ALERT: TER HAS MOVED

Triple Entente Radio has switched blog carriers. You may now find new posts at this address:

http://triplententeradio.blogspot.com/

From the new blog:

Oh god. We changed URLs. We changed themes. We’ve changed everything. Someone hit the Panic Button, because we’re all screwed.

Except, not really. There are a few reasons we changed, and really, we think it’ll be for the better.

The main reason that we are now on the Blogger service and not WordPress is because while editing posts and image sizes and the like on WordPress was a snap, adding HTML content was a different story. No matter what we tried, it was impossible to edit HTML into the sidebar. Here, HTML and Blogger go hand-in-hand, strolling through the park. For starters with these new powers of HTML, we’ve added a big Donate button to the sidebar.

We’ve never asked for money before, and it feels weird to put that button there. But please, if you like the blog and you like the show, donate a little bit of money if you can. The money goes back to the Triple Entente/D & W Reviews Network, which then allows us to afford better hosting space, domain URLs, among other things that makes everything flow smoothly. Long story short, if you donate, it helps the Network grow, so please do. I can guarantee that every cent donated to Triple Entente Radio will be put into the site for things like domains and contest prizes, and none of it will be pocketed.

At the same time, this new HTML function has caused us to lose some things, including old posts, pages, etc. One thing you’ll need to make note of is the new feed (which we never can make manageable). It would probably be best for you to delete the old feed from your feed catcher, and add the new one at the bottom of the page.

While we have lost some things, I seriously feel that this change will be for the better. More posts, more features, and an all-around better blog. Here’s to the future of Triple Entente Radio.

In the Wii Shop: 8/4/08

Oh dear...

Remember the days when good games were released on the Virtual Console? Those were the days. Now, it seems like we get the run-of-the-mill generic crap from the old days. Anyways, here’s what’s up for downlaod in the Wii Shop Channel:

• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Master System) – 500 Wii Points
• Splatterhouse 2 (Genesis) – 800 Wii Points
• Wild West Guns (WiiWare) – 1000 Wii Points

And in case you’re getting a feeling of deja vu froms eeing Sonic up there, keep in mind that this is the 8-bit version of the hedgehog’s first outing. No idea why you would buy the 8-bit version.

Triple Entente Radio Music – (7/27/08)

It’s that time once again. Triple Enente Radio: Music is here!

Below is the list of songs you heard tonight, as well as link to each individual song download page. The setup is as follows:

Game (Name of Song) – Author

• Wind Waker (Earth God’s Lyric + Aria of Wind) – Fairuzons
• Final Fantasy VIII (Find Your Way) – SimMa-T
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Ending) – DrWaldo
• Super Smash Bros. (Sector Z) – Luigi Cipriani
• Street Fighter series (Ken’s Theme) – afliXion
• Final Fantasy series (Prelude) – TopherJ
• Sonic Spinball (Lava Powerhouse) – mikeblastdude7
• Ninja Gaiden (Death of a Hero) – Brunzolaitis
• Goldeneye 007 (Cradle) – LastSpartan
• ORIGINAL PIECE (Sand and Sorrows) – Josh Kemp
• Sonic Adventure 2 (Green Forest) – TheGimpsta

TERadio: E3 Roundup (7/21/08)

From Penny Arcade

Finally, it is up! Triple Entente Radio for E3 is now available for download. You can download it on Podomatic, or directly from the iTunes Music Store. This episode, I dived into the big press conferences of E3, with what went right, and what went wrong.

This week’s episode, we featured the following songs:

Animal Crossing – 1:00

Still Alive Remix

That Mario Paint Composer Song At the End
A little notice: This episode was rushed in under time constraints, and for some reason, turned out to be 70 MB. Sorry!

Finally, please please please watch The Speed Gamers’ Metroid Marathon on August 15th. These are a great group of guys who have been doing these marathons for charity for the longest time now. They’re a really cool group, so check them out and donate if you can. Any little bit helps.

