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Ep. 184 - Gamer Type Gamers, with Liz Ryerson

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Liz Ryerson triumphantly joins the panel to cover DDR dance pads, Batman games, and Burger Time Royale with Cheese.

Questions this week:

  1. What are we learning about the video game industry from the Apple v. Epic court case? (03:52)
  2. What would be an interesting game series to play a Shuffler of? (09:04)
  3. Is there something you’ve wanted to see video games do for a long time, but once they finally did it you weren’t that impressed? (15:25)
  4. Which property-based video games take the greatest liberty with their source material? (20:33)
  5. Design a new non-dance game for the DDR pad. (26:25)
  6. Dirtbag Spencer asks: What makes a definitive edition of a video game definitive? (31:07)
  7. What game has the best party members? (36:41)
  8. Is there anywhere for the Battle Royale genre to go from here? (41:47)
  9. When have you had to lie about how you felt about a video game? (46:43)
  10. Who is the John Swartzwelder of video games? (52:34)

    11. LIGHTNING ROUND: Donkey Kong Universe - Phase 1 (57:11)

    Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Phanto Mask
    • Sonic Ice Cream
    • Epic v. Apple
    • Epic Payouts
    • Enter the Gungeon
    • Celeste
    • Everything
    • Bizhawk Emulator Suite
    • Sonic Shuffler
    • Mr. Friendly by JP LeBreton
    • Bennett Foddy’s Multibowl
    • Sonic 4
    • Sonic 4ces
    • Batman: The Video Game
    • The Adventures of Batman & Robin
    • PC Engine Batman
    • ZX Spectrum Batman
    • McKids
    • Popful Mail
    • Waterwold
    • SNES Waterworld Soundtrack
    • Incredible Crisis
    • Space Channel 5
    • Deee-Lite
    • Fullmetal Alchemist!
    • Mimikyu
    • Nuzlocke Challenge
    • XCOM: Enemy Unknown
    • Anachronox
    • Battle Royale (2000)
    • Kinji Fukasaku
    • Paul Verhoeven
    • Black Book (2006)
    • Burger Time Pro Player interview
    • John Swartzwelder’s interview
    • Jeff Minter
    • The Time Machine Did It
    • Steve Ditko
    • Colossal Cave Adventure
    • Danielle Bunten Berry

      Recommendations:

      Frank: Beat Nier Replicant, get bored on the second playthrough and watch the endings on YouTube (both Jaffe and Esper strongly recommend against this)

      Liz: Tomato Way trilogy

      Brandon: Touch and Go by Toshiki Kadomatsu, Returner (2002), Get your parents and grandparents vaccinated

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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