Podcasts about my favourite game

Nina Persson joins Melody A.M. for a conversation about her superb new work with the duo KITE as well as a look-back on her musical career, which spans three successful decades. Famous for being the super-charismatic lead of popular Swedish band, The Cardigans, Persson started her career with the group in Jönköping in the early 1990s. With massive international hits like “Carnival”, “Lovefool, “My Favourite Game” and “Erase / Rewind”, the band have managed to garner and maintain a significant global fanbase, whose loyalty has not waned despite the fact that the last Cardigans studio album came out in 2005.Over the years, Nina has consistently tested the tether of her creativity, complementing her Cardigans projects with solo releases, not to mention a second band she started in 2001, A Camp. Two years ago she joined James Yorkston and the Stockholm-based Second Hand Orchestra on a beautiful record called The Great White Sea Eagle, which marked something of a departure from her other releases, not merely on account of being an album recorded entirely as a live session.After years spent living in the United States, Nina's return to her homeland has deepened her connection with Sweden and, in our interview, she tells Melody A.M. about her favourite corner of the country. She also engages patiently and thoughtfully with a question she must get asked all the time: why can't we have another Cardigans studio record? Check out our Nina Persson playlist with a collection of highlights from her rich discography - you'll find it at melodyam.com/nina

This weeks 'Track Of The Week' goes to Matt Sassari, Hugel, Sonique - It Feels So Good [Cr2 Records] Globalsessions is now reaching audiences in over 40 countries across 140+ stations each week. Stay up-to-date with the latest by following Paul Rudd and Globalsessions on social media @theglobalsessions @djpaulrudd and remember that you can download a free podcast of the show every Monday. ManyFew Feat Janne Schaffer - Get Up! [ManyFew Records] Craig David - SOS (Wilson Remix Edit) [Believe UK] Tom Enzy, Lucas Estrada, Tanaka - Baddie [LoudKult] Gryffin & Kaskade Feat Nu-La - In My Head [10K Projects] ManyFew x A-tribe - Feelin' [MLab] Kelli-Leigh - Broken Heart [Music Core] Elliot Starr - My Paradise (Venne Radio Edit) [Phono Sounds] Hardsoul, Mitch Crown - NRG (Dj Kone & Marc Palacios Remix) [Hardsoul Pressings] Ferreck Dawn Feat Aurelia Ray - Mirror Machine [Spinnin Deep] TRACK OF THE WEEK Matt Sassari, Hugel, Sonique - It Feels So Good [Cr2 Records] Mia Dahli - Love Has Found Its Way [White Label] Andre Rak-Su TWNTY4 - Patience [Crash Your Sound] Claptone x Chicane Feat Moya Brennan - Saltwater [Armada] Phil Harris & Cammie Robinson 'My Favourite Game' (Original Mix) [Mutineer] Camden Cox - Ashes [RCA Records] Gestört Aber GeiL x Plastik Funk - Mockingbird [Polydor] James Hype Feat Shamiya Battles - 7 Seconds (R3WIRE Back To 95 Remix) [STEREOHYPE] Tennant - L.O.V.E (Original Mix) [Stashed] Nosi - So Good [Disorder] Glockenbach x Jem Cooke - 2 Hearts (Extended) [WEFOR] This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

