Author and journalist Kieron Gillen joins the panel to cover the golden age of games journalism, Squaresoft’s 1996 SNES licensed X-Men JRPG, and the mysterious Hat Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Kieron Gillen. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Riders on the Storm
• Ghost Riders in the Sky
• The Doors
• Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
• Mutant
• Amiga Power
• Eisner Awards
• Hugo Award
• Amiga
• Mister Sinister

1: What’s the difference between game culture and comics culture? (04:44)

• Jack Kirby
• Twine
• Al Ewing
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Gamergate (harassment campaign)
• Sad Puppies
• Jim Rossignol

2: In tabletop game design, how do you make a game that allows players to do anything, while maintaining a unique identity? (10:03)

• Mörk Borg
• OSR
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Baldurs Gate III
• Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece built on a bad tabletop game

3: What’s the closest a video game has come to ruining your life? (17:19)

• World of Warcraft
• World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade
• Clash of Clans
• Princess Pajama
• Infinity Nikki
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
• Sonic Advance 3
• Nintendo Official Magazine UK
• Circuit City
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich Ki