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Video game historian “Critical Kate” Willaert joins a panel scattered across time to cover lost and ignored media, Blobby’s Bloop Boy, and ladies roaming the street with whips. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Kate Willaert. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


What kinds of video game history seem to interest you and nobody else? (02:15)
What are some of the most surprising video game firsts? (11:10)
Which console has the most good games that the least people have played? (16:56)
Has anyone discovered an unreleased video game that was actually fun to play? (21:11)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Amazing Grace available now on Steam, and Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest (25:31)
SpencerGifts asks: What is the best video game sequence that is no fun? (28:12)
Is there a video game experience you missed out on you wish you could have had? (31:42)
When shouldn’t you have a pause button? (34:37)
What can we learn about women if our only reference point is video games from the 1980’s? (37:23)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Re-Design - Commercial Failures (40:15)

Recommendations and Outro (44:14)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins


The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout


Super Mario Bros. 3


The Adventures of Bayou Billy


X-Men


Disney’s Aladdin


Ms. Pac-Man


Frogger


FM Towns


PC-98


PC-88


X68000


From Ragnarok To The New World: An Interview With Hak Kyu Kim


Dave the Diver


Manic Game Girl


Grant Han Lee


Parasite Eve


The Saboteur


Full Spectrum Warrior


Box Art History by Kate Willaert


Score


Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986)


Super Mario Bros. (1993)


Super Mario Bros.


The First Video Game


Pong


Tommy Tallarico


Shadow Man: 2econd Coming controversy


Doom


Quake


Turok: Dinosaur Hunter


GoldenEye 007


Smash T.V.


Alien: Resurrection


Half-Life


Superman


Tengai Makyō: Ziria


Bally Astrocade The Professional Arcade Videocade Home Library Computer System By Astrovision


Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors


Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe


Drac’s Night Out


Sound Fantasy


Toshio Iwai


SimTunes


Electroplankton


Beethoven’s 2nd: The Quest for Pups


Atomiswave


Colors


Gizmondo


Star Fox 2


The Last of Us


Battletoads


Games Done Quick


Rock Band


TimeSplitters 2


Dona C. Bailey


Centipede


Danielle Bunten Berry


M.U.L.E.


Roberta Williams


King’s Quest


Rieko Kodama


Phantasy Star


Hiroko Yokuyama


Ikari Warriors


Crystalis


Battle Chess


Recommendations:

Frank: Consider Spyro the Dragon

Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest

Kate: Why Backstory and Lore Make Bad Story Trailers, A Critical Hit!

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Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield cover the best of Sunsoft’s Looney Tunes games, soundtracks for emotions and driving, and 256-bit consoles. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


Brandon asks: When do you feel like a video game was made for you? (06:19)
Should we rank the Sunsoft Looney Tunes games? (13:21)
What are the most common lies told in the video game industry? (NOTE: This segment contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame (2019)) (16:28)
What are the best video game tracks to listen to after a breakup? (22:46)
Magnanimous asks: If you could double any number in video games, what would it be? (28:46)
What do you look for while the credits are rolling on a video game? (34:50)
What is the memorizing all state capitals of video games? (41:10)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Kentucky Derby Winners (49:19)

Recommendations and Outro (57:24)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Atari Lynx


Amiga


The Bitmap Brothers


Oliver Twins


Sega Genesis


Motorola 6800


3DO Interactive Multiplayer


Game Boy Advance SP


Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes


The Legend of Zelda


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


Grim Fandango


Final Fantasy VII


Panzer Dragoon Saga


Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs


Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”


David Carson


Ray Gun


Paradise Killer


Return to Monkey Island


Ron Gilbert


Ep. 227 - Door Bustin’ Gun Totin’ Flea Men


A Short Hike


Celeste


Baba Is You


Kingdom: Two Crowns


Backbone


Cloud Gardens


CrossCode


Wandersong


Valis


Lupin III: Pandora no Isan


Attack of the Friday Monsters!


Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales


Sunsoft


Looney Tunes


Taz-Mania


Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage


Ninja Gaiden series


Castlevania series


David Cage


Scarlett Johansson


Avengers: Endgame (2019)


Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally


Killzone


Assassin’s Creed series


Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)


EarthBound


Earthbound - Buy Somethin’ Will Ya!


