Ep. 243 - Alunderstanding Laryngoscopy, with Doc Burford
Added 2022-07-04 06:37:41 +0000 UTCAdios Director Doc Burford joins the panel to cover pulse oximeters, what Michael Bay understood about West Side Story, and the RP Walk Button. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Doc Burford. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- At what point in playing a game do you feel justified picking up a guide? (06:05)
- If all video games are fantasy fulfillment, which games serve the most niche interest? (11:18)
- Design a game for the Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor accessory. (17:14)
- Jaffe Guesses the Golden Age of Konami – Round 3 (24:20)
- Daisopop asks: What’s better? default running with a walk button or default walking with a run button? (25:31)
- Is Niantic a one-hit wonder? (31:58)
- Who is the Baz Luhrmann of video games? (37:59)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (43:11)
Recommendations and Outro (49:36)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- "Mystery Box" Vintage Video Game Magazines
- Arc System Works
- Super Mario series
- Mega Man / Rockman series
- Persona series
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- TV Sports series
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
- Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
- Citizen Sleeper
- Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
- Alundra
- Euro Truck Simulator series
- Ice Road Truckers
- The Simple Life
- The Good Life
- PC Building Simulator
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Adios
- Animal Crossing series
- Stardew Valley
- Nintendo president: Wii Vitality Sensor shelved, 'did not work as expected'
- Wii Fit
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
- Ring Fit Adventure
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Bad reviews of Yankee Candle might predict waves of Covid-19
- Final Fantasy VII
- Pokémon GO
- Ingress
- Shin Megami Tensei series
- Baz Luhrmann
- David Cage
- Ken Levine
- Tom Hooper
- Darren Aronofsky
- Mother! (2017)
- The Great Gatsby (2013)
- Elvis (2022)
- Doja Cat
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- The Beach (2000)
- Romeo Must Die (2000)
- BioShock series
- Busby Berkeley
- Michael Bay
- West Side Story (1961)
Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Foundation
Brandon: Mad God (2021) East Bay Wilds, wishlist Demonschool on Steam please
Doc: pick up Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
Jaffe: Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
When you save a villager in God Hand, they will give you a reward pickup—to which Gene will go WOW! or I LOVE IT!—before bowing and saying "thank you."
connrrr
2022-08-12 19:56:58 +0000 UTC“Thank you.”
Zack Daigle
2022-07-06 22:15:55 +0000 UTCwill inquire next time. I (brandon) assumed it was from one of the zelda CDi games.
insert credit
2022-07-06 22:15:08 +0000 UTCWhere in the world is that “thank you” sound effect Tim uses from? 😂 it kills me every time.
Zack Daigle
2022-07-06 01:31:36 +0000 UTC
