The heroes known as Insert Credit return to do battle with Two Point Eight-A video games, Vectourmaun, and giving yousa unna bongo.
Questions this week:
- If you could play a video game with any three people, living or dead, who would they be, and what would the game be? (01:47)
- What is the best way for video games to represent aging? (05:28)
- What’s the stupidest argument you’ve ever been part of over a video game? (11:37)
- How much does it cost to make a video game? (14:39)
- The Adaptation Game: Adapt the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) handbook into a video game. (21:26)
- Dirtbag Anonymous asks: I recently had a job interview where I was asked ‘If your personality was a video game, what game would it be and why?’ How the hell was I supposed to answer this? (28:27)
- How effective can an adaptation of a video game be if considering only the lore of a series and not the gameplay? (35:17)
- How can you tell a game was made in Europe? (41:03)
- What is the seizing in your leg after you wake up that indicates you’re about to experience a horribly painful leg cramp over the next 30 seconds of video games? (46:20)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Time is Right (53:08)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:41)
Should you discuss this episode in the forums? I mean I think it would be pretty cool personally, yeah
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)
Tim: You Love To See It featuring Tim Rogers, the F1 TV app
Frank: Sam & Max: Save the World
Jaffe: Watch Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) if you’re Frank
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.