whose games is this

011 doom [2016]

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Mon, 8 Aug 2016 23:27:00 -0700

[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.

follow the show/cyberbully us @whosegamespod.

next episode: SKATE 2.

010 not the order: 1886

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 21:27:00 -0700

[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

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Mon, 4 Jul 2016 21:36:00 -0700

[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.

follow the show/cyberbully us @whosegamespod.

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

008 nba 2k16

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 14:16:00 -0700

[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

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:20:00 -0700

[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

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:09:00 -0700

[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

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Thu, 2 Jun 2016 23:10:00 -0700

[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.

[@whinyboys]

004 the vanishing of ethan carter

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Wed, 25 May 2016 01:58:00 -0700

[05/25/2016]
seth's brother, aaron [@firesideraps] hosts and helps seth [@asapsunscreen] sort out his feelings on THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER because he has a lot and he can't stop yelling about them. please. make it stop. talking points: FIGHT CLUB, self-congratulatory art, UNCHARTED 4 (of course), & bruh. episodes also available at bit.do/whinyboysclub. [@whinyboys]

003 uncharted 2: among thieves

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Tue, 10 May 2016 01:06:00 -0700

[05/10/2016]
seth [@asapsunscreen] and john michael [@vapefrat666] guide audrey [@trillmoregirls] on her journey to discover UNCHARTED 2.

talking points: brooding white male protagonists, second life sex rooms, cinematic language

[@whinyboys]

episodes also available at bit.do/whinyboysclub

002 journey

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Mon, 2 May 2016 21:17:00 -0700

[05/03/2016]
seth [@asapsunscreen] and audrey [@trillmoregirls] set out to talk about JOURNEY after audrey played it for the first time, but end up talking about RUNESCAPE, GRAND THEFT AUTO, and flash games.

talking points: narrative experience, normative masculinity as a game mechanic, albino black sheep.

[@whinyboys]

episodes also available at bit.do/whinyboysclub

001 pokémon red

whinyboys@gmail.com (seth shepherd) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:43:00 -0700

[04/24/2016]
jake [@luigifanfiction] and seth [@asapsunscreen] talk with nick [@kivinotkiwi] about a game jake loves, seth likes, and nick hasn't played: POKEMON RED. then nick tries to sabotage the podcast during the first episode.

talking points: burritos, the succ

[@whinyboys]

episode available at bit.do/whinyboysclub