European video game documentarian Kim Justice joins the panel to discuss a broad variety of accents, whether or not Sonic R is a British game, and a revisitation of our Best British Games list. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kim Justice. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Has a video game ever captured the qualities of sumo? (10:46)
2. What are the most essential things we wouldn’t have in games today without the early European games scene? (17:46)
3. Apart from brand recognition, what are the advantages and disadvantages of working on a licensed game? (25:55)
4. What is the worst video game the most people have played? (32:52)
5. Carl/Charles: What would an English version of The Tairyou Jigoku’s multiple dialect options be like? (40:23)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Best British Games revisitation (50:27)

Recommendations and Outro (01:01:25)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• CeX
• Michigan: Report from Hell
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• The Legend of Zelda
• Metroid
• Cocoon
• Parasite Eve
• The 3rd Birthday
• Grange Hill
• The Hulk
• Sumo
• Super Mario 64
• Ys series
• Virtua Fighter
• Buriki One: World Grapple Tournament ’99 in Tokyo
• Death Stranding
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu
• Shadow of the Beast
• Roger Dean
• Psygnosis
• Wizardry games
• The Black Onyx
• Henk Rogers
• Tim Rogers
• Gary Sheffield
• Brandon Sheffield
• Michael Jackson
• Fred Rogers
• Outkast - Ms. Jackson