Ep. 321 - Mid-Atlantic Island, with Kim Justice
Description
European video game documentarian Kim Justice joins the panel to discuss a broad variety of accents, whether or not Sonic R is a British game, and a revisitation of our Best British Games list. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kim Justice. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
Has a video game ever captured the qualities of sumo? (10:46)
What are the most essential things we wouldn’t have in games today without the early European games scene? (17:46)
Apart from brand recognition, what are the advantages and disadvantages of working on a licensed game? (25:55)
What is the worst video game the most people have played? (32:52)
Carl/Charles: What would an English version of The Tairyou Jigoku’s multiple dialect options be like? (40:23)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Best British Games revisitation (50:27)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:25)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
CeX
Michigan: Report from Hell
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Legend of Zelda
Metroid
Cocoon
Parasite Eve
The 3rd Birthday
Grange Hill
The Hulk
Sumo
Super Mario 64
Ys series
Virtua Fighter
Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament ’99 in Tokyo
Death Stranding
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Shadow of the Beast
Roger Dean
Psygnosis
Wizardry games
The Black Onyx
Henk Rogers
Tim Rogers
Gary Sheffield
Brandon Sheffield
Michael Jackson
Fred Rogers
Outkast - Ms. Jackson
The Police - Roxanne
Eddie Murphy - Roxanne
Duane Reade
Walgreens
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle
TRON
Tron (1982)
Alien: Resurrection
GoldenEye 007
Sharknado: The Video Game
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Cobra
Rocky (1976)
Candy Crush Saga
FarmVille
Bubble Witch Saga
2048
Threes!
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
The Tairyou Jigoku
The Great British Bake Off
Gex series
Leslie Phillips
Dana Gould
KSAN 107.7 The Bone
Space Ghost
George Lowe
Lamont & Tonelli
Diablo series
George Bernard Shaw
My Fair Lady
Glasgow dialect
Geordie
Manchester dialect
Warwick Davis
Willow (1988)
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Elton John
Archie Leach
Daniel Craig
Knives Out (2019)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Logan Lucky (2017)
Adam Driver
Sean Connery
Recommendations:
Brandon: Turn off YouTube’s Ambient Mode if you watch a lot of 4:3 content on your phone, CapsuleCity.com
Kim: If you have a thumb drive with old documents sitting around, go back and read some, Kim Justice on YouTube, Kim Justice’s Wrestling Road, kim_justice on Twitch, Waterworld (SNES) - Soundtrack
Tim: If you live in the city of New York, never ride the subway ever again, check out Waterworld (1995) if you’re Frank Cifaldi, The Zone of Interest (2023)
Frank: Kim Justice as a concept
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