Ep. 187 - Revealed: What War Is Actually Good For, with Gene Park

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English - May 31, 2021 02:58 - 1 hour - 48.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 186 - Dirtbag Strikes Back, with Alex Jaffe and Mathew Kumar

Next Episode: Ep. 188 - Mariountain Dew, with John Linneman

Washington Post Video Games Reporter Gene Park joins the panel to cover 3D growing pains, Magic: the Gathering card theft, and the return to that mountain of murder, Violence Island.

Questions this week:

From Mathew Kumar: What’s your “ol’ trusty” game peripheral? (03:34)
Which franchise presented the more exciting future this week: Dragon Quest or Sonic the Hedgehog? (08:37)
How has eBay’s recent reorganization impacted game history preservation? (14:04)
Violence Island: Sonic’s Best Friend (19:39)
Dirtbag Official_Danimalz asks: When was the “awkward puberty” of video games? (31:35)
What makes a video game timeless? (36:05)
What are the best murders in video games? (41:29)
What should you never do when titling a video game article? (45:39)
What is the Dragon Quest of movies? (51:27)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Achievement Unlockers (57:07)

What are YOUR answers to these immaculate questions? Share in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Mario Monsters

Sector NGP

Gene’s Virtua Fighter 4 Review (it’s at the bottom of the page)

30-50 Feral Hogs

Game & Watch Multi-Screen: Green House

Karateka

Dragon Quest announcement stream

Sonic announcement stream

“Sonic Rangers”