The Nostalgicast!!!

It has happened again;  I’ve neglected the ol’ CPB for far too long.

There’s certainly no lack of anything better for me to do, and it’s definitely not due to a lack of interest in video games (old or new).  I’ve had a chance to complete a couple of the games I wrote about playing a few months ago, and I’m still playing the heck out of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

 

 

A little while back, Jordan and I were talking about what was next for this blog.  Naturally, I wanted to keep writing as long as I had memories to share.  I still have a bunch more to write about, but I was hoping we could do more with it… something to keep it fresh and exciting.

Enter the ControlPadBlues Nostalgicast.

Since YouTube is crammed with people playing games with commentary about everything and nothing all at once, our idea was to have our own take on the traditional “Let’s Play” videos.  We established a few guidelines that might be able to separate ours from the rest of the pack;

–  Instead of talking about random subjects, commentary would focus on the childhood memories that come flooding back during gameplay.
–  No profanity, since there’s plenty of it out there already.  If we do use profanity, it would be “bleeped”…  because it’s funnier that way.
–  No set schedule for video releases.  Jordan and I are 30 year-olds with busy lives and these videos (like the blog) are done for our own enjoyment.  What’s fun about a “deadline”, anyway?

At the end of the day, this is not only a fun way to keep games fresh, it’s also great way to keep in touch with a friend that lives more than 800km’s away.

That being said, here’s the little trailer I made for my YouTube channel, followed by the second episode of the CPB Nostalgicast.  The first one (based on Super Mario Bros. 2) was 50 minutes long, so the second and much shorter episode will give you a better idea of what we’re aiming for.

Enjoy!  I know we sure as hell are.