3D printing peripherals, Final Boss analysis, and Jerry Lewis analogies await you in this episode.

Questions this week:

  1. What was the most painful hour of a video game you've ever played? (02:49)
  2. PK MOMS: Design an educational game for 5th graders that teaches them not to be assholes on the internet. (09:03)
  3. Is game criticism becoming more daring? (15:33)
  4. How would you run your video game convention differently than others? (21:54)
  5. What makes one Roguelike better or worse than another? (28:19)
  6. Which video game character would have your highest Enemy rating on OK Cupid? (34:00)
  7. What separates a final boss fight from a regular boss fight? (40:35)
  8. How would you make a game with a worse metascore than 8/100? (46:55)
  9. How might future games use a 3D printer? (53:31)
  10. What is the The Day The Clown Cried of Video Games? (57:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:03:35)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Questions this week:

  1. Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
  2. Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57) 3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33) 4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25) 5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47) 6. Are esports good? (55:04)

LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

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Recommendations:

Ash: Fund independent news

Frank: Become a reader again, Indika

Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana

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