Episode 7 is currently under production and will cover Mega Turrican, Strider 2, and Power Stone with a release date of November, 2008. And the Gradius 5 contest is over! A winner will be announced soon in episode 7.
We’re not guys who likes to be late, and as much as we’ve tried to avoid it, Substance TV 7 is not out on October 1st as previously set. Yea, I know, it’s no biggie, but it bothers us. I’ve been working on it on my side as time permits, but some technical difficulties have hampered the progress. That and having every in-law known to man come and visit hasn’t helped either.
So instead of ignoring it and trying to push on without bringing it up, I figured I might as well let you fine folks know what’s going on. There’s no need to panic or kill a goat and sacrifice it to the gods of gaming. All is well. Once these small hurdles are resolved, things should be quickly wrapped up in the next few weeks. As such, I won’t be on here much posting witty comments or interesting stories as I want to devote any free time I have to working solely on the show. After that I’ll continue to bore you with my dull wit. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
From time to time, Erik and I have a few side projects we enjoy doing. One of Erik’s newest projects is “Old games, new sound”. The title pretty much sums it all up. He takes footage from an older video game, mainly those without the capability of CD sound, and completely strips the sound from the original and replaces it entirely.
Think of it as a re imaging of the games you love, but with a small upgrade in the sound department. The first episode featured the much beloved Shinobi 3. This time he’s back with another third. Castlevania 3 to be exact. As always, I am extremely impressed with the quality and painstaking detail this project demanded. Only this time it’s an entire level! Just hearing and seeing this all come together makes me wish this could be a reality is some form.
The music is from Shadow of the Colossus, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, Castlevania Chronicles and Final Fantasy Advent Children. All sound effects and speech is completely original.
So, without further ado, enjoy!
P.S. A high quality version of this will be available for download in the weeks to come.
Every great video game has many components which come together to form one cohesive gooey ball of moist and chewy goodness (that sounded strangely dirty). Along with all the usual suspects, character design has been a major part in any superb video game. Although, as of late, many high profile games have lost this all important piece of the gaming puzzle…
Video games are a lot like a never ending war. As a soldier, you go through all sorts of emotions and experiences everyday, and anyone who is in this “war” alongside you is a comrade. Instead of bullet wounds, you’ve got blistered thumbs. Instead of army rations, you have ramen noodles. You share stories and your glorious accomplishments. Part of gaming, in my opinion, is this integral community of gaming war stories. As many of you know, Erik (co-creator of Substance TV) has been a long time friend of mine. Since the dawn of time, a.k.a. 8 years ago, we’ve played all sorts of great games from A-Z. And as any wartime gaming soldiers do, we enjoy shooting the breeze about the games we play, bosses we beat, levels we conquered, and so on. That all changed one fateful day. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the past few months, I’ve had a few viewers ask me why don’t I give “scores” or “points” to games I review. While this may be popular in other video game review shows, magazines, or in general, I find it annoying and useless… Read the rest of this entry »
As promised, the games for review in Substance TV episode 7 are revealed. Yea, I know, there’s a picture that shows them all up there anyway, but here’s a list for kicks and giggles (in order of review even!).
Mega Turrican - Sega Genesis
Strider 2 - Sony Playstation
Power Stone - Sega Dreamcast
Thanks for all the suggestions so far, and I’ll be keeping many of them in mind for future episodes. As posted before, episode 7 will be out on October 1st, 2008. While I could wax eloquently, I think I’ll get back to work on episode 7.
P.S. - Thanks again to all the fans of Substance TV for all your support! You folks rock this world upon which I stand.
With episode six in the bag, it’s time to move onto episode numero seven. We are already in production. And before you ask, yes indeed, we have all three games picked. Oh, you’d like to know what those are? Well why didn’t you say so, we will be review-ahhhh you almost got me. You’re good. We’ll be officially announcing the list of games to be reviewed on Wednesday (9-10-08).
What we can tell you is the seventh episode will be released on October the first (10-1-08)! So until then, stay tuned for more updates and check back Wednesday for a full list of games.
P.S. A big thanks to all of those who have signed up, e-mailed, posted comments, or posted on the forums. It is greatly appreciated!
Over the years, some of you have said, “Brian, we love the games you review, but we can never find them, and even if we do, they are insanley expensive”. Yes my child, I have heard your cries, and now I answer those hunger pains. Suckle on the sweet nurturing teet of Gradius 5.
As announced in episode six of ‘Substance TV’, I will be giving away a complete copy of the game, including shipping, for free. What do you have to do, it’s simple. Just register her at www.substance-tv.com and you will be automatically entered into the contest. You’ll see the link at the top left of the website on the sidebar. There’s no gimmicks or hooks. You won’t be on some Russian goat porn e-mail list, unless you’d like to be. Just a good old fashioned contest.
I’ll announce a winner in episode seven. If you’re already registered for the site, well, then you are already good to go. Thanks for all your support and look forward to episode seven in the weeks to come.
As promised, Substance TV Episode 6 is out! Although it’s technically a day or so late, we’ll just say it came out on time for kick and giggles. I had a small technical problem which held up production for a day, but that was quickly resolved. Up for review is Jackal (NES), Ninja Warriors (SNES), and Gradius 5 (PS2). I could go on and on, but it’s pretty much pointless. Go and download the goodness.
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