Ep. 367 - Rings Aren't Coins

our Insert Credit Panel covers how a video game might be political, new games for dead consoles, and the Jaffe Cut of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• “Penis breath” clip
• Tetris
• Spelling Bee
• Sub Hunt
• PalmPilot
• Katamari Damacy
• Guitar Hero series
• Circus
• Madden series
• Call of Duty series
• Mortal Kombat series
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Sonic the Hedgehog series
• The Lion King
• Wordle
• Words With Friends
• Myst
• Military Madness AKA Nectaris
• Advance Wars
• Mega Man
• Bayou Billy

1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58)

• Circus
• Game & Watch Wide Screen: Fire
• Animal Well
• Metal Gear Solid series
• Mike Tyson
• Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
• Galactic Saga
• G.I. Joe
• Roadblock
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38)

• Demonschool
• Granblue Fantasy: Relink
• HowLongToBeat.com

3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37)

• Atari 7800
• Sega Dreamcast
• Sega Genesis
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• XenoCrisis
• Tanglewood
• Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force
• Asuka 120% series
• Game Boy
• itch.io
• Shantae
• Game Boy Advance
• Yuzo Koshiro
• Streets of Rage 2
• Earthion
• Atari 2600
• H.E.R.O.
• Halo 2600

4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00)

• PlayStation 1 boot up
• Silent Hill 2
• Silent Hill 2 remake
• PlayStation 5 boot up
• PlayStation 2 boot up
• PlayStation 3 boot up
• PlayStation 4 boot up
• PlayStation Studios tag
• Sony’s Universe of Spider-Man Characers
• Switch boot up
• Xbox Series boot up

5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17)

• Sonic Adventure
• Sonic Generations
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie
• Banjo-Kazooie
• Tomb Raider series
• Uncharted series
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
• Whiplash
• Knuckles’ Chaotix

6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54)

• Video Game History Foundation
• PC-FX
• Newgrounds

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25)

Credit Scores (42:51)

Recommendations and Outro (42:55):

• Brandon:
  • Do stretches before you go to bed and after you wake up
  • if you have a dog that won’t pee on dirt when it’s wet or cold try getting some mulch
  • Wicked (2024)
• Jaffe:
  • The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman
• Ash:
  • Only see Gladiator II (2024) for Denzel chewing scenery
  • The Verge’s premium subscription
• Frank:
  • The return of The Video Game History Hour

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