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:

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)
What causes hype? Or, how do games become “overrated?” (11:23)
Let’s talk about “game killers” (17:25)
Who makes the best monsters? (23:53)
What are the actual video game console generations? (30:32)
Insert Credit Quick Break - The Free Cheese (41:22)
From Winckle: What’s the best two button sequence in video games? (42:44)
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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