Ep. 174 - Sega Macarena, with Liz “Lids” Ryerson
Added 2021-03-01 01:54:50 +0000 UTCLiz Ryerson joins your favorite 7/10 podcast to cover the secret origins of CapyGames, the true name of the Saturn, and misunderstanding pixel art. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Previously on Insert Credit #12: Which video game soundtracks are notable for their use of uncommonly heard instruments? (05:07)
- What musicians would you have chosen to celebrate Pokemon’s 25th anniversary? (10:06)
- Which video games are the best at inducing claustrophobia? (15:28)
- Which is better: games about upward movement, or games about downward movement? (21:09)
- Improv Zone: Salty Bet Commentary (27:17)
- Patreon Supporter Malcove asks: What is the best 3-player game? (34:42)
- What’s with Sony shuttering Japan Studio? (39:45)
- Is it time to retire pixel art in video games? (48:48)
- Frank’s Question: What do we think of modern pixel art emerging as a misunderstanding of classic pixel art? (53:58)
- What is the forgetting to defrost your ingredients until right before it’s time to make dinner of video games? (59:47)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Tennessee Williams Plays
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- That Squarepusher Album (i think, brandon correct me if i'm wrong [brandon's note: I corrected it! only one album off :D])
- Lydia from Beetlejuice
- Happier by Marshmello ft. Bastille
- Night of the Hunter
- Full Evergrace OST
- Secret of Mana 2 OST
- Casio Rapman
- James Brown's Say It Loud I'm Black And Proud
- Earthbound Music, Samples and Legal Issues
- VGM Sound Sources spreadsheet
- 3rd Base
- White Knuckle Scorin'
- Britny Fox
- The B-52's
- Deee-Lite
- Space Channel 5
- 100 gecs
- Rick Astley's Together Forever
- The Rippingtons
- Mariya Takeuchi's Plastic Love
- Everblue
- Liquidators
- Downwell
- GIRP
- Freefall 3050 A.D.
- Ninja Spirit
- Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi
- Salty Bet
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
- Super Off Road
- Rampage World Tour
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (Saturn)
- Gain Ground
- The Cave
- Earth Defense Force 2017
- Moonwalker
- Alien Crush
- Japan Studio
- Crime Crackers
- KungFu Rider
- Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball
- FantaVision
- Lifeline
- Octopath Traveler
- Triangle Puzzle Strategy Experience
- Panzer Paladin
- Zippy the Pinhead
- Rocket Knight
- Sonic Waterfall Dithering
- Xeno Crisis
- Little Samson
- Faith
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
- Bird Week
- Bubsy3d.com
- Panzer Dragoon mask
Recommendations:
Liz: Preserving Worlds
Frank: Get in touch about donating video game magazines
Brandon: Getting Cultured sauerkraut, Gunhouse on Google Play Pass
Comments
one day early
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2021-03-02 18:57:09 +0000 UTCHey thanks for tagging this! Man, stuff like Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Autechre and Fennesz were the only thing I used to listen like 10-15 years ago. I remember going for a walk to the local bookstores in La Laguna on cloudy days while listening to Boards of Canada and it was pretty great. So yeah, thanks for reigniting those memories!
2021-03-02 11:50:26 +0000 UTCOne day early!?
Matthew Yon
2021-03-02 00:36:03 +0000 UTCBTW this was the squarepusher performance I (brandon) saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLAKrVbCBM
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2021-03-01 22:57:51 +0000 UTCoops yeah, we just talked about that like 2 episodes ago as well.
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2021-03-01 22:51:59 +0000 UTCstill flippin about this earthbound dinosaur jr sample, lmao
dicegame uchiha
2021-03-01 21:48:46 +0000 UTCTim probably would've suggested Lost Vikings as a good three player game
Jodeaux
2021-03-01 21:31:07 +0000 UTCHMMMMM we also missed sub-terrania while we're talking about lunar lander-likes.
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2021-03-01 19:46:15 +0000 UTCyeah, I (brandon) was not aware of that going in! freaked me the heck out. I wound up keeping pace with everyone pretty well but there was one dude who was dangerously trying to lap everyone and at first I was like "wow I must not be great at this" but then I saw that guy afterward SHRIEKING at his family like "did you fuckin see that!? I lapped all those fuckin guys fuck yeah!" and he was pumping his fist and jumping around and he was like 50 years old. Then I thought... well I'd rather place last than be that guy, or be in that guy's family.
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2021-03-01 19:43:51 +0000 UTCloved the episode but as a "going down" die-hard i had to comment on the fact that you neglected to consider one of the first and best games about descending: lunar lander.
2021-03-01 15:34:15 +0000 UTCI laughed at loud at Brendon's unfortunate HANS experience. It's a good device and a good design; however, if you haven't been prompted for "so you can only turn your head 10 degrees to the left and 10 degrees to the right, GOOD LUCK!", I can t really fault anyone for having a less than great experience with it.
Andrew J
2021-03-01 04:44:19 +0000 UTC
