Nintendo Power was a video game news and strategy magazine from Nintendo of America , first published in July/August 1988 as Nintendo's official print magazine for North America. The magazine's publication was initially done monthly by Nintendo of America, then independently, and in December 2007 contracted to Future US , the American subsidiary of British publisher Future plc . Its 24-year production run is one of the longest of all video game magazines in the United States and Canada.
100-460: On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it would not be renewing its licensing agreement with Future Publishing, and that Nintendo Power would cease publication in December. The final issue, volume 285, was released on December 11, 2012. On December 20, 2017, a podcast version of Nintendo Power was launched, which ran until 2023. It was hosted by Chris Slate, the former Editor-in-Chief of
200-1036: A mohican style similar to that of Mr. T. Then Mr. T won the boxing match in Round 4 by disqualification after Piper attacked the referee and bodyslammed Mr. T. He returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987 as well as a special referee enforcer confronting such stars as The Honky Tonk Man and then afterwards the WWF decided to stop using Mr. T. On July 21, 1989, Mr. T. made an appearance in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), seconding Kerry Von Erich . Five years later, Mr. T reappeared in WCW , first appearing in Hulk Hogan's corner for his WCW world title match against Ric Flair at Bash at
300-565: A "scripted podcast" or "audio drama") is similar to a radio drama , but in podcast form. They deliver a fictional story, usually told over multiple episodes and seasons, using multiple voice actors, dialogue, sound effects , and music to enrich the story. Fiction podcasts have attracted a number of well-known actors as voice talents, including Demi Moore and Matthew McConaughey as well as from content producers like Netflix , Spotify , Marvel Comics , and DC Comics . Unlike other genres, downloads of fiction podcasts increased by 19% early in
400-405: A 4-inch (10 cm) wooden door. For the first event, Tureaud came in third place. For the end, two finalists squared off in a boxing ring for a two-minute round to declare the champion. Making it to the ring as a finalist, he had as his opponent a 280-pound (130 kg) Honolulu bouncer named Tutefano Tufi. Within twenty seconds "Mr. T" gave the six foot five competitor a bloody nose, and later
500-564: A PC or MP3 player. The service was available for about a year until i2Go's demise in 2001. In October 2000, the concept of attaching sound and video files in RSS feeds was proposed in a draft by Tristan Louis . The idea was implemented by Dave Winer , a software developer and an author of the RSS format. In August 2004, Adam Curry launched his show Daily Source Code , focused on chronicling his everyday life, delivering news, and discussions about
600-537: A bartender in the video for " Pass the Courvoisier, Part II " by Busta Rhymes featuring Sean Combs and Pharrell Williams . In the 2009 animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , Mr. T provided the voice for Officer Earl Devereaux, the town's athletic cop who loves his son very much. Mr. T was offered a cameo appearance in the film adaptation of The A-Team , but decided to turn it down, whereas Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict both made cameos in
700-455: A black man have to do before he's given respect as a man?" So when I was 18 years old, when I was old enough to fight and die for my country, old enough to drink, old enough to vote, I said I was old enough to be called a man. I self-ordained myself Mr. T, so the first word out of everybody's mouth is "Mr." Tureaud attended Dunbar Vocational High School , where he played football , wrestled, and studied martial arts . While at Dunbar he became
800-441: A bloody mouth. He won the match and thus the competition. The second competition was aired under the new name "Games People Play" on NBC-TV. When interviewed by Bryant Gumbel before the final boxing match, Mr T. said, "I just feel sorry for the guy who I have to box. I just feel real sorry for him." This fight was scheduled to last three rounds, but Mr. T finished it in less than 54 seconds. The line, "I don't hate him but... I pity
900-570: A bouncer, he was in over 200 fights and was sued a number of times, but won each case. He eventually parlayed his job as a bouncer into a career as a bodyguard that lasted almost ten years. As his reputation grew, he was contracted to guard, among others, clothes designers, models, judges, politicians, athletes and millionaires. His clients included celebrities Steve McQueen , Michael Jackson , LeVar Burton , and Diana Ross , and boxers Muhammad Ali , Joe Frazier , and Leon Spinks . With his reputation as "Mr. T", Tureaud attracted strange offers and
1000-410: A cameo appearance in those conditions was disrespectful. Starting in 2011, Mr. T presented a clip show on BBC Three named World's Craziest Fools . The show featured stories such as botched bank robberies and inept insurance fraudsters alongside fail videos . In 2015, it was announced that Mr. T would star in a do it yourself home improvement TV show, with interior designer Tiffany Brooks, on
1100-579: A central list of the files on a server as a web feed that one can access through the Internet . The listener or viewer uses special client application software on a computer or media player, known as a podcast client , which accesses this web feed, checks it for updates, and downloads any new files in the series. This process can be automated to download new files automatically, so it may seem to listeners as though podcasters broadcast or " push " new episodes to them. Podcast files can be stored locally on
