The best of The HotSpot (2006) -- 8 hours of HotSpot goodness

Some of you may recall a recap/highlights episode we did for the debut year of The HotSpot (2005). In case you missed out, the Giant Bomb thread is here, and the download can be found here. We're back for the year of 2006 now! Except where as the 2005 episode was 2.5 hours long, this one is over eight hours long. That's a big podcast, and it's more than enough Rich/Bob/Jeff/Carrie/Alex/Brad goodness to satisfy. Because of the length it's been split into two episodes.

Part 1 - Part 2

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Here's some other best-ofs that may be relevant to your interests:

• The HotSpot Top 40
• The HotSpot 2007
• The Adam Carolla Show
• 1UP Yours
• The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
• Idle Thumbs
• Loveline

Timestamps (Part One)
0:01:30 - Show start
0:07:00 - Issues: Duke Nukem Forever, the Gizmondo, and the word "gamer"
0:43:30 - Issues: GameStop, Command and Conquer 3, and Halo 3
1:11:00 - Issues: Kurt Schilling, Baseball, Starforce DRM, and movies
1:57:30 - Issues: Female gamer clans, video game petitions, and video game violence
2:44:30 - Issues: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo; the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii launch

Timestamps (Part Two)
0:00:30 - Clips and other short topics
2:16:00 - Listener emails
2:54:30 - Listener phone calls
4:04:00 - Show end

Please enjoy! Now, a Metallica song:

Some of you may recall a recap/highlights episode we did for the debut year of The HotSpot (2005). In case you missed out, the Giant Bomb thread is here, and the download can be found here. We're back for the year of 2006 now! Except where as the 2005 episode was 2.5 hours long, this one is over eight hours long. That's a big podcast, and it's more than enough Rich/Bob/Jeff/Carrie/Alex/Brad goodness to satisfy. Because of the length it's been split into two episodes.

Part 1 - Part 2

Visit our home page, follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook. Hit up some kind of rush on our RSS feed.

Here's some other best-ofs that may be relevant to your interests:

• The HotSpot Top 40
• The HotSpot 2007
• The Adam Carolla Show
• 1UP Yours
• The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
• Idle Thumbs
• Loveline

Timestamps (Part One)
0:01:30 - Show start
0:07:00 - Issues: Duke Nukem Forever, the Gizmondo, and the word "gamer"
0:43:30 - Issues: GameStop, Command and Conquer 3, and Halo 3
1:11:00 - Issues: Kurt Schilling, Baseball, Starforce DRM, and movies
1:57:30 - Issues: Female gamer clans, video game petitions, and video game violence
2:44:30 - Issues: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo; the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii launch

Timestamps (Part Two)
0:00:30 - Clips and other short topics
2:16:00 - Listener emails
2:54:30 - Listener phone calls
4:04:00 - Show end

Please enjoy! Now, a Metallica song:

8 hours? Oh god.

Oh man, you sir are a god among men for this.

lol 8 hours?! Good stuff

LOL awesome good times and there needs to be a collection of the original "On the Spot" show.

I'll be saving this for a long road trip. Or prison. Whichever comes first.

" I'll be saving this for a long road trip. Or prison. Whichever comes first. "

ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuck 
 
....I have to listen to it all...

" ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuck  ....I have to listen to it all... "

" ffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuck  ....I have to listen to it all... "

I have to listen to the first one first...

One word: Awesome. I'm going to enjoy listening to this...

Oh Christ! I have to listen to all of this..

You are pronouncing debut wrong. Otherwise, this is amazing.

" You are pronouncing debut wrong. Otherwise, this is amazing. "

" @ZanzibarBreeze:   Thanks so much for all the effort and polish. I forgot to thank you on your previous compilation post.    Hotspot always takes me back, soon it will just make me feel old, haha. It really is genuinely funny the second time around, since its been so long since I have listened to any of it. Any highlights of Jason Ocampo from 2006? I miss his work...I think the last time I heard him on a 'cast was like a year ago on the mobcast, with Shoemaker and Kasavin as well. That was awesome.  "

This is the single greatest thing I've seen in these forums. Good job sir, if you do the Christmas call ins from the 2007 end of the year episode I'm the crazy kid in the In N Out Drive through.

" You are pronouncing debut wrong."

Haven't downloaded this yet (or the other one for that matter!), but I plan to smack this bad boy on my MP3 player. 
 
Much appreciated, haven't really thought of The Hotspot, but really glad you went through this trouble!

I love you so much.

FFFUUUUUU~~~~ DUDE! This is really awesome work. Great job! I'm remembering my highschool days while listening to this.

8 hours of awesome. Nice job.

I'm totally grateful for this, but... I've never heard "debut" pronounced "day-boo" before. It's "day-biew(view)," as far as I'v known. 
 
Alright, I'll start listening to this now. Be back tomorrow.

And listening to old-Ryan is shattering my world view.

Man, the phrase "Cool voice of Canada" JUST left my memory, so I'm super glad I heard it again so I hopefully fit it into my vernacular.

Proof that the Hotspot >>> Bombcast. 
 
If you made this yourself that's extremely cool dude. Kudos and thanks. 

OH god, listening to that gizmodo and DNF conversation just takes me back

First there was the great wall of China, the Eiffel Tower, the Rocketship, and now this...

Thanks a million dude.  I never listened to the Hotspot but this gives me the perfect opportunity to do so. 
 
You are a Hero among men.

You are awesome.

Damn man you are brilliant! This'll be perfect to listen to in chunks whilst I play my customary 3 week long games of civ 5.

Nice job, you just earned yourself a follower!

When I try to download it to my iPhone through RSS feed and the Podcaster app, I only get the first half of the 2006 recap.  
Is there any other way I can download it to my iPhone?

Thank you for all the praise. Keep eyes and ears out for more episodes hitting soon. :)
 
@Management said:

" When I try to download it to my iPhone through RSS feed and the Podcaster app, I only get the first half of the 2006 recap.  Is there any other way I can download it to my iPhone? "

Thanks for doing this, you're awesome. The first one you did was great fun to listen to, can't wait to dig into this one.

You complete me.

I love you.

Just finished part 1.  
 
It's really cool to hear about PS3 launch news, the Nintendo Wii not being a big deal in mainstream media, and Microsoft getting a patent on 3D motion sensor tech (Kinect). 

It's cool that you did this, but I really don't want to experience 2006 all over again.

" It's cool that you did this, but I really don't want to experience 2006 all over again. "

Please keep doing this for the hotspot. I never listened to anything Giantbomb related until Arrow Pointing Down started.

" Please keep doing this for the hotspot. I never listened to anything Giantbomb related until Arrow Pointing Down started. "

• The HotSpot (2007)
• Giant Bombcast (2008 - 2010)
  
• 1UP Yours (2006 - early 2009) (1UP Yours 2006 is the next episode; should be hitting late Feb/Early Mar)
• Listen UP (2009)
• The Adam Carolla Show (2006) - For Adam Carolla fans, that's his morning radio show that ran from 2006 - 2009, NOT the current podcast.

I think I love you.

This is crazy awesome, was wondering when the 2nd part'd be out

Deboo... LOL!
 
Great work though!