Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies (Patreon)

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield cover the best of Sunsoft’s Looney Tunes games, soundtracks for emotions and driving, and 256-bit consoles. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

• Brandon asks: When do you feel like a video game was made for you? (06:19)

• Should we rank the Sunsoft Looney Tunes games? (13:21)

• What are the most common lies told in the video game industry? (NOTE: This segment contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame (2019)) (16:28)

• What are the best video game tracks to listen to after a breakup? (22:46)

• Magnanimous asks: If you could double any number in video games, what would it be? (28:46)

• What do you look for while the credits are rolling on a video game? (34:50)

• What is the memorizing all state capitals of video games? (41:10)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Kentucky Derby Winners (49:19)

Recommendations and Outro (57:24)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Atari Lynx

• Amiga

• The Bitmap Brothers

• Oliver Twins

• Sega Genesis

• Motorola 6800

• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer

• Game Boy Advance SP

• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

• The Legend of Zelda

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

• Grim Fandango

• Final Fantasy VII

• Panzer Dragoon Saga

• Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs

• Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”

• David Carson

• Ray Gun

• Paradise Killer

• Return to Monkey Island

• Ron Gilbert

• Ep. 227 - Door Bustin’ Gun Totin’ Flea Men

• A Short Hike

• Celeste

• Baba Is You

• Kingdom: Two Crowns

• Backbone

• Cloud Gardens

• CrossCode

• Wandersong

• Valis

• Lupin III: Pandora no Isan

• Attack of the Friday Monsters!

• Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales

• Sunsoft

• Looney Tunes

• Taz-Mania

• Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage

• Ninja Gaiden series

• Castlevania series

• David Cage

• Scarlett Johansson

• Avengers: Endgame (2019)

• Road Runner's Death Valley Rally

• Killzone

• Assassin's Creed series

• Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)

• EarthBound

• Earthbound - Buy Somethin' Will Ya!

• Lords of Thunder

• Lords of Thunder - Title Screen Music

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone

• Mazda MX-5

• Fishers, Indiana

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Bury My Shell At Wounded Knee

• Sunset Riders

• Guardian Heroes

• Gunstar Heroes

• Sonic Heroes

• Sonic CD

• Tommy Tallarico

• OutRun

• Super Mario Galaxy 2

• Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Yoshi Star Galaxy

• Alundra

• Vay

• Exile: Wicked Phenomenon

• Phantasy Star

• Ys series

• Makai Hakkenden Shada

• Vampire Survivors

• Street Fighter II Turbo

• Demonschool

• Phil Collins

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ms. Pac-Man

• Winston Churchill

• Richard Nixon

• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

• #IDARB

• List of US State Capitals

• David Letterman

• Final Fantasy series

• Home video game console generations - Wikipedia

• Super Smash Brothers series

• Street Fighter series

• Mewtwo

Recommendations:

Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Ufouria: The Saga 2, open Moon Crystal on your MiSTer and turn on cheats for infinite lives

Brandon: Crow Country, We Never Stop

Tim: Interview with the Vampire, the best show on television

Jaffe: the first season of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman

DIRTBAGS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!