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#17327901765381200-433: A community forum dedicated to discussing the show's content. The cost to the consumer is low, and many podcasts are free to download. Some podcasts are underwritten by corporations or sponsored, with the inclusion of commercial advertisements . In other cases, a podcast could be a business venture supported by some combination of a paid subscription model , advertising or product delivered after sale. Because podcast content
1300-632: A default character name such as in To the Earth . The original NES release of Dragon Warrior references both Howard and Nester through character dialog, however this was removed in the later Game Boy Color version. He is mentioned in one line of dialogue in the game StarTropics . A DLC microgame in WarioWare D.I.Y. created by Nintendo Power called Funky Boxing (a loose reference to Nester's Funky Bowling ) does not have any apparent references to
1400-686: A family with twelve children. He and his four sisters and seven brothers grew up in a three-room apartment in the Robert Taylor Homes . His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, was a minister . After his father left when he was five, he shortened his name to Lawrence Tero. In 1970, he legally changed his last name to T. His new name, Mr. T, was based upon his childhood impressions regarding the lack of respect from white people for his family: I think about my father being called " boy ", my uncle being called "boy", my brother, coming back from Vietnam and being called "boy". So I questioned myself: "What does
1500-428: A free podcast version of their book as a form of promotion. On occasion such novelists have secured publishing contracts to have their novels printed. Podcast novelists have commented that podcasting their novels lets them build audiences even if they cannot get a publisher to buy their books. These audiences then make it easier to secure a printing deal with a publisher at a later date. These podcast novelists also claim
1600-627: A live audience. Ticket sales allow the podcasters an additional way of monetizing. Some podcasts create specific live shows to tour which are not necessarily included on the podcast feed. Events including the London Podcast Festival, SF Sketchfest and others regularly give a platform for podcasters to perform live to audiences. Podcast episodes are widely stored and encoded in the mp3 digital audio format and then hosted on dedicated or shared webserver space. Syndication of podcasts' episodes across various websites and platforms
1700-420: A microphone, and a USB audio interface is needed to mix them together. If the podcast includes video, then a separate webcam might be needed, and additional lighting. Mr. T Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud ; May 21, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series The A-Team and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film Rocky III . He
1800-400: A new incentive promotional offer that involved the registration of three Nintendo (or Nintendo affiliated) products through Nintendo.com to receive a free three issue trial subscription to Nintendo Power . Later, the magazine changed its focus from game strategies and cheat codes to mainly news, previews, and articles on upcoming games. On September 19, 2007, Nintendo officially announced that
1900-542: A podcast in the last month. 12.5% of the UK population had listened to a podcast in the last week and 22% of the United States population listens to at least one podcast weekly. The form is also acclaimed for its low overhead for a creator to start and maintain their show, merely requiring a microphone, a computer or mobile device, and associated software to edit and upload the final product. Some form of acoustic quieting
2000-498: A podcast, using the original logo design. The magazine was founded by Gail Tilden with support from Nintendo's first Fun Club "President" Howard Phillips , himself an avid gamer. While the Fun Club News focused solely on games made in-house by Nintendo, Nintendo Power was created to allow for reviews of games produced by those licensed by Nintendo, such as Konami , Capcom , and the like. Nintendo Power ' s mascot in
2100-430: A recurring skit by Eddie Murphy called "Mr. Robinson Neighborhood" (making a reference to one of his lines in the movie : "Hello boys and girls. The new word for today... is PAIN."). On January 19, 1985, he introduced Rich Little at the nationally televised 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala, the day before the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan . In 1988, after the cancellation of The A-Team , Mr. T starred in
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#17327901765382200-618: A supplement to audio; popularised in recent years by video platform YouTube . A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism . Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcripts, additional resources, commentary, and occasionally
2300-602: A very short Metroid Prime comic, and another story based on the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games translated from the original Japanese version. Nintendo Power produced a series of strategy magazines called Official Guides from Nintendo Power , beginning with The Official Nintendo Player's Guide . After Nintendo Power switched from a bi-monthly magazine to a monthly magazine in May 1990, some issues were positioned as strategy guides for single games replacing
2400-443: A website, blog, or other syndication method. Episodes can be released on a regular schedule, e.g., once a week, or irregularly as each episode is completed. In the same manner as audiobooks, some podcast novels are elaborately narrated with sound effects and separate voice actors for each character, similar to a radio play or scripted podcast, but many have a single narrator and few or no sound effects. Some podcast novelists give away
