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Ep. 201 - Lovely Ball Kicking, with Kris Graft

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Questions this week:

  1. Let’s talk about the rebranding of Gamasutra to Game Developer. (03:43)
  2. What are the best video game postmortems? (10:41)
  3. What are the most common mistakes when someone first gets into video games? (15:24)
  4. Which video game characters have the most complicated morning routines? (20:46)
  5. What video game or game adjacent companies should be renamed? (25:54)
  6. Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: Is it possible to have fans take games less seriously as an identity and more seriously as creative endeavors? (31:42)
  7. Why don’t you design a new item for Mario Kart? (38:26)
  8. Violence Island: forums.insertcredit.com Submissions (43:25)
  9. From Frank Cifaldi: Here’s whats up with that video about game price collusion (52:45)
  10. Who is the Mike Richards of video games? (59:08)

    11. LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: JAV Titles (01:01:34)

    Don’t you think this would be a good episode to discuss in the forums?

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Clay Fighter series
    • Gamastura is becoming Game Developer
    • El Shaddai
    • Postmortem: Resident Evil 4
    • Postmortem: Deadly Premonition
    • Postmortem: Final Fantasy XIII
    • Postmortem: Golden Axe
    • Postmortems from Game Developer
    • GDC Vault
    • Monsters from the Id: The Making of Doom
    • Crusader Kings
    • Jim Lee
    • Beneath a Steel Sky
    • Jerry Lewis
    • Francis York Morgan
    • Ryo Hazuki
    • Morgan Yu
    • The World Ends With You
    • Ivy
    • Voldo
    • The Green Ribbon
    • GamersGate
    • Young Guns Starring Emilio Estevez
    • Young Guns II
    • Guns 3
    • Gun
    • Toys for Bob
    • Ponzi Scheme
    • Fonzie Scheme
    • Bonk
    • Plok
    • Shadow the Hedgehog
    • Wario
    • Blake Stone
    • Jazz Jackrabbit
    • Takayuki Yagami
    • Phoenix Wright
    • YouTuber Accuses Million Dollar Retro Game Sales Of Being Scams
    • Mike Richards
    • Metal Wolf Chaos
    • JAVdottxt (NSFW)
    • Shi’ar (I read Marvel)

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Check out the new GameDeveloper.com, Melissa’s self titled album, Ask Hershers Pizza for the Insert Credit, Enjoy with a D’Aquino Chianti Flask

      Kris: Go to gamedeveloper.com, learn something new, Dishonored

      Frank: Psychonauts 2

      Jaffe: Superman Smashes the Klan

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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