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Molehill Mountain Episode 81 – No Rush For Gravity Rush 2

Why pay full price for a video game when you can pay full price for HALF a video game?

0:02 – Emergency system accidentally sends out a false alarm that a missile is on its way to Hawaii

8:54 – We start the show! I played the Dragon Quest Builders demo and EZK watched The Punisher on Netflix

40:29 – Half of the new BlazBlue game’s characters will be paid DLC

49:40 – Sony postpones shutting down Gravity Rush 2’s servers until July

59:15 – Swatter who got Kansas man killed charged with manslaughter

1:05:53 – Western localization of Detective Pikachu announced

1:10:10 – We discuss everything announced during Nintendo’s recent Direct

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Molehill Mountain Episode 36 – ft. Super Metal Dave 64!

Zachary and the Mrs. are busy moving their brood to the side of the fence where the grass is greener but that doesn’t mean Andrew is all by his lonesome.  Nope!  Youtuber and Nintendo commentator Super Metal Dave 64 joins the show to talk all things Switch!

6:55 – Mega Man MUSCLE figures shown off at Toy Fair 2017

8:13 – Suda51 apologizes to translator for going off script during January’s Switch event

18:32 – Nintendo announces DLC for Zelda

29:51 – Pros and cons of marketing the Switch as a portable console vs a powerful portable that hooks up to the TV

46:08 – Sony filing a Japanese patent for a new handheld that looks a lot like the Switch

48:36 – Switch’s first-year line-up

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Molehill Mountain Episode 28 – What Has Two Thumbs and Hates Hamilton?

After a bit of the usual yammering, Andrew starts the show with a review of Hamilton (18:50), then he and EZK take an unexpected political detour discussing Trump’s feelings on Hamilton (32:40) before debating the Electoral College vs popular vote (37:45).  Getting back on track we talk about The Game Awards (52:39) and Playstation Experience (1:09:51).

And, for those that requested it, I’ve pasted a chat transcript at the bottom of this story.  Enjoy!

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Legend Of Dragoon Took 65 Pretty Cool Hours Of My Life I Won’t Get Back

Legend Of DragoonA few months back, I started playing Legend of Dragoon for the PS1 for the first time. I had the first three of four disks sitting on my game shelf for years and just needed an excuse to start playing. Had I actually played that, I would have been able to borrow disk four from my brother. However, I was planning on buying that disk somewhere at sometime. That didn’t work out. Instead, I bought the game through the PSN store as a PS1 classic game.

It sat for a few months in my PSN library waiting for me to play it, but I never got around to it. Playing it on my PS3 was kind of a pain because my kids used the PS3 for TV and movies as well as Minecraft. The couple of hours I had after they went to bed were often spent spending time with my wife or working on my side projects. That all changed when I got my PSP. I picked it up at a thrift store for $8 and had to replace the battery for another $9. It was probably the best gaming hardware investment I ever made. I now had the freedom to play all those PS1 classics at will and I decided to start with Legend of Dragoon.

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Molehill Mountain Episode 26 – A Mature Discussion Of NPC Genitalia

Andrew returns to chat with Zachary about the NES Classic Edition supply shortage (1:14), a rumored launch game for the Nintendo Switch that crosses Mario RPG with Ubisoft’s Rabbids (30:03), the price of Nintendo’s upcoming mobile title, Super Mario Run (36:55), and Sony suspending a gamer’s PSN account for sharing a screen of a naked NPC in Watch Dogs 2 (55:42).

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Molehill Mountain Episode 17 – PS4 Pro Crotch Shots

Lots of fun stories this week!

31:46 – Nintendo hits “No Mario’s Sky” with a DMCA takedown. Developer removes infringing assets and renames it “DMCA’s Sky”

40:08 – Warner Bros. hits itself with a DMCA takedown

49:06 – Mario hits iOS mobile devices with the endless runner-esque “Super Mario Run”

59:39 – Sony shows off the visual majesty of the PS4 Pro with an Asari Crotch Shot

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Molehill Mountain Episode 12 – Andrew’s Back!

Not only is Andrew back to grace you all with his dubious presence but you can also find audio versions of the last four EZK-hosted episodes of Molehill Mountain on iTunes.  Yay!

  • 0:29 – Andrew talks about his vacation and Batman v Superman
  • 19:00 – Andrew tries not to fall asleep during a discussion of Pokemon GO
  • 29:13 – We send Samus some anniversary love because Nintendo can’t be bothered (we know it’s a weekend but still…)
  • 31:31 – Nintendo still hasn’t figured out this global thing. NES Classic Mini available for pre-order in UK but not US
  • 41:31 – Sony’s baffling decision to not market Ghostbusters’ super cool 3D presentation
  • 52:10 – Fans often throw fits over reviews of movies that aren’t out yet. This time it’s Suicide Squad
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Ghostbusters’ nifty 3D gimmick that Sony didn’t advertise

Ghostbusters 3D“Would you like to see the 3D presentation of Ghostbusters?” my mom asked as we headed to pick up our tickets for an opening night screening of the new film.

“Nah,” I said.  “I like 3D just fine but not enough to justify an extra $4 on the already absurd ticket prices.”  (What can I say?  I’m cheap.)

If I’d only known…

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GameStop makes me SO MAD I want to hurl obscenities!!!

gamestopMy sister bought me a PS3 the Christmas before last and I’ve been happily catching up on many of the cool games I’ve missed (Sega’s Yakuza games are great; give them a try!).  Unfortunately, after only a mere 18 months, my PS3 controller has decided that the left stick should randomly send a “left” signal to the console.  This means that I often can’t run in a straight line or aim with any accuracy and navigating menus is a pain because the cursor keeps zooming to the left.

There doesn’t appear to be anything physically broken.  The stick isn’t loose, for example.  And it’s not a matter of the stick not being calibrated properly because the “left” signal can emit regardless of the stick’s position.  I tried resetting the controller and that didn’t help.  Over the past few weeks, it’s gotten worse.  The errant “left” signal is stronger and more frequent.

Well, the PS3’s warranty is only for one year so I guess I’m going to have to buy a new controller.

Yeah, about that…

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A Look Back At E3 By This Hardcore Casual Gamer

E3 2016As I sat and watched E3 this year, I had this nagging feeling at the back of my mind. As each game was introduced and I saw trailers and gameplay footage, this feeling got stronger and stronger. I couldn’t shake it. But I couldn’t quite place it for a while though. Then about halfway through Microsoft’s press event, it finally dawned on me what I was feeling. So I put it in a tweet.

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