Show Notes
Podcaster and Summer Games Fest host Lucy James joins the panel to cover Hideo Kojima’s AI use, playing as a cat in games, and GamemasterAnthony’s pride parade.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Lucy James. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Lasik
Body Worlds
“Whoever reads this, please enter my grave. I will let you have my stretching, shrinking keepsake.”
Star Trek
Heathcliff)
Ricky Henderson
NBA Jam
Space Jam (1996)
Yosemite Sam
Foghorn Leghorn
The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Mark McGwire
Jose Conseco
1: What’s the most ludicrous video game press release you’ve ever seen? (05:28)
Lucy James: this is the worst email I have ever received
Fing-Longer
Pornhub
Overwatch
EarthBound
World of Tanks
2: How is AI viewed in Japanese development? (11:27)
Hideo Kojima’s AI Prada video prompts outcry from gamers
3: What’s your favorite thing to be in a video game? (14:25)
The Aristocats - Ev’rybody Wants To Be a Cat
Stray
Little Kitty, Big City
Tenchu series
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Catwoman
Traveller’s Tales
Sonic R
Veep
Batman
Tinykin
World of WarCraft
Troll (WarCraft race)
Tachikoma
KITT
Cars (2006))
Disney·Pixar Cars
4: How would you explain Minecraft to Zohran Mamdani? (20:41)
Zohran Mamdani
Minecraft
Boris Johnson
Sadiq Khan
Meijer
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
Jack Black
Bubsy)
The video of a zombie in a mine cart (thanks to Sandwich Jones for finding this for me)
Demonschool
Pathologic 2
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Marvel Spider-Man
Cities: Skylines
Tropico
Sid Meier’s Civilization series
Disco Elysium
Tim Walz
Crazy Taxi
5: Catherine asks, which video game characters would you expect to show up at Pride? (28:10)
GamemasterAnthony
Kratos)
David Jaffe
Giannis Antetokounmpo
God of War (2018)
Loki
Freyja
Baldr
Bayonetta)
Leon S. Kennedy
Liza Minnelli
Lisa Vanderpump
Princess Peach
Princess Daisy
Waluigi
Char Aznable
Chris Redfield
Sylvando
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Final Fantasy XV
Noctis Lucis Caelum
6: What lines from or aspects of video games have permeated your real life? (34:39)
Portal
The Sims
Shenmue
Ryo Hazuki
Dragon Age series
Chant of Light
Klingon
Disaster Report
Deltarune
Super Mario series
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Audio Atrocities
Dishonored
Fable
Batman: Arkham series
Bruce Timm
Paul Dini
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Resident Evil: Village
Resident Evil 4
7: What is The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) of video games? (43:43)
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
The Mandalorian
Andor
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Alien: Isolation
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Asteroids
LIGHTNING ROUND: OC Remix (49:09)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:17):
Frank: LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight,
Brandon: Vote for gov’nah if you’re Californian, Sega-16’s Mike Fischer interview, the first and second Abashiri Prison movies but not the third one
Ash: Touch grass
Lucy: Widow’s Bay, lookingfor.game
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