Show Notes
Legendary podcaster and founder of Maximum Fun Jesse Thorn joins Ash and Brandon for summer speedruns, a Def Jam: Vendetta update, and the besta Bethesda. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Jesse Thorn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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1: What’s going on with speedrunning lately? (04:30)
Summer Games Done Quick
Kotaku: 8 Incredible Speedruns You Have To Watch Right Now
Balatro by adef in 1:04:49
Tetris by meme and huff 36:00
Sonic Dream Team by huds601 and Argick in 1:06:25
Hollow Knight: Silksong by mathulu in 1:42:41
Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48
Mr. Bones by shmumbler and Spectral in 36:09
Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones
Gracie’s Game Gauntlet
Superman 64
Wayne’s World
Costco Connection
Gray Matter Inc.
The Crow: City of Angels
God Hand
2: How are old bad games bad differently from how new bad games are bad? (11:32)
PowerWash Simulator
Roblox
Call of Ponchy: Mahjong Warfare
3: Design a new Def Jam fighting game for 2026 (17:11)
Def Jam: Vendetta
PaRappa the Rapper
Scarface
Ludacris
WC
Jay-Z
Mankind
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
Shaq Fu
Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver
Evan Narcisse
Zoe Tunnell
Carmen Electra
Lil’ Kim
Megan Thee Stallion
Bayonetta
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
Crazy Taxi series
Cappadonna
Chap hop
MC Chris
They Might Be Giants
John Hodgman
Musique concrète
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
Trap
Grime
Drill
King of Fighters series
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2
Snoop Dogg
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Too Short
Roxanne Shante
Yakuza series
E-40
4: Are video games artsy? (25:27)
Katamari Damacy
Walking simulator
Yume Nikki
Tactile Dome
Viewfinder
5: LeFish asks, would you rather live one year of your life with big head mode, loudly speak like a Mario, or only be able to walk like you’re tank controlled? (34:07)
Big Head Mode
Mario
Tank controls
Charles Martinet
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Yes Man
Eat Pray Love
Granada
Pop’n Tanks!
Bolo
Girls und Panzer series
Armored Core series
Cowboy Bebop
Yoko Kanno
6: What’s the best-a Bethesda? (43:27)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Starfield
Fallout series
IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
Mass Effect series
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein 3D
Ghost of Yotei
Kumail Nanjiani
Fallout
Taskmaster
Peacemaker
Steve Agee
Paul Scheer
Suicide Squad
John Ostrander
John Economos
James Gunn
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Paul Rubens
Dana Gould
Gex
Dr. Zaius
Hanging With Dr. Z
Planet of the Apes series
Blaine Capatch
The Merv Griffin Show (Seinfeld)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Equip This On (56:33)
Iori Yagami
Red
Soma Cruz
Kazuma Kiryu
The Bouncer (Sion Barzahd)
Sora
Kefka
Luso Clemens
Alucard
Tingle
Recommendations and Outro (01:21:18):
Jesse: Delete Out of the Park Baseball off your work computer, The Larry Sanders Show, Vincent Price Art Museum, Vincent Price vs. Peter Lorre in Wine Tasting Contest
Ash: Unbeatable OST, Theater of Blood (1973)
Brandon: Stella Chang’s music, the films of Marc Price
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