Per listener request, the PPP guys debate the pros and
cons of emulation on mobile platforms and beyond. As an added bonus, Kevin
reviews Mega Man X for iOS.
Tag Archives: iPhone
Episode 8: A Beginner’s Guide to 3DS
In lieu of reviewing Hot Wheels: World’s Best Driver, Marc, Emrys, and Kevin do a special overview of Nintendo’s 3D handheld for the people coming on board with this holiday season’s killer apps. Conversations include favorite apps, features, eShop games, and retail titles. A debate breaks out over whether or not 3D matters. Bonus: socks as a tool for storing pornography.
Episode 7: The Ping Radar Dream Force
The Portable Power Podcast returns for a bonus September episode. With Emrys’ return, he delivers two reviews starting with his love for playing with 8-bit balls in Ping for Android and Pokemon Dream Radar for 3DS. Kevin delves deeper into the dream world without assistance from Christopher Nolan in Mario and Luigi Dream Team and Marc wraps things up with Star Wars: Force Collection, which can have a powerful influence on the weak-minded.
Episode 6: Plants vs. Viking Hedgehogs
In Emrys’ absence, Marc and Kevin split his share of the libations between themselves and conduct an iOS only episode for current reviews, covering Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage and Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time. A debate breaks out regarding whether mobile gaming devalues traditional video games and then Marc shifts into high gear with Our Portable Past to discuss Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble for the Sega Game Gear.
Episode 5: Dr. Wily’s Dumb Organ Zone
This month, Emrys recounts his bloody journey along the Organ Trail, Kevin reveals several adorably gory Dumb Ways to Die, and Marc ponders the questionable fan service of Project X Zone. Later, we pay tribute to Kevin’s Mega Man skills as he takes on the GameBoy classic, Dr. Wily’s Revenge.
Episode 4: The Sign of Dead Animal Wars
In this episode, the guys sit down with craft beers and discuss battling Cthulu monsters in Elder Sign on Android and staving off an undead apocalypse in Dead Trigger on iOS. Then they delve into an in-depth review on the finer points of governing cute little creatures in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Finally, Emrys reminisces about Advance Wars for the Gameboy Advance before hops-enhanced belligerence sends them spiraling off into tangents.
Episode 3: PPPE3WWDCWTFBBQ
In this special episode, the guys discuss E3 and WWDC. Download this bonus episode and thrill to their alcohol-soaked opinions of news you’ve already read.
Episode 2: Return of Mario’s Pinball Dungeon
With significantly less alcohol in their systems, the guys delve into a broad variety of game genres with Mario & Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move for 3DS, Pinball Arcade on Android, and Dungeon Hunter 4 on iOS. Later, Marc extols the virtues of Samus Aran’s sophomore outing on the Gameboy and a discussion arises about games so good that even console elitists would find it hard not to love them.
Episode 1: The Injustice of Luigi’s Tamagotchi Awakening
In our first episode, Kevin sucks at Luigi’s Mansion for 3DS, Emrys manages feces with Tamagotchi LIFE for Android devices, and Marc battles through one of the 52 multiverses in Injustice for iOS. Later, Link’s Awakening becomes the focus of much beer weeping and Emrys shares tips on using Pokémon to get girls.
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