2500-486: Is a portmanteau of " iPod " and " broadcast ". The earliest use of "podcasting" was traced to The Guardian columnist and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley , who coined it in early February 2004 while writing an article for The Guardian newspaper. The term was first used in the audioblogging community in September 2004, when Danny Gregoire introduced it in a message to the iPodder-dev mailing list, from where it
2600-623: Is also known for his distinctive hairstyle inspired by Mandinka warriors in West Africa, his copious gold jewelry, his tough-guy persona and his catchphrase "I pity the fool!", first uttered as Clubber Lang in Rocky III , then turned into a trademark used in slogans or titles, like the reality show I Pity the Fool in 2006. Tureaud was born in Chicago , Illinois , the youngest son in
2700-481: Is also often utilised. Between February March 10 and 25, 2005, Shae Spencer Management, LLC of Fairport, New York filed a trademark application to register the term "podcast" for an "online pre-recorded radio program over the internet". On September 9, 2005, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected the application, citing Misplaced Pages 's podcast entry as describing the history of
2800-451: Is based on RSS feeds, an XML -formatted file citing information about the episode and the podcast itself. The most basic equipment for a podcast is a computer and a microphone . It is helpful to have a sound-proof room and headphones . The computer should have a recording or streaming application installed. Typical microphones for podcasting are connected using USB . If the podcast involves two or more people, each person requires
2900-417: Is likely to change as new types of content, new technology to consume podcasts, and new use cases emerge. An enhanced podcast, also known as a slidecast , is a type of podcast that combines audio with a slide show presentation. It is similar to a video podcast in that it combines dynamically generated imagery with audio synchronization, but it is different in that it uses presentation software to create
3000-688: Is often free, podcasting is often classified as a disruptive medium , adverse to the maintenance of traditional revenue models . Podcasting is the preparation and distribution of audio or video files using RSS feeds to the devices of subscribed users. A podcaster normally buys this service from a podcast hosting company such as SoundCloud or Libsyn . Hosting companies then distribute these media files to podcast directories and streaming services, such as Apple and Spotify , which users can listen to on their smartphones or digital music and multimedia players. As of June 2024 , there are at least 3,369,942 podcasts and 199,483,500 episodes. "Podcast"
3100-446: Is roughly one hour long, but contains 30 minutes of singing, either by the group of children accompanying him, or by Mr. T himself. He sings "Treat Your Mother Right (Treat Her Right)", and also raps a song about growing up in the ghetto and praising God. The raps in this video were written by Ice-T . Due to its unintentionally comic nature, many clips have been made from this video and shared as Internet memes . Also in 1984, he played
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3200-472: Is seen again in issue #231, the magazine's twentieth anniversary, here a grown man with a son new to Nintendo. Nester's final appearance in Nintendo Power is in the final issue, Volume 285, in a comic titled "Nester & Max", where he is seen reading and lamenting the final issue. Nester is featured in a few video games that were released while the character was in the magazine. His first appearance
3300-483: Is supposedly filmed in the family's penthouse apartment. Also in 1983, a Ruby-Spears -produced cartoon called Mister T premiered on NBC . The Mister T cartoon starred Mr. T as his alter ego, the owner of a gym where a group of gymnasts trained. He helped them with their training but they also helped him solve mysteries and fight crime in Scooby-Doo -style scenarios; thirty episodes were produced. Each episode
3400-644: The HowStuffWorks podcast. In October 2013, the EFF filed a petition with the US Trademark Office to invalidate the Personal Audio patent. On August 18, 2014, the EFF announced that Adam Carolla had settled with Personal Audio. Finally, on April 10, 2015, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidated five provisions of Personal Audio's podcasting patent. A podcast generator maintains
3500-578: The DIY Network . The show, due sometime in 2015, was to be titled, "I Pity the Tool", another variation on his famous catchphrase, but only one episode was aired, for unknown reasons. On March 1, 2017, Mr. T was revealed as one of the contestants who would compete on season 24 of Dancing with the Stars . He was paired with professional dancer Kym Herjavec . On April 10, 2017, Mr. T and Herjavec were
3600-779: The United States Army in 1975 and served in the Military Police Corps . After his discharge in the late 1970s, he tried out for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League , but failed to make the team due to a knee injury. Tureaud next worked as a bouncer at the Rush Street club Dingbats Discotheque. It was at this time that he created the persona of Mr. T. His wearing of gold neck chains and other jewelry
3700-502: The de facto star of the show, reportedly sparking tensions with seasoned actor George Peppard , although Mr. T always maintained that these were unfounded rumors. Mr. T was reported to be earning $ 80,000 a week for his role in The A-Team . His role in The A-Team led to him making an appearance in the long-running sit-com Diff'rent Strokes in the sixth season opener "Mr. T and Mr. t" (1983), in which an episode of The A-Team
