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Ep. 187 - Revealed: What War Is Actually Good For, with Gene Park


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Washington Post Video Games Reporter Gene Park joins the panel to cover 3D growing pains, Magic: the Gathering card theft, and the return to that mountain of murder, Violence Island.

Questions this week:

  1. From Mathew Kumar: What’s your “ol’ trusty” game peripheral? (03:34)
  2. Which franchise presented the more exciting future this week: Dragon Quest or Sonic the Hedgehog? (08:37)
  3. How has eBay’s recent reorganization impacted game history preservation? (14:04)
  4. Violence Island: Sonic’s Best Friend (19:39)
  5. Dirtbag Official_Danimalz asks: When was the “awkward puberty” of video games? (31:35)
  6. What makes a video game timeless? (36:05)
  7. What are the best murders in video games? (41:29)
  8. What should you never do when titling a video game article? (45:39)
  9. What is the Dragon Quest of movies? (51:27)
  10. LIGHTNING ROUND: Achievement Unlockers (57:07)

    What are YOUR answers to these immaculate questions? Share in the forums!

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Mario Monsters
    • Sector NGP
    • Gene’s Virtua Fighter 4 Review (it’s at the bottom of the page)
    • 30-50 Feral Hogs
    • Game & Watch Multi-Screen: Green House
    • Karateka
    • Dragon Quest announcement stream
    • Sonic announcement stream
    • “Sonic Rangers”
    • Rangerx
    • eBay enacting adult content ban
    • Tundra
    • Miles “Tails” Prower
    • Shadow the Hedgehog
    • Amy Rose
    • Cream the Rabbit
    • Big the Cat
    • Blaze the Cat
    • Knuckles the Echidna
    • Rouge the Bat
    • Cheese the Chao
    • Chao Slices
    • Big the Cat meets Blaze the Cat
    • Knuckles Rap
    • Illyana Rasputin
    • 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
    • Vampire Savior
    • Battle Arena Toshinden
    • Jet Set Radio
    • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
    • Earth Defense Force
    • Earth Defense Force: World Brothers
    • OutRun
    • Super Smash Bros: Mealy
    • Street Fighter III: Third Strike
    • Asuka 120%: Final Burning Fest
    • Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
    • Kasumi Ninja
    • Murdered: Soul Suspect
    • Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
    • The real tragedy of Ethan Winters, Resident Evil’s ‘Village’ idiot by Gene Park
    • Betteridge’s law of headlines
    • “Saturny Nights Fever”
    • Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020)

      Recommendations:

      Gene: Subscribe to your local newspaper only if they’re good, twitter.com/genepark, Launcher,

      Frank: The old Perry Mason is on Paramount+, though note that this is not a recommendation of Paramount+, Good Deal Games

      Brandon: Slay in Hell by Steel Bearing Hand, mention insert credit when buying Genesis games from Good Deal Games for $5 off

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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