Joystiq Podcast 001 - The Dreamcast

Wow, you guys finally started a podcast! Can't wait to get my ...ears... on this!

Good times. Listening right now.

iTunes? I manage all my podcasts through iTunes. Will you have yours available there?

Bout time! I've been waiting for this ever since Engadget Podcast #1.

KBeat

You can add any podcast to your iTunes list through the advanced options. All you need is the URL for the RSS feed.

First Post, This isn't news!

This *will* be different to every other American podcast and actually be enjoyable, right? The only compensation for you guys calling it "Edin-burg" is good content.
That's why I stopped watching CNN.

I'll check that out.....thanks Matt

I'm going to sue you for Disability Discrimination Act 2007.

Transcript please?

Can I make a suggestion? You're program list there looks exactly the same as all the other gaming podcasts out there. This basically looks like a repeat of last week's hot-spot or 1up yours.

Why not try something new?

KBeat: Yup, we'll hopefully have the 'cast added to iTunes directory shortly. In the interim, you can indeed add the RSS link above using the advanced option (thanks, Matt!).

jay: we aim to please! If you've got an idea of how to make it better, let us know! We're going to break up the monotony by inviting guests on, including readers of the 'stiq.

Hexadedecimal Genome! Good choice Joystiq.

Constructive Criticism:

Ludwig should get a quality microphone, the difference in audio quality between the 2 hosts is heartbreaking.

Adding a proven, witty radio host into the mix would help the show greatly. The strained attempts at humor hurt my soul -- talented writers don't always make talented radio hosts.

Live audience interaction: With the advent of SkypeCasts (100 participants) and TalkShoe (lower quality, but hundreds of participants), shows without live participation seem stagnant.

Editing: This could have been trimmed from 63 somewhat-tedious minutes to 30 somewhat-engaging minutes.

how about change the name to something more friendly like NETCAST. i am tired of people giving recorded messages with the name pod in them. stop giving apple so much credit.

If this isn't as good as the Hotspot count me out. I may be learning nothing but that show is fucking awesome on its own.

TopaZ: Ludwig's audio is being recorded directly out of Skype, which accounts for a great deal of the audio fidelity. We're going to try editing together two locally recorded versions, but that means transmitting MP3 versions across like 6 oceans. Suffice it to say, we're aware it could sound better.

Did u just call us talented righters? Wow! Like, thx! :)

Never considered live participation. Sounds... difficult to manage. Great feedback though!

My suggestion is that you actually call it the Dreamcast. It's such a clever name for a gaming podcast. Lot less generic than Joystiq Podcast.

Yea, yea, Sega could probably sue and all that, but hey, that's how you generate headlines!

How about the Joystiq Dreamcast Podcast? Wait, that just sounds like a podcast about the Dreamcast! Urgh, I don't know ...

You guys should interview a parakeet.

Joycast?

Pod...stiq?

Something more plain like "The Joystiq Blogcast?"

I agree with Charron (#14), it really should just be called the Dreamcast.

And I agree with TopaZ on the quality on Ludwig's end and the length.

Well, it's a start. I like the initiative, though, so keep it up!

great another thing to distract me from studying for my Political Studies midterm, thanks a lot guys.

Sweet, I'll listen on my commute tomorrow morning.

Having not listened yet, I have no idea what to expect, but I know Chris Grant has guested on Gaming Steve. I have sorely missed Steve's podcast the past couple months. Please shoot for that level of quality and insight and we'll all be better for it (stutter less, though).

For anyone who has not listened to Gaming Steve's podcast, it was easily the best... check out the back catalog.

Awesome, Joystiq! I'll be sure to tune in every 'cast.

Subscribed :)

Which Discworld book?

my suggestion for the podcast name is.

"very podcast interesting Joystiq featureing several hosts who play brain enhancing game make Dr.Ryuta Kawashima for powering your cerebral energy" or "Joystiq Podcast" for short

I liked the show, very relaxing :)

All I can say is: fi-na-lly

Draco wins! VPIJFSHWPBEGMDRKFPYCE is totally better than JP: TTBTWCTO.

Your English Teacher: We're hearing you on wanting something new. Any suggestions? :) Our thought: Sure, we're delinquent in getting this up and running, but since we're already a major source of gaming news, why should we immediately forfeit that role in podcasting? Once we're humming along, we'll be able to get these out earlier, so it won't seem like "OLD NEWS"!

Arno: I know! We're naughty! :(

Who is living next to an ocean? I swear I was hearing waves.

As long as I never have to listen to Vladimir Cole's pompous diatribes on an industry that he is overly critical about, I'm game...

You have disappointed me... I blacked out from excitement when seeing that the first podcast was going to be about the Dreamcast. However, when I awoke from my fanboi induced stupor *orange spirals scrawled over every surface* browsed the contents of it and ended up being very dissapointed.

Congratulations on the first 'cast. Thought it was thoroughly entertaining. BTW, the disclaimer on the VF5 review seems to be a result of the coverage the "scandal" story got. It is not present in the EGM reviews which went to print before the news of Mielke/Shane's involvement. This was also a topic on the Player One Podcast where some former gaming magazine editors discussed the issue and gave a plug to Joystiq.

Hey Ludy I don't enjoy GTA either! I've been trying to explain to my friends that GTA is not all that great... with no avail! Although a drive-by on a bike (while ringing the bell) is quite amuzing...

At last! I'm not alone!

My PSP is now aggregating your as-yet-unreleased future podcasts. Congrats.

re: Crackdown demo

They both totally panned the Crackdown demo.

Did you guys actually jump?

Did you try to improve your skills?

It's not a driver/shooter - it's an incredible game! Here's a hint. The car = the least fun way to travel.

What a depressing review.

