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All Threes

24 December 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 0 Comment

WEEK IN GEEK: This week, Andrew dives into the quote-unquote reboot of CSI in Paramount+’s CSI: Vegas and is perplexed. D. Bethel reads another book about video games! This time it’s Super Mario Bros. 3 by Alyse Knorr as published by Boss Fight Books.

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Editing is Magic” (13 July 2018): Where our hosts discuss the Boss Fight Book, Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler.
“Little Paper People” (02 November 2018): Where D. Bethel discusses the Boss Fight Book, Shovel Knight by David L. Craddock.
“Prime Time Crime” (05 March 2021): Where Andrew talked about another new procedural show, the CBS reboot of The Equalizer.
“In the Reward Zone” (06 August 2021): Where D. Bethel discusses the Boss Fight Book, Final Fantasy VI by Sebastian Deken.
“Doctor Ennui” (27 August 2021): Where D. Bethel discusses another new procedural show, Big Sky.
“Unbridled Hedonism” (03 December 2021): Where our hosts discuss whether Disney+’s Hawkeye should be giving more credit to Hawkeye comic creators Matt Fraction and David Aja.

RELEVANT LINKS:

Good, Owen S. “Misprint Gives Super Mario Bros. 3 Fans a Poetry Book Called, Grabbing Pussy.” Polygon, Vox Media, 07 November 2018.
Zwiezen, Zack. “Hades Wins a Hugo Award, Making History as the First Video Game to Do So.” Kotaku, G/O Media, 19 December 2021.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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I Am The State

26 February 2021 Invisible Editor Comments 1 comment

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LOST IN ZEBES: With a lot of internet chatter focusing on the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda‘s 1986 release, it made D. Bethel upset because another major Nintendo franchise was also released that year that nobody––much less Nintendo itself––seems that interested in celebrating, the weird, wonderful Metroid. D. Bethel talks with Andrew to see why this game and the series it spawned never gained the legs and legacy of Nintendo’s bigger franchises.

RELEVANT LINKS:

The very strange commercial for The Legend of Zelda that Andrew mentioned:

RELEVANT EPISODES:

“Episode 138 – An Accident of Role-Play” (16 June 2017): One of many episodes where our hosts discuss the horrors of GamerGate.
“Episode 158 – Bluster and Impotence” (05 October 2018): One of many episodes where our hosts discuss the horrors of ComicsGate.
“Auteur Manager” (12 February 2021): Where our hosts talk about the benefits and dangers of auteur culture.

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“Disco Medusae” by Kevin McLeod
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“District Four” by Kevin McLeod
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