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Episode 38 – Team GFB on the street Jun 01, 2015

Show notes

It’s a all-new type of Team GFB Radio. If you love it, awesome! If you hate it, blame Darryl who abruptly left town without notice!

With Darryl gone, and a bunch of people hanging out in the studio and drinking some beer, I decided to walk around with the Zoom Recorder and try to get people to say things they would one day later regret (with zero success).

Team GFB Radio – Episode 38 – Team GFB on the street

Original Air Date: May 29th, 2015

0:00 – We start off strong with Ramon Franco on Guitar.

1:00 – Jeff Campen talks about his lone appearance on TeamGFBRadio.

2:15 – We talk with the Mighty, Mighty Jen Pollard, wherein we get derailed by live stream production realities.

3:00 – I talk with Kurt Tillmanns about Wreckateer, wherein he learns about “Wreackateer? More like wrecked my career!” for the first time.

6:20 – Jordan Petersen starts talking all crazy about FPS terms.

8:20 – Experience some brief digressions with Justin Boshovan and Sean Coan.

9:30 – We have a SEGA World Series cabinet in the office, and Dan Nelson is bodying Matt Secrist.

10:15 – We talk to our first Iron Galaxy OG, James Longstreet. James has done a lot of online programming, and we talk a lot about “wanking WANs.”

14:25 – We talk to our Audio Director, Chase Ashbaker. Chase discloses essential gear for the budding audio engineer.

19:15 – We talk to Glen Latteire, wherein he discloses things that make his job more difficult. We also discuss how he helped draw the most expensive brain painting of all time.

25:05 – We talk to Employee #1 at IGS, Mike O’Connor.

31:20 – It’s Andrew Massari’s time to shine, wherein he correctly uses “myriad” in a common speech.

34:50 – Dan Sosnowski talks at length about his time at Michigan State, and how he broke into the industry.

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Episode 37 – Level 257 May 26, 2015

Show notes

Another traditional show! What are the odds!

Dave went to Orlando and checked out an MLS match, Darryl caught Pac Man fever at Level 257, the guys eat Tater Tot Pizza and the Best Nachos Ever, Dave makes Darryl listen to the Now Weekly Team GFB Radio Destiny Minute, and Dave discovered the Greatest Podcast of All Time.

After consoling each other about not being the Greatest Podcast of All Time, Dave and Darryl round out the show with some emails.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 37 – Level 257

Original Air Date: May 22nd, 2015

2:00 – Dave goes to his first Orlando City FC match.

8:30 – Dave briefly gives his verdict on Mad Max, and talks about the best theater in Orlando, and the best nachos in Austin (possibly the world).

12:30 – In keeping with the food motif, Darryl reveals Tater Tot Pizza and catches Pac Man Fever at Level 257.

20:40 – It’s the Team GFB Radio Destiny Minute.

27:00 – Dave talks about the Chicago Podcast Cooperative and one of his finds therein: Hello, From The Magic Tavern (henceforth referred to as the Greatest Podcast of All-Time, or, The Podcast That Makes Dave Want To Give Up Podcasting).

38:40 – Emails! Andy wants to know if we’ve ever had any games we started off hating, only later to love them later.

45:10 – Jonathan wants to know how to get a big raise. We have some thoughts.

54:00 – Rafal wants to know what we think makes a game impressive Technically, and what’s the secret sauce for making a game like that.

1:00:15 – Enemy of the Show Harris Foster writes in.

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Episode 36 – Getting Down In A Rental Car May 18, 2015

Show notes

It’s the episode you’ve all been waiting for, the one where the guys finally talk about sex in rental cars. Other topics include: Some highlights (lowlights?) from the BLLSL 2015, day drinking, and Broken Age VITA.