This weeks 'Track Of The Week' goes to ManyFew Feat Janne Schaffer - Get Up! [ManyFew Records] Globalsessions is now reaching audiences in over 40 countries across 140+ stations each week. Stay up-to-date with the latest by following Paul Rudd and Globalsessions on social media @theglobalsessions @djpaulrudd and remember that you can download a free podcast of the show every Monday. Melsen - Going On [Be Yourself Music] Gryffin & Kaskade Feat Nu-La - In My Head (Original Mix) [10K Projects] Joel Corry - Tears On My Piano [Smash The House] Nate VanDeusen, EyeMad - Better Than Today [Soave Records] Steve Aoki & David Guetta Feat Swae Lee & PnB Roc - My Life [Dim Mak Records] Kygo x OneRepublic - Chasing Paradise [Marshall Records] James Hype Feat Shamiya Battles - 7 Seconds (R3WIRE 'Back To 95' Remix) [STEREOHYPE] Tom Enzy, Lucas Estrada, Tanaka - Baddie [LoudKult] Mia Dahli - Love Has Found Its Way [White Label] TRACK OF THE WEEK ManyFew Feat Janne Schaffer - Get Up! [ManyFew Records] Liquidfive x Steerner - Smoke Alarm [Loudkult] Craig David - SOS (Wilson Remix Edit) [Believe UK] Freejak - California Love [New State Music] Tiësto Feat Oaks - I Follow Rivers (Extended Mix) [Musical Freedom] Baddies Only - You've Got The Love [Spinnin Records] Claptone x Chicane Feat Moya Brennan - Saltwater [Armada] Phil Harris & Cammie Robinson 'My Favourite Game' (Original Mix) [Mutineer] Topic x Daecolm 'Control Of Me' (Edit) [Virgin Records Germany] Kasey Jane - Chasing Highs (Radio Edit) [Ferocious Label Services] Omar+ & Piri - Body Language (Radio Edit) [Atlantic Records] Elliot Starr - My Paradise (Venne Radio Edit) [Phono Sounds] This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

This week's Is This Song Good podcast digs into "My Favourite Game" by The Cardigans who are known for their one hit wonder "Lovefool" from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack. Listen to the song on YouTube: The Cardigans - My Favourite Game

After what seems like a manic week, what better way to round things off with Episode 120 of the ABZFP?   Join Gary & Gavin as we preview Friday evening's trip to Stirling in Round 2 of the CIS Insurance League Cup before taking a quick look back over the Women's team and their impressive 3-2 win over Motherwell to open up their SWPL 1 campaign.   After the break, it's the return of My Favourite Game - this time in the company of the current Chairman of AFC, Dave Cormack, as he takes us back down memory lane to reminisce about Hibs 0-5 Aberdeen from May 1980 as the Dons became league champions for the first time in 25 years and set in motion the Alex Ferguson era.   Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Hamburg (via Gothenburg) challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

It's Wednesday, and you know what that means!  It's another episode of the ABZFP, locked and loaded for you as the days whittle down towards the start of a new season in the mad world of Scottish fitba.   We are back to full strength this week as Gary, Gavin & Graham are all in the saddle as we look back over all of the news from AB24 & Cormack Park over the last week and we take a look back at our 2-0 defeat against Preston North End in our fourth pre-season game of the campaign.    After the break, it's the return of our legendary My Favourite Game segment, this time we are joined by Aberdeen Twitter luminary, the king of the 2 pies, the bearded wonder himself, Duncan Rothney to look back on Aberdeen 7 (SEVEN) - 0 Airdrieonians from that epic 1992/93 season.   Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Hamburg (via Gothenburg) challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

Welcome to Episode 93 of the ABZ Football Podcast as Gary (@tchocky83), Gavin (@TheRogue87) & Graham are with you to take a look back at the Dons 3-1 win in the City of Discovery on Saturday night as Barry Robson's men heap more misery on Dundee United and their new gaffer, James Michael Goodwin.   We also check in with the Quines, the Young Team & our loanees in Loan Watch.   After the break, it's the return of Geoff's Music Corner and we are rejoined by the one, and only, Andy Murray (@andyhmurray) to talk us through Aberdeen 4-0 Copenhagen from that glorious UEFA Cup run in 2007/08 in Part 4 of My Favourite Game.   Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Gothenburg challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

It's one of the days between Xmas & New Year, and you know what that means!    Welcome to Episode 78 of the ABZ Football Podcast as, Gary (@tchocky83) & Gavin (@TheRogue87) round off 2022 with a look forward(?) to the visit of Ross County & mad racist Malky Mackay to Pittodrie on Monday afternoon in what is a must-win clash for both sides.   After the break, it's the latest in our run of fixtures featured in My Favourite Game - this time, we are joined by Thom Watt (@ThomAlexWatt) to reminisce about Hearts 0-4 Aberdeen from January 1992.  You can catch the highlights here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5bSt3eq1Yc   Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Gothenburg challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

