Ep. 464 - Specdracular 2026

Freaky Frank Cif-AAAAH-ldi, Ashes to Ashes Dust to Dust Parrish, and BranDon Corleone Sheffield unite once more to take on Dracula’s biggest challenge yet: discount prices!

Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(franchise)

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“What a horrible night to have a podcast!” (mobygames.com/game/10125/castlevania-ii-simons…)

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Treehouse of Terror (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror)

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Gherkin (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickled_cucumber)

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Don Corleone (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vito_Corleone)

1: What fixtures do you put in a final level to prevent heroes from reaching the boss? (06:38)

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Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse (mobygames.com/game/255131/castlevania-belmonts…)

2: What are the strangest things that exist out of bounds in a video game? (12:37)

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Cake (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cake_is_a_lie)

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P.T. (mobygames.com/game/70757/pt)

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Boundary Break (youtube.com/@BoundaryBreak)

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Out of Bounds Secrets | P.T. (youtube.com/watch?v=c7M2pMDHEVE)

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Batman: Vengeance (mobygames.com/game/5190/batman-vengeance)

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Batman: The Animated Series (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman:_The_Animated_Ser…)

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Harley Quinn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn)

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GDQ (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_Done_Quick)

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Resident Evil 4 (mobygames.com/game/52872/resident-evil-4)

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Fallout series (mobygames.com/group/557/fallout-franchise)

3: What video games have the most hostile and unpleasant aesthetics you’ve ever experienced? (18:48)

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Splatoon series (mobygames.com/group/11875/splatoon-series)

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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (mobygames.com/game/83343/resident-evil-7-bioha…)

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Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor (mobygames.com/game/91264/diaries-of-a-spacepor…)

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Feng-Shui (mobygames.com/game/211393/feng-shui-master)

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Sega Saturn (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn)

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Cruelty Squad (mobygames.com/game/156947/cruelty-squad)

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Screaming Mad George’s Paranoia Scape (mobygames.com/game/250842/screaming-mad-george…)

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Screaming Mad George (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screaming_Mad_George)

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Space Giraffe (mobygames.com/game/30799/space-giraffe)

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Virtual Hydlide (mobygames.com/game/13525/virtual-hydlide)

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Golden Tee Golf series (mobygames.com/group/15420/golden-tee-golf-series)

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The Binding of Issac (mobygames.com/game/53072/the-binding-of-isaac)

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Pebble Beach Golf Links (mobygames.com/game/21786/pebble-beach-golf-links)

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Duke Nukem series (mobygames.com/group/149/duke-nukem-series)

4: What happens to a video game studio after it dies? (25:01)

• Kotaku: EA To Shut Down BioWare And Cancel The Next Mass Effect Game (kotaku.com/ea-to-shut-down-bioware-and-cancel-…)

• Kotaku: A Convincing Trailer For What May Have Been Mass Effect 5 Has Leaked [UPDATE: It’s Real] (kotaku.com/mass-effect-5-universe-leaked-trail…)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare

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Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (mobygames.com/game/37752/sonic-chronicles-the-…)

5: What are your feelings on video game recompilation projects, particularly with the role AI has begun to play in them? (30:39)

• Kotaku: Video Game Decomp Hub Closes Due To AI: ‘The Community Aspect Of Decompilation Has Been Broken’ (kotaku.com/video-game-decomp-hub-closes-due-to…)

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$56K spent on Pokemon Gold AI decompiling (bsky.app/profile/toastcrust.bsky.social/post/3…)

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Super Mario 64 Decomp (github.com/n64decomp/sm64)

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Sega Genesis (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis)

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Elden Ring (mobygames.com/game/174989/elden-ring)

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turboxray (youtube.com/@TurboXray)

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Castlevania: Dracula X (mobygames.com/game/6598/castlevania-dracula-x)

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PC Engine (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16)

6: Seva Saturn asks, what non-horror games induce anxiety for you? (38:14)

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Tomb Raider series (mobygames.com/group/68/tomb-raider-franchise)

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Sonic drowning (youtube.com/watch?v=80y6XFfX_sU)

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Fire Emblem series (mobygames.com/group/2195/fire-emblem-series)

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Stardew Valley (mobygames.com/game/80992/stardew-valley)

7: Why Why asks, how do you get a scaredy cat like me to enjoy horror games? (42:50)

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Crow Country (mobygames.com/game/223633/crow-country)

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Soma (mobygames.com/game/75509/soma)

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Poppy Playtime (mobygames.com/game/173688/poppy-playtime)

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Five Nights at Freddy’s (mobygames.com/game/68564/five-nights-at-freddys)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markiplier

8: LeFish asks, what is the Wilhelm Scream of video games? (45:44)

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Wilhelm Scream (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream)

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar

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Atari Jaguar (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar)

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Quake (mobygames.com/game/374/quake)

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Doom (mobygames.com/game/1068/doom)

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store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool

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Crate (oldmanmurray.com/features/39.html)

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Half-Life 2 (mobygames.com/game/15564/half-life-2)

9: What would you change if you could change one thing about one game? (47:49)

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Vampire Survivors (mobygames.com/game/178788/vampire-survivors)

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Leon Kennedy (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_S._Kennedy)

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World of WarCraft (mobygames.com/game/15620/world-of-warcraft)

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake (kotaku.com/15-changes-in-the-legend-of-zelda-o…)

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Fortnite (mobygames.com/game/104208/fortnite)

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Pumpkin Spice Latte (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_Spice_Latte)

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Super Mario (mobygames.com/group/10044/super-mario-series)

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Sonic & Knuckles (mobygames.com/game/6614/sonic-knuckles)

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (mobygames.com/game/230234/warhammer-40000-spac…)

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Detroit: Become Human (kotaku.com/detroit-dev-quantic-dreams-wins-law…)

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Kasumi Ninja (mobygames.com/game/6740/kasumi-ninja)

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BioShock Infinite (mobygames.com/game/60152/bioshock-infinite)

FRIGHTENING ROUND: What’re Ya Dyin’? (54:32)

Recommendations and Outro (01:02:03):

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Ash: Dress up for Halloween even if you aren’t going anywhere, The Devils (1971) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devils_(film))

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Brandon: Dead & Buried (1981) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_%26_Buried), Spike Hellis (spikehellis.com), The Food Mill (thefoodmill.com) in Oakland California, episodes 1, 2, 18, 19, and 20 of Hunter × Hunter (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_%C3%97_Hunter_(19…))

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Frank: Vampire: Master of Darkness (mobygames.com/game/17382/vampire-master-of-dar…), Tokyo Fish Market (tokyofish.net)

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Esper: Have a SCARY good time!

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