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Ep. 297 - The Thinking Man’s Gex

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The same panel this show started with is whole once more, covering hype cycles, the real game console generations, and the Season 2 finale of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. merritt k asks: What are some games on 80s and 90s Japanese home computers you want translations of or official releases in the west? (05:32)
  2. What causes hype? Or, how do games become “overrated?” (11:23)
  3. Let’s talk about “game killers” (17:25)
  4. Who makes the best monsters? (23:53)
  5. What are the actual video game console generations? (30:32)
    6. Insert Credit Quick Break - The Free Cheese (41:22)
  6. From Winckle: What’s the best two button sequence in video games? (42:44)
  7. What do you think was the most difficult game to QA test? (49:06)

    8. LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island - Season 2 Finale (54:51)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:12:58)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games
    • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
    • Video Game History Foundation
    • Limited Run Games
    • Rusty
    • Castlevania series
    • El Viento
    • My eyes!
    • Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
    • Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei
    • Glove on Fight
    • The Queen of Heart ’99
    • Ys series
    • Valis
    • Legend of Zelda series
    • Xanadu games
    • Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
    • Policenauts
    • Snatcher
    • SD Snatcher
    • Geoff Keighley
    • Bubsy series
    • Battle Arena Toshinden
    • Virtua Fighter series
    • Halo series
    • Super Mario series
    • Sonic the Hedgehog universe
    • Doom
    • Killzone
    • Fortnite: Battle Royale
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • Jak & Daxter series
    • Ghostface Killah
    • Landstalker
    • Silent Hill
    • Dragon Quest series
    • Akira Toriyama
    • Orc
    • Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
    • Final Fantasy series
    • Dragon Ball GT
    • Gran Turismo series
    • Sand Land
    • Hammer Bro
    • Bowsette
    • Metal slime
    • Goldman
    • Home video game console generations
    • Devil World
    • Kung Fu
    • Sports Talk Baseball
    • Mega Man games
    • Another World
    • Mortal Kombat games
    • The Ninja Warriors
    • Assassin’s Creed series
    • Elder Scrolls series
    • Cyberpunk 2077
    • Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed
    • Just Cause 2
    • Heavy Rain
    • Gex
    • Captain Marvel
    • Augustus Cole
    • Gene
    • Kazuma Kiryu
    • Lucky & Wild
    • Satan
    • Quiet
    • Bayonetta

      Recommendations:

      Frank: clock out early

      Brandon: hey thanks for listening and enjoying the show, we really appreciate it! And also, consider using your house like a Blockbuster if you keep collecting things.

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