Ep. 449 - Gathering Lavender, with Jesse Thorn
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Legendary podcaster and founder of Maximum Fun Jesse Thorn joins Ash and Brandon for summer speedruns, a Def Jam: Vendetta update, and the besta Bethesda. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Jesse Thorn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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- Vampire
- Diphthong
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- “Striker to the line! Leg it! Leg it!”
- selectbutton podcast
- Topher Florence
- GameRankings.com
- WatchMojo
- Splitscreen
- Kotaku
- Retronauts
- Bonk series
- PC Engine
- Sega Saturn
- Taito
- Gamasutra
- GDC
- Jordan, Jesse, Go!
- Jordan Morris
- Judge John Hodgman
- Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
- Maximum Fun
- Jesse Thorn
- Monk
- Never Not Funny
- Archive.org
1: What’s going on with speedrunning lately? (04:30)
- Summer Games Done Quick
- Kotaku: 8 Incredible Speedruns You Have To Watch Right Now
- Balatro by adef in 1:04:49
- Tetris by meme and huff 36:00
- Sonic Dream Team by huds601 and Argick in 1:06:25
- Hollow Knight: Silksong by mathulu in 1:42:41
- Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog
- Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48
- Mr. Bones by shmumbler and Spectral in 36:09
- Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones
- Gracie’s Game Gauntlet
- Superman 64
- Wayne’s World
- Costco Connection
- Gray Matter Inc.
- The Crow: City of Angels
- God Hand
2: How are old bad games bad differently from how new bad games are bad? (11:32)
3: Design a new Def Jam fighting game for 2026 (17:11)
- Def Jam: Vendetta
- PaRappa the Rapper
- Scarface
- Ludacris
- WC
- Jay-Z
- Mankind
- Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
- Shaq Fu
- Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver
- Evan Narcisse
- Zoe Tunnell
- Carmen Electra
- Lil’ Kim
- Megan Thee Stallion
- Bayonetta
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby
- Crazy Taxi series
- Cappadonna
- Chap hop
- MC Chris
- They Might Be Giants
- John Hodgman
- Musique concrète
- Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
- Trap
- Grime
- Drill
- King of Fighters series
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
- Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2
- Snoop Dogg
- Jean-Michel Basquiat
- Too Short
- Roxanne Shante
- Yakuza series
- E-40
4: Are video games artsy? (25:27)
5: LeFish asks, would you rather live one year of your life with big head mode, loudly speak like a Mario, or only be able to walk like you’re tank controlled? (34:07)
- Big Head Mode
- Mario
- Tank controls
- Charles Martinet
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Yes Man
- Eat Pray Love
- Granada
- Pop’n Tanks!
- Bolo
- Girls und Panzer series
- Armored Core series
- Cowboy Bebop
- Yoko Kanno
6: What’s the best-a Bethesda? (43:27)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Starfield
- Fallout series
- IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005
- Mass Effect series
- Ghostwire: Tokyo
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Wolfenstein 3D
- Ghost of Yotei
- Kumail Nanjiani
- Fallout
- Taskmaster
- Peacemaker
- Steve Agee
- Paul Scheer
- Suicide Squad
- John Ostrander
- John Economos
- James Gunn
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
- Paul Rubens
- Dana Gould
- Gex
- Dr. Zaius
- Hanging With Dr. Z
- Planet of the Apes series
- Blaine Capatch
- The Merv Griffin Show (Seinfeld)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Equip This On (56:33)
- Iori Yagami
- Red
- Soma Cruz
- Kazuma Kiryu
- The Bouncer (Sion Barzahd)
- Sora
- Kefka
- Luso Clemens
- Alucard
- Tingle
Recommendations and Outro (01:21:18):
- Jesse: Delete Out of the Park Baseball off your work computer, The Larry Sanders Show, Vincent Price Art Museum, Vincent Price vs. Peter Lorre in Wine Tasting Contest
- Ash: Unbeatable OST, Theater of Blood (1973)
- Brandon: Stella Chang’s music, the films of Marc Price
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