Ep. 321 - Mid-Atlantic Island, with Kim Justice

European video game documentarian Kim Justice joins the panel to discuss a broad variety of accents, whether or not Sonic R is a British game, and a revisitation of our Best British Games list. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kim Justice. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Has a video game ever captured the qualities of sumo? (10:46)

What are the most essential things we wouldn’t have in games today without the early European games scene? (17:46)

Apart from brand recognition, what are the advantages and disadvantages of working on a licensed game? (25:55)

What is the worst video game the most people have played? (32:52)

Carl/Charles: What would an English version of The Tairyou Jigoku’s multiple dialect options be like? (40:23)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Best British Games revisitation (50:27)

Recommendations and Outro (01:01:25)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

CeX

Michigan: Report from Hell

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

The Secret of Monkey Island

The Legend of Zelda

Metroid

Cocoon

Parasite Eve

The 3rd Birthday

Grange Hill

The Hulk

Sumo

Super Mario 64

Ys series

Virtua Fighter

Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament ’99 in Tokyo

Death Stranding

Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Shadow of the Beast

Roger Dean

Psygnosis

Wizardry games

The Black Onyx

Henk Rogers

Tim Rogers

Gary Sheffield

Brandon Sheffield

Michael Jackson

Fred Rogers

Outkast - Ms. Jackson

The Police - Roxanne

Eddie Murphy - Roxanne

Duane Reade

Walgreens

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle

TRON

Tron (1982)

Alien: Resurrection

GoldenEye 007

Sharknado: The Video Game

Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

Cobra

Rocky (1976)

Candy Crush Saga

FarmVille

Bubble Witch Saga

2048

Threes!

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

The Tairyou Jigoku

The Great British Bake Off

Gex series

Leslie Phillips

Dana Gould

KSAN 107.7 The Bone

Space Ghost

George Lowe

Lamont & Tonelli

Diablo series

George Bernard Shaw

My Fair Lady

Glasgow dialect

Geordie

Manchester dialect

Warwick Davis

Willow (1988)

Cary Grant

Audrey Hepburn

Elton John

Archie Leach

Daniel Craig

Knives Out (2019)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Logan Lucky (2017)

Adam Driver

Sean Connery

Recommendations:

Brandon: Turn off YouTube’s Ambient Mode if you watch a lot of 4:3 content on your phone, CapsuleCity.com

Kim: If you have a thumb drive with old documents sitting around, go back and read some, Kim Justice on YouTube, Kim Justice’s Wrestling Road, kim_justice on Twitch, Waterworld (SNES) - Soundtrack

Tim: If you live in the city of New York, never ride the subway ever again, check out Waterworld (1995) if you’re Frank Cifaldi, The Zone of Interest (2023)

Frank: Kim Justice as a concept

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