The Arcade

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Outlast 2 Developers Launch Kickstarter For Adult Diapers

(check out the Kickstarter campaign for yourself here)

* Rare Pokémon Card Sells At Auction For $54,000 USD

News of the Week:

* Desert Bus For Hope Raises Close To $700,000 For Child’s Play Charity

* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Release Date Possibly Leaked By Retailer

(see the image that caused a stir here)

* Nintendo Switch Reportedly Getting Mainline Pokémon Game

* PlayStation VR Named One Of 2016’s Best Inventions By Time Magazine

* NBA 2K17 Offering In-Game Rewards To Fitbit Users

* Resident Evil VII Collector’s Edition Comes With Severed Finger USB

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who thinks that Black Friday should slow its roll.

Blast From The Past:

* ReBoot (TV Series / Sept. 10, 1994 – Nov. 25, 2001)

* Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Movie / Nov. 26, 1986)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Monkey to Walk Again

(read the research paper here and watch a video of it here)

* Audi Releasing Special Final Fantasy XV Edition R8 Supercar

(watch the announcement video here)

News of the Week:

* Super Mario Run Release Date, Pricing Announced

(watch a new gameplay trailer here)

* Nintendo Switch Launch Price Reportedly Set At $249 US

* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Reportedly Won’t Release In March

* Nominees Announced For 2016 Game Awards

(watch the announcement trailer here)

* Telltale Games Reportedly Working On Guardians of the Galaxy Episodic Game

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who keeps counting the omens of the end times.

Blast From The Past:

* Nintendo Wii (Console / Nov. 19, 2006)

* Nintendo Gamecube (Console / Nov. 18, 2001)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Kickstarter Campaign Launched For Ultimate Gaming Deodorant

* Nintendo Bringing Back Power Line For Launch Of NES Classic Edition 

News of the Week:

* Blizzard Opening StarCraft 2 Up To AI Challengers

* Blizzard Announces Its Own Overwatch League

* Indiegogo Campaign Launched To Fund Cuba’s First Ever Indie Game

(check out the Indiegogo page here)

* Four Long Lost Kirby Games Found At Auction

* Blaster Master Returning With New 3DS Game

Dennis’ Nickname:

The proud survivor of Extra Life 2016

Blast From The Past:

* PlayStation 3 (Console / Nov. 11, 2006)

* Microsoft Xbox (Console / Nov. 15, 2001)

* Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PlayStation 2 / Nov. 14, 2001)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Kickstarter Campaign Underway For To Fund Release Of Socks The Cat Video Game

News of the Week:

* Nintendo Ending Production Of Wii U This Week

* Nintendo Stock Dropped 6.5 Percent After Switch Reveal

* Uwe Boll Retiring From Filmmaking

* Pokémon GO To Get Daily Quests

* Sega Bringing New Daytona Racing Game To Arcades

* Cruis’n Arcade Racing Game Series Returning With Cruis’n Blast

* “Weird Al” Yankovic To Perform At BlizzCon 2016

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who will foolishly be staying up for 24 hours this weekend for Extra Life

Blast From The Past:

* Borat (Movie / Nov. 3, 2006)

* Beat The Geeks (TV Series / Nov. 7, 2001 – Oct. 7, 2002)

It’s Halloween 2016 and The Arcade is back with our annual Halloween Music Special to fill up your auditory pillow case with treats of a musical sort. We strive to present a variety of songs and styles on these shows, and this year is no different.  Our adventure beings with the Ludicrous Leadoffs, which this year, is built around a central theme… haunting horror hip-hop! Did you know the Crypt Keeper did a rap song in the early 90’s?  Or that Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff made a song for A Nightmare on Elm Street 4? Have you ever heard Warwick Davis rap as the Leprechaun in Leprechaun V?  We’ve found all these oddities and play them for you in our opening block.  From there, we class the show up a bit and explore what the world of Creepy Classical and Spooky Symphonies for us.  The class, however, will only last so long as we have to include the obligatory heavy metal group.  What could be more Halloween than the image of blood raining down from the sky as sung by Slayer, or Peter Steele using his bass-baritone vocals to sing an ode to All Hallows Eve?  This Halloween show closes out by paying homage to some of the great musical talents who left their mortal coil and joined the afterlife this year as we’ll play seasonally appropriate selections from Motörhead, David Bowie, and Prince.  So tune in and let us be your soundtrack for this scary season.  As always, we encourage you to follow the iTunes links below to purchase these songs for yourself, to enjoy at Halloween and beyond.

What Was Played:

(click on the links to buy!)

