Ep. 463 - Krang Cifaldi
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The finest minds in video games return to discuss the enjoyment found in bad games, memorable NPCs, and ooey gooey sticky honey concoctions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Super Saiyan Son Goku (Mini)
- Funko Pop
- Crunchyroll
- forums.insertcredit.com
- “Now bear my arctic blast!”
- Destructo Disc
- “Scrib doon!”
- Silent Hill series
- Krang
- Jesus Christ
- Infinity Gauntlet
1: When do you find yourself most enjoying a game that’s not very good? (07:18)
- Mystery Science Theater 3000
- 90% of Gambling Addicts Meme
- Simple Series
- Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure
- Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
- PC Engine
- Sega Saturn
- RndStranger
- Pokémon
- Seattle Mariners
- Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
2: Are there any old video games that you literally couldn’t make today, regardless of whether or not they’d be financially successful? (13:32)
3: What are some of the most baffling launch events in video game history? (19:04)
- Gizmondo
- Dietrich
- Tapwave Zodiac
- PalmPilot
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Sue Bee Honey
- The Price is Right
- Phil Salvador: A promotional event where Nintendo had kids dive into a vat of honey to retrieve copies of Banjo-Kazooie
- Willy Wonka
- Buck Bumble
- the photo from the press event
- Wonka’s The Golden Ticket
- Gene Wilder
4: Do you have any favorite weird little video game NPCs? (27:51)
- Glup Shitto
- Mina the Hollower
- Undertale series
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Marauder Shields
- Heat Flamesman
- World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade
- Arator the Redeemer
- World of Warcraft: Forever
- Bombchu Girl
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Mean Sonofabitch
- Shopping District, Taiping Road
- Baroque
5: BiggerJ asks, what do you remember about ROM sites from the early 2000’s? (34:09)
- ROM
- Tripod
- GeoCities
- 7-Zip
- WinRAR
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
- Napster
- Kotaku: No, System of a Down Did Not Make a Zelda Song. But This Guy Did
- Zophar’s Domain
- EmuParadise
- Dragon Ball Z games
6: When have you been most moved listening to a new version of an old song from a video game? (40:56)
- Ys series
- Ridge Racer series
- Super Smash Bros. series
- Psycho Soldier
- Psycho Soldier Theme | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra - The Legend of Zelda Theme
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Bloody Tears
- Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth
- Phantasy Star series
7: What is the Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger (2026) of video games? (48:12)
- Digger (2026)
- Bluesky
- NieR series
- Barbarian (2022)
- Megalopolis (2024)
- Balan Wonderworld
- Demonschool
- Titanium Court
- Dressmaker
- You Can See Everything (2026)
- The Nightlight
- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Before and After Burner (54:21)
(thanks to barleybap for the idea and the The Matrix: Path of Neo Turf Masters example)
Recommendations and Outro (01:00:56):
- Brandon: Physical 100: Mexico, Physical 100: Italy, Vampire Crawlers, KFJC 89.7 FM
- Ash: Thrifting
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