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Metroid: Other M Marathon

Mempf — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:52:06 +0000

HPAW returns from its summer holidays with a brand new Metroid adventure. It may have a new different format but make no mistake, this is a Metroid game. It’s packed full of so much Metroid fan service, and truly bridges Super Metroid to Metroid Fusion.

Join Mempf and Teclis on this new Metroid adventure for the Wii. This marathon is in multiple parts and new parts will be uploaded over the next few days.

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HPAW July 11th 2010: Left 4 Dead 2

Mempf — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:00:47 +0000

HPAW is back from the dead as a zombie to eat all your brains! Wait no, let’s try that again. HPAW is back to KILL some zombies or as I like to say trimming the hedge, thinning the numbers.

WorldGone Awry brings his real life zombie killing experiences to the HPAW recording studio to give us a hand with Left 4 Dead 2. Although we may have lost Kaisuke to the zombie horde, Nw Striker is here to lend us a hand. So enjoy this feature length episode where more than 2,400 zombies lose their lives, again.

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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Marathon

Mempf — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:10:41 +0000

HPAW returns with new marathon on potential game of the year, Super Mario Galaxy 2! This is quite possibly the closest in proximity two marathons have ever been, filmed one weekend after the Splinter Cell: Conviction Marathon.

Join a full cast, Nw Striker and WorldGone Awry for a long multi-part marathon chronicling Mario’s latest adventures!

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Splinter Cell: Conviction Marathon

Mempf — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:49:41 +0000

First all all, the things we went through to bring you this marathon, delay after delay, technical problems and DRM. But we did it and its done!

This May long weekend the HPAW cast + WorldGone Awry (yes that’s right) take on the single player campaign of Splinter Cell: Conviction for the PC and Xbox 360 (although in retrospect, only the 360 version is worth playing). This marathon will be delivered via 6 ~hour long parts in HD and SD (for iPods, iPhones, Android Phones, and why not, PSP’s!). Without further ado we give you the Splinter Cell: Conviction Marathon!

HD Versions:
Part 6 is two hours long

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HPAW April 17th: God of War 3

Mempf — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:09:16 +0000

HPAW is back with one last episode before our Splinter Cell: Conviction Marathon, God of War 3 for the PS3. Joining a full cast this week is Nw Striker and WorldGone Awry as we take a 2 hour look at the start of God of War 3.

The violence is high, Kratos is angry and I’ve never seen crazier Greek mythology!

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HPAW April 2nd: Heavy Rain

Mempf — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:56:33 +0000

HPAW returns with another new episode. This time the rain is heavy, the mood just right, a near perfect execution of story telling. Heavy Rain is this weeks focus and although we have a slow start (first encounter episode) the game really drew me in. We have a full cast (and a guest, kinda) so enjoy the start of Heavy Rain!

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HPAW March 14th: Supreme Commander 2

Mempf — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:14 +0000

Now that the Olympics are over (Go Canada Go!) and the Mass Effect 2 marathon is behind us, we can continue our 2010 season. This week we bring you the first official RTS game featured on HPAW and my new personal favorite, Supreme Commander 2 for the PC (also available on Xbox 360).

This game has large maps, a large unit cap and some of the coolest, most crazy matches ever. I won’t try to describe it anymore so just watch the episode to see it all in action (note: I don’t make any claims to being good at it). We have a full cast and a special guest from way over there!

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Extra Epic Battle:

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A new patch has been released for Supreme Commander 2 since we filmed this episode. (Nuke bug to be in March 24th patch)

HPAW January 22nd: Assassin’s Creed 2

Mempf — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:36:47 +0000

This week Teclis brings in Assassin’s Creed 2 for the Xbox 360 and shows us how much the game has changed and evolved since the original. We have a full cast and both Nw striker and WorldGone Awry for this episode, so enjoy the first episode filmed in 2010!

We may end up canceling our Modern Warfare 2 marathon because of low interest, a multilayer episode is still planned for the future. If you still want to see a marathon please let us know!

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HPAW December 31st: Batman Arkham Asylum

Mempf — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:28:16 +0000

HPAW kicks off its new 2010 season in the last few minutes of 2009. This episode we look at a fan requested episode Batman: Arkham Asylum. New art, new music and even new video encoding settings; we have everything except for Biske (but we do have WorldGone Awry). So sit back and enjoy the last days of the holidays with HPAW and Batman!

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We are not dead!

Mempf — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:54:11 +0000

We have received some concerns about our lack of updates lately. I’d like you you all to know we are not dead or canceling HPAW or anything crazy. We have, however, been very busy until recently with final exams, new jobs and Christmas mayhem.

Starting after Christmas (hopefully before New Years but don’t hold youe breath unless your Michael Phelps) we have a great line up of games coming up on HPAW including some of the suggestions we have received and of course we have not forgotten about our Modern Warfare 2 Marathon.

We are entering a new year, a new season of HPAW with new artwork and new music. Look forward to it!

HPAW November 14th: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Mempf — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:03:59 +0000

Welcome to another (on schedule!) HPAW episode. This week we feature a “co-op” Mario game for the Wii. Co-op really is a relative term but the fun is there no matter what.

Unfortunately Biske was unable to join us this week but we were once again able to get both WorldGone Awry and Nw Striker in studio for this new crazy co-op Mario game. A few announcements were made at the end of the episode so make sure you watch the whole thing (or take advantage of our players seeking ability and skip there). As a reminder this is a Wii title so there will be no HD version of the episode.

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HPAW October 31st: Tekken 6

Mempf — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:32 +0000

You heard the possibility of a Tekken 6 episode and it’s true Biske was able to get a copy of the game for us to play. Once again we have a full cast along with WorldGone Awry and Nw Striker.

Also note that you can now seek to any place in the video in our player. But remember that the HD version just looks so nice.

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HPAW October 17th: Halo 3 ODST Firefight

Mempf — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:36:26 +0000

Well we heard your disappointment in the lack of Firefight in our ODST marathon and originally we had planned to include it in our marathon. However technical issues resulted in the marathon ending much later than planned and the removal of the Firefight section.

To make up for this we present a Firefight featured episode with special guests WorldGone Awry and Nw Striker along with a full cast.

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HPAW Needs Your Help!

Mempf — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:46:09 +0000

UPDATE WiiQuest Documentary now available in HPAW player

It’s that time of year, our web hosting agreement is nearing renewing but HPAW’s funds are low. We have never accepted donations and that is still the case, HOWEVER a deal with our webhost says if refer people they the bill will be payed for.

So if anyone is looking for great webhosting Dreamhost (host of HPAW) will provide unlimited bandwidth and disk space for under $10 for a month or $99.99 for a year with the “HPAW” promo code. (We waive the setup fee and lower the overall cost) it will actually magically pay our bill. So basically $10.95 for of your own web hosting will pay about half of our yearly bill. So if you have ever wanted to help out HPAW now if your chance and hey you even get something in return!

So what are you waiting for sign up and don’t forget the promo code “HPAW”

Halo 3: ODST Marathon

Mempf — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:48:34 +0000

UPDATE: Extra Part has been released. HD download only!

Did anyone mention HPAW Retro? No I don’t mean old games, I mean old cast. That’s right we have Nw Striker AND WorldGone Awry in the studio for this special expansion. I say special expansion because a lot of what I saw during the marathon wasn’t traditional Halo 3. What I saw was a mix of Halo, Metroid Prime and Star Wars Republic Commando.

What about details? Well we have a 6 person cast consisting of Mempf, Teclis, Kaisuke, Biske, Nw Striker and WorldGone Awry. This is a start to finish marathon however there were some technical issues that screwed up the order a little, more on this later. We played two person Co-op on two different Xbox’s (no split-screen) with Nw Striker playing on the recording screen.

