Sisters in Gaming - Episode 5: The Last Train to Drunksville

SiG Episode 5: The Last Train to Drunksville

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This Episode of Sisters in Gaming is very interesting. We get a little jolly with the Sailor and Vodka (virgin vodka’s for some). We try to keep this episode short since we’re all a little short on time because of Christmas and all that entails for each of us. We postponed our Discussion Topic on Casual vs. Hardcore for our January episode where we hope to have a special guest. En lieu of that discussion topic we cover the games we’d like to revisit in 2009. Reviews this month include: Tales of Symphonia 2: Dawn of the New World (Wii), A Kingdom For Keflings (XBLA), Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3), and Prince of Persia: The Fallen King (PS3). Crafting Mama keeps your head warm with the Shadows in the Nyte Etsy store. In this month’s Dare to Game we cover Warcraft 3 (PC), Christmas Nights into Dreams (Saturn), The Red Star (PS2), and Twin Bee Portable (PSP).

Thanks to VGEvo, our listeners and our fellow podcasters for welcoming us into the community. We hope you all have a safe, happy and healthy New Year. Merry Christmas!

0:00:00 Introductions
0:01:20 This week on SiG
0:02:09 What we’ve been playing
0:04:45 Listener email
0:18:09 Reviews
0:33:39 Discussion Topic: 2009 Backlog
0:49:38 Crafting Mama: Shadows in the Nyte
0:57:26 Dare to Game
1:17:35 News
1:20:01 How to contact us

Links
Video Game Evolution
Drunken Gamer Radio
Shadows in the Nyte Etsy Store
Shadows in the Nyte Sold items
Shadows in the Nyte Blog
Sackboy by Shaneandhisdog

Contact Us
Join our Facebook Group
Email
Website

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Reviews: Katamari Damacy "March"
Listener Email: New Super Mario Bros. Main Theme
Discussion Topic: Phantasy Star Universe Title Screen
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama DS" music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
Nermassa’s Mega Man Power Up Review: The Protomen – Funeral for a Son
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Sisters in Gaming - Episode 4.5

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On this episode Silrayne tells us what we can expect on Episode 5, to be released the week of December 14.Our discussion topic will focus on the epic Hardcore vs. Casual Gamer debate and how it relates to female gamers. If you would like to respond to this topic you can comment on our website, or if you would like to be heard on this topic, send us an email.

Email
Join our Facebook Group
Website

Music
Intro - FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
Outro - Ys "Wanderer"

Sisters in Gaming - Episode 4: The Sisters Invade VGEvo

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This month on Sisters in Gaming you’ll hear reviews of Rock Band 2 for the PS3, Fable 2 for the Xbox 360 and Tornado on the DS. Our discussion topic focuses on whether or not companies stereotype girl gamers with their marketing. Next month’s topic will cover hardcore vs. casual gamers. Nermassa leads our Crafting Mama feature on Video Game Art – you will see lots of cool art here. In our Dare to Game section our husbands choose a game for us we wouldn’t normally play, this month’s games include Silrayne’s input on Metroid Prime (Gamecube), CatWoman’s impressions of Arcana Hearts (PS2), Sabergirl’s feedback on Kingdom Hearts (PS2) and Nermassa’s thoughts on Mega Man Power Up (PSP). We’ve got some exciting news to share with you including Silrayne’s impressions of The Protomen concert. We also read some listener email, tell you what we're playing and tell you how to contact us.

0:00:00 Introductions
0:00:49 This week on SiG
0:01:22 What we’ve been playing
0:05:14 Listener email
0:17:25 Reviews
0:53:17 Discussion Topic: Are companies stereotyping girls gamers with their marketing?
1:30:16 Crafting Mama : Video Game Art
1:37:40 Dare to Game
1:52:49 News
1:59:14 How to contact us

Contact Us:
Email
Website
Join our Facebook Group

Links:
PS Nation
Interactive Distractions
Gamers Only Older
Entertainment Software Association
Iplayforme.com
Game Girls Article
Sony Online’s ‘Agency’ Women Talk In-Game Bras, Educating Male Co-Workers
Frag Dolls
PMS Clan
Game Girl
Fort Awesome Studios/Cyberhadji
Awful Art/Handre’s Video Game Prints
The Protomen
VGEvo.com