3800-539: The magazine. The podcast is on hiatus as of 2024. Nintendo Fun Club News preceded Nintendo Power as a newsletter sent to club members for free. In mid-1988 it was discontinued after seven issues in favor of Nintendo Power . The new magazine was founded by Nintendo of America marketing manager Gail Tilden in 1988. The first issue, dated July/August 1988, spotlights the NES game Super Mario Bros. 2 . Of this issue, 3.6 million copies were published, with every member of
3900-596: The American channel Shopping TV selling his "Mr. T Flavorwave Oven". In 2009, ZootFly announced they had acquired the rights to the Mr. T Graphic Novel and were planning several video games based upon the work. The first (and only) game, Mr. T: The Videogame , was to have Mr. T battle Nazis in various locations and guest star Wil Wright . It was planned to be available on the Xbox 360 , PS3 , Wii and PC platforms, however
4000-803: The Beach 1994 . He would next appear as a special referee for the Hogan–Flair rematch in October 1994 at Halloween Havoc , and then went on to wrestle again, defeating Kevin Sullivan at that year's Starrcade . Another seven years later Mr. T appeared in the front row of the November 19, 2001, episode of WWF Raw . On April 5, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans , Mr. T
4100-695: The COVID-19 pandemic , the number of unique listeners in the US decreased by 15% in the last three weeks of March 2020. Podcasting has been considered a converged medium (a medium that brings together audio, the web and portable media players ), as well as a disruptive technology that has caused some individuals in radio broadcasting to reconsider established practices and preconceptions about audiences, consumption, production and distribution. Podcasts can be produced at little to no cost and are usually disseminated free-of-charge, which sets this medium apart from
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4200-409: The COVID-19 pandemic. A podcast novel (also known as a "serialized audiobook" or "podcast audiobook") is a literary form that combines the concepts of a podcast and an audiobook . Like a traditional novel , a podcast novel is a work of literary fiction; however, it is recorded into episodes that are delivered online over a period of time. The episodes may be delivered automatically via RSS or through
4300-626: The Internet. The hotline was revived as automated messages, from November 11 to November 13, 2016, in celebration of the release of the NES Classic Edition . During 2001, Nintendo Power released a spin-off semi-magazine named Nintendo Power Advance , featuring the Game Boy Advance and its games. The first issue was complimentary for subscribers, and sold at newsstands. Four issues of Nintendo Power Advance were printed,
4400-483: The Nintendo Fun Club receiving a free copy. From the beginning, Nintendo Power focuses heavily on providing game strategy, reviews, and previews of upcoming games. In mid-1998, Nintendo Power first allowed outside advertising in the magazine, formerly reserved for Nintendo-based products only. In its early years, ads only appeared in the first and last few pages of the magazine, leaving no ads to break up
4500-607: The Past . After these stories ended, they were replaced by similar multi-issue stories based on Star Fox , Super Metroid , and later, Nintendo 64 games such as Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and Blast Corps . It had several comics based on the animated series of Pokémon and Kirby: Right Back at Ya! . Toward the end, it included short excerpts based on Custom Robo and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes . It included
4600-600: The WWF, Mr. T became a special "WWF boxer" in light of his character in Rocky III . He took on "Cowboy" Bob Orton on the March 1, 1986, Saturday Night's Main Event V , on NBC. This boxing stunt culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2 . As part of the build-up for the match, Piper attacked Mr. T's friend, dwarf wrestler the Haiti Kid on his Piper's Pit interview slot, shaving his head into
4700-512: The assembly line" plot. It was the second feature in a prolific career for director Joel Schumacher . In 1984, he made a motivational video called Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! . He gives helpful advice to children throughout the video; for example, he teaches them how to understand and appreciate their origins, how to dress fashionably without buying designer labels, how to make tripping up look like breakdancing , how to control their anger, and how to deal with peer pressure . The video
4800-433: The box office, its $ 16 million take exceeded its $ 12 million budget, it received mixed reviews critically. Janet Maslin , writing for The New York Times , described it as "a musical mob scene, a raucous, crowded movie that's fun as long as it stays wildly busy, and a lot less interesting when it wastes time on plot or conversation." Roger Ebert praised the movie's "mindless, likable confusion" and criticized its "fresh off
4900-437: The character, but if the game is opened in the editor, the player's boxer is named "NESTER". On December 20, 2017, Nintendo of America announced the official return of Nintendo Power as a podcast, hosted by former Editor-in-Chief of the original magazine, Chris Slate. In the first episode, Slate states that the podcast was a "passion project" for Nintendo and that he wanted Nintendo Power to return. He also acknowledged that
5000-454: The citywide wrestling champion two years in a row. He won a football scholarship to Prairie View A&M University , where he majored in mathematics, but was expelled after his first year. After Tureaud left Prairie View A&M, he worked as a gym instructor for a government program in Chicago. He later said it was here that he discovered a gift for helping children. He then enlisted in
