Ep. 301 - SimCommune, with Liz Ryerson

Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56)

Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25)

Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17)

Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06)

Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52)

Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22)

Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27)

How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45)

Recommendations and Outro (55:30)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

EarthBound

G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez

Yelling Is Not Journalism

ContraPoints

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Doom

A Short Hike

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Fortnite: Battle Royale

More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite

100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft

Mariah Carey

Rasputin Music

Unpacking

Ooblets

Legend of Zelda series

World of WarCraft

Cruelty Squad

B3313

Yume Nikki

Super Mario 64

Mother 3 Fan Translation

Mother 3

Private Eye Dol Fan Translation

Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation

Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble

Star Fox

Phantasy Star Retranslation Project

Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition

Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure

Doom

MyHouse.wad

A.L.T.

The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality

Watch_Dogs

Mr. Run and Jump

Dino Crisis

Virtua Quest

You Have to Win the Game

Stephen’s Sausage Roll

Soccer

Mahjong

Golf

Videoball

Virtual Soccer

Virtual Pinball

David’s Midnight Magic

Digital Pinball: Necronomicon

Montezuma’s Revenge

Tetris

Sonic the Hedgehog

Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

Grand Theft Auto series

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X and Series S

EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series

Quake II

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer

Baldur’s Gate III

Wizardry games

Astarion

Saints Row series

Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox

KO_OP

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

Wolfenstein 3D

Recommendations:

Brandon: Avengement (2019)

Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka

Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp

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