126 – Maxis is Dead

In an astoundingly poor decision, EA chiefs opted to not destroy the Maxis building with hurricane, earthquake, giant lizard, alien invasion, or meteor strike. Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis) Our interlude track was “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square […]

In an astoundingly poor decision, EA chiefs opted to not destroy the Maxis building with hurricane, earthquake, giant lizard, alien invasion, or meteor strike.

Our Intro and Outro music is by Ben Landis off his album Adventures in Pixels – “Credits Music for an 8 Bit RPG” (Twitter @thebenlandis)

Our interlude track was “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square

Show Notes

17:10 – Listener email discussion question “Are their any games that were released on both a home console and a handheld console where you preferred the handheld version of a game over the home console version?”

32:13 – “Optimism Prime (Solt + Peppor’s theme)” by the World is Square

35:07 – Retro showdown!

38:27 – Bailey’s pick “James ‘Buster’ Douglas Knockout Boxing” (Sega Genesis)

39:38 – Hunter’s pick “South Park” (N64)

41:19 – Jason’s pick “Spider-man” (N64)

42:09 – The gloves are coming off for this showdown, or rather, on for games that feature protagonists wearing gloves. Special bonus points for those wearing mittens. Hit that bell and prepare to throw down!

59:24 – A vicious fight indeed. But who will be the victor? Leave your vote in the poll below and if you liked what you’ve heard, please tell a friend. Want to be a part of the show? Email us a listener email discussion question!

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Which is the best game?



James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing (Sega Genesis) - BaileySouth Park (N64) - HunterSpider-Man (N64) - Jason








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Total votes: 17James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing (Sega Genesis) - Bailey (0 votes, 0%)South Park (N64) - Hunter (6 votes, 35%)Spider-Man (N64) - Jason (11 votes, 65%)


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