Microsoft Live Blog!

I know this is last minute, but this’ll be fun! And for those of you that get this message, please listen up!

Click the link below to open up a live blog from me of the Microsoft Press Conference.

Microsoft Press Conference Live Blog

Sony at E3: Time to shine

At the PS3′s launch, nothing was going right for Sony. Few games were out, high costs turned people away, and the poor PlayStation 3 couldn’t keep up with the competition. A year later, a new batch of problems faced the PS3, like confusion over multiple SKUs. And the same problems still remained: High price, no games.

Lately though, the PlayStation 3 has been gaining steam. Big time. With numbers that are starting to rival the 360′s sales each month, Sony is finally able to fight back. And this year, they have the power to make us all PS3 owners.

It’s odd for me to say that even though I do not own either a PlayStation 3 or a PSP, Sony’s show is the most exciting for me. And that’s because Sony has the things that I want to see. At Sony’s show, we know a bit about what’s coming, but there’s the room to surprise us.

First off, let’s get the obvious things out of the way. We’re going to see LittleBigPlanet. We’re going to see God of War 3. We’re going to see Killzone 2. And we’re most definitely going to see multi-platform titles. This is all very true. But let’s be honest: Is that such a bad thing?

Let’s see the games we want to see! We want to see more LittleBigPlanet! We’d go crazy over an open-beta date! God of War 3 would send everyone into a panic! Let’s see more of the titles we want to see, and less of the ones we don’t. We’ve seen Killzone 2 over and over and over again. Personally, I’m getting sick of it. Announce a release date, great. Show us what we’ve seen before? Not great.

And we know that Sony will show off Home once again. Home is a very cool, very unexpected experience that Sony has created. It was cool to see at game shows in the past. Hopefully, Sony will have something new to show off about Home to us at this year’s E3. Something that’ll make us want to buy a PS3 if we haven’t already.

Sony knows that the Metal Gear Solid 4 ship has sailed. Sony knows that there needs to be some big exclusive on the horizon to attract those of us who’ve been on the fence. Let’s see a new IP! Something that will make us think to ourselves “I will work more hours to buy a PlayStation 3″! Let’s face it: if they don’t show the next big thing, and Killzone 2 doesn’t live up to the hype, the PS3 will not sell well this Christmas.

Of course, we all know that no matter what, price is what drives our console purchases. The price point is what makes or breaks the sale of a console come Christmastime and Hanukkah when parents are shopping for the kids. If Sony dropped the price of their consoles by even $50 at this year’s E3, sales would soar. It’s not like they have a choice now though, considering everyone and their dog knows that the 360′s price is lower now.

We can’t forget the PSP though, the little-handheld-that-couldn’t. I remember all you suckers saying that the PSP would go above and beyond the DS in terms of gaming. I remember that.

In a post over a year ago on my old podcast blog, I said this:

“What does PSP offer that DS doesn’t? Well, it’s got online SOCOM, it’s got Exit, it’s got Lumines. It has GTA: LCS and VCS. And it has Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops. But it also has a whole lot of PS2 ports. And when you only have one analog stick for a game that originally involved two, you end up with a crappy control scheme.”

And you know what’s sad? I can only add a few games to that list. Now, I’m not saying the DS has been serving us well over the last few months, but the PSP hasn’t really been satisfying our appetite at all. So maybe, just maybe, we’ll see a PSP2 at E3. It’s a stretch. But maybe. And no, unlike what W said, it will not have a touch screen.

P.S. Dear Sony: Please drop the price of the PlayStation 2 to $100. We’ve been waiting too long.

LITHCast Nintendo Presser Live Stream

Just to let you guys know: our good buddy DSCUBED of LITHCast and The Hylia is going to be streaming the Nintendo Press Conference LIVE on Tuesday, July 15th at 9 AM PST.

For more information, DSCUBED will be posting it here:

LITHCast