Say “No” or nothing as Nancy in Negative Nancy. Cathartic.
Hang out with a dog in a hat and get your Lynch fix in Kentucky Route Zero.
Reality TV Picks of the Week: Old Enough! (Netflix) Baggage (GSN) You Live in What? (HGTV)
You Live in What?😦 (Baggage)
Episode 11! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Games that reward you for playing on your birthday:
It’s nice to feel loved and respected by your friends and neighbors.
Games that reward you for playing on your birthday: Animal Crossing, Pokemon (X&Y and beyond), Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons, The Legendary Starfy
Starfy and co. on your birthday in The Legendary Starfy.
Other games that acknowledge your birthday: Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding, Tomodachi Life, Kirby: Squeak Squad, Wii Fit, Final Fantasy, Fire Emblem, FIFA, Gran Turismo 5, Genshin Impact.
Overcooked has a birthday party skin, and there is a sandbox game called Happy Birthdays!
What time is it? Adventure Time? Time to get ill? Closing time? Nope! Time for everyone’s least favorite topic! Daylight Savings Time! We talk games to play all day with that extra hour. Bargains, farming sims, and the games we’ve been enjoying this week!
Bargain Bin:
Jay’s Picks: Cozy Grove **(30% off) – $10.49 (reg. 14.99) – sale ended, but mobile game also available/goes on sale regularly. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (50% off) – $14.99 (reg. 29.99) (we love a bargain bin bundle! – matches previous low) – Shout out to friends/listeners Gretchen and Ian who bonded over this game! ❤️
Em’s Picks: The Stillness of the Wind (80% off) – $2.59 (reg. 12.99) (lowest price ever!) Summer in Mara** (60% off) – $9.99 – (reg. 24.99) (matches previous low)
Daylight Savings Time! Common myth: It is for farming and farmers. It is not. It’s about capitalism and bug collecting. Benjamin Franklin wanted people to capitalize on more daylight and burn less candles. In New Zealand in 1895, entomologist George Hudson wanted more daylight for bug collecting and inspecting (sounds familiar). It’s actually a myth that it’s for farmers, they lobbied hard against it (like my mother every year on social media). It’s supposedly for things like energy saving during wartime/energy crises but many call it “daylight slaving time.” Time is money. But! It’s time to burn daylight with our favorite farming sims.
✉️ Mailbag! ✉️ Thank you to friend and listener Pete! After episode 4 (Strong Female Protagonist/Women’s History Month), Pete sent in the tip about Roberta Williams! There are so many influential and talented women in the gaming industry, but Roberta Williams is a pioneer. Some highlights about Williams: influential female game designer, instrumental in pioneering the graphic adventure which is definitely the building block for our cozy, chill games today (also point and clicks!) She is the “queen of adventure games.” She has won the Industry Icon Award (2014) and the Pioneer Award – Game Developers Choice Awards (2020). Games she designed to check out: Kings Quest series, Phantasmagoria, Laura Bow, and more! The Secret (TBA) with husband developer Ken Williams – Keep an eye out for their new game!
Last but not least, shout out to Skatune Network. I mentioned Ska Shores (Animal Crossing covers on vinyl) and it is everything I hoped and dreamed it would be.
Friends Are Far Out! 