Even Hollywood Florida can’t keep Alex Jaffe from asking the panel about Nobunaga’s Position, The Zorro Theorem, and Jonk Bonk.

Questions this week:

1. What’s up with that Vice article about Embracer Group making a game archive? (04:47)
2. What are your favorite kinds of puzzles in video games? (12:34)
3. How would you design a new spinoff of Koei’s Romance of the Three Kingdom’s series? (19:28)
4. When does a game need a remake? (23:16)
5. Which four video games would you buy for each of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? (28:57)
6. Le Fish asks: What would the title, plot, and promotional tagline of a Bonk movie be? (34:43)
7. Is it always more exciting to play offense than defense? (41:02)
8. Do you have any recurring intrusive video game memories? (43:35)
9. What is The Orville of video games? (47:44)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud – Spike Video Game Awards Celebrity Hosts (53:05)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:26)

Share your recurring intrusive video game memories in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Growing strong and healthy…Minmo!
• Cool World (1992)
• Why Is a Game Publisher Trying to Buy Every Video Game Ever Made?
• ‘Super Mario 64’ sells for over $1.5 million
• Neutopia II
• Video Game History Foundation
• National Videogame Museum
• Spacewar
• Computer History Museum
• 30 Rock
• Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
• Biohazard / Resident Evil series
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Uncharted series
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• The Last of Us series
• Hitman series
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms series
• Dynasty Warriors series
• Angelique Games
• Tokimeki Memorial games
• Nobunaga’s Ambition
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Fortnite: Battle Royale
• Left 4 Dead series
• Back 4 Blood