Show Notes
Host of Post Games Chris Plante joins the panel to the future of video game journalism, the new Wolverine game, and a boxed copy of Microsoft Excel.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Chris Plante. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Wii
Nintendo DS
Playdate
Ivy the Kiwi?
Feel the Magic XY/XX
Samba De Amigo
Yuji Naka
“I’m a cat herder. My parents were cat herders. Their parents were cat herders, and their parents. I don’t understand why we do what we do but it is all I know.”
Kotaku
Polygon
Post Games
The Besties
Google Sheets
Microsoft Excel
Digital Archive at VGHF Library
Office Depot
Myst
Microsoft PowerPoint
Deluxe Paint 2
1: How can video games responsibly portray physical disability? (07:15)
alt.ctrl.GDC
Grand Theft Auto IV
to a T
Keita Takahashi
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Bennett Foddy
Mission: Impossible
Kim Possible
2: How important is fidelity in video game adaptation? (14:47)
Marvel’s Wolverine
Wolverine
Resident Evil (2026)
Jean Grey
Wario Land series
Paul W. S. Anderson
Halo
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Marvel Spider-Man series
Batman: Arkham series
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Jurassic Park
3: Brandon Sheffield asks: what are some games that struck you immediately as being good, bad, or otherwise tailored toward you? (23:30)
Zombi 2 (1979)
Ranger X
Everyday Shooter
Golden Sun
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
2064: Read Only Memories
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney series
Tales series
Xenogears series
4: How do you adapt a podcast into a broadway show? (29:03)
The Besties: Live On Broadway
TurboGrafx
Dreamcast
David Cage
Radiolab
Welcome to Night Vale
#IDARB
Rooster Teeth
Saturday Night Live
Mike Drucker
Mike Drucker: Shit Arcade
Cookie’s Bustle
5: Bigger J asks, there’s a lot of recurring level themes in platform games. What isn’t one, but should be? (36:23)
God of War series
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Toy Story series
Sega Genesis
Monster in My Pocket
Pokemon series
Bubsy series
NieR: Automata
6: Is there a future for professional video game journalism? (43:31)
Aftermath
Stephen Totilo
Saber Interactive
Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in The Video Game Industry
Mothership
Game Informer
Twitch
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (52:46)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:22):
Chris: Butter Side Down, Post Games
Frank: Try to watch things that don’t have commercials
Ash: Make shit to eat that you’ve never made before, Firefly Wedding
Jaffe: Pasta e Fagioli
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