* The Crypt Keeper – Crypt Jam

* Warwick Davis – Lep in the Hood

* The Monster Squad – The Monster Squad Rap

* DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – A Nightmare on my Street

* Camille Saint-Saëns – Dance Macabre

* Disney’s Silly Symphony – The Skeleton Dance

* Slayer – Raining Blood

* Dissolution – Bloodlust

* Type O Negative – All Hallows Eve

* David Bowie – Scary Monsters and Super Creeps

* Motörhead – Boogeyman

* Prince – Batdance

Dennis’s Nickname:

The giver of chocolate, the taker of souls

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Twitch Streamer Players Overwatch Using Bananas For Controllers

* New River City Ransom Password Discovered After 27 Years

News of the Week:

* Nintendo Officially Reveals Next Device, The Nintendo Switch

* Nintendo Reveals List Of Third-Party Publishers Supporting The Switch

* Announcement Of NX Reveal Added Over $1 Billion To Nintendo’s Market Value

* Rockstar Confirms Red Dead Redemption 2 In Development

* Candy Crush Saga Game Show In Development At CBS

* Sony Reportedly Planning To Release Smartphone Games In 2018

* Razer Buys THX Audio Company

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is astounded at how quickly someone can use social media to torpedo their own public image

Blast From The Past:

* Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 / Oct. 22, 2001)

* Frank Zappa – Zoot Allures (Album / Oct. 20, 1976)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* The Beatles Yellow Submarine Becoming An Official LEGO Set

* Researchers Create Bot Better At Playing Doom Than Humans

News of the Week:

* Oculus Touch Controllers Receive Price, Release Date

* NHL 17 Use To Predict Stanley Cup Winner

* Friday the 13th Game Delayed Until 2017, Adds Single-Player Mode

* Cuphead Delayed Until Mid-2017

* Wasteland 3 Reaches Crowdfunding Goal In 3 Days

* Valve Announces Steam Link Will Now Come Standard On Samsung TVs

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is mystified by root beer flavoured Pop Tarts

Blast From The Past:

* The Evil Dead (Movie / Oct. 15, 1981)

* Devil May Cry (PlayStation 2 / Oct. 17, 2001)

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Norwegian PM Caught Playing Pokémon Go In Parliament

* Pokémon Player Beats Elite Four Champion With Level One Rattata

News of the Week:

* Ubisoft Officially Announces Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is In Development

* Resident Evil 7 Prologue To Be Exclusive To PlayStation VR For One Year

* Batman: Arkham VR Main Story Is Only An Hour Long

* Skylanders Figure Creator App Coming In October

* Nintendo Details NES Classic Edition Display Modes, Game Manuals

* Square Enix Reveals Use Of Moogles In Final Fantasy XV

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is slowly coming to terms with home ownership

Blast From The Past:

* Rocket Robin Hood (TV Series / Oct. 9, 1966 – 1969)

* Hey Arnold! (TV Series / Oct. 7, 1996 / Nov. 19, 2003)

Also Worth A Look:

 

Programming Note:  We’ll be taking the next three weeks off due to a little thing called “life” getting in the way of our recording schedule.  Mostly, it’s Dennis who is the one to blame for this.  Why?  He’s moving into a new place!  Though this is an exciting time, as anybody who has moved into a new residence can attest to, it’s a time-consuming and an all-encompassing task.  Having said that, let us reassure you that we will be back with a new episode for you on Friday, October 7th.

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Majel Barrett Could Return As Voice Of Ship’s Computer On Star Trek Discovery

* Nintendo Reveals Next Mobile Game, Super Mario Run At Apple’s Press Event

News of the Week:

* Sony Officially Reveals PS4 Pro

* Existing PS4 Consoles To Receive HDR Update

* PlayStation 4 Slim Officially Revealed

* Niantic Announces Pokémon GO Surpasses 500 Million Downloads

* Pokémon GO Plus Slated For September 16th Release

* Duke Nukem 3D 20th Anniversary Edition Coming October 20th

* Interplay Selling Off Dozens Of Game Properties

Dennis’ Nickname:

The man who is pretty sure he’s a homeowner?

Blast From The Past:

* Taz-Mania (TV Series / Sept. 7, 1991 – May 22, 1995)

* Hammerman (TV Series / Sept. 7, 1991 – Dec. 7, 1991)

* Darkwing Duck (TV Series / Sept. 6, 1991 – Dec. 12, 1992)

* Filmation’s Ghostbusters (TV Series / Sept. 8, 1986 – Dec. 5, 1986)

* The Real Ghostbusters (TV Series / Sept. 13, 1986 – Sept. 5, 1992)

* Bucky O’Hare and the Toad Wars (TV Series / Sept. 8, 1991 – Dec. 1, 1991)

* Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series (TV Series / Sept. 6, 1996 – Jan. 17, 1997)

Programming Note:  We’ll be taking next week off for the Labor Day weekend in order to get in one last blast of summer before having to dig out our winter clothing.  Don’t fear though as we’ll only be taking next week off and will return with a new episode on Friday, September 9th.

Ludicrous Leadoffs:

* Australian Burger Joint Selling Pokémon-Inspired Burgers

* KFC Gave Away Sunscreen That Makes You Smell Like Fried Chicken

News of the Week:

* Sony Reportedly Unveiling Two New PS4 Models In September

* PlayStation Plus Subscription Prices To Rise Next Month

* Sony Bringing PlayStation Streaming Service To PC

* Pokémon Go Loses Millions Of Daily Active Users In One Month, Still Has Millions More

* Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Named Best Game At Gamescom

* Nintendo Officially Sells Majority Stake In Seattle Mariners

* Bandai Namco Announces Dark Souls III DLC

Dennis’ Nickname:

The House Hunter

Blast From The Past:

* Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Console / Aug. 23, 1991)

* Super Mario World (SNES / Aug. 23, 1991)

* F-Zero (SNES / Aug. 23, 1991)