Ep. 190 - Crazy Taxicab Confessions, with Kelsey Lewin

Co-director of the Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin joins the panel to discuss how weird the letter 7 is, the WonderSwan, and Metallica covers of Barney songs. Original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Brandon Sheffield asks: What is the best video game console nobody actually plays? (03:56) What would be the best way for a disgraced indie developer to announce his retirement? (09:19) What are the pros and cons of controlling multiple party members? (14:14) What’s the next ubiquitous video game trailer song? (20:11) Improv Zone – Museum Tour (26:13) Dirtbag Anonymous asks: What is the best callback joke in video games? (31:13) Which video game went through the most interesting development cycle? (37:06) Famicom Feud – Wonderswan Top 15 (42:53) What is the oxford comma of video games? (51:45) How do you really appraise hard to find retro video game ephemera? (51:59) LIGHTNING ROUND: The Discourse – How Cunning A Linguist? (57:09) You know, you could always discuss this episode in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: WonderSwan Insert Credit “Last Letter” Forum Game Sega Dreamcast Vectrex Multicart Spike Atari Jaguar Hyundai Genesis Scott Cawthon donates to Trump, other GOP Scott Cawthon retires Jeff Bezos is getting in a rocket Willy’s Wonderland Donate to the Video Game History Foundation There Is No Such Thing As Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism Guardians of the Galaxy Mass Effect: Legendary Edition Tales series Tails Adventure The Offspring - All I Want (Crazy Taxi version) F-Zero - Mute City Guitar Hero: Metallica Caspers Hot Dog Barney - The Cleanup Song New Pokemon’s Nap Maniac Mansion Thimbleweed Park Nier: Automata Shadow Squadron Stellar Assault SS Wii Music Psycho Fox The Legendary Axe Astyanax Swan of Wonders Top 15 Makaimura for WonderSwan Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum Judgment Silversword Gunpey Flash Koibito-kun Engacho! Buffers Evolution Rhyme Rider Keroican Rainbow Islands: Putty’s Party Oxford Comma Mismatched Couples (1985) Streetlight Records Craig discord recording bot WonderSwan console variants Special thanks this week to Friend of the Show Ash Parrish Recommendations: Kelsey: Video Game History Foundation, Video Game History Hour, Blind Box Vintage Video Game Magazines, One Punch Man season 1 Brandon: Ginger Root - Loretta (Official Music Video) Frank: Loki, Sweet Tooth, look up fan edits/restorations of work Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.