Ep. 301 - SimCommune, with Liz Ryerson
Episode description
Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56)
- Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25)
- Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17)
- Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06)
- Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52)
- Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22)
- Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27)
- How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45)
Recommendations and Outro (55:30)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- EarthBound
- G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez
- Yelling Is Not Journalism
- ContraPoints
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Doom
- A Short Hike
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Fortnite: Battle Royale
- More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite
- 100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft
- Mariah Carey
- Rasputin Music
- Unpacking
- Ooblets
- Legend of Zelda series
- World of WarCraft
- Cruelty Squad
- B3313
- Yume Nikki
- Super Mario 64
- Mother 3 Fan Translation
- Mother 3
- Private Eye Dol Fan Translation
- Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
- Star Fox
- Phantasy Star Retranslation Project
- Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition
- Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure
- Doom
- MyHouse.wad
- A.L.T.
- The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality
- Watch_Dogs
- Mr. Run and Jump
- Dino Crisis
- Virtua Quest
- You Have to Win the Game
- Stephen’s Sausage Roll
- Soccer
- Mahjong
- Golf
- Videoball
- Virtual Soccer
- Virtual Pinball
- David’s Midnight Magic
- Digital Pinball: Necronomicon
- Montezuma’s Revenge
- Tetris
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros.
- Grand Theft Auto series
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X and Series S
- EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series
- Quake II
- Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer
- Baldur’s Gate III
- Wizardry games
- Astarion
- Saints Row series
- Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox
- KO_OP
- F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
- Wolfenstein 3D
Recommendations:
Brandon: Avengement (2019)
Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka
Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp
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