Producer, critic and podcaster Paul Tamayo joins the panel to cover when you should pee your pants, Mario’s political affiliations, the coveted 7/11 video games, and Guantanamo Nights Zone.

Questions this week:

1. Which real world racing event has the most interesting game mechanics? (06:54)
2. What are the best implementations of alien technology in video games? (14:05)
3. Could you design a game about New York City that doesn’t involve driving? (19:55)
4. What would be the best city to drive around in a video game? (27:48)
   Spencer asks: Why did so many companies throw their hat in the console ring during the fifth generation? (35:28)
5. Was PaRappa the Rapper good, or do we just remember it because it has a rapping dog? (42:56)
6. What are your video game spending habits like? (48:04)
7. Within the game’s fiction, why do video game villains design their bases as platforming puzzles? (56:01)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Grand Theft Auto Online (01:01:01)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:05)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• The Real World
• NASCAR
• Nascar and the Art of Revenge
• Daytona 500
• Baja 1000
• Alienware
• Hylics 2
• Needler
• Outer Wilds
• Earth Defense Force / Chikyū Bōeigun series
• Another World
• Ramble Planet
• Halo (TV Series)
• Onechanbara: The Movie (2008)
• Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers (2009)
• Stray
• Marvel Spider-Man
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Grand Theft Auto series
• True Crime: New York City
• The Godfather: The Game
• Courier Crisis
• Premium Rush (2012)
• San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
• Driver: San Francisco
• Hitman III
• Landstalker
• Dark Savior