Hello, folks! PAPAYA here, back with another post! I should be studying for exams right now, but procrastination is hitting me real hard tonight. We would like to thank you for your continued patience and understanding. With that, let's begin!
More FireGold episodes are on the way! We were able to record some episodes back in August before college began again. My goal is to have Episode 21 released before the end of September!
Have you been listening to our new podcast, GoldCast? If you haven't, you've missed out on hearing our thoughts on the Generation 6 games and our anticipation for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire! Episodes 1 and 3, respectively, are available on iTunes, PodOmatic, and our YouTube channel! We may be recording more GoldCast episodes once Smash Bros 4 and the Gen 3 remakes are released. I'd love to have us all give our thoughts on those upcoming games upon release.
Speaking of Smash Bros 4, WOW! I am blown away with how smooth the fighting is on the 3DS demo! If it's this good on a little game card like that, it looks like we are in for a doozy on October 3rd. It's just a shame that I have to wait till then to fight as PACMAN. Seriously, Nintendo, WTF? I've played as Rockman plenty of times on Mahhvel vs. Capcom so I can wait to play as him in Smash! Yes, this complaint will be void in less than two weeks. I know. Still, though. PACMAN!
As I type this out, it's 12:52 am on September 25, 2014. Does anyone know the significance behind this day? Anyone? NO? Well, it's the FIVE year anniversary of Red Squirtle! As someone who's been listening to them since October 2009, it's absolutely mind-blowing to think that they've been on the interwebs for that long. Largely because of this podcast, Draftmaster and I became really good friends in the latter years of high school. Heck, it's the main reason why he and I created FireGold back in 2011! For this, I personally thank the guys at Red Squirtle for their ongoing series. Your series has had such a positive impact on my life. It has been a tremendous ride all these years listening to the podcast. Here's to many more episodes in the future. Let's all celebrate Red Squirtle on this day!
That about wraps it up for now! Until next time, you all take care!
-PAPAYA
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
3rd Anniversary & GoldCast!
Hello, all! PAPAYA back once again for another blog post! There's a lot going on here at FireGold, Inc as of late. So, without any further ado, let's get right into it!
First off, we'd like to thank you all once again for listening and supporting the Pokemon FireGold podcast for the past 3 years! We've had a lot of fun writing, recording, editing, and posting these first 20 episodes for you. We are excited to continue on for quite some time! As for the special itself, we ultimately decided to go with a similar route as last year's with a twist. Instead of Gold being kidnapped while playing Nintendo 64, he ends up getting knocked out by his ceiling fan after a sudden earthquake! From there, he hallucinates the first events of the Gen 6 adventure. An aftershock hits and end hallucination! It was quite a blast recording this one, as evident in the bloopers. We hope you enjoyed the special as much as we did.
Speaking of Gen 6, I segue to a BIG announcement! We have decided to concoct a brand new podcast endeavor called GoldCast! In this GoldCast, we will be shooting the breeze on a plethora of topics. Pokemon, music, movies, TV shows, comic books, video games, and much more will be discussed at a moment's notice! Episodes will be solo (one person), tag team (2 people), triple threat (3 people), and roundtable (all 4 of us) discussions! You can also expect special guests accompanying the FireGold members on random occasions! We've opened up another podcast feed for GoldCast on PodOmatic due to limited storage space remaining on the FireGold feed. The GoldCast feed is found on that url below!
http://goldcastone.podomatic.com
Feel free to download episodes there! I shall announce whether or not GoldCast was accepted at iTunes for downloading episodes on our Facebook and Twitter pages when the news becomes available. Be sure to follow us on both pages if you haven't already! Also, just like all FireGold episodes, all GoldCast episodes will be posted on our YouTube channel!
Our first GoldCast discussion is up on the GoldCast PodOmatic feed and the YouTube channel NOW! The first topic is none other than the Generation 6 games. Will we all agree on Gen 6? Some opinions discussed may surprise you. Enjoy! And remember: It's all subjective!