HD/720P Downloads:
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HPAW September 18th: FEAR 2: Reborn

Mempf — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:47:58 +0000

Well we have less than one week to go before we start our Halo 3: ODST Marathon but before that we have a regularly scheduled episode. We initially had some trouble trying to decide what game we should do for this episode but when we started to discuss it in detail the answer became clear we had to do another episode of FEAR 2.

Recently a $10 expansion/DLC was released for FEAR 2 called Reborn. it is an expansion on the single player experience that I feel is much truer to the original FEAR than ever before. Kaisuke was missing for this episode however we are no longer bound by YouTube’s hour-long sometimes you don’t get your episode encoded limit so enjoy this extra long episode. I also like to remind people to help out on the HPAW Wiki, it’s not going to update itself you know.

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I would also like to announce that the Mario Party 8 episode which includes a fantastic montage at the beginning has been recoded for the new player. This episode can be found on the sidebar under HPAW Videos or by clicking the read more link on this post.

HPAW September 2009: Announcements

Mempf — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:36:56 +0000

Another September, another year of school for many of us including myself and Teclis. I am much more busy this semester than I could have imagined. DON’T PANIC! HPAW has a few public service announcements which will hopefully cheer up those September blues. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST SO YOU DON’T MISS ANYTHING.

1. The great backport continues as I slowly make my way backwards and recode/embed all of our videos into our new player to replace YouTube. Maybe I will take requests only at this point so please fire off an email to requests@hpaw.net or simply leave a comment on this post with your requests on what I should restore next.

2. Relating to the announcement above we are proud to announce the long awaited return of the Grand Theft Auto IV Marathon in streamable form.

3. We have an HPAW episode planned for tomorrow Sept. 18th although this may not happen as we have not yet selected a game nor have we confirmed availability of all HPAW cast.

4. This is mostly unrelated but I’d like to mention it anyway. I now volunteer every Tuesday at a local radio show called Melodies in Mind. I am responsible for video production (on a radio show, I know, crazy) and getting the videos on YouTube. So please check out the YouTube channel for Melodies in Mind, there is some amazing music on the show and HPAW’s HCAM is there to capture it. You can also listen to the show live at 8:00-10:00pm PST every Tuesday at http://cjsf.ca.

5. Finally we arrive at our major announcement for the month. Our next marathon has been planned for filming next Friday Sept. 26th. Yes that’s right, a Halo 3: ODST Marathon featuring the HPAW cast and THE RETURN OF NW STRIKER, former HPAW member for those of you new here. Before you ask, we currently do not know if WorldGone Awry will be here for the marathon or not.

Summer of Crysis: Crysis Warhead Marathon

Mempf — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:31:52 +0000

UPDATE: Marathon now completed, all parts uploaded.

As many of you have been wondering if we were going to do Crysis: Warhead the standalone expansion to Crysis. The answer is yes, we have another start to finish marathon on Crysis: Warhead. This marathon features a full cast consisting of Mempf, Teclis, Biske and Kaisuke.

Both HD and SD versions will be available with the SD version in our new player and both HD and SD downloadable. To find the SD downloads please click on the More link below.

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Goodbye YouTube

Mempf — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:57:10 +0000

Well it seems like it finally happened. We got “3 strikes” on our YouTube account and automatically suspended. We saw this coming a couple of weeks ago and started to make preparations in case this occurred. We will not let this affect HPAW as we now have our own video player that should work for most people.

We are currently in the process of making our older content available in this new player and everything up to and including the Resident Evil 5 marathon is already available. Your comments on this post will help us decide which marathons/episodes to do next. We do not expect this to be a short process and it may be quite some time before all videos are available in the new player.

In other news, the Crysis marathon has been completed with the release of the combined Part 9 & 10. So please check out the front page and try the new video player for videos going back to RE5. Also take the following poll and leave your comments. For video playback help please email videosupport@hpaw.net for assistance.

UPDATE: I URGE people to try videos other than the Crysis Marathon before answering this poll. The Crysis Marathon has much higher requirements than our other videos.

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Summer of Crysis: Crysis Marathon

Mempf — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:55:24 +0000

Welcome to the long awaited (by us) Crysis Marathon. Crysis is a game which I have wanted to feature on HPAW since it came out, however, my PC never had the power until now. It wasn’t that my computer couldn’t handle Crysis at max settings, it’s that it couldn’t handle recording Crysis at the same time. The framerate was just to low to even play.

Now a new video card and quad core cpu later, the problem with recording is not “gone” but now the game remains playable. Turning down the settings was always an option but I don’t think anything but max settings really show off the true beauty and excellent design that Crysis has to offer. To compliment this I am using better encoding settings than normal, including a raised bitrate and a slower, higher quality encoding method.

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HD Versions:

If you have problems playing back the videos email videosupport@hpaw.net and we will handle it on a case by case basis.

Standard Quality Version

The marathon features Mempf, Teclis and Kaisuke and runs from the start of the game until the end. Parts will be split up in 40-45min sections due to a potential YouTube HD bug we are working around. As usual parts will be uploaded one by one over the course of the coming weeks.

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Summer of Crysis Preview

Mempf — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:32:34 +0000

Hello and welcome to the preview of the upcoming HPAW project, Summer of Crysis.

Summer of Crysis is a start to finish marathon featuring the cast of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Marathon. We really wanted to do a true start to finish marathon without any large gaps in between any of the parts, just like the KH2 marathon. We are still waiting on a few things like artwork for the marathon before we can start releasing the actual parts. However we felt a preview was in order to show you guys what to expect over the next couple of weeks.

The marathon was filmed at max settings, 1360×768 resolution (over 720P!) and overall looks beautiful.

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Also as many of you have noticed the HPAW server has been very unstable lately. This is because of server migration issues on behalf our server host. It is beyond our control although things should be much better from this point on. So please bare with us as we bare with our host until all migration issues have passed.

HPAW July 10th: Star Wars Republic Commando

Mempf — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:22:59 +0000

Hello and once again welcome to another HPAW episode. This week we take a look at one of the few good Star Wars shooters, Republic Commando. In this game you play as the squad leader of an elite Delta squad team tasked with tipping the war in the Republics favor. We have a full cast this week and a new encoder for maximum quality.

A couple of side notes:
1. Game was played on the Xbox 360 in 720P, the game is not truly HD and is in fact upscaled to HD.
2. YouTube has been giving us grief for the past couple of weeks and is showing no signs of stopping. Expect YouTube versions delays.

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HPAW June 24th 2009: Mirrors Edge

Mempf — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:10:46 +0000

Hello and welcome to another 2009 episode of HPAW. (We are keeping a decent schedule, yay!) This week HPAW takes a look at Mirror’s Edge, not a new game anymore but one that had slipped my mind for many months. Mirror’s Edge is a game about free running and is made by the same developer as the Battlefield series. We have a full cast for this episode, so join us as we take to the rooftops of Mirror’s Edge.

UPDATE: Version 2 of HD version has been released. Quality is MUCH improved and the file size is DOWN! Goes to show that opensource programs once again beat commercial programs
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There were some serious technical difficulties with the live version of this episode. Hopefully next time will turn out better.

We also invite you to check out and help build HPAW’s New Wiki! as I don’t have the time to work on it much myself we will really need our community to help us out here. First and foremost we need a logo for the top corner of the wiki. Any artwork submissions can be submitted on the HPAW Forums.

HPAW June 11th 2009: Prototype

Mempf — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:07:43 +0000

Welcome to another episode of HPAW. This week we had a plan but that plan changed when WorldGone Awry showed up. So join Alex Mercer and a great cast of Mempf, Teclis, Kaisuke, Dark Elf and WorldGone Awry for a mission of vengeance.

