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Ep. 246 - Those Who Trod Upon Rodents, with Paul Tamayo

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Producer, critic and podcaster Paul Tamayo joins the panel to cover when you should pee your pants, Mario’s political affiliations, the coveted 7/11 video games, and Guantanamo Nights Zone.

Questions this week:

  1. Which real world racing event has the most interesting game mechanics? (06:54)
  2. What are the best implementations of alien technology in video games? (14:05)
  3. Could you design a game about New York City that doesn’t involve driving? (19:55)
  4. What would be the best city to drive around in a video game? (27:48)
    5. Spencer asks: Why did so many companies throw their hat in the console ring during the fifth generation? (35:28)
  5. Was PaRappa the Rapper good, or do we just remember it because it has a rapping dog? (42:56)
  6. What are your video game spending habits like? (48:04)
  7. Within the game’s fiction, why do video game villains design their bases as platforming puzzles? (56:01)

    8. LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Grand Theft Auto Online (01:01:01)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:05)

    Kick! Punch! Discuss this episode in the forums!

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • The Real World
    • NASCAR
    • Nascar and the Art of Revenge
    • Daytona 500
    • Baja 1000
    • Alienware
    • Hylics 2
    • Needler
    • Outer Wilds
    • Earth Defense Force / Chikyū Bōeigun series
    • Another World
    • Ramble Planet
    • Halo (TV Series)
    • Onechanbara: The Movie (2008)
    • Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (2009)
    • Stray
    • Marvel Spider-Man
    • Assassin’s Creed series
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • True Crime: New York City
    • The Godfather: The Game
    • Courier Crisis
    • Premium Rush (2012)
    • San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
    • Driver: San Francisco
    • Hitman III
    • Landstalker
    • Dark Savior
    • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
    • Atari Jaguar
    • Sega Saturn
    • FM Towns Marty
    • Amiga CD32
    • Apple Plippin
    • Playdia
    • Casio Loopy
    • Spencer Gifts
    • Spenser: For Hire
    • Philips CD-i
    • PC-FX
    • Mortal Kombat
    • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    • Sega Genesis
    • Way of the Warrior
    • Ken Kutaragi
    • PaRappa the Rapper
    • Um Jammer Lammy
    • PaRappa the Rapper 2
    • PaRappa the Rapper: Remastered
    • Paper Mario
    • Panzer Dragoon Saga
    • F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
    • Bowser
    • Doctor Eggman
    • Doctor Albert W. Wily
    • Dracula
    • Love Island
    • Super Mario Odyssey
    • Super Paper Mario
    • Sonic Forces

      Recommendations:

      Paul: RRR (2022)

      Tim: Learn Chinese, it’s important

      Brandon: Do not leave your dog in East Oakland unless you want Brandon to take care of it, GRRL, the current season of The Bachelorette if you liked Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)

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      Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Paul Tamayo. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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