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Next week we will have our 100th episode of the Fangamer podcast. Since we really couldn’t have gotten this far without the awesome community we have formed here at Fangamer we’d like to hear what you think about this milestone.

When did you first start listening to the show? Do you have a favorite episode or guest? Where do you want to see the show go in 100 more episodes?

Plus any other questions you feel like asking the Fangamer crew, post away and we will answer as many as we can during the live recording.

Also if you prefer talking to writing, leave us a voicemail at 503-446-CAST from your mobile device or record your question/comment and email it to [email protected]

Edit: Our “guests” for this episode will be Charlie and Kevin who’s segments you hear every week and have helped us make it this far and continue on to 150!

Oh man, 100 podcasts. That’s a lotta casts, that’s the equivalent of ten ten’s.

I first posted in the “Favorite Villains Thread.”, but didn’t listen to it when first came out. I saw the threads every week, but never knew where to listen to it. I finally did about the time the “Coolest Moments in Video Games” thread popped up. I posted in that and listened away. My post got mentioned, so I was pretty stoked and I listened ever since. I’ve been around for 50+ podcasts and seven GameClubs.

I’ve gone back and listened to old shows that interested me and always found them enjoyable. I want to thank you guys for doing it every week. I’ve met some cool people who post in this thread and even gotten to chat with Ben, Gerritt and a bit of Liz through Fangamer occasionally. Podcast is making friends across the lands.

As for my favorite episode, it would probably be the anime, Starship Amazing or OTP cast. Dan and Liz as well as Derek and Calvin create an aura of sillyness that can almost always make me pause the cast to laugh with tears in my eyes. Gerritt and Ben, you’re always the raddest, but you’re business men. Matt, I await the later casts when we get to know you and you can join our group of bros among the Sea of Stars.

Gerritt told me that Kevin and Charlie are planned to be joining on the cast so if something happens and they are not there, ignore the questions related them

1. Is the Final Fantasy VI Fanfest still on for early next year? FF: VI was planned to be a GameClub almost a year ago.
2. Charlie, what video game soundtrack holds a special place in your heart? (If it’s not Chrono Cross, it’s not an answer.) (Seriously though, I wanna know your jams.)
3. Kevin, can you give your fellow hosts and other listeners why they should be hyped for Okami GameClub? (PS, while barkbarkbarkbark is a convincing argument, let’s delve a little deeper here.)

Kevin and I are still there, technically. We just do segments instead of host. =P

On a similar note, feel free to use this audience participation for some Audiocandy feedback as well. I only have a vague idea of what works, what doesn’t, how I can improve, etc.

I’ve been listening since episode 1 as well, and have kept up with the cast fairly well. I probably have missed a few here or there when I’ve been busy and never thought to go back. I will admit that I tend to space out whenever you guys talk about anime and I didn’t listen to the game clubs of games I didn’t participate in or have never played before (FFT and Cave Story in particular).

I will agree with rune that I would like to see more discussion threads in general. Even if I don’t participate myself I think it’s an essential facet to the “community” flavour of the podcast. While this has been maintained fairly well with your live recordings it is nice to give people the opportunity to collect their thoughts and really make their opinions known, rather than using the limited text real estate proper chat etiquette demands.

I appreciate audio candy because remixes and arrangements and the ilk are not something I’ve kept up with in many years. So it’s usually fresh and I think it’s fine going where it’s going. I always appreciate the Final Word, whether I agree with it or not because it’s always well constructed and heartfelt. But I find myself exclaiming “preach it, sister!” more often than not.

Where do I see the podcast in 100 episodes? I don’t care to guess. It’s been interesting seeing this creature develop and I’m more inclined to observe it and not hold any expectations. I’m not a fortune teller, after all.

As for any questions and things like that – I’m sorry but I can’t think of any right now and I don’t know if I will before the podcast. Admittedly, I have trouble every time this subject comes up thinking of something erudite or worthwhile to say (although I always enjoy listening to the participation podcast). I think because it’s so much more nebulous than if a subject is given, I feel more compelled to say something original or interesting or whatever and then I don’t. I guess I’m just not a creative listener.

