About this episode

Devin, Andy, and guest Sam Talevich explore the Bandai Namco Cross Store in Brooklyn, discussing various gaming experiences and machines.

Devin, Andy, and guest Sam Talevich visit the Bandai Namco Cross Store in Industry City , Brooklyn. What is a Cross Store, exactly? How many Gashapon machines are required to have something for everyone? 150? 300? 3000?? Can you win at claw machines with proper training? Should there be a flagship store dedicated solely to Pac-Maniana? Do Taito no Tatsujin skills translate to real world drumming? Lucky Wander Boy by D. B. Weiss Full Carts Social: Bluesky , Instagram Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Jed Becker⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , cover art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Margaret Flatley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , music insertion by Skye MacLeod Contact: FullCartsPod@gmail.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Devin McIntyre, Andy Selsberg

Guest: Sam Talevich

Topics covered

• Bandai Namco
• Gashapon machines
• claw machines
• Pac-Man
• Taito no Tatsujin
• shopping experience

Keywords

• Bandai Namco
• Gashapon
• claw machines
• Pac-Man
• Taito no Tatsujin
• shopping
• Brooklyn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bandai Namco

Books & works: Lucky Wander Boy

Places: Industry City, Brooklyn

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