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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 29: Deadpool 2

We're back in this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio with a look at Deadpool 2, just in time for next month's home release. In this episode, Jon attempts to predict the plot of Deadpool 2 without having seen it, and Tim and Travis struggle to keep talking about DP's antics through fits of laughter.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/24/2018 at 02:16am

It was fun trying to predict the plot to DP2. I still want to see it, sounds like a fun movie.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/24/2018 at 04:24am

I'm going to try and listen to this tomorrow! I saw DP2 on opening day (my mom took me lol) and absolutely loved it!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/26/2018 at 02:39am

It really sucks that CG is blocked for me now when I'm at work lol. I always forget to comment now! But I'm here now :)

I loved Deapool 2. On opening day, I saw a double feature of 1 and 2, and 2 was just as good, if not better than 1. And there were *so many* callback jokes to 1 that I'm glad I saw it right before 2. The X-Force was fantastic, I was 100% surprised by how it went out. But then looking back, of course the wind advisory they kept mentioning was going to affect them somehow lol.

I really enjoyed the reveal of Juggernaut. I was fairly sure it was going to be him, but was thrilled to see him. And did you notice that he was crawling out of the pond at the end?

I don't think we'll ever see Deadpool in an Xmen/MCU movie. They're not as "serious" as the DCEU, but still probably too serious for him.

Great review, especially by Jon!

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/26/2018 at 05:18am

> Great review, especially by Jon!

I approve of this comment.

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How VHS Changed Film

This might seem like an odd topic for Cheerful Ghost but as we are all lovers of film the discussion seems useful. Cheerful Ghost has a booth at Portland Retro Game Expo each year and as a way to make a few bucks to help cover the booth cost and a stab at doing something a bit unusual we sell VHS tapes. I've been a light collector of VHS for the last couple years and selling tapes at the booth was a natural progression of that. All that said, I recently found a video that takes a second look at the home video format and VHS specifically. It's a great video and I think many of the points are spot on as some films really are better suited to be watched at home rather... Read All

The NES Classic Edition is Back!

It’s back baby! I just picked mine up at Walmart.

If you’ve been holding out, as of this posting they are available at Target and Walmart locations, on Walmart.com, and Gamestop.com.

Check out nowinstock.net for more updates as more stores get it or they sell out, but it seems your best bet is getting it in person.

https://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/nesclassicmini/

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/29/2018 at 06:19pm

Congrats!

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/29/2018 at 06:20pm

Did you pick up a second controller?

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/29/2018 at 07:03pm

You have a Mazda too huh(I know because we have one and I recognize the steering wheel :smile)? Cool.

Anyways, grats on finally getting one. Happy Nintendo brought these back.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/29/2018 at 07:35pm

Yeah that’s Katie’s new car. I’m driving it because she has some time off and has my Nissan in the shop for an oil change and inspection. I adore her car though.

And no I didn’t get a second controller Will, but I have an SNES classic and those controllers work, plus and 8bitdo and the adapter so I’m set on controllers.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/29/2018 at 08:35pm

I just bought mine at Gamestop! :) I did not get a second controller, that might not be a bad idea,

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/29/2018 at 08:47pm

It’s totally worth it if you don’t have the SNES Classic controllers. ALSO I seriously recommend the cable extender. I have two and they are lifesavers if you play it on a couch.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/29/2018 at 08:58pm

Yep and those cable extenders are cheap. Very worth it. They’re sitting next to my original NES extension cables in my game junk cabinet.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/30/2018 at 12:17am

I actually might have another controller I can use for it. I got one for the Wii and it at least looks similar to these new controller ports. I'll have to try that out sometime, if I can find it.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2018 at 03:27am

It's likely to work Greg-- https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17341/~/which-controllers-are-compatible-with-the-nes-classic-edition%3F

They don't list nearly all the third-party controllers that will.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/30/2018 at 04:16am

Yup, the Wii Classic Controller is what I have! I'd just have to find it. I thought that port looked familiar.

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Cheerful Ghost Radio episode 27: E3 2018 Breakdown

In this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio we talk all about E3 and what we thought the highlights were. We’re not covering everything, just the parts that stuck with us. At the end of the show we hand out who we think came away with the best of show!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/05/2018 at 06:18pm

Finally listening to the podcast now.

