Ep. 297 - The Thinking Man’s Gex
Added 2023-07-24 07:44:01 +0000 UTCThe same panel this show started with is whole once more, covering hype cycles, the real game console generations, and the Season 2 finale of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- merritt k asks: What are some games on 80s and 90s Japanese home computers you want translations of or official releases in the west?
- What causes hype? Or, how do games become “overrated?”
- Let’s talk about “game killers”
- Who makes the best monsters?
- What are the actual video game console generations?
- From Winckle: What’s the best two button sequence in video games?
- What do you think was the most difficult game to QA test?
LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island - Season 2 Finale
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games
- 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
- Video Game History Foundation
- Limited Run Games
- Rusty
- Castlevania series
- El Viento
- My eyes!
- Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
- Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei
- Glove on Fight
- The Queen of Heart '99
- Ys series
- Valis
- Legend of Zelda series
- Xanadu games
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
- Policenauts
- Snatcher
- SD Snatcher
- Geoff Keighley
- Bubsy series
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- Virtua Fighter series
- Halo series
- Super Mario series
- Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Doom
- Killzone
- Fortnite: Battle Royale
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Jak & Daxter series
- Ghostface Killah
- Landstalker
- Silent Hill
- Dragon Quest series
- Akira Toriyama
- Orc
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
- Final Fantasy series
- Dragon Ball GT
- Gran Turismo series
- Sand Land
- Hammer Bro
- Bowsette
- Metal slime
- Goldman
- Home video game console generations
- Devil World
- Kung Fu
- Sports Talk Baseball
- Mega Man games
- Another World
- Mortal Kombat games
- The Ninja Warriors
- Assassin's Creed series
- Elder Scrolls series
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed
- Just Cause 2
- Heavy Rain
- Gex
- Captain Marvel
- Augustus Cole
- Gene
- Kazuma Kiryu
- Lucky & Wild
- Satan
- Quiet
- Bayonetta
Recommendations:
Frank: clock out early
Brandon: hey thanks for listening and enjoying the show, we really appreciate it! And also, consider using your house like a Blockbuster if you keep collecting things.
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
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TheBunk
2023-10-26 19:01:14 +0000 UTCthanks for submitting!
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2023-09-05 22:02:25 +0000 UTCOh hey you read my question. Thanks! I only just caught up to this.
Mark Winckle
2023-09-03 19:38:09 +0000 UTCfrank, brandon, esper, and jaffe. Esper and Jaffe get more than the rest because they rely on it more for their living expenses.
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2023-08-01 22:59:02 +0000 UTCWho gets the money from the patreon?
Frumious
2023-08-01 22:42:09 +0000 UTCand thank you for listening (and contributing!)
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2023-07-27 17:14:43 +0000 UTCjust wanna say thanx for doing the show ! always look forward to it
syswivv
2023-07-27 13:08:23 +0000 UTCAlso I’m sure the game Control was an absolute QA nightmare
Zack Daigle
2023-07-25 14:10:15 +0000 UTCGreat episode! BRING BACK THE SOUNDBOARD 😂 *mortal kombat OOF*
Zack Daigle
2023-07-25 14:08:12 +0000 UTC
