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Arrow Pointing Down Podcast 03-04-2008

March 5, 2008 1:35 pm

As promised, the latest episode of the Arrow Pointing Down Podcast, featuring Internet celebrities Ryan Davis, Jeff Gerstmann, and Alex Navarro! Join us as we discuss the top news stories in the world of video games, new releases, and drinks!

 
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67 Responses to “Arrow Pointing Down Podcast 03-04-2008”

  1. Booyah! Thanks for the podcast :)

  2. w00t new ep thanks guys

  3. Man I’ve been waiting for this all week! Thanks for the laughs.

  4. Awesome, thanks guys, all of are AWESOME!

  5. Thanks, you truly are Information Superhighway All-Stars.

  6. Thanks. This and the Hotspot in the same day is podcast perfection.

  7. You guys want some awesome flavored sodas, go to http://www.jonessoda.com/ Try Turkey & Gravy flavor around thanksgiving.

  8. Would you kindly keep doing these?

  9. another good flavor is YOUR MOMAGRANATE!

  10. gah. If only I could edit my comments so I could not clutter the comment board. I agree about the Van Halen game. Any game built around a band is not a smart thing.

  11. All hail the return of Sir Laughalot’s Giggle Galleon…..the internets…is fun again!

  12. As far as beverage talk goes, your show has been a landmark in to my existence. Never before have I thought so long, and carefully about my beverages. NEVER!

    Thank you.

  13. As far as beverage talk goes, your show has been a landmark during my existence. Never before have I thought so long and carefully about my beverages intake.

    Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

  14. jyurakyumihawk Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    bring along rich gallup for a guest appearance

  15. awesome podcast … but alex sucks

  16. When I played D&D a girl came and ate a lot of cupcakes. Though not as off-putting as a bare loaf of bread, it definitely stirred up a collective “What the hell” as she didn’t speak for the 3 hours or so we played.

  17. Andy Raeside Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pm

    Great Podcast… Loving the Beverage talk…

    Heres a beverage for you guy to try if you can get your hands on it… Irn-Bru. It’s a Scottish Soda drink which is bright orange and has a unique taste… they say its “Made in Scotland from Girders”… its awesome. Trust me.

    Every American guy I’ve spoke too thinks it’s awful but its huge in Scotland and its totally a taste sensation. I’d love to hear your opinions on it.

    So yeah… If you can get your hands on it… Irn-Bru.

  18. Well this makes me want to go find my local Mexican market to find some fruit drinks. I really want to try that cake flavored soda, that sounds delicious. Also props to Jeff for sticking up for Arby’s. I never understood why so many people hate on the place other then the fact that their food is overpriced. I find their food to taste good and that’s all that matters. You should try those onion things they have, with the sauce that comes with them. They are pretty good. Although they totally ripped us all off recently when they changed the 5 for $5.95 menu by switching a regular arby’s roast beef with the melt which has less meat on it. Don’t get me wrong I love cheese but that is still a dirty move on their part. I recommend for a new drinking segment test rip off sodas of name brand sodas vs. their brand counterparts. Such as Sam’s Choice’s Dr. Choice, or Shasta’s (I think) Dr. Thunder, or Braum’s soda simply entitled “Special”. I actually like Braum’s better then regular Dr. Pepper. It has less chemicals and has more of a creamy taste that is quite satisfying. Anyway I think that would be a good idea for a drink segment.

  19. Oh, just realized Braum’s are only in the Midwest, never mind about their soda.

  20. Jackel2072 Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

    Woo Hoo! the number 1 Podcast on the internet!….at least to me =)

  21. IMALITTLETEAPOT Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 5:31 pm

    DAMN IT YOU GUYS, TELL US WHAT YOU’RE UP TO THIS WEEK THAT IS SOOOO BIGGGG!!!???

  22. Carl’s Jr is much better than Arby’s. You guys are fools.

  23. Matt Padre Says:
    March 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm

    Really can’t wait for the big news Jeff kept mentioning near the end. Also I wanted to go get a capt. crunch milkshake right now but there is no Carl’s Jr. within a few states of me. Keep up the good work guys!

  24. Awesome guys

    btw get gallup in a future show.

  25. I like big things, and Captain Crunch!

  26. Internet celebrity?

    Is that kind of like being a legend in your own mind?

  27. Yeah… GET IT HYPE FOR APD PODCAST!!!

  28. Awesome the gruesome threesum are at it again!!! YEAHHHH! keep it up

  29. Another good ‘un. Ryan and Jeff have been dropping hints here and there about doing new things, but this is the first solid indication that they’re cooking something up together. Take my enthusiasm and square it.

  30. Dam in college and this rubbish ass computer doesn’t have speakers, I’ll have to wait till I get to a better one, in about 2 hours, I don’t want to wait :’(

  31. Does anyone know what the theme song is?

  32. Cobra is awesome.

  33. Death Burnout Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 3:50 am

    We USED to have gatorade! im not sure anymore. Powerade and lucozade is what we have, and powerade is a lot more like gatorade

    I remember when we had Candy Floss Panda Pop…i havent seen that cake one though.

    Gatorade was awesome

  34. Great podcast, you guys and all your drinks, in Northern Ireland far as I know there is nothing at all like that except the normal drinks ie coke, 7up etc :(

  35. Awesome… Rumble Racing talk sure brought back some good memories. EA, time for a downloadable Rumble Racing HD with online play.

