Ep. 305 - Trouble Bobble, with Mathew Kumar and MoxBagel

Insert Credit Scottish Correspondent Mathew Kumar joins the panel to answer MoxBagel’s questions on Dragon Quest’s art style, mutants without souls, and Zom Brady. Hosted by MoxBagel, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

When has depriving you of your equipment or weapons felt best in a video game? (05:19)

What video game house would you want to live in? (08:40)

What other Bobble genres should Taito explore? (12:16)

How big of an influence on Dragon Quest is Toriyama’s art? (16:02)

What would be the best type of game to release in weekly small installments over 5-6 months like a TV show? (21:33)

What futuristic sports game would make the best transition to real life, assuming an unlimited budget? (28:29)

Has any game captured the elegant action of Yuen Woo Ping’s fight choreography? (34:34)

What game is most improved by promoting and powering up the lowliest enemy to be the final boss? (40:18)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Scottish Games Shootout (43:22)

Recommendations and Outro (53:10)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Final Fantasy VII

Densha de Go! Final

Karateka

The Making of Karateka

Wolfenstein: The New Order

Nintendo Brain Game series

Final Fantasy VI

Fortnite: Battle Royale

The Last Express

Train

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Unreal Tournament

Animal Crossing series

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Super Metroid

Metroid Prime

Days Gone

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Tomb Raider series

Perfect Dark

Final Fantasy VIII

Alan Wake

Grand Theft Auto series

Cyberpunk 2077

System Shock

Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series

Bubble Bobble

Bust-A-Move

Bubblen Roulette

Elevator Action Returns

The Ninja Warriors

Space Invaders

Pocky & Rocky series

Toki: Going Ape Spit

Hatsune Miku licensees

Power Blade

Chase H.Q.

Kick Master

Lucky & Wild

Dragon Quest series

Akira Toriyama

Rumiko Takahashi

Jean Giraud

Dr. Slump

Wizardry games

Panzer Dragoon

Sam & Max licensees

Kentucky Route Zero

Succession

The Great

Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball

Speedball series

Cyberball

Blood of Heroes AKA The Salute of the Jugger (1989)

Jugger

Quidditch

Rocket League

Soccer Brawl

Sensible World of Soccer

Mutant League Football

XFL

Anthony Fauci

Yuen Woo-ping

Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Jet Li: Rise to Honor

Punch-Out!!

Dark Souls III

Super Mario Bros.

Recommendations:

Mathew: the Games for the Weans Scottish Game Sale

Frank: The Video Game History Hour

MoxBagel: Raining in the Mountain (1975)

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