This episode was not filmed live so don’t worry people you didn’t miss out. But this episode does have a few surprises.

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Unofficial HPAW May 28th: Battlefield 2142

Mempf — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:27:22 +0000

Hello and welcome to HPAW’s first unofficial episode since Supreme Commander. Join Mempf and Teclis as we count down the remaining days until E3 and play some Battlefield. Make sure you watch until the last second.

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And Dante the Jedi has a new unofficial marathon of sorts called Point, Click, Repeat, so check it out:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PiRDQZpQWg

HPAW May 13th 2009: Mad World

Mempf — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:36:56 +0000

Welcome to HPAW’s first live episode! Massive amounts of blood and gore for everyone. You see Jack doesn’t fight people he kicks their ass, with a chainsaw! We welcome a full cast and our live audience on Justin.tv for this epic and historical game on the Wii, Mad World.

A couple of side notes. No one in the studio before this episode had ever played this game. There will not be an HD version of this episode (Wii does not output in HD).

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HPAW May 13th 2009: Mad World Live!

Mempf — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:10:20 +0000

This Wednesday we will be filming an HPAW episode featuring Mad World for the Wii. We will be starting the live feed around 5:00PM PST. So at 5:00PM or whatever local time that may be for you head over to http://www.justin.tv/mempf/ and check it out.

The cast of the episode has yet to be confirmed but this post will be updated when it is.

And for those who miss the live episode or just don’t want to watch it live (there is still a good chance the live feed will be a webcam again) we will of course be recording the episode and it will be released hopefully within 24 hours.

I remind everyone the Wii does not output in HD so don’t expect an HD version this time.

So once again here are the details:
What: Live HPAW episode on Mad World for the Wii
Where: http://www.justin.tv/mempf/
When: Wednesday, May 13th 2009 at ~5:00PM PST
Who: Mempf, Teclis, Biske and Kaisuke

Resident Evil 5 Marathon

Mempf — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:02:04 +0000

Part 14 has been released. Marathon complete! Thank you for watching!

Welcome to the Resident Evil 5 Marathon. For the first time ever we will be showing an off screen live feed of the game. The screen used will be the Sheva screen. The quality kinda sucks so make sure you get the HD parts when made available later. We are also of course filming our regular segmented marathon in HD simultaneously using Chris’s screen.

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-Featuring: Mempf, Teclis, Biske and Kaisuke
-Length: ~14 hours or 14 parts
-First Encounter (Never played the game before)
-HPAW’s first ever live marathon (thanks to all who joined us)

HPAW March 23rd 2009: Katamari Damacy & Noby Noby Boy

Mempf — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:04:32 +0000

Welcome to another HPAW episode, this week we have two games, Katamari Damacy amd Noby Noby Boy. Both are crazy games from Bandai Namco so try not to make too much sense of this episode.

Quality is kinda low on the Katamari section (upscaling sucks) but the Noby Noby Boy section looks amazing. In addition I was really sick for the filming of this episode so sorry about any disruptions caused by that.

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F.E.A.R. M.E. First

Mempf — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:30:55 +0000

Hello and welcome to another special HPAW project on one of my favorite games F.E.A.R. Just like the FEAR M.E. project, FEAR M.E. First will be a start to finish play through of the original game FEAR. I hope to show the differences between FEAR1 and FEAR2 and once and for all decide which game is superior.

This will follow the same format and quality level as FEAR M.E. with videos split up between intervals (for the most part).

FEAR M.E. First is now complete
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FEAR M.E.

Mempf — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:10:59 +0000

UPDATE: The “Climax” chapter is now available. The FEAR M.E. project has been completed.
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Hello and welcome to a special HPAW project. As some of you know I (Mempf for you new people) am a huge F.E.A.R. fan (enough to use the .’s most of the time apparently). And although I was initially a little disappointed with F.E.A.R. 2, the more I think about it it really is a fantastic game.

So what is FEAR M.E.? It is a marathon of sorts. Not of our traditional kind though. For F.E.A.R. 2 a group of people would ruin the mood and immersion the game so well creates. I will however be using the HPAW microphone to capture my feedback and comments of the story alone with other things.

I do plan to play through the whole game (Monolith I promise this will only make more sales!) however my time frame for completing this is currently unknown. Oh and FEAR M.E. means FEAR the Mempf Experience so please enjoy.

HPAW March 1st 2009: Skate 2

Mempf — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:20:49 +0000

Welcome to another episode of HPAW. We are off to a great year so far now with a new, full cast so why not bring back an old guest? Black Light returns on this injury filled episode of skateboarding from EA Black Box.

Also just before posting this I released the “Snakefist” chapter of FEAR M.E. so if you have been following that check it out below this post.

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HPAW February 8th 2009: Left 4 Dead

Mempf — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:42:09 +0000

Two episodes released on schedule in a row? No way!

That’s right we are back with our second episode of 2009 and the second episode with our new cast. We have a full cast of Mempf, Teclis and Biske with a guest and possible future cast member Kaisuke. So please join us as we dive into the “story” of Left 4 Dead.

I am trying out new audio mixer settings. The audio level did turn out a little low but much of the background noise and clipping should be gone now. Please provide feedback on the changes. Thanks

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HPAW January 25th 2009: F.E.A.R. 2

Mempf — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:12:30 +0000

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Please leave questions and comments below, I will update this post to answer many of them.

For clarification WorldGone Awry and Nw Striker left on their own accord, no one was fired.

Q. i understand but will world and stryker ever appear again or are they gone for good not even once in a time?
A. Yes both of them are expected to return as guests from time to time.
Q. So is anyone(other than Biske)who is considering to become the second new HPAW cast member?
A. At the moment? Not really but we are open to suggestions from you guys.

End of an Era

Mempf — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:14:46 +0000

The time has finally come.

Formal announcement coming soon

HD Test 5: The Unofficial Chirstmas Episode

Mempf — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:27:17 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thats right people the return of the unofficial episode, this time in the form of the final HD test.

Teclis and Biske join me (Mempf) as we play online matchmaking followed by the just voted game of the year Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.

This test’s goal is to simulate an actual HPAW episode. We know not everyone wants the HD version so the old format (which can be put straight onto any iPod/iPhone and most other devices) will remain but look even better than before. And please people do not try to stream the episodes in a quicktime player in your browser. If this occurs please instead right click on the download link and choose save as.

Hope you enjoy.

UPDATE: HD Testing

Mempf — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:04:02 +0000

While I have not yet decided whether or not HPAW will go HD I have started my testing now that I have the new HD capture card in my possession.

Over the course of the next week I will be uploading a series of public video tests to both the HPAW server and to YouTube. Any and all feedback would be appreciated.

Audio is now working with direct game capture. Getting this all to work with the HPAW microphone is next on the list.

Check out the flip at 4:07

The bitrate on HD Test 3 is higher than required resulting in a larger file size. Future tests will hopefully be smaller with little to no quality loss.

HPAW December 3rd: Dead Space

Mempf — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:26:56 +0000

UPDATE: Part 2 is now available.

Some of you may have guessed that this was coming from the previous HD test and the talk in the Fallout Marathon. Well here it is the Dead Space episode with hopefully improved (though not HD) quality. Capture was done with the PC version of the game and capture from PC which has proven problematic in the past. (Seems great this time)

I have also started a Twitter account for HPAW which I will try to update at least once per day.

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HPAW HD Testing

Mempf — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:31:17 +0000

Some of you may have noticed that I have uploaded two high definition test videos to YouTube in order to test the new “fmt=22″ format (aka 720P). These tests do not mean that HPAW will be presented in high definition. In fact they pretty much mean the opposite. I have found that processing time is over 4x longer for HD content and the files sizes will be in the multiples of gigabytes. It would likely take over 24 hours to get a video from filming to online if we filmed in HD as opposed to the current 3-5 hours.

