Here are some of the things we mentioned:

• We got to try out at home VR thanks to Laser City
• Flash games were part of the browser game genre
• Here’s a snapshot from Elizabeth’s earliest gaming days
• Super Mario World
• Lunar Magic, a Super Mario World level editor
• Find out what stuff Karen likes on Tumblr
• Idle/Clicker/Tycoon games
• The sunk cost fallacy
• Loot boxes & the controversy around them 
• The work of Jim Stephanie Sterling
  • On loot boxes
  • On “live service” and subscriptions
• The NFT controversy
• Picrew
• Cuphead
• Team Fortress 2
• Speed Dating for Ghosts is available on Steam and Switch
• Find dubious ads for apps here 
• And now, a list of every app we mentioned in this episode!
  • Plants Vs Zombies
  • Temple Run 2
  • Minecraft
  • Clash of Clans
  • Raid: Shadow Legends
  • Candy Crush
  • Fishdom
  • Homescapes & Gardenscapes
  • Terrarium
  • Clusterduck
  • Doodle Jump 2
  • Just Mowing
  • Monster Girl Maker
  • Streaks
  • NYT Crosswords
  • Fruit Ninja

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