Game designer and author Mathew Kumar joins a panel guest hosted by editor Esper Quinn to cover famous famiclones, the latest in Nintendo developments, and Tommy Tallarico’s unexpected ascent into backgammon legend. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
Snake Eater (Live at Symphony Hall)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania OST - Studiopolis Act 2
Snow Surfers OST - Ronnie’s Theme
Rippin’ Riders
alpha’s video game drum and bass music playlist
Bomberman Hero
Jun Chikuma
Saori Kobayashi
Sylvan Tale
Panzer Dragoon
Sylvan Tale シルヴァンテイル組曲/Compose&Arrange：小林早織
Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
Yakuza 4
Makoto Date
Yakuza 4 Theme “For Faith” (with lyrics)
1: merritt k asks, what are some of the more interesting bootleg or knockoff consoles? (06:50)
Pegasus
famiclone
Nintendo Entertainment System
EA FIFA series
Battletank
Circus Charlie
Phantom System
Dendy
Xiao Bawang
Handheld TV game
Frogger
Scramble
Commodore 64
ZDog
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Zdinarsik (Z-Dog)
Battle City
Bomberman
PC Engine
Ghostbusters II
Predator
2: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part II Chapter 2 - Online Network Test (20:16)
Ash Parrish
Nintendo’s mysterious Playtest begins to leak
Minecraft
Roblox
Pokémon GO
Splatoon 3
Animal Crossing series
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Fortnite
3: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part III - Nintendo Music (26:50)
Alarmo
Wii Shop Channel Main Theme
Animal Crossing - 5AM
Nintendo Museum
Rosalina
Astro Bot
Master Chief
4: At this point in your life, what would it take to get you to play more video games? (32:34)
Metaphor: ReFantazio
NieR
Metroid Prime
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Demonschool
Martin Scorsese
Stalker (1979)
5: Is Tommy Tallarico a backgammon champion now? (40:37)
Tommy Tallarico’s New Goal Is Becoming A Backgammon Legend
Tommy Tallarico
Backgammon
6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is the strongest emotion that video games can produce? (43:49)
Super Princess Peach
7: If you, somehow, wrote an essay for every game you’ve finished, what would you do with those? (51:04)
Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
Ko-fi
Kofi Annan
Ninja Gaiden
Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
Digital Extremes
Digital Eclipse
Warframe
Dark Sector
Internet Archive
The Tower of Druaga
Clive James
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic: the Gathering Cards (58:24)
Chaos Orb
Wurmcoil Engine
Sublime Epiphany
Simian Spirit Guide
Mass Hysteria
Waste Not
Nemesis of Reason
Sunfall
Sword of Feast and Famine
Otterball Antics
Thraximundar
Recommendations and Outro (01:10:45):
Frank: UFO 50
Mathew: It’s very easy to replace your showerhead and shower cartridge, Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
Brandon: Mariko Tone - Purple Rose
Esper: The YouTube version of this very podcast
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