Welcome to Episode 72 of the ABZ Football Podcast as Gary (@tchocky83) is back in the hotseat alongside Gavin (@TheRogue87) and a welcome return to Thom Watt (@ThomAlexWatt) as we bring you Part 1 of our review of the season so far as we take you from Balmoor to Galabank and everything in between.   We take a look at all of the latest news from the Club in a fairly busy week as the Dons and Aberdeen City Cooncil engage in a war of words over the proposed beach stadium and the Club release their 21/22 accounts.   After the break, Martin Stone (@stonefish100) makes his triumphant return to the show for Part 2 of our new series, My Favourite Game, as he talks us through Aberdeen 3-2 The Now Defunct Rangers from August 2005. Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Gothenburg challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

It's Tuesday - and you know what that means!    Welcome to Episode 68 of the ABZ Football Podcast as Gary (@tchocky83), Gavin (@TheRogue87) & Graham review our horrendous 4-1 defeat to the forces of darkness at Mordor on Saturday afternoon.   We then take our regular look at all of the news coming out of AB24 in the last week together with a look at the Women's Team as they faced Glasgow Women at Pittodrie & we check in on our loanees in Loan Watch in another busy week of action at the Club.   We then preview the return of Friday night fitba to Pittodrie and the upcoming visit of Hibs to the Granite City in the company of @Strong_Op_Hibs.   After the break, we bring you the very first installment of our new, semi-regular feature, My Favourite Game and what better way to start us off as Duncan Shearer talks us through his favourite game in a red shirt - Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee United from 6th May 1995 as the Dons' Great Escape takes a massive leap forward in front of a raucous Pittodrie.   Like what we do?  Keep us fuelled for future episodes by buying us a beer or coffee over at - https://ko-fi.com/abzfootballpodcast   Support our Aberdeen to Gothenburg challenge by visiting:- ABZFP Aberdeen to Gothenburg Challenge   Follow the us on our social media channels:-   Twitter - @AbzPodcast Facebook - @ABZFootballPodcast Instagram - @abzfootballpodcast

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In deze 27e podcast van Radio 33 o.a.: 100% van Vinyl: Guns ‘N’ Roses met Civil War, Ace Of Base met Happy Nation en Rage Against The Machine met Township Rebellion. 100% Digitaal: Otis Redding met (Sittin’On) The Dock Of The Bay, Cadigans met My Favourite Game en Lisa Stansfield met All Around The World. Maakt 200% Music!!! En natuurlijk weer, zoals gebruikelijk, slechte grappen en slap geouwehoer, echt het luisteren waard. Veel luisterplezier!

Welcome to the My Favourite Game series from The Honest Football Podcast. Today, we talk to current Florentia San Gimignano & Maltese international defender Emma Lipman! (@emmalippo08) She is an incredibly inspirational person who talks very candidly about the pros and cons of being a professional footballer. Emma, formerly of Manchester City, Leeds United, & Coventry City, took the incredibly brave step of moving to Italy to continue her career, an amazingly inspiring story. She talks to us about playing international football, the positive and negatives of playing football in a different country, the rapid development of the women's game, as well as life at Florentia San Gimignano this season. make sure you give Emma a follow @emmalippo08. An incredibly encouraging and inspiring episode from beginning to end! Enjoy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to the My Favourite Game series from The Honest Football Podcast. In each episode, we sit down with a different guest to discuss their favourite footballing memories, why they love the game and discuss their favourite matches. This week we talk to Chloe Beresford, editor of Get Italian Football News & pundit on the Serie A Show. We discuss her love of Stockport County & Fiorentina, as well as her favourite ever football match. See Chloe's work: https://www.getfootballnewsitaly.com/ Chloe's Podcast: https://theserieashow.com/ Chloe's twitter: https://twitter.com/ChloeJBeresford --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The most requested song with the most requested guest! Miel and Demi are joined by friend and Gilmore Guys fav Anthony Troli (@anthonytroli) to get to the bottom of the Barenaked Ladies banger "One Week", uncovering the mystery of Chalet Swiss along the way. A HUGE thank you to @IanEdgerly for producing the absolute hell out of the punch-up.UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Fluorescent Adolescent" by Arctic Monkeys, "My Favourite Game" by the Cardigans, "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

