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Tales of Phantasia is Z's favourite game of all time. A J-RPG from the mid 90s with a story based on an unpublished Japanese fantasy novel, a unique fighting game-inspired battle system, and fantastic music and sound, listen as Z explains what he loves so much about this game (accompanied with some of that awesome music). Z did his research for this episode using the wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Phantasia) and the Aselia wiki page (http://aselia.wikia.com/wiki/Tales_of_Phantasia) for "Tales of Phantasia" As always, thanks for the Z show theme music go to G and T. Please send any comments, questions, or compliments to z@thenickscast.com, tweet them to @thenickscast, or post them on our Facebook page at facebook.com/thenickscast. And, to check out all of the other shows in The Nickscast family of podcasts, check out http://thenickscast.com. Thanks for the sounds and music in this month's episode go to: The entirety of Wolf Team, Bandai Namco, and Youtuber HotNavyStud: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV9XeO1YsXE The entirety of Wolf Team, Bandai Namco, and Youtuber Lotus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw-91pgadus The entirety of Wolf Team, Bandai Namco, and Youtuber DoomsdayXdeath's channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GRL9kIVmCY Motoi Sakuraba, the rest of Wolf Team, and Bandai Namco: http://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/tales-of-phantasia-original-soundtrack-complete-version

Fresh off of their annual charity stream, the Nicks get analytical. Why do people watch streams? Why do people make them? Why stream? ---Selected Talking Points--- Streaming/Twitch Trivia; Streaming Video Games = Sports?; QWOP; Why Would We Watch a Stream?; What if Patrick Stewart Streamed?; Video and Arcade Top 10 As always, thanks for the Nickscast theme music go to G. G also writes the songs that you hear throughout the podcast! You can find more of his stuff at https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-daniel If you want to contact us check out our website: thenickscast.com We have a Patreon! To contribute to it, please check out https://www.patreon.com/thenickscast And, Z, the editor, thanks you for listening to this week's episode! He also thanks the following for making available the extra sounds heard in this episode: Freesound.org user hintringer - https://www.freesound.org/people/hintringer/sounds/250034/ Freesound.org user adharca - https://www.freesound.org/people/adharca/sounds/275468/ Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo, and Youtuber robertrobin10 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7U3lo80YrQ The entire Late Night with Conan O'Brien team and Youtuber Late Night With Conan O'Brien - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmzpdd4pWvM

This episode is coming out one day before the big annual streaming event the Nicks do with TheGoatVG (The Race Against Time) -- and we're all pumped! But why do we all (or, almost all) think Chrono Trigger's so great anyway? ---Selected Talking Points--- Chrono Trigger Trivia; Why Does G Hate Digimon?; The Timing of Great Things; Chrono Trigger and Time Travel; No Grind Required?; The Fewer Characters the Better?; Why is Zeal so Great? As always, thanks for the Nickscast theme music go to G. G also writes the songs that you hear throughout the podcast! You can find more of his stuff at https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-daniel If you want to contact us for whatever reason check out our website: thenickscast.com We have a Patreon! To contribute to it, please check out https://www.patreon.com/thenickscast And if you want to hear Into the Deep End with T, The Z Show, or Life is a Long Song, check out our archives at https://soundcloud.com/thenickscast Z, the editor, thanks you for listening to this week's episode! He also thanks the following for making available the extra sounds heard in this episode: Yasunori Mitsuda, Natsumi Kameoka, the rest of the team behind the Chrono Trigger Orchestra Extra Soundtrack, and Youtuber SGTBizarro - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxrKe9z4CCo

Coming to you live from the HMCS Erebus, this minisode is the first ever pirate radio broadcast for the Nickscast! Throwing off the oppressive shackles that the higher-ups were starting to impose on them, the Nicks take to international waters to bring you a brief minisode and a brand new song written by G. ---Selected Talking Points--- ConBravo!; The Race Against Time; New Plugs Song As mentioned in the episode, check out http://racegainsttime.io for more information about our charity streaming event, The Race Against Time. The event starts at 10am EST on August 13, and you can find a link to the livestream at that address. As always, thanks for the Nickscast theme music go to G. You can find more of his stuff at https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-daniel Z, the editor, thanks you for listening to this week's episode! If you want to contact us for whatever reason check out our website: thenickscast.com We have a Patreon! To contribute to it, please check out https://www.patreon.com/thenickscast And if you want to hear Into the Deep End with T, The Z Show, or Life is a Long Song, check out our archives at https://soundcloud.com/thenickscast Special thanks to the following for making this episode's extra sounds available: Youtuber leinadgnignis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx2_z0feA-w

The best time to check-in with the crew is... in the middle of a line? Are the Nicks excited to meet DJ Cutman and a crew of talented musicians? Find out here! For more like this, check out http://thenickscast.com

Join the Nickscast as they enter Con Bravo 2016 for the first time! For this and more, check out http://thenickscast.com

T talks about the microcosm that is fandom, and the macrocosm of the world. Check out http://thenickscast.com for more like this. Have questions? Email t@thenickscast.com or tweet @thenickscast.