Episode 201

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 201

Talking video games with our NJ friends….
Joe Santulli, co-founder of Digital Press, Classic Gaming Expo, and the Video Game History Museum.
Frankie V, member of the Digital Press Podcast.

In this episode:

  • celebrity deaths (Sally Ride, Leroy Neiman, Rodney King, Ernest Borgnine, Nora Ephron, Sherman Hemsley, and Sage Stallone),
  • Steve Martin and Steven Seagal doing bad Italian accents,
  • the lights turned out on Bruce Springsteen’s concert with Paul McCartney in London,
  • High Score (2006) documentary (watch on Hulu),
  • Missile Command,
  • was The King of Kong (starring Billy Mitchell and Steve Wiebe) a fraud?,
  • a YouTube video featuring accusations by video game record holder Dwayne Richard,
  • former and current Donkey Kong champs Tim Sczerby and Hank Chien,
  • the Twin Galaxies video game record board,
  • would a dog raise a human baby?,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Teri Hatcher, Lauren Graham, and Carlos Mencia),
  • Gallagher does a GEICO commercial (video),
  • Sugar Daddy and other bad hard candy,
  • annoying door-to-door cable television salespeople,
  • knowledgeable forum dslreports.com,
  • Dolph Lundgren is actually a chemical engineer,
  • Fred Willard may or may not have pulled a Pee-wee Herman,
  • Rob invented dine-in movie theaters,
  • poor presentation of a film at an AMC theater,
  • interview with founder of Digital Press Videogames Joe Santulli,
  • his decision to go from game collector to retailer,
  • what does his wife think of his collecting?,
  • Atari Airborne Avenger pinball wall art (photo),
  • what you’ll find in the Digital Press store in Clifton, NJ,
  • rare and unique items “in the wild” traded into the store,
  • video game grading services,
  • monthly NAVA (North Atlantic Videogame Aficionados) gatherings,
  • the concept behind the Video Game History Museum,
  • is the future of gaming fully downloadable content?,
  • promoting the community aspect of gaming,
  • our interview with Frankie V. of the Digital Press Video Game Podcast,
  • gory horror arcade game Chiller by Exidy,
  • Atari Lynx,
  • great Lynx games like Electrocop,
  • is Sony’s PlayStation Vita this generation’s Lynx?,
  • the open platform game system Ouya,
  • a return to hobby-developed gaming like in the 1980s,
  • Android and iOS gaming vs. traditional portable consoles,
  • and “crowdsourcing” via Kickstarter.

Visit dpvideogames.com for more information on the Digital Press store and the audio/video podcasts!

Pictures taken during the July 28, 2012, NAVA gathering at Digital Press in Clifton, NJ:
Flickr – Digital Press in Clifton, NJ 7/28/2012

Enjoying 3D Gaming

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Episode 198

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 198

In this episode:

  • celebrity deaths (Ray Bradbury, Richard Dawson),
  • Paunch Stevenson Family Feud, starring Richard Dawson,
  • Old has been celebs, featuring Lou Ferrigno, Stan Lee, Sean Connery, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Louie Anderson,
  • Old cartoon characters, featuring Megatron, Starscream, Peter Griffin, ALF, and Lion-O,
  • the Dueling Dr. Phils return to sing “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, “California Gurls” by Katy Perry, “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele, and “Starships” by Nicki Minaj,
  • TV commericals interrupting other commercials,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Jake Steinfeld, a.k.a. Big Brother Jake, a.k.a. Body by Jake),
  • our nicknames for middle school janitors,
  • the Pramp-Pramp Posse (P.P.P.),
  • canceled television shows coming back years later and viewers not caring,
  • Futurama, Family Guy, Arrested Development, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?,
  • Apple stealing Rob’s idea for the iPad from 1988,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Vin Diesel and Shia LeBouf),
  • Phil Collins- the world’s largest Civil War memorabilia collector,
  • recalling David Duchovny in Zoolander (2001),
  • the dumb “two cups and a string” telephone science experiment,
  • Namco’s Flamin’ Finger arcade game is a scam,
  • and the old jingle of the episode, “Garden of Your Mind” by Mister Rogers.

