011 doom [2016]

[08/10/2016]

**there are some tornado sirens from 1:10:30 - 1:13:30 because there was kind of a tornado warning in jurge's town when we recorded. don't worry: he's safe now and still creating Good Content**  

seth [@asapsunscreen] and jurge [@suparherojar26] come together to yell at you and at each other about DOOM [2016] for a whole podcast.  

SHOW NOTES:

• MASTERS OF DOOM by david kushner, a book about id software and their rise and fall; 
• the bill gates DOOM commercial; 
• mick gordon's [the composer] behind the music documentary: part one - part two; 
• nick robinson's hellwave tweet; 
• satanic symbols hidden in the soundtrack [article from The Verge]; 
• KILLER CUTS album [youtube playlist]; 
• gamestop alternate artwork for DOOM [offer has ended]; 
• austin walker's recent piece on NO MAN'S SKY; 
• the dominatrices from WOLFENSTEIN [2009] and some history on them; 
• jurge's piece on PLAYBOY: THE MANSION; 
• jurge's newest piece on BRITNEY'S DANCE BEAT.     

show notes and links also available at whosegamesisthis.blogspot.com.  

intro/outro song: "Sparkling Water" by @catfoodparty.  

podcast artwork by @rossss_l.  

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next episode: SKATE 2.

010 not the order: 1886

[07/14/2016]


seth [@asapsunscreen] and aaron [@firesideraps] recorded this sprawling ramble of a bonus episode in a poor initial attempt at talking about THE ORDER: 1886. the actual episode about that game was published before this one.

notes: the JAK 3 character we mentioned is sig

talking points: "gamer" design philosophy, importance of GUITAR HERO, THE LAST OF US team racing.

technical difficulties song: "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa (2014).

intro/outro song: "Sparkling Water" by @catfoodparty.

podcast artwork by @rossss_l.

follow the show/cyberbully us @whosegamespod.

009 the order: 1886

[07/05/2016]

seth [@asapsunscreen] and aaron [@firesideraps] both excommunicated themselves from modern society to play the notorious and already forgotten THE ORDER: 1886 and exorcise some of their personal demons. now they've recovered and are willing to share their experiences.

CORRECTION: england has a minority population of 14%, not 8% as aaron mentioned.

talking points: steampunk nikola tesla, our love of quicktime events, incompletion of art as art.

technical difficulty song: "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa (2014).

intro/outro song: "Sparkling Water" by @catfoodparty.

podcast artwork by @rossss_l.

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next episode: bonus episode where we were supposed to talk about THE ORDER: 1886 but didnt

008 nba 2k16

[06/28/2016]

seth [@asapsunscreen] gets coached by jake [@luigifanfiction] in the omnipresent cultural touchstone, NBA 2K16. then jake talks a lot about basketball and it all goes over seth's head.

talking points: us crying playing sports as children, punishment in multiplayer experience, dem boyz.

vine referenced: "Doris Burke be getting buckets" by Nba2kHD (2016).

intermission song: "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa (2014).

intro/outro song: "Sparkling Water" by @catfoodparty.

podcast artwork by @rossss_l.

follow the show/cyberbully us @whosegamespod.

next episode: THE ORDER 1886

007 shadow of the colossus

[06/23/2016]

seth [@asapsunscreen] and ben [@catfoodparty] discuss their obviously unique opinions on indie game SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS.
 
talking points: playstation 2 marketing campaigns, gameplay as narrative medium, who ate the room temperature cheese stick?

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006 the last of us

[06/14/2016]

seth [@asapsunscreen] horribly fails to console nick [@kivinotkiwi] after his first time playing through THE LAST OF US.
 
talking points: psychology of cultural fear, the new LAST OF US 2 that was announced at E3, microtransactions in the apocalypse.

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005 runescape

[06/03/2016]  

audrey [@trillmoregirls] guides seth [@asapsunscreen] through the 2000's cultural monument, RUNESCAPE, and discusses her formative experiences with the game, its community, and smex.

talking points: Adults Fans of Lego, digital isolation, & middle school band arrangements of santana.

audrey's youtube channel: mastersaurkon [https://www.youtube.com/user/mastersaurkon]

episodes also available at bit.do/whinyboysclub.

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