Yeah! - 08 - Vitamin Connection - DJ Dog-Bone with Special Guest James Montagna of WayForward.mp3On this extra special video version of the Yeah! Podcast, Jonathan and a DJ Dog-Bone impersonator welcome game director James Montagna of WayForward to talk about his game Vitamin Connection. From their previous chat 12 years ago, Jonathan and James chat about everything from "Adventure Time - Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!" to newer projects like "Yars Rising" and "Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp," while still making plenty of time to talk about "Vitamin Connection" on its 5 year anniversary. James gets into his love of old rhythm games like PaRappa the Rapper and Spice World and how that connects into the couch co-op play style of "Vitamin Connection."
Watch the old interview on Sup, Holmes? with James from 12 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FApIhhky1Y
James Montanga on Twitter: https://x.com/jamespopstar
James Montanga Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jpop.bsky.social
WayForward on Twitter: https://x.com/WayForward
WayForward on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wayforward.bsky.social
Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.social
Talking to Women about Videogames on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social
0:00:00 - Greetings James Montagna!
0:01:18 - Catching up with James 12 Years Later
0:02:31 - "DJ Dog-Bone (feat. Yung Wan)0" by Tommy Pedrini
0:04:31 - The Unique Flavor of James Montagna
0:06:20 - The Creative Connection Between Jonathan and Vitamin Connection
0:07:28 - Where Did the Idea for Vitamin Connection Come From?
0:11:57 - The Characters of Vitamin Connection
0:13:40 - The Music of Vitamin Connection is Monumental
0:17:04 - Can You Play Vitamin Connection Single Player?
0:18:43 - How the Vitamins Connect to Advance Wars
0:21:59 - What Would a Vitamin Connection 2 Look Like?
0:25:32 - Influences of Vitamin Connection
0:26:09 - James Montagna Meets the Spice Girls?
0:30:36 - James Montagna Can Predict the Future
0:33:25 - James's Most Recent Game
0:35:00 - Find James and WayForward on Social Media