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This month on Yeah! Jonathan, Tanya, and Daniel discuss the landmark success of the game Crazy Taxi both in the arcades and on the Dreamcast and how the inclusion of music by a plucky punk rock band known as the Offspring would help cement the game's legacy as a major hit for Sega, long outliving the arcade and the console that spawned it. We also take wild divergences into talking about Seaman, Shenmue, MTV's Road Rules Season 5: The Northern Trail, 2024 Politics, and the Beatles.

0:00:00 - A Comic Book Announcement

0:00:33 - WWJD: The World Wide Jonathan Division

0:02:16 - You've Got a Heartache

0:03:10 - A Finger on the Pulse of Coolness

0:11:25 - Jonathan's Longstanding, Unpopular Opinion

0:14:14 - When Does Something Turn from Popular to Unpopular?

0:23:40 - Sega's Weird Trajectory

0:27:23 - The Road Rules Connection

0:33:05 - The Music Makes the Game

0:34:10 - Crazy Taxi News?

0:37:12 - Wrap Up/See Ya Next Time!

Watch a special bonus with Jonathan and The Offspring here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBAbEDatsOI

This month on Currently Playing, Daniel summons Jenny from the void where she accidentally got sent at the end of her appearance on Talking to Women about Videogames. She's currently playing a nostalgic game for her, 2006's "Blue Dragon" for the Xbox 360. Later they dissect the recommended game Papers, Please and Jenny passionately recommends Outer Wilds.
Show Notes
0:00:00 - Comic Book Announcement
0:00:56 - A Summoning Ritual
0:02:47 - Currently Playing - Blue Dragon
0:18:18 - Stare Into Eternity/Nostalgia
0:23:01 - Backlog Recap - Papers, Please
0:26:02 - Backlog Recommendation - Outer Wilds
0:32:34 - Wrap Up...Plugs? Support the show on Patreon before Oct 1st 2024 to get a physical or digital Shadows of the Damned comic by good old Jonathan Holmes!

https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Tanya and Jonathan talk about the new Nintendo Direct and Zelda's starring role in Echoes of Wisdom. Guests Tiana and Fernanda from Studio Pixel Punk talk about their hit game Unsihted and their next project, Abyss Z Zero. Kiki and Alicia from Transperency stop by to chat about YouTubing for the right reasons, and the joys of Trans Mario.

Timecodes: 0:00:00 - The Pests
0:03:10 - Breaking Through the Man Cycle
0:04:59 - Playable Zelda!
0:09:31 - How Much Work Do You Want to Do in a Videogame?
0:12:26 - From Pixels to Polygons w/ Tiana and Fernanda of Studio Pixel Punk
0:43:48 - Nintendo Direct: A Host of Holiday Flavorites
0:47:31 - Maintaining the Course in a Changing Sea of YouTubers w/ Kiki and Alicia of Transparency
1:22:49 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks
1:27:10 - "Wave Frequency" by SANFORD
1:30:43 - I Wanna Love Me Studio Pixel Punk on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/studiopixelpunk

Transperency on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Transparencyboo

Daniel's new album!

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/sanford3/wave-frequency-2

https://thesanford.bandcamp.com/album/wave-frequency

Support the show here!

https://www.patreon.com/ttwav

Tanya and Jonathan ponder punk and gender, Tonberry looks back to 2010, Kaiju looks even farther back to the Gamecube, Pear loves voice acting, Gretchen hates Borderlands, and Suda51 wishes Jonathan a happy birthday. 

Twitter handles for this episode's cast -

Tanya - @TPawscast

Jonathan - @nontrotski

Gretchen (actually it's her wife Kristen but that's all I got) - @knitsyo

The Redneck Tonberry - @ATonberry

Pear - @RegulinePear

Kaiju - @KaijuKiriyama

Suda51 - @suda_51

Casey Explosion, The Redneck Tonberry, and Emma Schaale, author of How Games Get Made join Taanya and Jonathan for discussions on Rutger Hauer's last game, the pros and cons of David Cage, and who Ready Player Two is really about. 

Twitter handles for the guests on this episode-

Casey - @CaseyExplosion

Tonberry - @ATonberry

Emma -@sparrowtrooper

A link to Emma's book! - https://www.amazon.com/How-Games-Get-Made-Stories-ebook/dp/B08PVXF1K5/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=how+games+get+made&qid=1607440753&sr=8-1

Our guests this week -

Kayla - https://twitter.com/ColorgraveKayla

Kaiju - https://twitter.com/KaijuKiriyama

Tonberry - https://twitter.com/ATonberry

Nintendo shuts down a Smash tourney, bitcoin-hungry hackers leak Capcom secrets, Kayla from Colorgrave (Prodigal) is interviewed, Game and Watch: Super Mario Bros. and Freddy Spaghetti 2.0m are reviewed, the FGC gets built up and torn down, and The Game Awards Indie competition needs a weight class tier system. 

Jonathan and a special guest discuss the rise of the PS5, Xbox Series X, and the next President of the United States. Disc Room is reviewed by an AD&D-loving mom. Tonberry has strong words for the Google Stadia guy, Kaiju loves Sonic 2, and Romancelvania is gushed about.

Disc Room on Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/1229580/Disc_Room/
Romancelvania on Kickstarter - www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedee…s/romancelvania
Kaiju's Twitch channel - twitch.tv/KaijuKiriyama

The bad takes of a Google Stadia guy lead to great things, including the revelation of Blaseball and the horrific wonders of Animal Crossing. And who is that Tonberry in the trailer park watching a working TV sitting on top of a non-working TV?

The debut episode! Jonathan talks to a pole dancing cat enthusiast about the latest videogame news. Rambo skin by MGreat ~ www.planetminecraft.com/skin/rambo-2613956/

Tanya and Jonathan lament the loss of objective historical truths, including the FACT that the PS1 had better 3D platformers than the N64. Guests Liz Ryerson and Quinn K. talk about the place for games about real human experiences in the games industry, and the hope that someday life will prevail.

Time Codes: 0:00:00 - When the Sun is Blazin' and the Summer Gets Hot
0:06:34 - Bringing Forward the Magic of the Past
0:09:03 - When are Videogames Going to Change? w/ Liz Ryerson
0:42:36 - Are the YouTubers Wrong About Videogames?
0:53:35 - Not Pulling Punches w/ Quinn K
1:20:58 - Making a Jingle?
1:12:39 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thank You Patrons!
1:26:50 - Slappin' and Flappin' Support Liz Ryerson and enjoy her work here: https://www.patreon.com/ellaguro

Read Liz's work here: https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2024/03/lets-play-life.html

Check out Quinn K.'s work here: https://quinnkdev.github.io/

Check out Blanksword here: https://blanksword.carrd.co/

Support our darn podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/ttwav