“What are ye buying?” Hello. We’re officially back! Like actually back! We’ve been gone for just under two years for reasons that’s already been outlined, but we’re coming back. No more delays, we’re finally here again. I’ve explained all the details for why My Favourite Game has been gone for so long here, but needless […]

Ending 2017, the greatest year in gaming ever, with a bang. It’s happening. We’re actually back. Yes, My Favourite Game is well and truly back after a year away. It’s one episode, but we can’t just let this year go without paying tribute to what has been an incredible year in gaming and easily one […]

“After everything we’ve been through… everything I’ve done… it can’t be for nothing.” Hello. It’s been a bit too long since we put together an episode of My Favourite Game. Right now, plans are currently in motion for Season 5 – we already have one episode down – but considering when Season 5 is currently […]

But there’s a twist. When asking BioShock 2 creative director and now Question Games co-founder Jordan Thomas to come onto the show, someone who I’d been dying to have on for a while, there was a lot of back and forth over what his favourite game was. In the end, he settled on tabletop software […]

“A night of curses. A night to remember.” Finally! A Souls game. Or a Souls-like game, but hey, when it’s From Software, it’s all good. Anyway, Bloodborne. What can you say of it that hasn’t been said already? An evolution of what makes Dark Souls so great. Faster gameplay, excellent design – both from a […]

“Idi ka mnie.” The legacy of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games has lived for a long time, even since the core team of Shadow of Chernobyl moved on from the now defunct GSC Gameworld. From small splinter teams doing Kickstarters for spiritual successors to big successes like 4A Games and their adaptations of Metro 2033 and its […]

“The three of us will always be one.” Ask and we shall receive, apparently. It’s time to delve into a Kingdom Hearts game that, alongside 3DS game Dream Drop Distance (coming to PlayStation 4 sometime with the release of Kingdom Hearts 2.8), laid the path for one of the most anticipated games in recent times: Kingdom […]

Barrel jumping for Olympic eSports. My Favourite Game tonight takes a look at a game from 1986 released across numerous platforms since that is, well, a bit off for a collection of sports games. Epix’s World Games follows in the same vein of Summer and Winter Games, essentially a collection of sports games that isn’t […]

“My name is Lucas Kane. My story is the one where an ordinary guy has something extraordinary happen to him.” Hello. Enjoy E3? Good. Lets resume where we left off. In 2005, Fahrenheit (Indigo Prophecy in the US due to a title conflict with Michael Moore September 11th documentary Fahrenheit 9/11) made landfall on PlayStation […]

“It takes time to master your skills… and use will hone your technique. But take care to choose your new skills wisely.” Its taken long enough, but at last, a Blizzard game is the main subject matter of an episode of My Favourite Game. And if this – and further mentions to come in an […]

“Here comes the real Yuna!” Contrary to what I say in tonight’s episode of My Favourite Game, this is not the first time in two years we’ve had a Final Fantasy on. What I meant to say was it’s the first time in two years we have a different Final Fantasy game on that isn’t […]

