Ep. 406 - Sextuple A, with Esper Quinn
Podcast Editor and Game Industry Analyst Esper Quinn joins the panel to cover why Silksong’s price doesn’t matter, what the A’s in AAAAA-Game stand for, and the Loudness War. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
GDQ
Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog
Ivan Drago
“It’s a Russian taunt”
Void Stranger
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Sid Meier’s Civilization V
Magic: the Gathering
The Sims 2
Hyper Gunsport
Gunhouse
Demonschool
Oh, Deer!
1: Ash Parrish asks: Frank, have you gotten to the ladder in Snake Eater? (06:34)
Triangle Strategy
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Taylor Swift
Cynthia Harrell
Vincent Diamante
2: What is the hardest console, currently and historically, to develop video games for? (10:54)
PlayStation 3
Sega Saturn
Atari Jaguar
PlayStation
Xbox 360
Casio Loopy
Atari 2600
Nintendo Entertainment System
Spacewar!
Atari 7800
Amiga
Sega Dreamcast
3: What is the most common thing to change in a video game’s first sequel? (16:47)
Borderlands 4
Metroid series
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Resident Evil series
Yakuza series
Miles “Tails” Prower
Miles Morales
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Pokemon series
Klefki
Sinistea
Mimikyu
Pikachu
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Tandemaus
Maushold
Blue’s Clues
The Spice Family
4: What do each of the A’s in Quintuple A stand for? (22:01)
GTA 6 Is The First “AAAAA Game,” Industry Veteran Says
Grand Theft Auto VI
Devolver Digital
Hot Coffee
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Mel Brooks
Richard Pryor
5: Anonymous asks, why do so few indie games share their price before launch? (28:17)
Borderlands 4 turns off your brain and turns on the fun
In Silksong, spite is my motivation to keep playing
6: What is the main reason someone will buy a video game? (34:51)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Toys That Built America
Frank on the History Channel with the subtitle “This is epic.”
Fortnite
Minecraft
Trojan Vision
Mystery Science Theater 3000
G4
LIGHTNING ROUND: Clown Car (42:30)
Recommendations and Outro (48:51):
Brandon: Final Draft if you want to watch a bad competition show, release Tracie Spencer’s Naturelle album from 1993 if you work for Capitol Records
Ash: Great British Bake-Off, Wildcard Kitchen
Frank: Antiques Roadshow
Jaffe: Esper Quinn is available for audio and video editing services
Esper: Alex Jaffe is available for hosting and voice acting services, follow my partner and love of nine years Ripley, don’t watch Big Brother
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