Game Buoy Podcast Episode 131 – Paku-Paku
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Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to the GAMEBUOY.ORG video game podcast – your twice monthly port of call for gaming news and views that maybe aren’t on your radar, but most definitely should be! On this episode, recorded Sunday, February 5, 2017, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick celebrate the history and legacy of Namco!
This episode is dedicated to Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, who recently passed away at age 91.
FOLLOW UPS
– http://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-30th-anniversary-celebration-has-no-news-1791818449
– http://kotaku.com/the-ps4-will-finally-support-external-hard-drives-1791956430
– http://kotaku.com/nintendo-exec-tatsumi-kimishima-told-the-nikkei-that-th-1791906988
– http://kotaku.com/jury-awards-zenimax-half-a-billion-dollars-in-oculus-la-1791885215
– http://kotaku.com/smash-bros-sells-better-on-3ds-than-wii-u-1791867250
– http://kotaku.com/the-elder-scrolls-online-gets-morrowind-expansion-1791834134
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/03/nier-automata-gone-gold-ready-release/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/02/jackbox-party-pack-3-coming-soon-nintendo-switch/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/01/azure-striker-gunvolt-anime-ova-releases-worldwide-february-9/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/01/monster-hunter-xx-demo-launches-february-15-japan-itll-new-styles/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/31/balthier-final-fantasy-xii-join-world-final-fantasy-dlc-champion-summon/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/31/final-fantasy-xvs-booster-pack-episode-gladiolus-episode-prompto-dlcs-get-launch-dates/
RELEASE INFOS
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/03/zero-escape-nonary-games-will-come-north-america-march-24-2017/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/03/stranger-sword-city-revisited-coming-north-america-february-28th/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/02/europe-gets-yo-kai-watch-2-april-7-2017/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/02/02/bomberman-94-gradius-join-north-americas-virtual-console/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/31/final-fantasy-xii-zodiac-age-releasing-july-11-west-july-13-japan/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/31/musou-stars-delayed-month-japan-march-30-2017/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/30/psychonauts-rhombus-ruin-begins-rescue-february-21-2017/
OMG NEWS
– http://kotaku.com/1791844609
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/27/2d-fighter-million-arthur-arcana-blood-announced-arcade-japan-2017/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/26/mobius-final-fantasy-coming-steam-west-getting-final-fantasy-vii-remake-collab/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/26/using-pokmon-bank-transfer-solrock-lunatone-will-unlock-special-scene-pokmon-sun-moon/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/26/square-enix-marvel-teaming-video-games/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/26/accel-world-vs-sword-art-online-headed-west-summer-2017-ps4-ps-vita/
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/25/pokmon-duel-strategy-smartphone-game-pokmon-figures-now/
CULTURE CLUB
– http://www.dualshockers.com/2017/01/25/final-fantasy-xv-sold-88533-digital-copies-japan-christmas-total-jp-sales-now-miilion/
– http://kotaku.com/1791911839
– http://kotaku.com/after-12-years-famed-club-penguin-iceberg-finally-tips-1791892480
– http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/24/guilty-gear-xrd-rev-2-tekken-7-smash-bros-sfv-kof-xiv-announced-evo-2017/
– http://kotaku.com/the-vote-over-evo-2017s-ninth-fighting-game-is-reopenin-1791836408
– http://kotaku.com/donkey-kong-64-speedrunner-finds-hidden-coin-after-17-y-1791824680
SOOOOOO CONTROVERSIAL
– http://kotaku.com/new-gamestop-program-leads-employees-to-lie-to-customer-1791874332
DOOM AND GLOOM
– http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/290198/Mad_Catz_threatened_with_stock_market_delisting.php
SMASH HIT
– https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/824363834806857728
DISCUSSION
This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick honor the late Masaya Nakamura as we discuss the history and legacy of the company he founded, Namco. The Podcast Pirates examine the history of Namco as a manufacturer of amusement machines before revolutionizing arcade gaming in the early 1980s, going on to build a roster of well loved franchise and quality games.
WHAT’S UP
First Mate Slagkick has been playing Final Fantasy XIV and Fire Emblem Heroes. Captain Spike has been playing Kingdom Hearts 2.8 and Fire Emblem Heroes.
SOCIAL LINKS
This week we honor the late Masaya Nakamura by looking at the Namco legacy! What are your favorite Namco games?
EXITLUDE
VOG Network
Hunty Bunch
Great Non-Gaming Shows
– Tables, Ladders, and Podcast
– X-Nation