Artist and FEMICOM founder Rachel Weil alongside gamedev Lotte May join the panel to cover the Bally Astrocade, Jaffe’s favorite isekai, and Amethyst Princess of Gemworld.
Questions this week:
- What’s the deal with the Steam Deck? (03:44)
- How does femininity best express itself in video games? (08:10)
- How can we translate the appeal of mahou shoujo into video games? (13:31)
- What’s the relation between video games and glitch art? (18:35)
- Excluding Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Sega, who are the top 5 console manufacturers? (23:09)
- From Brandon Sheffield: What are the best action games with female protagonists? (29:23)
- Dirtbag Spencer asks: what video game allows for the most self-expression, while not specifically being about creativity? (34:29)
- What are the greatest movie tie-in games made before 1995? (39:33)
- Who would you use as the template for a “look book” for designers of female game characters? (44:11)
- Who or what is the Lisa Frank of video games? (48:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Pink Games (53:04)
People will think you’re cooler if you discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Yakuza 0
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Steam Deck
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Stream Deck
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Saturn controller
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WaveBird
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Bally Astrocade
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Imagine: Babyz Fashion
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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
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Mahou shoujo
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Sally the Witch
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Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs
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Super Robot Taisen
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Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
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Cardassian
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
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Magic Knight Rayearth
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Suzanne Treister’s fictional video game stills
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Zgrass on youtube
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NEC
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The 3DO Company
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Casio
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Bandai
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TurboGrafx-16
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Casio Loopy
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WonderSwan
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SuFami Turbo
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Jaguar
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GamePark
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GP32
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Valis
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Barbie Fashion Designer
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Barbie Mermaid Adventure
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Crystal’s Pony Tale
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Miracle Girls: Tomomi to Mikage no Miracle World Adventure.
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Lost Word of JeNnY: Ushinawareta Message
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Devil Hunter Yohko: Dai 7 no Keisho
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Kendo Rage
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Blazing Rangers
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Smarty
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Theresa Duncan
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Chop Suey
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skate 3
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Tekken 7 Character Creator
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GTA Online
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Final Fantasy XIV
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Demolition Man
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Batman Returns
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Home Alone
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Alien3
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Aladdin
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The Lion King
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Beauty and the Beast
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Hagane: The Final Conflict
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Cliffhanger
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The Goonies
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Friday the 13th
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The Little Mermaid
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Fester’s Quest
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Barbie Fashion
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Amethyst Princess of Gemworld
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Jem
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Style Savvy series
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Amethyst Princess of Gemworld series
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Lisa Frank
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Nathalie Lawhead
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Andi McClure
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El Shaddai
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Paloma Dawkins
Recommendations:
Lotte: Turn A Gundam, Godzilla Singular Point
Rachel: FEMICOM Museum, Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.