HPAW in HD:

In other news the Gears of War Marathon is now back on the server and downloadable in its original WMV format.

Feedback: Improvements

Mempf — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:13:43 +0000

Well no matter how busy I get I always love to add new features or make improvments to HPAW and now if your chance to make a difference.

Please leave a comment with what you think would make the HPAW site or videos themselves better. From something new to fixing something that does not work quite right.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT FOR GAME REQUESTS!!! (Bans will be given out Dattebayo style)

UPDATE: HPAW Goes to Video Games Live

Mempf — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:33:11 +0000

UPDATE: Some video blogging was done from my iPhone. Check out my Live Video Stream page for the videos.

Today October 29th the entire HPAW cast will be attending the Vancouver Video Games Live show.

It is taking place a the Orpheum theater in Vancouver. We will not be taking HCAM (our video camera) partly due to the fact we will not be allowed to film inside and the fact that we have a marathon this weekend so I don’t have the time to edit any additional videos.

If you are in Vancouver and are attending Video Games Live event keep a lookout for HPAW.

We have seats in the 7th row. More information can be found of the Video Games Live website

HPAW October 16th: KotOR

Mempf — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:55:31 +0000

We are at that time of year just at the start of the rush of games for the holiday season. So why not go back a generation for a classic award winning game? Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is the game so join the full cast while we go a long, long, very long time ago.

Download via Bittorrent

HPAW Delay

Mempf — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:37:09 +0000

~~The episode was filmed October 16th but due to technical difficulties in the encoding process the release of the episode has been delayed until further notice.~~

I am at University until later when I will begin to try and solve this problem.

About Us Page Added: Contest Results

Mempf — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:24:09 +0000

Just when I think I can catch up with my university work it gets ever harder more time consuming (think 3000 word research paper).

Never the less there is an HPAW episode in planning and finally Dante the Jedi and myself have completed the long needed About Us page. That’s right new viewers you now can get an idea of what your about to watch before you watch it!

The final About Us page was inspired by the winners of our About Us page forum contest. The winners were Dudeawesome1000 and Death Bringer. If you both could private message me on the forums you can collect your prize.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament

Mempf — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:08:49 +0000

Well the long awaited commentary video on our latest tournament, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is finally here and viewable by the masses.

Teclis, Biske, Nw Striker and Kaisuke join me as we watch and commentate on all the matches of the recent tournament. There are two parts to this, with the first part covering rounds 1 and 2 and the second part covering the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the finals of the tournament.

Download via Bittorrent

Part 1:

Part 2:

HPAW Status Report

Mempf — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:52:34 +0000

I think it is only fair to give you guys an update on the current status of HPAW.

At the start of September Teclis and I (Mempf) have started University, WorldGone Awry is completing another year of school here and Nw Striker is working full time.

Because of this and mainly for this month we may not be on schedule (don’t expect to much this month). We hope to get things up and running again by October when I can better balance school and my other activites such as HPAW. We will hopefully NOT be ending HPAW come 2009 which should make most of you very happy.

That said hopefully we will finish the SSBB tournament this weekend and film it within a week of that.

Thank you all for your understanding and continued support. And to Blitz there are no hard feelings from the HPAW cast.

Oh one last thing, entries for the About Us page will end this weekend so get them in ASAP (note: there may be multiple winners or partial winners and the final about us page will likely be a mega version of the best of the best.)

Sign Up Closed: Super Smash Bros Brawl Tournament

Mempf — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:04:33 +0000

UPDATE: Sign up is now closed, tournament will begin tomorrow in the afternoon.

Welcome to HPAW’s second official tournament featuring Super Smash Bros Brawl for the Nintendo Wii!

Tournament will be open to 32 people on a first come first serve basis. ~~Sign Up is now open so sign up now!~~

Matches will be 1 vs 1 and winner moves on.

The way this tournament is being done is all in order to combat lag and to make this as convenient for us all. Unlike most tournaments this one will take place over the course of a week, please read on for more information.

Tournament is open to all: US, Canada, UK, even Iceland. Just register for an account on our forums if you don’t have an account yet. If there is enough interest I may extend this tournament to 64 people.

HPAW August 7th: Bioshock

Mempf — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:32:06 +0000

We are back with one of the best games of last year Bioshock. We have a full cast and take a look at the middle of the game. Enjoy.

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HPAW July 25th 2008: Mario Kart Wii

Mempf — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:58:31 +0000

Surprise! That’s right we are back with our “third season” of HPAW. We kick it off with Mario Kart for the Wii a game we have been meaning to do for a while.

We have a full cast plus Kaisuke with new music and a new project.

The new project? My own personal blog for what ever I want to talk about. So if you want to check it out head over to http://mempf.com.

Happy Birthday!: MGS4

Mempf — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:22:52 +0000

Today is our second birthday and we originally had planned on filming the MGS4 marathon today; however, we have had to delay it to June 21st. More details will be coming later this week.

Oh and no cut scenes will not be skipped.

HPAW April 9th 2008: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Mempf — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:24:30 +0000

HPAW kicks off April with Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Yes we did a marathon but we felt we missed some things and wanted to revist the game. Enjoy.

UPDATE: HPAW March 26th 2008: Call of Duty 4

Mempf — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:19:36 +0000

UPDATE: To who ever got Rick Rolled by us, LOL!

The previously announced Call of Duty 4 multiplayer episode is here. Unfortunately Nw Striker was unavailable for this episode.

Happy Easter from HPAW UK:

HPAW February 20th 2008: skate.

Mempf — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:45:41 +0000

We are back for our newest episode of 2008 with Mempf, Nw Striker, Teclis and Black Light for EA’s skate. WorldGone Awry had to work so he was unable to attend the episode. News stories make their return with this episode as we talk about HD DVD’s death, GDC and future marathon plans. Also due to increased quality in the video the file size has increased (not sure if this is going to be the new standard or not yet).

Hope you enjoy it!

HPAW February 2nd 2008: Rock Band

Mempf — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:17:25 +0000

That’s right for the second time now we have broken our regular recording schedule and filmed an episode on a Saturday. The reason, Rock Band! Slayer brings his PS3 over and joins a full cast for the first episode of HPAW in 2008. Also remember that we have been able to fuse iPod and H.264 version into one which will work on all current generation iPods.

~~I am aware of the date issue on the intro screen, will be fixed soon.~~ Fixed, v2 released.

Coming soon on HPAW

Mempf — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:54:14 +0000

Sorry about the lack of new content lately we have been busy since Christmas. Originally we were planning on filming a Call of Duty 4 marathon between Christmas and New Years but due to complications we had to postpone it.

So hopefully in the next week or so we can get back on track film the Call of Duty 4 marathon and make some new episodes.

HPAW returning soon.

HPAW December 12th: Guitar Hero III

Mempf — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:05:08 +0000

This week HPAW brings you Guitar Hero III for the Xbox 360.

HPAW November 21st: Super Mario Galaxy

Mempf — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 05:59:05 +0000

With the upcoming Mass Effect marathon only days away we pull out the Wii and play another candidate for game of the year Super Mario Galaxy.

In other news the Zelda: Twilight Princess Marathon WMV versions will be removed in one week so if you want to download it now would be the time to do so.

E for All Floor Tours

Mempf — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:27:10 +0000

Finally we reach the end of our E for All coverage with two floor tours. One guided by Nw Striker and a full floor tour by Mempf.

I also would like to announce a change in our H.264 encoding. We have changed the resolution of the videos to make them look better in high motion. Please leave a comment if you notice a positive change.

