Ep. 405 - Rear Tickle
Added 2025-09-08 05:29:49 +0000 UTCThe panel discusses the best pixel artists, Clair Obscur’s greatest weakness, and In Which Lake Is Carmen Sandiego? Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
SHOW NOTES:
1: How do you pick a video game release date? (06:44)
2: Is there anything from a video game that would be fun to build, gunpla style? (13:44)
3: Who does the best sprite work in video games? (18:41)
4: Design “Where in Ohio is Carmen Sandiego?” (24:55)
(Editor’s note: Ash is incorrect in claiming that Pennsylvania is cooler than Ohio. I insist she regrets the error. -Esper)
5: Terapixel asks, have video game controllers been “solved?” (31:46)
6: What elements of a game should be opaque or invisible to the player? (38:21)
7: Who is the Jackie Chan of video games? (45:00)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Trash Talk (50:35)
Recommendations and Outro (56:08):
Brandon: Check out the library, Upír z Feratu (1982)
Ash: Take a walk in a cemetery (without your dog)
Frank: Learn homerow
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Comments
That 1-2 punch from Ash and Frank during the lightning round got me! Not as much as Alex during the ending talk though, haha Great episode and looking forward to adding some new follows to those artists mentioned.
Dustin Reno
2025-09-08 23:27:54 +0000 UTC(brandon:) ah yeah - if I weren't doing it off the top of my head I would've mentioned him! nice guy, too.
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2025-09-08 17:38:10 +0000 UTCLoved the episode! Konjak (Iconoclasts) has long been one of my favourite pixel artists, the designs are so expressive and well-animated
ACH
2025-09-08 16:38:49 +0000 UTC
