Ep. 303 - Updates on Development for the 3DO, with Max Krieger

Game developer and streamer Max Krieger joins the panel to discuss booing Elon Musk, the worst year for video games in the 21st century, and Eurobeat. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Max Krieger. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Which living person would be booed the loudest if they appeared at a video game tournament? (05:43)

How do you know if a puzzle game is too hard? (11:13)

What kind of immersive arcade experience has no one ever really tried before, or not tried hard enough? (16:43)

What was the worst year for video games from 2000 to 2020? (23:42)

You have a GDC panel but need to make sure that zero people attend. What do you title it?(30:22)

Spencer Gifts asks: Which Japanese game is the most American, and which American game is the most Japanese? (36:12)

When in visual design is ugliness a feature? (43:50)

What is the Planet of the Bass of video games? (49:29)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Box Office Bomb Reviews (54:22)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:08)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Mary Schneider - Yodelling The Classics

In Utero

Bad

Nevermind

Steve Albini

No Strings Attached

Aqua

Barbie (2023)

Elon Musk trolled by Valorant fans

Valorant

Henry Kissinger

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War

EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again

David Cage

Todd Howard

Stephen’s Sausage Roll

The Witness

Jonathan Blow

Threes!

Baba Is You

Crossniq+

GameWorks

BattleTech Centers

Melty Blood games

Kessen

SSX

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Final Fantasy IX

Wii Sports

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

BioShock Infinite

The Last of Us

DmC: Devil May Cry

Grand Theft Auto V

God of War series

Candy Crush Saga

Grand Theft Auto V: Online Edition

Beyond: Two Souls

Willem Dafoe

Elliot Page

Detroit: Become Human

Game Developers Conference

Will Wright

Spore

Advance Wars

Hideo Kojima

P.T.

Gex

Metal Wolf Chaos

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Shadow Madness

Final Fantasy VII

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity

Shadowgate

Shovel Knight

The Black Onyx

Binary Domain

Vanquish

Yuke’s Co.

Space Funeral

Mortal Kombat games

Paul Verhoeven

Gears of War

Quantum Theory

Planet of the Bass

Space Channel 5

Bust A Groove

EarthBound

Yume Nikki

Hypnospace Outlaw

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Recommendations:

Frank: The Video Game History Hour Ep. 117: Nintendo Knitting Machine

Max: Aqualounge.tv, Indiepocalypse

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