Ep. 356 - Zeus's Mistress, with ThorHighHeels
Added 2024-09-23 02:44:59 +0000 UTCVideo essayist and composer ThorHighHeels joins video game historian Frank Cifaldi to answer questions about the Dreamcast’s legacy, the PS5 Pro, and penis worms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Question 1: What does the Dreamcast represent? (02:04)
Question 2: Is it ever worth getting the Pro version of a console? (07:28)
Question 3: When in your experience have recent video games been most nakedly attempting to generate a meme? (12:56)
Question 4: What happened to everybody that was making browser flash games? (17:09)
Question 5: Which phylum in the animal kingdom has the best monster design? (18:38)
(Content warning: most of these are links to types of worms)
Mollusca (Mollusks)
Acanthocephala (Thorny headed worms)
Acoelomorpha (Without gut)
Annelida (Little ring)
Arthropoda (Jointed foot)
Brachiopoda (Arm foot)
Bryozoa (Moss animals)
Chaetognatha (Longhair jaw)
Chordata (With a cord)
Cnidaria (Stinging nettle)
Ctenophora (Comb bearer)
Cycliophora (Wheel carrying)
Echinodermata (Spiny skin)
Entoprocta (Inside anus)
Gastrotricha (Hair stomach)
Gnathostomulida (Jaw orifice)
Hemichordata (Half cord)
Kinorhyncha (Motion snout)
Loricifera (Corset bearer)
Priapulida (Penis worms)
Phoronida (Zeus's mistress)
Tardigrada (Slow step)
Xenoturbellida (Strange flatworm)
Vetulicolia (Ancient dweller)
Question 6: Psynuxie asks, what is the “George R. R. Martin should just hire a ghost writer to finish the series” of video games? (21:50)
Question 7: Ayla asks, what is the most specifically personalized video game recommendation you’ve offered to someone? (28:06)
Question 8: LeFish asks, what game would be most improved with the addition of Satan? (32:46)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the Top 10 Vtubers (35:25)
Recommendations and Outro (42:05):
Thor: Electroplankton
Frank: King of the Hill
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Comments
Yeah, Thor back on the podcast! Episode was a lot of fun, Alex. A little off beat and different is always appreciated, and Frank and Thor played off each other well.
Dustin Reno
2024-09-24 05:13:37 +0000 UTCFunny Mario girl (* 30 year old woman) is Korone https://youtu.be/BUaJGcdiOt0 Also the Sega fan, but she's been restrained because Japanese streamers can't play games without explicit permission or the publisher will have them killed.
MVB
2024-09-23 05:04:43 +0000 UTC
