The finest minds in video games assess their feelings on the current state of the medium, how best to scam gamers, and Midwest Zelda. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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1: How do you feel about video games right now? (05:53 )

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  D.I.C.E. Summit
  


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  Doom
  


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  Duke Nukem
  


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  Bundle of Joy
  


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  Indika
  


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  Xbox Live Arcade
  


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  Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  


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  Nintendo Switch
  


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  Gears of War series
  


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  Grand Theft Auto series
  


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  Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  

2: Rank these from best to worst: the x button, the o button, the square button, and the triangle button. (15:22 )

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  Super Mario World
  


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  Sega Genesis
  


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  NBA Jam
  


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  Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
  


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  Awesome Games Done Quick’s adorable dog speedrun was just the start
  

3: What’s the difference between a ROLE playing game, a role PLAYING game, and a role playing GAME? (20:08 )

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  Super Monkey Ball series
  


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  Baldur’s Gate series
  


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  Roll
  


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  Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
  


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  Fallout series
  


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  Batman
  


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  Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
  


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  Rogue
  


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  Pac-Man
  


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  Mega Man
  

4: Make a video game music playlist to play over the speakers at a dentist’s office. (24:37 )

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  Balatro
  


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  Ecco the Dolphin series
  


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  Aquanaut’s Holiday series
  


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  Jaws: Unleashed
  


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  Mr. Driller
  


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  Mouthwashing
  


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  Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  


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  Super Mario Galaxy
  


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  Pokemon series
  


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  Sonic the Hedgehog series
  


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  Bubble Bobble
  


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  Yoshi’s Cookie
  

5: Catherine asks, what are some of the most interesting cases of putting out a game again? (29:32 )

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  Anett Futatabi
  


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  Earnest Evans
  


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  Kunio series
  


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  Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
  


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  Phantasy Star
  


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  Final Fantasy VII: Remake
  


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  Final Fantasy VII
  


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  Capcom vs. SNK
  


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  SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
  


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  Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection
  


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  Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection
  


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  Rock n’ Roll Racing
  


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  The Lost Vikings
  


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  Blizzard Arcade Collection
  


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  Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration
  


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  Star Raiders
  


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  Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
  


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  The Making of Karateka
  

6: Catherine asks, what do you think is the game most-played by people who “don’t play games”? (40:56 )

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  Microsoft Solitaire
  


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  Wordle
  


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  Snake
  


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  Words with Friends
  


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  Spelling Bee
  


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  New York Times
  


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  Connections
  


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  Mahjong
  


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  Windows Media Player
  


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  Bennie and the Jets
  


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  Spider Solitaire
  


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  Cap’n Crunch
  


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  Pinball
  

7: Catherine asks, how do you sell snake oil to gamers? (44:38 )

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  Snake oil
  


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  Gamer Goo
  


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  Gamer Grub
  


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  Kinect
  


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  Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand
  


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  Demonschool
  


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  Cod liver oil
  


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  Gwenyth Paltrow
  

LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (50:41 )

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:32 ):

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  Brandon: Naked Killer (1992), California Fire Relief Bundle
  

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