Ep. 190 - Crazy Taxicab Confessions, with Kelsey Lewin (Patreon)

Video Game History Foundation co-director and retro game store owner Kelsey Lewin joins the panel to discuss how weird the letter 7 is, the WonderSwan, and Metallica covers of Barney songs. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Brandon Sheffield asks: What is the best video game console nobody actually plays? (03:56)
2. What would be the best way for a disgraced indie developer to announce his retirement? (09:19)
3. What are the pros and cons of controlling multiple party members? (14:14)
4. What’s the next ubiquitous video game trailer song? (20:11)
5. Improv Zone – Museum Tour (26:13)
6. Dirtbag Anonymous asks: What is the best callback joke in video games? (31:13)
7. Which video game went through the most interesting development cycle? (37:06)
8. Famicom Feud – Wonderswan Top 15 (42:53)
9. What is the oxford comma of video games? (51:45)
10. How do you really appraise hard to find retro video game ephemera? (51:59)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Discourse – How Cunning A Linguist? (57:09)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• WonderSwan
• Insert Credit "Last Letter" Forum Game
• Sega Dreamcast
• Vectrex Multicart
• Spike
• Atari Jaguar
• Hyundai Genesis
• Scott Cawthon donates to Trump, other GOP
• Scott Cawthon retires
• Jeff Bezos is getting in a rocket
• Willy's Wonderland
• Donate to the Video Game History Foundation
• There Is No Such Thing As Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Mass Effect: Legendary Edition
• Tales series
• Tails Adventure
• The Offspring - All I Want (Crazy Taxi version)
• F-Zero - Mute City
• Guitar Hero: Metallica
• Caspers Hot Dog
• Barney - The Cleanup Song
• New Pokemon's Nap
• Maniac Mansion
• Thimbleweed Park
• Nier: Automata
• Shadow Squadron
• Stellar Assault SS
• Wii Music
• Psycho Fox
• The Legendary Axe
• Astyanax
• Swan of Wonders Top 15
• Makaimura for WonderSwan
• Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum
• Judgment Silversword
• Gunpey
• Flash Koibito-kun
• Engacho!
• Buffers Evolution
• Rhyme Rider Keroican
• Rainbow Islands: Putty's Party
• Oxford Comma
• Mismatched Couples (1985)
• Streetlight Records
• Craig discord recording bot
• WonderSwan console variants
• Special thanks this week to Friend of the Show Ash Parrish

Recommendations:

Kelsey: Video Game History Foundation, Video Game History Hour, Blind Box Vintage Video Game Magazines, One Punch Man season 1

Brandon: Ginger Root - Loretta (Official Music Video)

Frank: Loki, Sweet Tooth, look up fan edits/restorations of work

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