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Lost Treasures of Gaming – Call of Duty Black Ops (Animation Sequence)
This week was a bit different but also quite refreshing as Syd and Sean featured Kristen Sych. Kristen is a cinematics director at Activision who discussed his work on Call of Duty: Black Ops back in 2010. We take a look at one of the more heavily animated sequences (fair warning, it’s spoiler-rich) and appreciate all the hard work that goes into the story.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Oddworld Munch’s Oddysey
This week Lost Treasures of Gaming had Lorne Lanning of Oddworld Inhabitants on to discuss the series of Oddworld games. Fred goes into a little background of each before delving right into the first couple of levels in Oddworld Munch’s Oddysey HD on the Playstation 3.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Boulder Dash (NES)
A classic on consoles, microcomputers, and arcades alike, Boulder Dash took many concepts from the past and turned them into a puzzle game all its own. Whether you’re watching for falling objects coming from most directions or avoiding enemies to unleash a flurry of rocks at them, Boulder Dash keeps you on your toes. This week Syd and Sean interviewed developer Chris Gray and I got an opportunity to dig out my old NES copy.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Earthworm Jim
This week on Lost Treasures of Gaming David Perry of Shiny Entertainment was on to discuss Earthworm Jim. Fred decides to show off his copy of the “Special Edition” playing on his Sega CD.
This was captured on an actual console playing an actual game, no emulation. The Lost Treasures of Gaming Podcast can be found at http://www.omgnexus.com
Lost Treasures of Gaming: Marble Madness
This week Syd and Sean were graced by the presence of a wonderful game developer named Mark Cerney. Responsible for working on a bunch of games we all loved including Sonic 2, Crash Bandicoot, and more, one of Cerney’s first releases was Marble Madness. In addition to being a newer perspective on games, this title was significant for many reasons both revealed in the interview and mentioned in this video.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Remember Me
This week’s Lost Treasures of Gaming is near and dear to my heart because I got to review the game upon release. Probably the most unappreciated game of 2013, Remember Me is the first game from studio Dontnod. It fuses combo-based brawling, cyberpunk, and the unique “memory remix” features to create a unique and gorgeous title.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: American McGee’s Alice
WARNING: Due to the nature of these titles, there is some graphic violence and harsh language in this video. All mature content is in-game only.
This week’s show was a treat because Sean and Syd had on American McGee, the lead behind the fantastic titles Alice and Alice: Madness Returns. Separated by eleven years, this “twisted” take on the already dark world of Alice in Wonderland, I loved both titles. It was just the right blend of action platformer and fantastic art design.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Smash TV
There was no episode of Lost Treasures of Gaming, but that never stops Syd from talking about another classic on the OMG! Hour. This week was a treat that I loved back when I was playing in the arcades, Smash TV. A twin stick shooter with ultra violence in a futuristic gameshow, this Robotron 2084 inspired title was a blast. Not only that, but thanks to how I captured the game we have interview footage with Midway developers Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Chip’s Challenge (Lynx)
This week’s Lost Treasures of Gaming featured Chuck Sommerville, formerly of Epyx, to discuss the development of the famed “games” series and of course Chip’s Challenge. In his many years at Epyx, Chuck touched and led many a team into popular titles including California Games. It was later on Epyx’s (and later Atari) portable console, the Lynx, that he made a game many love: Chip’s Challenge. This is a highly addicting puzzle game as you will see in the video.
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Lost Treasures of Gaming: Adventure (Atari 2600)
Episode 12 was very special for many reasons, not the least being an interview with Warren Robinett. His game, Adventure, brought text adventures to life with graphics for the first time ever. In addition he also hid his name in the game, which he calls a signature, but we have for decades referred to as an Easter Egg. Fred shows off the gameplay, gives a basic overview, and of course shows off the coveted hidden signature.
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