Jon, you're wrong. Iron Man 3 is terrible lol. I hated the interactions with the kid. It felt like a Christmas Special episode. And I've never bothered watching Thor 2 lol.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/05/2018 at 06:27pm

The best E3 presentation was Devolver. That was just great :)

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 07/05/2018 at 08:07pm

Travis, you've probably see the Devolver video by now, but just in case someone hasn't, here's the link. It's amazing! (After you suffer through the first 3 mins, you'll see)
https://youtu.be/_4ytFiRVMwg

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/05/2018 at 09:43pm

I don't think IM3 is terrible by a long shot. I think at worst the MCU films have been ok and mostly fun if forgettable. I put IM3, Thor 2, and Hulk in that category.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/06/2018 at 02:47am

> Jon, you're wrong. Iron Man 3 is terrible lol. I hated the interactions with the kid. It felt like a Christmas Special episode. And I've never bothered watching Thor 2 lol.

Yeah, well I'm happy to be wrong.

WHEN I AM AND IN THIS INSTANCE AM FACTUALLY CORRECT! j/k I respect your pov.

> I don't think IM3 is terrible by a long shot. I think at worst the MCU films have been ok and mostly fun if forgettable. I put IM3, Thor 2, and Hulk in that category.

Forgettable? Huh. I kind of wanted Pepper to keep being a badass fireflower superhero. Really, I thought that would have been cool to keep.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/06/2018 at 02:59am

I don’t even remember Pepper being a badass fireflower superhero. Kinda similar to our Thor 2 discussion, I literally remember no plot from that one.

I remember like 50 iron man suits maybe preventing some destruction? That’s all I got.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/06/2018 at 03:12am

FWIW I remember thinking it was better than Iron Man 2, but the second one stuck with me pretty well with the same number of viewings.

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Cheerful Ghost Memberships Are Live On Patreon!

Today we are very happy to launch Cheerful Ghost on Patreon! Patreon is a site for funding the things you love and we decided to use it to help you become a Member! Right now we have two funding levels on Patreon Supporter and Member. The premium Member level gets you a full Cheerful Ghost Membership (site title, comment colors & bling).

I encourage you to watch our Patreon pitch video, head over to the site and back us today! We consider this an important step in the future of the site and moving forward we plan on lots of new Member features that should be pretty fun. Plus, it's awesome to support the things you love and we really appreciate it!

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Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/25/2018 at 07:26pm

I'm the first Patreon!

Travis Admin wrote on 06/25/2018 at 08:58pm

You’re awesome Greg, thanks!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/25/2018 at 09:08pm

I just hope I'm not the only one. LOL I kind of don't like Patreon, because I don't really like paying monthly for stuff. But, CheerfulGhost is cheap. I figured I can spare $5 a month. I like this site and want to help support it and keep it going.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/25/2018 at 11:13pm

Thanks Greg. So you'd prefer to pay yearly then?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/25/2018 at 11:51pm

Well I don't really have a problem with $5/month. There have been other things I wanted to do on Patreon, but they get expensive. I felt overwhelmed w/ how many companies want your monthly dollars. But, as I said, I don't have a problem with giving $5/month to Cheerful Ghost. Yearly was cheaper ($50/year vs $60), but it's ok.

What's w/ the comment colors bonus? I don't know how to do that.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/26/2018 at 01:14am

Shut up and take my money!

Travis Admin wrote on 06/26/2018 at 01:54am

Greg, you already have the comment color bonus. Look at the badge and the yellowish bar on the left

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/26/2018 at 02:06am

oic

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/26/2018 at 02:43am

> There have been other things I wanted to do on Patreon, but they get expensive. I felt overwhelmed w/ how many companies want your monthly dollars.

Totally, I think you should make sure you have that balance right. Now that it's easy to self fund, lots of companies do it so you have to select the most important stuff.

> Yearly was cheaper ($50/year vs $60), but it's ok.

It was and I think I might bring that back. Patreon is the more popular support option right now so we decided to move to that for our first phase. The reason why we're not using the old system is because the amount of work it took to support Amazon Payments with all the changes they made over time just didn't seem worth it to me. So for people that like the monthly support option, Patreon is a great choice and i'm thinking about how to do a yearly Membership for people that want that. Since it would be all at once it should be cheaper too.

I'd also like to get a one time donation option too so people can just choose to give us $5 if they want.

Again, all stuff we had before Amazon changed it's whole payments system.

We're still trying to get everything right so drop any other comments you had our way!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/26/2018 at 02:46am

> Shut up and take my money!

SUCCESS!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/30/2018 at 04:21am

Looks like a couple of peeps in this post need to join up (Jon & Travis)! LOL I'm sure Will_Ball would join me in convincing you this is a good deal. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2018 at 04:45am

> Looks like a couple of peeps in this post need to join up (Jon & Travis)!

Heh. I pay the site hosting + everything else and Travis covers the Podcast hosting bill. The Patreon is trying to defray that a bit, so if I funded it i'd basically just be redirecting my money back to CG with some fees deducted.

