The Lee and Z Show

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Download Episode #10 – right-click to download
Total Runtime: 59:50

Show Notes
00:00 10th episode celebration, double length style
05:29 TGWTG Spotlight – That Jewish Guy
10:30 Old School – USA Cartoon Express (From Episode 7.5)
16:08 Z goes Zonkers for Zuma’s Revenge (From Episode 7.5)
16:49 The Lost Episode (From Episode 0)
18:05 Z’s Guilty Pleasure (From Episode 0)
22:44 Turbo Top Threes??
33:55 Mangapiece Theatre – Rosario + Vampire
37:44 Overlooked Downloadable Game: I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MBIES 1N IT!!!1
39:38 BRUTAL LEGEND IS COMING OUT SOON. ROCKTOBER!!!
42:55 Video Game/Anime Bento Box lady, Anna The Red
45:30 Haiku Contest concludes October 15
47:53 What are 5 must-have games for the NES? (Viewer Mail)
52:25 How did the Lee & Z Show get started? (Viewer Mail)
58:41 On to 100!

We made it to episode 10 without dying! Yay! As a big thank you to the fans that have had all the patience in the world for us, we’ve made this one a very special double-wide (almost) 1-hour special.

Also, here is the full information for the puppet show Z will be appearing in for this weekend only in New York City:

Edward Lear’s Absurd-Ditties
Friday Night 8 PM, Saturday Afternoon 4 PM, Saturday Night 8 PM
One Arm Red
45 Main St between Front and Water Sts
Dumbo, Brooklyn
718-222-1607
Subway: A, C to High St; F to York S
Ticket prices and further information here

See you in the last half of October for Episode 11!

External Links
To be added Friday Morning

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Download Episode #9 – right-click to download
Total Runtime: 32:00

Show Notes
00:00 Early Morning Punchiness
02:19 TGWTG Spotlight – Shameful Sequels
04:53 Console Price Drops. Will you buy the PS3 Slim?
07:22 Old School: GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master)
13:09 Turbo Top Threes
18:11 Video Game Haiku Contest continues!
20:04 Lee wants your fanart
20:59 Game Boy suggestions for Z
23:38 How much is a signed Ryne Sandberg baseball card worth? (Viewer Mail)
25:39 80s and 90s shows on Nickelodeon (Viewer Mail)
30:30 On a very, very special episode 10…

Hey, hey! How about that? We’re on schedule with Episode 9! (mostly) This time around, Lee brings up a cult classic show in Japan about a 30-year-old middle manager’s quest to beat challenging NES games in one sitting, Z gets a Game Boy surprise, and much more!

Lee & Z are on Twitter! Check it out for random updates, deals, links to cool stuff, and much more at Twitter.com/LeeAndZ.

External Links
Retro Game Master video preview (YouTube.com)

Shameful Sequels: Jaws 3
Shameful Sequels: Jaws the Revenge
All Shameful Sequels episodes on blip.tv

Shantae video review by Nai255 (YouTube.com)

Still Playing: Baseball Card Collector VHS Tape

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Download Episode #8 – right-click to download
Total Runtime: 40:00

Show Notes
00:00 Lee & Z in New York City + NAVA (Slideshow of pictures below!!)
05:12 Still Gaming updates – The case of the dead Xbox 360
07:12 Little Miss Gamer updates
08:41 Old School: Sesame Street w/ Martin P. Robinson (pupeteer of Telly Monster & Snuffleupagus)
22:57 Happy 10th Birthday Dreamcast!
25:55 Turbo Top Threes
28:56 Viewer Mail
31:27 Logo Contest winner
33:50 New contest: Video Game Haikus!
37:52 On a very special Episode 10…

Did you miss us?

We had to go on a quick vacation due to a variety of things, but we’ve made a promise to make it all up to the listeners by getting back on track, effective immediately. With Lee & Z both being in New York at the same time, who knows what secret projects will unfold very soon!

