Episode 86: Nintenda Entertainment System

This week's theme is the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System, the first among many console conversations the DV Cast plans to have. Although the general idea was to have an amiable bit of nostalgia time by remembering the early days of playing the box-shaped piece of plastic, the show rapidly turns into a psychoanalytical trip into Stephen's troubled mind as a xenophobic youngster while everyone else is exposed as antisocial shut-ins. None of this should surprise you. Beyond NES titles from the old days, Cameron finds The Last of Us to have lackluster everything-but-the-story, Stephen relates with Thomas Was Alone (possibly because of his childhood), Bryan reminds everyone that Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams has super good music, and Zachary gives Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D a proper thumbs-up. It's a real good episode. [audio https://www.cubby.com/p/_79a9638743ba4844b18ef335436fa68c/Disembodied%20Voices%20-%20Episode%2086%20V2.mp3]

Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: The Life and Death of the Mario Bros., originally from Super Mario Bros. and ReMixed by Mattias Häggström Gerdt.

Google+

Episode 84: E3 2013 feat. Sonic R

That special time of year, bursting with excitement and merriment, has finally arrived once more, and it's not Christmas nor Bryan playing Scrolls. E3 is the topic this week, along with the bountiful bevy of video games shown at its many conferences and pseudo-conferences. Although the lack of Cameron means an unfortunate dearth in hyperbolic statements, the rest of the DV Cast do their best to recap all their surging emotions on the newsiest episode of Disembodied Voices you'll find all year. Zachary nearly chokes on his own derision when the concept of free-to-play Killer Instinct appears, Bryan makes a lot of super funny puns, and Stephen reveals that his favorite person in the world is Charles Martinet. Other stuff happens, too.

[audio https://www.cubby.com/p/_80541aad28cc4a6a90964e0ac6a456cc/Disembodied%20Voices%20-%20Episode%2084.mp3]

Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Mario Ascends to the Clouds, originally from Super Mario Land and ReMixed by Argle.

Episode 77: This Podcast is Like Wal-Mart

Hi. This is Disembodied Voices, a podcast for all of humanity to enjoy. Although video games are the attempted focus, Bryan wants to browse Wikipedia and read you snippets from 1877 history, so buckle up for an exciting ride this week. But hold up now and fear not! All the critically acclaimed games you're dying to hear about are just around the corner, including Working Dawgs: Rivet Retriever and Dress to Play: Cute Witches! These heavy-hitting legends aside, talk of the latest Nintendo Direct drifts through the new Yoshi's Island game, A Link to the Past 2, and flying Pikmin. Pandora's Tower and Dishonored DLC are also visited, both of which include off-putting amounts of raw meat. That ought to sell you on Episode 77 of Disembodied Voices for sure. [audio https://www.cubby.com/p/_aa1a07dda66943698b82171e6c741d7d/Disembodied+Voices+-+Episode+77.mp3]

Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and remixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Gimme My Sword!, originally from Link's Awakening/A Link to the Past and remixed by Rekcahdam.

Episode 70: A Pretty Much Okay Episode

Disembodied Voices is ready and willing to celebrate the Year of Luigi with high-jumping, ghost-fearing enthusiasm-- or, at the very least, Stephen clearly is. But hey, everyone else is game to talk about the recent Nintendo Direct broadcast and it's moderately sized avalanche of announcements, even the conversation eventually bleeds into new consoles and Activision/Bungie's destiny. The future of the gaming industry is usually a really dumb subject here at Disembodied Voices, and this week more or less proves the point. Nevertheless, despite rampant pessimism and shaky speculation on years to come, Hyrule Historia and Fire Emblem: Awakening swoop in to makes things right again. If you're looking for a pretty much okay episode of the hippest video game podcast on the 'net, Disembodied Voices Episode 70 is your first and last stop. [audio https://www.cubby.com/p/_0c5ba130a46c4d32a1d4cb76fc6c586f/Disembodied+Voices+-+Episode+70.mp3]

Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and remixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Clash at the Mountains, originally from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening and remixed by zircon.

Episode 5: E3 2011 and What We Thought About It

What do you get when you cross electronics, entertainment, expos, and four guys talking into microphones? Episode 5 of Disembodied Voices, of course! (Clever joke, right there.) We take the whole trio of Es to task in this bout of E3-centered podcasting as we glower at Kinect, overstate Sony's arrogance, and kind of scratch our heads in confusion concerning the Wii U. We even got the Russian mafia involved this time, so come on and download Disembodied Voices Episode 5. Or, even better, subscribe on iTunes! [audio http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24480952/Disembodied%20Voices%20-%20Episode%205.mp3]  

Episode 4: Wherein Zachary's Taste is Insulted Numerous Times

It's the dawn of E3 and all the people in the video game stratosphere are running around like Red-Bull-fueled ants. Zachary fills us in on the Konami press conference, Cameron has misgivings about the stalling 3DS, Stephen talks a lot (probably too much) about game narrative, and Bryan reveals to the entire panel that he is, in truth, an aquatic vertebrate. This is clearly another action-packed episode, so go and download Disembodied Voices Episode 4; you can even subscribe on iTunes! [audio http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24480952/Disembodied%20Voices%20-%20Episode%204.mp3]

Episode 2: Chocobos and Breeding Them

Hide under your desk, because it's time for another bout of Disembodied Voices, wherein Stephen, Bryan, and Zach bring anarchy online as they chat about fighting games, Japanese games, Nintendo games, and... games in general. To download this riveting and exciting installment to the hit gaming podcast, click this link for Disembodied Voices Episode 2 in all its glory! [audio http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24480952/Disembodied%20Voices%20-%20Episode%202.mp3]