Ep. 207 - Specdracular 2021, with Ian Ferguson
The Insert Credit Show
English - October 25, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 64 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Video game documentarian and podcaster Ian Ferguson joins the panel to assist in the slaying of that vile creature that haunts this very night, Gamer Dracula. Original music by Kurt Feldman. Mashtlevania by Max Hully.
Castle Gamer Dracula:
What’s the best way to orient a video game player in a space and provide direction? (02:46)
What’s the worst NPC in a video game? (07:49)
How do you create good interior design for locations in video games? (13:10)
What are the worst attempted comebacks in video games? (18:29)
Improv Zone: Monster Mash (23:50)
Dirtbag Triple Dive - Dusty: DeLorean of Video Games? Spencer: Do you watch the credits? MoxBagel: Shareware boom today? (28:38)
Which two unrelated video games would you Frankenstein together? (34:25)
How do video games evoke horror in a way other media cannot? (39:24)
What competitive game could you beat Death at? (44:32)
What are the greatest boss battles in video games? (48:00)
FRIGHTENING ROUND: 13 Spooky Game Names (53:26)
Recommendations and Outro (57:35)
If you don’t discuss this episode in the forums, it’ll haunt you for all your days!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods
Strider (The Metroidvania one)
Rygar: The Legendary Adventure
Builder’s Block, AKA Landmaker
Recommendations:
Brandon: The Void (2016), Demon Wind (1990), Death Spa (1988), Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Frank: Watch kids get excited when picking out pumpkins from a pumpkin patch, buy some Halloween stuff for your house
Ian: Empire of Ants by Susan Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson, Extra Napkins, Completely Unnecessary Podcast, Mon Amour
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. Mashtlevania by Max Hully.