Ep. 160 - Press H to Hershey (Patreon)

A decidedly digestive discussion of Dragon Quest, DuckTales, and Diedrich. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. What video game character creator has the best hair? (05:20)
2. What is the most disappointed you’ve ever been by a video game? (10:27)
3. What songs would you put in one of those video game-themed orchestral performances? (17:37)
4. When has a video game been significantly improved by a glitch? (24:14)
5. How would you make a video game where the initial design document is just the DuckTales theme? (29:51)
6. Patreon Supporter Slick Rick asks, what is the most successful video game scam? (36:46)
7. When does an otherwise good video game take itself too seriously? (43:11)
8. What are the best shops in video games? (49:23)
9. What abandonware games would you put in a national pizza chain’s arcade? (54:37)
10.  What is the Apocalypse Now of video games? (01:00:50)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Closest Without Going Over: Video game fanfiction totals (01:07:36)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Good Vibes Gaming Podcast 
• Astral Chain: Hottest Cops Ever?!
• Spartan: Total Warrior
• Viking: Battle for Asgard
• The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
• Prototype
• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
• Bonk's Revenge - Snow Time (Level Five Theme)
• Alex Kidd Theme done with really grungy awful guitars
• Soul Blazer - Underground Castle
• The Adventures of Bayou Billy - Stage 1
• Star Cruiser
• Earthbound "Buy Something Will Ya!" banjo cover
• Dragon Quest III - Rolling Dice
• Landstalker - Seeking Treasure (Overworld theme)
• Landstalker - The Marquis' Invitation (Castle theme)
• Miles Morales Brick Glitch
• (Esper Suggestion for Question 4 - Tiny Madden Player Glitch)
• DuckTales Theme Song
• Sheng Long
• Gizmondo
• Tim's Death Stranding review
• Rogue Galaxy
• Forgotten Worlds shopkeeper
• Yo! Noid
• Smashing Drive
• Metamorphic Force
• Bucky O'Hare
• Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
• G.I. Joe
• The Grid
• Raspberry pie recipes
• The Outfoxies
• Metal Gear Solid 3 Directors Cut
• Speed Cops
• Apocalypse Now Wikipedia page
• Bejeweled fanfiction (nsfw)

Recommendations:

Frank: Game History Dot Org Forward Slash Sega VR

Brandon: Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits Criterion Blu-Ray