Nw Striker’s Floor Walk:

Mempf’s Full Floor Tour:

Update: HPAW November 7th: Halo 3 Online

Mempf — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:24:56 +0000

We have updated all of our page urls to better reflect the page content. Please update your bookmarks.

Well here it is finally the long awaited Halo 3 Online Multi-player episode. AoNo BlueD joins the regular cast going online in Halo 3, we talk a bit about E for All and more.

Team AoNo’s Gamebattles Page

E for All Fatal1ty Room Call

Mempf — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:58:37 +0000

Nw Striker and I waste some time at the hotel by calling up Fatal1ty.

YHBT

E for All Fatal1ty Booth

Mempf — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:49:14 +0000

We are almost done with our E for All footage now but before we run out of content we have the Fatal1ty booth. We have gone past it in other videos but this is the first time we stop to focus on it.

I even take on Stermy, the second best Quake IV player in the world.

E for All HP Blackbird Interview

Mempf — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:28:16 +0000

This is for you PC gamers out there. I interview one of the people behind the new HP Bloackbird 002 Gaming PC which I must say is probably the best PC out there if you don’t want to custom build.

E for All Super Smash Bros Brawl

Mempf — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:53:45 +0000

HPAW films two matches of Super Smash Bros Brawl at the E for All expo in LA.

E for All MLG Halo 3 Training Camp

Mempf — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 07:14:23 +0000

On days two and three Nw Striker and I went to the MLG Halo 3 Training camp where we were taught how to play Halo 3 better by pros. Please note that these were my first and second serious games of Halo 3 ever.

E for All Major League Gaming: Final Boss Vs. 5K The Agency

Mempf — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 04:40:13 +0000

On day two after the MLG Training camp (more on that soon) we watched and recorded a match between Final Boss and 5K The Agency.

E for All Guitar Hero

Mempf — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:41:30 +0000

We stop by the Guitar Hero III section of Nintendo’s booth and get an interview with a Guitar Hero III developer from Activision. Then we head over to the main Guitar Hero stage and check out the crazy action going on over there.

Guitar Hero III Interview:

Crazy Guitar Hero Playing:

E for HPAW Part 3

Mempf — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:10:13 +0000

The final part in the E for HPAW videos in which we continue to take a look around E for All on the second and third day of the show.

Also there was to going to be an HPAW episode today but due to technical difficulties it has been moved to next Wednesday.

E for All Super Smash Bros Melee Tournament

Mempf — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:39:15 +0000

Over at the Play n Trade booth a Super Smash Bros Melee tournament was help and HPAW was there to capture T!mmy and T0mmy’s progress through the tournament

E for HPAW Part 2

Mempf — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:38:48 +0000

Part 2 in our series of E for HPAW videos we take a look around day one of the E for All Expo.

Day One:

E for HPAW Part 1

Mempf — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:06:29 +0000

Well its going to be a little crazy around here with all the videos going up all over the place but inside it all we will still be having our E for All quasi-documentary E for HPAW.

So without further adieu here is Part 1-The Pre-Trip:

HPAW October 17th: Portal

Mempf — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:40:39 +0000

The day before Nw Striker and I go to E 4 All we got together with WorldGone Awry, Teclis and Kaisuke to show the awesome puzzle game Portal.

HPAW October 17th Teaser

Mempf — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:22:05 +0000

The Secret Revealed: Halo 3 Quest

Mempf — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:39:03 +0000

I announced this video during HPAW and mentioned it in my last post.

Join Mempf, WorldGone Awry, Nw Striker, BlueD. JoKeRRR, Nick and FSR Ghost as we go to pick up Halo 3 at the midnight launch.

Update: New Site Theme

Mempf — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:02:23 +0000

Update: I have changed the site to a new theme again so the poll will be reset and comments deleted so if you please comment on this new look.

Well its been a long time and I think HPAW needs a new look.

I have changed the theme to a much newer better made theme (and in my opinion nicer looking)

With this theme only the newest post is shown in its entirety so to view older posts you now need to click on them.

As HPAW is a community you get your say so please vote on whether you like this theme or the old one better.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Also there is a secret video project currently in development and should be ready for next week.

Update: HPAW Store Open!

Mempf — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:53:28 +0000

UPDATE: We have added a second shirt to the shop.

Well it’s about time right?

Today I received my sample shirt and I am very pleased with it.

The HPAW Store can be found HERE

At the moment we only have one item but hopefully soon that will change.

I would like to thank Annihilate3 for the creation of the shirt image.

So go and buy those shirts!

Here are some sample pictures of what the shirt will actually look like (well the black one at least):

HPAW September 19th: MoH: Airborne

Mempf — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:45:32 +0000

Screw closing down HPAW, there is no time for that since we have Medal of Honor: Airborne on Xbox 360 with a full cast and new guest. Watch to find out who!

HPAW Canceled this week

Mempf — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:58:26 +0000

Due to technical difficulties and cast scheduling issues HPAW this week has been canceled and will be filmed next week instead.

Metroid Prime 2 Mania

Mempf — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 08:43:39 +0000

I have decided to start the second game but not finish it as I had Metroid on my mind waiting for Metroid Prime 3.

Unlike the Metroid Prime Mania there will be much less footage due to the lack of time before Metroid Prime 3.

Part 1:

Part 2:

This marathon was never completed and never will be.

Metroid Mania

Mempf — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:16:17 +0000

With 10 days until the release of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption I have been getting the urge to play a lot of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2.

Would you guys want me to do a lot of footage on those games in anticipation of Metroid Prime 3?

Please note it would likely just be me playing and talking about the game although who knows there could be some surprises along the way.

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

HPAW August 15th: Bioshock Demo

Mempf — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:28:50 +0000

Here we are in the middle of August with a brand new demo with an upcoming Xbox 360 game.

Full cast join us this week as we go down into Rapture. Also in the show this week we have the final boss fight of Metroid Prime in anticipation of the Metroid Prime 3: Corruption marathon.

HPAW August 1st: Mario Strikers: Charged

Mempf — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:34:12 +0000

Well here we are in August with a brand new Wii game. Once again WorldGone Awry did not show up and Nw Striker is on vacation.

However we have returning guest Kaisuke and new guest Black Light.

HPAW July 18th: Rainbow Six: Vegas

Mempf — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:51:33 +0000

Well it has been three weeks since the last episode but here we are back again with Rainbow Six: Vegas and our thoughts about this years E3.

WorldGone Awry choose not to join us but we had guests Slayer and sort of Kaisuke.

HPAW June 27th: Shadowrun

Mempf — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:03:01 +0000

Well here we are at the end of June and although we lack Nw Striker we have a great time playing Counter-Strike with magic AKA Shadowrun for the Xbox 360.

A Day in the Life of Nw Striker

Mempf — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:00:06 +0000

Well we are officially one year old now and it is time to party (oh wait we did that last week….) Well since the partying is over it is time for presents, so here it is A Day In The Life Of Nw Striker, the hidden project we have been working on for the last few weeks.

HPAW June 6th: Mario Party 8

Mempf — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:08:45 +0000

Well it has been a full year of HPAW now and it’s time we had a party, a Mario Party. We have the full cast along with the first ever HPAW guest, thewest17 for our one year, two hour anniversary spectacular. Also included in this episode is a montage of the first year of HPAW which I hope you all enjoy.

HPAW May 23rd: Halo 3 Beta

Mempf — Thu, 24 May 2007 05:02:49 +0000

Well I hope you all guessed it but here it is Halo 3 Beta for the Xbox 360. We have Team AoNo as guests which consists of BlueD and JokeRRR.