Lee & Z in New York slideshow

Have you ever imagined Little Miss Gamer having a conversation with Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street? Dream no more! This is a very special episode with a very special old school segment, as Z was able to sit down with her good friend Martin P. Robinson, the puppeteer and voice of Telly Monster and Snuffy! They talk about a landmark moment from the 80s that rocked the Sesame Street world forever.

We are proud to announce the winner of our Lee & Z Show logo contest. Paulo, you rock!

Our new contest is video game haikus! Haikus are weird, three-line poems that have 5 syllables on the first line, 7 on the second, and 5 more on the third. Here is an example from The Resigned Gamer

infinite fetch quests
chocolate, roses, and rings
won’t make her love you

Lee would prefer if you worked in a reference to Lee & Z, and Z is a lover of puns. The winner will receive some comics by Sam Kieth and a copy of the incredibly rare and out-of-print Snow Snow For Lucy on DVD, Lee’s favorite animated film of 2009. We’re tough judges, so get crackin!

External Links
Avenue Q

Sesame Street – Snuffy Revealed (YouTube.com)
Martin P. Robinson on Muppet Wiki

Z and the infamous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Rick-Roll (Keep on the lookout for Z as Bloo!)

Sailor Moon for Sega Saturn (YouTube.com)
Astra Superstars for Sega Saturn (YouTube.com)

The Digital Press Store in Clifton, NJ – Home of NAVA

The Top 100 Dreamcast games of all time

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Show Notes
00:00 The Stride
03:40 Z interviewed by Transmission Awesome
04:34 Lee interviewed by The Codec on DebasedtoThis.org
05:48 Renegade Reviewers DVD Overview
07:06 Upcoming interviews and LeeAndZ.com site-exclusive content
09:39 No Turbo Top Threes!?
10:16 Viewer Mail
15:23 Logo contest continues! (Do you like our temp logo?)
18:05 Mark Methenitis Interview
29:50 It’s over!

Temporary logo for Episode 7. Do you like it? Do you have any comments? Let us know!

We have some updates on our logo contest! We’ve received some great logos so far, but one thing that’ll give your entry that extra ‘oompf’ is if it showcases video games in some way. Those that have already submitted their logos are free to re-enter if they think they want to change their stuff a bit, but if not, that’s OK. The name of our show doesn’t quite tell people right off the bat what we’re all about, but a snazzy video game themed logo would be great for this site. Also keep in mind that we will be building the entire layout of the site around your logo! This contest is very important to us, and we are looking to run it through at least August 31. You guys and gals rock!

External Links
Z interviewed by Transmission Awesome on TGWTG.com
Lee interviewed by The Codec on Debasedtothis.org

Renegade Reviewers DVD

LawOfTheGame.com – Video Game Law blog by Mark Methenitis

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*update* Episode 6 will be uploaded to iTunes later this weekend. Sorry for the technical difficulties!

Hey, Lee here! With my PC finally risen from its grave, the Lee & Z Show is now juuuust about almost on track. This episode for early July 2009 covers a wide variety of brand new segments! We expand on the popular Little Miss Gamer episode of the “Top Five Cheap or Free Games to Beat the Recession” by talking about more overlooked budget games out there, and I also talk about my wasted childhood in collecting baseball cards and comics.

Our logo contest continues with The King of Kong on DVD still up for grabs!

Show Notes
00:00 KFPC. Kentucky Fried PC
04:28 Little Miss Gamer: Top Five Cheap or Free Games to Beat the Recession
06:23 Overlooked Budget Games – The Path (PC) and Orbyx: Mystic Orbs of Chaos (X360)
03:44 Little Miss Gamer and Still Gaming Updates
11:30 Old School: Comics & Baseball Cards
18:01 Turbo Top Threes
23:10 Viewer Mail
28:17 CONTEST Continues! Design a logo for the Lee & Z Show!

