Ep. 399 - The Best Kusoge, with Liz Ryerson
Description
Writer, musician, and NYU guest lecturer Liz Ryerson joins the panel to define “Triple A,” genres of kusoge, and film envy. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
“399, are you out of your mind?”
Nerdcore- “Sudo-Derm”
PC Engine
MC Frontalot
MC Chris
MC Chris - Fett’s Vette
Gilbert and Sullivan
George Lucas
1: What was the first triple A video game? (03:55 )
AAA
Final Fantasy VII
Metal Gear Solid
Legend of Zelda series
Super Mario 64
Grand Theft Auto III
Pac-Man
Pong
Space Invaders
Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario Bros. 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Hideo Kojima
Shenmue
2: Is it easier to write about a good video game or a bad video game? (10:47 )
Donkey Kong Bananza
Hong Kong
Immortality
Kusoge
Backloggd
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jōgai Rantō!? Shuyaku Sōdatsusen
3DO
Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon S
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
3: What’s the best kusoge? (16:51 )
Deadly Premonition
The Mystery of Atlantis
Super Pitfall
Ed Wood
Not Treasure Hunter
Indiana Jones
Blaseball
Death Crimson
Lady Phantom
4: What is the “don’t watch past season 8 of The Simpsons” of video games? (22:51 )
The Simpsons
Halo series
Quake III: Arena
Doom series
Final Fantasy series
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Silent Hill series
Online Multiplayer: How do YOU define an indie game? (28:14 )
5: What sports videogame do you pick to play with Champ Bear? (32:00 )
Champ Bear
Care Bears
College Football 25
NBA 2K series
Madden series
EVE Online
Cricket 24
Hyper Gunsport
Street Fighter series
Asuka 120% series
Champ Bailey
Tecmo Super Bowl
NBA Jam
Fencing
Rugby
Diving
Artistic swimming
Luge
Canoeing
Shooting
Dota 2
Valorant
The International
Overwatch League
League of Legends
Evo Moment 37
Seth Killian
6: What are the rules of video game music? (43:24 )
Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah
Shrek series
Orson Welles
Kurt Feldman
Motohiro Kawashima
Oh, Deer!
Demonschool
Giallo
Fez
Disasterpeace
Troy Baker
Bear McCreary
Tales series
Motoi Sakuraba
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price Is Sprite (51:00 )
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:15 ):
Brandon: Don’t buy from Mod Retro because they’re owned by war profiteer and weapons developer Palmer Luckey, Ever
United States
