Sunday, October 4, 2009
8bitX Interview: Seth from 8bit Weapon
Full impromptu interview with a legend:
Seth from 8bit Weapon joined us in our last episode!!

If you are a fan of his work this interview is a must, as we dive into many projects that Seth has recently completed, and what is coming up in the future. Also we found out what game sparked his fire for video game music!!

Direct Download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/093009-8bitExtravaganza-Interview-Seth_8bitWeapon.mp3

8bitWeapon Links:
www.8bitweapon.com
www.computeher.net
www.resetgeneration.com - Free Soundtrack Download!!

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32/64 Bit Tourney Discussion Hour 2
Image from IGN
This hour we continued our discussion of which games will make it into the next tournament. If you have any games to add to this list:
Click here to see or add to the list of games!

Music: Zelda 64, Final Fantasy VII, WaveRace 64 and many more!
Show Notes to accompany the podcast: Click Here


Direct Download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/093009-8bitExtravaganza-32-64bitTourney-discussion-hr2.mp3

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32/64 Bit Tourney Discussion Hour 1
Image from 724
This Episode includes the full impromptu interview with Seth from 8bit Weapon, our picks of the week and some music from Mario 64!

Music: We enjoy the Big Band of Rogues from Japan, and they get us started with some Mario 64!
Show Notes to accompany the podcast: Click Here

Direct Download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/093009-8bitExtravaganza-32-64bitTourney-discussion-hr1.mp3

8bitWeapon Links:
www.8bitweapon.com
www.computeher.net
www.resetgeneration.com - Free Soundtrack Download!!


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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Bosses & Enemies III: Zelda I & Zelda II hr1
Image from Console Classix


In the 8bitX Studios we had live performances of Castlevania, Zelda, and many other songs from MrCultural!!

We finished off Zelda I that we began a week ago, visiting the many enemies and bosses that try to stop you on your journey through Hyrule in order to rescue Princess Zelda!

Games Covered: Zelda I & Zelda II
Mini-site: http://www.8bitx.com/bosses/

Direct Download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/090909-8bitExtravaganza-BossesandEnemiespt3-hr1.mp3



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Thursday, July 16, 2009
There Must Be Fireworks

There must be fireworks.

Our feature: Rob's Creepy Craigslist came up with a true gem, which can never be topped. Apparently if you want it from behind, oh yes in that way, while playing Super Mario Bros on the NES, then you have found a soulmate.

Direct download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/062409-CreepyCraigslist-I_must_hear_the_fireworks.mp3

Oh it gets worse, and don't forget, There must be fireworks.

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History of Beat Em Ups - Round 2 - Hour 2
We discuss Double Dragon II, TMNT, TMNT II and the NES is powered on with Double Dragon II in it.

Features: Creepy Craigslist - due to FCC regulations it's located in it's entirety here:
Music: Lots of Double Dragon from the DOD, and OC Remix, TMNT from DOD, NESkimos

Direct download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/062409-8bitExtravaganza-HistoryOfBeatEmUpsRound2-hr2.mp3

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History of Beat Em Ups - Round 2 - Hour 1

We discuss Double Dragon, Double Dragon II, and the NES is powered on with Double Dragon II in it to round out the hour.
Features: Jake the Juice takes us to the movies, New Releases
Music: Lots of Double Dragon from the DOD, and OC Remix

Direct download: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/062409-8bitExtravaganza-HistoryOfBeatEmUpsRound2-hr1.mp3

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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Zelda 1 vs Zelda 2 Hour 2
The debate continued in the 2nd hour, and much more zelda music was played from DOD and OC Remix.

Features:
Steel Sterling continues as we now follow Red Wing & he gets pistol whipped...
Creepy Craigslist Zelda style, and we hear about a human cat for adoption....

Direct Download Hour 2: http://www.8bitx.com/Shows/061009-8bitExtravaganza-Zelda1or2-hr2.mp3

Thanks for listening!

