Ep. 301 - SimCommune, with Liz Ryerson

Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56)
2. Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25)
3. Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17)
4. Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06)
5. Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52)
6. Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22)
7. Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27)
8. How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45)

Recommendations and Outro (55:30)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• EarthBound
• G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez
• Yelling Is Not Journalism
• ContraPoints
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Doom
• A Short Hike
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
• Fortnite: Battle Royale
• More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite
• 100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft
• Mariah Carey
• Rasputin Music
• Unpacking
• Ooblets
• Legend of Zelda series
• World of WarCraft
• Cruelty Squad
• B3313
• Yume Nikki
• Super Mario 64
• Mother 3 Fan Translation
• Mother 3
• Private Eye Dol Fan Translation
• Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation
• Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
• Star Fox
• Phantasy Star Retranslation Project
• Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition
• Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure
• Doom
• MyHouse.wad
• A.L.T.
• The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality
• Watch_Dogs
• Mr. Run and Jump
• Dino Crisis
• Virtua Quest
• You Have to Win the Game
• Stephen’s Sausage Roll
• Soccer
• Mahjong
• Golf
• Videoball
• Virtual Soccer
• Virtual Pinball
• David’s Midnight Magic
• Digital Pinball: Necronomicon
• Montezuma’s Revenge
• Tetris
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros.
• Grand Theft Auto series
• PlayStation 5
• Xbox Series X and Series S
• EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series
• Quake II
• Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer
• Baldur’s Gate III
• Wizardry games
• Astarion
• Saints Row series
• Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox
• KO_OP
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
• Wolfenstein 3D

Recommendations:

Brandon: Avengement (2019)

Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka

Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp

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