90 minutos só com vozes femininas para celebrar o Dia das Mulheres, temos Patti Smith, Florence Welch, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Sinead O’ Connor, Björk, Siouxsie Sioux, PJ Harvey, Emmily Barreto, Elizabeth Fraser, Luiza Pereira, Ofra Haza e muitas outras vozes em nossa Mixtape 39, faça o download agora. (clique com o botão direito e selecione salvar). Para ouvir outras músicas do artista clique nos links. 01 – Rock’n Roll Nigger – Patti Smith 02 – Bad Reputation – Joan Jett 03 – Beat Your Heart Out – Distillers 04 – Who Invited You – The Donnas 05 – This Is Love (Live) – PJ Harvey 06 – Cannonball – The Breeders 07 – Thievery (Live) – Far From Alaska 08 – Don’t Mess With Me – Brody Dalle 09 – Mandinka (Live) – Sinead O’ Connor 10 – My Favourite Game – The Cardigans 11 – I Love You All the Time – Florence + the Machine ft. the Maccabees 12 – Birthday – The Sugarcubes 13 – Horses At Night – Still Corners 14 – Taste – Braids 15 – One Good Thing (The Cinematic Orchestras New York Quartet Version) – Lou Rhodes 16 – Kashmir – Ofra Haza 17 – Song To the Siren – This Mortal Coil 18 – Dear Prudence – Siouxsie and the Banshees 19 – Me Adora – Pitty 20 – Dreams – The Cranberries 21 – Cherry Bomb – The Runaways 22 – We Got the Beat – Go-Go’s 23 – We Are Family – Babes In ToyLand 24 – Baby, Reptile – INKY 25 – Kool Thing – Sonic Youth A próxima mixtape vai pro ar no dia 10/03/2016.

Plus, never before published bits! So that’s Season 3 at an end. And what a season it has been. This past season has been, for my money and my reckoning anyway, the best season yet in the show’s short year-long history. A more varied mix of guests than previously, more personal insight into people’s favourite […]

“Ah, hello, Prince. This is the King. Long time no see. We thought today would be a good day for rolling.” Katamari Damacy never received a release in Europe unlike in the US or Japan in 2004. The first time Europeans would get a taste of rolling stuff up in the silliest possible way would […]

“As long as I’m with you. As long as you’re by my side. I won’t give up, even if I’m scared.” For the first time in the show’s history, we have a returning game. To give context, I don’t allow a game to be on consecutive seasons as I like to give it a bit […]

“Jesus Christ, JC!” If there was a game that let players come up with and combine different kinds of playstyles, it was Deus Ex. At least certain, the Ion Storm-made stealth title was the first well-known game – at least from my era of games – that let players mix and match on the fly. […]

In space, no one can hear you sneak. So tomorrow’s episode of My Favourite Game sees Gunpoint and Heat Signature bod Tom Francis come on to talk all things turkey on Deus Ex. That’ll be live at 6pm tomorrow. I talked to Tom on Heat Signature as part of his episode, but because of the […]

A game for Sweden or one a little closer to home for Jonas? Find out with Albion Radio's "My Favourite Game" series. Music: "Eight Nineteen" by Matt Stevens, available from www.mattstevensguitar.com

“In my restless dreams, I see that town – Silent Hill.” Hello. We’re back after a two-week period. And so begins the second part of Season 3 of My Favourite Game. And it begins tonight by looking back at possibly one of the best horror games ever, if not the best horror game ever. Lets […]

“We’ll be in touch, Commander.” In 2012, Firaxis brought a whole new generation of players to the XCOM series, bringing out its on take on the series with Enemy Unknown. Certainly for me, it was the first strategy game I’d spent a great significant amount of time on and it paid off. It’s clear that […]

“No one can escape time. It delivers us all to the same end.” At last, someone talks Persona! Been waiting for someone to come on to talk of the series and I’m super happy we have Persona 3 as one of the main games for the sea—hey, wait, come back! I know it isn’t Persona […]

“War. War never changes.” We’re three weeks out from the big day (it’s why we’re taking a two week break in early November). The big day being the arrival of Fallout 4, just five short months after it was first announced and such an incredibly small time-span of announcement to release. But ahead of that, […]

“Let the world be consumed by sorrow.” “Do you want to do MFG?,” I said. “FINALLY…yes please,” replied 10 Second Ninja and Castles in the Sky developer Dan Pearce, knowing as if it was his life’s work to appear on this podcast. Or at least wait for his turn. Anyways, tonight’s My Favourite Game – […]

*insert Simish gibberish here* Hello. Do not adjust your sets. My Favourite Game is back at last. Hooray! And it’s our first birthday! Double hooray! It’ll be a year tomorrow (technically, 52 Wednesdays ago, but whatevs) when My Favourite Game first began with The Curse of Monkey Island. A year later, My Favourite Game has […]

