Ep. 329 - The Nephew Line

The finest minds in video games and beyond contemplate unique input interfaces, classic adventure games, and a return to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

With the recent closing of Rooster Teeth, how has machinima developed over the last 20 years? (03:19)

Design a themed video game controller that ties into a particular brand but would also be fun to use. (10:12)

What are the most credible depictions of gamers in media? (16:48)

How do you convince a studio executive they have a bad idea before it’s too late? (23:24)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Labyrinth of Cinema (29:55)

Irish Carl asks: Rank the corpus of adventure games from Sierra On-Line, Infocom, LucasArts, and Cyan (30:51)

What are your favorite broad personality archetypes in video game supporting characters? (38:11)

Which video game would benefit most from the “World of Warcraft Classic” treatment? (43:14)

How’s the future looking right now for emulation? (46:51)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (55:01)

Recommendations and Outro (01:03:24)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Bob’s Burgers

Teddy

Jimmy Pesto

Jay Johnston, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor, Is Arrested on Jan. 6 Charges

Mr. Show with Bob and David

SpongeBob SquarePants

Mr. Peanutbutter

Rooster Teeth Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery

Rooster Teeth

Halo series

Machinima

Red vs. Blue

Minecraft

Great Famine (Ireland)

Dropkick Murphys

Skibidi Toilet

RWBY

RTX

#IDARB

Krusty the Clown

The Simpsons

The Homer

Steel Battalion

Laurie Anderson’s Puppet Motel

David Cage

Wii Remote

Katamari Damacy

Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2

SCUF Envision

SCUF Reflex

Max Payne series

Groove Coaster series

Resident Evil series

TourBox

Existenz (1999)

DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor

This is the actual face you make when playing Aerial Assault on the Game Gear

Bluesky

Airheads (1994)

Aerial Assault

Game Gear

Donkey Kong

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Breaking Bad

The Sopranos

Mario Kart 64

Doom 3

Adam Sandler

Shadow of the Colossus

Uncut Gems (2019)

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)

Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed

TimeSplitters

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Simon Pegg

Hot Fuzz (2007)

The World’s End (2013)

Mission: Impossible

Scotty

Elon Musk

Sierra Entertainment

Infocom

Lucasfilm Games

Cyan Worlds

Ron Gilbert

Tim Schafer

Zork

A Mind Forever Voyaging

Myst

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Final Fantasy series

Blade Runner

Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Tokimeki Memorial

Maniac Mansion

Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!

Shadowgate

The Space Bar

Dennis Hopper

Microsoft Office

The Witness

Barret Wallace

Ooblets

Musashi

Archie Bunker

Tifa Lockhart

Aerith Gainsborough

Judgment series

Don Quixote

World of Warcraft Classic

Final Fantasy XIV

Bejeweled 3

Candy Crush Saga

Angry Birds

Resident Evil 4

Devil May Cry

Wii

Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu will utterly fold and pay $2.4M to settle its lawsuit

Dolphin Emulator

Steam Deck

Red Viper

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Truxton

Blazing Lazers

Rampage

Fort Condor

Pepper Roni

Servbot

Domasi “Tommy” Tawodi

Morgan Yu

Recommendations:

Brandon: Johnny’s Selected Seeds instead of Baker Creek Seeds if you’re a gardening type person who wants to avoid funding bad stuff, Gary Jagels, Zindrew Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil

Tim: Xi’an Famous Foods Chili Oil & Crisps Jar

Frank: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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