The Rotating Platform and Other Podcasts from the NGamer Chaps

From your point of view, at least IS didn't get in!

Taken the unusual (?) step of listening to TRP 23 before TRP 22 (23 is shorter). Political games was an interesting one; I would have had nothing for that, had I known it was that... User-generated content-y games, eh? *strokes trimmed beard thoughtfully* I've only got three, off the top of my head...

TRP 24 has been up for quite a while, and it's got the return of Predict-O-Names! The game about Chibi-Robo extracting kidneys from people is gold.

Anyway, let's have a little vote. Make a Predict-O-Name for a Chibi Robo game, and on Saturday I'll put 'em into a poll!

My offering: Chibi-Robo: Icicle Hen. The Icicle Hen has frozen Chibi's home! Use his toothbrush, plug, and blowtorch to defrost a way to the upstairs. Get David Wise to do the music.

Chibi Robo: Hated Claw

In the style of Evil Dead 2, Chibi Robo's hand (or equivalent) goes on a killing spree. Chibi must tidy up the offal that the Hated Claw leaves in its tracks.

Also, a grudging "well done" to Jimbob for getting Repton 3 mentioned. (slow clap)

Chibi Robo: Hugely Onich

Chibi-Robo goes to help out the residents of the well-known* village on the west coast of Scotland. And of course it's hugely Onich - Chibi's only a little fella, after all.

*I had to look it up - sorry

Chibi Robo: KFC Slide

Taking in-game product placement to the absolute limit, Chibi Robo explores the children's play area of a particularly big KFC. Traverse the ball pit, avoid greasy chicken hands and eventually summit... the KFC Slide!

In other news, my phone is terrible for predict-o-names.

Chibi Robo: Athletes Cholesterol

Follow Chibi as he makes his way around the Olympic village in a desperate struggle to surround the athletes with well over 5 foods or drinks that help lower cholesterol including Olive Oil, Green Tea, Nuts and returning character to the series, Red Wine.

Poll is up! Please don't vote for your own suggestion, natch.

Oh, are we out of time on adding suggestions? My phone and I have just come up with

Chibi Robo: Cuddling Fishbowl

In which our tiny metallic hero risks life and limb to solve the problems of a group of fish in a pet shop. Dealing with hope, loss and lack of hygiene alike, can the Chibi chappy make everyone happy before he himself rusts away?

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I managed to catch up with #22 last night and learned this: no-one must say anything during Jam With The Band.

Just snuck in, Zero! But that's the cut-off.

Episode 25 is up!

...I don't care what the verdict is, I'm going to suggest Nightfire for each and every subsequent Space Ark. Even Cooking Mama games.

Balladeer wrote:

Also, a grudging "well done" to Jimbob for getting Repton 3 mentioned.  (slow clap)

I could've actually put it down as a serious suggestion as well
Even I'm sick of this joke now. I'll only vote for it if there's actually a genre that fits it, I promise.
I didn't vote in the Bond game list, because (a) Goldeneye, duh, and (b) I won the Wii Goldeneye in NGamer's competition, and didn't have the heart to say "sry, ur prize suckd" to Greener and Castle.

I've voted for my Chibi-Game; but I'll say that they're all brilliant .

Episode 26

Another fun one. Can we get Bloomy Scrumpler added to the GNamer ranks?

You get less of the #bantz features these days; just what-I've-been-playing, one joke feature, then Space Ark, but I feel they've built up enough of a rapport that they don't need to force the comedy any more. I found myself laughing a lot this week. And most importantly, I was described as "Friend of the show Luke Summerhayes".

That's a question I shall pose to Dr. Jones, but the answer will likely be "yes"!

How on earth did you work your way up to friend of the show status?

Also, congratulations to Smurf for his top-class Predict-o-Name.

andyman949 wrote:

How on earth did you work your way up to friend of the show status?

Regular contact with them and the rest of the UK gaming podcast scene, I suppose? I also sent them that picture of Snakeskin Jake: Assertive Rake back at the start. I think it's fair to say all of the old NGamer crew on here are "friends of the show".

I am so behind on this podcast, I think when I'm playing my ML in PES I shall be throwing these on.

(I put the blame entirely on bitsocket & videogamer podcasts)

Drunkalilly wrote:

You get less of the #bantz features these days; just what-I've-been-playing, one joke feature, then Space Ark, but I feel they've built up enough of a rapport that they don't need to force the comedy any more. I found myself laughing a lot this week.

Interesting you say that - I had a rare occasion of being bored this podcast. It was when Matthew was waffling on about Halo 5, not making jokes, just describing gameplay mechanics. Gauging the tone of your gaming discussions so that you appeal both to people who have played the game and people who have no interest in it at all is tough, it's true, but TRP manage it most of the time.

But then they got onto launch shows and Predict-O-Names and I was giggling in the street again. WWBP remains my least favourite segment, though.

I think that's quite a personal thing; I generally don't mind when the podcasts I listen to talk about games I've not played or won't be playing. I like getting an overview of the game and the opinions of people I tend to agree with, or at least people whose opinions I'm familiar with. I'd also wager that Matthew was assuming most of his audience were at least familiar with the Halo series a little, which is probably fair of 90%.

Hm, really?  A podcast run by three ex-NGamer-ers, over an era where Sony has been on top of MS for all but (arguably) the last generation?  Maybe 90% would have played it a couple of times, but I doubt that all of those would be invested enough to want that sort of analysis.  

It's a moot point anyway - it happened, but I much preferred the rest of the podcast.  And as you say, that's a personal thing.

Incidentally, when did Matthew get so sweary? And when Kokotoni Wilf got into the Ark, I think I saw something else flying out into the lava instead - oh yes, there it is, the last shred of Space Ark's dignity.

I get where Drunka is coming from as Matthew is the main guy for OXM and has to play the systems biggest game & fans of that mag will likely listen to TRP, Halo is a huge series maybe one of the biggest exclusive series that there and the 360 was huge last gen in the UK that most of the UK public would of likely played a Halo at somepoint and maybe want to know should they get Halo 5 &/or a XBONE for it.


It would be the same I think if one of the others worked for OPM or something and in March talks about Uncharted 4 (they will likely will anyway) and Drunka will likely find that boring but as all of them seem to be multi-format guys that's what's going to happen.

On the actual cast I've missed about 4 weeks for some reason, I will try to listen to weeks ASAP.

Balladeer wrote:

Incidentally, when did Matthew get so sweary?

I really enjoy sweary Matthew. It always makes me think of a schoolboy who's just reached the age where he can swear in front of his parents.

I kinda feel like the parent.