Whew! That was a close one. Wednesday night the site went crashing down thanks to an incompetent tech at the hosting company. It’s been a laborious few days of work, but the site is now back up and running. I’d like to personally think my good friend Craig who helped me through this whole process. When the moronic support crew was scratching their heads, he was two steps ahead. He stayed up a few late nights with me working on a solution. Thanks man, I owe you a steak dinner.
If you notice anything out of place, send me an e-mail or message so I can fix it ASAP.
As promised, episode 11 is out! As previously mentioned, we cover Shinobi III for the Sega Genesis. We also take a look at Klonoa 2 for the Playstation 2. You know how I mentioned we had a big game up for review, well I wasn’t lying. Substance TV has the exclusive first video review of the brand new shmup from our boys at Cave, Mushihimesama Futari Ver. 1.5.
We’ve made a few additions and improvements to the show to make it more enjoyable and viewer friendly. Give us your feedback on the show. We always strive to make it better and better each episode, and your comments and criticisms help in that.
BTW: Right click the icon below to download the Windows Media version instead of streaming it. Doing so will allow you to watch the episode in the highest quality running at 60 frames per second.
As an exclusive bonus of being the totally awesome people you are by faithfully visiting this site, we’re giving you the release date of episode 11 of Substance TV. In production since late October, the final game I was patiently waiting for came in last month, giving me the chance to finish the episode. As a cherry on top of the aforementioned bonus, we’ll reveal one of the games up for review. For those who recognize the ninja like figure in white as the infamous Joe Musashi, you already may know.
For some time now I’ve heard the comments from fans about the missing audio from episode 4. Over the past months I’ve tried all I could to get the original audio back, with little to no help from YouTube. I’ve been searching through the old archives and finally found a version with sound and decided to bite the bullet and just re-upload the episode. So enjoy and thanks again everyone. Episode 11 is going smoothly so look forward to that coming soon!
For those you who are night owls, you might have seen some screwy stuff going on with the site this past week or so. I’ve been redesigning the site these past few weeks and can say I’m finally done. We wanted the website to reflect the new look of the show.
Here’s the short and long on what’s changed:
Of course you’ll notice the new site layout and graphics. All the navigation to the other pages is at the very top. You’ll also notice a slide bar up top. This will always have the latest updates for news on Substance TV. You can scroll through, and if it’s about the show, you’ll see it. The auto scrolling sidebar to the right constantly cycles through the newest posts. It also displays on every page so you can easily access the latest posts no matter where you are on the site. Below that is the newest episode of Substance TV (episode 10 at the moment) for your constant viewing pleasure. The title labeled “Partners” is just that. Sites that we are proud to be affiliated with will be prominently displayed. As you scroll down, you’ll find the login panel. At the very bottom of the site are some added features. Past the goofy pic of us under the “About Us” heading, you’ll see Twitter updates to the right. Now you can keep up with our Twitter updates while your on the site. To the left of that is our new Flickr photo stream displaying our latest uploads and pics. Best of all, our forums are fully functional and ready to go. You can type from left to right and the dialog box doesn’t go off the page so check them out.
It’s been a bit of work, but as with everything we do, I think it will be worth it. Most importantly, give us your feedback on the new look and layout. We want to make sure it doesn’t suck. Enjoy!
After months and months of work, episode 10 of Substance TV is finally out! Up for review this month is Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Gamecube & Wii), Castlevania Dracula X (SNES), Astra Superstars (Sega Saturn). It’s been awhile since the last episode, but we think you’ll think, or at least we hope you think, it was all worth the wait.
Both Erik and I want to thank all of you who have supported us this far. We’ve been up countless hours getting this all ready. Though at about 5 A.M. on Saturday morning, Premiere was screwing up, so I wasn’t even sure if it would come out. I was this close to saying screw it, but I hunkered down and kept at it. Luckily it started behaving and allowed me to export the show later that afternoon.
If you dig the show, and I would guess as much if you’re here on the website, then spread the good word that is Substance TV. Host a dinner party with friends, hold a Substance TV bingo party, or even invite friends and family for a Substance TV ice cream social. However you celebrate, we condone and wholeheartedly support you.
Now that we have all the new graphics and such done, we can focus back on getting the show out every month. Well, ummmm, that’s about it, so enjoy!
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