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Zelda 1 vs Zelda 2 Hour 1
Show opened with the 1st ever crossover between Justin's Radio Free Gamer & our show.
From there we listened to lots of awesome Zelda music ranging from Neskimos to Nintendo Symphony Orchestra, OC Remix, and more.

Features: 60 Seconds of Suck w/ DJ Zing & Rob wins a Street Fighter IV Poster!

Direct download: http://www.8bitx.com/Shows/061009-8bitExtravaganza-Zelda1or2-hr1.mp3

-Thanks for listening

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E3 Coverage Hour 2
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E3 Coverage Hour 1
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
1 Year Anniversary Hour 2
Creepy Craigslist time traveler edition kicks off our 2nd hour as well as the conclusion of the Adventures of Marty!
Also in this hour: Listeners call up & offer congratz on the 1 year!
Music: Punch out, Ninja Gaiden by Vomnitron, Contra by Vomnitron, Chrono Trigger OC remixes from Children of the Monkey Machine, and many many more!!!

Direct Download Hour 2: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/052709-8bitExtravaganza-1year-hr2.mp3

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1 Year Anniversary Hour 1
We start out with a Secret Song that involves none other than MR T!!
Also in this hour: Wii Punch Out review, Bethlehem PA Sands Casino Review, Justin called in to announce his show starts next week!
Music: Minibosses Tetris, Powerglove Tetris, OneUps No Balls No Glory, Punch Out, Abbaca Wawa IceTea and many more!!

Direct Download Hour 1: http://www.8bitx.com/shows/052709-8bitExtravaganza-1year-hr1.mp3

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Friday, May 22, 2009
Neskimos Night Hour 2
A horrifying tale from Kev C's flight from Kansas, Punch out & Bionic Commando (Wii & Xbox 360) reviews from around the web, and Will flips out on California & Game Informer.

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Neskimos Night Hour 1
Bionic Commando, Final Fantasy 7 (Voices of the Lifestream) and a classic craigslist reading featuring Bangkok!

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Most Influential Hour 2
This episode's topic is the most influential 8bit game.
This hour we discuss sports games & beat em ups.
Of course we feature the music from those games & lots of OCremixes as well as some Dwelling Of Duels songs (DOD)!

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Note: This episode is 192kbs instead of 128kbs due to the 8bit music. If the episode was saved in 128kbs there tends to be distortion of the classic music, which we cannot have.

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Most Influential Hour 1
This episode's topic is the most influential 8bit game.
This hour we discuss side scrolling platformers & feature the music from those games & lots of OCremixes as well as some Dwelling Of Duels songs (DOD)

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Note: This episode is 192kbs instead of 128kbs due to the 8bit music. If the episode was saved in 128kbs there tends to be distortion of the classic music, which we cannot have.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
16bit Tournament Finale Hour2
This episode is the climax of the 16bit Tournament.
This hour the audience will decide who will make it into the 8bitX Hall of Fame

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Also in this hour Steel Sterling comic book reaches it's final pages! We finally find out what will happen to Steel Sterling & the Steelers!

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16bit Tournament Finale Hour1
This is Hour 1 of the 16bit Tournament Final Showdown between Street Fighter II & Super Mario Kart.

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This hour we go through the history of both games and also have a Creepy Craigslist segment!

Lots of music from both these games!

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
16Bit Tourney - Recap/Drunk Show Hr2
Warning: Adult situations & language have not been edited out of this episode.
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16Bit Tourney - Recap/Drunk Show Hr1
Warning: Adult situations & language have not been edited out of this episode.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
16Bit Tourney Final 8 West Hour 2
[Mario Kart was a revolutionary title for the Mario franchise]

16Bit Tournament
Final 8 West Hour 2
Battles:
Donkey Kong Country vs Sonic The Hedgehog*
Super Mario Kart vs TMNT IV: Turtles in Time
*continued from previous hour

Download Hour 2

Music:
Sonic, Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Kart, TMNT, from the DOD, OC Remix, NESKIMOS, and Gamer Symphony Orchestra

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16Bit Tourney Final 8 West Hour 1
[DJ Zing held the 1st ever 8bitX listening party, and pulled in 11 votes for Sonic, will it be enough?]

