Ep. 425 - Hooves for Nipples

Our heroes confront video game movie adaptations, how controversy sells games, and Tom Cruise in Sonic 3 & Knuckles the Porn Parody the Official Game of the Movie.

Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank “Baseball” Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
• Lilliputians
• “If I was a creature made of stagnant water, I’d rather die and return to my bog.”
• Mark McGwire
• Michael Jordan
• Sylvester the Cat
• Yosemite Sam
• Dennis Rodman
• Akron RubberDucks
• Ricky Henderson
• Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees

1: What are some good games with built in breaks? (08:20)

• Demonschool
• Final Fantasy XV
• Final Fantasy VII
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Hades
• Loop Hero
• Ball x Pit
• Arkanoid
• Hypogea
• Quake

2: Which character has suffered the biggest design downgrade in video game history? (15:50)

• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
• Earthworm Jim HD
• Arle Nadja
• Overwatch 2
• Ugly Sonic
• Sonic Boom series
• Sonic Adventure series
• Cloud Strife
• Ballz
• Fat Pikachu
• Bomberman: Act:Zero
• Tomb Raider series
• Mario

3: Who’s your Mario? (21:29)

• Neo Geo Pocket
• Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
• Super Mario Galaxy
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Astal
• Superstar Saga series
• Alex Kidd in Shinobi World

4: Is the average video game based on a movie better than the average movie based on a video game? (25:42)

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Max Headroom
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
• Return to Silent Hill (2026)
• Fallout
• Silent Hill f
• White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
• Sweet Home
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