Ep. 303 - Updates on Development for the 3DO, with Max Krieger

Game developer and streamer Max Krieger joins the panel to discuss booing Elon Musk, the worst year for video games in the 21st century, and Eurobeat. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Max Krieger. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Which living person would be booed the loudest if they appeared at a video game tournament? (05:43)
2. How do you know if a puzzle game is too hard? (11:13)
3. What kind of immersive arcade experience has no one ever really tried before, or not tried hard enough? (16:43)
4. What was the worst year for video games from 2000 to 2020? (23:42)
5. You have a GDC panel but need to make sure that zero people attend. What do you title it?(30:22)
6. Spencer Gifts asks: Which Japanese game is the most American, and which American game is the most Japanese? (36:12)
7. When in visual design is ugliness a feature? (43:50)
8. What is the Planet of the Bass of video games? (49:29)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Box Office Bomb Reviews (54:22)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:08)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Mary Schneider - Yodelling The Classics
• In Utero
• Bad
• Nevermind
• Steve Albini
• No Strings Attached
• Aqua
• Barbie (2023)
• Elon Musk trolled by Valorant fans
• Valorant
• Henry Kissinger
• Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
• EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again
• David Cage
• Todd Howard
• Stephen’s Sausage Roll
• The Witness
• Jonathan Blow
• Threes!
• Baba Is You
• Crossniq+
• GameWorks
• BattleTech Centers
• Melty Blood games
• Kessen
• SSX
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
• Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
• Final Fantasy IX
• Wii Sports
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• BioShock Infinite
• The Last of Us
• DmC: Devil May Cry
• Grand Theft Auto V
• God of War series
• Candy Crush Saga
• Grand Theft Auto V: Online Edition
• Beyond: Two Souls
• Willem Dafoe
• Elliot Page
• Detroit: Become Human
• Game Developers Conference
• Will Wright
• Spore
• Advance Wars
• Hideo Kojima
• P.T.
• Gex
• Metal Wolf Chaos
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Shadow Madness
• Final Fantasy VII
• Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
• MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity
• Shadowgate
• Shovel Knight
• The Black Onyx
• Binary Domain
• Vanquish
• Yuke’s Co.
• Space Funeral
• Mortal Kombat games
• Paul Verhoeven
• Gears of War
• Quantum Theory
• Planet of the Bass
• Space Channel 5
• Bust A Groove
• EarthBound
• Yume Nikki
• Hypnospace Outlaw
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Recommendations:

Frank: The Video Game History Hour Ep. 117: Nintendo Knitting Machine

Max: Aqualounge.tv, Indiepocalypse

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