Ep. 191 - The Not Game Making Dimension, with Liz Ryerson (Patreon)

Musician, writer, and Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson returns to cover lawyer angels, Charles Martinet’s infidelity, and Le Console. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Kelsey Lewin asks: What’s the recipe for the worst way to play Super Mario Bros.? (03:42)
2. Has a spiritual sequel to a game ever surpassed it? (08:58)
3. How would you commemorate a series 30th anniversary when you have no new games to announce? (13:16)
4. Can listening to a game’s soundtrack spoil the game? (18:00)
5. How have video games failed the queer community? (23:09)
6. Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: How do you design around players hoarding items? (32:49)
7. If all the big tech giants made video game consoles, which one would be the biggest disaster? (38:28)
8. What are the best unlicensed games? (43:36)
9. Can realistic human jumping be fun in video games? (49:15)
10. Who’s the Christopher Columbus of video games? (54:26)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Glitchfork Reviews (59:03)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• NES Advantage controller
• NES Max controller
• Power Glove
• Game Genie
• Axiom Verge
• Bloodstained
• King's Field
• Siren
• Thimbleweed Park
• The Legendary Axe
• Astyanax
• The Magic of Scheherazade
• Sonic Symphony
• Friend of the show Ash Parrish
• Topher's legendary Sonic 2 SE letsplay
• Earthbound
• Chrono Cross
• Chrono Trigger
• Sonic Mania
• Homestuck
• Undertale
• Tim Follin
• Nier's terrible trophy
• Deadly Premonition
• Poison
• Birdetta
• Earth Angel bar
• Erica Anderson
• Saints Row
• Razer E3 keynote
• Stadia is dead
• Amazon buys the CryEngine
• Amazon Games probably one of the worst disasters in gamedev
• Micro Machines
• Magic Kid Googoo
• Armadillo
• ATB
• Knights of the Round
• Fuzhou Waixing Computer Science & Technology Co.,LTD
• Strip Fighter II (nsfw, but only in theory)
• Another World
• Canabalt
• Normal Mario Bros
• Bethesda and Madden
• The Edge Guy
• Tommy Tallarico
• Mamoru Samuragochi

Recommendations:

Brandon: Ace Combat 3 soundtrack, Liz's Sounds From The Abyss mixes

Frank: Sleep, drink water

Liz: Do stretches, Ross's Game Dungeon, The Blood Zone

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