Anyways folks, congratulations on reaching number 100. Maybe I’ll send in a voicemail giving congratulations with the same nonsense I usually do.

Favorite episodes: Any episode with Liz and Dan. Sorry Gerritt and Ben, you guys are great, but those episodes were just magical. I’ve been listening back since episode 1 (although I missed a few in between), and I was actually on some of the first few podcasts -- it’s definitely improved a lot since then!

Man, I had to go look at the podcast list to remember the first episode I listened to, and I am almost certain it all began with the Nerdy Books podcast in October 2010. I think digressions happened a lot more frequently at the time, and as a new listener, I didn’t mind because it’d be great to hear some off-topic commentary that gave a bit of a personal touch to the podcast.

Hmm… favorite episodes or guests… that’s a tough one! In general the guests on the show have solid input, so I can’t really select one over another. As for favorite episodes, I’m going to have to give it to the “Why We Love ______” episodes. Also gotta give a hats-off to Ben because his intros have been ridiculous/fantastic. I forget which episode it was that Gerritt accidentally gave the wrong number to, but Ben flew in with a nice “BZZZZZZZZZ” sound effect, followed by AWESOME music. I remember I almost had drink come out of my nose.

The only thing I can really ask for is that maybe in one of the next 100 episodes, Keri Laimbeer is a guest host? Possibly along with her father?

Questions for All the Peeps on Ep 100:
1) What has been your favorite Game Club game so far?
2) If you could acquire one attribute/quality (physical or mental) from each of your fellow Ep 100 hosts, what would it be and why?

I started listening when Ben joined because I am trying to be infamous for my vaguely creepy admiration of Ben. Man, that guy sure is somethin.
I do appreciate that my reputation has switched to “guy that makes quips”.

I loved when you had Mare Odomo on and I wish Kiss & Tell was still around.

Speaking of which, this podcast helped me find out about some other podcasts and that’s cool.

It was interesting when there were those recent episodes that dealt with the medium of anime, particularly Gerritt’s distaste of it. Anime is clearly one of my biggest interests, and though I always try to remember how amusing it is that I enjoy the things that I do, that perspective was kinda meaningful to me, and it made me rethink stuff.

Anyway that’s it for now, see you later.

I started listening to the podcast when it started, but I didn’t actually start contributing until the Audience Participation 2 episode. If it helps your egos, I (re)joined the forum because of the podcast.

I always enjoyed the episodes that included the phrase “But I digress…”, since it resulted in many interesting topics (I think Fangamer should trademark it). Whether it was Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball, the many pros and cons of all types of beers, or the many types of fan service that the genre of anime offers, there was (and is) always something interesting to hear about.

I also enjoy all the “nerd culture” that is talked about; thanks to the podcast, I’ve learned about all sorts of other podcasts, music, games, and more that I would have never heard about otherwise. Audiocandy has also really helped to turn me on to other types of music. I also found Fobbies are Borange because of Ben (I mean to listen to that soon).

As for where I want to see the podcast go, just keep going the way you always have. I’m excited to see what Matt brings to the table as someone who is knowledgeable about video game news.

And now for some questions!
-What ever happened to the Indie Games review segment? It was only in one episode (I forgot which) and the game reviewed was Flower for the PS3.
-Why did each of you want to be a part of the Fangamer podcast?
-Why Corgis?

Now I have to go play some X-Baseball.

I’ve been listening at least semi-regularly since the beginning, but didn’t tune in every week until about the time of the Majora’s Mask game club I think. I started contributing to forum threads sometime late last year, and I really enjoy that whole set up. Lots of people have very interesting ideas and comments, but they simply can’t all fit into one podcast. I love it when we have a place to discuss things beyond what time you guys have for the show. On that note, you guys have picked lots of cool topics over these 100 episodes. I particularly enjoyed the shows about addiction, innovations, coolest moments, nerdy books, and what we’re thankful for.

I’m also a big fan of the new live streams. Unfortunately, I can’t watch them live because my time zone doesn’t really allow for it, but I do like to watch the recordings. Getting to see what you guys say when you say it gives the show a more personal feeling, which I think you already do a good job of anyway. The only problem is sometimes I don’t go back and listen to a show again after I see the video, so I miss out on Charlie’s and Kevin’s segments (sorry guys!)

