Ep. 391 - Deploy the WonderSwan

The finest minds in video games reconvene to cover Chicago game industry history, schadefreude, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Metaphor: ReFantazio

An Update to the Insert Credit Prize Wall (03:32)

• Pee-wee’s Playhouse
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Hot Red Chili Peppers

1: Frank, what’s up with Duelin’ Firemen? (05:57)

• Duelin’ Firemen
• 3DO
• Steve Albini
• Tony Hawk
• Rudy Ray Moore
• CD-ROM
• Urban Yeti!
• Eugene Jarvis
• Raw Thrills
• Roger Sharpe
• Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2022)
• Midway
• Incredible Technologies
• Golden Tee series
• Time Killers
• Jeff Lee
• Q*bert
• Mad Planets
• California Extreme

2: DIDDY WATCH: Frank, Nintendo has produced evidence that Diddy Kong is still alive and will be in Bananza. When have you been wrong about a video game before? (13:46)

• After Redesigning Donkey Kong, Nintendo Has Tweaked Another Classic Character
• Bigger Luke
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie
• The 7th Guest
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
• Adrian Monk

3: What’s the greatest love story in a video game that isn’t a dating sim or RPG? (19:19)

• Mario
• Pauline
• The Last of Us
• God of War series
• Red Dead Redemption series
• Doom: the Dark Ages
• Doomguy
• Doom: The Dark Ages is for lovers and slayers
• Doom 4
• Isabelle

4: When have you gotten the most personal joy from a video game company’s misfortune? (25:05)

• Acclaim Entertainment
• Edge
• Six Feet Under
• Web3
• Cybertruck
• Starlink
• Tesla Starts Accepting Cybertruck Trade-Ins – According to Tesla, a Cybertruck Loses $35,000 Over 6,000 Miles ($5.6 Per Mile)