Ep. 238 - Jackson Backcracker, Cowboy Chiropractor (Patreon)

The panel reassembles for the 4DO, digital deluxe horses, and most importantly the Season Finale of Violence Island, the Shadowban Championship. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

• Tim Rogers asks: What’s it like going to a chiropractor? (05:08)
• What’s the Metal Gear Solid 2-style subversion Death Stranding 2 will have? (13:23)
• What would it take to get you to buy alternate costume DLC? (19:56)
• What would we do if we bought EA? (25:56)
• Jaffe Guesses The Golden Age of Konami – Attempt 2 (32:02)
• Anonymous asks: Design a mascot for the ESRB (32:26)
• What is the Porco Rosso of video games? (37:37)
• Violence Island – Shadowban Championship (42:41)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Minecraft (01:19:16)

Recommendations & Outro (01:27:02)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• SimCopter
• Call of Duty series
• Earthworm Jim
• Killer Instinct
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
• A new Death Stranding is happening, Norman Reedus says
• Death Stranding
• Metal Gear series
• Zone of the Enders
• Death Stranding: The Kotaku Video Review (by Tim Rogers)
• K2
• Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Honda Prelude
• Ghost of Tsushima
• Report: EA Looking to Sell or Merge
• Madden series
• Burnout series
• Road Rash series
• Titanfall series
• Skate or Die series
• skate series
• EA Sports and FIFA are breaking up after 30 years
• It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Shadows of the Damned
• Dead Space series
• Mirror's Edge series
• Syndicate
• Entertainment Software Rating Board
• Gunsport
• God of War
• McGruff the Crime Dog
• Porco Rosso (1992)
• Onimusha 3: Demon Siege
• SkyGunner
• Tail Concerto
• Drakengard 2
• Snoopy vs. the Red Baron
• Shadow the Hedgehog
• Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin
• Kratos
• Rabbids
• Takahashi Meijin
• The King of All Cosmos
• Bomberman
• Sephiroth

Recommendations:

Brandon: City of Blood by Akvan

Frank: George Carlin’s American Dream

Tim: Severance

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