S4 E38 - Rocks Are Fun

Today the hosts will don their peg legs and eyepatches to discuss the morality of video game piracy as well as personal experiences with it. What are favorite games that we were introduced to through piracy and how did piracy change throughout the years? How much agency does a creator keep over their art once its public and how much can the masses transform media before crossing an ethical line? And why the heck is piracy so popular in the first place? Additionally, expect news about the state of fruit fly brain simulation, a tale of Abby’s Peggle deficiencies, an update on Matt’s biggest stack of weed, Lia’s rock collection, a new gaming setup for Roy, and a complete disaster with a Russian games collection. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:48 - Beaten 00:26:08 - Retired 00:33:07 - Playing 00:54:33 - News 01:17:07 - Discussion: Piracy 02:14:28 - Untitled Collections Game 02:27:16 - Goodbye! Games Mentioned: Abby: InKonbini (PC), Mosaic of the Pharaohs (PC), Rock Simulator (PC), IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (PC), 30 Birds (PC), Godmode Epochs (PC), Peggle Deluxe (PC), Pinball FX (PC), Pinball FX Midnight (PC), Lia: Sunburn (Gamenora, Browser), Sunburn (by Aaron on itch, Browser), Rock Simulator (PC) Matt: Big Walk (PC), A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad (PC), Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PC), PachiPals (GBC), Drug Dealer Simulator (PC) Roy: Wordle (PC), Arknights (Mobile/PC), Madden NFL 07 (Gamecube), Tabletop Simulator (PC), Pikmin 2 (Gamecube)