  36. Thanks guy’s for the podcast… great job.. keep it up

  37. THANKS!!!! Ill have someting to listen to in the car today!

  38. Could you guys just attach microphones to the inside of your throath, so I can follow your sappy bevarage/game mumblings perpetually? It gets me through the day…

    Thnx

  39. Craig McGillivary Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 6:05 am

    If you guys want to try a mind blowing beverage, try having a root beer milkshake. I had one from Peggy Sue’s Diner in San Jose and it was fantastic.

  40. Don’t you think that it’s hypocritical to bash the idea of a Guitar Hero game based around a single band, yet get so jazzed up about being able to download an entire album of songs by one band?

    My biggest problem with the idea of GH: Aerosmith is that I’ll get sick of playing the stuff by the same band. I don’t know that I’d want to play 12 songs by The Who anymore than I’d want to play 12 songs by Van Halen.

  41. You guys should try to get some Moxie soda’s.
    I don’t know if they sell it over there, but for some reason people love it here in Maine.

    It tastes like a strange combination of carbonated plant roots, root beer, and ass.

    I’d love to hear the reaction to it.

  42. “I’m so excited”!! love the saved by the bell reference

  43. HandsomeRob Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 8:50 am

    Lets have the News now, not tomorrow or Saturday but now. I cannot wait to here what it is.

    Also bring back Rich Gallup into your new inner circle. Even if it has to be with skype.

  44. Just a technical thing. I have been doing recording as a hobby for about 10 years now. To improve the sound quality, could you please use an audio compressor filter to the audio before you release it? (I am not talking about a file compression such as mp3 LAME. I am talking about an audio compressor.) An compressor makes only the loudest peaks of the audio quieter. It makes the loud parts and the quieter parts close together. You can then normalize the audio so that all the voices are at the loudest possible point. If you, Ryan, Jeff, or Alex would like help with getting your audio quality, I’d be glad to help. I’ve been recording and mastering friend’s band for a while now.

  45. The freakiest drinks ever to come out of Norway are underway, Muhahahahaha.

  46. http://youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk

    The only drink you’ll ever need: Powerthirst!

  47. Inspirational Guys! After 3 podcasts I think youve already proven that everything you touch turns to golf.

    If you keep putting them out, I’ll keep listening!

    Heres a question for next weeks show:
    If you, Jeff & Alex were going to set up your own independent, objective and reliable Video Games information resource – how would you fund it all? Specifically, business costs like renting office space, buying equipment, Paying yourself wages, business trips and such. A purely hypothetical of course.

  48. Wannabe Indiana Dave Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 12:16 pm

    Great show again guys. Thanks for the cock tease at the end about the new site btw. But at least you didn’t make us wait very long for the surprise.

  49. This is below stupid!

  50. Sweet thanks again for the podcast, I never thought food reviews would be so entertaining

  51. About soft drinks – not sure if you guys have this in the US but it’s a pretty crazy energy drink that comes in a ridiculously large can. it’s called “relentless” check out a pic here.http://www.comunitazione.it/img/1840/coca-cola-relentless-energy-drink..jpg

  52. LOL, love the big in Colombia bit, as I’m actually listening from that country.

  53. If you want to try out a really interesting soda that is only sold in Connecticut check out Hosmersoda.com

  54. I’m sorry guys, but coke BLAK is awsome.

  55. The best podcast on the interweb!

  56. sam and max!! favourite game/s at the mo, crazy and random a bit like this podcast

  57. ~I Got a Question For the Next Show~

    If Home is a big success would you make the transition to Trophies or say with Achievements???

  58. A representative at the Rock Band booth at CES told me that Van Halen DLC is coming. I miss you guys :(

  59. King Servbot Says:
    March 8th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    ff-in great to see you guys building something from the ground up simply out of love for the culture. Much respect.But i will do everything in my power to burn it all down if you don’t tell me where what that awesome intro music is from.

  60. Wow, my podcast heroes rides again! This is great, life is worth living again after that G-spot debacle. Woo!

  61. GT: G0rd0n Fr33m4n Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 11:50 am

    Awsome podcast dudes, keep up the great work.

  62. Mr. Enigma Says:
    March 9th, 2008 at 2:47 pm

    Alex Navarro’s mic was really, really low this week. That needs to be fixed.

  63. Where’s the episode this week !?!??!? I need my fix of softdrink talk !

  64. Great podcast – going to be one of the best I’m sure.

    But the volumes were all over the place. I was constantly turning it up to hear Alex who sounded like he was across the room, then turning it way down when Jeff yells.

    It was a constant battle to hear the quiet comments and not be deafened by the loud yelling.

    Consistant volume is really important.

  65. Great show. One comment I can’t hear you. It sounds like the recording equipment is in the next room over and we are eavesdropping. Unless that’s what you were going for then… that’s cool, I guess.

  66. Man I have to say I totally miss the great stuff that you guys are doing!!!!!!! Keep doing this type of podcast and I’ll keep listening.

  67. Great podcast. I’ve just found your blog at last and I feel pretty happy about it. Thanks guys and greetings from Hungary! ;)

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