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Reviews: Katamari Damacy "March"
Listener Email: New Super Mario Bros. Main Theme
Discussion Topic: Phantasy Star Universe Title Screen
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama DS" music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
Nermassa’s Mega Man Power Up Review: The Protomen – Funeral for a Son
The Protomen – The Will of One (you can hear the full version of this song at The Protomen’s website)
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Next month's Discussion Topic: Hard Core vs. Casual Gamers

Sisters in Gaming - Episode 3.5: Little Big Planet Special

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Sisters in Gaming - Episode 3.5: Little Big Planet Special

It’s our half episode - although a little different from the norm. Nermassa, CatWoman and Sabergirl (Silrayne was unable to join us this week) talk about Little Big Planet and whether it met our expectations or not. In addition, you’ll hear what’s to come on Episode 4 coming the week of November 17. On Episode 4: you’ll hear reviews of Rock Band 2, Fable 2 and Tornado; our discussion on if companies are stereotyping female gamers with their advertising campaigns, Crafting Mama will feature custom video game art and our Dare to Game reviews include; Mega Man Power Up (PSP), Metroid Prime (Gamecube), Arkana Heart (PS2) and Kingdom Hearts (PS2). If you’d like to be heard on our discussion topic, please send us an email, sistersingaming@gmail.com.

0:00 Intro

1:00 This Week on SiG

1:25 Little Big Planet Review

30:04 Contest Winner

36:43 Coming the Week of November 16

37:47 How to Contact Us

39:07 Outro

Links:

Is Little Big Planet meeting your expectations?

LBP Creator’s Club

Contest Entries

How to Contact Us

Facebook

Email: sistersingaming@gmail.com

Website

Music

Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"

Little Big Planet Review:

Artist: The GO! Team

Song: “Get it Together”

Album: Thunder, Lightning, Strike

Contest Winner: Katamari “March”

Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen

Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Future Discussion Topics on Prejudices Against Girl Gamers

Marketing to the female gamer. Are companies stereotyping female gamers?

What defines a Hardcore/Casual Gamer?

Women in the industry – Challenges they’ve faced and overcome.

Sisters in Gaming - FREE CD Giveaway Contest

Share your scariest video game experience with us in this thread and be entered for a chance to win G Tom Mac’s “Thou Shalt Not Fall” CD featuring a remix of “Cry Little Sister” from “The Lost Boys” movie (which you can hear at the end of the Sisters in Gaming Episode 3).

Deadline for submissions is Friday, October 31.

We will announce and read the winning story, and three others, on Episode 3.5 (our Special Little Big Planet Episode) coming the week of November 2.

Sisters in Gaming - Episode 3: Chick Lit & Crotch Novels - Scary Stuff

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Sisters in Gaming - Episode 3: Chick Lit & Crotch Novels - Scary Stuff

It’s our Halloween episode! This month on Sisters in Gaming, Nermassa and Sabergirl have the giggles after 24-hours of gaming for Extra Life -- CatWoman and Silrayne try to keep us on track. You can hear about Extra Life, reviews of Buzz Quiz TV, De Blob, and Line Rider 2: Unbound, some listener email and some hot news items. Crafting Mama returns with our featured video-game themed craft site, Yarn Pixie. Our Halloween-themed Dare to Game selections may scare you as much as they scared us (or did they?), reviews include Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Silent Hill: Origins, and Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Our discussion topic this month is so in depth we decided to split it over four shows (see below for future topics). You can hear what stereotypes exist against girl gamers and how harmful they are on this month’s episode. Stay tuned for more on this great topic.

Show Notes
0:00:00 Introductions
0:01:46 What we’ve been playing
0:14:34 Listener Email
0:11:31 Reviews
0:27:15 Discussion Topic
1:21:58 Crafting Mama
1:25:15 Dare to Game
1:41:47 News
1:49:50 Contest Information
1:51:10 Contact Us
1:52:27 Outro

Links:
PS Nation Podcast
Interactive Distractions Warhawk Wednesday
Drunken Gamer Radio
Line Rider Website
Yarn Pixie
Extra Life
The Protomen
Broadcast Gamer
Little Big Planet Delayed

How to Contact Us
Email
Website
Join our Facebook Group

CONTEST
Share your scariest video game experience with us in this thread and be entered for a chance to win G Tom Mac’s “Thou Shalt Not Fall” CD featuring a remix of “Cry Little Sister” from “The Lost Boys” movie. Deadline for submissions is Friday, October 31. We will announce and read the winning story, as well as our top four, on Episode 3.5 (our Special Little Big Planet Episode) coming the week of November 2.

