Game developer and streamer Max Krieger joins the panel to discuss booing Elon Musk, the worst year for video games in the 21st century, and Eurobeat. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Max Krieger. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Which living person would be booed the loudest if they appeared at a video game tournament? (05:43)
How do you know if a puzzle game is too hard? (11:13)
What kind of immersive arcade experience has no one ever really tried before, or not tried hard enough? (16:43)
What was the worst year for video games from 2000 to 2020? (23:42)
You have a GDC panel but need to make sure that zero people attend. What do you title it?(30:22)
Spencer Gifts asks: Which Japanese game is the most American, and which American game is the most Japanese? (36:12)
When in visual design is ugliness a feature? (43:50)
What is the Planet of the Bass of video games? (49:29)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Box Office Bomb Reviews (54:22)
Recommendations and Outro (01:04:08)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Mary Schneider - Yodelling The Classics


In Utero


Bad


Nevermind


Steve Albini


No Strings Attached


Aqua


Barbie (2023)


Elon Musk trolled by Valorant fans


Valorant


Henry Kissinger


Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War


EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again


David Cage


Todd Howard


Stephen’s Sausage Roll


The Witness


Jonathan Blow


Threes!


Baba Is You


Crossniq+


GameWorks


BattleTech Centers


Melty Blood games


Kessen


SSX


Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2


The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask


Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn


Final Fantasy IX


Wii Sports


The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind


The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


BioShock Infinite


The Last of Us


DmC: Devil May Cry


Grand Theft Auto V


God of War series


Candy Crush Saga


Grand Theft Auto V: Online Edition


Beyond: Two Souls


Willem Dafoe


Elliot Page


Detroit: Become Human


Game Developers Conference


Will Wright


Spore


Advance Wars


Hideo Kojima


P.T.


Gex


Metal Wolf Chaos


Sonic the Hedgehog 2


Shadow Madness


Final Fantasy VII


Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator


MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity


Shadowgate


Shovel Knight


The Black Onyx


Binary Domain


Vanquish


Yuke’s Co.


Space Funeral


Mortal Kombat games


Paul Verhoeven


Gears of War


Quantum Theory


Planet of the Bass


Space Channel 5


Bust A Groove


EarthBound


Yume Nikki


Hypnospace Outlaw


Bomb Rush Cyberfunk


Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Hour Ep. 117: Nintendo Knitting Machine
Max: Aqualounge.tv, Indiepocalypse
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