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545: Big Baby Con

545: Big Baby Con

FromPlayer One Podcast


545: Big Baby Con

FromPlayer One Podcast

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Length:
100 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week! Nintendo doesn’t like money yet they do like money under certain circumstances (NES Classic vs. Switch), Nintendo Direct stuff, self-serve digital refunds for Xbox Live content, the demo that cost Sega some sales, a buncha books you can read about games and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Switch has the strongest first month in Nintendo history in the US Nintendo Direct stuff! Microsoft to allow self-service refunds on Xbox One/Windows 10 Uncharted The Lost Legacy out in August Druckmann/Hulst interview (Horizon Zero Dawn) Star Wars Battlefront II trailer Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 18 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Or check out Ethan's gaming blog at gamingunicorn.com Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, and more! Click here to download. Got an Android device? You can now download our app on the Amazon Android Appstore. Find out all about it here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! Running time: 1:39:48 Book list Takahashi, Dean - Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution (2002) https://www.amazon.ca/Opening-Xbox-Microsofts-Entertainment-Revolution/dp/0761537082   Kent, Steven L. - The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond… (2001) https://www.amazon.ca/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon/dp/0761536434/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492477578&sr=1-1&keywords=the+ultimate+history+of+video+games   Kushner, David - Masters of Doom (2004) https://www.amazon.ca/Masters-Doom-Created-Transformed-Culture/dp/0812972155/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492477671&sr=1-1&keywords=masters+of+doom   Kunkel, Bill - Confessions of the Game Doctor (2005) https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Game-Doctor-Bill-Kunkel/dp/0964384892   Family Computer 1983-1994 (2003) https://www.amazon.ca/Family-Computer-1983-1994-ISBN-4872338030/dp/4872338030   Herman, Leonard - Phoenix IV: The History of the Video Game Industry (2016) https://www.amazon.ca/Phoenix-IV-History-Videogame-Industry/dp/1539031292/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492477933&sr=1-1&keywords=phoenix+iv   Szczepaniak, John - The Untold History of Japanese Video Game Developers Volume 1 (2014) https://www.amazon.ca/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers/dp/0992926009/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492478002&sr=1-3&keywords=the+untold+history+of+japanese+game+developers   Szczepaniak, John - The Untold History of Japanese Video Game Developers Volume 2 (2016) https://www.amazon.ca/Untold-History-Japanese-Game-Developers-ebook/dp/B01BS64E60/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492478062&sr=1-1&keywords=the+untold+history+of+japanese+game+developers+volume+2   Horowitz, Ken - Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games (2016) https://www.amazon.ca/Playing-Next-Level-History-American/dp/078649994X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492478162&sr=1-1&keywords=playing+at+the+next+level   Scheff, David - Game Over: Press Start to Continue (1999) https://www.amazon.ca/Game-Over-Nintendo-Conquered-World-ebook/dp/B0060AY98I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492478205&sr=1-1&keywords=game+over   Cohen, Scott - Zap! The Rise and Fall of Atari (1984) https://www.amazon.ca/ZAP-Rise-Atari-Scott-Cohen/dp/0738868833/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1492478346&sr=1-1&keywords=zap+atari   Stuart, Keith - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Collected Works (2014) https://www.amazon.ca/Sega-Mega-Drive-Genesis-2014-11-06/dp/0957576811   Petronille, Marc & Audureau, William - The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (2014) https://www.amazon.ca/History-Sonic-Hedgehog-Ma
Released:
Apr 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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