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We’ve been doing this for ten years! Damn, that’s a long time to be doing a monthly game club. But we’ll keep trucking into our second decade as we start a series that neither of us have played before. We’re joined by a guest, Shenmue superfan Dia Lacina, to talk about Ryo and his ridiculous quest for vengeance. Please enjoy this supersized episode, and thank you for however long you’ve been listening! Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month! Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to [email protected]! If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts! Things Discussed: a decade of excellence!, Retro Mystery Club Vol 1: The Ise-Shima Case, Shadow the Hedgehog: Reloaded, Half-Life, Journal Updated's episode on Half-Life, Digital Eclipse's new Wizardry remaster, The Lamplighters League, The Secret History of Mac Gaming book, Letterforms & Illusions, Drakmyth Castle, Forza Motorsport (2023), Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special, Jet Set Radio Future, Ys VIII, Shenmue, arcade games vs computer games, a history of being too online in games Next Month’s Game Club: Grab Bag! 2023 BETON BRUTAL The Red Lantern Inertial Drift (+ DLC) Silent Bomber Music this Episode Shenmue by Ryuji Iuchi Working Man by Ryuji Iuchi Nightfall by Ryuji Iuchi Wish... (Vocal Version) by Yumiko Yamamoto Timestamps (00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played (00:47:45) - Segment 2: Shenmue (01:40:50) - Segment 3: Questions
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