Ep. 390 - Fix Your Kingdom Hearts or Die, with Liz Ryerson

Musician, writer, podcaster, and friend of the show Liz Ryerson (bsky.app/profile/ellaguro.bsky.social) joins the panel for Giant Bomb’s resurrection, the next video game-based Magic the Gathering set, and the introduction of gacha mechanics to the podcast format. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

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“The air tastes of plastic and charcoal. Oxygen microwaving society by a hundredth of a Fahrenheit each month. Will they also assemble a team for this?” (store.steampowered.com/app/2088840/Picayune_Dr…)

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Dungeons & Dragons (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

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Great Art, by Liz Ryerson (printedmatter.org/catalog/67484)

1: Any Austin asks, which video game bar would provide the best three-mile walk home after a night out that ended kind of badly? (03:45)

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Seventh Heaven (finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Seventh_Heaven_(F…))

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Final Fantasy VII (mobygames.com/game/858/final-fantasy-vii)

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Deadly Premonition (mobygames.com/game/46145/deadly-premonition)

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Twin Peaks (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_Peaks)

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Bayonetta (mobygames.com/game/43659/bayonetta)

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Galdin Quay (finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Galdin_Quay)

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Final Fantasy XV (mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv)

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Dragon Age: Inquisition (mobygames.com/game/70317/dragon-age-inquisition)

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SSV Normandy (masseffect.fandom.com/wiki/SSV_Normandy)

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Mass Effect series (mobygames.com/group/8742/mass-effect-series)

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Anachronox (mobygames.com/game/4499/anachronox)

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn (bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tu4d43ehkpc6mg2tlsyep…)

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Cyberpunk 2077 (mobygames.com/game/128136/cyberpunk-2077)

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Starfield (mobygames.com/game/208288/starfield)

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BurgerTime (mobygames.com/game/467/burgertime)

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The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters (2007) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Kong)

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The King of Comedy (1982) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Comedy_(film))

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The Original Kings of Comedy (2000) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Original_Kings_of_Co…)

2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the can opener of video games? (11:14)

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Can opener (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_opener)

3: What do you think we could have done with Giant Bomb? (14:30)

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Giant Bomb Finally Set Free By Fandom (kotaku.com/giant-bomb-fandom-dan-ryckert-jeff-…)

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The Hamburglar (mcdonalds.fandom.com/wiki/Hamburglar)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G4_(American_TV_network)

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roosterteeth.fandom.com/wiki/ScrewAttack

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starcade

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Nick Arcade (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Arcade)

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Geoff Keighley (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Keighley)

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Will Arnett (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Arnett)

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Alfonso Ribeiro (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonso_Ribeiro)

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George Wallace (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace_(American…))

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Steve Harley (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harvey)

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Giant Bomb Wiki (giantbomb.com/games)

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Double Jump (giantbomb.com/adventure/3015-1)

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Tyler Perry (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Perry)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madea

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Harrison Ford (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Ford)

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Patriot Games (1992) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Games_(film))

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Tom Clancy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy)

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Jack Ryan (jackryan.fandom.com/wiki/Jack_Ryan_Wiki)

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Alex Cross (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Cross)

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Martin Lawrence (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence)

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Eddie Murphy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy)

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Colin Powell (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Powell)

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Vice (2018) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_(2018_film))

4: Which video game should the next Magic: the Gathering set be based on?

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Magic: the Gathering (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering)

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Final Fantasy series (mobygames.com/group/4847/final-fantasy-series)

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Final Fantasy is Magic’s Best-Selling Set of All Time, And it’s Not Even Out Yet (draftsim.com/mtg-final-fantasy-best-selling-set)

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Pokemon series (mobygames.com/group/475/pokemon-universe)

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Tetris (mobygames.com/game/42121/tetris)

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Jackbox series (mobygames.com/group/204/you-dont-know-jack-ser…)

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Horse Race Tests (knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/horse-race-…)

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Digimon series (mobygames.com/group/3169/digimon-franchise)

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My Little Pony (scryfall.com/search?q=wm%3Acutiemark)

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Team Fortress 2 (mobygames.com/game/30655/team-fortress-2)

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Kingdom Hearts series (mobygames.com/group/2842/kingdom-hearts-series)

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Fallout (scryfall.com/sets/pip)

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Warhammer 40,000 (scryfall.com/sets/40k)

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Space Harrier (mobygames.com/game/1434/space-harrier)

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Panzer Dragoon (mobygames.com/game/2897/panzer-dragoon)

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Garry’s Mod (mobygames.com/game/36258/garrys-mod)

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Skibidi Toilet (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skibidi_Toilet)

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Nier series (mobygames.com/group/12323/drakengard-nier-univ…)

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Rhystic Study (scryfall.com/card/jmp/169/rhystic-study)

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Final Fantasy X (mobygames.com/game/5673/final-fantasy-x)

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Genshin Impact (mobygames.com/game/150976/genshin-impact)

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Honkai: Star Rail (mobygames.com/game/202242/honkai-star-rail)

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Zenless Zone Zero (mobygames.com/game/227320/zenless-zone-zero)

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yugipedia.com/wiki/Exodia

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Hatris (mobygames.com/game/31670/hatris)

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Alexey Pajitnov (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Pajitnov)

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bg3.wiki/wiki/Karlach

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Baldur’s Gate III (mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii)

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Heidi Kalson (sims.fandom.com/wiki/Heidi_Kalson)

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The Sims: Life Stories (mobygames.com/game/29325/the-sims-life-stories)

5: KikoB asks, aside from 50 Cent, what recording artists should have their own video games? (33:43)

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50 Cent (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent)

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50 Cent: Blood on the Sand (mobygames.com/game/40480/50-cent-blood-on-the-…)

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Beat Takeshi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeshi_Kitano)

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Vin Diesel (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vin_Diesel)

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Wheelman (mobygames.com/game/40374/wheelman)

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Nicholas Cage (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Cage)

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William Shatner (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner)

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Andrew W.K. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W.K.)

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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Excelle…)

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Rose McGowan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_McGowan)

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Kat Dennings (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kat_Dennings)

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Chappell Roan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappell_Roan)

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Final Fantasy Tactics (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics)

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Carly Rae Jepsen (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Rae_Jepsen)

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Final Fantasy X-2 (mobygames.com/game/8706/final-fantasy-x-2)

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Björk (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rk)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_(album)

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Keita Takahashi (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keita_Takahashi)

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Grasshopper Manufacture (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper_Manufacture)

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Red Dead Redemption (mobygames.com/game/46614/red-dead-redemption)

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Lil Nas X (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Nas_X)

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Lil Nas X’s ‘Twerk Hero’ is a real game where …