The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus!
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SHOW NOTES:
- Pikablu
- Pokémon series
- Phantasy Star IV
- Phantasy Star
- NESticle
- True Detective
- Destiny's Child
- Dragon Quest series
- Akira Toriyama
- Chrono Trigger
- Ruby Weapon
- Final Fantasy VII
- Imagine Games Network
- Sailor Moon
- Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- AOL
Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)
- Gran Turismo series
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
- 2024 Summer Olympics
- Gran Turismo (2023)
- Lewis Hamilton
- Super Monaco GP
- Madden series
- Haikyu!!
- NBA 2K series
- FanDuel
- NBA Jam
- Street Fighter series
Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)
Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)
Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)
- Final Fantasy XV
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Dark Souls
- Red Dead Redemption series
- Legend of Zelda series
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Initial D
Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Westley
- Little Samson
- Fezzik
- Inigo Montoya
- The Lost Vikings
- Ufouria: The Saga
- VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
- Billy Crystal
- Miracle Max
- Valerie
- Peter Falk
- Fred Savage
- Henry Cavill
- Timothée Chalamet
- Cary Elwes
- Shrek
Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)
Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)
- The Advantage
- Minibosses
- Hella
- Zach Hill
- PAX
- Chemical Plant Zone Theme
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- OverClocked ReMix
- Final Fantasy XVI
- SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!
- MAGFest
- Masato Nakamura
- The RAH Band
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- RaMu
- Prism
- Momoko Kikuchi
- Dreams Come True
- Super Soul Bros
Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)
- Dark Souls series
- Puzzle Fighter series
- Super Mario series
- Tokimeki Memorial series
- Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
- Streets of Rage series
- Elden Ring
Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)
- The Legend of Zelda
- Final Fantasy VI
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Secret of Mana
- EarthBound
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)
- Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
- Mighty No. 9
- Goichi Suda
- The Callisto Protocol
- Dead Space
- Mega Man
- Russo brothers
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Oppenheimer (2023)
- Park Chan-wook
- The Sympathizer
- Shenmue III
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Mario Kart 8
Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)
- Princess Peach
- Luigi
- Mario
- Wario
- John Carter of Mars
- Kettlebell swing
- Gorilla Jump Squat
- Dr. Mario
- Mario Teaches Typing
- Mario is Missing!
LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33)
Recommendations and Outro (58:41):
- Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Common Side Effects
- Tim: Purchase an E-350 Super Duty Van and move to the upper west side of Manhattan
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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.