5100-471: The coincidence: "Can you imagine that? Cancer with my name on it – personalized cancer!" He wrote an as-yet-unpublished book on this experience, called Cancer Saved My Life (Cancer Ain't For No Wimps) . He made a direct reference to it as he performed a waltz to the song " Amazing Grace " in Dancing with the Stars . He stopped wearing virtually all his gold, one of his identifying marks, after helping with
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#17327901765385200-420: The commercial was offensive to anyone, as all the commercials he appeared in had a similarly silly, over-the-top nature and were never intended to be taken seriously. In 2010, Mr. T signed up as the spokesman for Gold Promise, a gold-buying company. According to an appraiser hired by Bloomberg Television 's Taking Stock , his trademark gold jewelry was worth around $ 43,000 in 1983, although some sources claim
5300-528: The development of podcasting. Curry promoted new and emerging internet audio shows in an attempt to gain traction in the development of what would come to be known as podcasting. Daily Source Code was initially directed at podcast developers. As its audience became interested in the format, these developers were inspired to create and produce their own projects and a community of pioneer podcasters quickly developed. iPodderX, released in September 2004 by August Trometer and based on earlier work by Ray Slakinski,
5400-564: The expense of writer Chris Shepperd. During the early 1990s, the magazine undertook a unique and powerful promotion: giving away a free copy of the NES game Dragon Warrior ( Dragon Quest in Japan) to every new subscriber. The Dragon Quest series had been a huge hit in Japan, and Nintendo had hoped the localized North American release would also be a success and promote the RPG genre. However,
5500-494: The exposure that releasing a free podcast gains them makes up for the fact that they are giving away their work for free. A video podcast is a podcast that features video content. Web television series are often distributed as video podcasts. Dead End Days, a serialized dark comedy about zombies released from October 31, 2003, through 2004, is commonly believed to be the first video podcast. A number of podcasts are recorded either in total or for specific episodes in front of
5600-502: The film. These scenes were shown after the credits, but were reinserted during the film in the Extended Cut. Although he was not disturbed at the mere prospect of an "A-Team" film being made without him, he vehemently criticized the concept of having another actor copy his own very distinct appearance and style (including his haircut and gold chains) in the hope of attracting his nostalgic fanbase, and considered that asking him to do
5700-507: The final planned one for the podcast. He followed up by stating that there may still be more special episodes later. Podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet . Typically, a podcast is an episodic series of digital audio files that users can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Podcasts are primarily an audio medium, but some distribute in video, either as their primary content or as
5800-470: The firm in its own area, but it has given the data storage firm a broader audience." In November 2007, Mr. T appeared in a television commercial for the online role playing game World of Warcraft with the phrase "I'm Mr. T and I'm a Night Elf Mohawk". A follow-up to this commercial appeared in November 2009 where he appeared promoting the "mohawk grenade" item, which appears in game and turns other players into Mr. T's likeness. In 2008, Mr. T appeared on
5900-482: The fool" in the movie Rocky III was written by Sylvester Stallone , who is reputed to have been inspired by the interview. While reading National Geographic , Mr. T first noticed the unusual hairstyle for which he is now famous, on a Mandinka warrior. He decided that adoption of the style would be a powerful statement about his African origin. It was a simpler, safer, and more permanent visual signature than his gold chains, rings, and bracelets. In 1980, Mr. T
6000-554: The fool." He subsequently appeared in another boxing film, Penitentiary 2 , and on an episode of the Canadian sketch comedy series Bizarre , where he fights and eats Super Dave Osborne , before accepting a television series role on The A-Team . He also appeared in an episode of Silver Spoons , reprising his old role as bodyguard to the character Ricky Stratton (played by Ricky Schroder ). In The A-Team , he played Sergeant Bosco "B. A." Baracus , an ex-Army commando on
6100-570: The format of that episode was experimental and that the frequency of the series' episodes hasn't been determined. Later in the episode, Slate interviews the developers of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and discusses the Nintendo Switch . On May 12, 2023, an episode based on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released. In it, Chris Slate announced that the episode is
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#17327901765386200-475: The game had not sold nearly as well as Nintendo had anticipated, leaving the company with a large number of unsold cartridges. The promotion both helped the company get rid of the unsold merchandise, and won the magazine thousands of new subscribers. Following the release of the Super NES , the magazine featured lengthy, continuous comic strips based on Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to