GoldCast #1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dns73mlZt_4&list=UUlMZMboTkWbkay3PD8ImUxg
And, yes! That's about it for now! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
First off, we'd like to thank you all once again for listening and supporting the Pokemon FireGold podcast for the past 3 years! We've had a lot of fun writing, recording, editing, and posting these first 20 episodes for you. We are excited to continue on for quite some time! As for the special itself, we ultimately decided to go with a similar route as last year's with a twist. Instead of Gold being kidnapped while playing Nintendo 64, he ends up getting knocked out by his ceiling fan after a sudden earthquake! From there, he hallucinates the first events of the Gen 6 adventure. An aftershock hits and end hallucination! It was quite a blast recording this one, as evident in the bloopers. We hope you enjoyed the special as much as we did.
Speaking of Gen 6, I segue to a BIG announcement! We have decided to concoct a brand new podcast endeavor called GoldCast! In this GoldCast, we will be shooting the breeze on a plethora of topics. Pokemon, music, movies, TV shows, comic books, video games, and much more will be discussed at a moment's notice! Episodes will be solo (one person), tag team (2 people), triple threat (3 people), and roundtable (all 4 of us) discussions! You can also expect special guests accompanying the FireGold members on random occasions! We've opened up another podcast feed for GoldCast on PodOmatic due to limited storage space remaining on the FireGold feed. The GoldCast feed is found on that url below!
http://goldcastone.podomatic.com
Feel free to download episodes there! I shall announce whether or not GoldCast was accepted at iTunes for downloading episodes on our Facebook and Twitter pages when the news becomes available. Be sure to follow us on both pages if you haven't already! Also, just like all FireGold episodes, all GoldCast episodes will be posted on our YouTube channel!
Our first GoldCast discussion is up on the GoldCast PodOmatic feed and the YouTube channel NOW! The first topic is none other than the Generation 6 games. Will we all agree on Gen 6? Some opinions discussed may surprise you. Enjoy! And remember: It's all subjective!
GoldCast #1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dns73mlZt_4&list=UUlMZMboTkWbkay3PD8ImUxg
And, yes! That's about it for now! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Episodes 19 & 20 Write-Ups and Anniversary Update!
Hey, everyone! PAPAYA here, back once again to give you the write-ups of the latest two installments of FireGold! Hard to believe we've completed 20 episodes right before our 3 Year Anniversary. Thank you all again for listening throughout all the insanity! Now, onto business.
Episode 19 picks up right where 18 left off with Gold going on a massive password scavenger hunt. He encounters all the Rocket Grunts and Scientists that we encountered back in the Gen 2 days and easily defeats them all. Could those Rockets been more of a pushover for Gold? Thanks to a random table, his mind immediately goes into Cinnabar Volcano Burger mode. Thought it was a good time to bring back that old gag from the first episode upon seeing the table there while writing the script. Gold eventually gets both passwords and finds the door that leads to the Rocket Executive's room. Before he gets in the room, Silver appears out of nowhere to annoy himself for even approaching Gold to begin with! This probably means we shall get another Silver Monologue Adventure really soon! All depends on DM. Could this Rocket Executive have had more pathetic Pokemon? Wow, you talk about the pushover of pushovers. This is precisely why I implemented a laugh track after he introduced each of his Pokemon into battle. From there, a talking Murkrow gives Gold the Password of Passwords!
For the 20th episode, it needed to go straight into the action. Gold runs a long way back to the main door he needed to open all along. After overcoming memory loss, Gold succeeds but runs into another Grunt and Executive. Nanananananana...Lanceman...returns! While Lance takes care of the useless Grunt guy, Gold battles the female Executive, voiced by Arch Canine. At least she had slightly better Pokemon than the previous Grunts. Heavy emphasis on the "slightly." After a revealing of Team Rocket's not-so-sinister plot, Lance and Gold infiltrate the inner sanctum of the Hideout and find the machine supported by 6 Electrodes. I remember playing the games back then and always getting hit with stupid Self Destruct by all the Electrodes. Annoying as hell, I had Gold experience the same thing, only simultaneously! Gold comes out of the Hideout mystery a hero...but without Cinnabar Volcano Burgers. Will he ever eat some of his favorite meal again?! Only time will tell. For this PokeCenter healing gag, I had to shake things up a bit. After a bit of brainstorming, I came up with Gold telling a lie about a bomb only to find that he now needs a passcode to heal his Pokemon! I originally planned to include a buzzer sound effect when Gold guessed wrong but when DM came in with the voice, I believed it was the funnier option. How did Nurse Joy end up choosing Gold's least favorite number of 101 as the passcode? Conspiracy much?! Gold then heads to the Gym only to find Carl still there playing the latest installment of Pokemon games. After destroying his 3DS, Gold has enough and blast-kicks Carl into the next region! Surprisingly, we didn't mess up that much while recording this episode, hence the lack of bloopers.
