Journalist Ash Parrish of The Verge joins Frank and Jaffe for Nintendo Direct thoughts, Elden Ring as a retelling of Inuyasha, and playersexual companions. Plus, why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is so important, by Patrick Miller.
Questions this week:
- Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
- Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)
Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57) - In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
- Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25) - Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
- Are esports good? (55:04)
LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Taskmaster
- Selling Sunset
- The Boys
- Succession
- Boyz II Men
- Taskmaster
- Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead
- Super Mario 64 Decompiled
- Mega Man: Legacy Collection
- Raw Danger!
- Steambot Chronicles
- Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFoundry video Frank mentions)
- Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
- Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
- Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring the Legend of Zelda
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
- The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
- Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports
- Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer
- Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Release Date Trailer
- Suikoden
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Final Fantasy series
- MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Announcement Trailer
- Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes
- Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
- GEX Trilogy - LRG 2024 Trailer
- LEGO Horizon Adventures – Announce Trailer
- LEGO Star Wars series
- LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
- Marvel Spider-Man
- God of War
- Astro Bot - Announcement Trailer
- Pharrell to tell his life story in a Lego movie
- Elden Ring
- Dragon Age series
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Official Reveal Trailer
- Mass Effect series
- Animal Crossing series
- The Twilight Zone
- Inuyasha
- George R. R. Martin
- BioShock 2
- BioShock
- BioShock Infinite
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Deus Ex series
- Gex
- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Garfield licensees
- Freedom Planet
- Blockbuster
- Mario Party series
- Overcooked!
- Lethal Company
- Pummel Party
- Grand Theft Auto series
- Overwatch
- Valorant
- Counter-Strike 2
- SonicFox
- Justin Wong
- Evo Moment #37
- Saudi Arabia's plan to become the crown prince of gaming
- League of Legends
- Valorant Game Changers
- Nintendo World Championships
- Dota 2
- ESPN8 The Ocho
- ESPN Esports: Inside its rise, fall and resonance
- Madden series
- NBA 2K series
Recommendations:
Ash: Fund independent news
Frank: Become a reader again, Indika
Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and Ash Parrish. Segment by Patrick Miller. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.