The panel discusses the best pixel artists, Clair Obscur’s greatest weakness, and In Which Lake Is Carmen Sandiego?

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SHOW NOTES:

1: How do you pick a video game release date? (06:44)

2: Is there anything from a video game that would be fun to build, gunpla style? (13:44)

3: Who does the best sprite work in video games? (18:41)

4: Design “Where in Ohio is Carmen Sandiego?” (24:55)

5: Terapixel asks, have video game controllers been “solved?” (31:46)

6: What elements of a game should be opaque or invisible to the player? (38:21)

7: Who is the Jackie Chan of video games? (45:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Trash Talk (50:35)

Recommendations and Outro (56:08):

  • Brandon: Check out the library, Upír z Feratu (1982)
  • Ash: Take a walk in a cemetery (without your dog)
  • Frank: Learn homerow

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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.