October 14, 2024

Ep. 359 - Be Curious, with Ash Parrish

1 hour 42 minutes

Ash Parrish of The Verge returns as host to implement new segments, consider community Halo grievances, and weigh evidence that Frank might have been the first person to ever draw a dick in Pictochat. Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

Commodore 64

Jet-Boys

Overwatch League

New York Excelsior

“Ante Up” clip

M.O.P. - Ante Up (Official Music Video)

New jack swing

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Tempo

DK Rap

DK Rap Composer

Chap hop

Fighting Trousers - Professor Elemental

Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer

Math rock

Nerdcore

MC Chris

MC Frontalot

Eminem

Penny Arcade

Gorillaz

PaRappa the Rapper

Andy Schatz

LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon

Parable of the Sower

Ursula K. Le Guin

Octavia E. Butler

Xenogears / Xenosaga universe

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Alan Rickman

Dogma (1999)

Metatron

1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58)

Can You Pet the Dog?

Tomb Raider

Fable

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Final Fantasy XVI

Dead to Rights: Retribution

Call of Duty: Ghosts

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Call of Duty universe

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

Jeff Gerstmann

Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores

2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00)

Alarmo

Shigeru Miyamoto

Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us

Splatoon 3

Charles Martinet

Ring Fit Adventure

AIBO

Gunpei Yokoi

Wii

Nintendo DS

Pokémon Smile

Pokémon GO

Pikmin Bloom

Pokémon Sleep

Dragon Quest Walk

Pokéwalker

Doom

Super Mario Bros.

My Cousin Vinny (1992)

3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20)

Wii Vitality Sensor

Pee-wee’s Playhouse

Super Mario 64

Tick Tock Clock

Wii Music

Animal Crossing series

4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15)

Here’s how to apply for Nintendo’s mystery Switch Online playtest

Nintendo Switch Online

GameCube

Super Mario Bros. 35

F-Zero 99

SpotPass and StreetPass

Wolf Link

Lego Fortnite

Fortnite

Minecraft

Stanford prison experiment

PictoChat

5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00)

Halo series

A New Dawn | Halo Studios

Melissa Boone

Sweet Baby Inc.

A paper out of New York University on social media finds “0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news,” and “74% of all online conflicts are started in just 1% of communities”

Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs address blowback over game’s ‘historical accuracy’

Yasuke

Ubisoft responds to rumors about Tencent’s potential buyout

Masahiro Ito

Silent Hill 2

Maria

Stellar Blade

Alan Wake II

Disinformation and conspiracy theories cloud Helene recovery efforts in hard-hit areas

Yves Guillemot

Star Wars: Outlaws

The Insert Credit Forums

The Action Button Discord AKA The Goblin Bunker

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Elden Ring

Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes

Mortal Kombat

Hyung-Tae Kim

Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth

Master Chief

LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28)

Recommendations and Outro (01:29:34):

Frank: Own your media, if you know what Frank means, and Frank don’t mean disks, if you know what Frank means

Brandon: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, 12 Angry Men (1957), don’t forget to watch good things if you’re a person who enjoys trash things, The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Tim: Frankenstein (1931)

Ash: The Animatrix (2003)

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