Greatness:
This was one of our best shows ever. Rebellion Leader B.Lee takes over & opens the show!! A MUST LISTEN!!

Download Hour 1

16Bit Tournament
Final 8 West Hour 1
Battle:
Donkey Kong Country

Music:
OC Remixes of Donkey Kong Country & Sonic The Hedgehog

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Monday, April 13, 2009
16Bit Tourney Final 8 East Hour 2
[Two Capcom classics face off]

16Bit Tournament
Final 8 East Hour 2
Battle:
Street Fighter II vs MegaMan X

Download Hour 2

Music:
Plenty of Street Fighter II including The Grammar Club f/ Beefy - Red Cyclone, as well as MegaMan X from OC Remix.

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Saturday, April 11, 2009
16Bit Tourney Final 8 East Hour 1
[Zelda 3 is one of the best games ever made.]

16Bit Tournament
Final 8 East Hour 1
Battle:
Super Mario World vs Zelda 3

Download Hour 1

Music:
OC Remixes of these two games that you cannot miss!

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Thursday, April 9, 2009
16Bit Tourney Block 8 Hour 2
[A beast of a game rises in the 16bit tourney]
16Bit Tournament
Block 8 Hour 2
Battles
Round 1:
Chrono Trigger vs Stunt Race FX*
Battletoads & Double Dragon vs Alien 3
*continued from hour 1

Download Hour 2

Round 2:
Streets of Rage vs TMNT IV
Chrono Trigger vs Battletoads vs Double Dragon

Final:
TMNT IV vs Chrono Trigger

Hilarious:
Listener Kevin tries to argue for Battletoads against Chrono Trigger on XboxLive while playing Halo 3.

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16Bit Tourney Block 8 Hour 1
[Chrono Trigger is one of the best RPGs for the SNES]
16Bit Tournament
Block 8 Hour 1
Battles:
Streets of Rage vs Cool Spot
TMNT IV vs Golden Axe
Chrono Trigger vs Stunt Race FX*
*Battle concludes in Hour 2

Download Hour 1

Music:
Mostly OC Remixs of Streets of Rage, Chrono Trigger, and Cool Spot!
DOD TMNT selection I believe as well.

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Friday, April 3, 2009
8bitXclusive Interview: Gamer Symphony Orchestra [GSO]

Gamer Symphony Orchestra!
8bitXclusive Interview
Found through OCRemix's twitter for free music fridays, I got a listen to the GSO. Once hearing the music and reading a bit about them we had to have them on the show.

Download Part 1 Here

This 5 part interview will be posted over this week, this installment introduces you to who the GSO is, and how they got started. Well worth the listen this installment is around 7 mins long

Free music on their site as well as:
FREE CONCERT MAY 9TH!!!

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Monday, March 9, 2009
16Bit Tourney Block 6 Hour 2
DKC2 got no love from the Sonic audience

The following battles went down this hour:
Round 1:
NHL 96 vs Toe Jam & Earl*
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest vs Road Runner's Death Valley Ralley
*Continued from previous hour
Download Hour 2

2 Hockey games in the final 4!

Final 4
Sonic The Hedgehog vs Mutant League Hockey
NHL 96 vs DKC 2

Final Battle
 Sonic The Hedgehog vs DKC 2

This game changed the face of the 16bit era.

Music: Cannot go wrong here, plenty of Sonic and Donkey Kong Country 2 music, most of it coming from the OC Remix.org

Quick Block Analysis: Notes: In the end Donkey Kong Country 2 stood no chance against Sonic, although I feel as though Sonic is over-rated due to the lack of quality games on Genesis. In comparison Sonic is a great game, but I thought the depth of the levels in DKC 2 was impressive as well as the entire length of the game.

