In which we get off to a weird and somewhat personal start then jump into gatcha games and fighting Diablo (again!). We also get into LABO in classrooms, how Tetris can help you defuse/distress, the death of ROM sites (Thanks Nintendo) and I talk a wee bit about Stellaris (again!).
Games discussed this Episode:
LABO for Nintendo Switch
Tetris for many different systems
Brave Frontier for Mobile Devices
Diablo 3 for contemporary consoles
Warcraft 3 for PC
Starcraft 1 and 2 for PC
Hexcells on PC
SMITE on PC
Battlerite on PC
Super Mario Party for Nintendo Switch
Castlevania: Requiem for PS4
Stellaris for PC
Starlink for contemporary consoles
Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:
Nintendo is working to get LABO into classrooms: https://labo.nintendo.com/classroom/
Tetris can be good for you, and even help stalve off specific types of stress:
NPR Story: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/05/662212524/cant-stop-worrying-try-tetris-to-ease-your-mind?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202905&fbclid=IwAR1EF0V7Udq5VNw9DfJGwuWqAJLHOz49zJCf7sF_HBWupk9r3v2uSZgRSgs
Oxford Story: http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2017-03-28-tetris-used-prevent-post-traumatic-stress-symptoms?fbclid=IwAR0SU2fSKrJXzl71IPolZu78YzxRkucjbjMpFm9sOSd5JWKO_fwba4nsohA
Nintendo wins lawsuit against major ROMs site, and the internet reacts: https://ca.ign.com/articles/2018/11/13/nintendo-rom-site-lawsuit-results-in-12-million-judgement
Shoutouts:
Thanks to Joe Gottli for doing our art!
Thanks to Dmitry for doing our intro/outro music!
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Episode 042: What We Learned from My Singing Monsters and Oxygen Not Included
Episode 041: What we Learned From Fred Rojas
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LfG Tales of Creation Episode 005: The holy church of Rojin?
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 004: A Tale of Birds, Dragonblooded, and a Dirty Deed
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 003: The Art of Entering Things (Secret Lairs and Guild Halls Specifically)
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 002: A deed in the hand is worth a million in the bush
LfG Tales of Creation Episode 001: A Raven with a piece of paper walks down the street
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Episode 039 What We Learned from Stalker and Minion Masters
Episode 038 What We Learned from System Shock 2 and Anthem
Episode 037 What We Learned from Emulation, ROMs and playing Swindle
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Episode 035 What We Learned From Left 4 Dead 2
Episode 034 What We Learned From Stellaris and the Return of the Obra Dinn
Episode 033 What We Learned From Final Fantasy Tactics and Space Quest 3
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