AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #57: Walking Unsimulators

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Featuring:
Merve
Lovely Bones
The Kappa
Demyx
Science is Bad

Editor:

The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introductions
3:35 – What We Played Over the Holidays
33:25 – Walt Disney World
41:10 – Awesome Games Done Quick 2020
49:50 – Decade in Review: Intro
52:25 – Decade in Review: Fortnite
58:35 – Decade in Review: Overwatch, Lootboxes, and Microtransactions
1:06:15 – Decade in Review: MOBAs
1:15:05 – Decade in Review: Skyrim
1:25:20 – Decade in Review: Minecraft
1:28:05 – Decade in Review: Dark Souls
1:29:05 – Decade in Review: Destiny, Games as a Service, and MMOs
1:52:25 – Decade in Review: The Walking Dead and Episodic Releases
1:57:40 – Decade in Review: Pokémon Go
2:01:00 – Decade in Review: “Walking Simulators” and Indie Games
2:16:20 – Predictions for 2020
2:49:25 – Predictions for the Decade Ahead
3:13:45 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep57

Podcast header image from Death Stranding. Linkdump after the jump

Introductions (0:15)
  • If you want to play Merve’s Yoshi-killing Super Mario Maker 2 level, it’s called “Sorry, Yoshi,” and its level code is 3PY-K06-55G.
  • Wikipedia article on Midsommar.
  • Wikipedia article on Hardcore Henry.
  • A recording of the Super Mario Maker 2 level “It Follows: Redux” by Ragingbegl, level code 826-26L-00H. (Source: NinThumbWorldArchive on YouTube)
  • Wagooigi is a sad creation from an earlier GamesCast episode.
    • What We Played Over the Holidays (3:35)
    • Wikipedia article on Ring Fit Adventure.
    • Wikipedia article on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
    • Wikipedia article on Death Stranding.
    • Confirmation: You do travel to the UK in Euro Truck Simulator 2. (Source: Gamepressure)
    • Wikipedia article on Into the Breach.
    • Wikipedia article on Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
    • Wikipedia article on ReCore.
    • Wikipedia article on the Uncharted series.
    • Wikipedia article on the Ace Attorney series.
      • Walt Disney World (33:25)
      • Wikipedia article on Epcot’s former Horizons ride.
      • Wikipedia article on Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin.
      • Wikipedia article on Toy Story Mania!
      • Wikipedia article on Millennium Falcon – Smuggler’s Run.
      • Wikipedia article on Na’vi River Journey.
      • Wikipedia article on “it’s a small world”.
        • Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 (41:10)
        • Correction: AGDQ 2020 raised just over $3.1 million US. (Source: Games Done Quick)
        • The Super Mario 64 randomizer race. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • The Super Mario World “one mind” speedrun. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • The Super Mario Maker 2 blind relay race. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • The Super Mario Bros. 3 race. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • The blindfolded two runners, one controller Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! run. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • The Trauma Center: New Blood run. Correction: The run took nearly three hours, not thirteen minutes. (Source: Games Done Quick on YouTube)
        • Wikipedia article on Trauma Team.
        • Official website for the Dolphin Emulator. The AVoCADo GamesCast does not officially or legally condone piracy. (Please don’t sue us.)
          • Decade in Review: Intro (49:50)
          • Dictionary entry for “nauseous.” Scroll down to the usage note.
            • Decade in Review: Fortnite (52:55)
            • Wikipedia article on Fortnite.
            • Wikipedia article on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
              • Decade in Review: Overwatch, Lootboxes, and Microtransactions (58:35)
              • Wikipedia article on Overwatch.
              • Wikipedia article on lootboxes.
              • Wikipedia article on gacha games.
              • Wikipedia article on Kantai Collection.
              • The “How Do You Do Fellow Kids?” clip from 30 Rock. (30 Rock Official on YouTube)
              • Wikipedia article on Bobby Kotick.
              • Wikipedia article on Randy Pitchford.
                • Decade in Review: MOBAs (1:06:15)
                • Wikipedia article on Dota 2.
                • Wikipedia article on League of Legends.
                • Wikipedia article on multiplayer online battle arenas.
                • Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor has disappeared from the public consciousness to the extent that it doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia entry, but here’s a blog post from game developer Steve Wetherill (who worked on the Red Alert series) arguing that it was the first MOBA.
                • Wikipedia article on Dota Auto Chess.
                • Salty Bet, a website that allows you to gamble with fake money on live events.