Block 6 Winner:
Sonic The Hedgehog

Next Show: Wednesday March 11th 2009
Block 7:
Super Mario Kart vs Space Ace
Earthworm Jim vs Super Punch Out
Super Mario RPG vs F-Zero
Killer Instinct vs Bonks Adventure

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16Bit Tourney: Block 6 Hour 1
The game that single-handedly took the video game industry back from Nintendo's strong hold.

Battles this hour:
Sonic The Hedgehog vs Kirby's Dream Course
Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts vs Mutant League Hockey
NHL 96 vs Toe Jam & Earl*
*Tied at the end of this hour, concludes next hour
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Music: Featured one of the greatest remixes ever, the Sonic Euroclub 95 mix from OC Remix, plenty of Ghouls 'N' Ghost music including a DOD selection from Dshu.

Quick Block Analysis: Sonic sweeps, no surprise, but pay attention to the Mutant League Hockey battle, as the minor upset came as a shock to me!

Next Hour:
Round 1:
NHL 96 vs Toe Jam & Earl
Donkey Kong Country 2 vs Road Runner's Death Valley Ralley

Next Show: Wednesday March 11th 2009

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Sunday, March 1, 2009
16bit Tourney Block 5 Hour 2
Comix Zone has a great visual style

The following battles went down this hour:
Round 1:
Secret of Mana VS Earthbound
Comix Zone VS UN Squadron
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Final 4
Donkey Kong Country VS Super Metroid
Secret of Mana VS UN Squadron

Final Battle
 Donkey Kong Country VS Secret of Mana

The classic Earthbound didn't make it out of the first round!! Absurd!

Music: UN Squadron had some awesome support from the DOD community, so we played the Gates of Hell version. Thrash the Plank from Snappleman was also played from Donkey Kong Country, as well as plenty of Secret of Mana OC Remixes, and some DKC from the DOD. Great hour for the music fans out there who enjoy remixes and rock ballads!

Quick Block Analysis: Notes: Comix Zone and Earthbound both eliminated in the first round! UN Squadron the sleeper gets into the Final 4, making it tough choices all around. In an epic battle Donkey Kong Country faces Super Metroid, it came down to a coinflip. From this coinflip Donkey Kong Country moves on, and callers are upset demanding a better decision making system than a coinflip! Secret of Mana squeeked by UN Squadron to face Donkey Kong Country in the finals, another decision that came down to the coinflip....

Block 5 Winner:
Donkey Kong Country!

Next Show: Wednesday March 4th 2009
Block 6:
(1) Sonic The Hedgehog VS (8) Kirby's Dream Course
(4) Super Ghouls 'N' Ghosts VS (5) Mutant League Hockey
(3) NHL 96 VS (6) Toe Jam & Earl
(2) Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest VS (7) Road Runner's Death Valley Ralley

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16bit Tourney Block 5 Hour 1
One of the most jam-packed blocks full of amazing games that you will ever see, we have some legendary games that will be sent packing!

Battles this hour:
Donkey Kong Country VS XMEN
Super Metroid VS Super Smash TV
Download Hour 1

Notes: Loyal listener Kevin had a meltdown on the air, listen here.

Music: If the games weren't enough the music from this hour was epic as well. We had some DOD providing some Donkey Kong Country, and also on the Super Metroid songs as well. OC Remix came through with more Donkey Kong Country songs for enjoyment, check out their Kong in Concert album from ocremix.org. (FREE)

Quick Block Analysis: Very glad to see Metroid exact revenge on Smash TV from the 8bit Tournament. The cool thing about the XMEN game we learned that hitting the reset button just right beats the game! Imagine you figure that out but press the Reset button normally and reset your game, heartbreaking! No real surprizes at this point in the block......


