Developer of TowerFall and Celeste Maddy Thorson joins the panel to cover the Treasure of Sierra Madrock, Nephew Tokens, and if double jumps are really necessary.


Questions this week:

Topher Florence asks: Cast a Super Mario Bros. Movie using the actors from the 1999 film The Matrix. There are no other restrictions. (06:51)
How can a game’s soundtrack encourage gameplay? (13:45)
Why did MicroKingBlizzardActivision show off that diversity chart like they were proud of it? (19:33)
How much of Nintendo can the Saudi Prince of Arabia own before it’s no longer ethical to buy Switch games? (27:05)
Should video games abolish the double jump? (30:42)
Reg asks: What is the best video game manual you have read? (37:50)
How do you implement accessibility options in a game where its difficulty is the point? (43:34)
Do video game release dates mean anything anymore? (48:25)
Will 3D platforming ever be better than 2D platforming? (54:16)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Super Mario Maker 2 (01:00:03)


Recommendations & Outro (01:03:39)


Dash to the forums to discuss this episode!


A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Mission in Snowdriftland

Titanic (1997)

The Flintstones: The Treasure of Sierra Madrock

Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions

Bonk’s Revenge

Manmaru The Ninja Penguin

TowerFall series

Celeste

Super Mario Maker series

Crystal Caves

M.C. Kids

Super Mario series

The Matrix (1999)

Keanu Reeves

Joe Pantoliano

Carrie-Anne Moss

Hugo Weaving

Laurence Fishburne

Tatanga

Anthony Ray Parker

Matt Doran

Marcus Chong

Gloria Foster

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Max Headroom

Sonic the Hedgehog universe

Kingdom Hearts series

Katamari series

Mini Metro

Silent Hill 3

Fez

Activision Blizzard’s New Diversity Game Tool Comes Across Terribly

Saudi Arabia Now Owns 5% Of Nintendo

Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts

Legend of Zelda series

Landstalker

Gunstar Heroes

Bokura no Kazoku

Gunhouse

X-Men

Final Fantasy VI

Phish

God of War Ragnarök accessibility features revealed

Elden Ring

Contra series

Recommendations:


Frank: Find and play the Titanic platformer made by Dragon Co.


Tim: Don’t play Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (or do)


Maddy: V Rising


Brandon: Don’t add Amazon Prime Movies to your list at the end of the month, Lacroix Despheres


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

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