There’s only room for one Boss and one Snake. Hello. So My Favourite Game’s third season is on its way this autumn but the wait between seasons has been longer than usual as I put together the best possible batch of ten episodes. There are big plans afoot for the show from Season 3’s launch, […]

Plus, never before published bits! My Favourite Game Season 2 was fun. After the show’s first season in where it was all fellow writers and personalities, saw the introduction of game developers from the season onwards. The season ended back in May, but there’s still one last episode to get through before we can start […]

“You left the safety on, rookie.” We began My Favourite Game’s second season in March with Metal Gear. Tonight, we end it with Metal Gear. Tied with The Legend of Zelda in terms of most appearances so far on My Favourite Game, Metal Gear Solid 1 is the third time the series has headlined an […]

“The fast-action arcade hit!” We begin tonight by looking back on what is the oldest game to ever have been part of My Favourite Game. Released in 1982, Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar’s Robotron 2084 was one of the first of the twinstick shooter genre, coming out in a golden era of the genre alongside […]

“Isaac and his mother lived alone in a small house on a hill.” We begin tonight with a comment. One that at least most of you reading this will already know, but it’s worth reiterating it again: games are amazing. Whether they be fun for the sake of fun or tell a story that’s deep, […]

“Good morning and welcome to the Black Mesa Transit System.” We begin tonight with a warning. If you thought last season’s episode on Final Fantasy IX was in-depth, wait until you get a load of this bad boy. For me, my Half-Life experience more or less consists solely of The Orange Box on Xbox 360 […]

“Let mother read you a story.” We begin tonight with a story. From Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, speaking of his disinterest in making a Master Quest version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. From an Iwata Asks in 2009: “…As someone who has been in charge of the dungeons [on Ocarina of […]

“I’m looking for some sailors.” We begin tonight with an admission. I openly mock the fact that there’ll never be a Shenmue III to fellow peers on Twitter, but I’ve never actually played either Shenmue or Shenmue II, despite it being one of the most beloved games of all time. It’s a game that has […]

Doo-do-do-do-do. We begin tonight with a game that is a Mega Drive classic. Shining Force is one of the games that would define the Mega Drive, made by a key figure of Dragon Quest’s early days in Hiroyuk Takahashi and perhaps inspired by some of its peers alike, including Nintendo’s Fire Emblem series, of which its […]

“Do you want to touch me?” We begin tonight by looking back at a series that should be, for all intents and purposes, dead in the water. It was one of the first two games to ever be announced from the upstart Platinum Games, founded by Hideki Kamiya, Atsushi Inaba and Shinji Mikami in the […]

Doodly doodly do… A game that is considered to be on many greatest ever lists, we begin tonight with also perhaps one of the most important games of all time. An influential game of its time that still stands tall today as one of the finest games ever, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to […]

“There’s only room for one Boss and one Snake.” Ten years ago today. That’s how long its been since Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater made landfall in Europe, just four months after its US and Japanese launch. It is a matter of opinion on what is considered the best game in the Metal Gear […]

