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A Christmas present from the 8-4 Gods!

But dammit.. there's Star Wars spoilers

8-4 Play 12/25/2015: Merikuri

8-4 Play 12/25/2015: MERIKURI

Celebrate Life Day with 8-4′s Unofficial Official Star Wars Holiday Special X (Cross), featuring Game of the Year chit-chat and Xmas Gaming memories, a heaping side of Force Awakens talk, and guest appearances by Brad Douglas, Nintendo patents, and Bea Arthur.

Running Time: 2:07:30

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Time – Topic Discussed:

8:57 – Monster Hunter X
15:00 – Xenoblade Chronicles X
17:12 – Destiny, Star Wars Battlefield
23:21 – Game of the Year
43:39 – Top Selling Games on Steam 2015
48:30 – Christmas video game memories
1:00:00 – 1:30:30 – ***STAR WARS SPOILERS***
1:30:45 – Kojima leaves Konami
1:43:05 – Nintendo Patent
1:46:40 – Mario Maker Update
1:48:30 – Miitomo
1:49:16 – Dream
1:52:10 – News: GameFAQs Game of the Forever, Tencent buys Riot, Noby Noby Boy, PSVR Black box
1:55:12 – Coleco Cameleon
1:57:10 – Oculus Price
1:59:10 – Battlefield 4 Easter Egg
2:00:25 – Closing Comments

And now…a list of music used in our previous episode!

8-4 Play 12/11/2015: PS(CROSS)
Intro: Monster Hunter X – Dinovaldo Theme
Ending: Rez OST – Rock Is Sponge

As always, you can leave comments for us at the “Leave a Comment” link below or via Twitter at @84play. And if you’re new to the show, you can subscribe to 8-4 Play on iTunes right here. Subscribe today!

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By 8-4 on 25 December 2015.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

nice. I know they're probably burnt out on Xenoblade, but it really would be nice to hear them take an entire-podcast-length deep-dive into Xenoblade. I have very mixed opinions on it, but I still played it for 40 hours, so...

 

[Faustek]

About 30 Minworth this I'll skip then
Thanks for the heads up.

 

[shira]

About 30 Minworth this I'll skip then
Thanks for the heads up.

Holy Fucking shit. Mark goes off

Tarantino tier

OMFG John claiming the ewoks ate all the stormtroopers in ROTJ

 

[Tripon]

BUY MY FOOD FOR $2000 SO YOU CAN SURVIVE THE ACOLYMPOSEKDKD.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Posting for later

 

[Curufinwe]

Thanks for getting an episode out for Christmas.

 

[Tripon]

Thanks for getting an episode out for Christmas.

Xmas isn't a holiday for Japan, but New Year is. 8-4 would have to work anyway.

 

[ike_]

I don't know how you guys always manage to find the funniest damn intro and outro songs.

Great show chaps, see you next year!

 

[HamPster PamPster]

Are claw games not rigged in Japan?

 

[super-famicom]

Holy Fucking shit. Mark goes off

Tarantino tier

OMFG John claiming the ewoks ate all the stormtroopers in ROTJ

Vinny made that joke on the Beastcast a week or two ago.

But really, spoilers for TFA? I haven't seen it yet so I'll hold off on listening to this.

Merry Christmas 8-4!

 

[urfe]

Enjoyed it, but to me what JJ said about Undertale is a spoiler. To me all a spoiler is is something I don't want to hear beforehand. I understand that everyone is different in what is a spoiler in this regard, but that most definitely was one for me.

Someone had already spoiled that in Undertale for me, and despite that I spontaneously was playing like that, I am playing differently in spite of that.

That's what I get for playing GOTY-level games I guess.

Enjoyed the Star Wars talk. I basically ignore any Internet talk on Star Wars, so it was fun hearing people have opinions on something I saw.

Also, I took Christmas and Christmas Eve off. There's only a few Westerners in my company, and it seems like it has always been the thing for the Westerners to do that. Nice precedent.