External Links
Watch full episodes of The Maxx on MTV.com

The Path on PC
Orbyx: Mystic Orbs of Chaos

Little Miss Gamer: Top Five Cheap or Free Games to Beat the Recession
Little Miss Gamer: Gitaroo Man

Bazooka Joe Cards

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Download Episode #5 – right-click to download

Hey, Lee here! After all the PC issues and the crazy convention schedules and the mania of the universe, the Lee & Z Show is back on track with Episode 5 – Lee & Z & E3!

We have a contest to find a new logo for the Lee & Z Show! So far the only non-obvious rules are ‘no copyright infringing stuff’ and ‘no plagiarism’. The prize? The King of Kong on DVD! Kids under 18 get your parents’ permission.. or something. Also limited to USA and Canada.

Episode 6 will be coming out some time next week, but in the mean time, let’s see what went down in Episode 5!

Show Notes
00:00 Success!
02:16 The official word on Captain S – Season 2
03:44 Little Miss Gamer and Still Gaming Updates
06:08 Project Natal & PS3 Motion Controller
13:58 New Super Mario Brothers Wii
15:21 Super Mario Galaxy 2
16:43 Steve Wiebe’s Donkey Kong World Record Attempt
20:23 Old School – Belle & Sebastian (1980s animated TV show)
25:35 Turbo Top Threes
27:55 Viewer Mail
31:20 CONTEST! Design a logo for the Lee & Z Show!

External Links
Belle & Sebastian
Episode 1 – Part 2
Episode 1 – Part 3

Project Natal
Project Natal for Xbox 360 (YouTube.com)
Microsoft’s Project Natal: What does it mean for game industry? (cnet.com)

PS3 Motion Control
Total Immersion’s Augmented Reality demo from 2004 (Google Video)
E3 2009 – PS3 Motion Controller (YouTube.com)

New Super Mario Brothers game for Wii, 2D 4-player co-op (Kotaku.com)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 Trailer (GameTrailers.com)
Steve Wiebe Fails to Break Donkey Kong World Record (G4TV.com)

Little Miss Gamer Stuff
Adam & Z
LittleMissGamer.com
Follow Z on Twitter!

Still Gaming Stuff
Top 10 Anime Openings and Endings

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Download Episode #4 – right-click to download

We told you it would happen, and sure enough, episode 4 of the Lee & Z Show is already here! This is a very special episode that completely deviates from the usual format of the show, talking about our experiences that we had in Chicago with the likes of the Nostalgia Critic, The Angry Video Game Nerd, and more!

We also have for you an exclusive interview with the Lindsay Ellis, the Nostalgia Chick talking about her future plans. You don’t want to miss this!

Show Notes
00:00 Chicago!
09:50 Interview: Nostalgia Chick
24:48 Turbo Top Threes
28:48 Catchphrase contest winner..?

Lee & Z Chicago Image Gallery!

External Links
The Nostalgia Chick on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com

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Hey hey! This episode is a bit late. Z and I were pretty sick over the past week, and I couldn’t get this thing edited together by April 30th. BUT! Do you know what this means? You’ll likely be getting a second Lee & Z Show episode in less than a week! But enough about episode 4, let’s see what happened in episode 3!

Show Notes
00:00 iTunes has been fixed. Subscribe!
03:26 Z at ICON (Sci-Fi Convention) + Little Miss Gamer updates
05:33 Still Gaming updates
08:02 Has storytelling in video games surpassed film?
15:40 Old School: Secret Z Segment
20:53 Turbo Top Threes
24:53 Viewer Mail – Send in your questions to mailbag (aaaatttt) leeandz.com
29:20 Catchphrase contest continues
30:35 Star-studded podcast next time!