6300-499: The game was cancelled for undisclosed reasons. The same year, he appeared on commercials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand advertising the chocolate bar Snickers with the slogan "Get Some Nuts!" One of these commercials featured Mr. T on an army jeep calling a speed walker wearing yellow shorts "a disgrace to the man race" (a pun on the double meaning of the word "race") and firing Snickers bars at
6400-600: The generic term 'podcast' to accurately refer to podcasting services" and that "Apple does not license the term". However, no statement was made as to whether or not Apple believed they held rights to it. Personal Audio , a company referred to as a " patent troll " by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed a patent on podcasting in 2009 for a claimed invention in 1996. In February 2013, Personal Audio started suing high-profile podcasters for royalties, including The Adam Carolla Show and
6500-586: The gold jewelry was worth up to $ 300,000. In 2015, he starred in a series of Fuze Iced Tea advertisements, stating, "The only thing bolder than Fuze Iced Tea is ME!" The brand, owned by Coca-Cola , also briefly centered its social profiles and website around Mr. T. Mr. T entered the world of professional wrestling in 1985. He was Hulk Hogan 's tag-team partner at the World Wrestling Federation 's (WWF) WrestleMania I which he won. Hulk Hogan wrote in his autobiography that Mr. T saved
6600-482: The guides. However, only four such issues were produced before Nintendo outsourced production of official guides to Prima Games . The Nintendo Power Line was a staffed hotline providing gameplay hints about Nintendo consoles, such as the Nintendo Entertainment System . It ran from the publishing of the first issue publication of Nintendo Power in 1988 until June 2010, closing in favor of
6700-660: The imagery and the sequence of display separately from the time of the original audio podcast recording. The Free Dictionary , YourDictionary , and PC Magazine define an enhanced podcast as "an electronic slide show delivered as a podcast". Enhanced podcasts are podcasts that incorporate graphics and chapters. iTunes developed an enhanced podcast feature called "Audio Hyperlinking" that they patented in 2012. Enhanced podcasts can be used by businesses or in education. Enhanced podcasts can be created using QuickTime AAC or Windows Media files. Enhanced podcasts were first used in 2006. A fiction podcast (also referred to as
6800-491: The large magazine publisher Future US would begin publishing Nintendo Power . The company's first official issue was released in October, as issue #222 (December 2007). It was also revealed that circulation would be increased to 13 issues a year, with the extra magazine being a holiday season bonus issue. Nintendo Power stopped making the Bonus issue in 2011. On August 21, 2012, Nintendo announced that it had opted not to renew
6900-492: The last of which is a strategy guide for Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 . With the release of Pokémon for the Game Boy in 1998, Nintendo Power includes six mini-issues of Pokémon Power mainly featuring tips and strategies for the game. In 1989, a smaller version of the magazine called Pocket Power was distributed at movie theaters showing The Wizard . Nester is the mascot of Nintendo Power . Nester
7000-488: The late 1980s and early 1990s was Nester , character created by the staff at Work House, Japan who first appeared in the magazine's Howard and Nester comic strip . After Phillips left the company, Nester became the magazine's sole mascot. Early issues of the magazine featured a two-page Howard and Nester comic, which was later replaced with the two-page Nester's Adventures , later reduced to one page, and eventually dropped altogether. Subsequently, Mario replaced Nester as
7100-414: The licensing agreement with Future Publishing and that Nintendo Power would cease publication after 24 years. The final issue would be December 2012. Senior Editor, Chris Hoffman stated that his staff would "try to make the last issues memorable". Nintendo reportedly did not actively participate in discussions to continue the magazine online. Nintendo Power officially returned on December 20, 2017, as
7200-511: The magazine as the "Nesters" in reference to the Oscars . In the June 1991 issue (Volume 25), Phillips was written out of the strip after his real-life counterpart left Nintendo to work for LucasArts . The strip was retitled Nester's Adventures the following issue and continued publication until Volume 55 (December 1993). Nester, now as a college student, appeared in Nintendo Power issue #100. He
7300-421: The magazine's editorial content. In July 2005, Nintendo Power introduced a new design to appeal to a limited gaming audience, including a new logo and article format. Along with the cosmetic overhaul came a greater focus on Nintendo fans, staff reviews, rumor-milling, and fan service including an expanded and enhanced reader mail segment (known as "Pulse") and a revamped "Community" section. Nintendo introduced
7400-432: The main event of WrestleMania I between them and "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff because when he arrived, security would not let his entourage into the building. Mr. T was ready to skip the show until Hogan personally talked him out of leaving. Piper has said that he and other fellow wrestlers disliked Mr. T because he was an actor and had never paid his dues as a professional wrestler. Remaining with
7500-554: The man with a custom-made machine gun so that he starts "running like a real man". This commercial was pulled by Mars following a complaint by the U.S.-based group Human Rights Campaign , although the advert had never been shown in the United States. The group alleged that the commercial promoted the idea that violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people "is not only acceptable, but humorous". Mr. T distanced himself from these accusations, insisting that he would never lend his name to such beliefs, and that he did not think
