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Monday
18Aug

Episode 53: Rad Fincher and Super JoE


Xbox Live Arcade has gallantly stormed into the metaphorical dragon's den and SLAYED the beast with its killer August lineup of games. Robotronic Dynamite super-stars Brandon Fincher and Joe Shieh decide to follow suite, but instead of a killer lineup of gaming downloadable goodness at their disposable, they bust out some audio-gasmic downloadable goodness. Needless to say, the metaphorical dragon's head exploded from all the awesome that is Robotronic Dynamite Episode 53.  


Download It Here!

(0:00 - 7:03) Intro / Geometry Wars 2 or How Bryan Tarlowski Learned to Stop Worrying and Love JoE Shieh
Brandon and Shieh charge out the gates with a rundown on the newest iteration of the Geometry Wars series. Behold, as they jam on the game itself and provide accounts of the bloodiest high-score battle humanity has ever seen!

(7:03 - 19:58) Blow Blows Brandon's Brain with Braid Part I
Brandon and Shieh gush on the "artsy" and breath-taking experience that is Braid. In the first installment, they discuss the mechanics, art-style, and soundtrack of this delightful puzzle-platformer.

(19:58 - 29:04) Blow Blows Brandon's Brain with Braid Part II
In the finale of the two-parter, the duo begins to wax poetic with Braid's motifs and themes. They dissect a few of the theories on the meaning of Braid. Yea, dumb people should probably stop the 'cast right here, because all the smart could make their brains explode.

(29:04 - 43:12) Go Go Bionic Arm!
After waiting two long years, Rad Spencer finally parachutes onto our consoles and bless us with his journey to save Super Joe. With Brandon's nostalgic fuel mixed with Shieh's relative-newbie juice, the duo jams about the game with no avail... much like Rad Spencer executing dwarves in giant machines with extreme prejudice.

(43:12 - 48:10) Closing
It almost didn't happen this week, folks, but Brandon and Shieh stood up to the plate and delivered. With some closing notes on Jimmy's 48 Hour Film Fest entry, Gated Community Hookers, and prospects on next week's episode, Brandon and Shieh close the episode off by giving each other 1980's style freeze-frame high-fives.

Robotronic Jams!
- "Prologue & Epilogue" from Bionic Commando Rearmed by Simon Viklund
- "Downstream" from Braid by Shira Kammen 
- "Romanesca" from Braid by Cheryl Ann Fulton
- "Main Theme" from Bionic Commando Rearmed by Simon Viklund
- "Leap of Faith" from Bionic Commando Rearmed by Simon Viklund

Robotronic Bonus Section Jams!
- "One Man, One Bionic Arm" from Bionic Commando Rearmed by Simon Viklund
- "Go Go Bionic" from Bionic Commando Rearmed by Simon Viklund

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Reader Comments (3)

The battle for pacifism didn't last long enough but it was fun. Damn these great games on xbox live coming out every week! Its been a great month for gaming because of this though. Brandon - Do more podcasts so I can hear your voice once a week at least!

August 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterColdsnapBryan

just found this place via joystiq... how about a direct link to the audio? I had to steal it from the source code.

August 19, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjason

Hi Jason, welcome to the site! Shieh is actually going through and amending that as I type this, so you should be able to get your hands on the mp3s shortly.

Thanks!

August 19, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterBrandon Fincher

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