Dustin Furman joins the show to talk about his journey to executive producer of Last Stand Media. Take a peek behind the curtain of production before Max and Dustin chat about PS VR2 and game collecting.

Check out a behind-the-scenes look at how I edit podcasts! I filmed a tutorial editing this episode, which I thought would be a valuable resource for folks. I hope you enjoy!

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Welcome

• Resident Evil 4 - Chapter Select, S5E5
• “A Growing Individualistic Power” with Colin Moriarty | MFP 16
• The Creator Clash

BTTV Origins

• Butler Tornado Television
• Kingdom Hearts 1 AMV: It's Already Over
• “A Passion for Smash” with Peter Spezia | MFP 23

The Journey to Last Stand

• Meeting Colin
• Handsome Phantom
• We’re Headed to E3!
• Dustin the Campaign Manager
• Fireside Chats, Episode 42: The Small Town Mayor [Patreon Exclusive]
• The Education of Filip Miucin | Sacred Symbols+ Episode 117
• IGN Pulls Ex-Editor's Posts After Dozens More Plagiarism Accusations Surface

Dustin’s Production Process

• Dustin’s Hardware
  • Shure SM7B Microphone
  • Zoom Podtrak 4
• Dustin’s Software
  • Zencaster
  • Adobe Premiere
• Apple Pro Apps Bundle for Education
• Delayed Execution | Sacred Symbols: A PlayStation Podcast, Episode 245
  • Outrageous Laughter on Sacred Symbols
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Live Show Production

• An Evening With Last Stand II Video Announcement Trailer
• Catalogue Company

PS VR2 Thoughts & Impressions

• Max Streaming Resident Evil 4 VR
• RE Engine May be the Most Flexible Proprietary Engine Out There
• RE4 Remake VR Mode Development Tweet
• How to Train Your Dragon Oculus Rift demo at NYCC 2014
• GTA: San Andreas VR
• Metal Gear Solid VR Mod

Retro Game Collecting in 2023

• The RAREST games in my collection ✨ by Dustin
• My Massive Video Game Collection! by Max
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Pricecharting
• The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Pricecharting

Post-Show: Coffee Cutscene

• What Makes Persona So Special - Coffee Cutscene Episode 2
• Cometeer
• xBloom

Dustin Furman

• Dustin’s Twitter @DustinCanFly
• Last Stand Media Patreon
• Dustin’s YouTube Channel

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Editor and host Robert Ashley sits down with Max to talk about reviving the timeless internet radio show A Life Well Wasted, how good material is king, and the act of listening.

Download a transcript of this episode here.

Why Now?

• A Life Well Wasted
• Milky Way Underground
• Steam Controller

Editing in Space and Time

• Reaper

Childlike Wonder

• Miyamoto Climbing Trees
• Ōkami
• Robert's Ōkami Review – EGM 207, Sept. 2006

97.5 the Brodeo

• Robert's Giant Bomb Profile
• GFW Radio Ep. 116, June 26, 2008
• Shawn Elliott

Story and Presentation

• Tetris Movie Trailer
• Max’s Tetris Effect Review

Musical Scaffolding

• Bubzia's GDQ 2021 Blindfolded Super Mario 64 Speedrun
• Blind Gamer Beats Ocarina of Time (2008)
• Blind Gamer Beats Ocarina of Time (2016)
• Runnerguy2489’s GDQ 2015 Blindfolded Ocarina of Time Speedrun
• I Come to Shanghai

Trusted Storyteller

• Jeri Ellsworth Keeping Valve AR Tech
• Tilt Five AR Tabletop Glasses

A Radio Dominated Time

• Lucky Ju Ju Pinball Museum

A Life Well Tasted

• Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
• Cookbook Roundup - A Life Well Tasted
• Yan Can Cook
• Pasta by Missy Robbins
• Kimchi Smash Burger
• Sweet & Spicy Wings

Robert Ashley

• Robert's Twitter @RobertAshley
• A Life Well Wasted

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Super Smash Bros. Brawl turns 15-years-old today in North America. Max and the voice of the Brawl community – Peter Spezia – look back on Sakurai's Wii masterpiece as well as the legacy of the weekly weekend podcast discussing the biggest news in anticipation of the game—Show Me Your News.

Download a transcript of this episode here.