7600-406: The mascot of the magazine. Later, during the early 2000s, the magazine made another mascot out of its Senior Writer, Alan Averill. Apparently very camera-shy, Averill himself never appeared in any photos; rather, he was represented by a plush toy of a Blue Slime from Dragon Quest . Fans often clamored to see what Averill actually looked like, but the magazine continued to substitute with photos of
7700-444: The most enduring pitchmen in the business". Mr. T has described himself as "not really an actor, I'm a reactor; I'm a pitchman." At his peak, he was earning $ 5 million per year. Mr. T did a video campaign for Hitachi Data Systems that was created and posted on consumer video sites including YouTube and Yahoo! Video . According to Steven Zivanic, senior director and corporate communications of HDS, "this campaign has not only helped
7800-589: The podcasting industry still generated little overall revenue, although the number of persons who listen to podcasts continues to grow steadily. Edison Research, which issues the Podcast Consumer quarterly tracking report estimated that 90 million persons in the U.S. had listened to a podcast in January 2019. As of 2020, 58% of the population of South Korea and 40% of the Spanish population had listened to
7900-510: The protagonist of the TV movie The Toughest Man in the World , as Bruise Brubaker, a bouncer also leading a sports center for teenagers, who takes part in a strong man championship to get funds for the center. He also released a rap mini-album titled Mr. T's Commandments ( Columbia / CBS Records ) the same year, featuring seven songs, including the title theme for the aforementioned TV film. In much
8000-419: The run with three other members from the United States government "for a crime they didn't commit." As well as the team's tough guy, B. A. was a mechanical genius, but afraid of flying. When asked at a press conference whether he was as stupid as B. A. Baracus, Mr. T observed quietly, "It takes a smart guy to play dumb." The series was a major hit, and B. A. Baracus in particular quickly became a cult character and
8100-579: The same tone as his motivational video, it instructed children to stay in school and to stay away from drugs. He followed it up the same year with a second album, titled Mr. T's Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! ( MCA ), featuring music from the eponymous film. During those busy years, he made numerous appearances in television shows, most notably hosting the 15th episode of the 10th season of Saturday Night Live , along with Hulk Hogan . He had previously appeared on Saturday Night Live (season 8) in October 1982, fresh from his role in Rocky III , in
8200-633: The syndicated Canadian television series T. and T . Earning $ 15,000 for personal appearances, by the end of the 1990s, he was appearing only in the occasional commercial, largely because of health problems. Some time during the 1990s, Mr. T would be in Eric "Butterbean" Esch 's corner in the boxing matches during one of the Toughman Contests . He frequently appears on the TBN Christian television network. In 2002, Mr. T appeared as
8300-428: The term "iPod" or "Pod" in their products' names. By 2007, audio podcasts were doing what was historically accomplished via radio broadcasts, which had been the source of radio talk shows and news programs since the 1930s. This shift occurred as a result of the evolution of internet capabilities along with increased consumer access to cheaper hardware and software for audio recording and editing. As of early 2019,
8400-511: The term "pod" has been used by the public to refer to Apple's music player so extensively that it falls under Apple's trademark cover. Such activity was speculated to be part of a bigger campaign for Apple to expand the scope of its existing iPod trademark, which included trademarking "IPOD", "IPODCAST", and "POD". On November 16, 2006, the Apple Trademark Department stated that "Apple does not object to third-party usage of
8500-583: The term. The company amended their application in March 2006, but the USPTO rejected the amended application as not sufficiently differentiated from the original. In November 2006, the application was marked as abandoned. On September 26, 2004, it was reported that Apple Inc. had started to crack down on businesses using the string "POD", in product and company names. Apple sent a cease and desist letter that week to Podcast Ready, Inc., which markets an application known as "myPodder". Lawyers for Apple contended that
8600-560: The third couple to be eliminated from the competition, finishing in 10th place. He vowed to donate the money received from this participation to the Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Shriners Hospitals for Children . Mr. T has been involved in numerous commercials, including for Snickers , Atari , World of Warcraft , MCI , Comcast and RadioShack . Forbes has described him as "one of
8700-493: The toy, and even claimed that Alan was, in fact, a Blue Slime. Eventually, Averill retired from Nintendo Power , joining Nintendo of America's localization department. To this day, most fans have never seen a real image of Averill. The inclusion of a photo of Mr. T in the Player's Pulse section became a running gag in the early half of 2005. Late in the magazine's life, running gags centered on Chuck Norris references and jokes at
