Ep. 379 - Charmy Bee Is a Freak

After being assigned the task of playing Knuckles’ Chaotix with their romantic partners, our panel returns with questions and opinions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Mighty the Armadillo
• Charmy Bee
• Vector the Crocodile
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Espio the Chameleon

1: How was everyone’s Knuckles: Chaotix experience? (02:25)

• Knuckles’ Chaotix
• Sonic Crackers
• Knuckles the Echidna

2: Explain Knuckles Chaotix (07:24)

• Sonic the Hedgehog

3: What did you think of the boss fights? (13:11)

• Dr. Robotnik
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

4: Let’s talk about the 32X, and the bonus stages (19:03)

• Sega 32X
• Jaguar
• After Burner Complete
• Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire
• BC Racers
• Blackthorne
• Brutal: Above the Claw
• Corpse Killer
• Cosmic Carnage
• Doom
• Knuckles’ Chaotix
• Kolibri
• Primal Rage
• Shadow Squadron
• Tempo
• Zaxxon’s Motherbase 2000
• Sega CD
• Sega Genesis
• Console Wars
• Tom Kalinske
• Nintendo 64
• PlayStation
• Sega Saturn
• Sega Pico
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• TurboGrafx-16

5: VGHF Archive Dive: Knuckles Chaotix (25:45)

• The VGHF Digital Archive
• Ep. 63 - BSNESGOAT
• GamePro Game Rating System
• Gak
• Double Dare
• Gank
• World of WarCraft
• Yuji Naka
• A Tribe Called Quest
• Magical Chase
• Takeshi’s Challenge
• Christmas cracker
• X-Men 32X
• X-Women: The Sinister Virus
• The Adventures of Batman & Robin

6: One of the Good Pauls asks, who would you want to be chained to in a series of platforming challenges? (33:40)

• Miles “Tails” Prower
• Lara Croft
• Tomb Raider series
• Bonk
• Mario
• Luigi
• Mega Man
• Alucard

7: What makes for a good multiplayer platforming experience? (37:10)

• The Lost Vikings
• It Takes Two
• Josef Fares
• Magic Knight Rayearth
• Gain Ground
• Halo: Combat Evolved

8: Let’s talk about character variety in one player and co-op games. Who does this the best? (41:04)

• Overcooked

9: Why aren’t Sonic and Tails in this game? (46:57)

• SegaSonic The Hedgehog
• Sega Game Gear
• Amy Rose
• Heavy the Robot
• Bomb

LIGHTNING ROUND (For Ash Only): Which Sonic Characters are Black? (49:43)

Recommendations and Outro (57:58):

• Frank: Chained Together
• Ash: 5 Calls, Steam Next Fest
• Brandon: Melt-Banana, California Fire Relief Bundle

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