ORIGINALLY AIRED: 3/7/2005
Tetsuya Mizuguchi, "Robots," Personal Satellite Radio
Episode #5042
| Galaxy Snooze: Battlestar Galactica’s PodCast isn’t something you’d want to listen to while driving on the freeway.
Cool Cast: Grab the entire SXSW lineup with a free Bit Torrent download at Citizen Pod. Batman’s Dark Past: Yes, once upon a time, comic books could innocently use dialogue like: “I’m worrying about the boner he’s readying for you!” Chicken Run: Did the world really need a chicken blower to herd chickens? |
| More amazing deals from the amazing internet, courtesy Kevin R.:
PeeWee's Playhouse Season 1 & 2 Free After Rebate Items at CompUSA Minolta Laser Printer |
| Kevin P. began his campaign to force Hollywood executives to stop giving director Uwe Boll money to make crappy movies out of video games, such as House of the Dead and Alone in the Dark.
“It's about time we put a stop to the plague infecting our game libraries, the virus causing mainstream eyes to glaze and roll... the disease, exploiting our past-time in theaters nationwide… “It's about time we came together, to stop Uwe Boll!” Do your part and sign our Stop Uwe Boll petition! |
| Tetsuya Mizuguchi has created some of the most original video game experiences ever, including titles such as Space Channel 5 and REZ. Now he’s produced cutting-edge titles for next-generation handheld systems: Lumines for PSP and Meteos for Nintendo DS. Tetsuya was interviewed by a blushing Kevin P.; tomorrow, we’ll post our own web-exclusive interview. Until then, you can check out Tetsuya’s weblog—if you can read Japanese. |
| We Used the “Limp” Joke Last Time: Fred Durst sues Gawker.com for posting stolen footage of his private sexual exploits.
All of MP3 Off the Hook: Russian copyright laws apparently don’t apply to online downloads, so AllofMP3.com might be back in business. New Look, New Start: Howard Stringer becomes the first non-Japanese chairman of Sony. |
| The Delphi MyFi allows you to take XM Satellite Radio with you wherever you go. Read Lab Rat Hahn Choi’s complete review. |
| Adam of Camden Arizona wanted to know what inspired Tetsuya Mizugushi to create REZ.
He went to a rave in 1994 and was inspired by the colorful lights and moving people. Marvin of Hialeah, Florida wondered whether the PSP title Lumines will ever be on a home console system. Tetsuya said: “Maybe.” Didn’t sound likely, though. |
| Our irrepressible line producer, Scott Moschella, has hacked the iTunes Music Store once again. (If you’ll call, he previously downloaded a silent song, then distributed the silence DRM-free.) This time, he’s figured out that you can make a playlist of 55 free songs—because they’re all 30 seconds or less and can be heard in their entirety with preview function. Read Scott’s article for all the details. |
| Today we saw a clip of what can happen when you aren’t careful playing with your Slip ‘n’ Slide. Unfortunately, we typically find these videos months previously and the links change or don't exist anymore by time the show airs. Thus, all we can offer is the site where we originally found the video: ebaumsworld.com. |
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Tetsuya Mizuguchi Speaks!
The creator of Rez and Space Channel Five talks about his new deal with Microsoft Game Studios, Lumines for PSP and Meteos for the Nintendo DS. |
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iTunes Hackery
Create your own playlist of 55 free 30-second songs using the iTunes Music Store's 30-second previews. |
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Delphi MyFi
Unleash XM satellite radio with the help of Delphi's MyFi |
