The finest minds in video games cover both GDC and the Nintendo Direct, furniture options when playing games, and jade dizzies. Plus, a credit is spent!
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1: merritt k asks, what game would you give the modern rerelease treatment? (04:55)
- Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties
- Bubsy series
- Digital Eclipse
- NieR
- The Last of Us: Part II
- Bloodborne
- Raw Danger!
- Road Rash series
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- Bullet Witch
- cavia inc.
- Bayonetta
- Fallout: New Vegas
2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the wearing a metal band t-shirt of video games? (10:43)
- Napalm Death
- Mario
- Portal
- The cake is a lie
- Rock Band
- Fangamer
- FM Towns Marty
- Hudson Soft
- Games Done Quick
- Desert Bus for Hope
- Awesome Games Done Quick’s adorable dog speedrun was just the start
- Kratos
- Pac-Man
- Penny Arcade
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Luigi
- Woodstock
- Hello Kitty
3: How was GDC and the Nintendo Direct? (16:23)
- Games Developer Conference
- All the news fron Nintendo’s March Direct showcase
- SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster
- Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
- Virtual Game Card
- Proust Questionnaire
- Nintendo is launching a news app
- Alarmo
- Pokemon Sleep
- Pokemon Smile
- Weyland-Yutani Corporation
- Pikmin
- Wii
- CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.
- Phil Salvador
- The Cheesecake Factory
- Macy’s
4: What do you look for in a new couch? (23:47)
Insert Credit Quick Break - Crime Lake (30:53)
5: Nick asks, describe the first hour of David Cage's Monster Hunter spin-off. (32:03)
- Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
- David Cage
- Monster Hunter series
- Monster Hunter (2020)
- Mila Jovovich
- Tony Jaa
- Michelle Yeoh
- Willem Dafoe
- The Lighthouse (2019)
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Tár (2022)
- Heavy Rain
- Palico
6: What’s the weirdest video game opinion you’ve ever heard in your life? (36:34)
- Gamergate (harassment campaign)
- Assassins Creed: Shadows
- PC Engine
- Bonk series
- Dragon Age series
- Return to Monkey Island
- Monkey Island series
7: Were video games corrupting the youth? (39:51)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Roblox (44:54)
Recommendations and Outro (48:39):
- Brandon: Prince of Prussia, Bio-Zombie (1998), Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)
- Frank: A Cat's-Eye View of Japan
- Ash: Donate to public media
- Jaffe: DC Action News
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.