The RaT Project Notes

Apologies for canceling last night’s live episode. I didn’t really have any material prepared, and I had soem things come up IRL (in real life) at the last minute, so I wasn’t able to be at the computer during that hour.

I decided giving the show the weekend off wouldn’t be too bad.

I’ve recorded and uploaded a new studio episode of The RaT Project. In this rather short episode, I give my thoughts on a speculative extension of a plot point from the Doctor Who episode “Cold Blood”. Needless to say it’s spoilery, so if you’ve not seen the episode yet, keep it on hand until after you’ve seen the episode.

Happy Towel Day, Everyone! Also, Geek Pride Day!

Yes, two great observances in the same day! First of all, it’s Towel Day, in remembrance of Douglas Adams and his Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy books. Be sure to have a towel with you throughout the day, because you should always know where your towel is.

Also, it’s Geek Pride Day. Keep the following in mind for today:

Then again, isn’t every day Geek Pride Day? 😉

The RaT Project Commentaries Episode 1: “To Avoid the Sun”

Welcome to the first episode of the commentary series for The RaT Project. In this series, a very special guest, @Inventrix, and I shall watch all the episodes of the original Fullmetal Alchemist series and provide commentary.

Herein Inventrix and I comment on the first episode of Fullmetal Alchemist, “To Challenge the Sun”. So, find your copy of the first episode, queue it up to the start, and listen to this podcast as you’re watching the episode, and enjoy!

Thanks to @Inventrix for her help.

Direct download mp3: http://bit.ly/b5MQVS

The RaT Project Live + The Doctor Who Podcast Alliance

The RaT Project Live is now a member of the ever-growing Doctor Who Podcast Alliance. Check out the site I just linked to there for a list of all sorts of Doctor Who fan podcasts. You’ll find everything from Doctor Who Podshock, to the Tin Dog Podcast, to Cultdom Collective, Tim’s Take On, Flashing Blade, Staggering Stories, and many, many more.

The twitter feed is here.

Thanks for the listing, guys, I’m glad to be a part of this group.

Let’s Play – All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. (Part 1)

I’ve finally obtained a copy of the ROM for the All Night Nippon version of Super Mario Bros.. If you’ve not heard of it, it’s a version of SMB made back in 1986 as a promotional game for the All Night Nippon radio show in Japan. The game was only released in Japan for the Famicom Disk System, and is quite a rare find.

Here’s part one of my five-part Let’s Play on this game, wherein I go all the way through, from stage 1-1 to 8-4, showing off all the differences from the original SMB to this version.

Programming Notes: RFC, RaT Project Live topics

Tomorrow night on Friday Night Trivia, the focus shifts to word puzzles. Join in at TalkShoe ID 72402 at around 9:20PM EST.

Saturday night at 8PM EST on The RaT Project 79 Live, Rand and panel discuss the possible story arc clues going on in the current series of Doctor Who. For a collection of possible clues, check WhoIsTheDoctor, a list maintained by @cartoonmoney on twitter. Join the discussion at TalkShoe ID 21129.