John and Hilden go it alone this week as they talk Beatles: Rock Band, Raiden IV and get all old school with Contra Rebirth. We also hear your Dreamcast memories and share our Dreamcast Top Ten List in honor the consoles 10th Anniversary. Hilden also renames the show in honor of a special gaming event brought to him by the good folks at Microsoft.

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SHOWNOTES

00:00-Show Intro
05:44-Mailbag
12:50-Contra: Rebirth Review (Wii)
17:10-Raiden IV Review (360)
21:33-Beatles Rock Band Review (PS3)
32:05-Feature Presentation: Dreamcast 10th Anniversary
1:03:23-Five Things
1:24:00-Show Close

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DGR: 09.13.2009

When we start the night off with a series of hilarious voicemails, we know it’s going to be a fun show. In addition to those, we also talk about Secret of Monkey Island and Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman. Our Feature Presentation continues this week as we interview Chong Ahn from UFO Interactive Games about our favorite subject: New Shmups. We also take Moe to task for both a mysterious “fishing trip” and a certain unexplainable game choice that leaves us baffled.

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SHOWNOTES

00:00-Show Intro
08:00-Voicemails
14:14-Mailbag
23:40-Secret of Monkey Island: SE Review (XBLA)
35:31-Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman Review (PSP)
44:07-Popeye Review (2600)
51:27-Our Feature Presentation: Interview with Chong Ahn
1:09:01-Five Things
1:56:07-The Last Shot
1:57:48-Show Close

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DGR: 07.17.2009

Xbox 360 disc. $20. Three games: Raiden Fighters 1, Raiden Fighters 2, Raiden Fighters Jet. 5-8 Stages each. Two-Player dualplay (co-op), local only. Everything comes unlocked. 8-16+ Selectable ships. Detailed video settings (Scanline config, Tate, etc.). Caravan Mode/Score Attack, Boss Rush Mode, and Leaderboards with two difficulties per mode for all games.

Replays recordable, viewable from leaderboards, and savable to hard drives. Replays include fast-forward feature, but not rewindable.

Worth the price?: One of the best gaming deals, period!
Very Much Recommended: Literally everybody. Yes, even a host from Gamers With Jobs. Shocking!
Not Recommended: Anybody who absolutely cannot stand the Shooting Game genre for significant reasons. If you’re on the fence about the genre, that doesn’t count; buy this game. It’s the perfect place to begin or re-experience the genre.

Armed Police Batrider fans, get the hell over here, send Valcon some thank you letters for flying this west, and celebrate with case of (ugh!) Busch. This here is a party in a box for some frugal-ass gamers.

Raiden is a shoot-em-up series known for its slow pace, those bastard sniper helicopters, and the crazy fun purple laser. It’s usually enjoyed by gentleman with or without top hats and extremely dedicated “retro” gamers alike. But this is the Raiden Fighters series we’re talking about. Imagine the original Raiden series being a wine and cheese party somewhere in The Hamptons with detailed, frilly decorations hosted by Hugh Laurie and populated entirely by (the better) B-list celebrities but without Bruce Campbell. Now envision the Raiden Fighters series being Lil’ Jon crashing that party with the entire East Side Boyz crew, T.I., Akon, Michael Vick, a just-escaped O.J. Simpson, 17 Strippers, a bigass strobe light, Rasheed Wallace, Chuck Norris, Norm MacDonald, somebody in a big-ass Tinkerbell costume, Soulja Boy, and Vanilla Ice holding turntables and a pound of pure mixed with speed and adderall.

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