Ep. 351 - Dirtbag von Doom (Patreon)

The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

 SHOW NOTES:

• Pikablu

• Pokémon series

• Phantasy Star IV

• Phantasy Star

• NESticle

• True Detective

• Destiny's Child

• Dragon Quest series

• Akira Toriyama

• Chrono Trigger

• Ruby Weapon

• Final Fantasy VII

• Imagine Games Network

• Sailor Moon

• Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon

• Panzer Dragoon Saga

• AOL

Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)

• Gran Turismo series

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series

• 2024 Summer Olympics

• Gran Turismo (2023)

• Lewis Hamilton

• Super Monaco GP

• Madden series

• [Haikyu!!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikyu!!)

• NBA 2K series

• FanDuel

• NBA Jam

• Street Fighter series

Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)

• Steelcase Gesture

• Yuji Horii

• Napoleon Senki

• MiSTer FPGA

Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)

• The Last of Us

• Super Monkey Ball series

• David Cage

Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)

• Final Fantasy XV

• Call of Duty: Vanguard

• Dark Souls

• Red Dead Redemption series

• Legend of Zelda series

• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

• Initial D

Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)

• The Princess Bride (1987)

• Westley

• Little Samson

• Fezzik

• Inigo Montoya

• The Lost Vikings

• Ufouria: The Saga

• VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

• Billy Crystal

• Miracle Max

• Valerie

• Peter Falk

• Fred Savage

• Henry Cavill

• Timothée Chalamet

• Cary Elwes

• Shrek

Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)

• Snake Woman's Curse (1968)

• Nobuo Nakagawa

• Jigoku (1960)

• Burmese python

Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)

• The Advantage

• Minibosses

• Hella

• Zach Hill

• PAX

• Chemical Plant Zone Theme

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2

• OverClocked ReMix

• Final Fantasy XVI

• SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!

• MAGFest

• Masato Nakamura

• The RAH Band

• Earth, Wind & Fire

• RaMu

• Prism

• Momoko Kikuchi

• Dreams Come True

• Super Soul Bros

Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)

• Dark Souls series

• Puzzle Fighter series

• Super Mario series

• Tokimeki Memorial series

• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series

• Streets of Rage series

• Elden Ring

Question 8: Conner asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)

• The Legend of Zelda

• Final Fantasy VI

• Super Mario Bros. 3

• Secret of Mana

• EarthBound

• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)

• Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

• Mighty No. 9

• Goichi Suda

• The Callisto Protocol

• Dead Space

• Mega Man

• Russo brothers

• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

• Avengers: Endgame (2019)

• Oppenheimer (2023)

• Park Chan-wook

• The Sympathizer

• Shenmue III

• Shigeru Miyamoto

• Hayao Miyazaki

• Mario Kart 8

Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)

• Princess Peach

• Luigi

• Mario

• Wario

• John Carter of Mars

• Kettlebell swing

• Gorilla Jump Squat

• Dr. Mario

• Mario Teaches Typing

• Mario is Missing!

LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33)

Recommendations and Outro (58:41):

• Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Common Side Effects

• Tim: Purchase an E-350 Super Duty Van and move to the upper west side of Manhattan

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