By: Patrick Alexander 17/04/09 03:45:45 AM

Oh, Spelunky Man!

CLICKER KNICKERS

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Melbourne readers: Hello there. Come and see me at Comic Book Funny tomorrow (Saturday)! I believe the idea is for me to speak in defense of potty humour. So basically I will be saying "It's funny" for an hour. Should be WILD!

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By: Patrick Alexander 20/01/09 02:49:36 PM

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
2:27Spelunky by Derek Yu, and other games too
16:15 – De De Mouse – hill girl steps
25:53Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, and ‘emergent rhythms’ in games
35:50Metroid 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
56:49Animal 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!

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By: Dan Staines 19/01/09 12:50:08 AM

Just look at what that rascally Rebecca Clements has gone and done now. She's incorrigible, I tell you!

Don't let him any money, Spelunky Sam!

Spelunky is an addictive freeware platformer by the disturbingly talented and handsome Derek Yu. It is excellent and great and you should download it right this second. Also, if you've a hankering to make your own Spelunky comic, then be a dear and share it with us. Assuming we get more than a couple, we'll post the best ones here on the front page.

NOW WOULDN'T THAT BE EXCITING?

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