Next Hour:
Secret of Mana VS Earthbound
Comix Zone VS UN Squadron

Next Show: Wednesday March 4th 2009

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Listener Kevin has a meltdown on air
Last week on the show, loyal listener Kevin loses his mind after listening to the recap & tears into Will something unreal

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Sunday, February 22, 2009
16Bit Tourney Block 4 Hour 2
The following battles went down this hour:
Round 1:
Final Fantasy III vs Sonic 3: Sonic & Knuckles*
Yoshi's Island vs Ghostbusters
*Continued from Hour 1

Final 4
Mortal Kombat vs MegaMan X
Yoshi's Island vs Final Fantasy III**
**This battle sparked controversy read below

Final Battle
 MegaMan X vs Final Fantasy III
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Yoshi's Island got screwed in many people's opinion

Notes: What a Final 4 we have by the way, holy hell. This was the toughest block for our listeners to vote on because so many great classic games faced off where it was almost like "picking a favorite son". Not only did we have FFIII vs Sonic 3, we also had the final battle of MegaManX vs Final Fantasy III which saw Mets vote AGAINST a MegaMan game, and Shaun vote FOR MegaMan!

**Yoshi's Island Controversy: Yoshi's Island took on Final Fantasy III in Round 1 and it came down to a coinflip. The coinflip landed in the favor of Yoshi's Island so Yoshi's Island Moves on right? Well.... Jeff calls up to issue the Executive Challenge of the coinflp. Will for some stupid reason allows this to happen, and when the Executive Challenge is issued we had Kevin & Mets call up with opposing views on who should win. Will decides that each caller can make their case for the game they have chosen. Kevin explains how he had Yoshi's Island and it was fun and Final Fantasy III is not better than it. Mets' turn. Mets unleashes this amazing tale of how Final Fantasy III is one of the greatest games on the planet, let alone the system or RPG format. Will decides that Mets won the battle OVERTURNING the coinflip......

Music: More Final Fantasy III from OC remix, and some Sonic for the rest of Round 1. For the Final 4 we had some MegaManX & Yoshi's Island remixes from ocremix.org, as well as plenty of FFIII music.

Quick Block Analysis: MegaManX may have won this block either way, but Yoshi's Island def got screwed. Mortal Kombat did not get the proper respect in my opinion from our listeners in how good this game truly was.

Block 4 Winner: MegaMan X

Next Show: Wednesday Feb 25th 2009
Block 5:
Donkey Kong Country vs XMEN
Super Metriod vs Super Smash TV
Secret of Mana vs Earthbound
Comix Zone vs UN Squadron

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16Bit Tourney Block 4 hour 1
The following battles went down in this hour:
Round 1:
Mortal Kombat vs Zombies ate my neighbors
Mega Man X vs NCAA Basketball
Final Fantasy III vs Sonic 3: Sonic & Knuckles*
*Battle completed in Hour 2
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If Mortal Kombat wins the block then it will take on SFII in the Final 8

Notes: NCAA Basketball was the first 3d basketball game ever made for a console. The Final Fantasy 3 vs Sonic 3 battle was especially enjoyable as the listeners were writhing in pain with this tough decision.

Music: The Black Mages provided us with some Final Fantasy III music, and Rhayshon had an excellent version of the Mortal Kombat theme with electric guitar. We also went with some Mega Man X from the Neskimos as well as a few OC remixes from this selection.

Quick Block Analysis: This block proved to be different than last week where we saw some honest voting, even still it's a damn shame that NCAA Basketball had to go. It had the unfortunate fate of going up against a true classic of a game in Mega Man X, and really didn't stand a chance. We also saw the cult classic Zombies ate my neighbors fall to the legendary Mortal Kombat, but you hate to see a game like Zombies get elimnated.


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Saturday, February 14, 2009
16Bit Tourney: Block 3 Hour 2
The following battles went down in this hour:
Round 1:
Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB vs SimCity*
Super Castlevania IV vs Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
*Dope Rule in effect!

Round 2:
Street Fighter II vs Super Double Dragon*
Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB vs Super Castlevania IV
*Will Flips out on voters

Final:
Street Fighter II vs Super Castlevania IV

I didn't give Super Double Dragon it's proper respect

Notes: This hour had our first ever dope-rule of the 16bit tournament! Ken Griffey Jr was on the verge of elimination and then the doperule went into effect, eliminating the classic SimCity from contention.
After that it was a heated battle to get revenge on the host as Super Double Dragon nearly defeated Street Fighter II!! I flipped out and had some harsh words for the audience and then Street Fighter II moved on by 1 vote!! Ridiculous that it came down to that.
Music: Ken Griffey Jr's music as well as some sound effect from batters being struck out, Orchestrated Simcity music which was really nice, nearly every Super Castlevania IV OC Remix & some GOAT from Castlevania 3, but it's because GOAT rules.
Quick Block Analysis: I have some animosity towards the audience's trend to not vote with their hearts, but vote to get revenge. The battle lines have been drawn and it's only going to get worse from here.

