Ep. 297 - The Thinking Man’s Gex

The same panel this show started with is whole once more, covering hype cycles, the real game console generations, and the Season 2 finale of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. merritt k asks: What are some games on 80s and 90s Japanese home computers you want translations of or official releases in the west? (05:32)
2. What causes hype? Or, how do games become “overrated?” (11:23)
3. Let’s talk about “game killers” (17:25)
4. Who makes the best monsters? (23:53)
5. What are the actual video game console generations? (30:32) Insert Credit Quick Break - The Free Cheese (41:22)
6. From Winckle: What’s the best two button sequence in video games? (42:44)
7. What do you think was the most difficult game to QA test? (49:06)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island - Season 2 Finale (54:51)

Recommendations and Outro (01:12:58)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Video Game History Foundation
• Limited Run Games
• Rusty
• Castlevania series
• El Viento
• My eyes!
• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
• Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei
• Glove on Fight
• The Queen of Heart ’99
• Ys series
• Valis
• Legend of Zelda series
• Xanadu games
• Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
• Policenauts
• Snatcher
• SD Snatcher
• Geoff Keighley
• Bubsy series
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• Virtua Fighter series
• Halo series
• Super Mario series
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe
• Doom
• Killzone
• Fortnite: Battle Royale
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Jak & Daxter series
• Ghostface Killah
• Landstalker
• Silent Hill
• Dragon Quest series
• Akira Toriyama
• Orc
• Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime
• Final Fantasy series
• Dragon Ball GT
• Gran Turismo series
• Sand Land
• Hammer Bro
• Bowsette
• Metal slime
• Goldman
• Home video game console generations
• Devil World
• Kung Fu
• Sports Talk Baseball
• Mega Man games
• Another World
• Mortal Kombat games
• The Ninja Warriors
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Elder Scrolls series
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed
• Just Cause 2
• Heavy Rain
• Gex
• Captain Marvel
• Augustus Cole
• Gene
• Kazuma Kiryu
• Lucky & Wild
• Satan
• Quiet
• Bayonetta

Recommendations:

Frank: clock out early

Brandon: hey thanks for listening and enjoying the show, we really appreciate it! And also, consider using your house like a Blockbuster if you keep collecting things.

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