Ep. 440 - No More Worlds to Conker

About this episode

The episode discusses GameStop's bid for eBay, new Star Fox designs, and various video game topics.

Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield cover GameStop making an offer for eBay, the hotness of the new StarFox designs, and dead rabbids. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Nail Bat Final Fantasy VII Die Hard (1988) Gotham City Jean-Paul Valley “Shilly-shally.” Oreo Hydrox TurboGrafx-16 1 : GameStop isn’t gonna buy eBay, right? (08:56) GameStop eBay GameStop makes unsolicited bid to acquire online auction giant eBay for $56B GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen banned from eBay after takeover bid stunt Game Informer Sumo Fighter Mega Man 7 Video Game History Foundation Vintage Video Game Magazine Monthly Subscription FuncoLand Funko Relooted Bram Stoker’s Dracula Indiana Jones 2 : What are the level 1 magic spells you want to make available to a player in a game? (14:00) Hang on. Is Indiana Jones’s hat a fedora? Indiana Jones: His Hats Explained Okay back to Question 2. Metroidvania 3 : Are the Star Fox characters hotter now or not? (18:41) Nintendo announces new Star Fox for Nintendo…

People in this episode

Host: Alex Jaffe

Guests: Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield

Topics covered

• GameStop acquisition
• Star Fox designs
• video game history
• game character aesthetics
• magic spells in games

Keywords

• GameStop
• eBay
• Star Fox
• video games
• Final Fantasy VII
• Mega Man 7
• Indiana Jones
• TurboGrafx-16
• game design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GameStop, eBay, Nintendo

Books & works: Final Fantasy VII, Star Fox, Mega Man 7, The Amazing Digital Circus, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Final Fantasy VII: Rema, Gotham City, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Indiana Jones, TurboGrafx-16

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