Brian David Gilbert of Dropout.tv, Unraveled, and his own excellent youtube channel joins our panel to cover Switch 2 preorders, Donkey Kong dating your friends, and the legendary Nier butthole.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Mystery Men (1999)
 - Flaming Carrot Comics
 - The Legend of Zelda series
 - Video game
 - Sega
 - PlayStation
 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
 - Nintendo
 - Nintendo 64
 
1: We’re recording this the day that preorders have gone live for the Switch 2. What’s the worst case you’ve ever seen of Preorder Madness? (08:05)
- I got my Switch 2 preorder the old-fashioned way: lining up at GameStop
 - Crysis
 - Pepe the Frog
 - Alan Wake II
 - GameStop
 
2: What’s the right amount of bullshit to put in a video game? (15:13)
- Demonschool
 - Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe
 - Everything
 - Xenoblade Chronicles series
 - Batman
 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
 
3: How would video games be different today if when you died in the game, you died in real life? (20:45)
- Elon Musk
 - Gamergate (harassment campaign)
 - The Most Dangerous Game
 - Alex Honnald
 - Elden Ring
 - Dark Souls series
 - Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
 - Bebe’s Kids (1992)
 
4: How would you describe the character of Donkey Kong? (23:51)
- Donkey Kong
 - Pauline
 - Mario
 - Romeo and Juliet
 - Diddy Kong
 - Sean Combs
 - Funky Kong
 - Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
 - Rare
 - Ken Penders
 - Ms. Pac-Man
 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
 - Super Mario Odyssey
 - Jake Lloyd
 - Mario Party series
 
Insert Credit Quick Break: DC Action News (32:47)
5: Magnanimous asks, is there any old video game slang you’d bring back? (33:36)
6: Which video game vehicle would receive the best JD Power & Associates car rating? (39:00)
- JD Power & Associates
 - Final Fantasy XV
 - The Regalia
 - Mario Kart series
 - Lakitu
 - Ridge Racer series
 - Spice Girls
 - The Big Bang Theory
 - Halo series
 - Fortnite
 
7: What is the Tom Hooper’s Cats of video games? (43:54)
- Cats (2019)
 - Editing the Buttholes Out of ‘Cats’ Was a Total Nightmare for VFX Crew
 - Gemini Man (2019)
 - Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
 - Idris Elba
 - Peter Molyneux
 - Borderlands (2024)
 - Uwe Boll
 - Bloodrayne (2005)
 - House of the Dead (2003)
 - Donut County
 - NieR series
 - Stellar Blade
 
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (51:20)
Credit Report (01:06:59)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:21):
- Frank: Watch Tempo on YouTube for a second and decide what you think about it
 - Brandon: Minako Yoshida’s Dark Crystal, Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch
 - Ash: Go outside and take a walk
 - Brian: VVVVVV, brian david gilbert on YouTube, Um, Actually
 
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