Featuring:
Merve
Lutair
Science is Bad
Mr. Glitch
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:15 – Introductions
5:10 – What We’ve Been Playing… and Building
40:50 – Q&A: Intro
41:25 – Q&A: Gaming in Difficult Times
51:40 – Q&A: Player Interaction as a Storytelling Tool
1:02:15 – Q&A: Games Based on Books
1:04:50 – Q&A: Remake a Game in a Different Genre
1:15:40 – Q&A: The Legality of Game Preservation
1:28:20 – Q&A: Re-released or Remastered Games
1:46:35 – Q&A: Needle Drops
1:52:15 – Q&A: Coming to Games Late
2:06:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep58

Podcast header image from Doki Doki Literature Club. Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Steam store page for Wilmot’s Warehouse.
• Mr. Glitch’s “Under This Bush” articles. (Source: The Avocado)
• Ginko Kuroi is a character from Planet With. (Source: Planet With Wiki on Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on Bravely Default.
• Clarification: The book on which The Secret of NIMH was based is called Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. That’s the book Merve was talking about. Some editions of the book were released with the same title as the film, most likely for marketing synergy, and that’s probably what Merve was recalling. (Sources: Wikipedia and Amazon)
• Episode #10 of the AVoCADo GamesCast, the last episode on which Lutair appeared.

• Wikipedia article on Death Stranding.
• Wikipedia article on The World Ends with You.
• An explanation of experience points, known as “Pin Points (PP),” in The World Ends with You. Confirmation: The game does indeed have Shutdown PP. (Source: The World Ends with You Wiki on Fandom)
• Steam store page for Fallout 4.
• Official website for MSI Afterburner.
• Answer to Lutair’s question: Merve’s keyboard is not mechanical. (Source: CyberPowerPC)
• Official website for the Superposition benchmark. (Source: UNIGINE)
• Wikipedia article on Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE.

• Questions submitted for the Q&A. (Source: The Avocado)

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Itch.io page for Butterfly Soup.
• Steam store page for Bastion.
• Wikipedia article on the Doom franchise.
• Wikipedia article on the Serious Sam series.
• Wikipedia article on Halo: Combat Evolved.
• Wikipedia article on Pokémon Snap.
• Steam store page for NieR:Automata.
• Wikipedia article on Yars’ Revenge.

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BROTHERS – A TALE OF TWO SONS. MINOR SPOILERS FOR WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH.

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Steam store page for Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons.
• Origin store page for A Way Out.
• Wikipedia article on the We Were Here series.
• Steam store page for Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.
• Steam store page for What Remains of Edith Finch.
• Steam store page for OneShot.
• Steam store page for Doki Doki Literature Club.
• Official website for Save the Date. (Source: Paper Dino Software)

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Wikipedia article on The Witcher series.
• Steam store page for Metro 2033 series.
• Steam store page for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl.
• Steam store page for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
• Wikipedia article on Dynasty Warriors.

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Steam store page for BioShock.
• Wikipedia article on Doom RPG.
• Steam store page for BioShock Infinite.
• Wikipedia article on Usagi Drop.
• Correction: There are three Game of Thrones strategy games. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Steam store page for Night in the Woods.
• Wikipedia article on Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers.

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Wikipedia article on Star Control.
• Wikipedia article on the Philips CD-i.
• Wikipedia article on The Great Giana Sisters. Correction: There was never a lawsuit regarding the game. However, Nintendo did pressure the game’s publisher to pull the game from sale.

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Wikipedia article on Dungeon Keeper.
• Wikipedia article on the Fallout series.
• Wikipedia article on the Legacy of Kain series.
• Wikipedia article on Gladius.
• Wikipedia article on the Crimson Skies series.
• Phil Spencer’s Tweet hinting at bringing back an old franchise. (Source: @XboxP3 on Twitter)
• Wikipedia article on The Bitmap Brothers.
• Wikipedia article on Archon: The Light and the Dark.
• Wikipedia article on Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight.
• Wikipedia article on Cinemaware.
• Wikipedia article on Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War.
• Wikipedia article on Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory.
• Wikipedia article on Marble Drop.
• Wikipedia article on Full Tilt! Pinball.
• Wikipedia article on The Simpsons: Hit & Run.
• Wikipedia article on the Tony Hawk’s series.
• Origin store page for Populous.
• Steam store page for Jade Empire.
• Steam store page for Heroes of Might & Magic III.
• News article on the Jade Empire trademark renewal. (Source: Game Informer)
• Trailer for the new Commander Keen mobile game. (Source: Bethesda Softworks on YouTube)

MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BIOSHOCK AND LIFE IS STRANGE. MINOR SPOILERS FOR CONTROL.

• Dora Winifred Read is a character from Arthur. (Source: Arthur Wiki on Fandom)
• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• The “Power” skydive from Saints Row: The Third. (Source: GameSpot on YouTube; Song by Kanye West)
• The “Here’s to You” sequence from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. (Source: Dantés Ataru on YouTube; Song by Ennio Morricone and Joan Baez)
• The “The Man Who Sold the World” sequence from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. (Source: Bruno Izidro on YouTube; Song originally by David Bowie, covered by Midge Ure)
• Steam store page for BioShock.
• The ending sequence of Episode 2 of Life Is Strange, featuring “Mt. Washington” by Local Natives. (Source: hipsu555 on YouTube)
• The ending sequence of Episode 5 of Life Is Strange, featuring “Spanish Sahara” by Foals. (Source: hipsu555 on YouTube)
• “M4, Pt. 2” by Faunts, featured in the end credits of Mass Effect. (Source: Faunts – Topic on YouTube)
• The Ashtray Maze sequence from Control. (Source: Asleep in the Fantasy on YouTube)
• Origin store page for Titanfall 2.
• Correction: The Titanfall 2 level The Kappa and Merve were talking about is called “Effect and Cause.” Here’s some gameplay. (Source: KrazyKomodo on YouTube)

• The submitted question. (Source: The Avocado)
• Wikipedia article on the Street Fighter series.             
• Wikipedia article on the Kingdom Hearts series.
• Wikipedia article on the Half-Life series.
• Steam store page for The Longest Journey.
• Wikipedia article on The Legend of Zelda series.
• Steam store page for Chrono Trigger.
• Wikipedia article on EarthBound.
• Wikipedia article on the Suikoden series.
• Wikipedia article on Chrono Cross.
• Steam store page for Elite Dangerous.
• Wikipedia article on The Sims series.

• Wikipedia article on SARS coronavirus 2.