A grand cast of holiday favorites are subjected to a gauntlet of questions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, Ash Parrish, Patrick Miller, Topher Florence, Esper Quinn, Andrés Velasco y Coll, Azurelore Korrigan, Liz Ryerson, K Thor Jensen and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- What are the worst trends, currently or historically, in video game character design? (w/Ash Parrish) (06:38)
- Design a unique custom rule set for a fighting game tournament. (w/Patrick Miller) (11:33)
- Which three video game characters would you ask to help you move? (w/Topher Florence) (14:59)
- What do you do when you’re working on a game and your funding gets cut? (18:17)
- What’s the best time you ever had with a bad game? (w/Esper Quinn) (21:25)
- Which video game voice actors deserve wider recognition? (w/Andrés Velasco y Coll) (27:30)
- What’s the best answer that someone in the game industry has given you to a question you asked them? (w/Azurelore Korrigan) (31:17)
- How would you remake Indie Game: The Movie today? (w/Liz Ryerson) (37:13)
- Which modern video game would be the best introduction to video games for a child? (w/K Thor Jensen) (43:21)
- What’s the difference between a good video game and a cool video game? (w/Fūnk-é Joseph) (45:55)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Recommendations and Outro (47:59)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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Last Of Us Showrunner Says Original Game Is ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told In Video Games’
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Hyper Gunsport now available on Steam, Switch and Xbox
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Demonschool now wishlistable on Steam
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Baldur’s Gate III
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Characters entering public domain in 2023
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Sonic the Hedgehog universe
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Bubsy series
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Sparkster
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Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt
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Tetsuya Nomura
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Jet Grind Radio series
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Clash of Clans
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Jun Kazama
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Grace Walker
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Keita Takahashi
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MoPOP
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Guilty Gear series
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Asuka 120% series
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Chess boxing
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Slappers only!
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StarCraft series
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VIDEOBALL
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Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
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Jad The Taff
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Big the Cat
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Twisted Metal series
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Puyo Puyo Tetris
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Scotty
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James T. Kirk
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The Sims franchise
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Silver the Hedgehog
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#IDARB
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Beethoven’s 2nd
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Kid Chameleon
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Kelsey Lewin
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Kris Graft
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London Cab Challenge
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BioShock series
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Dana Delany
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Jennifer Hale
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Shining Force III
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Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
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Matthew Mercer
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Liam O’Brien
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Kevin Conroy
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Cuphead series
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Oh, Deer!
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Kenji Eno
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Real Sound: Kaze no Regret
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Indie Game: The Movie (2012)
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noclip
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American Movie (1999)
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TIGSource
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Edmund McMillen
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The King of Kong (2007)
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A Short Hike
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Resident Evil: Village
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Super Mario series
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Hyrule Warriors
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Hohokum
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Soul Axiom on The Blood Zone
Recommendations:
Frank: Magic Kid Googoo
Brandon: Quo Vadis 2
Ash: Pepsiman
Patrick: Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Topher: Chair Chaser
Esper: Gravity Rush series
Andrés: Windjammers 2
Azurelore: Ghost House
Liz: Soul Axiom, Uurnog: Uurnlimited
K Thor: Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Fūnk-é: Bloons TD 6
Closing song: [XMAS]「諸人こぞりて」Mix Yona [音量可変版 Ex - Pcm][X68000][1994制作] ****by Keishi Yonao
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