most everything in 2 shows. (A warning: Once we start getting into PS1 games, shows will be by disc. I.E. disc 1 = part 1, disc 2 = part 2 etc.).
We could smash it all in one show, but then it would be the same as every other retro game nostalgic podcast. (Not saying those types of shows are bad, it just does not work with the format we have chosen).

So, episode 20 will be released soon, Pokemon will be caught, and Claus will commit seppuku.

Derek

Also, as mentioned in show 20 (that has not yet been released because I am lazy), we will be adding FAQs for all kinds of garbage related to retro gaming. If you have a FAQ you would like to submit, email it to us and provided it checks out (not ripped from Gamefaqs, or plagiarized out of an instruction manual), it will be hosted and you will be credited. Speaking of Gamefaqs, Walkthroughs will NOT be provided here. We feel Gamefaqs does a good enough job, we would just be pissing in the wind trying to compete with that.

Save states. It was mentioned in show 20, and may have been mentioned in a blog post earlier, but we are reconsidering our position on hosting and making available save states. Zophar's Domain has a HUGE collection of save states. Again, pissing in the wind. (We may just ask for permission to link to Zophar).

Also mentioned in the podcast that has yet to be released, Mother 3 will be the next game after Pokemon (And there was much rejoicing).

Contest! Prizes for the winner(s) will be a combo of any of the items (exact number of prizes still TBD). From console games (post NES), T-Shirts, Posters, Or other assorted knick knacks that Amanda, Don, or Myself wish to be rid of. Im guessing 3-4 items will go to the winner

Derek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6xj40UVRM

Let me know what you think. For me, it was like I wrote the song and just didn't know it or something, because it's exactly the way I think of it.

- Amanda

Consider yourself lucky. Those of you who read the site get a head start.

Details details details....

tl;dr version:
make us an intro song or skit!

explained:

Since the last contest was so successful, it is now time for another.
This one requires creative and technical ability.

Make us an intro song. The song can be in any format, but must pertain to our show and the games involved (rpgs). The song can be in any style, (rap, rock, blues, etc.). The song can use existing content (taking an instrumental and adding vocals, or replacing existing vocals). movie soundtracks, or TV intros (a-team, power rangers, etc).

Examples:

Example 1

Example 2 (I recommend not looking at the movie and just listening to the audio)

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

Example 6 (The Instance Podcast. Created by Randy Jordan, Narrated by Scott Fletcher)

I hope that's enough to get the idea. Either come up with your own, or use something that exists, but parody/alter it to be an intro related to the podcast and rpgs.

As far as creating your own, be creative, use game sound effects, game music, take 30 songs and mash them together to get something else then add lyrics or a skit to it. Take samples from our previous shows and throw them in there as well.

Now, another thing, for those that may not have the technical ability, but can still put their ideas to paper, submit whatever lyrics, and the song it goes with. One of us will record it and that will be your submission. (There are restrictions. Anything more than just applying lyrics may be refused. Everything else will be handled case by case).

Prizes are TBD. Nothing you can profit from, but probably along the lines of games, t-shirts, posters, and other stupid items. (Expect multiple prizes for the winner(s))

Winners: Variable. Depends on how good the entry is. If 10 people participate, and we found 3 to be phenomenal, there may be 3 winners. (reminder, Prizes TBD. multiple winners may result in fewer prizes).

The contest will run for 60 days starting the date show #20 airs. We understand this could be a bit time consuming, hence the long period.

This is an unofficial annoucement. So details and rules may change.

And PLEASE e-mail us with questions. So that we may avoid confusion that came up with the last contest.

Theinstance.net Used With Permission.

All submissions become the property of retrorpg.net

This is something that has been planned for some time, but the how to implement it question has prevented me from doing so.
Its pretty fucking obvious that emulators are in use, that said, should there be a "how to" section at the end of the show explaining how to get certain emulators to work? (for obvious reasons, where to get, or how to create ROMs will not be discussed).
Not limited to emulators, but expanding into the modding of handhelds (PSP -what I use-, DS/DSi, iPhone), consoles (Wii homebrew, 360), and other gaming related hardware/software.

Im thinking what is discussed should have its own FAQ page as well (since some people follow written directions better than spoken).

Also, i think it would be good to allow listeners to submit their own how-to's on items we might not have a clue on (and get a free plug in there too!).

Let us know what you think

Derek

I dont need your help... Okay, maybe i do.

Tritton

epic failure is epic

intro
website
email
itunes
vote
music

The great debate

Magitek factory

SLAM dancing

MORE FUCKING LAVA STAGES (except Derek is the only one who hates it)

evil empire

story at this point

Most worthless characters in the game

Realm/shadow conspiracy

General Leo (NOT RACIST!)

Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate HATE you!

It could go faster, but as you can see, Amanda's track requires a lot of cleaning up. (not complaining Amanda, it is what it is).

For my fellow editors out there, Version 1.3 of audacity is available in Beta form. I find it leaps and bounds better than 1.2. Especially the .m4a support (requires plugin).

Will NOT show up on iTunes, so those of you subscribed to RSS, or those of you checking regularly the site, this gem is for you.

Good thing the music section exists to keep everyone busy?

So, we appologize for the nastiness that is Don's webcam mic, and should have everything fixed for episode 19 (part 2)

Derek

Amanda had to leave mid-show since she did not get as far as us.
This was recorded as one big show. It has been split into two parts. Expect part 2 later.

intro

How the fuck do i play the game?

epic intro

epic music

MOOGLES!

Motha' Fuckin' PIMP

Kefka

I hate you Barron. I hate you so very much

clocks

Cut scenes

Opera House

So! Listeners, how many of you are artists? I mean good artists. Not let me take a shit, rub it on some paper and call it art, artist, but freehand/cartoon/caricature/pixel art style artists? That type of artist.

No need to submit portfolios or any of that nonsense (its a podcast. Not an art show), but just a simple comment in the comments, or an email.
If it comes up that only several have said ability, then we shall look at other contest themes.
Basically we are wanting to avoid 2 people submitting something with everyone else calling foul due to the skilled nature of the deal.

Derek.

Derek

Those of you who write to us on a regular basis know who you are and we thank you. To the rest of you, don't be shy! We answer every email we get. Usually same day (and more often than not, within the hour! Something we like to pride ourselves on).

Plus the emails are a nice ego boost.

I have achieved Loremaster.
Did damn near every quest in the game.

Now i can spend more time on Mass Effect 2.

Derek.

Having never played 13 (AND I NEVER WILL!) i thought his opinion about 13 was spot on when applied to FF10.

Derek.

The quality on this one is all over the place. This is what happens when im in a hurry. Either way, i hope you all enjoy.

Show notes

Ive got big balls!

Contest winner!

Intro

Boss fights

Translation?

Derek finds the porn!

what is the story?

tetron

Space travel