Ep. 375 - Like a Destiny, with Ed Zitron (Patreon)

Journalist, podcaster, and PR person Ed Zitron joins the panel for the reveal of the Video Game History Museum Library, how to tell when a PR person is lying, and a precise rundown of how fucked video games are. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ed Zitron. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

SHOW NOTES:

• Alien: Romulus (2024)

• Aliens (1986)

• Alien vs. Predator (2004)

• Predator (1987)

• Kirby

• Toad

• Abba-Zabba

• Nintendo DS

• Birdo

Credit Report (05:01)

1: Aaron Stewart-Ahn asks, have you ever gotten in serious trouble playing a multiplayer game? (05:12)

• Star Wars Galaxies

• Second Life

• EverQuest

• Habbo Hotel

2: Frank, tell us about the newly online Video Game History Museum Library (11:01)

• The Video Game History Museum Library

• Digital Eclipse

• What's Up?

• Nintendo Power

• Myst

• Riven: The Sequel to Myst

• OCR

• Diehard GameFan

• id Software

• Atari Jaguar

• Game Developer Magazine

• Halo series

• Official Xbox Magazine

• Metroidvania

• Sega Genesis

3: Who do you think has the best PR team in video games? (19:52)

• Mario

• Game Developers Conference

• Tokyo Game Show

• Bloodborne

4: How fucked are video games? (27:31)

• 3dfx

• Bump mapping

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• Bob Dylan

• Joker

5: LeFish asks, rank from best to worst: 1080 Snowboarding, Excitebike, F-Zero, Mario Kart, and Wave Race. (34:13)

• 1080° Snowboarding

• Excitebike

• F-Zero

• Mario Kart

• Wave Race

• Satellaview

6: What is exactly as satisfying in real life as it is to do in a video game? (37:49)

• Ace Attorney series

7: What is the Queens of the Stone Age of Video Games? (40:45)

• Queens of the Stone Age

• Stoner rock

• Hades

• Mark Ronson

• D.I.C.E. Awards

LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (43:41)

Recommendations and Outro (55:11):

• Ed: Better Offline

• Frank: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando

• Brandon: Whatever you gotta do to feel better about things you have Brandon’s permission, Star Trek: Lower Decks

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