EVO tournament organizer Andrés Velasco y Coll and PC Gamer editor Fūnk-é Joseph join Frank and Jaffe for the new Sonic game, predatory publisher tactics, and Nickelodeon’s Fortnite. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Andrés Velasco y Coll, and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Are 3D Sonic games a failed experiment? (04:17)
How do games best emulate being able to fly? (10:03)
What precautions should developers take to avoid being taken advantage of by publishers? (14:11)
How do you curate a video game zine? (18:37)
The Adaptation Game: Turn a video game into a daytime game show (24:00)
Bearcabin asks: What kinds of developers would video game magazines end up being? (29:44)
Are there any good video game ads? (35:45)
What is more difficult to do in video games than in real life? (42:32)
What is the Avatar: The Way of Water of video games? (46:56)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Major Arcana (54:52)
Recommendations and Outro (59:48)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker


Donkey Kong Country


The King of Fighters ’98: The Slugfest


Portal series


Sonic the Hedgehog universe


SEGA Bass Fishing


Super Mario World


Batman: Arkham series


Pilotwings


Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn


Minecraft


Defender


Dank Zine


the photo Andres drops in question 4


Fortnite series


Candy Crush


Fruit Ninja


Carmen Sandiego series


Among Us


Electronic Gaming Monthly


Hsu and Chan


Bubsy series


Disney’s Aladdin


Sneak King


Nintendo Power


Clay Fighter 63 1/3


Famitsu


The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time


SoulCalibur


Vagrant Story


JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle


Final Fantasy XII


Super Smash Bros. Brawl


L.A. Noire


Clash Royale


Evony: The King’s Return


Mafia City: War of Underworld


Mega Man 3


Twisted Metal series


John Romero’s Daikatana


Sweet Tooth (the comic)

the Video Jukebox VJ ad Frank links in question 7


Surgeon Simulator


Valorant


Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)


Avatar (2009)


The King of Fighters XV


EarthBound series


Duke Nukem Forever


Cyberpunk 2077


Recommendations:
Frank: Check out the SimCopter 64 article on GameHistory.org
Andrés: Tampa Never Sleeps for some the best North American KOF fighters
Fūnk-é: Making Comics, Fūnk-é Joseph
Jaffe: Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics
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