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This is a special episode, featuring an interview we did with Tommy Tallarico, Video Games Live co-creator, noted videogame music composer and TV personality.
Dennis’ Nickname: The Man Who Now Has Even Less Reason To Play His Copy Of Skeleton Warriors
Be sure to listen to The Arcade this Friday, as we were granted an exclusive interview with the man behind Video Games Live, Tommy Tallarico!
I got to get my copy of Skeleton Warriors signed and everything!
-Dennis
P.S. Photographic evidence:
Congratulations to MJ who knew that the answer to our Video Games Live trivia was “Still Alive”, the brilliant song that plays at the end of Portal, after you beat the game.
Enjoy the show!
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What was discussed: Video Games Live, Grease’s return in videogame form, Asteroids’ return in movie form, Guitar Hero: Van Halen or Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar: Dead to the Van Halen brothers, Mortal Kombat 9 to be rated M, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, GTA Chinatown Wars coming to PSP
Dennis’s Nickname: The Magneto Bookmark
Blast From the Past: Final Fantasy 7 (PSX, 1997)
Code of the Week: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (PS3)
Be listening this Friday to learn how you can win a pair of tickets to
go see Video Games Live!
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What was discussed: EA’s Mock Religious Protests backfiring, Tingle, the (creepy) character from the Legend of Zelda series getting two new games all of his own, a discussion regarding the game critic’s E3 Awards, and the NPD Group’s US game sales figures for May.
Dennis’s Nickname: The Man Who’s Glad He’s Not In Hollywood Right Now
Blast From the Past: Moonwalker (Sega Genesis, 1990)
Code of the Week:Infamous (PS3)
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What was discussed: Futurama’s return to television, Nintendo’s Wii Vitality Sensor, The Beatles: Rock Band, Metal Gear Solid: Rising / Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker / Metal Gear Arcade, New Super Mario Bros. on the Wii, the new unnamed Zelda game, PSP Go
Dennis’s Nickname: The Slightly Older Radio Host
Blast From the Past: Sim City (SNES, 1991)
Code of the Week: The Sims 3 (PC/Mac)
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What was discussed: Metroid: Other M, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Microsoft’s E3 2009-winning “Project Natal” (in the opinion of The Arcade), Sony’s new motion-sensing controller.
Dennis’s Nickname: The German With English Subtitles
Blast From the Past: Metal Gear Solid (PSX, 1998)
Code of the Week: Punch-Out!! (Wii)
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What was discussed: Due to a news drought in the anticipation of E3, the music of Frank Zappa was discussed, and how you should be excited for Zappa Plays Zappa’s return to Winnipeg in August. Songs played included most of the “Apostrophe(‘)” album, “Let Me Take You To The Beach”, Captain Tortilla’s NES arrangement of “Peaches En Regalia” & the classic “I am the Slime”.
Dennis’s Nickname: The man who wants to know if that is a real poncho or a Sears poncho?
Blast From the Past: N/A
Code of the Week: N/A
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What was discussed: A Spore/Robot Chicken collaboration, 3D Realms NOT dead(??), first details of Guitar Hero 5, OnLive snubbing E3, April U.S. game sales figures courtesy of the NPD group, Tony Hawk Ride, Rockstar co-founders on the Times 100 list.
Dennis’s Nickname: The Newly Recrowned Pallet Jack King
Blast From the Past: Black Sabbath I (CD, 1970)
Code of the Week: X-Men Origins: Wolverine