The finest minds in video games assess their feelings on the current state of the medium, how best to scam gamers, and Midwest Zelda. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

1: How do you feel about video games right now? (05:53)

2: Rank these from best to worst: the x button, the o button, the square button, and the triangle button. (15:22)

3: What’s the difference between a ROLE playing game, a role PLAYING game, and a role playing GAME? (20:08)

4: Make a video game music playlist to play over the speakers at a dentist’s office. (24:37)

5: Catherine asks, what are some of the most interesting cases of putting out a game again? (29:32)

6: Catherine asks, what do you think is the game most-played by people who “don’t play games”? (40:56)

7: Catherine asks, how do you sell snake oil to gamers? (44:38)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (50:41)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:32):

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