The three finest minds in video games plumb the depths of our listener-submitted Question Hole, dredging up all manner of holiday cheer, the Floridafication of America, and the return of Seaman. 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:
1: Tradegood asks, what is the best video game to play on a first date? (03:04)
2: Kiko B asks, aside from jumping and running, what are the most important verbs in a platform game? Are there any that don’t get the attention they deserve? (06:28)
3: Breadytodie asks, which is the better racing game series: Initial D or Wangan Midnight? (07:34)
4: Goonbag asks, what’s the most shame you have ever experienced playing a video game? (08:48)
5: Hobart Painsborough asks, why do so many games lie to the player when they say “press any button to continue” when in reality “any button” does not, in fact, allow you to continue? (11:23)
6: A small rabite asks, is the Mana series the most mismanaged Square-Enix franchise? (12:43)
7: LeFish asks, who is the coolest videogame character whose design is family friendly or specifically aimed towards kids? (13:27)
8: Tom Arrow asks, I recently noticed while playing the Dreamcast that a bunch of these games feature an arcade-style race against the clock mechanic. What was the deal with that? (13:43)
- Sega Dreamcast
- Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- Crazy Taxi
- Hydro Thunder
- Jet Set Radio
- Sega Rally series
- Tony Hawk Pro Skater
- Sega Saturn
- Virtua Fighter series
9: Connrrr asks, can playing a video game be a form of puppeteering? (15:48)
10: Michael from Cyprus asks, it was Alain Badiou I think that said “ Most people resort to the certainty of misery than the misery of uncertainty.“ What two Video Games ultimately answer to the two paths? (16:27)
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