Now, onto the updates! FireGold's 3rd Year Anniversary is coming up fast on June 24! We have something planned for you all this year, a new podcast endeavor! More details on that will be revealed as we approach the Anniversary. That's NOT all! We also want to give you guys an opportunity to do what our loyal follower, Mongo, did last year. It's another way for us to thank you for listening throughout these 3 years! Anybody, give us any ideas you have for a separate special involving any character from FireGold you'd like! It can even be an entire script outline! Whatever comes to mind for you, inform us of your ideas in one of the following 3 ways:
1. In the comment section below!
2. Our email at pdafiregold@gmail.com!
3. Our Facebook wall or through private message!
We look forward to your responses! Oh yeah, by the way. The deadline is Saturday, June 14, 2014! That's right! You have TWO weeks!
And, si! That's all for now. Until next time, blog you all later!
-PAPAYA
Episode 19 picks up right where 18 left off with Gold going on a massive password scavenger hunt. He encounters all the Rocket Grunts and Scientists that we encountered back in the Gen 2 days and easily defeats them all. Could those Rockets been more of a pushover for Gold? Thanks to a random table, his mind immediately goes into Cinnabar Volcano Burger mode. Thought it was a good time to bring back that old gag from the first episode upon seeing the table there while writing the script. Gold eventually gets both passwords and finds the door that leads to the Rocket Executive's room. Before he gets in the room, Silver appears out of nowhere to annoy himself for even approaching Gold to begin with! This probably means we shall get another Silver Monologue Adventure really soon! All depends on DM. Could this Rocket Executive have had more pathetic Pokemon? Wow, you talk about the pushover of pushovers. This is precisely why I implemented a laugh track after he introduced each of his Pokemon into battle. From there, a talking Murkrow gives Gold the Password of Passwords!
For the 20th episode, it needed to go straight into the action. Gold runs a long way back to the main door he needed to open all along. After overcoming memory loss, Gold succeeds but runs into another Grunt and Executive. Nanananananana...Lanceman...returns! While Lance takes care of the useless Grunt guy, Gold battles the female Executive, voiced by Arch Canine. At least she had slightly better Pokemon than the previous Grunts. Heavy emphasis on the "slightly." After a revealing of Team Rocket's not-so-sinister plot, Lance and Gold infiltrate the inner sanctum of the Hideout and find the machine supported by 6 Electrodes. I remember playing the games back then and always getting hit with stupid Self Destruct by all the Electrodes. Annoying as hell, I had Gold experience the same thing, only simultaneously! Gold comes out of the Hideout mystery a hero...but without Cinnabar Volcano Burgers. Will he ever eat some of his favorite meal again?! Only time will tell. For this PokeCenter healing gag, I had to shake things up a bit. After a bit of brainstorming, I came up with Gold telling a lie about a bomb only to find that he now needs a passcode to heal his Pokemon! I originally planned to include a buzzer sound effect when Gold guessed wrong but when DM came in with the voice, I believed it was the funnier option. How did Nurse Joy end up choosing Gold's least favorite number of 101 as the passcode? Conspiracy much?! Gold then heads to the Gym only to find Carl still there playing the latest installment of Pokemon games. After destroying his 3DS, Gold has enough and blast-kicks Carl into the next region! Surprisingly, we didn't mess up that much while recording this episode, hence the lack of bloopers.
