Ep. 383 - The Monster...Hunter (Patreon)

The finest minds in video games cover both GDC and the Nintendo Direct, furniture options when playing games, and jade dizzies. Plus, a credit is spent! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

SHOW NOTES:

• Hoka Bondi 7

• Hootie & the Blowfish

• Darius Rucker

• Metaverse

• IZOD

• General Zod

Credit Report (03:16)

1: merritt k asks, what game would you give the modern re-release treatment? (04:55)

• Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties

• Bubsy series

• Digital Eclipse

• NieR

• The Last of Us: Part II

• Bloodborne

• Raw Danger!

• Road Rash series

• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

• Bullet Witch

• cavia inc.

• Bayonetta

• Fallout: New Vegas

2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the wearing a metal band t-shirt of video games? (10:43)

• Napalm Death

• Mario

• Portal

• The cake is a lie

• Rock Band

• Fangamer

• FM Towns Marty

• Hudson Soft

• Games Done Quick

• Desert Bus for Hope

• Awesome Games Done Quick’s adorable dog speedrun was just the start

• Kratos

• Pac-Man

• Penny Arcade

• Sonic the Hedgehog

• Luigi

• Woodstock

• Hello Kitty

3: How was GDC and the Nintendo Direct? (16:23)

• Games Developer Conference

• All the news fron Nintendo’s March Direct showcase

• SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster

• Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake

• Virtual Game Card

• Proust Questionnaire

• Nintendo is launching a news app

• Alarmo

• Pokemon Sleep

• Pokemon Smile

• Weyland-Yutani Corporation

• Pikmin

• Wii

• CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd.

• Phil Salvador

• The Cheesecake Factory

• Macy’s

4: What do you look for in a new couch? (23:47)

• Seinfeld

• r/MaleLivingSpace

5: Nick asks, describe the first hour of David Cage's Monster Hunter spin-off. (30:57)

• Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

• David Cage

• Monster Hunter series

• Monster Hunter (2020)

• Mila Jovovich

• Tony Jaa

• Michelle Yeoh

• Willem Dafoe

• The Lighthouse (2019)

• Shadow of the Colossus

• Tár (2022)

• Heavy Rain

• Palico

6: What’s the weirdest video game opinion you’ve ever heard in your life? (35:28)

• Gamergate (harassment campaign)

• Assassins Creed: Shadows

• PC Engine

• Bonk series

• Dragon Age series

• Return to Monkey Island

• Monkey Island series

7: Were video games corrupting the youth? (38:46)

• Mortal Kombat series

• MrBeast

• Nintendo Entertainment System

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Roblox (43:48)

Recommendations and Outro (47:33):

• Brandon: Prince of Prussia, Bio-Zombie (1998), Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023)

• Frank: A Cat's-Eye View of Japan

• Ash: Donate to public media

• Jaffe: DC Action News

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