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Ep. 243 - Alunderstanding Laryngoscopy, with Doc Burford

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Adios Director Doc Burford joins the panel to cover pulse oximeters, what Michael Bay understood about West Side Story, and the RP Walk Button.

Questions this week:

  1. At what point in playing a game do you feel justified picking up a guide? (06:05)
  2. If all video games are fantasy fulfillment, which games serve the most niche interest? (11:18)
  3. Design a game for the Nintendo Wii Vitality Sensor accessory. (17:14)
  4. Jaffe Guesses the Golden Age of Konami – Round 3 (24:20)
  5. Daisopop asks: What’s better? default running with a walk button or default walking with a run button? (25:31)
  6. Is Niantic a one-hit wonder? (31:58)
  7. Who is the Baz Luhrmann of video games? (37:59)

    8. LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (43:11)

    Recommendations and Outro (49:36)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • “Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines
    • Arc System Works
    • Super Mario series
    • Mega Man / Rockman series
    • Persona series
    • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    • TV Sports series
    • Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
    • Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
    • Citizen Sleeper
    • Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle
    • Alundra
    • Euro Truck Simulator series
    • Ice Road Truckers
    • The Simple Life
    • The Good Life
    • PC Building Simulator
    • Hardspace: Shipbreaker
    • Adios
    • Animal Crossing series
    • Stardew Valley
    • Nintendo president: Wii Vitality Sensor shelved, ‘did not work as expected’
    • Wii Fit
    • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
    • Ring Fit Adventure
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • Bad reviews of Yankee Candle might predict waves of Covid-19
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Pokémon GO
    • Ingress
    • Shin Megami Tensei series
    • Baz Luhrmann
    • David Cage
    • Ken Levine
    • Tom Hooper
    • Darren Aronofsky
    • Mother! (2017)
    • The Great Gatsby (2013)
    • Elvis (2022)
    • Doja Cat
    • Romeo + Juliet (1996)
    • The Beach (2000)
    • Romeo Must Die (2000)
    • BioShock series
    • Busby Berkeley
    • Michael Bay
    • West Side Story (1961)

      Recommendations:

      Frank: The Video Game History Foundation

      Brandon: Mad God (2021) East Bay Wilds, wishlist Demonschool on Steam please

      Doc: pick up Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever

      Jaffe: Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever

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      Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Doc Burford. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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