Tonight’s show we rock out the minutia, and hit the nonsense hard, and of course talk about geekery and coffee along the way. More than the past couple of weeks tonight’s show is a real shoestring production. We have things from all walks of the internet jam packed into one awesome show just for you.
We find ourselves with a ton of news and only so many hours a day to read it all in. The reviews are flowing once more, we have a fresh fire lit under my can and a wonderful outlook for the holiday season. This show has some bad jokes some good laughs and some wonderful discussion. All in a nights work. You really owe it to yourself to make the live show. We do our best to throw down a good time!
The tone of tonights show was different right up until the time we had to record it. Am I going to spend the whole episode rehashing and talking about it? No, but things deserve their due. And a man as great as Steve Jobs deserves no less than our admiration, respect and condolences to his family. He created a great many beautiful things, some will stand the test of time and others will not. his spirit will live on in the company he helped found and the choices he made. Let us all hope there is another crazy cocky genius in their garage tonight planning to take over the world one shiny gadget at a time.
When I found out that not only was there such a place called Nintendo World, but to have The Legend of Zelda journey on display, I was close to fainting. If you were unaware of Nintendo World, it is in New York City, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, to be exact. The whole display is set up on the second floor. Make sure to check it out, I know I am.
First things first, Thank you for 5.5 years of podcasting, the comments and feedback, the few detractors and the tons of downloads. I have some fun stats to share on the show, The CaffiNation has been growing steadily and is only going to get better from here. And I have each one of you to thank, each person who downloaded the show even once, who participated in the contests, the fun, the hijinks, an the caffeine.
Tonight was the first show in years I have been nervous about doing. And that is a good thing. We might change a couple of things going forward, and keep a couple of other things. Video is here to stay, maybe not always in live episodes, but we will be back in video you can be assured. 500 episodes… and a gentle goodbye to long running server. Orion is decommed!
If you don’t know, I am quite the Legend of Zelda fan. So when I saw this video, one question came to mind. What the heck is a marimba. After a few google searches I found the answer. As for how it sounds, I think it is beautiful. Especially when it plays any Zelda music.
As a big fan of the Legend of Zelda franchise, I know that whenever Nintendo wants to celebrate one of the releases, something always turns into gold. The original Nintendo had the gold cartridge, Gameboy had the gold handheld GameBoy, N64 had the gold console with a gold controller. So it would only be right to celebrate 25 years by bringing out the gold.
As part of the 25th Anniversary of Legend of Zelda, Nintendo will be showing their celebration by releasing “Skyward Sword” with a special bundle pack. On November 20, along with the game, you could also get a gold Wii controller and a Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert music CD.
For $69.99, the 25th Anniversary bundle can be yours. If all you want is the game, it will be just $49.99. Personally, I might have to go the extra $20. You can also check out Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary website, and check out some the cool features.
This week just feels off. I’m on vacation and I’m not nearly as connected to the internet Pulse as I usually am. Things are happening and I just don’t know about them. But you know what its very good to unplug once in a while. Stretch my legs out and wander around the real world for a while. Today’s show is a breath of fresh fun air into the CaffiNation Lair.
A day that I wish I could go and celebrate with the hundreds of other fans. Zelda Day is here to be celebrated on Saturday, July 23. Taking a day to enjoy the lifestyle and music of Hyrule, with beer and drinks theme. Unfortunately, it is in Rio de Janeiro. So if you are in the Brazilian city, stop down at Praça General Osório, and show your love and support for the Legend of Zelda.
There have been plenty of wonderful game mashups through the years. Mario Chess, Zelda Chess, The Minibosses whole catalog of music, but i have never seen a more perfect example of how to mash two differernt things together than this. The Zelda playing cards don’t just throw the characters onto cards, but they also add a 5th suit… the Triforce! Nerd… Done!
The Art itself si the product of the artist Nelde on Deviant Art.. I’m really hoping these become a real product, complete with new rules for the 5th suit. Just think of the game changers. A Sword and Shield always beat 5 aces…
This week we have a a goodly bit of content to send your direction. The Numbers are in and we have Duke Nukem Liftoff The Winner is announced. But Fret not if you didn’t win you can still stick around for some of the other giveaways we will have in the coming months! We are looking into a couple different
What is on tap tonight? We have a decent serving of Steampunk, Zelda and a dash of humor. Not too much mind you. Wouldn’t want to ruin the drapes. We also hit up some fantastic comic news, a bit of lego fauxery and a wonderful Google Music Review
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For 53 years, The Grammy Awards have shown the appreciation of everything in the music industry. They give awards to all different kinds of music, ranging from Rock and Pop, to Gospel and Polka. However, one category that has not been recognized is the music in video games.
With the Grammy’s reevaluating their award categories for 2012, they have finally decided to bring some appreciation to the video game music world. They decided to add the oppurtuity in 4 different categories: Best Song Written for Visual Media, Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, and The Music for Visual Media.
This sounds like a publicity stunt to try and get the younger generations interested in the Grammy’s. While it does seem like a cheap trick, I believe it would actually work. I just think it is about time to see the works of Koji Kondo and Martin O’Donnel get some appreciation.
Playing it fast and loose with technology and coffee news
Every once in a while I get a bit down in the dumps about the site, or about the feedback. It didn’t last long this time. I had a friend start asking me about his website and how to get it up and running a half hour later when i realized I’d been talking that long I sort of figured out I know a heck fo a lot more than i give myself credit for. And most of it has been because the fine readers and listeners at The CaffiNation have allowed me to play around with minor details of the show and the site without too many fires and riots. It’s been a great ride.
Back on point and a bit disjointed. There are plenty of off the wall crazy stories to tell for this week, so the challenge is going to be keeping the spice flowing. Gotta hit each target and move on. Content from everybody mixing to create one lovely brew delivered direct to you.
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All craics aside, today’s show is full of crazy awesome tech. goofs aside you’re going to learn about Zelda triforce Rugs, amazing beer steins, Mario in art. In short a few of my favorite things.
Huge thanks to my co-host from the last episode, it turns out that was one of the better received episodes I’ve had in quite a while. Today;s show is jam packed with great stuff from front to back. We have a ton of retro content, both old and new, old made new, new working with old. Sound like gibberish? I promise it will all make some sense after the show. We’ll be heading back into the realm of 8 bit games, dealing with new ways of enjoying them, honoring them and playing with the characters from them.
But the show is more than just a collections of memories made current. Its also all about the cool things happening right now, enjoy the Bacon, and feast on the hubris.