Ep. 339 - How to Like Video Games
Ep. 339

Ep. 339 - How to Like Video Games

Episode description

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield develop a new video game show, up our Tallarico quota, and return to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. Let’s try to develop the first episode of Frank’s show with recipes for playing video games (05:30)
  2. When have you fallen out of love with a video game you once liked all the way through playing the first time? (18:05)
  3. What will the eight episode season one arc be for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider? (24:43)
  4. Luis asks: Was Tetris inevitable? (31:17)
  5. Rank these actions from best to worst: sliding, spinning, flipping. (39:10)
  6. What is the guy outside of an airport pretending he’s an Uber driver of video games? (43:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (51:39)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:10)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, Animal Well, Crow Country, Conan the Barbarian (1982) soundtrack

Frank: info@gamehistory.org if you have a bunch of old video game magazines you don’t want anymore, or buy “Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines

Tim: Connor O’Malley - Stand Up Solutions

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