Giant Bombcast GDC 09 Day One

okay am i the only person who likes to play classic games and can actually enjoy them? i like to play re4 i like playing n64, ps2, old pc, and my gameboy i like old and new i find things that are fun in the game.

Sweet!! Greg is awesome!!

Way too chaotic for me.

Don't worry. Funkytown is loading. 

This is a really fantastic Bombcast, though I must admit to feeling kind of like a chicken in a barrel when everyone started talking at once.

PAUL BARNETT IS MY HERO!

Listening to this now.

I have a healthy man crush on Paul Barnett.

let me know when the movie comes out !

Paul's voice is very annoying to me

Bad episode, mostly due to all the talking but having no clue who is who.

Cool idea, I like to hear all the commotion...got to 1up it for next year...I'm thinking 25 developers, some cos-play girls, a dood in a "Teddie" suit and Rich Gallup. Yes and yes.

I can't go back to the early 3d games.  The graphics are way too off putting.  On the other hand, I go back and play the late 2d games released.  I couldn't play FF7 again, but I could go back and play Fallout 2 or Baldur's Gate 2 any day.

Paul Barnett is a smart, smart man.

This podcast was awesome, entertaining and with some very serious and interesting discussions, keep it up guys.

I like how you guys shove 20 people into a hotel room and start recording and just wing it.

aaaaah im so behind on all my podcasts now :S

Wow, this was one of most boring Bombcasts ever.

Awsome podcast! cant wait for tonight's lol

an orgy in my ear! couldn't tell who was talking most of the time.

im in a few who still doesn't know what the hell Paul Barnett was talkin about

Hey everyone is the Paul Barnett show!

One guy in there sounded like McLovin from SuperBad :P
Man that Podcast was awe inspiring for me BTW.
I'm studying software atm and I plan on becoming a game dev.
So yeah hearing these guys was an awesome addition to GiantBomb.
If Giant Bomb does start their game development company I am willing to apply for a job :P

Turn 10 Studios? Is it about Forza 3? Can't wait to see that game.

Love the opening theme remix!

A million monkeys and a million typewriters!!!  :)  lol.  awesome.

Awesome Bombcast and really great to hear Greg Kasavin.

I love:

1. Greg Kasavin

2. When British people are on podcasts

3. Listening to the bombcast

also, lol @ chogi: ALL UNITS!

This was an awesome podcast. I loved the fascinating discussion on the history of video games and our "golden eras". And hearing Greg Kasavin is always awesome.
I will say that I can go back and play early 3D games and still love them. I played Metal Gear Solid for the first time this past January, and it was one of the most amazing gaming experiences I've had in a long time. And I've played quite a few games over the years, so it's not like I haven't been jaded. And also, while for most games that I loved during childhood I can't go back and replay them, there are some that I have continually replayed and enjoyed over the years. The original Half-Life, Majora's Mask, or Banjo-Tooie are just some of the games I've replayed quite a few times. So there are exceptions to the rule of not replaying old 3D games, or games of our youth.

Greg was great. Too bad he got talked over at one point.

That is one awesome episode of the Bombcast. Great work and super conversation.

"I'm just crashing..."
"Why the fuck do you have a microphone?"

Giant Bomb delivers once again.

wow this was a long shop liked it!!!

Oh man, I miss Greg Kasavin!!

that paul barnett is one smart dude. i learned alot.

That was the best fucking cast I have downloaded!

one of the best podcast sessions ive heard on video games

This was really fascinating. It was incredibly interesting to listen to the discussion relating to gaming reviewing system in general, and how games development was progressing in the future. Paul Barnett had many nuggets of wisdom (even if he did hog the show slightly). Might I say that this was one of the most informative (and important) podcasts I have ever listened to?

Absolutely amazing!!!

I completely agree with you. I just bought (for myself) at the age of 17 the first console since my Super Nintendo: the PS2. I've already bought the MGS Essential Collection. I curse my parents who didn't get me any video games, but mainly myself because I wasn't aware of the magic going on. Now I'm trying to relive the past. So far, my Essential PS2 game list includes:

Amazing Podcast guys I really love what you are doing here. No other gaming web site could even dream of having a podcast like this. Really amazing, keep up the good work and long live Giant Bomb!

Sorry for double posting, but I want to tell Paul Barnett:

That went surprisingly well considering how many people were in that room.  As always, some really interesting and thought provoking conversations.  Great to hear Greg again!

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What a great podcast. While listening i grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down a long list of games that I've loved and have influenced me most. I got mad nostalgic.

Sweet.

That was a great podcast. Paul Barnett had some really interesting things to say, as did everyone else. I loved the insight your former colleague's gave about the move from game journalism to game development. Also, I miss reading Gregs' reviews... and, wow Joe Fielder, there's a blast from the past.

Breadmakers?  We make at least one loaf a week using our breadmaker!  I never buy bread in the supermarket now thanks to our breadmaker!

Now I've got that off my chest, it was cool to hear about Super Mario 64.  That game is truly ageless, the original and best 3d platformer.  Great discussion.

I just wanted to add to the part about revisiting games.  It's pretty tough to go back to the N64/PS1 era for me.  I tried revisiting Turok and Goldeneye and was horrified not only at how impossible the controls were, but how terrible it looked.  I still can enjoy Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask however.  Gran Turismo 2 is the only game on PS1 I could play, but why would I when GT4 is pretty much the exact same game but better?  Hell, I have trouble playing GC/Xbox/PS2 games sometimes.  I still love SNES games though, but NES is a little tough for me.  The Atari stuff is oddly okay though.  Maybe because its sooo simplistic, but something about Atari games does it for me aesthetically.  It's especially weird because I grew up on the NES, so its not like I have fond memories of Atari or anything.
Anyways, that was long and rambling, great podcast, and I have to agree, Paul talked for the perfect amount of time :)

Are we gonna be lucky enough to get another podcast tonight?  :D