Frank, Ash and Brandon design games based on historical events, explain the plot of Earth Defense Force, and discover why women have hollow bones.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Madame Web (2024)
- Morbius (2022)
- Venom (2018)
- Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
- Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
- Eminem original Venom rap
- Glyceo the Destroyer
- Lucius Aurelius
- Maximus Arelius
- Caesar Minumus
- Caesar Agustus
- Hannibal
- Scipio Africanus
- The Pope
- Assassin's Creed series
- Games where the final boss is the pope
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Nights of Azure series
- Final Fantasy Tactics
- Rodrigo Borgia
- The Young Pope
- Anti-Pope
- Psycho-Pirate
- Doctor Fate
- Marv Wolfman
- 52 Pickup
1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03)
- JFK Reloaded
- John Brown
- Castle Wolfenstein series
- Sherman’s March
- Titan submersible implosion
- Downwell
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Ridiculous Fishing
- Amelia Erhart
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Bayonetta
- Purdue
2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22)
Credit Report (14:58)
3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16)
- Confederate
- Beavis and Butt-Head
- Marble Madness
- Sonic X-treme
- Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option (Prototype) by Crak Atak in 21:44 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2023
- Desert Bus for Hope
- Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors
- Drac's Night Out
- Hammerman
- Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire
- Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory
- Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- Max Payne (2008)
4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50)
5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32)
- Vampire Survivors
- Xbox 360
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Sony Playstation
- Neo Geo
- Sega Saturn
- SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
- Super Mario World
- Infinity Nikki
6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32)
7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27)
- Tenet (2020)
- Hideo Kojima
- Metal Gear series
- Christopher Nolan
- LawBreakers
- Cliffy B
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Superhot
- Braid
- Sonic CD
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26)
Recommendations and Outro (54:01):
- Brandon: Subway (1985), Miho Nakayama’s albums Mind Game, Catch the Night, Angel Hearts and Hide ‘N’ Seek
- Ash: The Verge’s premium subscription
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