Now, onto the updates! FireGold's 3rd Year Anniversary is coming up fast on June 24! We have something planned for you all this year, a new podcast endeavor! More details on that will be revealed as we approach the Anniversary. That's NOT all! We also want to give you guys an opportunity to do what our loyal follower, Mongo, did last year. It's another way for us to thank you for listening throughout these 3 years! Anybody, give us any ideas you have for a separate special involving any character from FireGold you'd like! It can even be an entire script outline! Whatever comes to mind for you, inform us of your ideas in one of the following 3 ways:
1. In the comment section below!
2. Our email at pdafiregold@gmail.com!
3. Our Facebook wall or through private message!
We look forward to your responses! Oh yeah, by the way. The deadline is Saturday, June 14, 2014! That's right! You have TWO weeks!
And, si! That's all for now. Until next time, blog you all later!
-PAPAYA
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Episodes 17+18 Write-Ups, Updates, and MOAR!
Hey, everyone! PAPAYA here, back once again for yet another set of write-ups! April saw us releasing Episodes 17 and 18, so let's talk about them!
Gold makes to-do lists? The episode picks back up with Gold flying back to that damn Lighthouse to deliver the mysterious Secret Potion to Jasmine for her sick Pokemon. Once Amphy is cured, Jasmine finally returns to her Gym after all the hassle Gold had to go through. When it comes to this gym battle, there really wasn't much I could do with it to try to create a tight, back and forth battle. I mean, if you had Typhlosion in your party back in the Gen 2 days as I often did, you wouldn't have had any problem at all dominating the battle as Gold did here. Aw, well. Easier time editing for me! After the battle, we hear that Gold heads to the PokeCenter and finds Nurse Joy knocked out by the Fat Man who looks VERY similar to our favorite character, Carl! He challenges Gold to a fight, which leads to Gold kicking his arse, Bruce Lee style! The sequence of Gold exhibiting his superior martial arts skills is exactly the way it went down in a scene from Bruce Lee's movie "Way of the Dragon," hence the Fisherman guy bringing up Lee's name right after. Gold then heads for Mahogany by once again disregarding the rules of the Official Pokemon League Bylaws and Regulations Rulebook and flying to a new city. Once he arrives, he easily gets sidetracked by local candy bars being on sale. Who can blame him? Candy is GOOD. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm causes him huge barf problems and he then ends up in his worst nightmare: Being physically tended to by Nurse Joy! I mean, at least she didn't take him into the inner sanctum of the PokeCenter, carve him of all his appearance, and turn him into another Joy... All creepypasta theories aside, we then find that someone is blocking the door to the Mahogany Gym. Since in the games this person also closely resembles our wonderful friend, Carl, I decided to make him be the one blocking the door! He leads Gold to the Lake of Rage all while playing a certain installment of the latest generation of Pokemon. How did he know about it, much less get his hands on a 3DS and a copy of X if it's supposed to be 2000? And how did he access a wireless internet connection to battle and trade online? Your guess is as good as mine!
