Featuring:
Merve
Lutair
Wolfman Jew
Bresson
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:
0:20 – Introduction
1:55 – What We’ve Been Playing
36:30 – Microsoft’s Acquisition of ZeniMax and Its Implications
56:25 – The Crossover Game: Introduction
57:20 – The Crossover Game: RollerCoaster Tycoon and Persona
1:02:30 – The Crossover Game: Halo and Journey
1:07:00 – The Crossover Game: Forza Horizon and Super Mario Odyssey
1:11:40 – The Crossover Game: X-COM and Animal Crossing
1:14:45 – The Crossover Game: Mass Effect and Danganronpa
1:18:15 – The Crossover Game: Turok and Sly Cooper
1:22:50 – The Crossover Game: Star Fox and Batman: Arkham
1:26:40 – The Crossover Game: Portal and Tropico
1:31:30 – The Crossover Game: Max Payne and Jet Set Radio
1:37:35 – The Crossover Game: The Elder Scrolls and Yakuza
1:40:40 – The Crossover Game: Metroid and Arkanoid
1:45:05 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep69

Due to a mistake in the recording process, this episode was recorded at a lower audio quality level than normal. We apologize for the error.

Podcast header image from Cibo Matto’s music video for “Sugar Water.” Linkdump and spoiler warnings after the jump.

• Official YouTube channel for Jelle’s Marble Runs.

• Steam store page for Hades.
• Steam store page for Among Us.
• Steam store page for Pyre.
• Steam store page for Cuphead.
• Steam store page for Dark Souls.
• Steam store page for Dark Souls III.
• Clarification: Ambrosia is the food of the Greek gods, and nectar is the drink. This got kind of lost in the crosstalk. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Epic store page for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2.
• Wikipedia article on Skate.
• Wikipedia article on the SpellForce series.
• Steam store page for SpellForce 3.
• Doug Cockle voiced Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. (Source: IMDB)
• Steam store page for SpellForce 3: Soul Harvest.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 4.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 0.
• Episode #36 of the GamesCast, which featured substantial discussion of the Yakuza series.
• Wikipedia article on Yakuza 3.
• Correction [SPOILERS]: Bresson was mixing together the plots of Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5. Saejima does not return to prison in Yakuza 4, and he is indeed the second character. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Origin store page for A Way Out.
• Clarification: Merve’s mention of a music video directed by Michel Gondry was a reference to “Sugar Water” by Cibo Matto. (Sources: Wikipedia and YouTube)

• Official press release for the acquisition. (Source: Microsoft)
• Amazon store page for Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier.
• News story about Amazon’s announcement of Luna. (Source: The Verge)
• Clarification: At the time we recorded, Amazon had not yet announced that they were discontinuing development on Crucible. We were simply referring to the game’s relative lack of success. (Source: Crucible)

• The previous GamesCast episode about crossovers.

• Wikipedia article on the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.
• Wikipedia article on the Persona series.
• Steam store page for AI: The Somnium Files.
• The “penis demon” from the Persona series is Mara. (Source: Megami Tensei Wiki on Fandom) [slightly NSFW]
• Steam store page for NieR: Automata.
• Walt Disney World page for Toy Story Mania!
• Wikipedia article on Horizons, the now-closed Epcot ride that had multiple endings.
• Walt Disney World page for Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run.

• Wikipedia article on the Halo series.
• Wikipedia article on Journey.
• Halopedia article on Sadie Endesha.

• Wikipedia article on Forza Horizon.
• Wikipedia article on Super Mario Odyssey.
• Wikipedia article on Driver: San Francisco. Wolfman Jew wasn’t joking about the possession.
• Wikipedia article on Killdozer!
• Steam store page for Batman: Arkham Knight.
• Super Mario Wiki article on Whomps.

• Wikipedia article on the X-COM series.
• Wikipedia article on Animal Crossing.
• Wikipedia article on Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.
• Wikipedia article on Pokémon Snap.

SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA: TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC

• Wikipedia article on the Mass Effect series.
• Wikipedia article on the Danganronpa series.
• Steam store page for Consortium.
• Steam store page for Among Us.

• Wikipedia article on the Turok series.
• Wikipedia article on the Sly Cooper series.
• Correction: The turtle’s name is Bentley, not Benny. (Source: Sly Cooper Wiki on Fandom)
• Correction: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse was an original Xbox game, not an Xbox 360 game. That being said, the game can be played on the 360 due to backwards compatibility. (Sources: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Sonic Unleashed.

• Wikipedia article on Star Fox.
• Wikipedia article on the Batman: Arkham series.
• Steam store page for No Man’s Sky.
• Steam store page for Starlink: Battle for Atlas.

• Wikipedia article on the Portal series.
• Wikipedia article on Tropico.

SPOILERS FOR MAX PAYNE 3 AND JOHN WICK

• Wikipedia article on the Max Payne series.
• Wikipedia article on Jet Set Radio.
• Max’s infamous strained face. (Source: MSN)
• Wikipedia article on Streetlight Manifesto.
• Correction: The game is called My Friend Pedro, not “I Am Pedro.” (Source: Steam)
• Origin store page for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst.
• Article on Serious Sam 3’s anti-piracy protection. (Source: Engadget)

• Wikipedia article on The Elder Scrolls series.
• Wikipedia article on the Yakuza series.

• Wikipedia article on the Metroid series.
• Wikipedia article on Arkanoid.
• Steam store page for Yoku’s Island Express.

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