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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 40: Solo Blu-ray Review Special

Solo: A Star Wars Story recently released on Blu-ray, so we dove back in to talk about it because we can't resist a good Star Wars Discussion. We reflected on the film and how our thoughts might have changed since we saw it in theaters, talked about the special features, and gave it a final Ghost Scale rating!

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:14am

It was fun to come back to Solo and look at it again. Happy to see some movies still getting the awesome special features treatment. My fear is that really awesome behind the scenes docs will be a lost memory to physical media.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:16am

It seems to be slowly dying off, but I hope that at least for the nerdier films it will stick around.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:18am

I ALSO want to say we recorded this episode a while ago but due to dropping episodes and other scheduling it's coming out a bit later now.

That said, it's still an awesome show but when we say "recently" it was true when we recorded it which was, at the time, only a week after it released.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:20am

Hey, two months is still recent, right? ;)

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:21am

The kids love us because we're INCREDIBLY current with our pop discussion.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 11/14/2018 at 04:53am

I hope that's not why they love us

*eyes the Metroid files on my hard drive suspiciously*

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/15/2018 at 02:37am

Hahahahahaha.

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Metal Jesus Reviews The C64 Mini And It Looks Incredible!

My family owned a Commodore 64 and as such I remember playing a ton of awesome games on it as well as learning how to program by reading code from included software and magazines. Some of the games I played on it were pretty fun such as Gauntlet, California Games and Nosferatu and remember playing Nosferatu for hours even though I never could kill Dracula. Recently the C64 Mini was released and I didn't pick it up because I wasn't sure how it would turn out but it was recently reviewed by Metal Jesus and seems to be fantastic. The C64 Mini includes a lot of games and some I remember playing but the coolest part is that it includes the ability to program it using C64... Read All

Grim Fandango Remastered Is Now On The Switch - 8 Inspirations for Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango Remastered is available now on the Switch and Double Fine has a fun video out to celebrate that goes over 8 inspirations for the game. A couple of these were fun to learn, like The Beastie Boys inspired the game but i'll let you click play to find out how.

Grim Fandango is available on every platform such as PC, Mac, Linux, PS4, XBox and now the Nintendo Switch.

Games Done Quick Express Wrap Up Part 1 - Cowlitz Gamers' 2nd Adventure

This years GDQ Express was awesome and I've been meaning to do a wrap up post with some of my favorite runs and now that GDQ has posted them on YouTube... here it is!

The Cowlitz Gamers' 2nd Adventure by The_Kov in 10.53 - Cowlitz Gamers' 2nd Adventure is a special homebrew NES game made to support the Cowlitz Gamers charity and a limited run of these carts were made. I was fortunate enough to buy one from John Hancock and was really happy to see it run at this years GDQ Express by The Kov. It's a fantastic game and an amazing run to watch but it's also been released on Itch for download! The game designer of Cowlitz Gamers' 2nd Adventure reached out to let me know... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Mini-Episode: Justin Baldwin "Wild at Heart" Interview

Recently Cheerful Ghost went to an event put on by local PDX indie game developers Moonlight Kids showing off their upcoming game The Wild at Heart. Justin Baldwin was awesome enough to talk to us about the game and their upcoming show at Double Fine’s Day of the Devs convention!

Check out more about Moonlight Kids and The Wild at Heart here: https://www.moonlightkids.co/wild-at-heart

Digital Foundry Reviews Diablo III On Switch

I've heard a lot of friends talk about buying Diablo III again on the Switch. I've also heard it's a great port and from Digital Foundry's review, it seems if you want to head back to Tristram with Deckard Cain this is a great way to do it. Plus with the new Diablo Immortal coming to mobile this seems like it might be the best way to play it on the go.

ARK: Survival Evolved Extinction DLC

Extinction DLC:

Last DLC in Ark Season Pass

Includes new Tek creatures, explorer notes, titans, orbital supply drops, corrupted creatures, cryopods, taxidermy, deadly meteor showers, and more

Variety of biomes

Ark’s third DLC, Extinction, is finally here! It was announced a few months ago, during the summer, for November 6th. Studio Wildcard kept to that date, however it was supposed to be released in the morning and got delayed until late evening/early night time. It feels really good that the wait is finally over. Now I only wonder what’s next for Studio Wildcard. Does Ark have a future after Extinction? Who knows, but this is supposed to be the last DLC for the... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 39: Will Nintendo Flip Another Switch?

Rumor has it that Nintendo is working on a new version of the Switch! Red Dead Redemption 2 takes nearly 100gb of hard drive space on your console! We played and watch some things! Come listen as we talk about all of this fun stuff.

Diablo Immortal Is The New Diablo Game Coming To Smartphones?

Another bit of news out of BlizzCon 2018 was word of a new mobile Diablo game called Diablo Immortal. It looks to bridge the gap between Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 and so far pricing isn't known but it seems like it might be free to play. I'm not sure how free to play Diablo would work but with the massive popularity of Fallout Shelter and other mobile free to play titles, I wonder if Blizzard is interested in getting in on that action?

It seemed people were expecting news of a new Diablo game but this doesn't quite seem like what people were expecting. If it is a free to play Diablo game that might be interesting if it wasn't too annoying with it's free to play component.... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/03/2018 at 05:30am

I seriously doubt my phone will be able to play it, so I'll most likely sit this one out. I was really hoping for a new PC Diablo game.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2018 at 05:55am

If it's free to play I'll try it, but yeah I think I'd prefer to just play it on PC

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2018 at 06:00am

Oh and they have said that D4 is in development at least, so it's not like those hopes and dreams are crushed. It'll just be a bit. I'm honestly fine with them waiting longer, I think we need a new Warcraft first (remaster aside) and people are still playing a lot of D3.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/03/2018 at 05:36pm

Right. I didn’t hear about D4 was that in the Blizzcon opening presentation? I still need to watch that as I missed the livestream.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/04/2018 at 10:21pm

No they didn't talk about that in the Blizzcon presentation at all, they mentioned it in an interview that I saw linked on reddit.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/05/2018 at 01:16am

Right. I think I saw that one.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/06/2018 at 03:25am

They've made an announcement trailer for Diablo 4 it seems

https://kotaku.com/sources-blizzard-pulled-diablo-4-announcement-from-bli-1830232246

The headline is apparently incorrect based on the update they made to the article, but there's a trailer out there somewhere.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/06/2018 at 04:13am

I just recently watched a video that said the that the D4 announcement was scrapped at the last minute. It seems as though it's definitely being created. :)

Travis Admin wrote on 11/06/2018 at 03:16pm

If you read that article I posted though, that’s entirely what it’s about, except it’s been corrected. It wasn’t scrapped at the last minute, it was never planned for Blizzcon. BUT it’s been made.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/06/2018 at 03:35pm

Huh. Yeah I wonder if they just let the fan backlash go or drop something about D4? Might not matter at this point though.

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WarCraft III Reforged Coming in 2019!

In what might be the best news out of Blizzcon, Blizzard finally announced that it will release an entirely new HD remake of WarCraft III in 2019! WarCraft III Reforged will include entirely new upgraded visuals as well as a rebuilt game engine that looks fantastic! WarCraft III is one of the best real time strategy games I've played and it's focus on heroes make it really unique in the RTS space. WarCraft III Reforged is available for pre-order now for $30 for the standard game or $40 for the game plus WarCraft III themed DLC included in other Blizzard games.

I'm a huge WarCraft III fan and this is a day one purchase for me but since there are no pre-order bonuses I... Read All