After that harrowing discussion, the guys dive into Ye Olde Mailbag and get into what people want to know in the streets.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 36 – Getting Down In A Rental Car

Original Air Date: May 15th, 2015

2:30 – Nacho Cheese recap

9:00 – Day drinking always ends poorly

14:30 – Darryl plays some Broken Age

20:00 – The guys talk about rental car sex

26:00 – Time to get caught up on emails. First one: What does it mean when a game is “optimized.”

31:30 – Dave gets some Destiny tips

33:00 – Dave breaks down the F1 itinerary for the year

35:35 – Dave doesn’t follow Darryl on Twitter!

41:00 – Go Big Company or little indie?

46:00 – Which job should Matt take?

52:15 – Moar legobutts plz

54:00 – Let’s discuss Intellectual Property rights for a hot minute

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Episode 35 – Enter the Keir May 11, 2015

Show notes

It’s another special edition of TeamGFB Radio, wherein Darryl and Dave get to know Keir Miron (@KeirMiron), a programmer on Darkest Dungeon at Red Hook Studios.

The guys talk with Keir about Darkest Dungeon–how they got the game started, funeded, and what their creative process is like, before meandering into discussions about Burnout Paradise, how to get your PAX booth popping off, and the NBA Playoffs.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 35 – Enter the Keir

Original Air Date: May 8th, 2015

1:15 – A brief breakdown of Darryl’s first solo-cast.

3:00 – Who is Keir Miron? Let’s find out.

5:45 – The Darkest Dungeon Kickstarter aka Doing It Right.

12:30 – How Keir and Dave met at a You Don’t Know Jack tournament.

15:30 – Keir talks about what’s next for Darkest Dungeon.

25:05 – Let’s talk about Greenlight!

29:25 – The guys talk Burnout Paradise.

31:40 – If you don’t give a shit about the NBA, skip forward to the next section.

37:20 – Dave challenges Keir to a game of (American) 21, Darryl recaps one of Dave’s biggest embarrassments.

47:00 – Keir wants to know how Darryl and Dave conduct interviews.

51:15 – Keir discloses the best poutine in Vancouver.

53:30 – How to get your PAX booth popping off.

1:00:40 – Keir hates Dave’s favorite YouTube video of all-time.

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Episode 34 – Darryl’s Solo-cast May 04, 2015

Show notes

Due to an unfortunate turn of events, Darryl was faced with having to roll out his first solo-cast. But Fear not faithful listeners! Darryl pulls in friend of the show, programmer extraordinaire and Midway/Iron galaxy alum, Jeff Campen (@campn8r). This week Jeff sets the record straight on few things that Dave and Darryl have talked about in the past, Beta testing for Bungie (pre-Halo) and some interesting office decorating decisions that were made at the Midway offices. Next week we will return to our regular format.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 34 – Darryl’s Solo-cast

Original Air Date: May 4th, 2015

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Episode 33 – Location Test Apr 27, 2015

Show notes

This is, without a doubt, our favorite episode yet.

Dave sat down with legendary game designer Sal DiVita and went over his amazing career. For those unfamiliar, Sal helped invent the Action Sports genre with the team at Midway Games, creating NBA Jam and NFL Blitz, before moving onto Psi-Ops, TNA Impact! and many others. Sal talks about what it was like to work on Coin-Op hardware, what it’s like to be a perfectionist, and what he’s up to currently.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 33 – Location Test

Original Air Date: April 24th, 2015

3:30 – Sal talks about how he got onto the NBA Jam team.

5:50 – Sal talks about working with Mark Turmell.

7:50 – Sal talks about what it was like to develop for Coin-Op.

14:50 – Sal talks about why they switched from NBA Jam to NBA Hangtime (lawyers were involved).

19:00 – Sal talks about WWF Wrestlemania development.

27:20 – Sal talks about the very first NFL approval meeting for NFL Blitz.

33:25 – Sal and Dave reflect on the massive amount of talent Midway had.

36:55 – Dave talks about the first time he got to work with Sal (P.S. Sal was mean to him).