HPAW May 9th: Virtual Console Special

Mempf — Thu, 10 May 2007 10:09:54 +0000

In this May episode of HPAW we take a look at the Wii’s Virtual Console feature as we play Super Mario Bros., Bomberman ’93 and Star Fox 64. Joining us is guest Kaisuke.

HPAW Today; Marathon almost complete

Mempf — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:07:47 +0000

Well its May 9th which is a Wednesday which means HPAW today.

Todays HPAW episode will be our Virtual Console Special. What is that you ask? Watch and find out when it is released later today/tomorrow depending on your time zone.

Also Part 11 of the Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles Marathon is now up and this is the second to last part with the final part being released tomorrow.

HPAW April 25th: GRAW2

Mempf — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:04:55 +0000

Well some of you were able to guess write the delayed GRAW2 episode is now available to view by all. Also HPAW UK is introduced so look below this post to see it.

P.S. Make sure you watch the credits this time.

A moment of your time (HPAW Survey)

Mempf — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:00:30 +0000

Hello HPAW members,

This is Mempf of HPAW requesting a moment of your time for a very brief survey. Participating in this survey will potentially improve HPAW in the long run and will be greatly appreciated by the HPAW cast and crew.

Now, moving on to the survey:

When did you join HPAW and how did you find it?

Has watching HPAW ever influenced you to buy a game?

Please email the results of this survey to survey@hpaw.net

Thank you for your time
Mempf
HPAW Administrator

HPAW April 11th: Super Paper Mario

Mempf — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 05:41:05 +0000

Here is the first HPAW of April and we have guests Dark Elf and Remy (ar4wy) while I take you through both the 2d and 3d worlds of Super Paper Mario.

HPAW October 11th 2006: FEAR Extraction Point

Mempf — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:27:46 +0000

In this episode of HPAW we have the core cast and we play the FEAR Extraction Point demo for the PC and of course Striker gets the crap scared out of him.

Also please note this is the final classic HPAW episode which makes our Gamespot video repository redundant, yay! Also the Oblivion Marathon remake will be started now so look for it in the coming days.

HPAW October 4th 2006: Saint’s Row

Mempf — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:42:21 +0000

In this episode of HPAW WorldGone Awry brings us to the Row in this full cast episode of HPAW.

HPAW September 27th 2006: Star Wars Battlefront II

Mempf — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:35:34 +0000

In this episode of HPAW we are once again missing WorldGone Awry however we have a special guest from the UK, Dante the Jedi on as our resident Star Wars expert.

HPAW September 13th 2006: Lego Star Wars II

Mempf — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 20:10:48 +0000

In this episode of HPAW WorldGone Awry is created and we have guests: Dark Elf, Kaisuke, Default and thewest17. Although Nw Striker was sick for this episode we still had a great time player Lego Star wars II: The Original Trilogy.

HPAW September 6th 2006: Forza

Mempf — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:49:38 +0000

This episode of HPAW is dedicated to Steve Irwin. The main cast drive around “peacefully” in Forza Motorsport for the Xbox.

HPAW August 30th 2006: Just Cause/Halo

Mempf — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:05:37 +0000

This is the first episode of HPAW in which we ever used two games. It was originally split into two parts but not anymore. In this episode we are joined by Nw Strikers little brother, Riot Russ and we play Just Cause and Halo.

HPAW August 23rd 2006: Soul Caliber III

Mempf — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:11:56 +0000

In this episode of HPAW Kaisuke joins us as we beat up each other in Soul Caliber III for the PS2.

Unofficial HPAW April 1st: Supreme Commander

Mempf — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 01:50:11 +0000

Dante the Jedi and I have been hard at work on this so we hope you enjoy it.

Oh and we pwned you all!

HPAW August 16th 2006: Dead Rising

Mempf — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 12:16:50 +0000

Trapped in a mall for 72 hours with zombies it’s HPAW! WorldGone Awry was mysteriously missing for this episode so we brought in Kaisuke to fill his place and to kill some zombies.

HPAW August 9th 2006: Chromehounds

Mempf — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:05:19 +0000

This was the first episode in which Teclis was a cast member. Other then that we talk about some news and play Chromehounds for the Xbox 360.

HPAW March 28th: Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike

Mempf — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:03:34 +0000

In this episode of HPAW we talk about the Xbox 360 Elite and the Wii and PS3′s future while we sit back and fight in the great ice age of 2142. This HPAW features Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike.

Full Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike Promotional Video

HPAW Delays

Dante the Jedi — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:42:49 +0000

Well this is just to let you know that HPAW this week been a little late as “good people” Cirtex Hosting are fucking up.

Mempf is working on getting the HPAW up as soon as he can.

UPDATE: I am currently trying to get the entire site moved to a different server so everyone please bare with us.

HPAW August 1st 2006: Fable

Mempf — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:45:02 +0000

This was a sad episode of HPAW because it happened just after the death of the legendary e3. We talk about it and play one of the great games for the Xbox, Fable.

HPAW July 26th 2006: Battlefield 2

Mempf — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:59:41 +0000

This was our first episode without WorldGone Awry/MsgtBush and it showed how important he is to the show. This was also our first PC game so we had some small issues with the video capture. Never the less it was a good HPAW with a great PC game.

HPAW July 12th 2006: Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater

Mempf — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 03:44:59 +0000

This was the start of all the MGS3 references and drew WorldGone Awry slightly away from Sam Fisher. Full cast and a great game.

HPAW July 5th 2006: Super Smash Bros. Melee

Mempf — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 00:15:35 +0000

This is one of the best HPAWs made or so many viewers say. I always knew that Super Smash Bros. was a game best shown with lots of people so we had lots of guests: Kaisuke, Teclis, Dark Elf and over skype, Ar4wy (Remy).

HPAW June 28th 2006: Metroid Prime Hunters

Mempf — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:05:16 +0000

This was the first and currently only HPAW episode made about a Nintendo DS game and that game was Metroid Prime Hunters. We also had two guests Kaisuke and Teclis and Teclis went on to become a cast member.

HPAW June 21st 2006: Fight Night Round 3

Mempf — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:36:25 +0000

This is the second episode of HPAW which featured Fight Night Round 3 for the Xbox 360 and had special guest thewest17.

HPAW June 14th 2006: Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion

Mempf — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:53:14 +0000

This was the first ever HPAW episode filmed back in June of 2006 and before we even had the HPAW name. WorldGone Awry was also known as MsgtBush at this time. In the second half of this episode we play Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Xbox 360.

Old Videos made new

Mempf — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:09:28 +0000

A topic in the forums has inspired me to re-upload all older HPAW episodes that were hosted only on Gamespot.

I am starting with finishing uploading the Kingdom Hearts 2 Marathon (I only uploaded up to part 26 before).

Then after that I will begin to upload the HPAW episodes from Gamespot to Google. There will not be WMV or iPod versions for these videos.

Please note I do not have copies of the previous marathons other than the Kingdom Hearts 2 one so please don’t ask.

Look forward to the posting of these soon.

Email Problems Fixed

Mempf — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:03:49 +0000

I have been working on fixing the email verification problems people have been having with but not limited to hotmail email addresses.

If ANYONE still has issues receiving emails from this site or the forums please let me know by leaving a comment on this post or contacting me via my email addess: “admin at hpaw.net” (You will have to piece it together)

Also if anyone can just test out the fix by requesting a new password and then post the results in a comment here, it would be very helpful.

If you were previously effected by this and need an account deleted so you can remake it properly please contact “admin at hpaw.net”

HPAW 07-03-14 SSX: Blur

Mempf — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:12:20 +0000

Here it is guys, SSX: Blur for the Wii and a second game later on but you will have to watch to find out.

HPAW Today and Logo Contest Winners

Mempf — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:45:48 +0000

Today at the regular time we will be filming an HPAW episode on SSX: Blur for the Wii.