As I said earlier, I didn't expect to get a flood of people but it's setting the ground work for funding so I can focus on the next set of things we are doing. Which is pretty cool and a bit secret... for now

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 06/30/2018 at 05:39am

Nice, yeah I didn't really think of all of the costs and who pays for what.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/30/2018 at 02:30pm

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/02/2018 at 08:56pm

Secret = Terraria server LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/02/2018 at 11:45pm

Mmmmmm. No but it's sort of in that spirit.

Sort of.

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Flip Grip Kickstarter

Back this on Kickstarter!

I just discovered this great kickstarter for the Nintendo Switch:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fangamer/flip-grip/

With Ikaruga recently hitting the switch and several other games out there that use a vertical display mode, this seems like an awesome accessory to have.

At $15 (base pledge + shipping) and with Fangamer behind it, this seems like a no-brainer.

Now everyone put your money in so this gets funded! Me want!

Valve Will Drop Windows XP & Vista Support in 2019

Valve has supported Windows XP and Vista for way longer than I thought they would so it makes sense that they are finally going to stop. I could see some gamers running older games that work great on XP get bitten a bit here but Windows XP is now 17 years old and most PC gamers have moved on and it seems Valve is too.

"Starting on January 1 2019, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. This means that after that date the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent... Read All

Nintendo's Big Reveals at E3

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smash is back in a big way with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It will have every fighter from every Smash Bros. game including Ridley from Metroid (see the video above).

You can use a Game Cube controller and all Amiibos can be used.

There are also some changes and tweaks to the mechanics that you can learn about, along with everything else about the game, in this 25 minute video: https://youtu.be/L93H7YC-83o

Super Mario Party
This one is interesting. A bunch of new, fun looking mini-games as you'd expect, but this one brings in extra functionality if you use multiple Switches. The downside being that to use it, you need multiple Switches but... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio episode 26: Apple Closes the Valve

In this episode we cover a variety of video game news. Will Steam Link ever get a release on iOS and Apple TV after Apple denied the app? How awesome does Rage 2 look? How long will Nintendo support the 3DS? Will we see an N64 Classic this year? Will No Man's Sky's Next update be everything we hope? What is the meaning of life? We dive into these questions and more in this episode of Cheerful Ghost Radio!

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/12/2018 at 10:16pm

And like last time, I apologize for my sick-sounding self. We recorded this one before the Solo review and you can kinda hear my voice breaking down in real time, so that's exciting.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/14/2018 at 06:04pm

I think I am one of those people that have a nes classic and snes classic and don't play it enough. I am ashamed. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/14/2018 at 08:37pm

I’ll buy your NES Classic ;)

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 06/14/2018 at 08:50pm

Hell no. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 06/14/2018 at 08:53pm

Worth a shot!

jdodson Admin wrote on 06/22/2018 at 04:27am

> I think I am one of those people that have a nes classic and snes classic and don't play it enough.

I think a lot of people pick it up as a collection piece and play it a bit. I get that, I just play it a bit more than that. Which is cool, because the games it comes with are great and you can add more if you want!

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Steam As An Open Marketplace Is Creating Controversy

When you ask someone if they want some corporation deciding what movies, music, books or games they should consume they usually say they don't. One negative part of the Apple Ecosystem people cite is that the app store curation doesn't allow anyone the ability publish any app they want. Most apps get through but some don't and recently the Steam Link App was barred access for reasons that aren't entirely clear. One really amazing benefit of open systems such as the PC, Linux and the Mac is that you can install anything you want and I appreciate it when companies and communities build these open systems. So it wasn't a controversial topic, to me, when Valve recently... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 06/12/2018 at 03:47am

It's not like "Watch paint dry simulator 5000" is ever going to make it to the top of the charts. In general, people will have to dig for the crap.

I think, anyway.

But back in the early days of Windows 8/10 you could open the app store and be presented with just a flood of garbage. You can still get bombarded with crap but it's gotten better. I think Steam already having a massive following and full of good stuff will help keep the crap at the bottom.

I think this is a reaction to their recent attempts at curating some things (like dating sims) and getting backlash. This is the easy way out but it may be fine as long as their ranking algorithms can keep it in check.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/12/2018 at 03:50am

Yeah, that's something they've mentioned they have yet to fully address. THAT SAID, I wonder what the real criticism is because if I was in the market to buy a ton of PC games i'd say Steam does a good job finding what i'd like. Are people not seeing the latest and greatest Triple A game and only seeing two hour game jam games?

Honestly my problem isn't that I don't know about great games I just don't have time to play them all.

Travis Admin wrote on 06/12/2018 at 08:29pm

If you go through the discovery queue you will see a lot of meme games and asset swaps but if you’re browsing through they don’t show up if you click on a game genre for example.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 06/13/2018 at 02:51am

Good to know.

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