Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Nintendo”

Episode 154: Big Mac, Big Boat, Big Bird

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0500

Brian has officially become a capital “G” Gamer buying games for his new MacBook Pro and ordering a Nintendo Switch, Angelo gets convinced to update to Big Sur, Marvel has an excellent documentary series on Disney+, lava lamps and high tech, and Youtube does something cool for once. Brian and Angelo then have a look at the documentary Terror in the Skies, flying into the world of winged creatures terrorizing the people of the midwestern United States. Beware the thunderbirds.

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Episode 139: It’s Like Bible Camp For UFOs

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 13 May 2020 05:00:00 -0400

After several years of internal debate, Angelo discusses replacing his 2011 Airport Extreme with an Eero Wifi system. Also on deck: a discussion on emulation and copyright, Angelo upgraded to macOS Catalina, Brian ordering AirPods for his wife, and someone using a botnet to download anime (and a special guest appears!). In the paranormal segment, after a fun discussion about what certain cryptids are doing while humans are on lockdown, Brian and Angelo discuss a Reddit post detailing what a weekend in the desert with Dr. Steven Greer is like.

Special Guest: TJ Counihan.

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Episode 109: "Look at the road, don’t look at the UFO"

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 29 May 2019 05:00:00 -0400

This week our hosts tackle ransomware middlemen, Nintendo franchises and their hip-hop equals, tea accounts, the search for Noah's Ark, and how to credibly report a UFO.

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Episode 93: Alien Abductions and the Really Real

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 06 Feb 2019 05:00:00 -0500

In tech, Brian and Angelo take a look at Facbook being terrible as usual, the Nintendo GameCube, and the downsides to hustle culture. Heading over to the paranormal, the duo has a long discussion about how tramautic events can lead to the paranormal, and how paranormal events can be traumatic.

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Episode 88: Great Job Monsanto w/Sam of Not Alone and Rob of Our Strange Skies

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 05:00:00 -0500

Brian and Angelo host a virtual holiday party with their friends Rob Kristoffersen (from Our Strange Skies) and Sam Fredrickson (from Not Alone) and chat about the tech things they've enjoyed and not enjoyed in the last year. They then have a look at the paranormal and go through what each person has learned over the last year of making their respective podcasts.

Special Guests: Rob Kristoffersen and Sam Fredrickson.

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Episode 86: Anything is Possible in International Waters

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0500

This week the door closes on the fax trilogy, Angelo is enthralled by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Apple needs to get its content everywhere, don't chip yourself when you're drunk, and Samsung's daliences with a shady Supreme brand knockoff pay off for everyone else but the companies involved. As the conversation shifts to the paranomal, Angelo discovers his latent psychic abilities, a woman divorces a 300 year-old ghost, a cloned Nigerian president, and #pizzagate is the worst.

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Episode 85: Skunkape/Skunk Ape/Skunk-Ape

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:00:00 -0500

This week begins with a follow-up on fax machines, some kids say the darndest things, Uber playing video games, a bit of PlayStation Classic, and Tumblr sealing its fate. Then in the paranormal segment, some exorcism follow-up, followed by an extended discussion about the Skunkape/Skunk Ape/Skunk-Ape and paranormal tourism.

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Episode 82: Men in Black - Galaxy Defenders

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0500

This week, Brian has another Apple story, the wonderful world of Nintendo Switch pirates, people creating fake personas (we're looking at you, Jered Threatin), the phenomenon of curated imperfection, and the shocking revelation that there was malware on the InfoWars webstore. Once the conversation shifts to the paranormal, the duo discussses local UFOlogist Don Donderi which leads to a discussion about the seven posibilities of what the Men in Black are.

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Episode 81: A Realistic Silver Surfer

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 05:00:00 -0500

Brian would love to be able to move an MP3 file to his iPhone using AirDrop, helium breaks iPhones, the duo discuss how many spaces should go after a period, Angelo pre-orders Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, and he gets videogame married so that he can have some help on his farm. In the paranormal segment, there are weird sounds in downtown Montreal, is it a comet or a solar sail, and humans hatch a plot to annoy aliens with a laser pointer that reaches 20,000 light years. Yes. Really.