The Early History of Brawl

• Smash cast 1 (part 1)
• Nintendo’s E3 2005 Press Conference
• Iwata Asks: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• E3 2006 Brawl Trailer
  • The Cell Phone Reaction
• E3 2006 Brawl Reveal News

The Dojooooooooooooo

• The Dojo

The Birth of Show Me Your News

• Episode 1: Pre-E3
• The Smash Boards Thread
• SamuraiPanda’s Translation Thread
• M-Audio Nova Microphone

Brawl's Delays and Dreams

• February 2008 Date Announcement
• Sonic Reveal Trailer

The Subspace Emissary

• Max's Subspace Stream

The Roster

• Brawl's Roster

The Stages

• Brawl's Stages

Wii Love to Play

• Episode 33: Wii Love to Play

The "End" of SMYN

• SMYN Ultimate | Episode 10: We Told You This Last Week
• The SMYN Store

The Legacy of Brawl

• Everyone is Here!
  • Nintendo NY Reaction
• Project M
• Brawl Minus
• Brawl+

Special Thanks to Alex O’Neill, Kelly Brown (TheBuzzSaw), Scott White, Jason (Sariku), and Miles Allen (Super) for their kind words and contribution.

Thank you to Peter Spezia and Dr. Alan Bunney for being voices and friends to the Smash community and myself when I needed that the most.

Easter Egg #1

• Show Me Your News Fandom
• Show Me Your News Wiki

Easter Egg #3

• The Youko Panda Dictionary

Peter Spezia

• Peter's Twitter @PeteSpeakEasy
• Peter’s Podcast Original Soundchat

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Phil Summers returns to dig into his creative process making Hand-Drawn Games Newsletter and talk about Nintendo’s beefy February 2023 Direct.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Shutting Down the Kickstarter

• “A 1,000 Labels Falling onto the Floor” with Phil Summers

Assembling the Newsletter

• “Trawling Through the Wayback Machine” with Matt from I Finished A Video Game

Issue #4 - Mega Man

• Mainline Mega Man Games

Reflections

• Hand-Drawn Games Reflections

Pikmin 4

• Pikmin 4 Trailer

Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass

• Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass Trailer

New Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC

• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pack Wave 4 Announcement Trailer
• Mario Kart 8
• Mario Kart Wii
• Max’s Mario Kart Wii Review Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Game Boy Joins NSO

• Game Boy on NSO Announcement
• Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Metroid Prime Remastered

• Metroid Prime Remastered Trailer
• Zelda Tactics Nintendo DS Pitch
• Zelda Wii Action Game Pitch
• Lost Metroid Pitches
• Star Fox Armada Pitch

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trailer #2

Phil Summers

• Hand-Drawn Games Patreon
• Hand-Drawn Games Website
• Phil’s Instagram @heyphilsummers
• Phil’s Twitter @heyphilsummers

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

App developer, sideloader, and emulator enthusiast Riley Testut teaches Max all about the delicate dance of stretching Apple’s rule and guidelines. It’s going to be a big year for both Apple and Riley as we speculate what 2023 will bring to light.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Sideloading on iOS

• Riley Mentioned on Daring Fireball
• Riley’s Sideloading Twitter Thread
• Apple to Allow Outside App Stores in Overhaul Spurred by EU Laws
• Xbox Game Pass App not Allowed on iOS
• Apple Allows Alternative Payments in Dutch Dating Apps
• StoreKit External Entitlement Support
• Sideloading Woes
• Delta 1.3 Thoughts & Impressions
• Ryujinx Ported to Apple Silicon
• Dolphin Ported to Apple Silicon

altStore Documentation

• altStore Support
• Make iOS A FREE Nintendo Switch Killer

Apple's VR/AR Headset

• Breath of the Wild gets Labo VR Support
• Playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on PlayStation VR
• Apple’s Outward Focus to VR
• Virtual Boy

Delta—Riley's Nintendo Emulator

• Delta 1.3 Announcement
• melonDS
• Using a Real N64 with Delta
• Nintendo DS

Post-Show: Ocarina of Time PC Port

• “A Gift to the Zelda Community” with Javed Sterritt
• Ocarina of Time PC Port
• The Ocarina of Time Mac Menus

Riley Testut

• Mastodon
• altStore
• Patreon

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Javed Sterritt from Good Blood and The Hyrule Journals joins Max to dig behind the scenes of his Majora’s Mask documentary Line By Line, explore the thrill of the (research) hunt, and the balance of recreation and authenticity.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Welcome

• Ocarina of Time - A Masterclass in Subtext
• Line By Line - Majora’s Mask True Story
  • Line By Line Images

Zelda Observations

• Exciting News (Announcement Video)
• @HyruleJournals
• Ghostly Illusion Wind Waker

Taking Down and Refining the Doco

• Line By Line taken down
• Macintosh PowerBook G3
• Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh
• MacOS 9 Web Emulator
• Chapter Select, S4E9 - Hobbs & Shaw
  • Recreating the Wild Speed: Super Combo Logo