Now, onto Episode 18. If you noticed the background music being a little too loud in certain spots throughout most of the episode, I apologize for that. It clearly wasn't my best music editing here. However, I digress. I decided to shake the opening narration up a bit here by having our good buddy, Carl, interrupt Gold! Carl's "narration theme," if you will, was an 8 bit version of Metallica's song "Carpe Diem Baby." As Gold would, he kicks Carl out of his private space through a window, Bruce Lee style! The episode picks up with Gold in hot pursuit of the Lake of Rage and the shiny Gyarados. As it occurs in the game, Gold finds a familiar Rocket asking for a fee to pass through. Will that Rocket ever get the saying of "make like a tree..." right?! Time may or may not tell. To avoid battling two Pokemaniacs and further editing hassle, I had Gold trick them into going to that same passageway for "free Pokemon." Gold then reaches the Lake of Rage and jumps in for a night time swim! This was a way to have him get in the water without having to use Surf. Then, out of nowhere, like a bullet, from the night, the shiny Gyarados attacks! After a tough battle that included Typhlosion escaping fire vs. water logic, Gold manages to catch the 6th Pokemon in his party! We then meet Lance the Batman Guy! I concocted this idea after YEARS of thinking how much Lance's sprite resembled Batman to me as a youngster. I have no idea why but I decided to mimic the voice of Snake from The Simpsons for the character. I don't know, it just stuck with me and the others while recording. Pitch his voice down just a bit and you get what you heard in the episode! Totally oblivious of Batman and Sherlock Holmes, Lance leads our hero back to Gotham to investigate a mysterious mystery in the local shop. It turns out to be yet another Team Rocket conspiracy! So, naturally, Gold defeats all the Rockets with virtually no problem. After getting his Pokemon healed by Lance just because he's Lanceman, Gold then discovers A DOOR. A door that requires a password. Here, I brought out a Spongebob reference from one of the old school episodes, "Survival of the Idiots." Ah, good ol' Spongebob from 1999-2004. Good times. After defeating the same Rockets yet again, Lance informs Gold that indeed TWO passwords are needed. How will Gold obtain them, and when? You shall find out in the next episode!
Speaking of the next episode, that leads me to the updates for the immediate future. Episodes 19 and 20 are recorded! Draftmaster, Arch Canine, and I got together during spring break and recorded these four episodes all in the same day. We are hoping to release both sometime in May. One thing for certain is that they'll be released long before our 3rd Year Anniversary rapidly approaching on good ol' June 24! As far as the Anniversary goes, I have a few ideas for what we may do but nothing is set yet. This is your opportunity to provide us with any ideas you may have, similarly to last year! After all, it is our way of thanking YOU for listening and supporting FireGold throughout these years! So, if you have anything you'd like for us to discuss/perform for a 3rd year special, feel free to leave a comment below! You can also tell us via email (pdafiregold@gmail.com) and on our Facebook page! Further updates on the Anniversary will be provided for you in the next blog post.
And, yes! That is about it! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
Gold makes to-do lists? The episode picks back up with Gold flying back to that damn Lighthouse to deliver the mysterious Secret Potion to Jasmine for her sick Pokemon. Once Amphy is cured, Jasmine finally returns to her Gym after all the hassle Gold had to go through. When it comes to this gym battle, there really wasn't much I could do with it to try to create a tight, back and forth battle. I mean, if you had Typhlosion in your party back in the Gen 2 days as I often did, you wouldn't have had any problem at all dominating the battle as Gold did here. Aw, well. Easier time editing for me! After the battle, we hear that Gold heads to the PokeCenter and finds Nurse Joy knocked out by the Fat Man who looks VERY similar to our favorite character, Carl! He challenges Gold to a fight, which leads to Gold kicking his arse, Bruce Lee style! The sequence of Gold exhibiting his superior martial arts skills is exactly the way it went down in a scene from Bruce Lee's movie "Way of the Dragon," hence the Fisherman guy bringing up Lee's name right after. Gold then heads for Mahogany by once again disregarding the rules of the Official Pokemon League Bylaws and Regulations Rulebook and flying to a new city. Once he arrives, he easily gets sidetracked by local candy bars being on sale. Who can blame him? Candy is GOOD. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm causes him huge barf problems and he then ends up in his worst nightmare: Being physically tended to by Nurse Joy! I mean, at least she didn't take him into the inner sanctum of the PokeCenter, carve him of all his appearance, and turn him into another Joy... All creepypasta theories aside, we then find that someone is blocking the door to the Mahogany Gym. Since in the games this person also closely resembles our wonderful friend, Carl, I decided to make him be the one blocking the door! He leads Gold to the Lake of Rage all while playing a certain installment of the latest generation of Pokemon. How did he know about it, much less get his hands on a 3DS and a copy of X if it's supposed to be 2000? And how did he access a wireless internet connection to battle and trade online? Your guess is as good as mine!
