Ep. 171 - Hidden Glass Shard

Episode • Feb 8, 2021 • 1h 13m

Bad jokes, meaningful treehouse hangouts, and the Five Best Video Game Magazines Of All Time. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Previously on Insert Credit #123: What would be the worst movie to license as a beat-em-up? (02:21)
What’s keeping big tech companies from breaking into video games after Microsoft? (07:42)
What is executionally the worst joke you have ever seen in a video game? (13:21)
Which human video game characters would be most valuable to examine for medical science? (19:39)
What are the top five video game magazines of all time? (25:34)
Patreon Supporter Beaion asks: What game are you always trying to get your friend group or social circle to play and why won't they play it? (31:43)
What are the ideal personal and environmental conditions which must be met before you play a video game for a long period of time? (38:28)
When do you feel like you need to start an unfinished video game over from the beginning before you can finish it? (42:53)
What was the best day you ever had just playing video games? (48:34)
What is the “figuring out how to use the shower in an unfamiliar bathroom after a long day of travel” of video games? (56:50)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Trademark-Free Video Game Valentines (01:01:53)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: Don't look at these Super Mario valentines, purchase a box of vintage Mario valentines

Brandon: Bacurau (2019)

Tim: Baahubali (2015)

Jaffe: Lagaan (2001)

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