We will have guests Kaisuke and Dark Elf on the show as well as the regular cast.

Also we have picked the winners of the logo contest and they are JoshX291 and Annihilate3.

Here are their entries:

JoshX291:

Annihilate3:

JoshX291′s entry is already the new forum logo but we will try to find places for both winners images.

Thank you all for entering and see you on HPAW.

HPAW February 28th: Crackdown

Mempf — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:14:06 +0000

Well here it is guys the last HPAW of February. We have our Halo 2 tournament winners, Team AoNo as guests and we play Crackdown for the Xbox 360. We hope you enjoy it.

You wanted it, you got it: HPAW Forum

Mempf — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:03:25 +0000

Thats right everyone the winner of this weeks poll is a forum and that is exactly what you guys get. The chatbox will remain but it would be better if that was used for social talk and well chating only while everyone thing else gets moved to the HPAW forum.

Please feel free to head there right now as it is located at http://hpaw.net/forum but please note it is still slightly under construction but for the most part it is done. A more permanent link to the forums is located under the HPAW category on on side bar.

In other news there will be a HPAW episode today in which will be be showing Crackdown.

Halo 2 Tournament Video

Mempf — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:57:25 +0000

Here is the video of all the matches in the Halo 2 Tournament with Mempf and Nw Striker commentating.

Halo 2 Tournament Winners: AoNo

Mempf — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:31:35 +0000

I would like to congratulate team Always Outnumbered, Never Outguned on winning the Halo 2 Tournament.

They had a very close final round with team EC FTW which went on for several matches.

You can visit AoNo at their website.

I will be posted a video with the highlights in the coming few days.

I would like to thank everyone who participated on a very good tournament.

Halo 2 Tournament: Extremly Important Information

Mempf — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:17:14 +0000

This a reminder of the upcoming Halo 2 tournament hosted by HPAW tomorrow Saturday February 10th.

The starting time is 10:30AM PST (if you need to know what that is in your local time zone please use Google to find out).

It is required that all participants have their Xboxs on and ready to accept game invites from “Ellite Striker” (please add him to your friends list if you have not done so yet).
If possible it would be advised that you also come to the HPAW homepage as the live chat will be used for tournament announcements such as whose match is up but if this is not possible just be on Xbox live ready to go.

Pleas note that if “Ellite Striker” does not get a friend request before the tournament starts he will send one to you so please accept it if you failed to add him.

Please be aware if we have all 9 teams show up there will be a free for all match with ONE person from each team. The person that scores the lowest will have his team eliminated.

THE FOLLOWING IS VERY IMPORTANT!!!!!

At least 15 min before 10:30AM PST please email me at mempf.com@gmail.com saying whether or not your team is ready!!!! If you do not do this it will be assumed you are forfeiting the match however we will still try to invite you to your match anyway but there will be little tolerance at that point so PLEASE email me conforming your team is coming.

HPAW February 7th: Call of Duty 3

Mempf — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:42:09 +0000

Well here it is the first HPAW episode of February and we play Super Mario World and Call of Duty 3 on the Wii.

Remember to add “Ellite Striker” to your Xbox Live friends list if you are in the tournament.

Important Halo 2 Tournament Information

Mempf — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:06:31 +0000

The final bracket has now been posted so please check it so find out what teams will be fighting which teams in round one.

Here is the important information that ALL combatants must read:

EVERYONE MUST ADD “Ellite Striker” TO THEIR FRIENDS LISTS
This is because on February 10th (tournament day) Nw Striker AKA Ellite Striker will be inviting people into games.

Basically everyone participating will come on February 10th at 10:30AM to this site with their Xboxs ON and ready to accept an invite into your Halo 2 match. Matches will be handled one at a time so people further down on the bracket will have a later match. The site chat box will be restricted to tournament chat ONLY during the tournament.

If you have any questions please leave a comment and we will answer it when we can.

The Secret Revealed: HPAW Documentary

Mempf — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:12:11 +0000

Well here it is, multiple days in the making and kept secret from you all is the first ever making of HPAW documentary.

We cover everything we do to make HPAW: before HPAW, during HPAW and after HPAW. I hope you all enjoy it as we all (mainly Dark Elf and I) worked very hard on it.

Make sure you watch it to the last second!

HPAW Returns Part 2

Mempf — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:39:02 +0000

Here is part 2 of the Return of HPAW episode. It features Wario Ware Smooth Moves for the Wii.

Remember about the surprise but it is going to take me longer than I first thought so expect it in the coming days. Trust me though, the wait is worth it.

HPAW Returns Part 1

Mempf — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:13:53 +0000

Well we are back and we brought three games to show off: Mario Kart 64, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz and Wario Ware: Smooth Moves.

This is a two part episode and remember there is still a surprise to come in the next day or so.

We Lied to you all, Return of HPAW Jan. 30th

Mempf — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:00:19 +0000

Thats right everybody the return of HPAW is not in February but this month in a matter of only a few days. Look forward to it! Also there will be a surprise coming soon after that. What is it? Well I did say it’s a surprise now didn’t I?

Halo 2 Tournament: Sign-Ups Now Open!!!

Mempf — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:16:47 +0000

For the first time ever HPAW will be hosting a tournament. The first tournament will be Halo 2. This tournament will be open to everyone including family and friends of you the viewers.

The Halo 2 tournament will have many teams of 2, no more no less. Which means you will need a partner to play with you. It will be an elimination tournament so if you lose once your out.

When:
-Saturday February 10th.
-10:30AM PST
-Please have at least 3 hours to spend in the tournament. (Unless you get eliminated)

Official Rules:
-No super jumps.
-No hacking/cheating.
-No referee killing. (Referee will be in a yellow suit.)
-Games will be 15 min maximum.
-Game will be first to 25 kills or whatever team has the most points when time expires.
-In the result of a tie the winner will be determined by a match to 10 kills.
-Game type will be Team Slayer with human weapons on the map.

Failure to comply with these rules will result in immediate disqualification.

To sign-up please go to the below link and follow the directions CAREFULLY:
Official Sign-Up Page

Sign-ups will close on Saturday February 3rd and a final bracket will be released soon after.

THE ONLY COMMENTS ON THIS POST WILL BE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT.

Most of the tournament will be filmed and commentated on by Nw Striker and Mempf.

All details of this tournament are subject to change without notice.

Digg it!

Unofficial HPAW: January 17th

Mempf — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 05:22:18 +0000

Well here it is people, the final unofficial HPAW before we return for real in February.

I hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.

The Last Unoffical HPAW: Today

Mempf — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:27:12 +0000

Today is the recording of the final unofficial HPAW before HPAW returns in February.

The content of the Unofficial HPAW will not be disclosed until the episode goes up; however, if you think about it, it shouldn’t be very hard to figure out what it might be.

See you then!

Unofficial HPAW: January 2nd

Mempf — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:17:15 +0000

This is the last unofficial HPAW before the Gears of War marathon so Dante the Jedi and Mempf give you a preview of what to expect.

This also marks the first episode in which we are iTunes/iPod compliant. That’s right now you can watch HPAW on your video iPod and automatically download new episodes using iTunes.

To add HPAW to your iTunes podcast lists click HERE

Or can search HPAW right into iTunes.

Finally the poll to decide split screen or not:

{democracy:3}

Poll: Favorite HPAW Staff Member

Mempf — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 03:54:14 +0000

{democracy:2}

Unofficial HPAW: December 29th

Mempf — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:58:41 +0000

Hey guys,

Here is a brand new unofficial HPAW featuring myself and Dante the Jedi.

We take a look at Bomberman ’93, give a small preview to the Gears of War marathon and show a lot of Trama Center: Second Opinion.

Unofficial HPAW: December 20th Up!