Now, onto Episode 18. If you noticed the background music being a little too loud in certain spots throughout most of the episode, I apologize for that. It clearly wasn't my best music editing here. However, I digress. I decided to shake the opening narration up a bit here by having our good buddy, Carl, interrupt Gold! Carl's "narration theme," if you will, was an 8 bit version of Metallica's song "Carpe Diem Baby." As Gold would, he kicks Carl out of his private space through a window, Bruce Lee style! The episode picks up with Gold in hot pursuit of the Lake of Rage and the shiny Gyarados. As it occurs in the game, Gold finds a familiar Rocket asking for a fee to pass through. Will that Rocket ever get the saying of "make like a tree..." right?! Time may or may not tell. To avoid battling two Pokemaniacs and further editing hassle, I had Gold trick them into going to that same passageway for "free Pokemon." Gold then reaches the Lake of Rage and jumps in for a night time swim! This was a way to have him get in the water without having to use Surf. Then, out of nowhere, like a bullet, from the night, the shiny Gyarados attacks! After a tough battle that included Typhlosion escaping fire vs. water logic, Gold manages to catch the 6th Pokemon in his party! We then meet Lance the Batman Guy! I concocted this idea after YEARS of thinking how much Lance's sprite resembled Batman to me as a youngster. I have no idea why but I decided to mimic the voice of Snake from The Simpsons for the character. I don't know, it just stuck with me and the others while recording. Pitch his voice down just a bit and you get what you heard in the episode! Totally oblivious of Batman and Sherlock Holmes, Lance leads our hero back to Gotham to investigate a mysterious mystery in the local shop. It turns out to be yet another Team Rocket conspiracy! So, naturally, Gold defeats all the Rockets with virtually no problem. After getting his Pokemon healed by Lance just because he's Lanceman, Gold then discovers A DOOR. A door that requires a password. Here, I brought out a Spongebob reference from one of the old school episodes, "Survival of the Idiots." Ah, good ol' Spongebob from 1999-2004. Good times. After defeating the same Rockets yet again, Lance informs Gold that indeed TWO passwords are needed. How will Gold obtain them, and when? You shall find out in the next episode!
Speaking of the next episode, that leads me to the updates for the immediate future. Episodes 19 and 20 are recorded! Draftmaster, Arch Canine, and I got together during spring break and recorded these four episodes all in the same day. We are hoping to release both sometime in May. One thing for certain is that they'll be released long before our 3rd Year Anniversary rapidly approaching on good ol' June 24! As far as the Anniversary goes, I have a few ideas for what we may do but nothing is set yet. This is your opportunity to provide us with any ideas you may have, similarly to last year! After all, it is our way of thanking YOU for listening and supporting FireGold throughout these years! So, if you have anything you'd like for us to discuss/perform for a 3rd year special, feel free to leave a comment below! You can also tell us via email (pdafiregold@gmail.com) and on our Facebook page! Further updates on the Anniversary will be provided for you in the next blog post.
And, yes! That is about it! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
Friday, January 17, 2014
Episodes 15+16, Updates, and MOAR!
Hey there, everyone! PAPAYA here, back once again for the long-awaited write-ups of the latest FireGold episodes! Without any more lollygagging, let's get straight into it.
Ok, I admit it. I really did forget that Gold had a Metapod in his party while writing Episodes 13 and 14. This is precisely why he didn't even remember that Metapod existed in said episodes. After about 10 seconds after I listened to Episode 13 post-editing, it struck me. And it struck me hard. So hard, I kicked myself for it. And I did it again. And again. And again. Then...I did it yet again! After that, I then realized that a simple explanation in the following episode would suffice. And then, I kicked myself again. Then, I wrote Episode 15 out. Ok, now I'm really done lollygagging.
