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Gamer Era Episode 010 – Cryptid of the Bellydancer

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The truth is out there… waaaaay out there. Our newest guest, Lucy, is released from the lamp to share the most secret treasures of the venerable Shantae series, before David gives the debrief on some of the world’s oddest cryptid myths, coloured by the tale of the even stranger developer behind the X-Files tie-in game on PS2. It’s all brought together by perhaps the most inexplicable connection on the show so far - and we don’t mean Sam!

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Topics discussed: The Shantae series (Risky’s Revenge, Pirates’ Curse, Risky Revolution), WayForward, The X-Files: Resist or Serve (and related cryptids)

Also mentioned: Getsu Fūma Den: Undying Moon, Wordle, Word Trip (Playdate), Chibi Robo: Park Patrol, Skip Ltd., Parroty Interactive (Microshaft Winblows 98, The X-Fools: The Spoof is Out There), Black Ops Entertainment, The Mothman, Shin Megami Tensei, Baby T-Rex (Game Boy)

Music used: 

  • International Superstar Soccer 2000 - Menu 3 (“Okay Fellas”)
  • Penny’s Big Breakaway - Jig’s Up, Penny
  • Shantae and the Pirates’ Curse - We Love Burning Town; Rave in the Grave
  • Materia Primoris [Theme from “The X-Files”] - Mark Snow
  • The Sims 2 (GBA) - Aliens
  • Jack Bros. - Character Selection
  • Mighty Switch Force - Stage Select

    • Further reading:

    • “Celebrating Shantae: from obscurity to cult classic” - whynow Gaming (Paul Cecchini, 2023): https://whynowgaming.com/shantae-from-obscure-game-boy-title-to-indie-darling/
    • “Reviving Lost Media With Shantae Advance” - Nintendo Life (Gavin Lane, 2023): https://www.nintendolife.com/features/the-odds-seemed-just-astronomical-reviving-lost-media-with-shantae-advance
    • Shantae Developers React to World-Record Speedrun - IGN (2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiUHs5kjF_I
    • "The Art of Shantae" [out-of-print hardcover book] (Udon Entertainment, 2021): https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Art_of_Shantae/5yy_zQEACAAJ/
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