Show Notes
The finest minds in video games discuss flying in games, retaining players over the course of a series, and self-lubricating anuses.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Zencastr
Power Rangers
Sailor Scouts
“Attention street operators! If you’re not operating Mr. Do!‘s Castle you don’t want to make money!”
Mr. Do!
Muenster
Swiss
Mozzarella
Goat
Cheddar
Parmesan
Macaroni and
Chipotle Mexican Grill
La Tur
Humboldt Fog
Tillamook
Cottage
Chocolate syrup
1: How do you make flight feel good? (05:48)
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Earth Defense Force series
Panzer Dragoon
Wing Cap
Steel Battalion
Diamond Vince
SkyGunner
Superman 64
2: What makes a good shop theme? (10:22)
Muzak
QVC
Earthbound - Buy Something Will Ya!
Wii Shop Theme
Kmart
Persona 5 - Weapons Shop
Demonschool - Shopping
Jeopardy!
Yoshi
Super Mario World
iMUSE
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
3: What are good ways games can reward you for playing the previous entry in a series? (16:48)
BioWare
Suikoden series
Yakuza series
Bob Utsunomiya
Mass Effect series
Sonic & Knuckles
Metal Gear Solid series
Resident Evil series
Final Fantasy VII Remake series
Silent Hill series
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Nier series
4: How could you “walk the room” giving a talk at a video game conference? (21:29)
GDC
Omegaverse
Alpha and beta male
Mpreg
Supernatural
Dark Angel
Pon Farr
5: Yeso asks, what is the soda vs. pop of video games? (30:41)
Soft drink
Sega
Ryu
The Legend of Kage
Ninja Gaiden
Nintendo Entertainment System
Final Fantasy VI
Tidus
Chocobo
Mortal Kombat series
Midway Games
Toasty!
Cow Clicker
Mystery Science Theater 3000
Drew Carey
Hydrocity Zone
Sonic the Hedgehog series
The Boss Baby (2017)
City Escape
GDQ
6: What’s the difference between a director and a lead designer in video games? (37:33)
7: What stats would you add to fighting game character bios? (40:14)
Street Fighter II
Maiden and married names
Quentin Tarantino
Guile
Blanka
Myspace
Uptown Girl
Star Search
Mega Man series
Pokemon series
LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (45:51)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:31):
Brandon: You can make watermelon gazpacho out of unripe or unflavorful watermelons, Alyzea, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), Convoy Busters (1978), Mona Kimura
Frank: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) if you want to just delete 2 hours of your life
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