Questions this week:
- Let’s talk about the rebranding of Gamasutra to Game Developer. (03:43)
- What are the best video game postmortems? (10:41)
- What are the most common mistakes when someone first gets into video games? (15:24)
- Which video game characters have the most complicated morning routines? (20:46)
- What video game or game adjacent companies should be renamed? (25:54)
- Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: Is it possible to have fans take games less seriously as an identity and more seriously as creative endeavors? (31:42)
- Why don’t you design a new item for Mario Kart? (38:26)
- Violence Island: forums.insertcredit.com Submissions (43:25)
- From Frank Cifaldi: Here’s whats up with that video about game price collusion (52:45)
- Who is the Mike Richards of video games? (59:08)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: JAV Titles (01:01:34)
Don't you think this would be a good episode to discuss in the forums?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Clay Fighter series
- Gamastura is becoming Game Developer
- El Shaddai
- Postmortem: Resident Evil 4
- Postmortem: Deadly Premonition
- Postmortem: Final Fantasy XIII
- Postmortem: Golden Axe
- Postmortems from Game Developer
- GDC Vault
- Monsters from the Id: The Making of Doom
- Crusader Kings
- Jim Lee
- Beneath a Steel Sky
- Jerry Lewis
- Francis York Morgan
- Ryo Hazuki
- Morgan Yu
- The World Ends With You
- Ivy
- Voldo
- The Green Ribbon
- GamersGate
- Young Guns Starring Emilio Estevez
- Young Guns II
- Guns 3
- Gun
- Toys for Bob
- Ponzi Scheme
- Fonzie Scheme
- Bonk
- Plok
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Wario
- Blake Stone
- Jazz Jackrabbit
- Takayuki Yagami
- Phoenix Wright
- YouTuber Accuses Million Dollar Retro Game Sales Of Being Scams
- Mike Richards
- Metal Wolf Chaos
- JAVdottxt (NSFW)
- Shi'ar (I read Marvel)
Recommendations:
Brandon: Check out the new GameDeveloper.com, Melissa's self titled album, Ask Hershers Pizza for the Insert Credit, Enjoy with a D'Aquino Chianti Flask
Kris: Go to gamedeveloper.com, learn something new, Dishonored
Frank: Psychonauts 2
Jaffe: Superman Smashes the Klan
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.