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Reviews: Katamari Damacy "March"
Listener Email: New Super Mario Bros. Main Theme
Discussion Topic: Phantasy Star Universe Title Screen
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama DS" music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
Mother Ghost Nursery Rhymes: “In a Dark Wood”
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: G Tom Mac "Thou Shalt Not Fall"

Future Discussion Topics on Prejudices Against Girl Gamers
Marketing to the female gamer. Are companies stereotyping female gamers?
What defines a Hardcore/Casual Gamer?
Women in the industry – Challenges they’ve faced and overcome.

Sisters in Gaming - Ep 2.5

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Find out what to expect on Episode 3 - our Halloween episode - to be released the week of October 19.

Episode 3 will feature a discussion on Prejudices Against Girl Gamers: What types of prejudices exist against girl gamers? Why do they exist and how can it be stopped? If you would like to respond to this topic you can comment on our website or, if you would like to be heard on this topic, send us an email.

Email: sistersingaming@gmail.com
Facebook Group: Sisters in Gaming
Website: www.sistersingaming.com

Music
Intro - FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
Outro - Ys "Wanderer"

Prejudices Against Girl Gamers

On Episode 3, coming the week of October 19, we will discuss:

What types of prejudices exist against girl gamers? Why does it exist and how can it be stopped?

If you would like to be heard on this topic, please send an email to sistersingaming@gmail.com

Sisters in Gaming - Episode 002 - Computer Crashers

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Computer Crashers
Intro
What we’re playing
Reviews

• Spore (PC)
• Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (Xbox 360)
• Red Bull BC One (DS)
• Castle Crashers (Xbox 360)

Discussion Topic

• What genres we like and are these are typically considered “girl games.”

Crafting Mama

• The Clay Collection

Dare to Game

• Gurumin (PSP)
• Super Stardust HD (PS3
• Katamari Damacy (PS1)
• God Hand (PS2)

News

• Extra Life Fundraiser Donation Page
• Silrayne was a guest Episode 44 of the Interactive Distractions podcast

Housekeeping

• Email: sistersingaming@gmail.com
• Facebook Group: Sisters in Gaming
  
• Website: www.sistersingaming.com
  

About The Clay Collection
The Clay Collection features one-of-a-kind polymer clay creations and jewelry. Everything in the store is handcrafted individually out of polymer clay. Most items are around the size of a penny. Prices range from $12 for a controller pair of earrings to $35 for a console with cartridges.

Clay Collection RSS Feed
Nintendo items
Cufflinks
Video Game Figurines (consoles)
Jewelry Geekery
Clearance NES cartridge ornament for $15

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Reviews: Katamari Damacy "March"
Listener Email: New Super Mario Bros. Main Theme
Discussion Topic: Phantasy Star Universe Title Screen
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama DS" music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Help us Raise Money for Texas Children's Hospital

Sabergirl will be participating in Sarcastic Gamers' Fundraiser Extra Life. If you'd like to help raise money for this great cause, you can visit the site and donate here.

Sisters in Gaming has joined the VGEvo/PS Nation team along with OnTap, Interactive Distractions and Gamers Only Older.

Details of this fundraiser
On Saturday October 18th, 2008 gamers from around the world will come together for 24 hours to raise money and awareness for the cause of pediatric cancer. Cancer is the number one cause of non-accidental death in children. Together, we’re going to stand with the families from around the world who come to Texas Children’s Cancer Center in Houston, Texas for lifesaving treatment. Texas Children’s Cancer Center serves kids worldwide regardless of their family’s ability to pay. This generous philosophy means that your support is crucial to ensuring not only the development of new cutting edge cures, but also to provide care to kids from all corners of the globe.

Be a hero by simply doing something you love! Play games. Heal kids.

You can find out more here.

September 21 Discussion - Girl Games

We will be discussing what genres we like, if they are typical "girl games" and what genres are typically classified as male-genres. If you would like to be heard on this topic, please send an email to sistersingaming.com.

Sisters in Gaming - Ep 1.5

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It's our half episode! Find out what to expect on Episode 2 to be released the week of September 21.

Episode 2 will feature a discussion on the genres we like, if these are typically viewed as female-genres and what genres are typically referred to as male-genres. If you would like to respond to this topic you can comment on our website or send us an email.