Lords of Thunder


Lords of Thunder - Title Screen Music


Sonic the Hedgehog 2


Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone


Mazda MX-5


Fishers, Indiana


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Bury My Shell At Wounded Knee


Sunset Riders


Guardian Heroes


Gunstar Heroes


Sonic Heroes


Sonic CD


Tommy Tallarico


OutRun


Super Mario Galaxy 2


Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Yoshi Star Galaxy


Alundra


Vay


Exile: Wicked Phenomenon


Phantasy Star


Ys series


Makai Hakkenden Shada


Vampire Survivors


Street Fighter II Turbo


Demonschool


Phil Collins


Theodore Roosevelt


Ms. Pac-Man


Winston Churchill


Richard Nixon


Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown


#IDARB


List of US State Capitals


David Letterman


Final Fantasy series


Home video game console generations - Wikipedia


Super Smash Brothers series


Street Fighter series


Mewtwo


Recommendations:

Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Ufouria: The Saga 2, open Moon Crystal on your MiSTer and turn on cheats for infinite lives

Brandon: Crow Country, We Never Stop

Tim: Interview with the Vampire, the best show on television

Jaffe: the first season of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman

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The leading minds in video games confer on past visual design choices, how bad minigames happen, and the Shenmue MMO, ShenMMO. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


Brandon, can you defend this Game Developer Magazine cover? (08:03)
Why do bad minigames happen? (16:39)
What have you closed the door on in video games, both recreationally and professionally? (21:50)
If you had to wear the same video game t-shirt every day and get complimented on it or you’d die, what would it be? (27:30)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Legendary Puns (35:18)
Chopemon asks: What video game “booms” have their been? (37:36)
What is the getting to the bus stop at the exact same time as your bus of video games? (44:04)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Minecraft (49:26)

Recommendations and Outro (51:47)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Darkseid


DC Heroes & Villains: Match 3


Banjo-Kazooie


Super Mario 64


Donkey Kong Country


The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time


Growing Up Sixty-Four


Koryo Tours: Pyongyang Racer


Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”


Game Developer (magazine)


Minecraft


Assassin’s Creed series


Deadly Premonition


Game Developer Magazine Aug. 2010 “The Deadly Premonition Cover”


Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series


Final Fantasy VII: Remake


Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth


Guitar Hero


Eternights


Final Fantasy VI


Satellaview


Super Mario Bros.


Halo 3


Sonic the Hedgehog


Stray


Dan Dussault


Boku no Natsuyasumi


Action Button Reviews BOKU NO NATSUYASUMI: The Bottom Line (by Dan Dussault)


Pentagram


Doom


Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt


Grand Theft Auto III


Ghost of Tsushima


Days Gone


Elden Ring


Rainbow Six series


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series


Spec Ops series


World of WarCraft


Beckett Massive Online Gamer


Fortnite


Five Nights at Freddy’s


The Lord of the Rings Online series


Star Wars: The Old Republic


Shenmue series


Shenmue Online


Metal Slug series


King of Fighters series


Wii Sports


Final Fantasy VII


Forza Motorsport series


NBA 2K11


OnLive


X-Men 2: Clone Wars


EarthBound


Recommendations:

Brandon: Spin-Clean Record Washers, wire folder racks to dry records, Crow Country

Frank: Once you’ve done the second thing in Animal Well you can youtube the rest, support video game preservation by buying a Thou Art Dead shirt

Jaffe: 52 Pickup

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Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield develop a new video game show, up our Tallarico quota, and return to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


Let’s try to develop the first episode of Frank’s show with recipes for playing video games (05:30)
When have you fallen out of love with a video game you once liked all the way through playing the first time? (18:05)
What will the eight episode season one arc be for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider? (24:43)
Luis asks: Was Tetris inevitable? (31:17)
Rank these actions from best to worst: sliding, spinning, flipping. (39:10)
What is the guy outside of an airport pretending he’s an Uber driver of video games? (43:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (51:39)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:10)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Elden Ring


Family Guy


MiSTer FPGA


Open Broadcaster Software


EarthBound


Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome


Final Fantasy VI


Elevator Action Returns


Soulslike


Super Mario Bros.


Rolling Thunder


Metal Slug


Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age


Jerry Lewis


Freakazoid!


Mike Allred


Madman


Good Eats


Passage


Jason Rohrer


God of War: Ragnarök


Ape Escape


Valis III


Landstalker


Phoebe Waller-Bridge


‘Tomb Raider’ Series From Phoebe Waller-Bridge Greenlit at Amazon


Tomb Raider series


Fallout


Killing Eve


Fleabag


No Time to Die (2021)


Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)


The Hardy Boys


Star Wars


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)


Marx Brothers


Ripley


Jodie Comer


Assassin’s Creed series


Tetris


Alexey Pajitnov


Shigeru Miyamoto


Pac-Land


Yu Suzuki


Marvel Spider-Man 2


Super Mario Odyssey


Yars’ Revenge


Tetris 2


Tetris (2023)


Ted Lasso


Severance


Zach Cherry


Tetromino


Puyo Puyo


iPhone


TurboExpress


Sonic the Hedgehog series


Bonk series


Crash Bandicoot


Tasmanian Devil


Link


Castlevania: Circle of the Moon


Andy Bogard


Mega Man series


Yakuza 4


Tommy Tallarico


David Cage


Ep. 338 - The Speed of Speed


Secret of Evermore


Final Fantasy Tactics Advance


Inuyasha


Forspoken


Puggsy


Bubsy


Lemming


Pikmin


Kid Dracula


Child of Light


Frey Holland


Ada Wong


Recommendations:

Brandon: Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, Animal Well, Crow Country, Conan the Barbarian (1982) soundtrack

