Alex Jaffe, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield continue the celebration of Patron-submitted questions, upending the dirtbag for even more “What is the ____ of video games?”
Questions this week:
- Dirtbag Sailor Silica asks: What is the squeezing through a gap while the next area loads for previous eras of video games? (03:02)
- Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the video game equivalent of a sommelier? (04:27)
- Dirtbag Walt asks: What is the The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension of video games? (05:08)
- Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: What is the This restaurant packaged the salt and pepper packets in a bag with the napkins and now the napkin is all peppery and unpleasant to use of video games? (08:35)
- Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the OK Computer of video games, and what is the Kid A of video games? (12:13)
- A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What are the farm-to-table restaurant and microwave dinner of video games? (14:39)
- Dirtbag UG asks: What is the Joe Pera Talks with You of video games? (19:15)
- Dirtbag Roman asks: What is the 1989 Velvet Revolution of video games? (22:02)
- Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the Chinese food buffet of video games? (24:07)
- Dirtbag Dusty asks: What is the DMC DeLorean of video games? (26:29)
- Dirtbag TapeVulture asks: What is the British accent of video games? (29:39)
- Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the hanging up of holiday decorations of video games? (34:43)
- Dirtbag Marshall asks: What is Ross Dress for Less of video games, and what is the TJ Maxx of video games? (34:43)
- Dirtbag A Dry Cleaner for Dogs asks: What is the hoop trundling of video games? (40:42)
- A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What is the James Joyce’s Ulysses of video games, and what is the Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses of video games? (42:55)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gaagaagiins Six (46:00)
Recommendations and Outro (54:05)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Bedouin Sheep dog
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Chihuahua
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
- Galaxian
- Ridge Racer
- Mass Effect
- Sommelier DS
- Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre
- The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- Ed Harris (not in Buckaroo Bonazi)
- Jeff Goldblum (is in Buckaroo Bonzai)
- Knightriders (1981)
- Breakin' (1984)
- Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
- Destroy All Humans!
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
- Final Fantasy VII
- Leonard Part 6 (1987)
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
- Kinect
- Seinfeld
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Joycon drift
- OK Computer
- Kid A
- Braid
- Rez
- Katamari Damacy
- Atari Jaguar
- Kid Acarus
- FarmVille
- Diner Dash
- FarmVille 2
- VIDEOBALL
- Butt Sniffin Pugs
- Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?
- Line Wobbler
- Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series
- Dragon Quest Builders series
- Joe Pera Talks with You
- Michigan: Report from Hell
- Animal Crossing series
- Velvet Revolution
- Yakuza: Kiwami 2
- Cyber Troopers Virtual On
- Fighters Megamix
- Fighting Vipers
- DMC DeLorean
- The Guy Who Wrote The Ready Player One
- Back to the Future (1985)
- E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Double Dragon Neon
- The Simpsons
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- WipEout
- Octopath Traveler
- Fatal Frame
- Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
- Final Fantasy VI
- Ross Dress for Less
- TJ Maxx
- Marshalls
- Far Cry 6
- Target
- Meijer
- ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!
- Hoop trundling
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Irritating Stick
- James Joyce’s Ulysses
- Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses
- Super Mario Odyssey
Recommendations:
Tim: Listen to some more podcasts, subscribe to patreon.com/insertcredit
Brandon: Cellular shades
Jaffe: Stop playing gacha games, read more comics
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.