EVO tournament organizer Andrés Velasco y Coll and PC Gamer editor Fūnk-é Joseph join Frank and Jaffe for the new Sonic game, predatory publisher tactics, and Nickelodeon’s Fortnite. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Andrés Velasco y Coll, and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Are 3D Sonic games a failed experiment? (04:17)
- How do games best emulate being able to fly? (10:03)
- What precautions should developers take to avoid being taken advantage of by publishers? (14:11)
- How do you curate a video game zine? (18:37)
- The Adaptation Game: Turn a video game into a daytime game show (24:00)
- Bearcabin asks: What kinds of developers would video game magazines end up being? (29:44)
- Are there any good video game ads? (35:45)
- What is more difficult to do in video games than in real life? (42:32)
- What is the Avatar: The Way of Water of video games? (46:56)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Major Arcana (54:52)
Recommendations and Outro (59:48)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
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Donkey Kong Country
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The King of Fighters ’98: The Slugfest
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Portal series
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Sonic the Hedgehog universe
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SEGA Bass Fishing
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Super Mario World
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Batman: Arkham series
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Pilotwings
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Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
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Minecraft
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Defender
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Dank Zine
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the photo Andres drops in question 4
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Fortnite series
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Candy Crush
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Fruit Ninja
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Carmen Sandiego series
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Among Us
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Electronic Gaming Monthly
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Hsu and Chan
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Bubsy series
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Disney’s Aladdin
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Sneak King
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Nintendo Power
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Clay Fighter 63 1/3
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Famitsu
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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SoulCalibur
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Vagrant Story
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
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Final Fantasy XII
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
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L.A. Noire
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Clash Royale
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Evony: The King’s Return
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Mafia City: War of Underworld
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Mega Man 3
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Twisted Metal series
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John Romero’s Daikatana
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Sweet Tooth (the comic)
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the Video Jukebox VJ ad Frank links in question 7
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Surgeon Simulator
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Valorant
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
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Avatar (2009)
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The King of Fighters XV
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EarthBound series
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Duke Nukem Forever
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Cyberpunk 2077
Recommendations:
Frank: Check out the SimCopter 64 article on GameHistory.org
Andrés: Tampa Never Sleeps for some the best North American KOF fighters
Fūnk-é: Making Comics, Fūnk-é Joseph
Jaffe: Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics
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