Bib Fortuna takes the stage — calm, composed, he's been practicing for this moment — and takes a deep breath before revealing the next era of video game conferences. "We all know E3 has come and gone, but it's time for something truly new. I present: Steve-B."
Discussed: Steve B, Bib Fortuna and Ben Quadinaros, Kirby Air Riders, the genius of Sakurai’s design, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake, the emotions evoked by older RPGs, the increasing popularity of Pokémon ROM hacks, Dispatch, a brief history of choice-driven games, Brendon and Stephen’s Siskel and Ebert moment
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Produced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social
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Season 8 cover art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/
Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://ghostdown.online/
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Intro
(02:32) - Kirby Air Riders | All That Dragoon
(35:11) - Break
(35:12) - Tiding from Joseph to Ava!
(36:29) - Heads or Tails?
(36:36) - Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake | Heads
(58:17) - Break
(58:19) - Pokémon Lazarus | The ROM Hacks are ROM Back
(01:22:09) - Break
(01:22:10) - Dispatch | Oh, you know...
(02:08:53) - Wrapping up