Email: sistersingaming@gmail.com
Facebook Group: Sisters in Gaming
Website: www.sistersingaming.com

Music
Intro - FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"

Sisters in Gaming Now Available on iTunes

It's true! You can now subscribe to our podcast using iTunes. Just visit the iTunes store and search for Sisters in Gaming and you will find us.

Sisters in Gaming - Ep 1 - Debut

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Our deput episode! You can find out what we're playing and hear reviews on Final Fantasy IV (DS),PixelJunk Eden (PS3), and Soul Calibur IV (PS3). Our discussion topic, why most men create MMORPGs, gets a lot of feedback and our guest, Boric Phallico, provides his feedback on the topic. This month's Crafting Mama features Katamari Cakes (see links and photos below). Each month our husbands pick a game we wouldn't normally play, we call it Dare to Game. Nermassa gives us her impressions of Persona 3 (PS2); Silrayne tells us about Exit (PSP); CatWoman shares her experience on Folklore (PS3); and Sabergirl tells us what she thinks of Super Metroid (Wii VC). We feature some news about Little Big Planet and Silrayne announces that she's expecting a baby girl.

Episode 2’s discussion topic will be: What genres do we like best? Are these typically viewed as genres girls are more prone to like?

If you’d like to send us an email about anything discussed on the show, please email us at sistersingaming@gmail.com.

You can join our Facebook group.

Links mentioned in the show

Interactive Distractions Soul Calibur IV Tournament Information

Nariko Information sent in by Phillip_J_Fry

Little Big Planet's News Site

Katamari Cake 1

Katamari Cake 2

Katamari Cake 3

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Reviews: Katamari Damacy "March"
Listener Email: New Super Mario Bros. Main Theme
Discussion Topic: Phantasy Star Universe Title Screen
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama DS" music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Sisters in Gaming - Ep 0.5 - Pre-Show

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This is our pre-show episode. We talk about who we are and what you can expect monthly, including special sections: Crafting Mama and Dare to Game. Our shows will be recorded on the third Sunday of each month with a teaser in between. Look for our first official episode on Thursday, August 21*. Thanks for listening!

Show Notes
Intro
What we are about
What we've been playing

Discussion
1. Fat Princess

• Shakespearsister Original Post
• Shakespearsister Update
• PS3 Fanboy
• Feminist Gamers
• Destructoid

2. E3 Coverage: Nintendo

Crafting Mama
Dare to Game

• Nermassa – Persona 3 (PS2)
• Silrayne – Exit (PSP)
• Sabergirl – Super Metroid (SNES originally, playing on Wii Virtual Console)
• CatWoman - Folklore

August 17 Discussion Topic
Why do most men create female characters for MMORPGs?
If you’d like to be heard on this topic, email your thoughts by Saturday, August 16 to sistersingaming@gmail.com. We will also start a thread at VGEvo.com and on our website www.sistersingaming.com.

Reviews coming August 17

• Final Fantasy IV (DS)
• PixelJunk Eden (PS3)
• Soul Calibur IV (PS3)

Post a comment on our website, www.sistersingaming.com
Send us an email: sistersingaming@gmail.com

* Episode release date is subject to change based on editing time. Please be patient with us as we learn all this new technology stuff. :)

Music
Intro: FreezePop "I am Not Your Gameboy"
What we're about: Katamari Damacy "March"
What we're excited for: WiiFit Balance Game Intro
What we've been playing: Ronnie Jones "Video Games"
Discussion Topic Fat Priness: Queen "Fat Bottom Girls"
Discussion Topic Nintendo: WiiFit Training Menu
Crafting Mama: "Cooking Mama" DS music
Dare to Game: R. Cade & The Video Victims "We Fell in Love at the Arcade"
August 17 Discussion Topic: "Culdcept Saga" Arena
August 17 Reviews: "Soul Calibur" Character Select Screen
Housekeeping: "Lost Winds" title screen
Outro: Ys "Wanderer"

Crafting Mama Photos:

Scaredy Ghost
by Silrayne















1-Up Mushroom Cupcakes
by Silrayne

















Red & Green Ring of Death Card
by Sabergirl

Why do most men create female characters for MMORPGs?

On August 17 we discuss this topic.

If you have a comment on this topic that you would like us to read, please email us at sistersingaming@gmail.com. Responses need to be received no later than Saturday, August 16 to be read on the podcast.