 

[killroy87]

Enjoyed it, but to me what JJ said about Undertale is a spoiler. To me all a spoiler is is something I don't want to hear beforehand. I understand that everyone is different in what is a spoiler in this regard, but that most definitely was one for me.

Someone had already spoiled that in Undertale for me, and despite that I spontaneously was playing like that, I am playing differently in spite of that.

That's what I get for playing GOTY-level games I guess.

Enjoyed the Star Wars talk. I basically ignore any Internet talk on Star Wars, so it was fun hearing people have opinions on something I saw.

Also, I took Christmas and Christmas Eve off. There's only a few Westerners in my company, and it seems like it has always been the thing for the Westerners to do that. Nice precedent.

That's the most fluid, unpredictable definition of a spoiler possible.

 

[Jimrpg]

Was it Collinn that jumped in with that Star Wars spoiler before John finished talking... come on buddy.

Also are nicknames back? (I don't mind, they are fun!)

John - like JJ said, don't expect too much from the Witcher 3 combat... there's not much depth to it after the initial 3 to 4 hours, but the story (at least the first half of it) is very engaging.

 

[urfe]

That's the most fluid, unpredictable definition of a spoiler possible.

I am not sure what you mean by that, but alright! I like fluidity.

(I avoided hearing if people liked Star Wars or not until I saw it)

 

[daegan]

If Mark got a nickname, it would be "DO NOT GIVE ME THAT SHIT" next podcast. Amazing.

 

[firehawk12]

Are claw games not rigged in Japan?

If you do bad enough, you can ask for pity/help.

I suppose the unspoken rule is that you don't just walk in and demand a prize on your first go?

 

[zroid]

Star Wars was great and all but I don't think I need to hear about it for 30 minutes

Bless 8-4 and their timestamps

 

[Chuck]

The Star Wars spoiler segment was a nice surprise!

 

[Jintor]

Yeah loved it. Mark going ham(il) is always appreciated

 

[Ingueferroque]

So annoying to listen to them not knowing Besiege or Tokobot, and subsequently dismissing it.

Also that Star Wars spoiler came so soon after the warning I could not even pause in time, so I got spoiled massively. Fuck.

 

[Jimrpg]

Does somebody have a link to the Japanese Star Wars theme music at the end? It's pretty cool. Thx in advance!

 

[Jimrpg]

So annoying to listen to them not knowing Besiege or Tokobot, and subsequently dismissing it.

Also that Star Wars spoiler came so soon after the warning I could not even pause in time, so I got spoiled massively. Fuck.

Me too! They should have edited that out. Needs to be a pause before going to spoiler territory.

Luckily I don't care for Star Wars that much, but I'm still going to see it.

 

[spiritfox]

How big is the spoiler?

 

[Jintor]

How big is the spoiler?

it's the one trolls yell on the internet to spoil the entire movie. so, huge.

 

[spiritfox]

it's the one trolls yell on the internet to spoil the entire movie. so, huge.

Ah, guess I'll wait to listen to this episode then.

 

[Ingueferroque]

I woke up saddened knowing that this big reveal has been spoiled. So viciously, too. Damnit.

 

[Dylan]

Also that Star Wars spoiler came so soon after the warning I could not even pause in time, so I got spoiled massively. Fuck.

Yeah this. What the fuck, guy. It was literally just a few hours after I had finished watching through all 6 movies.

I was taking a leak while the podcast was playing through my computer speakers when they started warning about spoilers. I was like "Oh shit...well, I can probably finish my peeFUCK."

What a jerk.

 

[john tv]

Wow, honestly super sorry some of you guys got spoiled - we put a huge disclaimer in the show notes and also gave a pretty big warning leading up to it, but yeah, I suppose we didn't really account for passive listeners not paying attention to that stuff. Not sure if there's anything we can do at this point because podcast editing people are away for the holidays but will at least look into it.

 

[Slixshot]

Lucky to have seen the movie... that was harsh.

 

[Dylan]

Wow, honestly super sorry some of you guys got spoiled - we put a huge disclaimer in the show notes and also gave a pretty big warning leading up to it, but yeah, I suppose we didn't really account for passive listeners not paying attention to that stuff. Not sure if there's anything we can do at this point because podcast editing people are away for the holidays but will at least look into it.

