Ep. 194 - Kim Cardassian, with Rachel Weil and Lotte May

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:

1. What’s the deal with the Steam Deck? (03:44)
2. How does femininity best express itself in video games? (08:10)
3. How can we translate the appeal of mahou shoujo into video games? (13:31)
4. What’s the relation between video games and glitch art? (18:35)
5. Excluding Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Sega, who are the top 5 console manufacturers? (23:09)
6. From Brandon Sheffield: What are the best action games with female protagonists? (29:23)
7. Dirtbag Spencer asks: what video game allows for the most self-expression, while not specifically being about creativity? (34:29)
8. What are the greatest movie tie-in games made before 1995? (39:33)
9. Who would you use as the template for a “look book” for designers of female game characters? (44:11)
10. 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:

• Yakuza 0
• Steam Deck
• Stream Deck
• Saturn controller
• WaveBird
• Bally Astrocade
• Imagine: Babyz Fashion
• Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
• Mahou shoujo
• Sally the Witch
• Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs
• Super Robot Taisen
• Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
• Cardassian
• Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story
• Magic Knight Rayearth
• Suzanne Treister’s fictional video game stills
• Zgrass on youtube
• NEC
• The 3DO Company
• Casio
• Bandai
• TurboGrafx-16
• Casio Loopy
• WonderSwan
• SuFami Turbo
• Jaguar
• GamePark
• GP32
• Valis
• Barbie Fashion Designer
• Barbie Mermaid Adventure
• Crystal’s Pony Tale
• Miracle Girls: Tomomi to Mikage no Miracle World Adventure.
• Lost Word of JeNnY: Ushinawareta Message
• Devil Hunter Yohko: Dai 7 no Keisho
• Kendo Rage
• Blazing Rangers
• Smarty
• Theresa Duncan
• Chop Suey
• skate 3
• Tekken 7 Character Creator
• GTA Online
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Demolition Man
• Batman Returns
• Home Alone
• Alien3
• Aladdin
• The Lion King
• Beauty and the Beast
• Hagane: The Final Conflict
• Cliffhanger
• The Goonies
• Friday the 13th
• The Little Mermaid
• Fester’s Quest
• Barbie Fashion
• Amethyst Princess of Gemworld
• Jem
• Style Savvy series
• Amethyst Princess of Gemworld series
• Lisa Frank
• Nathalie Lawhead
• Andi McClure
• El Shaddai
• 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.