Ep. 351 - Dirtbag von Doom
Description
The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Pikablu
Pokémon series
Phantasy Star IV
Phantasy Star
NESticle
True Detective
Destiny’s Child
Dragon Quest series
Akira Toriyama
Chrono Trigger
Ruby Weapon
Final Fantasy VII
Imagine Games Network
Sailor Moon
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
Panzer Dragoon Saga
AOL
Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)
Gran Turismo series
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
2024 Summer Olympics
Gran Turismo (2023)
Lewis Hamilton
Super Monaco GP
Madden series
Haikyu!!
NBA 2K series
FanDuel
NBA Jam
Street Fighter series
Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)
Steelcase Gesture
Yuji Horii
Napoleon Senki
MiSTer FPGA
Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)
The Last of Us
Super Monkey Ball series
David Cage
Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)
Final Fantasy XV
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Dark Souls
Red Dead Redemption series
Legend of Zelda series
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Initial D
Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Westley
Little Samson
Fezzik
Inigo Montoya
The Lost Vikings
Ufouria: The Saga
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Billy Crystal
Miracle Max
Valerie
Peter Falk
Fred Savage
Henry Cavill
Timothée Chalamet
Cary Elwes
Shrek
Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)
Snake Woman’s Curse (1968)
Nobuo Nakagawa
Jigoku (1960)
Burmese python
Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)
The Advantage
Minibosses
Hella
Zach Hill
PAX
Chemical Plant Zone Theme
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
OverClocked ReMix
Final Fantasy XVI
SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!
MAGFest
Masato Nakamura
The RAH Band
Earth, Wind & Fire
RaMu
Prism
Momoko Kikuchi
Dreams Come True
Super Soul Bros
Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)
Dark Souls series
Puzzle Fighter series
Super Mario series
Tokimeki Memorial series
Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
Streets of Rage series
Elden Ring
Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)
The Legend of Zelda
Final Fantasy VI
Super Mario Bros. 3
Secret of Mana
EarthBound
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)
Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
Mighty No. 9
Goichi Suda
The Callisto Protocol
Dead Space
Mega Man
Russo brothers
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Park Chan-wook
The Sympathizer
Shenmue III
Shigeru Miyamoto
Hayao Miyazaki
Mario Kart 8
Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)
Princess Peach
Luigi
Mario
Wario
John Carter of Mars
Kettlebell swing
Gorilla Jump Squat
Dr. Mario
Mario Teaches Typing
Mario is Missing!
LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name
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