Tony Bell: After reading MTV News' bit on Jones:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/05/crackdown-creators-ego-intact-after-halo-3-boost/

we both tucked our tails between our legs and agreed Crackdown deserves some more time. Heck, we both admitted as much during the podcast ... it was the bandana'd gangsters that turned us off!

Andrew: See, there's one BAD reason we can't call it the Dreamcast.

Jeffler: We certainly don't aim to be *not* as good as that ...

I've actually gone ahead and pre-ordered the game. :) I'm gonna give it a proper shot and at least attempt to enjoy a GTA-style game. I'm sure I'll be able to latch onto something given the right amount of time.

The Joyqast

Know what's really boring to listen to? A 10-15 minute discussion on what you want to call your own podcast.

Its great to see you get on this I've been waiting a while for it. For constructive criticism i would take some notes from engadget and other sites.
1. You need one lead role with three total people (you can rotate the others). This balances opinion and keeps things on track. Allowing one to prepare and still maintain interactive conversation.
2. Break it up into segments - i know it sounds like everything else but that is for a reason.
3. Don't be like engadget and come out with one whenever you get around to it. Have it scheduled and if you are not going to hit the schedule let people know (ahead of time).
4. Geek humor (drawing out words for sarcasm and long pauses after statements) is funny, but doesn't translate on a podcast because there is no interaction with the audience. If you don't like something slam it (its for the audience not the publishers feelings).

I wanted to do ten but nobody reads long posts (maybe you could Ban them too!).

Great start though and keep'm coming.

I like "Joyqast"

I loved the blogcast guys and was glad to see joystiq getting in on that end of the internet news. As per your request for suggestions and constructive criticism, I humbly offer the following:


A.) Name it, "The 'Stiq"
B.) Incorporate segments, as other shows have done, as this helps to break up any monotony or dead air you may encounter.
C.) Feel free to reference other podcasts, as you can be sure lots of your listeners are checking out the 1up podcast, the 1up show, The hotspot from gamespot, ign gamescoop, etc. One of Major Nelson's Blogcast problems is that he doesn't shift from one segment to the other easily, there's a lot of dead air and he's notoriously boring for this (among other reasons) at times. To return to the origin of this suggestion though, when I say "reference" other podcasts I mean in terms of content. The 1up podcast (either that or egm live) have begun a "blog thread" if you will, in order to begin defining the historically important vidoegames (basically something that would serve as a basis or core syllabus for a class on the subject.) This kind of thing is easy to feed off of and would be of interest to most folks who are listening to gaming podcasts to begin with. The main reason most people (at very least myself) listen to many gaming podcasts is not because we like hearing the same news from different sources, but because we like the views offered on the news from different sources. Jeff Gertsman at Gamespot probably feels a lot different than Luke Smith from 1up about new Halo 3 info, whereas Hilary Goldstein at IGN probably won't have anything intelligent to say either way. But I digress.
D.) Please please please respond to one of my e-mails regarding being a Joystiq intern this summer. I have a resume, a cover letter, sample writings, a passion for videogames and I'd like to think I'm a pretty damned hard worker. I would love to help and go to school in Philadelphia. Pleeeeeeeaaaase!

K, good luck Joystiq. Blogcast #1 was good stuff, let's hope y'all implement more in the future. I'll be sure to keep adding suggestions/comments.

I pronounce it like "I-ass". Like the Greek guy. Fought in the Trojan War. In The Iliad.

I noticed you said the original Xbox had DX10 =)

Overall, it was a good first ..pre-recorded aural segment. Good to hear you'll be getting a voicemail set up at some point, that could provide some very interesting Q&A or points of discussion.
I think you could create some very interesting sections by deciding an arbitrary topic before each P-RAS and having readers call in about it. There are few forums (afaik) available with interesting video game discussion. Obviously, the question "What to call this new thing we're doing" has yielded mostly poor results, but something like "Most influential game to the standardization of thumbpads on controllers" could be fun. Or maybe the first one should be "Best questions for listener voicemail".

I love the intro music. DL'ed the song and bought the CD. Your 'cast is good for its first show. Segments are good. A third guy, or revolving co-hosts would be good IMHO, to break up the monotony. For good chemistry see your good friend's 'cast's CheapyD's CAGcast. Guys you are doing good, just don't get too high and mighty (Engadget podcast) or elitist (1up everything). Heres to whatevercast episode 2!!!!

You guys really need to laugh when you're being sarcastic because it almost sounds like you're being serious except for the fact that I know you're being sarcastic. Also, it's not Opus, it's Ops as in, Operations. I couldn't tell if that was sarcasm or not. That's a sign you need to laugh or say something to make it sound like it's not you telling the truth.

Not bad for the first one!

BTW... Not sure if it's just me, but I used the advanced add from iTunes to grab your RSS (How dirty!?!) Once the show downloaded, I disconnected my iPod, scrolled to the new file, pushed play... wait for it... my iPod reboots.

I tried again, same results, I deleted the file from my PC and computer, re-subscribed, same results. I had to listen to the file in iTunes.

Just wondering if anyone else reported this same issue.

Thanks for the NetCast!

Saturn2888: Haha, yeah. Uhh, we're both sorta like that (LUDWIG'S WORSE!). We'll try to keep the sarcasm turned down a little bit ... like the DX10 joke. I mean, it had to have DX10, right? Otherwise, why would Halo2 need Vista? ;)

AJ: That's wild! I can't reproduce it on my iPod (3rd Gen), but we'll definitely look into it if anyone else has the same problem. Anyone?

A hilarious Podcast....Chris & Ludwig are naturally funny imo (good sign!) - especially lovin Ludwig's dryness: he puts us brits to shame! :D

As for the name...how bout "The Joystiq Podcast" or maybe "The Podcast by Joystiq"