Artist and FEMICOM founder Rachel Weil alongside gamedev Lotte May join the panel to cover the Bally Astrocade, Jaffe’s favorite isekai, and Amethyst Princess of Gemworld.

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Pink Games (53:04)

People will think you’re cooler if you discuss this episode in the forums!

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Recommendations:

Lotte: Turn A Gundam, Godzilla Singular Point

Rachel: FEMICOM Museum, Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Writer, game designer, and professor Ian Bogost joins the panel along with Kotaku and Insert Credit regular Ash Parrish to cover Hairizon Zero Dawn, Gex vs. Bubsy, and Sonic Actually Being Back. Original music by Kurt Feldman, including the all new Violence Island theme!

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Dirtbag Driftglass presents: Casting call (55:29)

Have answers of your own, do you? Share them in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: dedeco VGM DJ, Kino Lorber’s Cool As Ice blu-ray

Ash: Chicory, Kotaku Splitscreen Podcast

Ian: Drink an Americano, play Psychonauts

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Happy Canada Day! To celebrate, Brandon and Frank (American) along with writer, designer and Insert Credit regular Mathew Kumar (Scottish) and legendary game designer Bennett Foddy (Australian) determine the greatest British video games of all time. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

The List, in order of discussion:

See the final rankings in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Hope you care about retro games! This month’s Bonus Credit goes way back, celebrating all kinds of consoles I have heard of and read some things about but only vaguely understand what is on them. It’s fascinating, I promise!

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Musician, writer, and Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson returns to cover lawyer angels, Charles Martinet’s infidelity, and Le Console.

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Glitchfork Reviews (59:03)

Got somethin’ to say about this episode? Discuss it politely in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Ace Combat 3 soundtrack, Liz’s Sounds From The Abyss mixes

Frank: Sleep, drink water

Liz: Stretch, Ross’s Game Dungeon, The Blood Zone

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin joins the panel to discuss how weird the letter 7 is, the WonderSwan, and Metallica covers of Barney songs. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Discourse – How Cunning A Linguist? (57:09)

You know, you could always discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Kelsey: Video Game History Foundation, Video Game History Hour, Blind Box Vintage Video Game Magazines, One Punch Man season 1

Brandon: Ginger Root - Loretta (Official Music Video)

Frank: Loki, Sweet Tooth, look up fan edits/restorations of work

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Dame Judi (52:45)

Are YOU a bad enough dude to discuss this episode in the forums?

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992) if you have a strong stomach, Oh, DEER! Soundtrack

Frank: A Forensic Analysis of Earthbound’s Deepest Secrets, The Video Game History Hour

Dami: Trick, Vincenzo

Don’t miss our watchalong for the Morton Jankel Cut of the Super Mario Bros movie, Friday June 18th at 6:30p/9:30e!

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Worth the wait! Hear the behind the scenes production details of Riot Games Alex Jaffe filling in for our own beloved host, Brandon and Jaffe’s progress on Nier Replicant, and much more. (editor note: unfortunately due to my own error in saving audio, I do not have any of kazuma hashimoto’s excellent post-show content. we’ll just have to have him on again sometime!)

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Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Product Placement (58:47)

Discuss this episode among generally polite and universally cool people in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: Video Game History Foundation “Blind Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines

Brandon: Enjoy the media you’ve collected over the years, The Brat - Attitudes EP

John: DF Retro, Retrotink 5X

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Washington Post Video Games Reporter Gene Park joins the panel to cover 3D growing pains, Magic: the Gathering card theft, and the return to that mountain of murder, Violence Island.

Questions this week:

LIGHTNING ROUND: Achievement Unlockers (57:07)

What are YOUR answers to these immaculate questions? Share in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Gene: Subscribe to your local newspaper only if they’re good, twitter.com/genepark, Launcher,

Frank: The old Perry Mason is on Paramount+, though note that this is not a recommendation of Paramount+, Good Deal Games

Brandon: Slay in Hell by Steel Bearing Hand, mention insert credit when buying Genesis games from Good Deal Games for $5 off

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.