With Episode 15, it was time to explain what the madness behind the missing Metapod was all about. To start, I decided to bring back a familiar character who had been the victim of a little white lie Gold told to a Nurse Joy back in Episode 11. Remembering that Gold ran out as he saw this trainer being pulled downstairs by Joy, I figured that he would accidentally drop a Pokeball in the process. It turns out he did. With that little plot line in mind, we find that Gold tries to cheat the game mechanics and attempts to fly to Cianwood on Noctowl before even arriving there for the first time and without HM02. The music used as the Flying music is an 8 bit version of Dream Theater's song "The Count of Tuscany." Thanks to some non-cooperative wind, Gold and Noctowl crash into the building next to the Olivine PokeCenter, destroying a good portion of it in the process. After finding a stray HM04 in the rubble, Gold walks outside and we meet the familiar trainer character again. While writing this episode, I was actually listening to tons of Megadeth, hence the numerous Megadeth references in it. The trainer rises from the debris, meeting Gold again! The trainer's theme music is an 8 bit version of Megadeth's song "Angry Again." In the flashback, the Officer who arrests this trainer quickly notices a stray Pokeball on the floor and takes this trainer to the Police Station. The music used in the Station is from the original Spider-Man movie game when you sneak into OsCorp. We find that the mysterious Pokeball turns out to be the missing Metapod, who helps this trainer escape from jail. After raising hell and escaping the Station, we find that the trainer is named Dave (referencing Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine) and he challenges Gold to a battle. The music used for this battle was an 8 bit version of the song "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" by...you guessed it, MEGADETH. I'm pretty sure you know how the title of this episode manifested itself now. As the battle closes, we find out that Metapod had evolved! Remembering him at long last, Gold apologizes to Butterfree, while being accompanied by an 8 bit version of the song "A Tout Le Monde" by...wow, you're getting good at this! MEGADETH! Gold and Dave manage to confuse Butterfree, and Dave snaps it out of confusion after some harsh words. The whole "Gold letting Butterfree go" part was inspired by Ash making the same, boneheaded decision in the anime. Only here, Butterfree is actually assaulted by Fearow upon being set free and is instantly killed by an explosion of random proportions! As Gold would, he totally misreads the whole situation and witnesses his dead, lost Pokemon fall into the sea. Dave is arrested again and is vowed by the Johto P.D. to be stowed away in the high security room, which begs the question: Why wasn't he put there in the first place?
Episode 16! Shortly after Dave's arrest, the sea winds die down! Gold then successfully screws the rules and flies to Cianwood. He then finds the Secret Potion and decides to win the Cianwood Gym badge before hurrying back to the Olivine Lighthouse. Since Chuck's gym is filled with martial artists, I decided to reference Bruce Lee quite a bit, hence the title of the episode, a parody of Lee's martial art Jeet Kune Do. After teaching Sudowoodo Strength and defeating the martial artists, Drowzee evolves into Hypno! Gold then finds Chuck, who I ended up voicing along with Gold. After a tightly intense battle, Quilava beats Poliwrath to his feet in his severely weakened state, a la Rocky against Apollo Creed in Rocky II. Gold wins the Stormbadge and another newly evolved Pokemon, Typhlosion! Then, out of nowhere, Violet the Random B*tch interrupts Gold in his narration outro and he kicks her out of there, Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon style! It was unbelievably frustrating to record these episodes at first because, as evident in Episode 15's bloopers, this no good jabroni behind my backyard decided to do some yard work while we tried to record. After a while, we did the smart thing and moved to an indoor location and managed to record the episodes. That part was really fun. Still, curse that yard work guy! We would like to thank our good friend, Brian, once again for creating that extremely awesome artwork above!
Now, onto some updates! As it stands, I have Episodes 17-19 written. Episode 20 will also be written by 1/18/2014. With any luck, we will get together once more to record before college semester insanity kicks off for all of us again! Be sure to like us on our Facebook page for all recording updates, updates in general, random pictures, rants, and MOAR!
And, yes! That is all! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
Ok, I admit it. I really did forget that Gold had a Metapod in his party while writing Episodes 13 and 14. This is precisely why he didn't even remember that Metapod existed in said episodes. After about 10 seconds after I listened to Episode 13 post-editing, it struck me. And it struck me hard. So hard, I kicked myself for it. And I did it again. And again. And again. Then...I did it yet again! After that, I then realized that a simple explanation in the following episode would suffice. And then, I kicked myself again. Then, I wrote Episode 15 out. Ok, now I'm really done lollygagging.