Final Fantasy IX began development shortly before the release of Final Fantasy VIII.   A small glimpse into the early process of the game was revealed on the internet by Sakaguchi in 2010.   On Mistwalker’s blog (Sakaguchi’s company), Sakaguchi posted early notes for the opening of Final Fantasy IX. Although the blog post is now impossible to find, an amature translation was jotted down in a forum deep inside the internet:   This is probably the biggest glimpse we’ll ever get into the process of the making of any of these games:   The game’s title and then fade to black.   -Movie 1-   Light emerges as the camera glides over an ocean following a landscape of trees, rivers, and fountains. The sky nears sunset as the camera moves onto the surface of a light fog and behind an airship called the Utsutsu. A large shadow approaches from behind revealing the Theatre ship.   -Darkness-   Loud rings of machinery fill the area. A dark figure walks forward curiously.   The player makes an input for the character’s name. The default name is Zidane.   *Scratch*   The protagonist Zidane lights a match brightening the room with a dim glow. (The match can be moved without the risk of the flame extinguishing, but it will go out in a short period of time. Ignite the match quickly and light the lamp at the center of the room.)   The lamp brightens the room completely revealing an arrangement of strangely shaped vases and boxes crawling on the pipe wall at the end of the room.   This is the cargo bay area of an airship.   “Don!”   Three thieves walk in when the player opens the door. One of them jokingly asks Zidane for an autograph. The player can respond to it.   Thieves: “Zidane, a Hayakatta.”   Zidane: “What happened to the boss?”   At that moment, footsteps sound from the ascending staircase. Zidane and the thieves turn towards the interruption.   “Achoo!” The sneeze sounds boss lol.   Thieves: “Boss!”   A tall rotund man with a thick beard steps down from the staircase. He runs toward the gang of thieves and the battle transitions to the battle screen.   -Boss Battle- Boss   Sometime during the fight; “Oh, you guys are pretty good,” “I like it!” says the Boss. After a certain amount of damage is dealt, Boss leans over weak and says “That’s enough for today.” (Toitaro???)   Inside the airship (continued)   Boss: “Ha ha ha,… Nice shot as usual.” (“I’ll ask today.” Almost loud, Zidane nodded???)   “Everyone, gather around!”   The screen fades and transitions to Zidane and the thieves gathered around a table with a map spread across it. Boss sitting at the head of the table, initiates the meeting revealing a plan to kidnap a princess during a play held on a theatre ship.   The screens transitions to the play. The first act has just ended at a pulling scene and the audience stands up with applause as the lights dim and the curtain closes. The stage director steps forward and informs the audience that there will be a short intermission before the second act begins. At the balcony sits the queen and her daughter Princess Garnet. The knight standing beside Garnet, asks her and the queen if they would like some more tea. The queen answers yes and insists her daughter to have some.   The knight fixes the tea and slips a drug into Garnet’s cup. He hands the cups to them and watches carefully when Garnet takes a sip. She yawns a couple of minutes later after a few more sips. About a minute later another knight walks in from behind carrying a present. The knight that fixed the tea takes the package and presents it to the queen.   “A gift to you, from the theatre,” he says.   The queen hurries to open the lid and a dozen of oglops jump out. The queen jumps out of her seat panicking. The other guards hurry to her aid. With this distraction no notices that Garnet has fallen asleep and that the knight has run off with her.   Inside the airship (continued)   Boss: “Hmm, perfect.”   Thief: “It’s a brilliant plan.”   Thief 2: “This is very rich--!” (or maybe “This will make us rich!” ???) 　(Pose to pose a big jump in one of the robbers. 　　Vibration, the model falls theater airships.   Sakaguchi’s notes for movie 4: Close up of Princess Garnet Close up of her breasts. View of her breasts inside the clothes (a little). Also a view of her pendant of royalty....   -Hallway- She rushes away from the hallway. Two stare at each other. Zidane: “Hey, was that..” Thief: “Her breasts look comfortable..” Zidane: “No, no, she was wearing the pendant of the summons permitted by only royalty.” Thief: “I fell in Love at first sight..” Zidane: “Deep blue stone… “The Legend of Leviathan”, was it Princess Garnet?” Thief: “What are you talking about?” Zidane: “Never mind, change of plan, let’s follow after her”.   Final Fantasy IX would be the last Final Fantasy on the Playstation, and as the series planned to move on into the next generation, it was 9 that was left to fittingly end the single-digit series of Final Fantasy games.   Here’s a little excerpt form a Famitsu interview with The Gutch.   Sakaguchi:  I was thinking [of] it as an end. FF10 and FF11 are going to be on PS2 as well as PlayOnline. So with those, we were wanting to concentrate less on the feel of a world but more to use visuals which would push the hardware's ability. In that sense, because FF9 is the third in the series on PlayStation, instead of making it by pushing the abilities of the present hardware, we thought of making the feel of a Final Fantasy world once more...   