Official SandCast Podcast Topic

[MasterKeyX]

See, I was going to say that maybe we could advertise for the forum during the podcast. I was afraid to say so; I thought the idea would be counted as stupid and then shot down.

If you do decide to add and advertisement, don't make it too obvious or obnoxious. Don't wanna annoy the listeners...

[kamakaziplumber]

Nah, we'd just mention it, like, once in an episode. In between two sections or something like that.

Now then, the sooner we get a full episode planned, the sooner we have a first episode to create and make available. Let's get to it !

So far we have this:

• Mini-Walkthrough(?)
• Interview
• Episode 1 of the story

What else? And, details? For the walkthrough, for the interview? I still say we start small with the interview, and get TDC members and such.

[Keaton]

For mini-walkthrough, let's start with the Water Temple as Fishy said.  That seems to be where most non-hardcore gamers get stuck in OoT.

For interview, let's start with KP and/or Gamefreak (OHMIGOD LET'S GET JACK).

[MasterKeyX]

The walk through is an excellent idea. I have walkthroughs at home from Prima for Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Windwaker, and Phantom Hourglass. And I practically have a walk through for A Link to the Past in my head.

I can help with this. Prima guides rock...

And here's a good idea to add to the show: maybe something to do with art? Maybe advertise for an art competition here on TDC? Listreners can submit any Zelda artwork to maybe you, KP, and then we cna have a contest and an eventual winner.

[Keaton]

Yes, we'll describe the art pieces on air?

[kamakaziplumber]

That sounds more like a general site thing, MK08. I think the idea in there is: we should have a kind of TDC News update, describing whatever event we have going on that month.

OK, Tac. Well, are you going to record and post to YouTube like we said? And why would we interview me? But, GF is a good idea... and Jack would be intense. I don't know that it would be possible, but, it would certainly be intense.

Hmm... I suppose if we did do an art contest, we could describe them on air >.> But it would be... strange.

[MasterKeyX]

No, they'd be posted on the home page of the forum after submission. They'd be judged and then the winners would be posted. Contest style.

And if you're doing a walk through, the Ice Lake Dungeon in ALTTP trips up many people as well.

[Keaton]

The ice lake dungeon is contingent upon magic.  If you don't have magic, you're just not going to be able to beat it.

And we should save that for a later dungeon anyhow-- we should use OoT, the most overplayed Zelda game of all time, to lure in the non-hardcore gamers.  Then, as we progress through the podcasts, we'll start going to more and more obscure games.

[MasterKeyX]

I vote CD-i games immediately out of the question at any point, unless we're going to mock them violently.

[Keaton]

Well yeah

That's sort of a given

They aren't even canonical.

OH SNAP

We'll cover a theory or two every podcast, and we'll discuss what's wrong with them and can be disproven canonically, logically, and what's left to wonder.

I vote we start with HylianDan's Tower of Babel theory first.

[kamakaziplumber]

Alright, OoT first it is. You going to take care of that, then, Tac?

Ha! "The CD-i Mockery Minute". We could play quotes like morning radio shows. >.>

Oooh, theory discussion. Good call, there. That's a keeper.

[Fishalicious]

"I-I-I can't WAIT to b-b-bomb some d-dodongoes!"

Yeah, I don't really have anything really planned, or any ideas. Except to not listen to music while we converse, since that might make things a little hard.


I'm putting that there for me.

[kamakaziplumber]

I think Tayro might mix in some soft background music, just because. I don't know, it's up to him. But we won't have music playing in the background while we're recording, no.

[kamakaziplumber]

I am about to commit the horrendous act of double-postage. Please forgive me, as I have good reason.

Tayro is back from vacation! And, as radio play writer (which is the only part missing from the Cast, really), I think we're about ready to get the first episode out!

Now, it'll still be some time, as Tayro has to work... really, all of us do. But to break it down, this seems to be how the first episode will be laid out:

• Introduction
• General Discussion (probably brief)
• Theory Discussion on Tower of Babel (Really interesting)
• Mini-walkthrough (You still doing this, Tach?)
• Interview (Hopefully with Weien)
• Radio Play Episode 1

Now, regarding the Radio Play: I know we want satire/humor, but, Tayro is a little wary of doing this. To paraphrase, he claims he's not so good at satire and would have some trouble writing it "well". Plus, he had already quasi-planned a more serious story for the play.

SO! We compromised. To repeat myself, I am known on HA2 as the comic relief, and I happen to be skilled at injecting comedy into the situations found on HA2 (which, usually, are not humorous at all). So Tayro and I are going to work together: He's going to create outline-esque mock-ups of his story for each episode, and then we're going to go through it together to funny it up. Hopefully, the result will be an entertaining and humorous, yet captivating, story, that we can all enjoy. Any objections? I hope not.

[MagmarFire]

Yayz! Update! (Don't worry; I think your double post warrants an overlook for updates like this.)

Hmm, funnied up in what ways, do you think?