I downloaded from giantbomb, so all I saw was:

Celebrate Life Day with 8-4′s Unofficial Official Star Wars Holiday Special X (Cross), featuring Game of the Year chit-chat and Xmas Gaming memories, a heaping side of Force Awakens talk, and guest appearances by Brad Douglas, Nintendo patents, and Bea Arthur.

 

[Cheesemeister]

Yeah, weird how there's no 2DS in Japan.

 

[sprsk]

Yeah, weird how there's no 2DS in Japan.

This is literally an 8-4 Play curse. We say something and the very next day it gets announced OR some big news happens.

 

[firehawk12]

I'm more surprised that there's a Yokai Watch 2ds bundle here. Not that the game is included, but that Nintendo is sitll actively pushing the device with new software.

 

[AllenShrz]

I agree with Mark about everything SW related. Fuck all of that.

A movie that had to blow us away, stayed content to just run a check list for the fan boys. If it didn't had the SW name attached to it, it would not get the free pass as is doing it right now.

 

[JimPanzer]

listened to this on my ride back from my family to where I live. loved every minute of it! still hoping to see an episode with a big MHX segment and gaijin hunter in it.

 

[Alucrid]

it's the one trolls yell on the internet to spoil the entire movie. so, huge.

I think I saw this in the starcraft global chat when I was trying to finish the void campaign. I think, haven't bothered to verify it as true.

 

[shiftplusone]

Why does everyone say DanganRonpa so fucking weirdly.

Patrick Klipklop said it weird during GB days, and the 8-4 guys say it differently.

the opening theme itself pronounces it like "dang in Ron puh" but everyone puts an accent on it

 

[LiK]

The TFA spoilercast was amazing

 

[Ingueferroque]

Wow, honestly super sorry some of you guys got spoiled - we put a huge disclaimer in the show notes and also gave a pretty big warning leading up to it, but yeah, I suppose we didn't really account for passive listeners not paying attention to that stuff. Not sure if there's anything we can do at this point because podcast editing people are away for the holidays but will at least look into it.

Dude.

A huge spoiler got blurted out 20 seconds after the warning.. 20 seconds!

I just checked the podcast description and it does not have a spoiler warning. (Tapping the cover art on IOS)

And whoever said it knew he was trolling.

Fuck.

 

[studyguy]

Last one for the year, dope.

 

[Dimmle]

gooooooood podcast

 

[Brew124]

Fantastic episode! I'll echo what others have said in that the Star Wars segment was amazing to listen to. Just sad for those that did get spoiled, as that huge spoiler was literally yelled out as the warning was coming to a close. I knew it was going to affect people as soon as I heard it.

 

[Curufinwe]

How did you guys cope with localizing XCX when it has no audio slider option to turn down the music?

Even FFVII had that option.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

Why does everyone say DanganRonpa so fucking weirdly.

Patrick Klipklop said it weird during GB days, and the 8-4 guys say it differently.

the opening theme itself pronounces it like "dang in Ron puh" but everyone puts an accent on it

Huh? Even that is the incorrect way to pronounce it. It's "DAN-GAN-RON-PA."

 

[thenexus6]

Mark "goin' HAM(ill)" MacDonald.

 

[KarmaCow]

How did you guys cope with localizing XCX when it has no audio slider option to turn down the music?

Even FFVII had that option.

Stockholm syndrome.

 

[AgentChris]

Only listened to the Kojima talk but if someone got spoiled then that sucks.

Just spoil the next Star Wars for these guys to make it even.

 

[EnlightenedMint]

Another year of 8-4 podcasts in the books, can't wait for next.

Great episode as always.

 

[shiftplusone]

Huh? Even that is the incorrect way to pronounce it. It's "DAN-GAN-RON-PA."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V61l6A3_6uA

15-18 seconds or so

I hear dang in rone puh, had been a while so I was off on the 1 syllable but still closer than the weird pronunciation they go with on this podcast