Show Notes
Writer, podcaster, and Hindu pandit Shivam Bhatt joins the panel to cover spirituality in games, Activision’s Halo, and video games for dogs. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Shivam Bhatt. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
“Peek Aboo Call Me Back And Nuisance Back. Pac-Mania.”
Nintendo 64
Mario Kart series
Nintendo DS
Ping Pals
Legend of Zelda series
Death Stranding
Quake III: Arena
Journey
Casual Magic with Shivam Bhatt
Shivam And Wheeler Love Magic
Chronicles of Dragonlance
1: Which video games have you had spiritual experiences with? (08:26)
Hinduism
Magic: The Gathering
Ramayana
Moses
Link
Cloud Strife
Rez
Tetris Effect
Tetsuya Mizuguchi
Jeopardy!
Dance Dance Revolution series
beatmania series
PlayStation VR
Child of Eden
Born again
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents series
The Righteous Gemstones
NieR: Automata
Orthodox Judaism
NetHack
2: What is the difference in tone and content between Western and Asian dramas? (19:54)
David and Goliath
Dark Shadows
Supernatural
Game of Thrones
Babylon 5
World of WarCraft
3: What is Activision’s Halo going to look like? (25:36)
Kotaku: Activision Taking Over Halo Franchise And What Remains Of Halo Studios Will Now Be A Support Team
Call of Duty series
Halo: Infinite
Halo: Reach
id Software
Pitfall!
Chopper Command
Grand Theft Auto VI
Elder Scrolls series
Madden series
NBA 2K series
Peak
BeamNG.drive
Roblox
Final Fantasy series
Burnout series
Bluey: The Videogame
4: Joel Valentin asks, what is something you thought only existed in video games until you were made aware of it in real life? (31:22)
Silent Hill series
The Simpsons
Super Mario series
Don Quijote
Yakuza series
Ifrit
Shiva
Sid Meier’s Civilization series
CalorieMate
Metal Gear Solid series
La Li Lu Le Lo
Ocarina
Echidna
Knuckles
Hedgehog
Sonic
DuckTales
Hollywood Reporter: Disney+ Revives Darkwing Duck
5: Brandon Sheffield asks, design a game for a dog (36:34)
Stella, the dog that “talks”
NOVA | Can Dogs Talk?
6: What is the printing a Magic card so imbalanced it has to be immediately banned from tournament play of video games? (40:23)
Akuma
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
League of Legends
Counter-Strike series
Tekken series
Pokemon series
Mewtwo
Kotaku: NES Tetris Players Call It ‘Rolling,’ And They’re Setting New World Records
Golf
Business Insider: They’re Probably Going To Ban The Putting Technique That Just Won The Masters
Soulslike
LIGHTNING ROUND: Planes Talkers (46:01)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:58):
Frank: The Digital Archive at VGHF Library
Shivam: Sanjay Patel’s Ramayana and Mahabharata
Ash: Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, let Ash know what Warhammer she should read next
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