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Ep29: You Missed the Point Completely

· Written by Andrew · Sunday, 13 September 2009 21:00 ·

Episode 29 is out now and it's the third cast in less than a week, so there's lots to listen to if you are trying to catch up. This Ep. strikes into the core of great oldschool games and comes at the tail end of the Golden Age of Gaming. The LP2 took a look at console classics from 1989 and wow, were there a lot;

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Mega Man 2
Tetris (Gameboy)
Dragon Warrior
River City Ransom
Final Fight
The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Listen in, drift back to some old memories and join in the argument for which one of these games was the best from 1989.

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tags: TMNT · Mega Man · 1989 · NES · Podcast · Dragon Warrior

Ep28: That was so Gangster

· Written by Andrew · Thursday, 10 September 2009 11:30 ·

The LP2 is happy to bring you two podcasts this week, so today we've got Ep28 for you. The Crust List continues to grow as the Platoon cut 2002 for the PC. Big titles that year were Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Battlefield 1942. Totally different in genre and gameplay, but both games are titans in the PC realm, and both games are each a part of a larger series.

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tags: Morrowind · Battlefield 1942 · BF1942 · Elder Scrolls 3

Ep27: I Don't Want to Hear about Supreme Commander

· Written by Andrew · Monday, 07 September 2009 21:00 ·

Podcast Episode #27 dissects a very recent year, 2007, and focuses on the strong titles available for the PC that year. First off is the epic RTS game Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance which Kerry and Jaime give a great overview of. After that, two titles off the fantastic Orange Box; Portal and Team Fortress 2, both of which bring stories from all members of the LP2. ALL of these games are worth playing, so listen up for which ones you should check out first, play online, buy on Steam, and so on.

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tags: TF2 · Portal · SupCom · RTS · 2007

Ep26: It's a Top Down RTS

· Written by Andrew · Sunday, 30 August 2009 17:00 ·

Episode 26: It's a top down RTS comes in at 42min and tackles the best PC titles of 1990. Curtis starts it off with an anti-humourous take on Minesweeper, a game which everyone is sure to have seen. Kerry talks up Commander Keen, the side-scroller. Ben lays down the info for Conquests of Camelot, and dying, before Jaime talks about Kings Quest 5, one of the best KQ games by far. Andrew mentions Brett Michaels. All classic titles, all worth playing. Listen and see which ones Cut the Crust.

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tags: 1990 · Podcast · Kings Quest · Minesweeper · Commander Keen