[Ch 2] Nerd Noise Game Club - C2E15: “Animal Planet”

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Today’s broadcast is C2E15, for Theme Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 - Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! But whether you have a certain animal roasting in the oven or not, here are some great animal tunes and talk to keep you company!

Tracklist: Track# - Track - Game - System(s) - Composer(s) - Selected by which host

01) Spring Yard Zone - Sonic the Hedgehog - Genesis - Masato Nakamura - St. John

1. Earcatcher - 00:00:00
2. Music - 00:00:06
3. Introduction - 00:02:13
4. Top of the Show Business - 00:06:36
5. An Update on St. John’s Autism / ADHD (AuDHD) Journey - 00:11:39
6. Now Introducing: “Oddie HD” - 00:14:17
7. More AuDHD content shout-outs: 00:15:30
8. Opening Track Discussion - 00:18:44

02) Carnival of the Penguins - Thin Ice - Intellivision - George Sanger - Hugues

1. Music - 00:24:22
2. Discussion - 00:25:12

03) Woody Land 1 & 2 - Mr. Nutz - Genesis - Matt Furniss - St. John

1. Music - 00:32:17
2. Discussion - 00:36:20

04) Gator Alley - Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool - Kaneko Sound Team - Hugues

1. Music - 00:40:05
2. Discussion - 00:43:28
3. BONUS: The Origin story of the “St. John” pseudonym - 00:46:30

05) Industrius - Jazz Jackrabbit - Amiga - Robert A. Allen and/or Joshua Jensen - St. John

1. Music - 00:49:37
2. Discussion - 00:53:23

06) Cell - Bucky O'Hare - NES - Tomoko Sumiyama - Hugues

1. Music - 00:58:45
2. Discussion - 01:00:21

07) Zoness - Star Fox 64 - N64 - Kōji Kondō and/or Hajime Wakai - St. John

1. Music - 01:05:13
2. Discussion - 01:07:32

08) Levels 3 & 20 - Lemmings - Master System - c) Brian Johnston, Tony Williams, and/or Tim Wright / a: Matt Furniss - Hugues

1. Music - 01:15:37
2. Discussion - 01:17:18

09) Hanging Waters - Ecco: Defender of the Future - Dreamcast - Tim Follin - St. John

1. Music - 01:21:56
2. Discussion - 01:26:37

10) Track 7 - Splash Lake - PC Engine - T's Music - Hugues

1. Music - 01:29:52
2. Discussion - 01:31:43

11) Fishing for Seema - Tsuri Tarou - Super Famicom - Katsuhiro Hayashi - St. John

1. Music - 01:36:34
2. Discussion - 01:38:48

12) Windmill Hills - Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - Wii U / Switch - David Wise - Hugues

1. Music - 01:44:17
2. Discussion - 01:46:26

13) Stage 5-3: The Magic Box - World of Illusion - Genesis - Haruyo Oguro and/or Tomoko Sasaki - St. John

1. Music - 01:53:34
2. Discussion - 01:55:14
3. Mini-Update on my Linux Saga - 02:04:08
4. End of Show Business - 02:05:48
5. Our other shows - 02:06:14
6. Final Track discussion - 02:10:18
7. Sign-off - 02:13:53

14) Level 4 / Ending - T&C Surf Design II - NES - Paul Webb Hugues

1. Music - 02:14:05
2. Outtakes - 02:15:20

Total Episode Runtime: 02:20:43

Retro Game Club can be found here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/retro-game-club/id1453018680

You can also follow Retro Game Club on Facebook and Instagram @retrogameclubpodcast and on Twitter @rgcpodcast.

Hugues’ blog can be found here:

https://huguesjohnson.com/

St. John’s “Condition Tree” (shut up, it’s GREAT handwriting!!!) 😃

https://photos.app.goo.gl/vzWwQPKUQzgHn5CB6

Links to Autism tests - again, DO NOT take these test results as a SUBSTITUTE for a formal diagnosis by a trained professional. On the other hand, these tests are VERY reliable, so if they do indicate you have autism, you very likely do. Therefore, the advice of St. John is to take the tests, and then take those results and find a professional with whom you can show and discuss them:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17a6jSemcC5LO_HDqjB8iGHQcsJCMmr-1/view?usp=drive_link

Links to Autism / ADHD / AuDHD YouTube videos mentioned in this episode.

