Ep. 189 - Purse Owner 5, with Dami Lee

Questions this week: From Frank Cifaldi: What’s up with E3? (03:47) How is the Korean video game industry different from other parts of the industry? (09:45) What are the biggest headaches in the world of video game translation and localization? (14:38) What’s the ugliest video game hardware you’ve ever seen? (19:42) What video game eggs would make the best omelettes? (24:13) Dirtbag Kory asks: How do you define the Japanese use of the word ‘gear’? (29:45) Which two game industry figures have never worked together, but really should? (34:51) Design a 90’s Master System clone. (39:34) Is there such a thing as a good webcomic about video games? (44:14) Who is the Nathan Fielder of video games? (48:35) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Dame Judi (52:45) Are YOU a bad enough dude to discuss this episode in the forums? A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Sakura Taisen 4 Blazing Lasers Gooigi Death Stranding Directors Cut Elden Ring Metal Slug Tactics Mohammed bin Salman, Murderer and Majority SNK Owner Summoner’s War Genshin Impact PC bang Legends of Localization Samurai Showdown V Kris Inherto 3DO Master System Zeebo Jaguar CD Coleco Telstar Arcade Divers 2000 Dreamcast Game Boy Player Ouya PC Engine SuperGrafx Dizzy the Egg Neopets Neggs Meerka Chase Petpet Neopets Puzzle Adventure Guilty Gear Cave Story Game Gear Gears of War Goichi Suda Jet Set Radio Alexey Pajitnov Tetris Hexic Hatris Hirokazu Yasuhara Masaya Matsuura Rodney Alan Greenblat Gam Boy Dooly the Little Dinosaur Agi Gongyong Dooly Hot Comics for Cool People Nancy Nathan For You Acclaim marketing team advertising on tombstones $10,000 to name your child Turok BMX XXX Bennett Foddy Dumb Starbucks Habbo Hotel Recommendations: Brandon: The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992) if you have a strong stomach, Oh, DEER! Soundtrack Frank: A Forensic Analysis of Earthbound’s Deepest Secrets, The Video Game History Hour Dami: Trick, Vincenzo Don’t miss our watchalong for the Morton Jankel Cut of the Super Mario Bros movie, Friday June 18th at 6:30p/9:30e! Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.