Ep. 187 - Revealed: What War Is Actually Good For, with Gene Park

Washington Post Video Games Reporter Gene Park joins the panel to cover 3D growing pains, Magic: the Gathering card theft, and the return to that mountain of murder, Violence Island. Questions this week: From Mathew Kumar: What’s your “ol’ trusty” game peripheral? (03:34) Which franchise presented the more exciting future this week: Dragon Quest or Sonic the Hedgehog? (08:37) How has eBay’s recent reorganization impacted game history preservation? (14:04) Violence Island: Sonic’s Best Friend (19:39) Dirtbag Official_Danimalz asks: When was the “awkward puberty” of video games? (31:35) What makes a video game timeless? (36:05) What are the best murders in video games? (41:29) What should you never do when titling a video game article? (45:39) What is the Dragon Quest of movies? (51:27) LIGHTNING ROUND: Achievement Unlockers (57:07) What are YOUR answers to these immaculate questions? Share in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Mario Monsters Sector NGP Gene’s Virtua Fighter 4 Review (it’s at the bottom of the page) 30-50 Feral Hogs Game & Watch Multi-Screen: Green House Karateka Dragon Quest announcement stream Sonic announcement stream “Sonic Rangers” Rangerx eBay enacting adult content ban Tundra Miles “Tails” Prower Shadow the Hedgehog Amy Rose Cream the Rabbit Big the Cat Blaze the Cat Knuckles the Echidna Rouge the Bat Cheese the Chao Chao Slices Big the Cat meets Blaze the Cat Knuckles Rap Illyana Rasputin 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Vampire Savior Battle Arena Toshinden Jet Set Radio Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Earth Defense Force Earth Defense Force: World Brothers OutRun Super Smash Bros: Mealy Street Fighter III: Third Strike Asuka 120%: Final Burning Fest Hitman 2: Silent Assassin Kasumi Ninja Murdered: Soul Suspect Tenchu: Stealth Assassins The real tragedy of Ethan Winters, Resident Evil’s ‘Village’ idiot by Gene Park Betteridge’s law of headlines “Saturny Nights Fever” Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020) Recommendations: Gene: Subscribe to your local newspaper only if they’re good, twitter.com/genepark, Launcher, Frank: The old Perry Mason is on Paramount+, though note that this is not a recommendation of Paramount+, Good Deal Games Brandon: Slay in Hell by Steel Bearing Hand, mention insert credit when buying Genesis games from Good Deal Games for $5 off Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.