Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus as they look at the upcoming Elder Scrolls MMO and talk about a couple of kickstarters that peaked their interest in Kickstarter Korner. Then they delve into the thrilling review of Game of Thrones the Board Game made by Fantasy Flight Games, not Final Fantasy Flight. So muster your troops, hoard all of your supplies and get ready to march on all of Westeros, or just build a ski resort in the north in Episode 13 of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

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Check out this original unreleased artwork by Adam Rebottaro from the upcoming Sentinels of the Multiverse Expansion, Infernal Relics, featuring villain Akasha’buta.

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Sentinels of the Multiverse

Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus for a very special episode where they interview a very special guest Euan Morton, the voice of the male Sith Inquisitor in Star Wars the Old Republic, in their new segment Dwelling in the Basement. And if that wasn’t enough fun as it is we dig deeper into the conspiracy of the potential Valve Console. We also take up arms in the galactic conflict in the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer mode Galaxy at War. So sit back, and enjoy episode 11 of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

Show Rundown
Geek News 5:26
Dwelling in the Basement 14:48
Our Review 1:05:00

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Join the Pseudonym, Drakaunus and guest host Johnny1Take for part 2 of the PAX Podcast Extravaganza. We couldn’t just leave you hanging without giving you what you crave, what the show is all about, social games with social people so we review Sentinels of the Multiverse and for a very special treat we do a Literal Play of Cards Against Humanity. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you might possibly be offended. So refill your drinks, pull up a chair and gear up for another thrilling PAX East Podcast from The Real Basement Dwellers!

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Join The Pseudonym, Drakaunus, and guest host Johnny1Take in the most epic of journeys that took them to the legendary PAX East 2012 at the Boston Convention Center. Join us as we take on the Panels, Table Top and Video games galore, gamer funk and PAX Pox and the uneven terrain of the Boston streets. So queue up, pack your swag and join us for this first part of the PAX East Special.

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Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus, with special guest host Johnny1Take as they topple a game of Apocalyptic proportions, among some other things maybe we spoke too soon about that console, highly anticipated release dates and double your pleasure double your gamer points! Then finally it’s the end of the world and the radiation kills us a little inside as we look at Fallen Earth and other Free to Play MMO games. So fuel up your horses and be ready for a slap fight to the death in episode 9 of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

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Join The Psuedonym and Drakaunus, with their two guests and fellow Basement Dwellers Johnny1take and Mobius as they talk about some interesting bits of Geek News from a new console on the horizon to people almost killing themselves for a free early copy of a game. Then for the cosmic meat of the show join humanity’s last stitch efforts to survive being destroyed by our own robot creations, backstabbing traitors, and paranoia in the Battlestar Galactica Board Game. So climb out of that tree back to safety, grab yourself a nice refreshing glass of Squirt, and join us for episode 008 of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

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Platform – iPhone

This week X-Men: The Arcade Game went on sale for $.99 in the Apple App Store on the iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. I grew up at the beach, and a major part of my geekdom stemmed from gathering up soda cans from trashbins, trading them in for a ton of quarters, and hanging out in the local arcade at the boardwalk. I spent many of my summer days as an arcade rat throughout the 90′s – which was, in my mind, a much better time for arcades and arcade games in general. For one thing, 90% of the games were still only a quarter. The other main benefit was that there was just a better selection of games to choose from. Most arcades today basically give you the same few things: a shooter or three, a few driving games, and a fighting game or two. This wasn’t untrue in the 90′s; even then you had your staples. Most arcades had your fighters and drivers (Street Fighter, Virtua Fighter, Cruisin USA and other classic racers), but they also had more actual GAMES. Arcades I go into these days are dominated by things where the object is to win prizes or tickets, games of skill as opposed to your classic arcade boxes. My arcade had classics like Samurai Showdown, TRON, Captain Commando, Narc, Knights of the Round, Rampage, Robotron 2084, and it even had the old 8-Man arcade game for the anime. Standing proudly above these you always had at least one of what I consider the holy trinity of co-op games though. The Simpsons, TMNT, and X-Men arcade games. My arcade had all three, although one was typically always broken or occupied. The X-Men Arcade Game had a few different models, with boxes supporting anywhere from 2-6 players. I was fortunate enough to have a box supporting all 6, allowing for the potential of a great multiplayer experience; an experience which stole much of my money over the years. I tell you all this so that you can imagine my excitement then when I found it on the Apple App Store sales page for under a dollar. I immediately downloaded it and loaded it up on my phone.

