Ep. 271 - FunJail, with Jason Schreier
Added 2023-01-24 09:50:15 +0000 UTCBloomberg Game Journalist and Author Jason Schreier joins the panel to cover Wizards of the Coast, the greatest story in video games, and whether or not buying games is ethical. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Cliff Bleszinski asks: What food do you associate with your best gaming memory? (07:16)
- Why is everybody so mad about Dungeons & Dragons? (15:22)
- What is the greatest story in video games? (20:59)
- How do you break news no one else has yet as a game journalist? (28:26)
- You have an investor meeting in 6 minutes to pitch them a new social media network for Gamers. What’s your presentation? (34:51)
- Spencer Gifts asks: which game console libraries boxes have the best graphic design? (40:49)
- Under what circumstances is it unethical to buy a video game? (49:26)
LIGHTNING ROUND: MobyCritic (55:30)
Recommendations and Outro (58:50)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Stadia exclusive saved by sneaking it into the Steam version of its sequel
- Frosted Flakes
- Final Fantasy III
- Final Fight series
- Dairy Queen
- Dragon Quest series
- White Castle
- Wing Commander series
- Death Line (1972)
- Dragon Force
- Panzer Dragoon series
- Guitar Hero series
- Chrono Trigger
- Blue Dragon series
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Michael Ironside
- Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
- D&D maker backs off new licensing rules that led to fan revolt
- Chris Pine
- Warhammer
- Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects
- Friends at the Table
- The Adventure Zone
- How The Last of Us became ‘the greatest story that has ever been told in video games’
- The Last of Us series
- Heavy Rain
- Detroit: Become Human
- No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Chernobyl (miniseries)
- BioShock Infinite
- Elden Ring
- Weird West
- Dwarf Fortress
- Watch_Dogs
- Deadly Premonition
- Microsoft set to lay off thousands of employees
- Hyper Gunsport
- Animal Crossing series
- G4
- Ep. 3 - Shagargamel
- GamePro
- Quibi
- Mega Drive
- Master System
- GameCube
- Super Smash Bros.: Melee
- 32X
- Japanese 32X logo and packages
- Game Boy Advance
- Neo Geo CD
- Neo Geo Pocket Color
- Namcot Famicom boxes
- PC Engine Super CD
- Sega Saturn
- SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation
- Harry Potter and the Author Who Failed Us
- Archive.org
- MiSTerAddons.com
Recommendations:
Jason: Triple Click
Brandon: Try eating dandelion leaves, find the fan translation of Project Eye Dol, Mad Stalker
Frank: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
shoot!!!
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2023-02-03 22:42:18 +0000 UTCit might have though
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2023-02-03 22:42:00 +0000 UTCbut yes dandelion greens are very nutritious! and dandelion tea is a very pleasant beverage.
syswivv
2023-01-30 20:27:23 +0000 UTClistener warning: take due care in foraging dandelion, especially in public rights of way. in the past i worked for a public works dept and they spray basically anything that’s not grass with herbicide!
syswivv
2023-01-30 20:26:40 +0000 UTCDid the MiSTer project get Frank play videogames again?! Just kidding.
Ross Hamrick
2023-01-26 23:50:46 +0000 UTClol I'm sorry for my late reply. It's currently 70$ on Switch and I think it's a tough sell at that price point unfortunately, but maybe when it comes on sale!
Jodeaux
2023-01-25 19:55:53 +0000 UTC(oh no did that person delete their account because I asked them to sell me on it)
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2023-01-25 19:21:42 +0000 UTC(I'm serious though, I'm curious why it's worth looking at!)
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2023-01-25 19:21:07 +0000 UTCDude asks good questions, dirtbags needs to get on his level
Alex Jaffe
2023-01-25 17:56:00 +0000 UTCSourdough cake and sour cream cakes are both things that are p good
MVB
2023-01-25 10:03:16 +0000 UTCSell me on it!
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2023-01-25 00:23:54 +0000 UTCJaffe is all about the Spencer Gifts.
Branden Wood
2023-01-24 23:22:30 +0000 UTCIt's on the Switch if you so choose!
Jodeaux
2023-01-24 23:00:41 +0000 UTC(Brandon:) I have not! looks very computer-oriented, and it's the other fellas what plays games on the computer
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2023-01-24 22:54:48 +0000 UTCBaby gets their bottle on a Tuesday! Thank you. Is Kurt Feldman ever going to get their own jingle like Esper has? Like, a really sick guitar lick or a clown horn perhaps? Sorry for random question, but Brandon, have you played that Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days game?
Jodeaux
2023-01-24 21:32:01 +0000 UTCThis episode had me laughing so much! Jason was a great guest to have on. Glad he was able to join. Your talk around the greatest story in games makes a lot of sense, because that does end up being the things that I inevitably speak with friends more than anything else from a game story. Really hope you find out what the name of that food was, Brandon! Curious to know what that was. Sure sounds good!
Dustin Reno
2023-01-24 19:59:13 +0000 UTCWorth the wait.
Justin
2023-01-24 14:32:59 +0000 UTC