Proudly Autistic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIRHGRQ0JiE

Beardo Bloggins - https://youtu.be/JzXhX38V-ZU?si=mHTIwyAK7vqQ7rB9

Savannah Brown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFlrHxn6xcA

Not Your Average Zebra - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EHlKi4V_f0

Kaelynnism - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CZMD8jMDpoA

Illymation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Vy2BPmMS4
Links to Autism / ADHD / AuDHD YouTube videos mentioned in the previous episode

Yo Samdy Sam - https://youtu.be/pMx1DnSn-eg?si=XeI2sqZ0rmtMoXqa
https://youtu.be/5jD4iU2_v4k?si=H6_uoWEH6M3xmYB4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgxHpHIrGNY

DSA Threads Costuming - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAKBlc_R3IA
Mat Ricardo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nI-GZjbJ3M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ValDCBdCbUg

Mom on the Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E_V7cGteuo

Foster on the Spectrum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxDHylYeQDo

Orion Kelly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttacXR3FRWw

Purple Ella - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXWv9gjPiy4

Autism From the Inside - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNgLrPkp2y4

I am Mindblind - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xa02TT-k-w

The Thought Spot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uSjyB8csrE

Molly's ADHD Mayhem - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GELgAsUI8ds

Hayley Honeyman - https://youtube.com/shorts/pDhdTOibsw0?si=3e2DRh3nc6s27fRp

I'm Autistic, Now What - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vcMWB7fuQ

How to ADHD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ-wCP4tjrg

Olivia Lufallah - https://youtube.com/shorts/kzL3mUFcAIw?si=p7JI8TxcSoacRQOu

Ways to find Oddie HD:

YouTube (have literally done nothing with this as of this writing):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5y_HMgokZFQxspXjoOI8A

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/oddie.hd?mibextid=ZbWKwL

X (the artist formerly known as Twitter):

https://x.com/OddieHD?t=9_YPjcxnoqdeQUjpTEB8Kw&s=09

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/oddiehd?igshid=NGVhN2U2NjQ0Yg==

Threads:

https://www.threads.net/@oddiehd

Mastodon:

https://mastodon.social/@oddiehd

Hugues’ Splash Lake Article:

https://huguesjohnson.com/guides/splash-lake/

Link to AI Art Photo Albums:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AnKbD1NPUuxezxBE7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ztPaYr2tnY3C8xbh7

https://photos.app.goo.gl/iWges99Q5TsUvaqQA

Link to Lemmings Reading:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wilderness_(film)

Link to C1E35: The Floppy Show (forgive the production quality - which was much worse in 2018. But production quality value aside, this is still a really great collection of music - all from computer games! Also the Ch 1 intros were much more anemic back then, and wouldn’t improve until January 2022 - C1E61! But it’s still a close enough approximation to today’s Channel 1 episodes that if you’re new to Ch 1, it’ll still give you a very good idea of what the show is all about):

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL25lcmRub2lzZXJhZGlvL2ZlZWQueG1s/episode/bmVyZG5vaXNlcmFkaW8ucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vbmVyZC1ub2lzZS1yYWRpby1jaGFubmVsLTEtbm9pc2UtZnJvbS10aGUtaGVhcnRzLW9mLW5lcmRzLXBvZGNhc3QtZXBpc29kZS0zNS0lZTIlODAlOWNjMWUzNS10aGUtZmxvcHB5LXNob3clZTIlODAlOWQtMjRiMDBmOTBkZDE3MDBmMzMzZjFlZThmMWE0ZWVkZDE?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjg8fXHkNWCAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCg

Comparing KDE and Gnome:
KDE: Think “Super-powered Windows 7” - also, insanely customizable, but still feels kinda “old” to use - like you’d expect from a “super powered Windows 7”. Also feels “heavier”, despite the fact that it is just the opposite. By default more flat and angular.
Gnome: Think “Parallel Universe macOS” - a lot less customizable (though still a bit more customizable than Windows or Mac), but very sleek and modern, and behaves like a thoroughly modern OS - like you’d expect from a “parallel universe macOS”. Feels “lighter” even though it’s not. By default, softer and more rounded.
Generic Examples of “Vanilla” Gnome 45 vs KDE 5.27 (Stock Photos)
Gnome: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9VKk2Bt4aQ2JZomB9

KDE: https://photos.app.goo.gl/3iYfHDvXrTsVP4NDA

Steam Deck Desktop Mode (KDE) - the default “Out of the Box” look (stock photo):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JM2bbRZ6kRwFT2HRA

Screen grab of KDE as it exists on St. John’s Steam Deck (Heavily customized!) - Steam OS 3:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dDULyMzmgU5JM2jT7
Screen grab of Gnome as it exists on St. John’s main laptop (Essentially Vanilla!) - Fedora 39:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/18DPuvbnk4PHjmJT6

Screen grab of Gnome as it exists on St. John’s gaming PC [“the big rig”] (Somewhat customized!) - Garuda Linux:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/j5zXUTp6BrmEg1qG8

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Thanks for listening! Join us again [DATE TBD] for “A Time and Place for ‘Time and Place’” - a Channel F with Adam Frazier and Elijah Moore on-location at the ISU campus, and then be on the lookout for our best of year-in-review channel 1 and 2 episodes. And wherever you are - Fly the N!