Ep. 355 - Burger Ring'd By Astro Boy
Description
Your Insert Credit Panel takes a look at the failure of Concord, finds the Normandy Beach of Racing Games, and gets ready to Wake n’ Quake. 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:
Question 1: Which games have the nicest fans, and which games have the smartest fans? (04:07)
Can You Pet the Dog?
Brandon Boyer
Katamari Damacy
Annapurna Interactive
Zachtronics
4X
The Sims series
Pokémon series
Fighting game community
Question 2: What’s the most you’ve been hurt by a video game? (10:45)
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
Playstation 2
Clash Royale
Panzer Dragoon
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Incredible Crisis
Mario Party series
Splatoon series
Super Smash Brothers series
Question 3: Let’s talk about Concord. Have we seen the death of multiplayer shooters outside the free to play model? (16:43)
Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after disastrous launch
Concord grape
Concord
Jeff Gerstmann
Conker’s Bad Fur Day
State of Play | May 30, 2024
Overwatch series
Halo series
Team Fortress series
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Cyberpunk 2077
Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds
The Witcher series
Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy
Foamstars
God of War
LittleBigPlanet / Sackboy series
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Fat Princess series
Fortnite
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Question 4: Which businesses in 1994 would you try to expand arcade cabinets to? (25:33)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
NBA Jam
Mortal Kombat II
Daytona USA
Harry Reid International Airport
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Hollywood Burbank Airport
O’Hare International Airport
Midway International Airport
Midway Games
Cruis’n USA
Killer Instinct
Target Corporation
Darius
Question 5: MoxBagel asks, select the ideal game for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and Fourthmeal. (34:45)
Al Bundy
Bonk’s Revenge
Star Wars: Outlaws
Pac-Man
Sabacc
earmark
Ford Super Duty
Fourthmeal
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Quake
Animal Crossing series
Final Fantasy XIV Online
Gran Turismo 7
Nürburgring
Normandy landings
White Castle
Grand Theft Auto series
Question 6: Which has the best game design: duck hunting, deer hunting, or fishing? (50:32)
Waterfowl hunting
Deer hunting
Fishing
Hitman series
Final Fantasy XV
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (57:26)
Recommendations and Outro (01:00:54):
Tim: Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn
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