45:00 – Sal talks about Gauntlet Seven Sorrows.

47:00 – Dave and Sal discuss Dave’s minor stint on TNA Wrestling, wherein they rehash a ten-year old argument about Animation Scripting.

56:00 – Dave tasks Darryl with his first solo-cast.

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Episode 32 – Dave interviews Tom Carbone Apr 20, 2015

Show notes

If you love Darryl-heavy episodes you might as well turn back now. This is not the episode you are looking for.

If, on the other hand, you enjoy hearing video game development stories from days long past, you’re in luck. Dave recorded a long interview with his friend and colleague of over fifteen years, Tom Carbone (@tcarbone). They go over how they started working together, the best and worst stuff they’ve made, the best Easter Egg they ever dropped in a game, and Tom discloses the origins of Dave’s “Kid Teflon” nickname.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 32 – Dave interviews Tom Carbone

Original Air Date: April 17th, 2015

2:15 – Tom breaks down the traits he looks for in Game Developers.

6:10 – Tom talks about his three different jobs.

13:00 – Dave gets Tom to accidentally divulge some National Secrets.

18:25 – Tom talks about how the Man held him down this one time.

24:45 – Tom and Dave discuss the best game they ever worked on together.

29:00 – Dave and Tom talk about when the leaders of Iguana executed a bloody coup against Sculptured Software.

33:00 – Dave and Tom talk about the best Easter Egg they ever put in a game.

38:30 – Dave and Tom talk about the worst game they ever worked on.

45:20 – One time Tom and Rich bought Dave Freedom Force.

52:45 – Tom discloses a Dark Secret about Dave.

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Episode 31 – Green Light Apr 14, 2015

Show notes

It’s a fully-loaded episode of #TeamGFBRadio once again! The guys start with some word association, Darryl talks about high-end bed shopping, and the guys ponder what color runner lights one should put under their beds to maximize sexy time. Dave then recounts his trip to Glitch MN (in a word: rad), Dave does the “Industry Insider Minute” wherein he talks about Video Game Agents, before gushing about the Destiny end-game for a bit. The guys round out this show by talking about a bunch of family stuff, April Fools shenanigans, and an update on the efforts to have sex in their Priuses. And Emails!

Team GFB Radio – Episode 31 – Green Light

Original Air Date: April 10th, 2015

2:30 – Time for the first annual Word Association.

8:00 – Darryl goes bed shopping (awwww yeah).

11:00 – “What color lights should I put on my bed?”

17:40 – Dave talks about Glitch MN.

26:00 – Dave talks about Video Game Agents.

34:35 – Dave has finally figured out Destiny.

44:40 – The guys talk family stuff (FINALLY!).

49:15 – April Fools recap from the front lines of parenting.

52:18 – The “Sex in the Prius” Campaign gets a new lease on life.

54:10 – Emails!

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Episode 30 – PAX East 2015 Part 2 Apr 06, 2015

Show notes

The guys start off this episode with some insider PAXAMANIA talk…and also how Dave screwed Darryl out of meeting Swery (sorry!). Then they take listeners on a brief tour of Boston’s Chinatown (it’s very nice, actually), before Dave reveals one of his friends is in fact an awful, awful person. They wrap up their prepared remarks with a lot of talk about Dragons Age and Destiny, before wrapping the show with some emails where Dave learns that his random criticisms re:Canada do, in fact, hurt.

Come for the laughs stay for the giant Lang head.

Team GFB Radio – Episode 30 – PAX East 2015 Part 2

Original Air Date: April 3rd, 2015

1:40 – PAXAMANIA breakdown, wherein Dave didn’t introduce Darryl to Swery.

14:40 – Don’t listen to vegetarians or community managers when it comes to food.

19:00 – Dave probably shouldn’t have told this story.

23:10 – Darryl almost missed his flight home.

28:35 – The guys talk about what they’ve been playing.

47:15 – Housekeeping and emails!

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