Guest host and frequent dirtbag Colin AKA MoxBagel keeps the panel in order as they discuss the definition of “visual novel,” fighting games, and, finally, Fortnite.

Questions this week:

  1. What is your “The Last Starfighter” game? (05:20)
  2. How would you redesign pinball to be more of a 30 minute experience than a five minute experience?(11:25)
  3. What fighting game has the most creative single player campaign?(18:57)
  4. If Capcom made a Mega Man Legends every year since 1997, what would it be like now? (24:43)
  5. What game would have flourished with the amount of post-release support that No Man’s Sky has? (32:26)
  6. What is your favorite novel gameplay mechanic or moment in an otherwise unremarkable game? (40:23)
  7. What is the best video game to play in fifteen minute sessions? (47:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: World of Lords (54:22)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: Metroid Prime: Remastered, the DigitalFoundry video on Metroid Prime Remastered

Brandon: When buying coconut milk and other coconut products, watch out for companies that use monkey slaves. Go to Digikey.com for purchases of electrostatic bags. Stick the stems of limp vegetables in water to refresh them.

Colin: The Taste of Tea (2004)

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Hosted by Colin AKA MoxBagel, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.