Interviewer: In the previous interview, it was explained that it [FF] was going back to its roots. And when you look at the logo, the crystal is there. It really is going back to the roots of the FF series. Why is that?   Sakaguchi: Well, I wanted to try it out. (laughs) I said that it was because it was the last single numbered FF, but, yes, I like the number 9...(laughs)   Sakaguchi served as producer of the game (with Shinji Hashimoto), and was the scenario writer for this “send-off”. It was not originally planned to be a main line final fantasy game, and had been given the title “Final Fantasy Gaiden” during the conceptual stages of the game. It wasn’t officially announced as Final Fantasy IX until late in 1999 when Final Fantasy IX, X, and XI were announced simultaneously.   As a return to the fantasy genre that began the series, Final Fantasy 9 may not seem like the natural sequel to FF6, 7, or 8. The most notable difference is of course the controversial design and look of the game. Anime, realism, and steampunk gave way to old castles and more of a western fantasy approach. Hiroyuki Ito stated that they pulled from Norse and Nothern European Mythology, and to cap off the retro feel, there were some nice deformed character models to match the pre-FF8 Final Fantasy games.   Hideo Minaba: Art Director:As this is the last single-digit Final Fantasy, we wanted to give the feeling of a series watershed, a sort of grand collection of what has come before.   This old fantasy feel, not only affected the look of the game, but also the soundtrack as scored by Nobuo Uematsu. “I was shooting for subtle, classical-sounding tunes that fit the general setting and feel of the game…” he states, although he did start to steer clear of that feel. This departure and “boredom” with the sound he was originally going for may have to do with the 160 tracks he recorded for the game. The game ended up using around 140, including some remixes of other FF Soundtracks.   Uematsu: I wanted to remix some of the older songs. Some of the character and location names were the same, so I thought that it would cool to use something from the past series.   Some staff for Final Fantasy IX were returning from other Final Fantasy games. However as Yoshinori Kitase (Dir. FF7 and FF8), was moving onto FFX, the directing duties, as well as battle design duties, were put onto the shoulders of Hiroyuki Ito. Ito took much of the staff of Final Fantasy Tactics to work on the game. And as the game was mostly created in Hawaii (possibly due to Sakaguchi’s involvement with both FF9 and Spirits Within), many of the staff members were not Japanese. Yet another reason the game has more of a “western” sensibility.   Many take umbridge in the speed of the battle system of Final Fantasy IX: At one time designed to be the fastest battle system in the series, yet turned out to be the slowest. The reason for this, apparently (according to a superfan, Alex Donaldson, that was interviewed on the podcast “My Favourite Game”), was that the system couldn’t handle the battle system, and the framerate wouldn’t be acceptable at that speed. Sakaguchi said, with the speed down, the game almost feels like turned based. *personally, I think he’s talking out of his ass.   Despite the slow system, which we’ll talk about plenty in this episode, Final Fantasy IX was still a success.   Delayed to avoid conflict with the release of Enix’s Dragon Quest, the game was released on July 7th, 2000 in Japan, and made it to North America on November 13th. A couple months later, Europe got it February 2001.   The game didn’t sell as well as the previous 2 entries in the series, but it was still a hit. ultimately selling 5.3 Million copies by 2003.   Its legacy now is a quiet one. It’s never had a sequel, it was the smallest release on the Playstation, and was released when the PS2 had already arrived on store shelves. Many gamers, perhaps unfamiliar with the roots of the series, were turned off by the art design. Perhaps something as simple as a logo not designed by Yoshitaka Amano could throw someone off.   But alas, the game was still critically acclaimed, receiving many accolades at the playstation awards, and having very positive reviews from multiple gaming publications. As it now stands, Final Fantasy IX has the highest Metacritic score of any Final Fantasy.   If anything, there’s at least one person who thinks the game a bigger success than 7 or 8....   IGN interview with The Gutch:   Sakaguchi: The upcoming Final Fantasy IX. This title (currently under development) is based on a reflection of all the previous works in the series. The coming installment is my "favorite," it's closest to my ideal view of what Final Fantasy should be.   Remixes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wdaJV3myBc   "Rose of May" from Final Fantasy IX (acoustic guitar solo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzWSYy2aqQo   Final Fantasy IX - You're Not Alone! (Vose Dubstep Remix)

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