Ep. 354 - FunkoStop

The Insert Credit Show

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield convene once again to eulogize Game Informer, give Tim Walz more Dreamcast games, and declare themselves Clown Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Centipede
• Berkeley Bowl West
• Concord Half Price Books

Question 1: Game Informer is dead. Let’s talk about it. (03:17)

• Game Informer
• GameStop
• Sega Saturn
• FuncoLand
• Funko
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• PC Gamer
• GameSpot
• IGN
• Polygon
• Kotaku
• GameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations
• Magical Chase
• LaserActive

Question 2: What was the last game you bought in a store? (10:16)

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Batman: Arkham City
• Lost Planet 2
• Final Fantasy IX
• Apollo Theater
• Final Fantasy XV
• Oculus Rift
• The Last Guardian
• Wii U
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Question 3: Game Science recently released Black Myth: Wukong to creators with warnings against discussing “feminist propaganda.” What? (15:50)

• Game Science
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Black Myth: Wukong team issues bizarre directive to streamers
• Gamergate
• Saiyuki
• Dragon Ball
• Dragon Quest series
• Journey to the West
• Rick and Morty
• Lies of P
• Pinocchio

Question 4: What games would you add to Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz’s Dreamcast library? (21:36)

• Tim Walz
• VP Candidate Tim Walz Was a Big Dreamcast Fan, and We Think We’ve Found His Favorite Game
• Crazy Taxi
• NFL 2K
• Skies of Arcadia
• Illbleed
• L.O.L.: Lack of Love
• Samba De Amigo
• Vice President of the United States
• Crazy Taxi 2
• Sonic Adventure 2
• The House of the Dead 2
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Princess of Moss
• Tiger Balm
• Godzilla
• Mothra
• Kilik
• SoulCalibur
• Utopia bootdisk
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

Jaffe’s Snake Break (29:06)

• Snake Eyes (1998)
• Brian De Palma
• Phalotris shawnella
• Nicolas Cage
• Burmese python

Question 5: Feral asks, are there any games that you played as a child that you’ve never been able to find, or must have dreamt? (30:05)

• Golden Axe
• Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
• The Legend of Zelda
• Golden Axe Warrior
• Neutopia
• Super Punch-Out!!
• California Extreme
• RoadBlasters
• Mach Rider
• Super Mario Bros.
• Buggy Run
• The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy
• Multibowl

Question 6: What’s the most underutilized real world location for driving games? (36:17)

• Nürburgring
• Gran Turismo 7
• DF Retro: Gran Turismo - A Driving Retrospective - Part 2: The PlayStation 2 Era
• Gran Turismo 4
• Road Rash II
• Oh, Deer!
• Moo Moo Farm
• Forza Motorsport series
• Forza Horizon series

Question 7: What are the best video games to play on your birthday? (41:54)

• McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure
• McDonald’s
• Burger King
• Jack in the Box
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Animal Crossing series
• NiGHTS into Dreams…
• Mega Man 8
• Rocky II

LIGHTNING ROUND: Wikipedia Shootout (48:25)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:28):

• Brandon: If a big notification pops up when you hit caps lock and you’ve installed Logi Options+ at any point, you can disable that in Logi Options+, and also you should disable the AI stuff in there, They Cloned Tyrone (2023), Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Jaffe: Great Pretender

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