Jason’s son was in town over the weekend, so Chris took his first stab at editing. He is (read I am) not nearly as good at it as Jason is, but he did his best. Hopefully it’s still tolerable

In this episode, Jason, Geoff and Chris talk about how little they have been playing over the week of Christmas. We, also, do a very untraditional approach to game of the year. We take what we agreed to be the 10 best games of the year and talk about them one at a time. We do the same with portable games and downloadable games since they never seem to get enough love this time of year. Listen to hear what we think about this year in gaming.

So, enjoy!

Contents
000:00 - Content and introductions
003:27 - Jason’s Distractions
004:58 - Geoff’s Distractions
020:40 - Chris’ Distractions
030:10 - News?
032:05 - InDis Top Downloadable games 2007
045:20 - InDis Top Portable games 2007
060:07 - Intermission
060:35 - InDis Top Games of the Year 2007

Thanks for listening!

Question of 2 weeks: What did Santa bring you?

Remember, the InDis email line is open 24/7. We need to stick to letting Jason do the editing? Think our lists suck? Have your own thought on game of the year? Drop us a line at email@interactivedistractions.com.

You can also send us an Odeo. We like having a voice behind the name. So feel free to send us a recording and we may include it in the show.

 

 InDis - Ep 007 - GotY! [124:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (433)

Chris was on vacation this week and just got back yesterday. Due to horrible bandwidth from the $10/day freakin’ internet at the resort he was staying at, we missed our recording session on Thursday. But, we recorded yesterday so all is well. And Jason, with is incredible editing skizillz got the file ready!

Anyway… enough bitching. With all the portable gaming that’s been going on with the InDis crew, we thought it would be a good idea to talk about the portable gaming in general and how it’s changed and where it may be going. We do so in a very… unstructured… fashion. There was a strong desire to throw in the old Gameboy tagline “Now you’re playing with Power… Portable Power,” but we forgot.

So, enjoy!

Contents
000:00 - Content and introductions
003:25 - Geoff’s Distractions
020:04 - Jason’s Distractions
024:50 - Chris’ Distractions
043:51 - News
067:30 - Intermission
069:12 - Portable gaming feature
108:00 - New Releases… or lack thereof.
108:15 - Listener Email
111:17 - Question of the Week

Thanks for listening!

Remember, the InDis email line is open 24/7. Think Chris talks too damn much? Think we’re a bunch of idiots? Like the beer talk? Drop us a line at email@interactivedistractions.com.

 

 InDis - 006 - Portable Power [127:47m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (403)

A while back, on a QotW, we asked that you guys send us some pics of your gaming setup at home. A few of you came through and we’ve got the pics to prove it. Take a look!

Glory Days…

The InDis crew gets a touch sentimental and reminisces on arcade escapades. Has the home console market snuffed out the old dives of yesteryear?

The Spike TV VGA show graced us with its presence once again… and we’ve got a “Dear X” letter asking them to light a match.

Rounding out this week’s show are the tried and true Weekly Distractions, Gaming news, New Releases, Listener Email and the all-mighty QotW. Tune-in, jokers.

We also make note of a remixed/redone/revitalized version of Star Control II and point out some of its similarities to a more modern space odyssey. Check out The Ur-Quan Masters.

Contents
000:00 - Content and introductions
006:05 - Jason’s Distractions
011:11 - Geoff’s Distractions
025:00 - Chris’ Distractions
043:17 - News
067:43 - Intermission
069:00 - Dear Spike TV
080:16 - Arcade Feature
103:33 - New Releases
108:27 - Listener Email
121:48 - Question of the Week

Thanks for listening!

Remember, the InDis email line is open 24/7. Love the show? Hate beer farts? Want to hear Geoff’s tale of two star-crossed mooses? Drop us a line at email@interactivedistractions.com.

***Disclaimer*** The thoughts and opinions expressed by Jason do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of The Interactive Distractions Podcast. InDis does NOT condone the gratuitous use of the term “asshole” when referring to our listeners. Besides, he didn’t really mean it anyway… that and he, himself is an asshole.

 

 InDis - 005 - Glory Days [128:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (411)

Everybody’s a critic… This week the InDis crew have a chat about the current state of the Video Game Journalism Industry. Hey, throw in some Gaming News, Listener Emails, our Distractions, New Releases and the QotW and you’ve got a little something we like to call Episode 004. Give it a listen.

Contents
000:00 - Content and introductions
001:30 - Jason’s Distractions
006:10 - Geoff’s Distractions
015:10 - Chris’ Distractions
032:23 - News
055:15 - Intermission
057:20 - Gaming Journalism
092:56 - New Releases
099:40 - Listener Email
106:57 - Question of the Week

Thanks for listening!

Remember, the InDis email line is open 24/7. Love the show? Hate Jason? Want to see Chris in a leopard costume? Drop us a line at email@interactivedistractions.com.

 

 InDis - 004 - Scandalous [114:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (443)