April 05, 2021

Ep. 179 - Dirtbag Deep Dive, with Tyriq Plummer

1 hour 2 minutes

The panel opens the Dirtbag, joined by game developer and composer Tyriq Plummer. Also covered: petty attract modes, the steamy details of Wario’s parentage, and Bleomard Nimoy.

Questions this week:

David asks: What are your favorite home console attract modes? (01:33)

Big Steve Lasanga asks: is the pursuit of “legitimacy” by prestige games a creative dead end? (04:46)

Sam asks: Why aren’t there more genre mash-ups in video games? (09:22)

Shun asks: what would a Quadruple A video game be like? (12:10)

Thundercricket asks: What is the most practical dungeon in a video game? (14:49)

MoxBagel asks: How would video games be different if Sega was the dominant console manufacturer today? (18:36)

Graphite asks: What are the most notable video game misreadings? (21:58)

Aldo Leopold asks: is cranking the resolution in a PS2 emulator playing “the real game”? (25:32)

Daniel R asks: What are the selling points of quadruple-A game Steampunk 1877? (29:00)

TheFragranceOfDarkCoffee asks: How do you recommend a competent and enjoyable but not remarkable game? (32:27)

Kiko asks: Is it possible to reboot Seaman? (35:41)

Anders M asks: What countries besides the US, Japan, and UK put out the best games? (38:23)

GigaSlime asks: What celebrities would you cast in your expensive vanity project? (41:58)

George Rohac asks: What about video games still gives you hope for the medium? (45:30)

Eric Eaton asks: What is the Bob Dylan of video games? (49:45)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Spilling the Dirtbag (52:47)

Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums.

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Exile

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes

Samurai Showdown

Yakuza 4

A Mind Forever Voyaging

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War

Final Lap Twin

World Court Tennis

Volleyball Shooter by Necrosoft Games Available Now on Stadia and Google Play Pass

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!: A Reckless Disregard for Gravity

SNK vs. Capcom: Cardfighters’ Clash 2 - Expanded Edition

Mister Mosquito

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (puh-SAS-burr)

Phantasy Star Online

Undertale

Sylvan Tale

Phantom Dust

L is real 2401

IDARB

Super Mario Bros fans are panicking over rumors that Mario is going to die by Clare Duffy, CNN Business

Parasol Stars

Godzilla v. Kong (2021)

Venom • Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety

Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night

Seaman

Brendan Fraser

Doom Patrol

Christopher Lambert

LeVar Burton

Conan O’Brien in Death Stranding

GrandPooBear

Avery Brooks

Moses Sumney

Jim “Somebody” Guthrie

Ozzy Osbourne

Jaleel White

Alf

Heathcliff

Nancy

Comix Zone

Crusader of Centy

Chulip

Celeste

A Short Hike

Wandersong

Bob Dylan

Papers Please

Disco Elysium

Captain Blood

Mizzurna Falls

Mother 3

Soul Edge

Mortal Kombat

Wizardry series

Recommendations:

Brandon: On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019), Night of the Kings (2020), Katedralen by Mork, The Insert Credit Art Jam

Tyriq: Catacomb Kids, twitch.tv/fourbitfriday, Mid-Air Thief, Crumb, Frror

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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