Since my memory is a little fuzzy, and I think many of us would like to recap, my question for you all would be: how did each of you originally get involved with the podcast, and how did you then step into the role that you have now?

Congratulations on 100 awesome casts!

EDIT: Also wanted to mention that, thanks to Liz’s suggestion, I’ve started watching Galactic Heroes and it’s damn good. It didn’t grab me immediately, but after about 5 episodes the wheels really start turning. I like how Ben described it recently: it’s an honest depiction of the politicking and societal costs of war, and everybody is beautiful.

I started listening about a year and a half ago around the time when y’all put out the “Why we love Earthbound” episode, I’ve consistently listened since. Probably cause there is so much digression. If it weren’t for that… I probably still would have listened.

Not only do I frequently re-listen to your podcasts, but every night I put it on sleep timer as I fight my way to REM sleep. The “Video Game Music” episode is probably my favorite though, both to sleep and listen to.

Looks like Matt isn’t going to be able to make this cast. =(

EDIT: Nevermind, I should learn to read.

ChaoticLemming:

EDIT: Also wanted to mention that, thanks to Liz’s suggestion, I’ve started watching Galactic Heroes and it’s damn good. It didn’t grab me immediately, but after about 5 episodes the wheels really start turning. I like how Ben described it recently: it’s an honest depiction of the politicking and societal costs of war, and everybody is beautiful.

Oh god its such a good show and Reuental’s voice is so deep and smooth, like damn how can a man sound like that I don’t even know

I’ll be honest, I remember the first podcast I listened to was the one where Ben interviewed Anamanaguchi. I can’t remember which one exactly that was, it was probably an audience participation, I dunno! Regardless, after I became a regular listener to the podcast I eventually went back and listened to some of the older ones when I was playing Minecraft or doing something monotonous and needed something else to listen to.

I have to say that my favorite episode was the OTP one. Everyone on that episode was on a roll and I laughed a lot. It also let me appreciate the intricacies and subjectivity of game character romance/bromance.

I’d also like to give a shout-out (type-out?) to the podcast threads themselves, because viewer opinions have opened me up to a lot of cool things that I wouldn’t have known even existed without proper direction. So hey that’s cool!

Question for Charlie (and everyone else i guess)! What is it about video game music that makes it so appealing and different from every other genre of music? After all, game music is mostly there as backdrop, and as a result shouldn’t be too intrusive on the whole game “atmosphere.” Games of late are being treated like full-fledged movies and are being given full-fledged scores, but while those are technically songs for a video game, they aren’t video game songs. You know, I’m talking about Mega Man, Castlevania, Sonic, etc. etc. There is just some appeal to game soundtracks that I haven’t been able to pinpoint.

NeoPaula:

ChaoticLemming:

EDIT: Also wanted to mention that, thanks to Liz’s suggestion, I’ve started watching Galactic Heroes and it’s damn good. It didn’t grab me immediately, but after about 5 episodes the wheels really start turning. I like how Ben described it recently: it’s an honest depiction of the politicking and societal costs of war, and everybody is beautiful.

Oh god its such a good show and Reuental’s voice is so deep and smooth, like damn how can a man sound like that I don’t even know

Liz, you are coming back for the Why We Love Galactic Heroes cast right? The cast will just be you and Ben and it shall be the greatest.

Yeah, but he’s never going to watch it. :(

I watched like 5 episodes but I knew I was going to need to devote more time to it then I can allow. I will watch it eventually but the whole subtitles thing means I can’t do something else while watching it so it’s hard to get through.

Oh man, thanks for reminding me about the OTP podcast, Triflake!! That was the genesis of Mog x Umaro pairing and also the amazing fanart to go with it by LauraMW

forum.starmen.net/forum/Fangamer/Merchazawa/59-One-True-Pairing/

I also posted a great Blingee in that topic~~

Oh I should probably also thank the podcast for fully getting me into chip music, and introducing me to The Protomen, one of my favorite bands.