The panel returns to classic formation to cover UX design, Microsoft acquisition developments, gross Yoshis, and sellouts within sellouts. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

From Simone de Rochefort: What else should Microsoft acquire and make exclusive? (03:33)
What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (10:19)
What makes a New Game+ feature the most enticing? (11:41)
What are common terms game designers use that game players don’t? (17:10)
How can User Interface inform the themes and story of a video game? (24:52)
Let’s criticize some things we want to bring attention to. (31:13)
Insert Credit Ad Break: Midautumn and Games and Feelings (37:04)
JackOakleaf asks: How long should a cutscene be? (39:55)
Which video game protagonist’s job would you want to do the least? (48:02)
What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (54:19)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Video Game Playboy Appearances (01:02:47)
Recommendations and Outro (01:19:47)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar


Legend of Zelda series


Vanillaware Ltd.


Dragon’s Crown


Horizon series


Halo series


Destiny series


Britain blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard


NieR


George Washington


Daria


Harmy’s Despecialized Edition


Call of Duty series


Final Fantasy series


Street Fighter series


The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)


The Day the Clown Cried


Blue Dragon


Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million


OutRun series


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


God of War series


Castlevania: Symphony of the Night


Kirby games


Dizzy series


Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island


Super Mario World


Uncharted series


Video Game History Foundation


Kelsey Lewin


User experience design


Static mesh


Patrick Miller


Demonschool


Persona 5


Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction


Batman Begins (2005)


Shigeru Miyamoto


The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)


Miyamoto Says Negative Reviews Of Mario Movie Helped It Grow


Nintendogs series


Gears of War series


Half-Life 2


Dolphin Emulator


Asus ROG Ally hands-on: Windows but tiny


Midautumn


Games and Feelings


Hideo Kojima


Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu


Ninja Gaiden


Xenogears / Xenosaga universe


Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series


Cooking Mama series


L.A. Noire


Mappy


Super Mario Bros (1993)


Bonk series


Ridge Racer series


Gran Turismo series


Twisted Metal series


‘Twisted Metal’ Series Gets Peacock Premiere Date, Teaser


The Last Starfighter (1984)


David Harbour


Stranger Things


Project Milo


Tommy Tallarico


ROBLOX_OOF.mp3 (the hbomberguy video about Tommy Tallarico)

Earthworm Jim series


Recommendations:
Brandon: Plug things on different CRT inputs into different power strips to reduce interference, Bullet Train (2022), Shudder TV if you’re Frank, Joe Bob Briggs
Frank: please do not actually mark Video Game History Foundation donations as “for Playboys”
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