Hey! Welcome to episode 4 of No Cartridge Audio! We have here our first Patron only piece, one that is on the ever elusive and strange Euro Truck Simulator 2. Music is by the immortal CW McCall, and it's "Convoy." Enjoy!
2017-02-28 00:11:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the third episode of No Cartridge Audio, where we encounter our first real thinker -- whether or not games can say their difficulty counts as an aesthetic, and whether interactivity and duration are enough to set games apart as medium specific. We don't come to any conclusions, but we open the door and in the meantime we talk about the tremendous indie hit Devil Daggers. Enjoy!
(Music from the Devil Daggers OST...such as it is).
2017-02-27 06:16:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, Episode 2 is up! Megaman 2 music, discussions of soundtracks, and the nature of audience participation. Music by the lovely Kenji Yamazaki. Donate for more and more audio goodness, and thank you to all who have already!
2017-02-25 22:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
So long time, no see on the Patreon front, and for this, I'm sorry. Hopefully you've all been following along on the newly titled blog, No Cartridge, at the old site (video-drone.tumblr.com), but if not, there's tons of new stuff there for you.
As has been long promised, there's something new for long-suffering patrons -- a daily podcast! Now, in the interest of wide-spread focus, you'll have to share some of this, but there will be public podcasts like this one and patron-only ...
2017-02-25 05:19:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
So, apologies for the lack of writing! I've been working on much more ambitious games which, ah, are longer usually than the shorter evocative games I've been covering. Soon I'll have a backlog and we'll start back up on weekly work. But in the meantime, I'll be doing a lot more video as I play the games and send out video with commentary. You can see this in two places:
Twitch, which is a livestreaming service: www.twitch.tv/hegelbon
And on YouTube, archived from the...
2016-12-09 21:02:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all!
So, sorry for the long layoff -- I just finished my dissertation defense and boy are my arms tired. Anyhow, I'm back on the horse and with some new ideas, chief among them being Videodrone Audio, which is a reading of the article over some gameplay footage for those of you who would prefer to hear than to read (hey, I get it).
I'm still going to get back to producing patron-only material, so keep an eye out for those videos, and I'm moving onto more visually demanding game...
2016-11-24 06:41:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
So, as you can see, I've updated the rewards on the right. I thought it might be a way to spruce things up around here and let you know I've not forgotten about the Patreon or the product. It's just been a month, is all.
In any case, many of you slot into these tiers, and are not listed in the various "x patrons get this" listings because I added them after you supported. That does not mean you aren't eligible! I want to get all of you the rewards you've earned, so please email m...
2016-09-21 19:06:12 +0000 UTC View Posthttp://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/149801800918/videodrone-anatomy
On Kitty Horrorshow's excellent "Anatomy" -- definitely check out her patreon as well. Thank you for your support!
2016-09-01 18:29:28 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE: The correct video is uploaded now, whoops! Also mic issues should be resolved soon as I'm getting a new one. Thanks for yr patience.
Hi all -- exciting news! I've recorded my very first patron only video, beginning what will be an equal parts fun and chaotic journey through Paradox Games' Europa Universalis IV. I'm going to try to update this three times a week, with a new 30-60 minute video detailing my trials and travails to you, my patrons, and no one else. So enjoy, and thank you s...
2016-08-20 15:42:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all!
Thanks so much for your patience! It's been a heck of a month with moving across country and starting a new teaching gig, but I have not forgotten about Videodrone. In fact, there's a new one up -- http://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/149188325523/videodrone-hacking-and-leisure
And you can expect the long awaited rewards for patrons this week/weekend. Your sup...
2016-08-19 20:19:34 +0000 UTC View Post
The wonderful @sadness_tweets' new post on Dark Souls III is up and it's remarkably well done work: http://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/147957191033/dark-souls-iii-irina-eygon-cruelty-and-you . Definitely give it a read, and keep an eye our for a couple of pieces that should come out this week as well. As always, thank you so much for all of your support!
2016-07-25 19:07:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi all! There's a new Videodrone up at the new tumblr, on the lovely Bastion: http://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/146998277423/videodrone-bastion .
Also, I want to announce my first real patron benefit -- videos tracking my almost certainly disastrous trek through European military and diplomatic history in Paradox Games' Europa Universalis IV. I promise I will do it purely random...
2016-07-06 15:53:52 +0000 UTC View Post
http://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/146558946863/videodrone-ioshttp://video-drone.tumblr.com/post/146558946863/videodrone-ios
Hi everyone!
So, VideoDrone has taken its next step and moved into its own blog at video-drone.tumblr.com. I think it'll be able to stretch its wings a bit i...
2016-06-27 21:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
And here's some live video. I think it's my best yet, for what it's worth!
2016-05-25 15:01:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Brand new VideoDrone! This time on Ikaruga, which is incredible and incredibly difficult. Video as well that I'll post right afterward. Thanks for all of your support!
2016-05-25 15:00:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Brand new Videodrone is up and live! I think it's a good one, and I appreciate (and explain) your patience therein. Thanks again for all you do in motivating me!
2016-05-13 12:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey! So, here's my updated Starseed video where I've worked out the game a bit better. The volume issues were worked out a bit, though I think I need to figure out how not to back away from the mic. Like I promised though: better bit by bit. Article probably out by Friday!
2016-05-04 20:05:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's my first attempt at videogames with commentary, this time on the very strange Starseed Pilgrim. I'll make this one public, but the rest will be subscriber only. Hopefully they'll improve over time too -- first attempt, etc, etc.
2016-05-01 19:26:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi all,
First off, thank you so much for all of your support! This is above and beyond what I'd expected, and I'm almost hesitant to expect any more. But I'll keep pushing the patreon out to try and expand our cozy patron bunch here.
To that end, I'm going to start updating this Patreon every time a new VideoDrone comes up. And one went up yesterday, available here (http:/...
2016-04-16 15:12:26 +0000 UTC View Post