December 29th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Episode 16: “Inner Child Abuse”
Run Time: 53min 58sec
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In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Beast King GoLion
Beast King GoLion has to be one of the most brutal, savage cartoons ever to come out of Japan. And yet, it’s a freakin’ children’s show!
If you grew up watching Voltron, the original GoLion from which it’s derived is much more mature–great to watch now with adult eyes, but don’t you dare show this to your own kids! The show’s heroes and villains alike indulge in the pornography of violence and cruelty.
Those of you who idolize Voltron in your nostalgia, prepare to have the pillars of your childhood shattered from under you.
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December 27th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
In our arrogance, we human beings prefer to believe that we’re sophisticated, highly-enlightened lords of our universe. The truth is that we’re still apes just barely out of the jungle. Apply enough pressure or hoist out the pillars of our worldly constructs and we revert to beasts enslaved by our savage impulses.
Case in point: The young man in the video below. His mother canceled his World of Warcraft account and his brother made note to document his reaction. Question my theories all you like, but you’ll understand by the 1min 10sec mark when his frustration occurs him to shove a remote control up his own ass.
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December 25th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Omake 03: “Christmas Bonus”
Run Time: 17min 59sec
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In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Outtakes from 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, my ho-ho-homies! As a little something from us to you, we present some of the outtakes from the episodes that Kevin and I recorded this past year. Usually chunks of audio are cut to keep the show under an hour, but luckily for you guys, I never throw anything away. Digital pack rat, I.
So for this bonus episode, you’re getting part blooper reel and part deleted scenes track.
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December 25th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Moya IS Christmas Cammy
Christmas means that Cosplay of the Week comes a day early! Above is the hands-down greatest Cammy cosplayer of all time, Moya.
Happy Holidays, everyone! Get yourself some presents and perhaps a kiss under the mistletoe!
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December 24th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
In fact, this would be my dream Christmas:
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December 22nd, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Episode 15: “Shut a Door, Share an Apple”
Run Time: 55min 33sec
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In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Macross Plus
Macross Plus never quite held the spotlight as its peppy younger sibling, Macross 7. For over a decade, it’s stayed buried in anime sub-culture, remembered mostly by its cult followers. I am one that bears the load as Macross Plus’s evangelist, spreading its word to the ignorant and those who have forgotten.
It was only a matter of time before Macross Plus made its way into the Method to Madness podcast. It is to this day my favorite anime of all time. Kevin seems to think it’s cool too. Give it a watch yourself; you may just fall in love.
There was a Macross Plus game on the original PlayStation released in Japan. I’ve written an in-depth review on it here, should you be curious.
It's just joy... Truly.
The YF-19 disarms the YF-21.
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December 19th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
SmittenxKitten as Ayla from Chrono Trigger
It’s harder to find Chrono Trigger cosplay than it should. Smitten Kitten (or SmittenxKitten, depending on the site) does an astounding job of bringing the cavegirl beauty, Ayla to life. While her costume is extraordinary, her photo galleries suggest that she’s in need of a photographer that can keep her in focus.
Look, out–this kitten’s ready to pounce!
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December 15th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Episode 14: “You’ve Been Yakuza’ed!”
Run Time: 49min 16sec
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In the Method to Madness podcast, I’m joined with my good friend Kevin “The Business” Gray to discuss great anime and video games that you should be watching as well as ones you should feel ashamed you are watching.
This episode, we discuss…
Yakuza (PS2)
Yakuza has taught me one thing: Never visit Shinjuku, Japan…because the average lifespan of its citizens is measured in breaths. Every dispute is settled by one of three forms of currency: Money, prostitution, and murder. Crime is law.
If you have a Y (for Yakuza?) chromosome, you will love this game. You play as Japan’s counterpart to The Fonz; the #1 streetwise badass with a heart of gold. You represent and regulate the entire city, righting the wrongs with only your unstoppable fists.
This game has often been mistaken as a poor Japanese knock-off of Grand Theft Auto III–this is a misconception. While it makes a poor GTA clone, this is a phenomenal addition to the modern day action RPG genre, à la Shenmue.
I guess you...SPOKE too soon!
You don't have the CHOPS!
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December 12th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
??? as Maya Natsume from Tenjho Tenge
I’ve never watched Tenjho Tenge. Nor do I have any idea what the name is of the cosplayer featured above. All I know is that it wins.
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December 10th, 2009 by The Grey Ghost
Just a couple weeks ago, Capcom confirmed the addition of new characters to its upcoming Super Street Fighter IV. Included in the mix are Final Fight heroes Cody and Guy. It’s a shame that Mike Haggar couldn’t complete the Final Fight reunion, but I suppose we’ll have to make do with Zangief’s alternate costume.
What’s somewhat curious is the Capcom’s decision to continue using Cody’s “Alpha” costume, which portrays him as an escapee from a 1920s chain gang. Unless Cody’s just a huge fan of O’ Brother, Where Art Thou?, I can only assume that the current installment of the Street Fighter games is just as much about time travel as it is about punching with fire. This may also explain why Sakura hasn’t aged a day in the ten years that take place between Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Street Fighter IV.
Fortunately, the developers of Super Street Fighter IV have saved me a call to Doc Brown, giving explanation for their design choices in a recent interview. Mad props to SRK member Azrael for the translation, BTW.
The short answer for Cody’s prison garb in SSF4 is basically this: Kids today are probably too young to remember what arcades are, let alone the original Final Fight. The most recent version of Cody that gamers might be familiar with is the design used in Street Fighter Alpha 3, just a decade ago. You kids… You just don’t know the guilty pleasure of a good arcade beat-em-up.
The inclusion of Cody also meant revisiting one of the features that made his character unique in Alpha 3: The knife. Despite it being a painful hurdle for the games programmers, the dev’s believe that Cody’s ability to pick up and throw a casually discarded knife adds an additional layer to the gameplay. More than just chipping away at each other’s lifebar, his opponents can now take part in a “keep away” meta game, with the knife as a MacGuffin.
In a Cody mirror match, only one knife will be available. If both Cody’s reach for the knife at the same time, only one will receive it. The other better start making some distance. More than just a knife will be available… Other Final Fight melee classics will appear, such as pipes and wrenches. No word yet on finding meat in oil drums.
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