video games – The Paunch Stevenson Show

Episode 321

In this Episode:

visiting the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo, in Garden City, NY,
review of Masters of the Universe (2026),
Lou Scheimer’s pseudonyms,
rewatching The Real Ghostbusters,
the time Michael Caine saved Lance Guest from sharks,
Stan Lee back from the dead as AI,
what does AI think of the Paunch Show?,
some Chiller Theatre news,
Paul McCartney goofs on Bob Dylan,
Walter Day of the Twin Galaxies Scoreboard,
David Crane, Garry Kitchen, Dan Kitchen, and John Van Ryzin from Activision/Audacity Games,
Jay North,
Throaty Mumbo, a comedic homebrew video game show,
8-bit homebrew game advancements,
Frank Stallone will be appearing at the Paisan Con,
Ed Begley, Jr. once met John Lennon,
celebrity deaths of Sam Neill, Robert Carradine, Donald Gibb, Katherine O’Hara, Robert Duvall,
and a review of Flow (2024).

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Audacity Games Panel at LI Retro Gaming Expo

It’s the 20th Anniversary Episode!!!:

some early Paunch memories,
sequels to Airheads (1994) and The Running Man (1987),
whatever happened to butt fumbler Mark Sanchez?,
Tom Cruise looking like Norm MacDonald,
Al Pacino as “Foghorn Leghorn” in Scent of a Woman (1992),
Martin Kove bites Cobra Kai co-star,
meeting Weird Paul Petrovsky and Mr. T at conventions,
Spaceballs 2 on the horizon,
the return of the video game company Acclaim?,
20th Anniversary of the Digital Press videogame store,
finally found out what S.E.P.P.O. was (episode 164),
Greg’s first arcade, Game Town in Pine Brook, NJ,
fun gaming YouTube channels to check out, including The Retro Collective, Daniel Evensen‘s sports reviews, My Retro Life,
Skote Outdoors channel where a couple remodels a remote cabin in Newfoundland,
A.I. celebrity videos (MJ at Walmart),
Rob’s AI hype rant (it’s just a toy),
cerealgeekTV restored Sunbow Transformers recording sessions,
the lost Transformers alternate pilot (video),
and Dr. Phil goes bankrupt (link).

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Sixth anniversary of the Paunch Stevenson Show (Part II)!

In this episode:

election lawn signs for Stallone and Hogan in Northern NJ,
Conrad Murray trial verdict in death of Michael Jackson,
more NJ pizzeria stereotypes,
get rich quick (the classy pizzeria),
celebrity death (Smokin’ Joe Frazier),
What Ever Happened To? (Judge Mills Lane and Fairuza Balk),
Adam Sandler cursing his female co-stars’ careers,
Greg meets the legendary William Shatner,
anecdotes from his new book Shatner Rules,
the movie Incubus (1966) spoken entirely in Esperanto,
In Living Color returning to Fox in 2012,
another celebrity death (Heavy D),
Johnny English Reborn (2011) starring Rowan Atkinson,
Rob’s fundamental categories of video games (fun, strategy, and wonder),
why can’t a one-person bathroom be unisex?,
the Paunch luck (we missed a chance to meet Stan Lee),
cheap 1980s Halloween costumes for children (Voltron, E.T., etc.),
super expensive price for Mark Hamill’s autograph or photo,
Greg meets the star of Hercules (Kevin Sorbo),
Greg meets Eliza Dushku at last!,
a motion ride using George Lucas’ Red Tails,
movie cars (1966 Batmobile, 1989 Batmobile, 1985 Back to the Future DeLorean),
Michael J. Fox impersonator,
Carroll Spinney, original voice and puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch,
New York Comic Con chaos and costumes,
KRE-O Transformers,
R2D2Builder.com R2-D2 working models,
tracking down a Quiznos restaurant,
Michael Jackson’s stoned singing,
and the return of the Hobo!

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The Paunch Stevenson Show episode 177

In this episode:

our trip to Barcade in Jersey City, NJ (microbrew beers and 1970s-1980s classic video arcade games),
Barcade running on 100% wind power,
Rob’s dream about “Macho Man” Randy Savage,
the 2011 ThunderCats cartoon show,
Larry Kenney vs. Will Friedle as the voice of Lion-O,
John Erwin as the voice of Prince Adam and He-Man,
Greg’s movie review of The A-Team (2010),
Paunch Stevenson Show celebrity encounters,
Greg meeting Tom Wopat (Luke Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard),
John Schneider and Tom Wopat on Smallville,
Greg meeting Jeff Bridges (Barney Cousins from The Vanishing),
celebrity deaths (Christopher Mayer from The Dukes of Hazzard and Bubba Smith),
the 2011 season of Curb Your Enthusiasm finally taking place in NYC,
our future children missing out on pop culture from the past,
important pop culture getting lost in time (CHiPs, the Marx Brothers, The Little Rascals, Droopy, The Ant and the Aardvark, etc.),
the upcoming Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood spin-off Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,
Jonah Hill’s weight loss,
Mike Masse’s music video for “Long Time” (acoustic Boston cover),
the decline of music videos,
Rob constantly hearing people whistle Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” in England,
Rob’s 4D movie experience,
and Tom Wopat’s music vs. Jeff Bridges’s music.

We also snapped some photos of Barcade Jersey City:
Flickr – Barcade, Jersey City, NJ 8/20/11

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In this episode:

Our ideas for re-dubbing the latest Michael Bay Transformers movie,
the Rupert Murdoch UK phone hacking scandal,
undercover sleuth work by Hugh Grant,
Norm MacDonald announcing the O.J. Simpson verdict on Saturday Night Live,
cracking passwords using social engineering,
the “Ralphige” real Michael Jackson prank call (link),
a fifth child on the way for Kevin ‘K-Fed’ Federline,
the arrest of former informercial star Don Lapre,
Tony Little HoMedics Micropedic Sleep Pillows,
Ted Danson to star on the next season of CSI,
Barney Miller,
return of Curb Your Enthusiasm,
why the Golden Girls is still funny (video),
US Marines asking Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake on dates,
Rob’s failure to book Tami Erin, star of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988) on the show,
emulating classic PC games using DOSBOX,
downfall of modern gaming franchises and developers (Hitman, Max Payne, Project Gotham, LucasArts),
Copyright Alert System,
and a celebrity death (Roberts Blossom).

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