Next week I offer an ultimatium to the audience.

Block 3 Winner: Street Fighter II

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16Bit Tourney: Block 3 Hour 1
The following battles went down in this hour:
Street Fighter II vs Shaq Fu
Super Bases Loaded vs Super Double Dragon

Ryne Sandberg was my favorite baseball player

Notes: You know when Ecco the dolphin is involved that we breakdown the plot, always a fun time!
Music: A ton of Street Fighter II Music including The Grammar Club's Red Cyclone vocal edition, Street Fighter II Tribute Album selections, djPretzel's Spicy Curry OC Remix and more. We also played a remix of Super Double Dragon by Paragon9x which was really well done.
Secret Song: None! Oh NO! (We played too many Street Fighter songs)

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Block 2 Recap Download
Catch up with the 8bitX 16bit tournament, as we prepare for battle once again!

Wed Feb 11th @ 9pm EST

Block 3
Round 1:
Street Fighter II vs Shaq Fu
Super Bases Loaded vs Super Double Dragon
Ken Griffey Jr Presents MLB vs SimCity
Super Castlevania IV vs Evander Holyfield Real Deal Boxing

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Thursday, February 5, 2009
16bit Tourney: Block 2 Hour 2
The following battles went down in this hour:
Round 1:
Mario Paint vs Shadowrun
Starfox vs Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

Round 2:
Zelda 3 vs Final Fight
Mario Paint vs Starfox

Final:
Zelda 3 vs Starfox

It was really tough to see Mario Paint goIt was really tough to see Mario Paint go
(image from mushroomkingdom.net)

Notes: Jam-packed hour this was, straight to business!
Music: Neskimos, Mario Paint Intense Color OC Remix, Starfox OC Remixes, Lots of Zelda 3 Music.
Quick Block Analysis: One sided contests, not a close battle this whole block, and I'm torn up about Mario Paint.

Block 2 Winner: Zelda 3!


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16bit Tourney: Block2 Hour 1
The following battles went down in this hour:
Zelda 3 vs Skulljagger
Ecco vs Final Fight

Notes: You know when Ecco the dolphin is involved that we breakdown the plot, always a fun time!
Music: Live performance of Zelda songs via acoustic guitar, Neskimos, and OC Remixes of Ecco.
Secret Song: Tetris by acoustic guitar!!
Features: We also read more of the Steel Sterling comic book, we are now up to page 3.

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Thursday, January 29, 2009
16Bit Tourney: Block 1 Hour 2
Wednesday Jan 28th 2009 marked the official start of the 16bit tournament.
Each week we will take 8 games and they will face off vs each other in a single elimination tournament of drama, nostalgia, hurt feelings, and crushed dreams.

This week we had Block #1 from our 16bit field of 64.

4th battle:
Vectorman vs Gradius 3
Two great games in their own rights, Vectorman was SEGA's answer to Donkey Kong Country and Gradius 3 was the first SNES installment of the series. Vectorman's plot was stolen for the movie Wall-E, and Gradius 3 introduced a great new mode for modifying and combining weaponry. These two games laid it all on the line, and the audience was split, so for the first time in this tournament we have a COINFLIP!
The New Frontier Las Vegas Nevada(out of business) One Dollar Gaming Token is our official coin for this block, and the dramatic sounds of the coinflip rang through. When the coin settled it was heads, Vectorman survives to the next round!
Vectorman def Gradius 3 via COINFLIP

