About this episode
Ben and Jessica discuss the announcement of a 'Star Fox 64' remake and share their reactions to 'Mortal Kombat II'.
It has begun! Ben brings back OG cohost Jessica Clemons for a flawless game adaptation discussion. First they react to Nintendo’s announcement of a ‘Star Fox 64’ remake for Switch 2 and the internet’s notes on the game’s character redesigns. Then they talk ‘MKII’: their disagreement about the 2021 reboot, their overall impressions of the sequel, their takes on what worked well and what didn’t, their review of Karl Urban’s portrayal of Johnny Cage, and more, plus a spoiler section with thoughts on specific plot points, their expectations for the next movie, which ‘MK’ characters they’d still like to see on-screen, and the box office battle between ‘Mortal Kombat’ and the upcoming ‘Street Fighter’ film.(00:00) Intro(1:52) ‘Star Fox 64’ remake for Switch 2 announcement(8:00) ‘Mortal Kombat II’ reactions(24:55) Karl Urban as Johnny Cage(46:12) Spoiler section!(55:47) ‘MK’ characters we'd like to see on-screen(58:02) ‘Mortal Kombat’ vs. ‘Street Fighter’ at the box office(1:02:38 OutroHost: Ben LindberghGuest: Jessica ClemonsProducers: Devon Baroldi and Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Jessica Clemons
Topics covered
- game adaptation
- Mortal Kombat II
- Star Fox 64 remake
- box office battle
- character redesigns
Keywords
- Mortal Kombat II
- Star Fox 64
- Karl Urban
- game adaptation
- box office
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Nintendo
Books & works: Star Fox 64, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter
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