Frank, Tim and Brandon share their thoughts on Akira Toriyama, the genres that defined consoles, and CD-i memories. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. Let’s discuss Akira Toriyama’s impact on art, culture, video games, and us personally (08:03)
  2. What’s the most common misconception about video games in 2024? (23:05)
  3. Based on a dream I had, should I learn magic, or Magic: the Gathering? (31:04)
  4. LeFish: Are there any videogames based on works in other media that have been led by their original creators? (37:10)
  5. Which game consoles do you most closely associate with particular video game genres? (43:51)

Recommendations and Outro (01:02:04)

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Recommendations:

Brandon: if you thought the pontification on religion and human nature in Prometheus (2012) was bad check out the deleted scenes to see how much worse it could have been, DAFENCII

Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

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