Editorial director of Digital Eclipse Chris Kohler joins the panel to cover bug-free cartridge games, on air game history research, and a brutal round of Famicom Feud. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Mathew Kumar asks: What are the “phantom games” in your collection? (03:59)
- Which areas of games are most in need of preservation? (10:36)
- What’s the line between stealing an idea and iterating on it in video game design? (16:26)
- What are some mundane activities that would make good simulator games? (21:19)
- What would be on your cardboard sign at a wrestling event? (26:33)
- Dirtbag Seasons asks: Why and when did we start calling old games “retro”? (30:23)
- How, when, and where should games present content warnings? (36:39)
- Brandon Sheffield asks: What are your favorite side quests? (45:19)
- What is the Ghostbusters 2 of video games? (52:26)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud – Video Games Notable For Negative Reception (56:24)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- $1.99 Are You Out Of Your Mind?
- FM Towns Marty
- SWOS
- Donkey Kong Classics
- Adventures of Lolo
- Princess Pajama
- Taito X-55
- Fortnite's Among Us ripoff
- Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
- Threes developer addresses clones
- Shenmue
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Quest 64
- Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
- Cosmic Fantasy 4 Part 1
- Linda Cube
- Lotte May
- Retronauts
- Coleco Chameleon
- Boyfriend Dungeon Situation
- Does The Dog Die
- Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
- Shining Force III
- Wing Commander
- Ghostbusters II
- ActRaiser 2
- Hudson Hawk
- Platoon
- Barton Fink
- Phalanx
Recommendations:
Frank: The new Twilight Zone series
Brandon: Vote no on recalling Newsom if you live in California, even if he sucks he'll get replaced by somebody a whole bunch worse
Chris: The Ultimate History of Video Games vol. 2
Jaffe: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.