The finest minds in video games and beyond contemplate unique input interfaces, classic adventure games, and a return to Violence Island.
Questions this week:
- With the recent closing of Rooster Teeth, how has machinima developed over the last 20 years? (03:19)
- Design a themed video game controller that ties into a particular brand but would also be fun to use. (10:12)
- What are the most credible depictions of gamers in media? (16:48)
- How do you convince a studio executive they have a bad idea before it’s too late? (23:24) Insert Credit Quick Break: Labyrinth of Cinema (29:55)
- Irish Carl asks: Rank the corpus of adventure games from Sierra On-Line, Infocom, LucasArts, and Cyan (30:51)
- What are your favorite broad personality archetypes in video game supporting characters? (38:11)
- Which video game would benefit most from the “World of Warcraft Classic” treatment? (43:14)
- How’s the future looking right now for emulation? (46:51)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (55:01)
Recommendations and Outro (01:03:24)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Bob's Burgers
- Teddy
- Jimmy Pesto
- Jay Johnston, 'Bob's Burgers' Actor, Is Arrested on Jan. 6 Charges
- Mr. Show with Bob and David
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Mr. Peanutbutter
- Rooster Teeth Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery
- Rooster Teeth
- Halo series
- Machinima
- Red vs. Blue
- Minecraft
- Great Famine (Ireland)
- Dropkick Murphys
- Skibidi Toilet
- RWBY
- RTX
- #IDARB
- Krusty the Clown
- The Simpsons
- The Homer
- Steel Battalion
- Laurie Anderson's Puppet Motel
- David Cage
- Wii Remote
- Katamari Damacy
- Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
- SCUF Envision
- SCUF Reflex
- Max Payne series
- Groove Coaster series
- Resident Evil series
- TourBox
- Existenz (1999)
- DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
- This is the actual face you make when playing Aerial Assault on the Game Gear
- Bluesky
- Airheads (1994)
- Aerial Assault
- Game Gear
- Donkey Kong
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Breaking Bad
- The Sopranos
- Mario Kart 64
- Doom 3
- Adam Sandler
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Uncut Gems (2019)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed
- TimeSplitters
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
- Simon Pegg
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- The World's End (2013)
- Mission: Impossible
- Scotty
- Elon Musk
- Sierra Entertainment
- Infocom
- Lucasfilm Games
- Cyan Worlds
- Ron Gilbert
- Tim Schafer
- Zork
- A Mind Forever Voyaging
- Myst
- Riven: The Sequel to Myst
- Final Fantasy series
- Blade Runner
- Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
- Tokimeki Memorial
- Maniac Mansion
- Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
- Shadowgate
- The Space Bar
- Dennis Hopper
- Microsoft Office
- The Witness
- Barret Wallace
- Ooblets
- Musashi
- Archie Bunker
- Tifa Lockhart
- Aerith Gainsborough
- Judgment series
- Don Quixote
- World of Warcraft Classic
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Bejeweled 3
- Candy Crush Saga
- Angry Birds
- Resident Evil 4
- Devil May Cry
- Wii
- Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu will utterly fold and pay $2.4M to settle its lawsuit
- Dolphin Emulator
- Steam Deck
- Red Viper
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Truxton
- Blazing Lazers
- Rampage
- Fort Condor
- Pepper Roni
- Servbot
- Domasi "Tommy" Tawodi
- Morgan Yu
Recommendations:
Brandon: Johnny's Selected Seeds instead of Baker Creek Seeds if you’re a gardening type person who wants to avoid funding bad stuff, Gary Jagels, Zindrew Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil
Tim: Xi’an Famous Foods Chili Oil & Crisps Jar
Frank: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.