8800-865: The traditional 20th-century model of "gate-kept" media and their production tools. Podcasters can, however, still monetize their podcasts by allowing companies to purchase ad time. They can also garner support from listeners through crowdfunding websites like Patreon , which provide special extras and content to listeners for a fee. Podcasts vary in style, format, and topical content. Podcasts are partially patterned on previous media genres but depart from them systematically in certain computationally observable stylistic respects. The conventions and constraints which govern that variation are emerging and vary over time and markets; podcast listeners have various preferences of styles but conventions to address them and communicate about them are still unformed. Some current examples of types of podcasts are given below. This list
8900-434: The user's device, or streamed directly. There are several different mobile applications that allow people to follow and listen to podcasts. Many of these applications allow users to download podcasts or stream them on demand. Most podcast players or applications allow listeners to skip around the podcast and to control the playback speed. Much podcast listening occurs during commuting ; because of restrictions on travel during
9000-434: The wide range of performers, and more seasoned actors such as Adam Baldwin as the protagonist Albert, as well as Gary Busey and Max Gail , Mr. T was top billed and the central figure in the film's publicity, with him literally towering over the other characters on the film's poster. While the film, featuring the ensemble as a ragtag taxi company trying to hustle their way to solvency and respectability, performed modestly at
9100-424: Was adopted by podcaster Adam Curry . Despite the etymology, the content can be accessed using any computer or similar device that can play media files. The term "podcast" predates Apple's addition of podcasting features to the iPod and the iTunes software. In September 2000, early MP3 player manufacturer i2Go offered a service called MyAudio2Go.com which allowed users to download news stories for listening on
9200-620: Was also Mr. T's son from outside his marriage. The lawsuit was dismissed in August 2014 due to the man's failure to pay the required fees. In 1987, he angered the residents of Lake Forest, Illinois , by cutting down more than a hundred oak trees on his estate. The local newspaper referred to the incident as "the Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre". In 1995, he was diagnosed with a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma , or mycosis fungoides . Once in remission , he joked about
9300-713: Was as a commentator in NES Play Action Football . Other appearances include the ending of To the Earth . Nester is the main character in Nester's Funky Bowling for the Virtual Boy , which also introduces his sister Hester. The character of Lark in Pilotwings 64 for the Nintendo 64 was based on Nester. Several NES games feature the name "NESTER" as one of the pre-set names on high-score lists, or
9400-570: Was bookended by Mr. T himself, presenting the theme of the episode, and then a closing statement on a lesson for children, based on the events of the episode. The year 1983 also marked the release of the only film that can be called a Mr. T vehicle, DC Cab . The movie featured an ensemble cast, many of whom were publicized figures from other areas of show business – comics Paul Rodriguez , Marsha Warfield , singer Irene Cara , bodybuilders David and Peter Paul (the "Barbarian Brothers") – but who had only modest acting experience. Despite
9500-418: Was created by Howard Phillips , "President" of the Nintendo Fun Club and a former editor of Nintendo Power , to be the supporting character in his comic strip, Howard & Nester . The comic strips generally advertised new games, often by dream sequences where Nester was actually a given video game character. From 1989 to 1993, The Nintendo Power Awards featured Nester-shaped trophies and were referred to in
9600-427: Was frequently approached with odd commissions, including tracking runaway teenagers, locating missing persons, debt collection , and assassination requests. While he was in his late twenties, Tureaud won two tough-man competitions consecutively. The first aired as "Sunday Games" on NBC-TV under the contest of "America's Toughest Bouncer" which included throwing a 150-pound (68 kg) stuntman , and breaking through
9700-514: Was inducted by Gene Okerlund into the WWE Hall of Fame 's celebrity wing. His acceptance speech, largely a tribute to his mother and motherhood rather than wrestling, ran long and was eventually interrupted by Kane . Mr. T is a born-again Christian . Mr. T has three children with his wife: two daughters, one of whom is a comedian, and a son. Mr. T was sued by a man in 2014 saying that he
9800-535: Was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition, a segment of NBC's Games People Play . Although his role in Rocky III was originally intended as just a few lines, Mr. T was eventually cast as Clubber Lang, the primary antagonist. His catchphrase "I pity the fool!" comes from the film; when asked if he hates Rocky, Lang replies, "No, I don't hate Balboa, but I pity
9900-514: Was the first GUI application for podcasts. In June 2005, Apple released iTunes 4.9, which added formal support for podcasts, thus negating the need to use a separate program in order to download and transfer them to a mobile device. Although this made access to podcasts more convenient and widespread, it also effectively ended advancement of podcatchers by independent developers. Additionally, Apple issued cease and desist orders to many podcast application developers and service providers for using
10000-403: Was the result of customers losing the items or leaving them behind at the night club after a fight. A banned customer, or one reluctant to risk a confrontation by going back inside, could return to claim his property from Mr. T wearing it conspicuously right out front. Along with controlling the violence as a doorman, Tureaud was mainly hired to keep out drug dealers and users. Tureaud says that as
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