Ep. 342 - Asynchronicity 3, with Kate Willaert
Added 2024-06-11 04:13:40 +0000 UTCVideo 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.
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)
SpencerGifts asks: What is the best video game sequence that is no fun? (25:37)
Is there a video game experience you missed out on you wish you could have had? (29:08)
When shouldn’t you have a pause button? (32:03)
What can we learn about women if our only reference point is video games from the 1980’s? (34:49)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Re-Design - Commercial Failures (37:41)
Recommendations and Outro (41:39)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
From Ragnarok To The New World: An Interview With Hak Kyu Kim
Bally Astrocade The Professional Arcade Videocade Home Library Computer System By Astrovision
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!
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
If You’d Like To Hear The Ads… This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Amazing Grace available now on Steam, Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest, and patrons like you. Thank you.
Comments
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Alex Jaffe
2024-06-14 00:18:13 +0000 UTCGreat episode and wow hearing Battle Chess! I loved playing it as a kid to see all of the different animations from the pieces battling. Hadn't thought about that in a while
Dustin Reno
2024-06-13 04:19:44 +0000 UTC