With Episode 15, it was time to explain what the madness behind the missing Metapod was all about. To start, I decided to bring back a familiar character who had been the victim of a little white lie Gold told to a Nurse Joy back in Episode 11. Remembering that Gold ran out as he saw this trainer being pulled downstairs by Joy, I figured that he would accidentally drop a Pokeball in the process. It turns out he did. With that little plot line in mind, we find that Gold tries to cheat the game mechanics and attempts to fly to Cianwood on Noctowl before even arriving there for the first time and without HM02. The music used as the Flying music is an 8 bit version of Dream Theater's song "The Count of Tuscany." Thanks to some non-cooperative wind, Gold and Noctowl crash into the building next to the Olivine PokeCenter, destroying a good portion of it in the process. After finding a stray HM04 in the rubble, Gold walks outside and we meet the familiar trainer character again. While writing this episode, I was actually listening to tons of Megadeth, hence the numerous Megadeth references in it. The trainer rises from the debris, meeting Gold again! The trainer's theme music is an 8 bit version of Megadeth's song "Angry Again." In the flashback, the Officer who arrests this trainer quickly notices a stray Pokeball on the floor and takes this trainer to the Police Station. The music used in the Station is from the original Spider-Man movie game when you sneak into OsCorp. We find that the mysterious Pokeball turns out to be the missing Metapod, who helps this trainer escape from jail. After raising hell and escaping the Station, we find that the trainer is named Dave (referencing Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine) and he challenges Gold to a battle. The music used for this battle was an 8 bit version of the song "Holy Wars...The Punishment Due" by...you guessed it, MEGADETH. I'm pretty sure you know how the title of this episode manifested itself now. As the battle closes, we find out that Metapod had evolved! Remembering him at long last, Gold apologizes to Butterfree, while being accompanied by an 8 bit version of the song "A Tout Le Monde" by...wow, you're getting good at this! MEGADETH! Gold and Dave manage to confuse Butterfree, and Dave snaps it out of confusion after some harsh words. The whole "Gold letting Butterfree go" part was inspired by Ash making the same, boneheaded decision in the anime. Only here, Butterfree is actually assaulted by Fearow upon being set free and is instantly killed by an explosion of random proportions! As Gold would, he totally misreads the whole situation and witnesses his dead, lost Pokemon fall into the sea. Dave is arrested again and is vowed by the Johto P.D. to be stowed away in the high security room, which begs the question: Why wasn't he put there in the first place?
Episode 16! Shortly after Dave's arrest, the sea winds die down! Gold then successfully screws the rules and flies to Cianwood. He then finds the Secret Potion and decides to win the Cianwood Gym badge before hurrying back to the Olivine Lighthouse. Since Chuck's gym is filled with martial artists, I decided to reference Bruce Lee quite a bit, hence the title of the episode, a parody of Lee's martial art Jeet Kune Do. After teaching Sudowoodo Strength and defeating the martial artists, Drowzee evolves into Hypno! Gold then finds Chuck, who I ended up voicing along with Gold. After a tightly intense battle, Quilava beats Poliwrath to his feet in his severely weakened state, a la Rocky against Apollo Creed in Rocky II. Gold wins the Stormbadge and another newly evolved Pokemon, Typhlosion! Then, out of nowhere, Violet the Random B*tch interrupts Gold in his narration outro and he kicks her out of there, Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon style! It was unbelievably frustrating to record these episodes at first because, as evident in Episode 15's bloopers, this no good jabroni behind my backyard decided to do some yard work while we tried to record. After a while, we did the smart thing and moved to an indoor location and managed to record the episodes. That part was really fun. Still, curse that yard work guy! We would like to thank our good friend, Brian, once again for creating that extremely awesome artwork above!
Now, onto some updates! As it stands, I have Episodes 17-19 written. Episode 20 will also be written by 1/18/2014. With any luck, we will get together once more to record before college semester insanity kicks off for all of us again! Be sure to like us on our Facebook page for all recording updates, updates in general, random pictures, rants, and MOAR!
And, yes! That is all! Until next time, blog ya all later!
-PAPAYA
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