Insert Credit Co-Founder and legendary video game music composer Vincent Diamante joins the panel to cover the Playstation conference, Frank Cifaldi’s necromancy of Clippy, and Daft Williams.
Questions this week:
- Since we’re recording on Dreamcast Day, what are your favorite Dreamcast memories? (03:23)
- What are the coolest ways to use specific instruments in a video game soundtrack? (09:12)
- What are the most interesting risk/reward mechanics in video games? (13:06)
- Which video game character would give the best deep tissue massage? (18:22)
- Improv Zone: Sony Keynote (22:33)
- Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the most out of touch with reality game design idea you’ve ever heard? (28:09)
- Design a video game about the Nintendo 64 kid. (33:46)
- What is the most hellish assignment you can imagine for a video game composer? (36:54)
- Which video game set pieces would make the best Lego sets? (41:17)
- Who is the John Williams of video games? (46:26)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name That Game Tune (51:01)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Sega Dreamcast
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Illbleed
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The Last Blade 2
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EWI
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Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
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Eternal Sonata
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Wii Music
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Big Band
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Samurai Showdown
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Bushido Blade
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Celeste
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Hexic
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God Hand
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Cho Aniki
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Drill Dozer
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Zangief
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Hakan
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Dhalsim
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Trauma Center
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Dr. Faust
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Dr. Fauci
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MachAMp
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Goro
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Lady Goro
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Spiral
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Mojoverse
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Spiral’s MvC2 animation
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Mojo Jojo
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Sony AIBO
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Nintendo 64 Kid
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Alfred E. Neuman
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Streets of Rage 3
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Oh Deer!
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Lego Green Hill Zone
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Katamari Damacy
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Shenmue
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Die Hard Arcade
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House of the Dead
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Typing of the Dead
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John Williams
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Nobou Uematsu
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Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk
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Jun Chikuma
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Wendy Carlos
Specifically Not A Recommendation:
Brandon: Documental
Recommendations:
Frank: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, Wild Gunman ‘74: Nintendo’s Forgotten First FMV Game
Vince: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, The True First Easter Egg: Ready Player One Was Wrong
Jaffe: Congratulations Kelsey Lewin, The Sculptor
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.