Like a Treasure Hunt

• Nintendo Seattle Ocarina of Time Treasure Hunt Picture
• Zelda Summit Day One Treasure Hunt (Wayback Archive)
• Zelda Summit Day Two Preview (Wayback Archive)
• EGM Ocarina of Time Reviews
• John Ricciardi’s Review Chest Copy of OoT

Directorial Challenge

• Untangling God of War

Emulation and Authenticity

• Project64
•  Ocarina of Time PC Port

The Hunt for the Quote

• ‘A Delayed Game is Eventually Good’ Miyamoto Quote not a Miyamoto Quote
• The Bounty
• The Source

A Hot Ones Digression

• Bear Grylls Battles For Survival Against Spicy Wings – Hot Ones
• 'Hot Ones' Guests Impressed by Sean Evans' Questions | Vol. 6 (Warning: Language)

Javed Sterritt

• @JavedLSterritt
• Patreon
• Good Blood
• The Hyrule Journals

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

As one of the four Mega Man Battle Network fans in the world, Scott White joins Max to talk about the Blue Bomber's new collection, the love of (and fear of) RPGs, the power of VR, and retro game collecting.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Welcome

• Chapter Select – Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Becoming The Professor

• Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 Primer
• Alliance Alive Primer
• RPG University Episode 1

The Love and the Daunt of RPGs

• Dragon Quest Door/Stairs Menu via Gamedeveloper.com
• Final Fantasy III (Now FFVI) Intro
• Max’s Review of Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken

A Resident Evil Digression

• Chapter Select Season 5 – Resident Evil
• Max Streaming Resident Evil 4 VR
• Resident Evil 2 & 3 VR Mods
• Resident Evil Village PS VR2 Teaser
• RE Engine May be the Most Flexible Proprietary Engine Out There

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

• Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Official Site
• MMBN3 Final Boss Alpha
• MMBN3 Final Boss and Ending
• MMBN Prices
• Mega Man Network Transmission
• MMBN Music Collection
• MMBNLC Code Basis
• MMBN Font Comparison
• MMBNLC Trophies
• Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star
• Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star
  • English Translation Patch
• “Trawling Through the Wayback Machine” with Matt from I Finished A Video Game

Retro Collecting and Preservation

• Scott's GB Operator Review
• Max’s GB Operator Review
• Preserving and Rediscovering My Game Collection
• Dolphin Emulator Supports Apple Silicon
• Open Source CRT Monitor
• Retro Styled Modular IPS Display Kickstarter
• “A 1,000 Labels Falling onto the Floor” with Philip Summers
• SNES Manual Archive

Scott White

• @ProfessorRPG
• RPG University
• Irrational Passions
• RPG Site

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 – The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 – Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

When I watched I Finished A Video Game’s 7+ hour Castlevania retrospective, I had to know how it was made. So I reached out to the creator, Matt, and invited him to the show. We talk about both the history of Castlevania and the daunting task of chronicling the entire franchise.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

A Dad Update

• “A Pure Time Capsule of How I Feel” with Casey Liss

Welcome

• Castlevania Series Retrospective - A Complete History and Review
• Chapter Select Behind the Scenes

The Start of IFAVG

• IFinishedAGame.com
• How the Nuzlocke Challenge Saved the Pokémon Games (for me)
• Skyrim Analysis | A Quick Retrospective - Act 1
• Matt's Christmas Post
• Chasing the Stick: The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era

Why Castlevania?

• List of all the Castlevania Games
• Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES) - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
• Castlevania TV Show
• Millennial Gaming Speak Episode 9: Castlevania and Kickstarter

Playing 33 Games

• OpenEmu

What can Castlevania do next?

• Silent Hill 2 Remake
• Silent Hill f
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
• Metal Gear Acid and Metal Gear Acid 2

IFAVG's Next Video

• Panzer Dragoon Remake – Or the tale of the soulless remake
• The Best Way to Play Castlevania: Rondo of Blood & Symphony of the Night from My Life in Gaming
  • Timestamp to the Sega Saturn port (8:58)
• Symphony of the Night's Tiger GameCom Port is Unbelievable! from Stop Skeletons From Fighting

Post-Show: FPGA Emulation

• MiSTer FPGA Thoughts and Impressions – My Tool for Researching the Past
• MiSTer FPGA in 2022: A Primer Guide to Retro Gaming's Hardware Emulator by My Life in Gaming
  • Correction: There is a Saturn core in development for the MiSTer. I was thinking of the Dreamcast. I guess that's what I get for never owning a Sega console.

