Artist, writer, cartoonist and game designer K Thor Jensen joins the panel to cover being Mr. Google-Ass, having to go fast and slightly worse, and episode titles.
Questions this week:
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Frank Cifaldi asks: Is the Intellivision Amico “physical game” scam the future of physical games? (06:12)
- How can video games adapt the comic book format better than Comix Zone? (13:08)
- What has been the worst video game music of the last generation? (18:21)
- How would you design a Dune game like never before? (23:43)
- Design a video game t-shirt that, even given prominent advertising, exactly zero people would buy. (29:27)
- Dirtbag Spencer asks: Does Nintendo actually have something that makes them the best game developer, or is that just fans projecting? (36:07)
- What are the best video game lists you’ve seen? (42:12)
- Violence Island (47:03)
- What is the The Simpsons of video games? (56:19)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Name Combo Breaking (01:01:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:14:41)
You’re the best there is at what you do, but what you do is discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Hexic
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Sine Mora
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Intelivision Amico
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Worms: Armageddon
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Comix Zone
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Understanding Comics
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Framed
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Gorogoa
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Future Aero Racing S Ultra
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Mad Max
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Dune
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Maneater
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That Box That Hurts Your Hand When You Put It In There
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Cooking Mama
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El Shaddai
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Death Stranding
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Microsoft Solitaire “Keep It Casual” T-shirt
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Microsoft Minesweeper Game Board Throw Pillow
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K Thor’s Gamer T-Shirt
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Dudes With Attitude manual
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Metroid Dread
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Link’s Awakening (2019)
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Giger-likes thread at forums.insertcredit.com
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Satoshi Matrix’s Top 100 NES/Famicom Games
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Gimmick!
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PC-FX
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FM Towns Marty
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Gain Ground
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Mount Celeste
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Hollow Knight
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Segata Sanshiro
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Johnny Turbo
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Trouble Bruin
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Storm Eagle
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Mallow
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Lakitu
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Sephiroth
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The Simpsons
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Grand Theft Auto
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Sonic the Hedgehog
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Street Fighter
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King of Fighters
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Family Guy
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That screenshot from Way of the Warrior that Frank keeps linking during the Lightning Round
Recommendations:
Frank: Guardians of the Galaxy
Brandon: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993)
K Thor: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) on Tubi, find something you can chew on
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.