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Episode 196

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 196

In this episode:

  • another Paunch road trip on the Garden State Parkway,
  • Bruce Springsteen talking like George W. Bush,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Brett Butler),
  • celebrity deaths (Donna Summer and Robin Gibb),
  • who to blame for the pitiful Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) film?,
  • Arsenio Hall winning Celebrity Apprentice 5,
  • Adam Carolla, Lisa Lampinelli, Aubrey O’Day,
  • our ideas for the next Celebrity Apprentice cast,
  • the upcoming movie G.I. Joe Retaliation being delayed until 2013,
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero renamed Action Force in Europe,
  • James Bond producers sell out to Heineken and dump the vodka martini,
  • the upcoming 007: Legends game, yet again featuring Daniel Craig in old Bond movie recreations,
  • American Ninja Warrior fail,
  • Adam Sessler and Kevin Pereira’s departure from G4,
  • Bait Car on TruTV,
  • Michael McKean hit by a runaway car in New York City,
  • Dana Carvey’s SNL audition, singing “Chopping Broccoli”,
  • people asking “did you get a haircut?”,
  • our review of the two Star Wars spinoff Ewok Adventure (1984/1985) movies,
  • shout out to new listener markusman64ds on the Digital Press forum,
  • anyone remember old British cartoon show Dr. Snuggles?,
  • millionaire executive Thomas Langenbach caught stealing LEGO toys from Target,
  • What Ever Happened To? (Henry Rollins),
  • the upcoming celebrity dating show The Choice,
  • and our road trip’s thrilling conclusion in Episode 197 coming soon!

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Episode 187

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 187

In this episode:

  • Star Wars movies being re-released in theaters in 3D starting with The Phantom Menace,
  • Rob’s Star Wars knowledge derived only from video games,
  • Darth Vader and Jedi hamburgers in France (link),
  • What Ever Happened to? (Hayden Christensen),
  • Shattered Glass (2003) starring Hayden Christensen,
  • cross dressing Larry a.k.a. Lana Wachowski,
  • upcoming box office bomb Cloud Atlas (2012) starring Hugh Grant and Keith David,
  • the new Van Halen with David Lee Roth song “Tattoo”,
  • Hulk Hogan shaving his mustache,
  • Chuck Norris joining The Expendables 2 (2012) cast,
  • Rowdy Roddy Piper wrestling in an episode of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,
  • Hasbro’s Transformers G1 toys (Masterpiece, Classics, etc.),
  • Michael Bay’s 3D Transformers The Ride,
  • Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe by Pablo Hidalgo,
  • Star Trek Vault: 40 Years from the Archives by Scott Tipton,
  • Star Wars Vault: Thirty Years of Treasures from the Lucasfilm Archives by Stephen Sansweet,
  • Barnes & Noble selling used books,
  • Moon 3-D and Mars 3-D books by Jim Bell,
  • local psychos (Donnie T and his bag of wrestling figures and Donnie D and his bike without brakes),
  • hiding from annoying kids during childhood,
  • and Mio Water Enhancer.

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Episode 170

The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 170

In this episode:

  • the number 70?,
  • Whatever Happened To? (swine flu and bird flu),
  • Weird Al Yankovic’s Lady Gaga song parody “I Perform This Way”,
  • Yvonne Strahovski in College Humor’s “Three Pop Stars, One Song” music video parody,
  • retail stores printing ridiculously long receipts,
  • the customer membership club card scam,
  • Facebook’s usage of personal information,
  • Eliza Dushku voicing Catwoman in the animated movie Batman Year One (2011),
  • Larry King’s stand-up comedy tour,
  • celebrities appearing at the 92nd St. YMCA in NYC,
  • Chris Elliott’s new Adult Swim show Eagleheart,
  • Rob’s “really smelly Electronics Boutique customer” story (the Mudman),
  • Greg’s “really smelly garbage barge on a river under a bridge” story,
  • Esteban’s musings on successful stupid people,
  • reality TV shows about rich people,
  • and Rob’s dream of becoming a philanthropist.

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