European video game documentarian Kim Justice joins the panel to discuss a broad variety of accents, whether or not Sonic R is a British game, and a revisitation of our Best British Games list. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kim Justice. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

Has a video game ever captured the qualities of sumo? (10:46)
What are the most essential things we wouldn’t have in games today without the early European games scene? (17:46)
Apart from brand recognition, what are the advantages and disadvantages of working on a licensed game? (25:55)
What is the worst video game the most people have played? (32:52)
Carl/Charles: What would an English version of The Tairyou Jigoku’s multiple dialect options be like? (40:23)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Best British Games revisitation (50:27)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:25)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


CeX


Michigan: Report from Hell


Sonic the Hedgehog 3


The Secret of Monkey Island


The Legend of Zelda


Metroid


Cocoon


Parasite Eve


The 3rd Birthday


Grange Hill


The Hulk


Sumo


Super Mario 64


Ys series


Virtua Fighter


Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament ’99 in Tokyo


Death Stranding


Yie Ar Kung-Fu


Shadow of the Beast


Roger Dean


Psygnosis


Wizardry games


The Black Onyx


Henk Rogers


Tim Rogers


Gary Sheffield


Brandon Sheffield


Michael Jackson


Fred Rogers


Outkast - Ms. Jackson


The Police - Roxanne


Eddie Murphy - Roxanne


Duane Reade


Walgreens


Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle


TRON


Tron (1982)


Alien: Resurrection


GoldenEye 007


Sharknado: The Video Game


Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)


Cobra


Rocky (1976)


Candy Crush Saga


FarmVille


Bubble Witch Saga


2048


Threes!


Carlsbad Caverns National Park


The Tairyou Jigoku


The Great British Bake Off


Gex series


Leslie Phillips


Dana Gould


KSAN 107.7 The Bone


Space Ghost


George Lowe


Lamont & Tonelli


Diablo series


George Bernard Shaw


My Fair Lady


Glasgow dialect


Geordie


Manchester dialect


Warwick Davis


Willow (1988)


Cary Grant


Audrey Hepburn


Elton John


Archie Leach


Daniel Craig


Knives Out (2019)


Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)


Logan Lucky (2017)


Adam Driver


Sean Connery


Recommendations:
Brandon: Turn off YouTube’s Ambient Mode if you watch a lot of 4:3 content on your phone, CapsuleCity.com
Kim: If you have a thumb drive with old documents sitting around, go back and read some, Kim Justice on YouTube, Kim Justice’s Wrestling Road, kim_justice on Twitch, Waterworld (SNES) - Soundtrack
Tim: If you live in the city of New York, never ride the subway ever again, check out Waterworld (1995) if you’re Frank Cifaldi, The Zone of Interest (2023)
Frank: Kim Justice as a concept
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