Ep. 375 - Like a Destiny, with Ed Zitron

Journalist, podcaster, and PR person Ed Zitron joins the panel for the reveal of the Video Game History Museum Library, how to tell when a PR person is lying, and a precise rundown of how fucked video games are. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ed Zitron. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Alien: Romulus (2024)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien vs. Predator (2004)
• Predator (1987)
• Kirby
• Toad
• Abba-Zabba
• Nintendo DS
• Birdo

Credit Report (05:01)

1: Aaron Stewart-Ahn asks, have you ever gotten in serious trouble playing a multiplayer game? (05:12)

• Star Wars Galaxies
• Second Life
• EverQuest
• Habbo Hotel

2: Frank, tell us about the newly online Video Game History Museum Library (11:01)

• The Video Game History Museum Library
• Digital Eclipse
• What’s Up?
• Nintendo Power
• Myst
• Riven: The Sequel to Myst
• OCR
• Diehard GameFan
• id Software
• Atari Jaguar
• Game Developer Magazine
• Halo series
• Official Xbox Magazine
• Metroidvania
• Sega Genesis

3: Who do you think has the best PR team in video games? (19:52)

• Mario
• Game Developers Conference
• Tokyo Game Show
• Bloodborne

4: How fucked are video games? (27:31)

• 3dfx
• Bump mapping
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Bob Dylan
• Joker

5: LeFish asks, rank from best to worst: 1080 Snowboarding, Excitebike, F-Zero, Mario Kart, and Wave Race. (34:13)

• 1080° Snowboarding
• Excitebike
• F-Zero
• Mario Kart
• Wave Race
• Satellaview

6: What is exactly as satisfying in real life as it is to do in a video game? (37:49)

• Ace Attorney series

7: What is the Queens of the Stone Age of Video Games? (40:45)

• Queens of the Stone Age
• Stoner rock
• Hades
• Mark Ronson
• D.I.C.E. Awards

LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (43:41)

Recommendations and Outro (55:11):

• Ed: Better Offline
• Frank: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
• Brandon: Whatever you gotta do to feel better about things you have Brandon’s permission, Star Trek: Lower Decks

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