Alex Jaffe, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield continue the celebration of Patron-submitted questions, upending the dirtbag for even more “What is the ____ of video games?”


Questions this week:

Dirtbag Sailor Silica asks: What is the squeezing through a gap while the next area loads for previous eras of video games? (03:02)
Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the video game equivalent of a sommelier? (04:27)
Dirtbag Walt asks: What is the The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension of video games? (05:08)
Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: What is the This restaurant packaged the salt and pepper packets in a bag with the napkins and now the napkin is all peppery and unpleasant to use of video games? (08:35)
Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the OK Computer of video games, and what is the Kid A of video games? (12:13)
A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What are the farm-to-table restaurant and microwave dinner of video games? (14:39)
Dirtbag UG asks: What is the Joe Pera Talks with You of video games? (19:15)
Dirtbag Roman asks: What is the 1989 Velvet Revolution of video games? (22:02)
Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the Chinese food buffet of video games? (24:07)
Dirtbag Dusty asks: What is the DMC DeLorean of video games? (26:29)
Dirtbag TapeVulture asks: What is the British accent of video games? (29:39)
Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the hanging up of holiday decorations of video games? (34:43)
Dirtbag Marshall asks: What is Ross Dress for Less of video games, and what is the TJ Maxx of video games? (34:43)
Dirtbag A Dry Cleaner for Dogs asks: What is the hoop trundling of video games? (40:42)
A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What is the James Joyce’s Ulysses of video games, and what is the Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses of video games? (42:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gaagaagiins Six (46:00)


Recommendations and Outro (54:05)


Discuss this episode in the forums, please! You’ll be glad you did!


A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Bedouin Sheep dog

Yorkshire Terrier

Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

Galaxian

Ridge Racer

Mass Effect

Sommelier DS

Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre

The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

Ed Harris (not in Buckaroo Bonazi)

Jeff Goldblum (is in Buckaroo Bonzai)

Knightriders (1981)

Breakin’ (1984)

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)

Destroy All Humans!

Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work

Final Fantasy VII

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)

Kinect

Seinfeld

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Joycon drift

OK Computer

Kid A

Braid

Rez

Katamari Damacy

Atari Jaguar

Kid Acarus

FarmVille

Diner Dash

FarmVille 2

VIDEOBALL

Butt Sniffin Pugs

Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?

Line Wobbler

Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series

Dragon Quest Builders series

Joe Pera Talks with You

Michigan: Report from Hell

Animal Crossing series

Velvet Revolution

Yakuza: Kiwami 2

Cyber Troopers Virtual On

Fighters Megamix

Fighting Vipers

DMC DeLorean

The Guy Who Wrote The Ready Player One

Back to the Future (1985)

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Double Dragon Neon

The Simpsons

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

WipEout

Octopath Traveler

Fatal Frame

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Final Fantasy VI

Ross Dress for Less

TJ Maxx

Marshalls

Far Cry 6

Target

Meijer

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!

Hoop trundling

A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

Irritating Stick

James Joyce’s Ulysses

Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses

Super Mario Odyssey

Recommendations:


Tim: Listen to some more podcasts, subscribe to patreon.com/insertcredit


Brandon: Cellular shades


Jaffe: Stop playing gacha games, read more comics


Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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