Ep. 160 - Press H to Hershey
Added 2020-11-23 07:04:49 +0000 UTCA decidedly digestive discussion of Dragon Quest, DuckTales, and Diedrich. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- What video game character creator has the best hair? (05:20)
- What is the most disappointed you’ve ever been by a video game? (10:27)
- What songs would you put in one of those video game-themed orchestral performances? (17:37)
- When has a video game been significantly improved by a glitch? (24:14)
- How would you make a video game where the initial design document is just the DuckTales theme? (29:51)
- Patreon Supporter Slick Rick asks, what is the most successful video game scam? (36:46)
- When does an otherwise good video game take itself too seriously? (43:11)
- What are the best shops in video games? (49:23)
- What abandonware games would you put in a national pizza chain’s arcade? (54:37)
- What is the Apocalypse Now of video games? (01:00:50)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Closest Without Going Over: Video game fanfiction totals (01:07:36)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Good Vibes Gaming Podcast
- Astral Chain: Hottest Cops Ever?!
- Spartan: Total Warrior
- Viking: Battle for Asgard
- The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
- Prototype
- Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
- Bonk's Revenge - Snow Time (Level Five Theme)
- Alex Kidd Theme done with really grungy awful guitars
- Soul Blazer - Underground Castle
- The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Stage 1
- Star Cruiser
- Earthbound "Buy Something Will Ya!" banjo cover
- Dragon Quest III - Rolling Dice
- Landstalker - Seeking Treasure (Overworld theme)
- Landstalker - The Marquis' Invitation (Castle theme)
- Miles Morales Brick Glitch
- (Esper Suggestion for Question 4 - Tiny Madden Player Glitch)
- DuckTales Theme Song
- Sheng Long
- Gizmondo
- Tim's Death Stranding review
- Rogue Galaxy
- Forgotten Worlds shopkeeper
- Yo! Noid
- Smashing Drive
- Metamorphic Force
- Bucky O'Hare
- Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
- G.I. Joe
- The Grid
- Raspberry pie recipes
- The Outfoxies
- Metal Gear Solid 3 Directors Cut
- Speed Cops
- Apocalypse Now Wikipedia page
- Bejeweled fanfiction (nsfw)
Recommendations:
Frank: Game History Dot Org Forward Slash Sega VR
Brandon: Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Criterion Blu-Ray
Comments
HEY COMBO COMBO ITALIANO
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2020-12-02 18:50:38 +0000 UTCRegular cheddar combos with that delicious salt...so good
Nathan Grim
2020-11-27 23:26:10 +0000 UTCWOOO, nice, a reprieve
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2020-11-24 04:47:29 +0000 UTCit was frank this time ;-)
Sam
2020-11-24 00:13:16 +0000 UTCthat's gotta be me (brandon), I can never remember what I've already talked about
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2020-11-23 22:56:54 +0000 UTCit's very fun to hear you guys recount stories that you talked about extensively in episodes from like seven years ago.
Sam
2020-11-23 09:02:42 +0000 UTC
