Ep. 163 - It Doesn't Get Eddie Vedder Than This, with Heather Anne Campbell (Patreon)

Special guest Heather Anne Campbell of Whose Line Is It Anyway, Twilight Zone and How Did This Get Played joins the crew to discuss economics, Eddie Vedder, and an extremely good Improv Zone.

Questions this week:

1. Does something need to be done about poor performance and understanding of console transition games? (06:53) 
2. What is your favorite video game you’d still consider a bad game? (12:59) 
3. What’s the most interesting economic system in a video game? (18:12) 
4. What’s the most spectacular video game award show failure? (23:24) 
5. Which video game characters would most likely sign up for a UCB class? (29:18) 
6. Improv Zone: Video Game Characters in UCB Class (34:25) 
7. Question by Patreon Supporter Cera Sophia: What are the underappreciated creative/production roles in video games? (39:15) 
8. What can you tell about a person based on their fighting game style? (45:24) 
9. What can someone say to convince you to check out a game, in four words or less? (50:25) 
10. What is the Neon Genesis Evangelion of video games? (54:35) 

LIGHTNING ROUND: Slogan Slingin’ (59:33)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Pyongyang Racer
• How Did This Get Played?
• PocketStation
• Chocobo World - unlockable FFVIII Pocketstation game
• Gunsport By Necrosoft Games Now Available On Stadia
• Bullet Witch
• Vroom in the Night Sky
• Beethoven: The Ultimate Canine Caper
• Not Treasure Hunter
• Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods
• EarthBound, available legally on the SNES Classic or illegally on the internet
• Upright Citizens Brigade
• Yuzo Koshiro
• Adam Badowski
• Hirokazu Yasuhara
• Patrick Miller
• Shinta Nojiri
• NeverDead
• Nano Breaker
• The Bouncer
• Vin Diesel Wheelman
• Xenogears
• Neon Genesis Evangeion 64
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel

Recommendations:

Frankie Dupes: "Blind Box" Vintage Video Game Magazine subscription

Brandon: Petal Crash, developer's diary thread on the insert credit forums

Tim: Enjoy some kind of a beverage.

Heather Anne Campbell: Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Directly donate to VGHF, How Did This Get Played