Episode #47: It Turns Out We Don’t Live in a Society

AVoCADo GamesCast

https://ia801500.us.archive.org/32/items/avocadogamescast_ep47/Podcast%2047%20edit%204.mp3

Featuring:
Merve
Admirax
godzilluhhh
Lovely Bones
The Kappa

Editor:
The Kappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions

3:15 – GTA V Roleplaying
16:40 – What We’ve Been Playing
38:40 – Admirax Hates Memes
56:50 – Difficulty in Games, Part 1
1:32:45 – Group Effort in Games
1:42:20 – Difficulty in Games, Part 2
1:52:10 – Conclusion

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep47

Podcast header image from Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Linkdump and content warnings after the jump.

Introductions (0:15)

No links here.

GTA V Rolepaying (3:15)

• An article on GTA V roleplaying. (Source: Kotaku)
• Official website for Red vs. Blue. (Source: Rooster Teeth)
• ashlynn’s Twitch channel.
• RemiTheSiren’s Twitch channel.
• Ziggy’s Twitch channel.
• MickDaInfamous’s Twitch channel.
• A clip explaining Amara and Brenda’s relationship. (Source: Twitch)
• Kitboga’s Twitch channel.

What We’ve Been Playing (16:40)

• Wikipedia article on Bloodborne.
• Steam store page for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI.
• The expansions for Civilization VI have not been released on the Switch. (Source: Wikipedia)
• Wikipedia article on Zoo Tycoon.
• Wikipedia article on the film Blackfish.
• Steam store page for Jurassic World Evolution.
• Wikipedia article on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Admirax Hates Memes (38:40)

CONTENT WARNING FOR MASS VIOLENCE

• Explanations for the “We Live in a Society” meme and the associated Gamer Joker meme. (Source: Know Your Meme)
• Wikipedia article on the 2012 mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado.
• Wikipedia article on Battlefield V.
• Know Your Meme article on the PC Master Race meme.
• The backlash to Cranium’s “esports dress.” (Source: Junkee)
• A VHS promotional video for Star Fox 64 from 1997. (Source: Janglez311 on YouTube)

Difficulty in Games, Part 1 (56:50)

• Steam store page for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
• Steam store page for Cuphead.
• Steam store page for Dead Rising.
• Correction: In Sekiro, you lose your lock-on when you die, but you can lock on again while downed before resurrecting. (No link here; Merve discovered this himself after recording the podcast.)
• Entry #4 in this listicle in about the programming glitch in Space Invaders. (Source: Cracked)
• The “never underestimate the power for firefighter born in July” t-shirt. (Source: TeeHog)
• Wikipedia article on I Wanna Be the Guy: The Movie: The Game.
• How the Sekiro difficulty Tweet became a meme. (Source: Kotaku)
• Correction: Shakespeare’s plays were in Early Modern English, not Old English. (Source: Wikipedia)

Group Effort in Games (1:32:45)

• Official website for World of Warcraft.
• Official website for EverQuest.
• Origin store page for Anthem.
• Steam store page for Payday: The Heist.
• Steam store page for Portal 2.
• Steam store page for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
• Tournaments at The Avocado.

Difficulty in Games, Part 2 (1:42:20)

• Kingdom Hearts Wiki article on Demyx.
• Kingdom Hearts Wiki article on Riku.
• Final Fantasy Wiki article on Emerald Weapon. (Source: Fandom)
• Pikmin Wiki article on Scornet Maestro. (Source: Fandom)
• Wikipedia article on the Punch-Out!! series.
• Steam store page for Baba Is You.
• Steam store page for Pato Box.

Conclusion (1:52:10)

• Wikipedia articles on hockey players Tie Domi, Radek Bonk, and Sandis Ozoliņš.
• The weird made-up American names from Fighting Baseball. (Source: Press The Buttons)
• Merve’s subtle image edit of the Fighting Baseball roster. (Source: Merve Has a Tumblr)
• Wikipedia article on Heaven Is for Real, which documents the near-death experience of Colton Burpo.