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Ep. 435 - Never Underestimate a PS4 Player from Kentucky Named Josh, with Catherine Masters


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Video Game Journalist Catherine Masters joins the panel to cover console prices, the Microsoft BDS boycott, and Bubsy helping Mario with something. Hosted by Catherine Masters, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

  • “If I had a game console, I bet I’d play it all day.”
  • Nintendo DS Lite
  • Dogz 2
  • Atari 2600
  • Intellivision
  • Sega Game Gear
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
  • Intellivoice
  • B-17 Bomber
  • DualShock
  • Game Genie
  • Rumble Pak
  • Sound Blaster
  • Mike Mika

    1: How much more expensive can game consoles get? (04:43)

    • Sony raises PS5 prices by up to $150
    • PlayStation 5
    • Popular Kids Console Nex Playground Gets $50 Price Hike
    • Nex Playground
    • PlayStation 4
    • Sony Reportedly Testing Dynamic Pricing on the PlayStation Store
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Demonschool
    • Halo series

      2: Why do people treat a Steam release like “the” PC release? (09:51)

      • Steam
      • itch.io
      • GoG
      • Kingdom Hearts series
      • Epic Games Store
      • EA Origin
      • PlayOnline
      • UPlay
      • Steam Deck
      • Alanis Morisette - Ironic

        3: After a year, what impact has the BDS Microsoft boycott had? (15:23)

        • BDS Microsoft Boycott
        • RC Cola
        • OpenAI
        • Entire Claude Code CLI source code leaks thanks to exposed map file
        • Anthropic
        • OpenAI just gave up on Sora and its billion-dollar Disney deal

          4: What’s the deal with all these egg games? (19:05)

          • Fowl Damage
          • Egging On
          • Arctic Eggs
          • Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
          • Egg Squeeze
          • Terry Kavanaugh
          • yolkfolk.com
          • Dizzy and Seymour
          • Dizzy
          • Bubsy
          • The Yolkfolk
          • Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
          • Slender Man
          • The Backrooms

            5: Alex Jaffe asks, what tattoo would you give to a tech bro asking for “gamer cred”? (24:55)

            • Offspring - Pretty Fly for a White Guy
            • Super Mario series
            • Triforce
            • Hylian Shield
            • Berserk
            • Master Chief
            • The cake is a lie
            • Skibidi Toilet
            • Lara Croft
            • SGMATRK
            • Warthog

              6: What games could you rework from single player to multiplayer? (31:10)

              • National Videogame Museum (United Kingdom)
              • Twitch Plays Pokemon
              • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
              • No Way Out
              • Knuckles’ Chaotix
              • Super Mario Odyssey
              • IndieCade
              • Tetris: The Grand Master
              • Celeste
              • Mr. Bones
              • Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2p1c by LilAggy and parkenharbor
              • Games Done Quick
              • Bennett Foddy
              • QWOP
              • Baby Steps

                7: What should Catherine do instead of watching Insert Credit this week? (36:17)

                • Giant Bomb
                • RndStranger
                • PC Engine
                • The Video Game History Hour
                • Remap Radio
                • Sega Saturn
                • Triple Click

                  8: What’s the juicy cotoure tracksuit of video games? (38:56)

                  • Juicy Cotoure tracksuit
                  • Lollipop Chainsaw
                  • Ugg boots
                  • Stellar Blade
                  • Wet
                  • Oneechanbara series
                  • Super Smash Bros. series
                  • Mario Kart series
                  • MultiVersus
                  • 2K Sports
                  • Fortnite
                  • Candy Crush Saga
                  • Love and Deepspace
                  • Goddess of Victory: Nikke
                  • Bejeweled
                  • Juicy couture an Ed hardy collab photoshoot NYC fashion week

                    LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedexperts (47:45)

                    Recommendations and Outro (56:33):

                    • Catherine: Hire Catherine if you’re a reputable publisher, make plans to finish things, Memory Card, Catherine’s work at The AV Club
                    • Ash: Pursuit of Jade, revolution now
                    • Brandon: 1000 Women in Horror, Apocalypse Hotel, 東風 by Sawteeth, Frédérick Raynal’s kickstarter for Popcorn Duel + Spinner
                    • Frank: You can just watch Star Trek whenever you want without paying anyone money

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