Adios Director Doc Burford joins the panel to cover pulse oximeters, what Michael Bay understood about West Side Story, and the RP Walk Button.
Questions this week:
- At what point in playing a game do you feel justified picking up a guide? (06:05)
- If all video games are fantasy fulfillment, which games serve the most niche interest? (11:18)
- Design a game for the Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor accessory. (17:14)
- Jaffe Guesses the Golden Age of Konami – Round 3 (24:20)
- Daisopop asks: What’s better? default running with a walk button or default walking with a run button? (25:31)
- Is Niantic a one-hit wonder? (31:58)
- Who is the Baz Luhrmann of video games? (37:59)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (43:11)
Recommendations and Outro (49:36)
Toggle your run/walk button and get over to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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“Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines
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Arc System Works
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Super Mario series
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Mega Man / Rockman series
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Persona series
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
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TV Sports series
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Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Citizen Sleeper
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Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
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Alundra
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Euro Truck Simulator series
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Ice Road Truckers
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The Simple Life
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The Good Life
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PC Building Simulator
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
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Adios
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Animal Crossing series
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Stardew Valley
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Nintendo president: Wii Vitality Sensor shelved, ‘did not work as expected’
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Wii Fit
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Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
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Ring Fit Adventure
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Bad reviews of Yankee Candle might predict waves of Covid-19
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Final Fantasy VII
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Pokémon GO
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Ingress
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Shin Megami Tensei series
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Baz Luhrmann
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David Cage
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Ken Levine
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Tom Hooper
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Darren Aronofsky
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Mother! (2017)
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
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Elvis (2022)
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Doja Cat
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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The Beach (2000)
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Romeo Must Die (2000)
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BioShock series
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Busby Berkeley
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Michael Bay
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West Side Story (1961)
Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Foundation
Brandon: Mad God (2021) East Bay Wilds, wishlist Demonschool on Steam please
Doc: pick up Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
Jaffe: Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Doc Burford. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.