Special guests Simone de Rochefort, Liz Ryerson, and merritt k have a very normal episode discussing obscure Doom wads, action game brand deals for jeans, and sending celebrities to Silent Hill.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Simone de Rochefort
- Frank Cifaldi
- Liz Ryerson
- Ash Parrish
- merritt k
- Brandon Sheffield
- Simone de Rochefort
- “Shucks! Well, let’s go for a kill time.”
1: What is the most niche video game you have the most opinions about? (03:42)
- Tearaway
- PS Vita
- A.L.T.
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Fatboy Slim
- BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT
- Supper Mario Broth post about Tokimeki songs in Mario 64
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Edwin Jeans
- Sawaki Takeyasu
- Steel Battalion
- Starnaut
- Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8
- Monster Energy - Death Stranding
- Fortnite
2: What are the most complex buzzwords in video games that are actually useful for discussion? (12:16)
- Metroidvania
- Topher Florence
- The Goonies II
- Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- PlayStation Ultimate list of popular, gaming-related terms
- Summoning Salt
3: If you could go back to the primordial soup of video game music, what would you add? (17:58)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra
- Yes
- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure meme
- Nobou Uematsu
- Elton John
- The Beatles
- Earthbound
- The Beach Boys
- Hirokazu Tanaka
- Keiichi Suzuki
- Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
- New Order
- Imagine Dragons
- OC Remix
- Dream Theater
4: If you could send any real world celebrity to Silent Hill who would it be? (22:11)
- Silent Hill
- James Woods
- Woody Allen
- Chris Pratt
- Parks and Recreation
- Keanu Reeves
- Pyramid Head
- Johnny Depp
- Charles Martinet
- Paul Giamatti
- Heather Mason
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Sydney Sweeney
- Nowhere (1997)
- Fran Drescher
- Charles Nelson Riley
- Martin Short
- Clifford (1994)
- Jiminy Glick
- Alice in Wonderland (1999)
- Whoopi Goldberg
- P. T. Anderson
- Inherent Vice (2014)
- P.T.
5: Kiko B asks, what are the nacho cheese and cool ranch of video games? (30:18)
6: Which video game character could you see yourself being friends with, but would also be the most annoying person in your friend group? (33:33)
- Sonic the Hedgehog series
- Jacob Frye
- Assassins Creed: Syndicate
- Warframe
- Gex
- Howard Stern
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Dana Gould
- Elvira
- Rip Taylor
- Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957)
- Ed Wood
- Solid Snake
- Bubsy
- Anachronox
- Democratus
- Grumpos Matavastros
- World of WarCraft
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (40:14)
Recommendations and Outro (53:41):
- Liz: Michael Haneke films, submissions are open for the Experimental Game Workshop
- merritt: Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road, If You're Driving, Close Your Eyes
- Simone: Strange Antiquities
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Simone de Rochefort, Liz Ryerson, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.