Anne from Pikapi Podcast comes by to discuss the music of Pokémon Shuffle, a free-to-start title released on both 3DS and mobile. This picture-swapping puzzle game gave us some interesting tunes to talk about, allowing us to make comparisons to other Genius Sonority games, and some possible outside influences. As usual, there’s a game discussion after the outro:
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Poke Casters Network
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While not the most creative game names, Smash's fourth iteration still provided a boatload of new tunes. Anne from Pikapi Podcast helps me discuss some of our favorites:
The first segment (1:06-11:46) is a set of interviews from Twin Cities Con 2024*, where I got to talk to Haven Paschall and several others. If you want more, be sure to check the episode description for some written interviews from the event.
The second segment (12:46-40:00) is a discussion of the music of Pokémon Art Academy for the 3DS. Anne from Pikapi Podcast joins me to discuss the myriad of tunes featured in this…game? Regardless, you can hear us discuss its mechanics after the outro.
* A press pass was provided for this event.
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Pikapi Podcast
Poke Casters Network
TCC 2024 SSBU
TCC 2024 Cosplay
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At this year's Twin Cities Con in Minneapolis, I had a chance to interview Josh Keaton, a long-time actor who played "Tyler" in Pokémon Concierge. Is stop-motion different from other voice acting?
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| Collin Magner |
Where are you from, and how did you get into cosplay?
I'm from a small town in Kandiyohi County, MN. I've been crafting costumes since I was teenager, starting with a game my friends and I would play called "cardboard gladiators". In this game we would beat each other with cardboard swords while wearing protective cardboard armor. Since then, I've fallen into cosplay using the tricks I learned warding off papercuts.
What made you choose Heracross for Twin Cities con?
I was inspired by some excellent Pokémon fan art to do an homage of my own, as I express my appreciation for the franchise through my wearable cardboard creations.
What was the process of making the costume like?
I started by sourcing over 30 boxes from a local retailer of uniform shape, then after sculpting the shape I wanted. This involved a lot of listening to the material and feeling what shapes it would let me create naturally. That and several hot glue gun burns. I mounted the eyes (made from a single dollar store strainer painted yellow) and painted everything with gesso and a pearlized acrylic.
What other cosplays have you done recently?
I was a caricature of an NPC from the Dark Souls franchise at my local renaissance festival-that one was a lot of fun!
What else did you do at the convention this year?
I attended several panels, met other enthusiastic cosplayers and Pokémon fans, and met some of my favorite voice actors like Wes Johnson from Elder Scrolls and Tom Kenny from Spongebob!
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At this year's Twin Cities Con in Minneapolis, I had a chance to interview Marc Thomson, a voice actor who's been working since the 90's. Hear about his journey from MTV to Pokémon:
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While Game Freak is best known for the Pokémon series, they've produced a number of games both before and since that feature their own unique soundtracks. Anne from Pikapi Podcast joins me to discuss some of them:
