Show Notes
Our heroes confront video game movie adaptations, how controversy sells games, and Tom Cruise in Sonic 3 & Knuckles the Porn Parody the Official Game of the Movie.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank “Baseball” Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Lilliputians
“If I was a creature made of stagnant water, I’d rather die and return to my bog.”
Mark McGwire
Michael Jordan
Sylvester the Cat
Yosemite Sam
Dennis Rodman
Akron RubberDucks
Ricky Henderson
Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees
1: What are some good games with built in breaks? (08:20)
Demonschool
Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Hades
Loop Hero
Ball x Pit
Arkanoid
Hypogea
Quake
2: Which character has suffered the biggest design downgrade in video game history? (15:50)
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Earthworm Jim HD
Arle Nadja
Overwatch 2
Ugly Sonic
Sonic Boom series
Sonic Adventure series
Cloud Strife
Ballz
Fat Pikachu
Bomberman: Act:Zero
Tomb Raider series
Mario
3: Who’s your Mario? (21:29)
Neo Geo Pocket
Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Bros. 2
Astal
Superstar Saga series
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
4: Is the average video game based on a movie better than the average movie based on a video game? (25:42)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Max Headroom
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Return to Silent Hill (2026)
Fallout
Silent Hill f
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Sweet Home
Werewolves of London
5: SaveaSaturn asks, what game that you’ve never played would you take to a desert island with you? (31:39)
Mario Kart series
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
Magic: the Gathering Arena
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Baldur’s Gate III
Dezaemon 2
Dragon Quest series
Satisfactory
Super Mario Maker 2
NetHack
Caves of Qud
Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
6: What makes bad video games successful? (38:30)
Horses
Hatred
Fortnite
Super Smash Brothers series
Sonic ’06
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
7: What is the “Maybe it will happen today” of video games? (44:17)
Mother 3
Duke Nukem Forever
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
Beyond Good and Evil 2
SNK
Kingdom Hearts IV
Chrono Trigger
Fallout: New Vegas
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Genshin Impact (49:54)
Recommendations and Outro (56:38):
Brandon: From the Fields granola, Dosa Chips, American Rickshaw (1989), please review Demonschool positively on Steam
Frank: Rate and review things in general
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