Ep. 351 - Dirtbag von Doom

The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:


Pikablu


Pokémon series


Phantasy Star IV


Phantasy Star


NESticle


True Detective


Destiny’s Child


Dragon Quest series


Akira Toriyama


Chrono Trigger


Ruby Weapon


Final Fantasy VII


Imagine Games Network


Sailor Moon


Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon


Panzer Dragoon Saga


AOL


Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)


Gran Turismo series


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series


2024 Summer Olympics


Gran Turismo (2023)


Lewis Hamilton


Super Monaco GP


Madden series


Haikyu!!


NBA 2K series


FanDuel


NBA Jam


Street Fighter series


Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)


Steelcase Gesture


Yuji Horii


Napoleon Senki


MiSTer FPGA


Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)


The Last of Us


Super Monkey Ball series


David Cage


Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)


Final Fantasy XV


Call of Duty: Vanguard


Dark Souls


Red Dead Redemption series


Legend of Zelda series


Castlevania: Symphony of the Night


Initial D


Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)


The Princess Bride (1987)


Westley


Little Samson


Fezzik


Inigo Montoya


The Lost Vikings


Ufouria: The Saga


VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action


Billy Crystal


Miracle Max


Valerie


Peter Falk


Fred Savage


Henry Cavill


Timothée Chalamet


Cary Elwes


Shrek


Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)


Snake Woman’s Curse (1968)


Nobuo Nakagawa


Jigoku (1960)


Burmese python


Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)


The Advantage


Minibosses


Hella


Zach Hill


PAX


Chemical Plant Zone Theme


Sonic the Hedgehog 2


OverClocked ReMix


Final Fantasy XVI


SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!


MAGFest


Masato Nakamura


The RAH Band


Earth, Wind & Fire


RaMu


Prism


Momoko Kikuchi


Dreams Come True


Super Soul Bros


Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)


Dark Souls series


Puzzle Fighter series


Super Mario series


Tokimeki Memorial series


Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series


Streets of Rage series


Elden Ring


Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)


The Legend of Zelda


Final Fantasy VI


Super Mario Bros. 3


Secret of Mana


EarthBound


The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening


Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)


Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’


Mighty No. 9


Goichi Suda


The Callisto Protocol


Dead Space


Mega Man


Russo brothers


Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I


Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)


Avengers: Endgame (2019)


Oppenheimer (2023)


Park Chan-wook


The Sympathizer


Shenmue III


Shigeru Miyamoto


Hayao Miyazaki


Mario Kart 8


Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)


Princess Peach


Luigi


Mario


Wario


John Carter of Mars


Kettlebell swing


Gorilla Jump Squat


Dr. Mario


Mario Teaches Typing


Mario is Missing!


LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33)
Recommendations and Outro (58:41):


Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Common Side Effects


Tim: Purchase an E-350 Super Duty Van and move to the upper west side of Manhattan

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