Fallin‘ Thru Plotholes

In part 2 of our series on the Fallout series, Alex and Michael talk about Fallout 3, going over its origins and plot, all the while trying to figure out how Interplay still exists in the first place.

Archived thread of one very angry NMA poster: http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=16613&mode=threaded

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In this episode, Alex and Michael rouse themselves from the dead to talk about Fallout, an series that blends 50's nostalgia culture and retrofuturism with the reality that emphasizes the important of potable water and not dying of radiation.

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In a bonus episode, Alex and Michael discuss a ruined Christmas, old computers, and why you really, really should test your software.

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Sources for this episode:

Open: How Compaq Ended IBM's PC Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing.  Author: Rod Canion.  BenBella Books, October 15th, 2013.

If you want basic ease, look at Compaq Presario.  Author:  Michael J. Himowitz.  Publisher: Baltimore Sun, November 8th 1993. 

Power of X.  Author:  David Craddock.  Shacknews, November 13th 2020.  https://www.shacknews.com/article/120300/bet-on-black-how-microsoft-and-xbox-changed-pop-culture?page=9

Usenet Archive.  Author: Various.  Google Groups Archive.  December 24th, 1994.  https://groups.google.com/g/rec.arts.disney/c/acQdJgSV6wM/m/fXQaSrv6Z0sJ?pli=1

In part 2 of our series on Halo,  Alex and Michael talk about Halo 3, 4 and 5 as we finish the fight...and then figure out where to go from there.

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In this episode, Alex and Michael delve into Halo, as they talk about genocidal religious aliens, a scientist who commits all the war crimes, and talk about way too many spin-off novels.

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In part 2 of our series on Modern Sonic, Alex and Michael talk Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 as we learn about why we should fear the cosmos, why you shouldn't experiment on gods, and ponder the implications of half-hedgehog half-human children.

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In this episode, Alex and Michael talk about the Sonic the Hedghog games between 1999 to 2006, as we see a cartoon hedgehog dive into serious topics like natural disasters, giant space lasers, and child murder.

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For this spooky Halloween episode, Alex and Michael decide to explore the insane world of KISS, talk about weird elemental gods and maybe learn what the heck the Psycho Circus even is.

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Media and timestamps:

Timestamp 20:20 - Kiss fights God https://imgur.com/a/YHDlMDu

Timestamp 26:50 - Cover to KISS: Psycho Circus  https://imgur.com/a/GBQJC5v

Timestamp 31:30 - Nightmare King  https://imgur.com/a/9CNEg6d

Timestamp 44:11 - Old man 13 year old https://imgur.com/a/wSe00AK

Timestamp 47:06 - The Ringmaster https://imgur.com/a/4q8BDDi

In a slight change from the norm, Alex and Michael do an episode about video game history, talking about the lawsuit between Universal and Nintendo.  Come learn about a very angry studio head, a Japanese company that flew by the seat of its pants, and more about the 1976 King Kong film than you ever cared to hear.

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Sources for this episode:

The Secret History of Nintendo in Kyoto.  Author:  Terin Jackson.  Published September 1st, 2020.  https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2020/09/secret-history-nintendo-kyoto/

Game Over: Press Start to Continue.  Author: David Sheff.  Published December 1999. 

Nintendo's Lincoln (Almost) Retiring.  Author:  Steven L. Kent  Published February 11th, 2000.  https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20000211&slug=4004240

The Real-Life Inspiration for Nintendo's Kirby Battled for Black Voters, Against Police Brutality.  Author:  Gene Park.  Published November 20th, 1999.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/11/20/nintendo-kirby/

The King and the Donkey.  Author:  Spanner Legacy Author (?).  Published September 19th, 2006.  https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-king-and-the-donkey-2/

Court Opinion for Universal City Studios, INC. v Nintendo CO., LTD.  United States District Court, S.D. New York.  Published December 22nd, 1983.  https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1150491269933850654&q=Universal+City+Studios,+Inc.+v.+Nintendo+Co.,+578+F.Supp.+911&hl=en&as_sdt=6,48&as_vis=1

In part 2 of our series on Metroid, Alex and Michael talk Metroid Fusion, a very good game.  Oh, and there's the mess known as Metroid: Other M, which deals with A LOT of parental issues.

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