Substance TV

I know I haven’t been around as much as I should lately. I come home late from work. Most nights I find you sitting alone at the dinner table nursing a cold bowl of soup. By the time I get home the kids are already fast asleep, and things between the two of us have been strained. For that I am sorry.

But to make it up to you I created this little video showing you why I’ve been away so much. Please understand I still love you very much and want it to work out between us two because….*sniff*….you complete me!

BTW: Don’t let the thumbnail of the toilet scare you. It just happens to be an interesting thumbnail YouTube took that I thought was entertaining.

Substance TV is back and better than ever baby! First of all, let me tell you there are a lot of changes starting with this “volume”.

No longer will Substance TV be known as “episodes”. Instead they will be known as “volumes” to greater reflect what we see Substance TV as. Each volume will focus on one game, unlike previous episodes which covered three games. This will allow us to cover each game with even more detail and care. As a bonus we can get each volume out quicker on a monthly basis.

We’re also putting a stronger emphasis on the history, designers, composers, and everything related to the game. We see Substance TV as a companion piece to each game we cover. Something that will be entertaining, informative, and hopefully you’ll leave with a bit of information you didn’t know before.

In volume 1 we take a look at Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner. So without further ado, enjoy. (For a high quality download of this volume, click here or go to the download page.)

BTW: What do you guys think of the new format and volume? Let us know by posting in the comments below.

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.

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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.

One of the games up for review is…. Read the rest of this epic article! »

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!