My first moments playing the game were of general disappointment and regret. What was this horrible game I was playing? The arcade game had always been hard so that you would keep pumping quarters in to continue (in fact I never remember really ever getting past the third stage), but this was ridiculous. The main problem I encountered is the buttons. They are all located on the touch screen. Now the iPhone has a fairly large screen for a phone; but the directional pad takes up an entire corner, and the attack, jump, and power buttons take up another. This meant that both of my thumbs took up about a quarter of the overall screen. Now mix the inability to see part of the screen with the unresponsiveness of the buttons, and I was dying at an alarming rate. It’s not that there is a delay or anything; it’s just that it’s not an actual button that you are pressing, so if the phone decides that you just did a slide instead of a jab your character doesn’t jump/punch/live. At this point, I was beginning to think that perhaps I should have waited and purchased it for my iPad when I got home. On a larger screen, neither of these problems would really exist, or at least they would be drastically minimized.

Ten minutes later, things weren’t actually so bad. The problems that detract from the game play in the beginning are all things that you adapt too rather quickly as the game progresses, albeit after of a bunch of deaths (typically quick, violent deaths). Another bonus is that you have unlimited continues, so in the end if you run into a point where you zigged but the game thought you zagged and you get beaten to hell, it’s not really all that devastating. I think the cherry on top that made this game for me was the level select feature. Once you’ve been to a level, you can always jump back to it from the menu, so if you have to leave the game you don’t have to completely start from scratch every time you sign back in. That, along with about five different difficulty settings adding much more replay value, I give this game an enthusiastic seal of approval. For an older port it stands the test of time, and the good attributes definitely cancel out all the bad. For $.99 you just can’t go wrong, especially if you get it for the IPAD.

Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus for a most auspicious episode, the first D20 Radio sanctioned episode, where they talk about an awesome new game that needs your help in its creation with the Gamer Nation Studios first flagship game Edition Wars. The departure of much loved Bioware writer Drew Karpyshyn and other geeky bits of awesome. Then they dive into the meat of the show, playing single player games with friends and some of their own personal experiences in that regard. Finally the epic return of the fan favorite Fan Fiction Theatre with one of our old childhood icons Doug in a…light no specific kind of light, just a new light I guess.

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Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus as they they face their worst fears, an empty glass, or never finishing this freaking game in the longest episode yet! They talk about the retirement of ::censored:: the arrest and shutdown of ::censored:: a bit about the 5th edition of ::censored:: and they are joined by guests and friends Kyle and The Alias while they attempt to play an old school VHS game ::censored:: so pull up your red Alone cups, poor your favorite generic brand liquor and join us for a scary and exciting time, maybe not scary….or exciting just listen!

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Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus as we start off the new year right with an all new episode with toilet flushing, Baja Blast Mountain Dew and Beer. We talk about a new rising religion in Sweden, the record smashing MMO that is SWTOR and the closing of a beloved anime distributer in the US. We then talk about the awesome game that is Zombies!!! So board up your doors and snuggle up to your trusty shotgun and or chainsaw and join us for another episode of The Real Basement Dwellers.

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Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus for a good old fashion Holiday Special on an extended and very enjoyable Fan Fiction Theatre where we showcase the Fan Fiction “A Life Day Carol” Written by SurferSquid of Fanfiction.net. So whether you’re cozy next to the fire, in the soft glow of your Holiday lights, in your car going over the river and through the woods, or flying high in your sleigh on a very important mission…what he could be one of our subscribers you never know, we hope you enjoy this fun filled Holiday Podcast!

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If you liked the story run over the fanfiction.net and give SurferSquid the review he deserves!

Join The Pseudonym and Drakaunus for an in depth look at the game they have been drooling over for a long time. Star Wars The Old Republic went live and they are here to review it. They talk about The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey and take a long gander at the Stop Online Piracy Act and how it is an awful idea and will ruin the internet as we know it. They also give a sneak peak at a very merry Fan Fiction Theatre Holiday Special, and a new special we like to call a Literal Game in which we delve into a game live on the air and share it and our thoughts on it with you our listeners. So grab your Hot Chocolate and Kahlua start up the old Electric Fireplace Heater and join us for another griping episode of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

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Join Carl and Chris in a super long episode of The Real Basement Dwellers where we take an in depth look at Guardian Heroes on the XBOX Live Arcade. In Geek News we talk about the new Xbox Dashboard Update, the great SWTOR Pre-Order Crisis and give our opinion about our hands on experience with Early Access in Star Wars the Old Republic. So pull up a chair, from the 4th Dimension if need be, pour yourself a nice glass of Three Olives Dude Vodka and join us for the sensational second episode of The Real Basement Dwellers Podcast!

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Join Carl and Chris for their very first foray into podcasting on The Real Basement Dwellers 001 – The Pilot. They start off right by introducing themselves and what The Real Basement Dwellers are all about. They get down and dirty with some geek news talking about the release of an MMO from a galaxy far far away and enjoy our first installment of Fan Fiction Theatre with Octorock that will make you never look at My Little Pony the same way again.

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