I Finished A Video Game

• YouTube
• Patreon
• Twitter @IFinishedAGame

 

Max Frequency

 

Chapter Select @ChapterSelect

 

• Season 0 – The Last of Us
• Season 1 – Paper Mario
• Season 2 – God of War
• Season 3 – Banjo-Kazooie
• Season 4 - The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 - Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Casey Liss returns to the show to give Max dad advice.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Welcome

• "That's Why They Call Me a Podcast Killer" with Casey Liss

St. Jude

• Donate!

Big Cameras

• Olympus OM-D E-M10 Quick Thoughts
• Canon 90D
• Elgato Cam Link 4K
• Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 Lens (non-affiliate)
• Euphoria – Liss is More
• My Euphoria – Liss is More

Being Thankful

• ATP 496: One of My Lesser TiVos
  • Timestamp to “Advice for New Parents” (01:47:17)
• The Next Generation – Max Frequency
• Finally – Liss is More
• Sometimes, It's the Same as It Ever Was – Liss is More

Preparing the Way

• Britax B-Free Premium Stroller
• Philips AVENT Sterilizer (non-affiliate)
• ATP 398: The State of Your Baby

The Upkeep of the Baby

• The Max Verstappen Onesie

Life Changing Presence

• Mike Birbiglia's The New One

Future Excitement

• Analog(ue) #205: The Best and Worst Person for this Job

The Canonical Casey Caregiver Chronology

• Pre-Declan (Sprout 🌱)
  • ATP 65: The Year of Casey
  • Analog(ue) 5: The Only Way Out Is Through
  • Analog(ue) 12: Before Sprout
• Post-Declan
  • ATP 89: DeLorean + McLaren
  • ATP 90: Speculative Abandonware
  • Analog(ue) 13: Hoard The Feels
  • ATP 91: Press Agree to Drive
• Pre-Mikaela (Sprig 🌿)
  • ATP 236: Irresponsible Use of Infinite Terabytes
  • Analog(ue) 114: Every Person Has Their Brick
  • Analog(ue) 122: I Couldn’t Allow Awkward Silence
  • ATP 255: The Thermal Paste Lottery
  • Analog(ue) 123: That Situation is Upon Us
  • ATP 256: A Heroic Threshold for Pain
• Post-Mikaela
  • ATP 257: Smell the Wind
  • Analog(ue) 124: The Casey Liss Paternity Leave Extravaganza
  • Analog(ue) 125: This Is My Life Now

Max Frequency

Chapter Select @ChapterSelect

• Season 4 - The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5 - Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

ATP

Casey's Apps – Peek-a-View and MaskerAid

Casey Liss @caseyliss

Colin Moriarty dives into his origins of writing walkthroughs and FAQs before the rise of video. Max and Colin then explore the history and development patterns behind Naughty Dog before the imminent release of The Last of Us Part I.

You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here.

Welcome

• Podcast Beyond 299: Is The Last of Us the Best Game Story Ever Told?
• Podcast Beyond 188: The PSN Lives!

Starting out with FAQs

• Colin’s GameFAQs Page
• Colin’s Mega Man II Walkthrough
• The Max Frequency Podcast Episode 14: I Have It In My Contract to Write About Survivor with Ricky Frech
• CyricZ GameFAQs Page

The True Guide Era of IGN

• Colin’s Grand Theft Auto IV Guide for IGN
• Downloading to PSP Instructions
• Colin’s The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past / Four Swords Guide
• Snappy Video Snapshot

Trophy Guides

• Lillymo Games Trophy Guides

Rising to Greatness and the Loss of Long-form Writing

• Rising to Greatness by Colin Moriarty
• Chasing the Stick by Max Roberts
• The Agent before Agent, a lost Rockstar San Diego project

What Happened to Part V of Rising to Greatness?

• Colin’s Part V tweet
• PlayStation 3 Was Delayed, Originally Planned For 2005

The Origins of The Last of Us Part I

• PlayStation’s Blockbuster Garden - The Origins of The Last of Us Part I
• Upcoming inFamous 2 UGC Maintenance and Legacy Franchises
• The Cross-Generational Bottleneck

PlayStation Studios' Pattern

• Jade Raymond's Inteview is GamesIndustry.biz
• Sony’s Stance on Microsoft Buying Activision
• Neil Druckmann Denying The Last of Us / Fortnite Rumors

Factions 2

• Naughty Dog 2017 Multiplayer Hiring Video

Wrap-Up

• Last Stand Media Patreon
• Chapter Select, Season 0 - The Last of Us
• Chapter Select, Season 2 - God of War

Max Frequency

Chapter Select

• Season 4: The Fast and the Furious
• Season 5: Resident Evil

Max’s Twitter @MaxRoberts143

Last Stand Media

Colin's Twitter @notaxation