Steamy, streamy version:

Downloadable MP3 here; RSS feed here.

Dan, bleary and bug-eyed, finished editing this episode in the early hours, and the result is a leaner, tighter episode than the first couple, with ripped abs and hot buns. Let us know what you think on the forums. (Or by email or by blogging about it or whatever.)

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SHOW NOTES

Programme
(Blue text indicates music)

0:00 – Intro and cephalopods
2:27 – Spelunky by Derek Yu, and other games too
16:15 – De De Mouse – hill girl steps
25:53 – Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, and ‘emergent rhythms’ in games
35:50 – Metroid Prime 2 – Hydrodynamo Station
40:34 – Criticising criticising games journalism / N’Gai Croal is a cool guy
53:00 – Shout-outs; a swipe at Kotaku just out of habit
56:49 – Animal Crossing – 1:00pm
1:00:58 – Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

General Links

The Other OctoPodcast
Spelunky / TIGSource
Yuji Naka and his bored, resentful staff
Games Journalism Symposium (v. important!!!)
Total Gamer sorta-retrospective (scroll down; it’s a list of links)
Robotronic Dynamite!
This Little Piggy / Shadaloo insignia (and wallpaper)

Music Links

De De Mouse / De De Mouse MySpace

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DAN EDIT: The Nicholas Nickleby bit was a bit soft before, so I fixed it – the new file is now up. Hooray!