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Ep. 179 - Dirtbag Deep Dive, with Tyriq Plummer

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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:

  1. David asks: What are your favorite home console attract modes? (01:33)
  2. Big Steve Lasanga asks: is the pursuit of “legitimacy” by prestige games a creative dead end? (04:46)
  3. Sam asks: Why aren’t there more genre mash-ups in video games? (09:22)
  4. Shun asks: what would a Quadruple A video game be like? (12:10)
  5. Thundercricket asks: What is the most practical dungeon in a video game? (14:49)
  6. MoxBagel asks: How would video games be different if Sega was the dominant console manufacturer today? (18:36)
  7. Graphite asks: What are the most notable video game misreadings? (21:58)
  8. Aldo Leopold asks: is cranking the resolution in a PS2 emulator playing “the real game”? (25:32)
  9. Daniel R asks: What are the selling points of quadruple-A game Steampunk 1877? (29:00)
  10. TheFragranceOfDarkCoffee asks: How do you recommend a competent and enjoyable but not remarkable game? (32:27)
  11. Kiko asks: Is it possible to reboot Seaman? (35:41)
  12. Anders M asks: What countries besides the US, Japan, and UK put out the best games? (38:23)
  13. GigaSlime asks: What celebrities would you cast in your expensive vanity project? (41:58)
  14. George Rohac asks: What about video games still gives you hope for the medium? (45:30)
  15. Eric Eaton asks: What is the Bob Dylan of video games? (49:45)

    16. 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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