Ep. 209 - Blopper Goes Knobby, with K Thor Jensen

Artist, writer, cartoonist and game designer K Thor Jensen joins the panel to cover being Mr. Google-Ass, having to go fast and slightly worse, and episode titles. Questions this week: Frank Cifaldi asks: Is the Intellivision Amico “physical game” scam the future of physical games? (06:12) How can video games adapt the comic book format better than Comix Zone? (13:08) What has been the worst video game music of the last generation? (18:21) How would you design a Dune game like never before? (23:43) Design a video game t-shirt that, even given prominent advertising, exactly zero people would buy. (29:27) Dirtbag Spencer asks: Does Nintendo actually have something that makes them the best game developer, or is that just fans projecting? (36:07) What are the best video game lists you’ve seen? (42:12) Violence Island (47:03) What is the The Simpsons of video games? (56:19) LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Name Combo Breaking (01:01:41) Recommendations and Outro (01:14:41) You’re the best there is at what you do, but what you do is discuss this episode in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Hexic Sine Mora Intelivision Amico Worms: Armageddon Comix Zone Understanding Comics Framed Gorogoa Future Aero Racing S Ultra Mad Max Dune Maneater That Box That Hurts Your Hand When You Put It In There Cooking Mama El Shaddai Death Stranding Microsoft Solitaire “Keep It Casual” T-shirt Microsoft Minesweeper Game Board Throw Pillow K Thor’s Gamer T-Shirt Dudes With Attitude manual Metroid Dread Link’s Awakening (2019) Giger-likes thread at forums.insertcredit.com Satoshi Matrix’s Top 100 NES/Famicom Games Gimmick! PC-FX FM Towns Marty Gain Ground Mount Celeste Hollow Knight Segata Sanshiro Johnny Turbo Trouble Bruin Storm Eagle Mallow Lakitu Sephiroth The Simpsons Grand Theft Auto Sonic the Hedgehog Street Fighter King of Fighters Family Guy That screenshot from Way of the Warrior that Frank keeps linking during the Lightning Round Recommendations: Frank: Guardians of the Galaxy Brandon: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993) K Thor: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) on Tubi, find something you can chew on Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.