                  • Decade in Review: Skyrim (1:15:05)
                  • Wikipedia article on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
                  • The “arrow to the knee” meme. (Source: Know Your Meme)
                    • Decade in Review: Minecraft (1:25:20)
                    • Wikipedia article on Minecraft.
                    • Wikipedia article on Minecraft: Story Mode.
                    • Wikipedia article on Minecraft Dungeons.
                    • Wikipedia article on Roblox.
                    • Wikipedia article on Dragon Quest Builders.
                      • Decade in Review: Dark Souls (1:28:05)
                      • Wikipedia article on Dark Souls.
                        • Decade in Review: Destiny, Games as a Service, and MMOs (1:29:05)
                        • Wikipedia article on Destiny.
                        • Wikipedia article on Hellgate: London.
                        • Wikipedia article on World of Warcraft.
                        • Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy XIV.
                        • Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy XI.
                        • The Final Fantasy XI combat chart. (Source: FFXI Gil,FFXI Guide)
                        • Wikipedia article on Batman: Arkham Knight.
                        • Wikipedia article on Anthem.
                        • Wikipedia article on Evolve.
                          • Decade in Review: The Walking Dead and Episodic Releases (1:52:25)
                          • Wikipedia article on Telltale’s The Walking Dead.
                          • Wikipedia article on Final Fantasy VII Remake.
                          • Wikipedia article on Tetsuya Nomura.
                          • Wikipedia article on Bone: Out from Boneville.
                          • Correction: Lovely Bones was right: Jurassic Park: The Game was episodic. (Source: Wikipedia)
                            • Decade in Review: Pokémon Go (1:57:40)
                            • Wikipedia article on Pokémon Go.
                            • Wikipedia article on Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
                              • Decade in Review: “Walking Simulators” and Indie Games (2:01:00)
                              • Wikipedia article on Dear Esther.
                              • Wikipedia article on Braid.
                              • Wikipedia article on Hypnospace Outlaw.
                              • Wikipedia article on Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda.
                              • Wikipedia article on Undertale.
                              • Wikipedia article on That Dragon, Cancer.
                              • Wikipedia article on What Remains of Edith Finch.
                              • Wikipedia article on Firewatch.
                              • Wikipedia article on Thirty Flights of Loving.
                              • Wikipedia article on Quadrilateral Cowboy.
                              • Correction: The game is called Gravity Bone, not “Gravity’s Bone.” (Source: Wikipedia)
                              • Wikipedia article on Sean Vanaman.
                              • Official website for Crypt Worlds.
                              • Wikipedia article on Dust: An Elysian Tail.
                              • Wikipedia article on Stardew Valley. Correction: Eric Barone did have a computer science degree at the time when he started developing the game.
                                • Predictions for 2020 (2:16:20)
                                • Information on the leaked Harry Potter RPG. (Source: Variety)
                                • Matt Booty’s interview with MCV.
                                • Wikipedia article on the Xbox Series X.
                                • Wikipedia article on Super Mario Odyssey.
                                • Wikipedia article on GameStop.
                                • The 6th Avenue game store Merve was referring to is called J&L Game. (Source: Official J&L Game website)
                                • Correction: The video game store on Vermont Ave. in Los Angeles is called World-8, not 8-Bit World. (Source: Official World-8 website)
                                  • Predictions for the Decade Ahead (2:49:25)
                                  • Wikipedia article on Tencent Holdings Limited.
                                  • Wikipedia article on the prisoner’s dilemma.
                                  • Wikipedia article section on Miiverse.
                                  • Wikipedia article on Dreams.
                                  • The “Cyberpunk 1977” demake. (Source: Eurogamer)
                                  • Correction: Unreal Engine 4 is actually completely free to use and instead makes its revenue off royalties from sales of games that use it. (Source: Polygon)
                                    • Conclusion (3:13:45)

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