039 - We’re Going Japanese, But PS Ne-OPE!

Crandy waxes lyrical about Japanese Xbox 360 consoles and games and how to get them; the new announcement from that other console maker is underwhelming; and something about fish paste Oreos?

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0:00:00 - Intro & Recap

0:33:14 - Listener Feedback and Forum Buzz

0:43:30 - Feature: Importing Japanese 360 Consoles and Games

0:55:22 - News

1:32:21 - Shovelware Cemetery

1:50:54 - Knobs & Discos, Backwards Compatability, Game Delays, Zombie News

Referenced during the show:

• Pokemon Go Fusion
• Contest: September Gamertag Challenge: Big Ell and CSGeekSquad
• Contest: The Wolfenstein Community Challenge
• Contest: The 4th Annual Random To Do List Challenge
• Japanese re-shipping service: Tenso
• Contest: Ultimate Head to Head 2 launches on True Achievements
• Major Nelson Podcast 578: Achievement rarity coming to Xbox
• Reviews: Unnamed Fiasco and Overcooked
• Dawn of the Devs Kickstarter

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• "Jive Bot", “Tally Screen” (x2), “Dalmation Station (It Gets Better Mix)” by Jake Kaufman from the games Mighty Switch Force! 1 and 2, developed and published by WayForward Technologies
• Epic Voice Announcements by RJBANKSWA
• crickets by rucisko
• Solo Zombie 1 by Slave2theLight
• Murder by Shovel by JenniferSJF
• Shovel digging into dry dirt (SFX) by MorneDelport
• FP_Burial_In_Wooden_Coffin by cmusounddesign

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