Ep. 197 - Myst Opportunities, with Chris Remo and Mathew Kumar

Game designer, composer, and co-creator of Idle Thumbs Chris Remo joins the panel along with Mathew “Agent of Chaos” Kumar to cover the Honda Prelude, Crossword of the Dead, and live on-air cat noises. Questions this week: Jeff Gerstmann asks: What’s the coolest vehicle to ever appear in a video game? (04:54) Are the Myst games still good? What should people play instead? (10:55) What kind of feeling does acoustic guitar give to a game? (16:41) What’s better in a video game, an elevator or stairs? (22:45) What six C-list video game villains would you recruit for a government black ops team? (28:20) Dirtbag Gaagaagiins asks: What’s the best autoscrolling section in video games? (33:08) When and how do games successfully recontextualize frustrating tropes? (40:28) Review the concept of crossword puzzles based on their graphics and mechanics. (44:57) What are some of your favorite harmless video game hoaxes? (50:41) What is the Waiting for Godot of video games? (56:48) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Jodi Picoult (01:01:44) Don’t you wish you could share your answers to the prompts? You can do exactly that in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Dennis Miller action figure Musee Mechanique Warthog Pale Wing Vic Viper R-90 Ragnarok Sonic mine cart Honda Prelude Tokyo Highway Battle Fortnite Vehicles Kung Fu Rider Dolphin Blue Nier Boar OutRun Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge Myst Riven: The Sequel To Myst The Witness Michael Brough Stephen’s Sausage Roll Habitat Firewatch Elevator Action Snake’s ladder climb Mickey Mania Ys: Book I & II Batman: The Telltale Series The Suicide Squad Rez Peter Molyneux Zool Battletoads The Adventures of Batman and Robin WTF: work time fun I Wanna Be The Guy Chris Remo’s YouTube channel The Bobby Kotick image Ermac Missingno The Blue Box Studios thing Waiting For Godot SNK VS. CAPCOM Card Fighters DS P.T. Jodi Picoult Recommendations: Brandon: To Kill With Intrigue (1977), Walker (1987) Mathew: Gold Ninja Video fundraiser Chris: Police Story (1985) Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.