Mempf — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:00:16 +0000

This week on HPAW I mean not HPAW…

Anyway we show the new Forecast Channel and some Virtual Console stuff on the Wii.

Also we show the new Halo documentary and one more thing (which happens to be the bulk of the episode) but you will need to watch it to find out.

H.P.A.W. 06-12-13 Released!

Mempf — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:20:37 +0000

Please enjoy the final episode of HPAW until February.

This week we feature Resistance: Fall of Man.

Click HERE to go to the video.

Resistance Fall of Man Set for Today

Mempf — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:48:52 +0000

For HPAW today we have Resistance.

Here is some PS3 proof:

UPDATE3: High-Quality Versions Up!

Mempf — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:03:56 +0000

Our deal with AggravatedGamers unexpectedly ended early and as a result all videos they hosted are now deleted. I have not yet had a chance to upload the videos to our new servers. That should happen later today.

~~At this time the problems are:~~
~~-All High-Quality versions are down except latest HPAW.~~
~~-All Zelda Marathon Lost Parts are unwatchable as they have no Google Video mirror yet.~~

~~Sorry for any inconvenience this causes.~~

UPDATE: New server now started to stabilize out so soon the rest of the videos will return and the site will once again return to normal.

UPDATE2: The only videos now missing are some of the Zelda Marathon parts. They are constantly being uploaded and all will be available shortly.

UPDATE3: All videos should now be up and running. If you have any problems with a video please report it as there could be a problem on our end.

HPAW 06-12-06 up! Important info inside.

Mempf — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:24:28 +0000

Hey guys the first December edition of HPAW is now watchable and please do watch it as it contains some very important information.

HPAW 06-11-29 Up!

Mempf — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:52:03 +0000

This weeks HPAW is up and ready for viewing!

Enjoy this episode and remember more Zelda marathon to come!

HPAW Wii Special Part 2 up!

Mempf — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 05:15:52 +0000

Go check it out guys, it’s on the same page as part 1.

H.P.A.W. 06-11-22 Part 1 Up!

Mempf — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:46:42 +0000

So everyone please check out some Wii and Wii sports! Just click on the link in the sidebar.

Also I am proud to announce that Wii footage will be captured and brought to you in widescreen!

Enjoy part 1; part 2 coming soon!

WiiQuest (WAGAW) Part 4

Mempf — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:47:03 +0000

More Mii’s and Wii sports.

This is the final part of Wii Quest, I hoped you enjoyed it.

High-Quality Version:

WiiQuest (WAGAW) Part 3

Mempf — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 05:52:27 +0000

Hey guys, here is part 3, unboxing, setup and Mii creation.

High-Quality Version:

WiiQuest (WAGAW) Part 2

Mempf — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:37:13 +0000

Alright guys here is part 2, our trip to the mall.

High-Quality Version:

WiiQuest (WAGAW) Part 1

Mempf — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:09:32 +0000

Hey guys I was able to get part 1 of our small documentary edited and up for now. Expect part two within 24 hours.

High-Quality Version:

Wii Video going to take time

Mempf — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:00:05 +0000

The editing of this is going to take some time.

Also anyone who calls me on skype without a specific reason will be blocked and banned from HPAW forever.

HPAW Public Chat #2: Wii Chat

Mempf — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:54:24 +0000

All right guys, the next public chat will take place some time later in the day on the 19th.

The focus of the chat will be the Wii and I will be taking and answering your guys questions about it.

So get a mic (preferably a headset) if you don’t have one and if you don’t have one well then come anyway as you can use the text based chat to ask your questions.

Check back in the next day and on Wii day for more details including instructions on how to join the chat and when the exact time will be.

H.P.A.W. 06-11-15 up and ready to watch!

Mempf — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:20:40 +0000

Hope you all enjoy this somewhat “filler” episode as we count down the final days to the Wii!

Oh and WorldGone Awry did show up.

HPAW Public Chat #1

Mempf — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:19:46 +0000

This has now concluded.

Thanks to all you participated.

HPAW Skype Chat

Mempf — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 05:56:17 +0000

Hey guys, I have just been testing out the Skype 3.0 Beta and in it it has a cool public chat room feature called SkypeCast.

What I want to do is have a public discussion with you guys.

If you guys think this is a good idea please comment on this with your opinions.

Get Skype 3.0 Beta

HPAW 06.11.08 and Splinter Cell Delays

Mempf — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:52:27 +0000

Due to a problem I am having with the Google video uploader.

(Due to the overwhelming interest in Google video upload, we are unable to accept your files. Please try again in a few minutes. Thank you)

Until this is resolved the Google video version of HPAW 06.11.08 and the last two parts of the Splinter Cell marathon will be put on hold.

Please check back here often for updates and remember HPAW high-quality is up.

H.P.A.W. Nov. 18th Wind Waker Up!

Mempf — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 06:11:25 +0000

Go ahead and check it out! Link is on the sidebar.

At this time however the Google video version is not up because Google is having some sort of complication on their end. Remember though the version that is up is of higher quality and up for download not just stream.

In other news the final two parts to the Splinter Cell Double Agent Marathon should go up over night so check back in the morning or if your like me in the middle of the night.

Enjoy!

News on HPAW

Mempf — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:10:48 +0000

Lets get straight to business.

1. HPAW today will feature The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.
2. This will be the first HPAW made available in higher quality and easy download.

Number two is brought to you and me by AggravatedGamers.com as they have expressed interest in HPAW and have offered me hosting.

They also have a good podcast so please check it out.

Below I have attached a sample video for what to expect from the downloadable version of HPAW. It is Splinter Cell Marathon Part 5. At the moment you can either stream or download the high quality version however you can not seek via the streamed version so if you need that please either watch the google version or download HPAW.

High-quality version brought to you by AggravatedGamers.com

HPAW Update and Marathon news

Mempf — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:31:45 +0000

Tomorrow’s HPAW will feature The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker.

Also sorry about the delays with part 7 and 8 of the Splinter Cell marathon. part 7 is now live and watchable and part 8 is being uploaded now.

Youtube or Google Video

Mempf — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 10:49:34 +0000

Hey guys,

I am reconsidering my choice of using youtube as our primary video host.

It has come to my attention that videos hosted on youtube are lower quality than the ones on gamespot. I do not however want to use gamespot as our primary host. I am thinking of using google video for the following reasons.

1. Video quality although lower than gamespot is much better than youtube.
2. You can fast forward to any part in the video without it being loaded first. (I love this)
3. It’s google so they are not going anywhere (reliability)
4. Has the power of the google search engine to help find videos.
5. If you click on the go to google video link on the embedded video you can watch it in full screen and rate the video. (Please rate it)

UPDATE: I have uploaded all the videos since we started using youtube to google and replaced all the embedded videos on this site so please take a look at the new google video player and remember you can jump to any part of the video now.

H.P.A.W. 06-11-01 Released

Mempf — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:55:34 +0000

Click HERE to go to the page.

In other news we unofficially won the semi-finals in the BF2142 tournament. However the opposing team said we had cheated and now the game in under review of the admins.

Note: We did not cheat.

Enjoy

H.P.A.W. 06-11-01 (Will be late)

Mempf — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:08:39 +0000

Today we will be filming our first November episode. We will feature guest Dark Elf and Prince of Persia: Two Thrones.

Note that editing and publishing will not be done until after my tournament match so expect delays in the episode being watchable.

H.P.A.W. 06-10-25 Up!

Mempf — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:17:43 +0000

We finished ahead of time editing took less time than normal and thanks to youtube the video went up fast.

So enjoy the weeks HPAW

H.P.A.W. 06-10-18

Mempf — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:14:18 +0000

It’s out!

Click HERE to go to the page.