Our standard party of panelists covers the newly announced God of War and Death Stranding adaptations, what they’d teach in game design school, hangout flavors, and Christopher Lambert. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Who were the kings of the lost art of video game packaging? (05:40)
Which games make the weird controllers they were designed for worth using? (12:57)
Other than fatherhood, what types of interpersonal relationships should games explore? (19:59)
What’s the worst flavor text in video games? (26:04)
In the Death Stranding movie, who should play Sam Porter Bridges? (31:17)
What questions would you put on a written exam in a game design class? (39:15)
What would you change about the last video game you played? (44:25)
How would you describe your unique perspective and how would you put that in a video game? (51:42)
How would you break down the first screen of Super Mario Bros.? (56:34)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price is Sprite (from Yeso) (01:04:56)
Recommendations and Outro (01:12:38)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Batman: The Animated Series


Guillermo del Toro


The incredible boxes of Hock Wah Yeo


Prince of Persia series


Spectre


Gabriel Knight series


Worms series


Westworld


Rome


Deadwood


A Man Called Hawk


Internet Archive


Resident Evil series


Crazy Controllers – The Resident Evil Pad


Wicked Monsters: BLAST!


Onimusha 3: Demon Siege


Onimusha 3 unsheathes katana controller


WarioWare: Twisted!


NeGcon


PlayStation Move


Johann Sebastian Joust


Wii Sports Resort


Konami Justifier


Lethal Enforcers


Steel Battalion


BattleTech Centers


God of War: Ragnarök


The Last of Us series


Uncharted series


Giana Sisters DS


Ace Attorney series


Super Mario series


Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons


Seinfeld


Final Fantasy XV


Gears of War


War and Peace


Hesher’S Pizza


Magic: The Gathering


ResetEra


Fantasy Life


Elden Ring


Elder Scrolls series


Oblivion (2013)


Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)


Death Stranding


Death Stranding movie announced, with Hideo Kojima producing


Norman Reedus


The Boondock Saints (1999)


The Walking Dead


Amazon Is Making a ‘God of War’ TV Series


Christopher Lambert


Henry Cavill says he will not return as Superman


The Witcher


Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)


Subway (1985)


The Young Pope


Sonic the Hedgehog universe


Dragon Quest Treasures


Judgment series


Demonschool


VIDEOBALL


Ninja Gaiden Black


Pac-Man


Tengai Makyō: Fūun Kabuki Den


the Lord of the Rings banner Tim put in the chat


Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)


Recommendations:
Brandon: Take a look at the Jewel of the Five Suns kickstarter, Cameron Paul 106 KMEL Powermixes, wishlist Hyper Gunsport and Demonschool on steam please thank you
Frank: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
Tim: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Jaffe: The Blacklist
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