Final 4:
Super Mario World
Contra 3
NBA Jam
Vectorman

Super Mario World vs Contra 3
When it comes down to it there are just some games that capture your imagination. You escape into the realms they create and for that time you and everyone else who have played that game are apart of the same journey. Super Mario World wasn't just a good game that came with the system that everyone played. It was a masterpiece that you got the SNES with.
Super Mario World def Contra
(vote tally: 4-1)

NBA Jam vs Vectorman
BOOOMSHAKALAKA!! HE'S ON FIRE!!
NBA Jam def Vectorman FLAWLESS VICTORY: 5-0

Final Battle of Block 1:
Super Mario World vs NBA Jam
At this point in the tournament it became apparent that people are scheming ALREADY. Already we see people with the hater vote ( vote against a title because it's too "strong"/popular) emerge. Well at one point the game was tied, NBA Jam and Super Mario World were tied! Honestly this made me sick. How?!! You can't tell me that NBA Jam, a wonderful game in it's own right, was anywhere near the quality, depth, and overall enjoyment of Super Mario World. So all the NBA Jam votes were hater votes. We are learning how to play the field of 64 quite early this time around aren't we. A tournament specialist Mets was on the line and he told us a tale of how NBA Jam destroyed his childhood from Blockbuster's Tournament of Champions regional tournaments. Finally Mets gets to exact revenge and sway the vote to Super Mario World, and all is right with the world!! But at what price......
Super Mario World wins!!

Super Mario World moves on to the Final 8 to compete against the winner of Block 2 for a spot in the Final 4.

Stay tuned......

Next Show: Wednesday Feb 4th 2009 @9pm




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16Bit Tourney: Block 1 Hour 1
Wednesday Jan 28th 2009 marked the official start of the 16bit tournament.
Each week we will take 8 games and they will face off vs each other in a single elimination tournament of drama, nostalgia, hurt feelings, and crushed dreams.

This week we had Block #1 from our 16bit field of 64.
1st battle:
Super Mario World vs Clayfighter
Clayfighter held it's own, we found out that it won the award for "Best Street Fighter Wannabe" among others from EGM, plus we also learned Super Mario World's soundtrack was composed completely on an electronic keyboard from Koji Kondo. We also learned that Clayfighter did not stand much of a chance against Super Mario World.
Super Mario World def Clayfighter.

2nd battle:
Contra 3: The Alien Wars vs Jurassic Park
This battle featured the classic Contra franchise vs a movie turned into a game in Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park featured surround sound and an awful ending which we spoil on the air. Considering the game had no save feature are you really going to play it through anyway? Although it looked like a sure win for Contra at first, when it came down to decision time Contra 3 only wins by 1 vote.
Contra 3 def Jurassic Park

3rd battle:
NBA Jam vs Super Star Wars
This was tough. Only because Super Star Wars is another movie adaptation to game, and people apparently love it! I thought NBA Jam would have swept this game but to my surprise NBA Jam squeeks by with 1 vote to spare.
NBA Jam def Super Star Wars

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Sunday, January 25, 2009
Jan 21st: 16bit Heavy Hitters Hour 2
BEST JUICE BOX EVER

This hour was about the Heavy Hitters of the 16 bit era, and we finalize the 16 bit bracket.

During the discussion of Mario Kart we talked about juice boxes and ended up bitching about how much CapriSun's suck, all from our time opening the hug juice containers on the fridge door in our basement.

CapriSun's are a lie
Also we ran down the Streets of Rage storyline from the box/manual movie trailer style, which is always a good time.

Mortal Kombat's impact on the gaming industry, mainly the case in court that made the ESRB board take shape and the rating system we now love.

Music:
Actraiser, Street Fighter II - Turbo HD Remix Red Cyclone, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario World, Streets of Rage, Mortal Kombat

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Jan 21st: Heavy Hitters of 16bit Show Hour 1
Zombies ate my neighbors is in!
Our first drama of the tournament did not have to wait until the tournament officially began, as it came down to 2 games for the final spot in the field of 64, Zombies ate my neighbors and Shadowrun. With awesome arguments in the chatroom spilling over to debates on the air, Andre came in and sealed the deal with a vote for Zombies, pushing Shadowrun off the list. This episode we discussed the New releases including Skate 2, and Deal or no Deal made our Weak pick of the Week, yet another title for the Wii on that list. Very sad.

