Gracklecast Episode One - Life's A Switch

From the ashes of the GNamer Forum Podcast comes a new beast entirely - it's the Gracklecast. It's still basically the GNamer Forum Podcast but hopefully this team a little bit more frequent and in better audio quality.

It's me, Andy and Drunka on this inaugural episode. Let me know your thoughts/suggestions, people!

Feast your ears here.

I can't believe you've done this.

I'm sure the mighty GNamer Forum Podcast will be stealing listeners by the dozen from Monster Mash. Plus it went up before Mash, stop moaning.

On a serious note, thoughts on a new intro for the cast? I used the old one Balla kindly made us but I'm wondering if a new one would be best.

I actually agree with Andy a lot on this weeks episode

About to have a listen.  I could probably rustle up a new intro theme if you wanted, although I remain somewhat hindered by my/Sibelius' available instrumentation (also I have two retro boops to play with).  Any requests?

EDIT: I have to admit, I'd have been furious with anyone who'd left me outside for an hour. Would have gone home before then though.

@masofdas wrote:

I actually agree with Andy a lot on this weeks episode

What were you agreeing with him about?

@Balladeer wrote:

About to have a listen.  I could probably rustle up a new intro theme if you wanted, although I remain somewhat hindered by my/Sibelius' available instrumentation (also I have two retro boops to play with).  Any requests?

EDIT: I have to admit, I'd have been furious with anyone who'd left me outside for an hour.  Would have gone home before then though.

I think alcohol was probably involved with Drunka's story!

As for an intro, something similar to the last one - ideally something that I could snap into with another track like in this week's episode and in the Ace Attorney casts.

Lot's of things like Splatoon 2 for instance.

Andy doesn't seem to have got the message that this is a Switch podcast.  Yakuza and Des2ny aren't available on the Switch mate!

Good chat though.  Good chat. Absolutely agree with Drunka on the Switch's first year, although I do worry (worry! ) that 2018 won't be anywhere near as good.

I want both AA7 and a new Shu game!

aNdY DOEsn'T SeEm to HAvE gOt ThE MEssAge ThaT thIs Is A sWitCh pODcAst.

Unironically piddling myself at Drunka's joke.

@Balladeer wrote:

a new Shu game!

I can make two jokes here either that the game Shu is coming to Switch or Shuhei Yoshida hasn't made a game in years and he's a PlayStation guy.

Jokes are meant to be funny, Mas.

On the note about Shu - I actually expect Great Ace Attorney to make its way to Switch.

LoL bantZ

@masofdas wrote:

I can make two jokes here

Somehow I doubt it

I feel like I should also be posting a reply.

I finished the podcast, playing out loud from my computer, just as my (very Christian) landlady walked past the door to my room. Thanks Andy.

@JayMoyles wrote:

On the note about Shu - I actually expect Great Ace Attorney to make its way to Switch.

Pleeeeeeease! Also AAI2 while we're on the subject. Top game, much better than AAI1, but I've only been able to enjoy a fanslation thus far.

I don't know if true but if the games on mobile then it's rather easy to port over to Switch.

They have been porting much of the Ace Attorney back catalogue to mobile, so all my digits are crossed.

So I listened to the podcast this morning and got a couple of right good giggles on the walk to work. More of same, please, though with Crumpadilla making sure to save his game on Tokyo Mirage Sessions much, much more often. Maybe every half hour? Put a timer on your phone or something, lad, seriously, jeez.

I feel like I would be really grateful if Balla flexed his mighty musical muscles - such as his picktorals or guitareus maximus

DIGRESSION ALERT: Better music/muscle puns are available, and I am sure Tubular Balla can reel off at least thirty seven himself.

- to compose the new podcast's new jingle. My brain-idea is as follows: if we're keeping Gracklecast as the name, and we should, then let's use the Grackler as inspiration. The Grackler is terrifying, but comedically so, so I would suggest taking inspiration from things like The Addams Family theme, or haunted house levels in video games. If other creative visions strike, happy.

Hmm! I'll see what I can do. Perhaps Jay could use his sound engineer wizardry to put some spoooooky noises over the top?

Present it in Spooky Vision, sorted.

Jay should open every episode with "one night, when i was sleppin, a gracklecast came"

I'll do a slow bit of organ at the beginning of the jingle for that precise purpose.

Muss used to do a really good deep Christopher Lee voice. We could get him to record the line especially and have it as part of the jingle?

If Muss is keen for that, that sounds like an absolute plan. I've not got the most imposing of voices, after all.