Frank: info@gamehistory.org if you have a bunch of old video game magazines you don’t want anymore, or buy “Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines

Tim: Connor O’Malley - Stand Up Solutions

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The panel decides on a strict definition of “isekai,” finds hope for the future of video games, and writes a woke, political Big Bang Theory script. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


Brandon asks: Are there any video game sequels like Dino Crisis 2? (06:18)
Apart from the racing genre, when is velocity most important in video games? (12:43)
What’s the best video game to fit the definition of an Isekai? (17:18)
Who is the unluckiest person in video games? (23:57)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Meal-Morial Madness 2024 (28:44)
Owen from NYC asks: Come up with achievements for the arcade game Asteroids. (30:45)
With new reports of massive video game industry layoffs, is the party over? (36:30)
Punch up a scene involving video games for The Big Bang Theory (41:06)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Team Sonic vs. Team Mario at the Olympic Games (47:41)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:13)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Home Improvement


Tim Allen


Buzz Lightyear


Bergamot


Cymbopogon


Lavandula


Earl Grey tea


Shang Tsung


Mortal Kombat series


Dino Crisis series


Final Fantasy XII


Final Fantasy XIII


Onimusha series


BloodRayne series


Max Payne series


Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse


Super Mario Bros. 3


The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past


Final Fantasy X


Zelda II: The Adventure of Link


Dark Souls series


Sonic the Hedgehog series


Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series


Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)


Super Smash Brothers series


Space Invaders


Faster Than Speed


.hack series


Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard


Magic Knight Rayearth


Star Ocean series


Moon: Remix RPG Adventure


Another World


Inuyasha


Persona series


Futurama


Ufouria: The Saga


Outlander


Game Developer


Tekken 8


Bobby Kotick


Asteroids


Hyper Gunsport


Asteroids: Recharged


Among Us


videogamedunkey


Animal Well


Cryptmaster


Devolver Digital


The Big Bang Theory


Fortnite


Young Sheldon


Boba Fett


Data


The Rocketeer


Darkman (1990)


Chewbacca


Spider-Man


Hudson Hawk


Din Djarin


Princess Leia


Recommendations:

Frank: Cryptmaster

Brandon: Do general maintenance, Iron Butterfly - Scorching Beauty, Irish Wish (2024)

Tim: Unfrosted (2024) if you want to watch a movie that has “too punchy” of writing

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Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield divine the difference between spite and guilt, develop a cool season pass, and steal the International Prototype of the Kilogram. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:


When did you first start to feel out of touch with the modern gamer? (06:14)
What role does spite play in video game development? (11:03)
How can developers make the best of it when forced to build a “Season Pass” of post-launch content? (16:47)
What’s the most vindicated you’ve ever felt by a video game? (22:17)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Amazing Grace available 6/6 at 6:66 PM (27:27)
Gaagaagiins asks: What studios best at naming games? (28:52)
How do you make stealth good? (36:18)
What is the opposite of video games? (41:23)
Make a video game about the unit that establishes the pound (43:32)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the User Review (47:13)

Recommendations and Outro (56:33)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



Witch


Knuckles the Echidna


MLA Handbook


The Chicago Manual of Style


Alex Jaffe


Cursed Problems in Game Design


Ep. 186 - Dirtbag Strikes Back, with Alex Jaffe and Mathew Kumar


SimCity


Ep. 324 - Bocket Tinesters


Stellar Blade


Rami Ismail


Zach Gage


Nintendo Power


Electronic Gaming Monthly


Fear Street


Goosebumps


EA FIFA series


Call of Duty series


Hall & Oates


Michelangelo


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


Uncharted: The Lost Legacy


Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End


Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales


The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom


God of War: Ragnarök


Vindicators


Bonk series


Shigeru Miyamoto


BioShock


Yoshiki Okamoto


Street Fighter series


Brave Prove


Brave Story: New Traveler


Namco


Galaga


Galaxian


Bosconian


Pac-Man


Mappy


Rally-X


Wonder Momo


Lucky & Wild


Xevious


Taito


Landmaker


Puchi Carat


Growl


Puzzle Bobble


Cleopatra’s Fortune


Bubble Bobble


Libble Rabble


Transcendental Meditation


The Tower of Druaga


Baraduke series


Sky Kid


Grobda


Activision


River Raid


Beam Rider


The Dreadnaught Factor


Mindshadow


Panic Park


The Outfoxies


Tinkle Pit


Rolling Thunder


Pitfall!


Dirt Dash


Time Crisis


Rodney’s Funscreen


Ninja Princess


After Burner


Rodney Alan Greenblat


PaRappa the Rapper


Hitman series


Deadly Premonition


Metal Gear


Metal Gear Solid


Watch_Dogs


Radiolab


≤ kg


International Prototype of the Kilogram


National Treasure (2004)


Goldfinger (1964)


Assassin’s Creed series


Recommendations:

Brandon: BelGioso Parmesan Snacking Cheese, pick your battles

Frank: Get an air popper

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