Ep. 209 - Blooper Goes Knobby, with K Thor Jensen
Added 2021-11-08 08:28:20 +0000 UTCArtist, writer, cartoonist and game designer K Thor Jensen joins the panel to cover being Mr. Google-Ass, having to go fast and slightly worse, and episode titles. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- From Frank Cifaldi: Is the Intellivision Amico “physical game” scam the future of physical games? (06:12)
- How can video games adapt the comic book format better than Comix Zone? (13:08)
- What has been the worst video game music of the last generation? (18:21)
- How would you design a Dune game like never before? (23:43)
- Design a video game t-shirt that, even given prominent advertising, exactly zero people would buy. (29:27)
- Dirtbag Spencer asks: Does Nintendo actually have something that makes them the best game developer, or is that just fans projecting? (36:07)
- What are the best video game lists you’ve seen? (42:12)
- Violence Island (47:03)
- What is the The Simpsons of video games? (56:19)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Gamenamensteins (01:01:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:14:41)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Hexic
- Sine Mora
- Intelivision Amico
- Worms: Armageddon
- Comix Zone
- Understanding Comics
- Framed
- Gorogoa
- Future Aero Racing S Ultra
- Mad Max
- Dune
- Maneater
- That Box That Hurts Your Hand When You Put It In There
- Cooking Mama
- El Shaddai
- Death Stranding
- Microsoft Solitaire "Keep It Casual" T-shirt
- Microsoft Minesweeper Game Board Throw Pillow
- K Thor's Gamer T-Shirt
- Dudes With Attitude manual
- Metroid Dread
- Link's Awakening (2019)
- Giger-likes thread at forums.insertcredit.com
- Satoshi Matrix's Top 100 NES/Famicom Games
- Gimmick!
- PC-FX
- FM Towns Marty
- Gain Ground
- Mount Celeste
- Hollow Knight
- Segata Sanshiro
- Johnny Turbo
- Trouble Bruin
- Storm Eagle
- Mallow
- Lakitu
- Sephiroth
- The Simpsons
- Grand Theft Auto
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Street Fighter
- King of Fighters
- Family Guy
- That screenshot from Way of the Warrior that Frank keeps linking during the Lightning Round
Recommendations:
Frank: Guardians of the Galaxy
Brandon: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993)
K Thor: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) on Tubi, find something you can chew on
DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!
Comments
One day early?!
frankie coleman
2021-11-11 02:54:30 +0000 UTC(brandon:) I forgot to mention during the show for some reason but that terrible song reminded me of THIS song from Smashing Drive, which the devs liked enough to put in the arcade, gamecube, AND gba versions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Pin68hVcw here's the more compressed but almost slightly better(?) gba version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdd8fWauNXs
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2021-11-09 19:07:19 +0000 UTC+++WEIRD GAMES DIVISION+++
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2021-11-08 22:48:34 +0000 UTCYea, I kinda wish Nintendo would create a weird games division and just pump out some stuff that's more experimental. They have the money to try some stuff, so I wish they would do that.
Jodeaux
2021-11-08 22:23:45 +0000 UTCthank you for the heads up!! also, it seems Frank actually said *blopper* gone knobby, not blooper. sorry everyone!! -esper
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2021-11-08 17:02:22 +0000 UTCExcellent cold open, but just FYI jaffe’s voice cuts out at around 28:32 for a few seconds.
Sam
2021-11-08 16:58:40 +0000 UTCThis is a good episode, IMO
Alex Jaffe
2021-11-08 15:59:00 +0000 UTC
