Adios Director Doc Burford joins the panel to cover pulse oximeters, what Michael Bay understood about West Side Story, and the RP Walk Button.
Questions this week:
- At what point in playing a game do you feel justified picking up a guide? (06:05)
- If all video games are fantasy fulfillment, which games serve the most niche interest? (11:18)
- Design a game for the Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor accessory. (17:14)
- Jaffe Guesses the Golden Age of Konami – Round 3 (24:20)
- Daisopop asks: What’s better? default running with a walk button or default walking with a run button? (25:31)
- Is Niantic a one-hit wonder? (31:58)
- Who is the Baz Luhrmann of video games? (37:59)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (43:11)
Recommendations and Outro (49:36)
Toggle your run/walk button and get over to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- "Mystery Box" Vintage Video Game Magazines
- Arc System Works
- Super Mario series
- Mega Man / Rockman series
- Persona series
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- TV Sports series
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
- Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
- Citizen Sleeper
- Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
- Alundra
- Euro Truck Simulator series
- Ice Road Truckers
- The Simple Life
- The Good Life
- PC Building Simulator
- Hardspace: Shipbreaker
- Adios
- Animal Crossing series
- Stardew Valley
- Nintendo president: Wii Vitality Sensor shelved, 'did not work as expected'
- Wii Fit
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
- Ring Fit Adventure
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Bad reviews of Yankee Candle might predict waves of Covid-19
- Final Fantasy VII
- Pokémon GO
- Ingress
- Shin Megami Tensei series
- Baz Luhrmann
- David Cage
- Ken Levine
- Tom Hooper
- Darren Aronofsky
- Mother! (2017)
- The Great Gatsby (2013)
- Elvis (2022)
- Doja Cat
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- The Beach (2000)
- Romeo Must Die (2000)
- BioShock series
- Busby Berkeley
- Michael Bay
- West Side Story (1961)
Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Foundation
Brandon: Mad God (2021) East Bay Wilds, wishlist Demonschool on Steam please
Doc: pick up Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
Jaffe: Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Doc Burford. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.