Video essayist and composer ThorHighHeels joins video game historian Frank Cifaldi to answer questions about the Dreamcast’s legacy, the PS5 Pro, and penis worms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

Question 1: What does the Dreamcast represent? (02:04)

Question 2: Is it ever worth getting the Pro version of a console? (07:28)

Question 3: When in your experience have recent video games been most nakedly attempting to generate a meme? (12:56)

Question 4: What happened to everybody that was making browser flash games? (17:09)

Question 5: Which phylum in the animal kingdom has the best monster design? (18:38)

(Content warning: most of these are links to types of worms)

Question 6: Psynuxie asks, what is the “George R. R. Martin should just hire a ghost writer to finish the series” of video games? (21:50)

Question 7: Ayla asks, what is the most specifically personalized video game recommendation you’ve offered to someone? (28:06)

Question 8: LeFish asks, what game would be most improved with the addition of Satan? (32:46)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the Top 10 Vtubers (35:25)

Recommendations and Outro (42:05):

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