Mike Mika joins Kevin to talk about the latest at Digital Eclipse, projecting retro games on random buildings, latest retro game finds, hardest parts of game development and more!

Ed Fries, founder of Microsoft Game Studios and part of the original XBOX team joins Kevin and John Linneman to talk about early XBOX hardware/OS iterations, rumors of Dreamcast backwards compatibility, the RARE Ltd. accusation, relations with Japanese developers and more!

Ryan Payton joins Kevin to talk about the relationship between Japan and the Xbox, the important relationship with Sega, Japan exclusive games and more!

EGM alums Chris Johnston and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember how the original XBOX was covered in EGM. 

Cast

• Kevin Larrabee
• Ryan Payton
• Michael Reilly

Intro

• Available now for free on XBOX One and PC
• Michael’s relationship with PD and the community
• Ryan’s involvement with the PD re-release

Segment 1: Super Brief History

• Release Dates
• • JP: September 23, 2004
  • NA: March 15, 2005
• Developed by Microsoft Game Studios
• Producer/Director: Yukio Futatsugi

Development:

• Developed in MS attempt to cater to the Japanese audience
• The Western release was canceled by MS as the life of the XB was coming to an end, even though the game was already translated into English during development
• December 2004 Majesco and MS signed a deal to let Majesco publish PD in the USA
• Received positive reviews at release with a 82 metacritic

Segment 2: PD Back in the Day

• Personal Memories and History of PD
• Why the game was so important
• The community after the 360 launched (Back Compat on 360)

Segment 3: Revisiting PD/Changes to the Remaster/Protips

• Details on the re-release
• • Native resolution, uncompressed textures and cut-scenes (16:9)
  • "It's a UWP app, so yep, it can run alongside other games." - Adam Isgreen
• Changes made
• • Only the base 300 skills at launch, Xbox Live Rare skills to come (will be easier than 30 online wins to get one)
  • Can skip mission after failing it a 3rd time (but still get rewards)
  • All new Quick battle arsenals (by Gregory Barton, long time hardcore PD fan and community feedback)
  • MP open from the start (SP rewards flow in MP save, but MP items don’t flow to SP)
  • Free MP Starter Pack DLC (2-school arsenal case and 33 different skills from 3 schools)
• Protips on how to best enjoy PD for newcomers
• • Play through the SP, the first 2 chapters are the tutorial and the rest of the game prepares you for the online battles by introducing the player to new skill and arsenal ideas
  • Play Quick mode (pre-constructed arsenals, re-done for the re-release) to get familiar with how online plays.
  • Visit the site. :)

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John Linneman joins me to talk Quake II, hardware grails, XBOX hardware, Summer of XBOX prep and more! 

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Joshua Hillyer and Chris Johnston join Kevin to remember and revisit Super Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo/Famicom.

Peter Brown and Greg Sewart join Kevin to remember and revisit Ghouls'n Ghosts on the Sega Genesis and Mega Drive.