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Episode 77: Finely Crafted Artisanal Podcasts

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Brian starts the show with a quick anecdote about the current state of VCRs, before looking into the demise of Google+, the take down of a fan made virtual USS Enterprise, Pokemon’s music composer turned game producer, and the state of podcast financing. Then, the duo visits Skinwalker ranch once again, before looking at a celebrity UFO sighting, and how Siri likes to point people to conspiracy theories.

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Episode 75: Skinwalker Ranch: The Musical

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 05:00:00 -0400

It seems as though Double Density is starting to focus a lot more on video games lately, and it all has to do with the fact that it’s video game season! Brian and Angelo briefly touch upon the upcoming PlayStation Classic before pondering what nostalgia bomb Nintendo will drop next. They then have a look at an online library of old arcade games that can be found at archive.org, before moving on to the walkie-talkie feature of watchOS 5, and looking at how kids today like to fake death on Instagram. The duo then examines the release of ultra top-secret CIA jokes and other declassified documents that proved to be slightly disappointing. The episode ends with a discussion of ideas for paranormal musicals, and that’s something you don’t want to miss.

Episode 70: This Sounds Like an Alien Parking Lot

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 05:00:00 -0400

Angelo is pretty excited about his Nintendo Switch, and he picked up Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove, which is a game Brian enjoyed as well. The two discuss the game without spoilers before continuing their gaming talk with a look at randomized SNES games, before finally analyzing Netflix's plan to insert "stories" as people binge on their favourite shows. In the paranormal segment, the duo looks at how ill prepared the German government is for alien contact, the Momo challenge, a weird furry "sea monster," and Angelo's troubles with a possibly haunted toilet.

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Episode 64: Code Name: Ultra 64

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0400

This week Brian is a little late because of Thanosdidnothingwrong. Once settled in, he and Angelo have a look back at the Nintendo 64, ponder the future of Movie Pass, and then reflect on ten years of the iOS App Store. In the paranormal segment, the duo takes a look at how rock stars tend to attract aliens, and how these aliens affect their careers.

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Episode 61: That Space Force Sigh

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400

After discussing some of Angelo’s real life interactions, the topic du jour is mostly video games, which then leads to a discussion about YouTube Premium. Then, after briefly pondering the idea of a Space Force, Brian talks about seeing the movie Hereditary, which leads to a discussion about communicating with ghosts.

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Episode 46: Boat Disclosure

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 05:30:00 -0400

Things can just disappear never to be found again, although sometimes they come back. Brian and Angelo have a look at video games that were considered lost, although some have found their way into the public due to some industrious sleuthing. Then, in the paranormal segment, the hosts find their way to a ship that famously disappeared and then returned, with a look at the Philadelphia Experiment. Side topics include iPhone notches, Apple’s clarity problem, Part-time UFOs, government psychics, and cloned pets.

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Episode 18: Super Nintendo Daydreams

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 18:00:00 -0400

As we prepare for a very special episode 19, we go back into the vaults to pull out a previously-recorded but unreleased episode 18. Brian and Angelo list their top 5 SNES games and then have an Alien Cinema discussion of the documentary Australien Skies.

Donkey Kong Country VHS: http://bit.ly/DDDKCVHS

Nesticle Article: http://bit.ly/DDNESticle

Cinemassacre - A Link to the Past: http://bit.ly/DDLinktothePast

Metroid Voiceover: http://bit.ly/SSMetroidVO

Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River: http://bit.ly/DDCrazyRiver

Crazy Australian spider: http://bit.ly/DDSpider

Episode 13: Defeated By Stairs

Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:00:00 -0400

The curse of episode 13!!!! The guys talk about iPads as laptops, but are interrupted by technical issues. When they return, they talk console wars, macOS gangs vs iOS gangs, kids and Zelda, Jodie Whittaker is awesome, and the number 13 is not awesome, Also the things Sean David Morton did not see coming, and they get into how author John Keel took some very interesting notes.

The iPad as a laptop: http://bit.ly/DDiPadLaptop

Console Wars by Blake J. Harris: http://bit.ly/DDConsoleWars

My Son Has Ruined Zelda: Breath of the Wild: http://bit.ly/DDKidsZelda

The number 13: http://bit.ly/DDTheNumber13

Thirteen Crystal Skulls: http://bit.ly/DDSkulls

Sean David Morton (UFO Watchdog): http://bit.ly/DDSeanWatchDog

John Keel: http://bit.ly/DDJohnKeel