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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 97

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We’re back after missing a month in November 🙁 To make up for this, this final podcast of 2016 is extra-long and has a guest star Parker Dillmann from Macrofab!

You can check out Parker’s own podcast by clicking here.

Our extra-rambling podcast topics today are:

  • Star Wars: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    • Jones and Parker liked it a lot, Ben didn’t. We argue about the movie’s flaws and merits.
    • What did they change with the reshoots?
    • Would the Empire actually put a data center on a tropical paradise planet? What Star Wars planet might be a better choice?
  • Thoughts on the Movie Going Experience
    • Regular theaters VS Alamo Drafthouse
    • Movie reel splicing.
    • Are the prices too insane for families?
    • Home TV keep getting better and cheaper – how is this affecting theater attendance?
    • Will there ever be new-release movies streamed straight to the home?
    • New services can destroy old ones (Uber)
    • Jones’ family owned a Betamax player – never before heard story!
    • Do Texans really carry guns everywhere?
  • Discussing the Nintendo Switch with a Nintendo fan
    • Jones and Ben are well-known Nintendo critics. For an outside perspective, we discuss the Switch with Parker, who still likes Nintendo.
    • Can it succeed? Will 3rd parties port to it?
    • Should Nintendo just go 3rd party themselves?
    • What videogames could make good movies? (Apparently not Assassin’s Creed…)
    • Jones and Parker try to convince Ben to buy the Mass Effect Trilogy.

Enjoy!

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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 93

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Topics this month include:

  • Nintendo NX and Pokemon GO
    • Pokemon GO proves Nintendo should go 3rd party.
    • Our thoughts on the Nintendo NX rumors.
    • Nintendo needs a “Nintervention”.
  • Remake, Reboots & “Re-quels”
    • Status of summer movies.
    • Jones saw the new Ghostbusters! He shares his thoughts.
    • Some thoughts on Star Trek Beyond.
    • We explain the difference between remake & reboot, because the internet now thinks sequels are reboots. Because UGH.

Enjoy!

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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 90

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We’re back! Topics this month include:

  • PS4.5K
    • What the hell is this thing?
    • Why are they making it seeing as PS4 is already the fastest selling console in history already?
    • Will PS4 Neo be sold alongside the older PS4?
    • Trojan horse to try and sell the new 4K Blu-Rays?
    • Why 4K is a gimmick
  • Netflix Shows & Shared Universes
    • Daredevil Season 2
    • House of Cards season 4
    • How many movies & shared universes can theaters and moviegoers possibly support?
    • Jones defends Batman v Superman, and discusses the problems it had with marketing.
  • Why Nintendo should copy 1980’s Disney
    • Like Disney in 1984, only selling stuff to kids, and not doing very well
    • Nintendo needs its own “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”
    • Our ideas on how to make “dark, gritty adult reboots” of Nintendo franchises

Enjoy!

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Benheck.com Podcast Episode 89

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We’re back again! Topic today include:

  • VR
    • We discuss the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR.
    • What kind of games will work best on these formats?
    • Ben’s idea for a 1980’s-style nightmarish animated kid’s movie
    • Is the cost too high?
    • (Then we get completely sidetracked on our Charlize Theron “Road House Remake” Kickstarter idea)
  • Nintendo News
    • Why they need to cater to 3rd party, not just 1st party.
    • Difference between ARM, PowerPC and x86 game systems.
    • What we think the Nintendo NX will be.
    • The fear and loathing of a Digital Download Only future.
  • Screening Room opening weekend movie rentals
    • New service to watch new releases on opening weekend?
    • Why it could work, why it might not work.
    • How difficult it is to watch movies in theaters.

Enjoy!

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Ben’s Hack Pick of the Week – Super Genintari!

My hack pick this week (not that I manage to do this weekly but whatever) is Richard DaLuz’s “Super Genintari”:

Three great generations come together, much like a Lifetime channel movie

There was once a time when a person had to use separate consoles for playing their Atari 2600, NES, SNES or Genesis games… This filled the land with sadness, despair and an overabundance of power bricks, threatening the very fabric of the universe! (Or at least clogging up power strips)

But now, in this brave year 2008, Richard has come to rescue us all. The “Super Genintari” combines all these fine systems into one easy-to-use beast that goes great with any decor. (Includes giant glowing Pac-Man icon) I especially like the chunky solid selector buttons.

Click here to take a look at his site which contains more pics and a video of the unit in action. Swell work Richard!