Ep. 344 - The Bait & Switch, with Ash Parrish (Patreon)

Journalist Ash Parrish of The Verge joins Frank and Jaffe for Nintendo Direct thoughts, Elden Ring as a retelling of Inuyasha, and playersexual companions. Plus, why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is so important, by Patrick Miller. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

• Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)

• Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)
  Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)

• In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)

• Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

• Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (45:57)

• Are esports good? (52:14)

LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:02:07)

Recommendations and Outro (01:06:24)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Taskmaster

• Selling Sunset

• The Boys

• Succession

• Boyz II Men

• Taskmaster

• Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead

• Super Mario 64 Decompiled

• Mega Man: Legacy Collection

• Raw Danger!

• Steambot Chronicles

• Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFoundry video Frank mentions)

• Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024

• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer

• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer

• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

• Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

• Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring the Legend of Zelda

• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

• The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia

• Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports

• Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer

• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Release Date Trailer

• Suikoden

• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

• Kingdom Hearts series

• Final Fantasy series

• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Announcement Trailer

• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes

• Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection

• GEX Trilogy - LRG 2024 Trailer

• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Announce Trailer

• LEGO Star Wars series

• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures

• Marvel Spider-Man

• God of War

• Astro Bot - Announcement Trailer

• Pharrell to tell his life story in a Lego movie

• Elden Ring

• Dragon Age series

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Official Reveal Trailer

• Mass Effect series

• Animal Crossing series

• The Twilight Zone

• Inuyasha

• George R. R. Martin

• BioShock 2

• BioShock

• BioShock Infinite

• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

• Deus Ex series

• Gex

• Planet of the Apes (1968)

• Sonic the Hedgehog series

• Garfield licensees

• Freedom Planet

• Blockbuster

• Mario Party series

• Overcooked!

• Lethal Company

• Pummel Party

• Grand Theft Auto series

• Overwatch

• Valorant

• Counter-Strike 2

• SonicFox

• Justin Wong

• Evo Moment #37

• Saudi Arabia's plan to become the crown prince of gaming

• League of Legends

• Valorant Game Changers

• Nintendo World Championships

• Dota 2

• ESPN8 The Ocho

• ESPN Esports: Inside its rise, fall and resonance

• Madden series

• NBA 2K series

Recommendations:

Ash: Fund independent news

Frank: Become a reader again, Indika

Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana

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