External Links
ICON Science Fiction

Video Games and Storytelling
Mad Max Director Thinks Games Are Surpassing Films In Storytelling
Still Gaming reviews Fallout 3
Video Games and Storytelling lecture by Daniel Floyd (YouTube.com)
Video Games and Sex lecture by Daniel Floyd (YouTube.com)

Get in Shape Girl (YouTube.com)

Slayers Full Streaming Episodes (FUNimation.com)
Serial Experiments Lain Trailer (YouTube.com)
Fantastic Adventures of Unico (Full Movie) (YouTube.com) – movie is Out Of Print

Little Miss Gamer Stuff
Adam & Z
LittleMissGamer.com

Still Gaming Stuff
Legends of WrestleMania
Gunsmith Cats

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We haven’t been cancelled yet by THE MAN! ..though I don’t know why we would be… but yes! Episode 2 is out! Hope you all enjoy our 31-minute podcast of doom!

Show Notes
00:00 We’re on iTunes! + Merriam and Webster are tricksters
04:37 Playstation 2 price drop to $100
08:05 Tim Schafer: The Game
12:21 The Super Nintoaster
15:19 Old School: The Teeny Little Super Guy
19:22 Turbo Top Threes
23:37 Viewer Questions
28:47 The Ending Catchphrase Contest continues!

News Stories
UPDATE: Sony Cuts Price Of PS2 By 23%, Leaves PS3 Price Intact
Tim Scahfer: The Game (Host Master and the Conquest of Humor)
Super Nintoaster

External Links
‘biweekly’ at dictionary.com
Console modding site at benheck.com
PWG Sells Out – 3 DVD, 9-hour professional wrestling set for $20

Teeny Little Super Guy (YouTube)
1) Eggbeater
2) Sleeping
3) Owning a Pet

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Show Notes
00:00 It’s a podcast!
01:07 Who we are and what we do
02:52 “The Wrestler” and the NES
10:05 A Boy And His Blob announced for Wii
13:27 Yuusha, the 30 Second RPG for PSP
15:56 Old School: Micro Machines
21:24 Turbo Top Threes!
25:19 Send us your comments to mailbag@leeandz.com
26:39 CONTEST: Ending Catchprhase

News Stories
WrestleJam ‘88, the custom NES-style game made for The Wrestler
The Making of Wrestle Jam: The Wrestler’s Unsung Hero
The Necro Butcher vs. Hollywood Chuck Hogan (Don’t click this link, Z!!!)
8-Bit Wrestler, music featured in “The Wrestler”

A Boy And His Blob Announced for Wii
Announcement
Screenshots
Gameplay video

Yuusha: The 30 Second RPG for PSP

External Links
Still Gaming
Lee on YouTube.com
Lee on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com

Little Miss Gamer
Z as Little Miss Gamer on YouTube.com
Z as Little Miss Gamer on ThatGuyWithTheGlasses.com
The NEW Adventures of Captain S!

A word from Lee
Lee here, and am I ever excited! We have our first episode of the Lee & Z Show in the books!

Yep, this was the big surprise. As many of you know, I’m a huge fan of PBC Productions and their major works, Little Miss Gamer and The NEW Adventures of Captain S. Lindsey Briggs and myself have great respect for each other, and the opportunity presented itself for us to collaborate on this extensive project together. Lee and Z have collided to form a brand new half-hour audio podcast once every two weeks, and folks, this is only the beginning!

The Lee & Z Show is going to cover a ton of things. We’re going to usually be heavy on retro gaming, but we’ll also cover the current gen stuff, as well as movies, television, cartoons, anime, and anything else that screams ‘geek’.

What do you think of the show? Let us know! We have an e-mail set up at mailbag@leeandz.com. Also, keep in mind that we have that contest going on! Send in your submissions for potential show-ending catchphrases to the mailbag! If we go with your catchphrase, you’ll win a DVD worth at least $10. Easiest contest in the world!

Not only can you listen to the show here, but you can also get our podcast on iTunes! We’ll also be crossposting our episodes to YouTube in the near future.

To accompany the show notes, we also have several links related to the subjects we talked about. Here’s what all goes down in our first show.