Frank, Ash, and Brandon begin an endless and inescapable descent into our listener-submitted Question Hole, and in the process learn to run an inn, make Ash crack up at Metafore ReFantazio again, and mention the same four guys that get mentioned every episode. 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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1: What are your all-time favorite single performances on a game soundtrack? (02:52)

2: Whywhy asks, what is the Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (04:40)

3: Spencer asks, what are the trademarks of your favorite game designer’s styles? (05:33)

4: Seth asks, how would you develop a game that portrays publishers negatively? (06:30)

5: Fruinblacksberk asks, if you could bring one person in the video game industry back to life who died a premature death, who would it be? (08:49)

6: Chopemon asks, what game should get a remaster with a good/dumb name? (09:40)

7: Riley asks, who is the tallest character in video games? (10:37)

8: Gaagaagiins asks, have we already seen the service game with the shortest lifespan, and the service game with the longest lifespan? (11:32)

9: LeFish asks, which video games are most likely or best suited to a Broadway musical adaptation? (12:48)

10: BreadyToDie asks, has a video game ever affected your real life ideological bent? (13:18)

11: Is Officer Zuffle from Ooblets copaganda? (14:14)

12: XCT asks, what are some of the panel’s favorite video game sequels in a different genre? (14:44)

13: Cheapy asks, who drives the coolest motorcycle in video games? (16:59)

14: Gaagaagiins asks, what are some of the best games you can play for $0? (17:46)

15: Anatoliu asks, what game would you send to all of Nintendo Power’s 1990 subscribers? (19:01)

16: connorr asks, who is the PS3 of human beings? (20:17)

17: Kiko B asks, what aspect of game design is most commonly misunderstood? (21:55)

18: Suda 68.999 asks, what two or more games would best compliment each other if stitched together with mods? (24:27)

19: Kyle asks, how would you implement skateboarding in modern games? (26:03)

20: Cole asks, which video game sounds could also serve as great text message tones? (27:42)

21: SpencerGifs asks, if a game has multiple versions, how do you decide which to play? (29:14)

22: Classic Anonymous asks, who is the William Randolph Hearst of video games? (30:09)

23: Dark Saikan asks, do you know what Neal Stephenson’s blockchain thing is? (31:24)

24: Rice9 asks, do good critics make good designers? (32:16)

25: Camillo asks, what is the cane from Citizen Kane of video games? (34:21)

26: Propellher asks, what is the most dad game of all time? (34:52)

27: What’s the most daddy game of all time? (36:38)

28: Chopemon asks, what is your Gamer forum signature? (36:53)

29: SpencerGifs asks, what should a Nintendo baby play to grow out of Nintendo babydom? (38:16)

30: Yeso asks, what is the tucking in your shirt of video games? (39:18)

31: LeFish asks, who is the Sister Rosetta Tharpe of video games? (41:04)

32: Bebedor asks, what steps are you taking to get John Carpenter on the show? (44:34)

33: Yuji asks, what video game will still be played 5,000 years from now? (45:35)

34: SpencerGifs asks, how do the video game generations break down if you go by design innovation? (47:08)

35: ASmallRabbite asks, what is the most finally making it to an inn with 1hp and no potions moment in your real life? (48:32)

36: Nemoid asks, how can public institutions like libraries foster positive relationships with game enthusiasts? (51:38)

37: Spencer asks, why did so many companies throw their hat in the console ring in the fifth generation? (55:07)

38: Gaagaagiins asks, what is the best and worst default jump button? (58:44)

39: Anonymous asks, what is the Ween of video games? (01:01:31)

40: Gruntin’ Gary asks, in what ways have video games become more and less accessible over the years? (01:02:56)

41: RepelHer asks, does the panel just generally never cry, or is there something about video games specifically? (01:04:24)

42: Spencer asks, is video game marketing different from other marketing? (01:08:20)

43: SecretBilly asks, what niche types of game player would historical figures have been? (01:12:13)

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