Ep. 258 - Tapey Toppies

The panel reunites in total to cover the death of the Stadia, if it’s ever okay to make a 30 FPS game, and Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

Questions this week:

1. Find any long lost NES games lately, Frank? (06:18)
2. What do we have to say about the passing of the Stadia? (13:15)
3. Which video game franchise took the greatest number of releases to start getting interesting? (19:01)
4. When can a current game justify a 30 FPS frame rate? (25:03)
5. Jaffe Guesses the Golden Age of Konami – Round 5 (36:21)
6. Spencer’s Gifts asks: What is the best non-interactive work of video game media? (41:54)
7. Is there a video game you think would have been more successful if it was released later? (47:43)
8. What is the Aqua Teen Hunger Force of video games? (52:16)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (59:18)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Math Blaster!
• Defender
• Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
• Ultra Vortek
• Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
• Cybermorph
• Highlander
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
• Hover Strike
• The Simpsons
• X-Men
• Elevator Action variants
• Super Glove Ball
• Battletoads series
• SimCity
• Google is shutting down Stadia
• Gunsport
• Wishlist Hyper Gunsport on Steam
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Super Mario series
• Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
• NBA 2K12
• Red Dead Redemption series
• Street Fighter series
• Ys series
• Kirby games
• Donkey Kong games
• Bionic Commando series
• Pilotwings
• Gotham Knights
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Wishlist Demonschool on Steam
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Dark Souls series
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Demon’s Souls
• Elden Ring
• Mass Destruction
• Madden series
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Metal Gear Solid
• Suikoden II
• Tokimeki Memorial 2
• Dance Dance Revolution / Dancing Stage series
• beatmania games
• pop’n music
• Silent Hill series
• Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition
• Super Mario Bros. (1993)
• Ultima
• GameCenter CX
• Taito X-55
• NieR series
• Dragon Quest series
• Philosoma
• Halo series
• The Witcher series
• Dante’s Inferno
• DOOM series
• Black Tiger
• EarthBound
• American Psycho (2000)
• Undertale
• Linda³
• Star Fox 2
• FX Fighter series
• Comanche: Over the Edge
• Silhouette Mirage
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force
• Xavier: Renegade Angel
• 2007 Boston Mooninite panic
• ‘Turok’ maker plays the name game
• Controversial Shadow Man: 2econd Coming advertising campaign
• Night in the Woods
• Goat Simulator
• Alien Hominid
• Invader ZIM
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Beavis and Butt-Head

Recommendations:

Brandon: Reservation Dogs, play Control in German

Tim: Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, put a “Skip Intro” on Star Trek: The Next Generation if you’re someone who has the ability to make that happen inside Paramount+

Frank: Check out the weird rough draft of the HD restoration that introduces each episode of The Next Generation on Pluto TV’s Star Trek channel

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.