Ep. 159 - Loopy Lorries, with Ash Parrish
Added 2020-11-16 07:23:16 +0000 UTCFanfic, narcware, The Lost City of Zinj, and Weiner Hotdog. Opening and closing theme created by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- From previous winner Gita Jackson, what video game would be most improved by making the protagonist black? (07:26)
- Which video game trilogy has the strongest three act structure? (14:33)
- What kinds of video games inspire the best fan fiction? (18:45)
- What role has console cloning played in video game history? (24:24)
- If there were a fighting game with only characters from dorm room movie posters, who would the strongest be? (29:16)
- Patreon Supporter Nathan Roberts asks, what video games could or should have received a sensitive British localization? (36:06)
- What’s with all the DMCA takedowns on Twitch streamers all of the sudden? (41:32)
- When do you wish a game was longer? (46:13)
- If you worked for a video game matchmaking service, what characters would you set up on a date? (51:54)
- What are the Black Eyed Peas of video games? (57:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Video Game Sequel Subtitles (01:04:03)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Congo (1995)
- Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj
- Ernie Hudson
- Three-act structure
- Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types AO3 page
- Final Fantasy AO3 page
- Subor
- Pegasus
- Dendy
- Fly by Sugar Ray
- Everlast
- Bobby Knight's farewell speech at Indiana University
- The Avengers
- Metroid Otherm
- Black Eyed Peas discography
- Soil & "Pimp" Sessions
Recommendations:
Brandon: What's going on with Dreamcast and Atomiswave, Sushi Bar in particular
Ash: Kotaku Splitscreen
Comments
Heroes in a halfshell
Alex Jaffe
2020-11-25 21:51:38 +0000 UTCexcellent
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2020-11-23 22:57:09 +0000 UTCI was so offended by your english accents I spilled my tea all over myself. 10/10
2020-11-23 15:40:45 +0000 UTCNigel Mansell's Loopy Lorries
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2020-11-19 18:37:14 +0000 UTCi need to get better at leaving these comments innit
rootfifthoctave
2020-11-19 00:31:51 +0000 UTCthis checks out
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2020-11-18 23:19:41 +0000 UTCinnit
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2020-11-18 23:19:10 +0000 UTCALSO, i like to imagine a parallel universe where every racing game that comes to the UK is TO THIS DAY prefixed with "Nigel Mansell's" Nigel Mansell's OutRun Nigel Mansell's F-Zero Nigel Mansell's Need for Speed Nigel Mansell's Colin McRae Rally
rootfifthoctave
2020-11-18 12:32:29 +0000 UTC(wherein "gammon" refers to an awful older white bloke) (as in, the voice of the hypothetical british guy going on about football versus football)
rootfifthoctave
2020-11-18 12:30:02 +0000 UTCmy gf said she likes tim's english gammon voice
rootfifthoctave
2020-11-18 12:29:21 +0000 UTCThanks!! I (brandon) felt like it was a good one too. I think we were in a weird mental space for the last two.
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2020-11-17 06:02:31 +0000 UTCoh shoooooooooooooot
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2020-11-17 06:01:57 +0000 UTCjust wanna let y'all know that i actually said "that was a good episode" out loud after finishing it, which was completely involuntary n rarely happens, so, yeah. good episode!
Marty Hernandez
2020-11-16 21:13:26 +0000 UTCHey guys "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" was right there for most syllables in a console name (11).
Kyle Siemens
2020-11-16 19:32:39 +0000 UTC