One of the best quotes from a caller happened when Zack from Allentown, who called to defend Shadowrun and add Final Fantasy 3 to the bracket, was blasted for missing the show in favor of a TV show called Damages. We've made it into a promo.

Rob's Retro review featured Secret Of Mana where we learned that Rob chose this game facing gamer death due to a horrid report card as his swan song for the SNES.


Music: We played Donkey Kong Country remixes from OC remix.org, Zombies ate my neighbors, Secret of Mana, and many more.

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Friday, January 16, 2009
Jan 14th Show: Nintendo is Easy Hour 1 Podcast
This show started ridiculously late, 10:45 pm due to work running late, and we had a 2 hour show ahead of us. On the way home from work I felt like this show was going to be good, and we did not disappoint.


Rob Pierce sent in an interesting article about Nintendo applying for a patent in June 2008 to enable any player of any skill to complete a game. We decided to bring this up as a topic in the show between songs so we did just that. It ended up being a rant on my part basically ripping into this patent because it destroys the very premise of video games. The NES made the current generation of players who thrive on games like Guitar Hero and Achievements which reward overcoming the absurd obstacle in order to prevail save the fucking universe, and consider myself a hero. Listen to the podcast for more.

Music:
We listen to such classics as Dizzy the Adventurer, some Super Mario Bros 3, put on the Minibosses with Blaster Master, 1/2 a HORSE the band song, and many more.

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Monday, January 12, 2009
010709 - 16 bit Tournament Talks Hour 2
The episode continues as we move on to the right side of the hypothetical bracket, and I project winners for the entire tournament including upsets where Mutant League Hockey takes on NHL 96 at one point.
Awesome music featured throughout and a first for our show we play some Chrono Trigger courtesy of OC Remix and we also get to some Mortal Kombat, Super Mario World, and many many more.

Follow along the episode with our unofficial bracket:


Thanks for listening, our next show is January 14th @ 9pm est.

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Thursday, January 8, 2009
010709 - 16 bit Tournament Talks Hour 1
This episode of the 8bit Extravaganza is the first of 2009, and we kick in the door with some old school Double Dragon music right out the gate courtesy of Ryan8bit from the Dwelling of Duels.
This episode was primarily focused on the 16 bit tournament bracket setup so please refer to the bracket throughout the show.


Rob's Retro Review occurs this hour and features D00M on the SNES.

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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Dec 17th Football/Thanksgiving Show Hour 2
The 2nd Hour kicked off with Tecmo Bowl and Tecmo Super Bowl, some of the greatest football ever achieved in a video game form. We progressed to Madden, and paid thanks to Final Fantasy VII with some great One Winged Angel remixes, and ended the night with a Thanksgiving tradition.

Each year on Thanksgiving it has to start officially with Arlo Guthrie's Alice's Restaurant. This has been passed down to me and the tradition I pass to the listeners of the show with much love.

Happy Thanksgiving, now pass the damn turkey, stuffing (in or out), mashed potatoes, yams, baked macaroni & cheese, cole slaw, orange soda (franks) and pumpkin pie!

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Friday, December 12, 2008
Dec 10th Request Night Hour 1
This show was fun. We went into this show attempting the tribute to football games show, however that fell through as time to prepare ran down, and we had no more timeouts left.
So it turned into a request night on the 8bit Extravaganza, and for the first time it was not limited to video game music! The show was a blast, and the first hour flew by with a lot of songs, and a great story about PS3's ability to turn itself off during a movie!!

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Tetris Tribute Show
Our 1st show back in the 2nd Season is a tribute to the beloved Tetris!
This episode is a strong music episode with some of the best songs that we've ever played from techno to rock versions of the songs of tetris, this was a fun episode that kicked off the 2nd Season just right!

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