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A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Ep. 343 - The Invention of Teabagging, with Esper Quinn
Editor Esper Quinn hosts the best panel in video games looking at the legacy of Halo, reactions to Summer Game Fest, and the origins of rude crouching. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
Let’s talk about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase (06:50)
What’s your personal experience with the Halo franchise, and how has it impacted video games? (18:48)
What game, ultimately, was the Halo Killer? (23:28)
Insert Credit Quick Break: The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th (28:51)
Alex Jaffe asks: I need to play the first 3 hours of Demonschool right now. What should I do? (30:07)
Is dual wielding just a gimmick, or does it actually have interesting gameplay ramifications? (32:19)
What are the warning signs when developing a colorful companion character that they might be annoying? (37:36)
Do you think you could be friends with Master Chief in real life? (44:43)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Halo Fragrances (50:12)
Recommendations and Outro (54:20)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Overwatch
Left 4 Dead
Minecraft
Doom
Quake
GoldenEye 007
Halo: Combat Evolved
Titanfall
Halo 2
Wolfenstein 3D
Alien: Resurrection
Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024
Everything announced at the Xbox showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024
Gears of War: E-Day trailer
Fable trailer
Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
Perfect Dark trailer
Doom: The Dark Ages trailer
Tomb Raider series
Mindjack
Perfect Dark Zero
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer
Wolfenstein
Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play
Astro Bot trailer
Sackboy
Slitterhead
Call of Duty series
Medal of Honor series
Halo: Reach
Halo: Infinite
Halo 3
Halo 4
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 3: ODST
Halo Wars
Dota 2
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Destiny
Fortnite
Tiger Woods
Gears of War
Super Mario Bros. 3
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts II
Demonschool
The Last of Us
John Woo
Chow Yun-fat
Final Fantasy XV
Noctis Lucis Caelum
Prompto Argentum
Ignis Scientia
Gladiolus Amicitia
Kazuma Kiryu
Goro Majima
Chris Pratt
Keanu Reeves
Cyberpunk 2077
Werner Herzog
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Keith David
The Thing (1982)
They Live (1988)
John Carpenter
Rick and Morty
Master Chief
Boba Fett
The Mandalorian
Samus Aran
Doomguy
Teabagging
Recommendations:
Brandon: Byblos yogurt, Grand Bakery bagels
Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
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Ep. 342 - Asynchronicity 3, with Kate Willaert
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)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies
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)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs
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)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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Ep. 339 - How to Like Video Games
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)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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Ep. 338 - The Speed of Speed
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)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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