Ep. 23 - Antcopter
Dec 09, 2012•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 23
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Episode description
Another live show means discussion abounds regarding the new SimCity, the Spike VGAs, and the most pretentious video game ever made.
Questions this week:
- Q*Bert, narrated (02:06)
- Anatomy of a Fake Gamer (05:35)
- What video games feature the most interesting internal economy? (11:27)
- What would you like to be able to do in the new SimCity? (17:54)
- What categories would you add to the Spike TV Game Awards? (24:18)
- What music would you license for the next GTA? (31:00)
- Design Wikipedia: The Game. (35:09)
- How did video games come to be stereotyped as a male activity? (40:26)
- Which character archetypes could afford to disappear from games for a while? (47:06)
- What's the most pretentious video game ever made? (53:32)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famous Historical Figure (01:01:28)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: Francoise Hardy – “Le Temps d’Amour”, Jacques Dutronc – “Les Playboys”, France Gall – “Teeny Weeny Boppie”, and Francoise Hardy – “Ce Petit Coeur”
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