Round 34 - Appeasing the RNG Goddess

Date aired: 

13 May 2016

Show Length: 

01:56:21

Around the World:  00:07:09

  • Sega officially supporting modded Genesis / MegaDrive games on Steam (essentially rom hacks; some already removed for blatant infringement of other IP)
  • Amazon requiring Prime subscription to order select AAA game titles (like FIFA, GTA, etc)
  • Steam to start accepting payment via bitcoin; Valve and developers will not directly deal with bitcoin themselves
  • Retro Receiver releases bluetooth dongle for original NES console, to connect modern gamepads
  • Nintendo NX - possible Mar 2017 release; may return to cartridge / flash-based media; will not appear at E3 2016; Zelda NX announced
  • RPG Limit Break 2016 - Mon, 09 May through Sat, 14 May
  • Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster released on Steam, 12 May
  • Pokemon Sun / Moon trailers and starters revealed
  • Micorosft officially ends production of Xbox 360 consoles
  • Leaked Red Dead Redemption 2 game map implies prequel to original game
  • World of Warcraft: Legion expansion scheduled for release 30 Aug; open beta started 12 May
  • DOOM released today (13 May)
  • nVidia reveals new Pascal architecture-based consumer-level graphics cards: GTX 1080/1070

Bonus Level 1:  00:56:55

Personal Gaming:  01:07:11

  • Enter the Gungeon (PC; Quest for Semi-Glory; now complete)
  • Galak-Z (PC)
  • Doom / Doom 2 (PC)
  • Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
  • Fire Emblem (GameBoy Advance)
  • Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GameBoy Advance)

Bonus Level 2:  01:17:42

Ad-hoc Design: 01:29:13

  • Side-scrolling action platformer where environment generates only when visible
  • Animal-based rhythm game
  • Dank meme simulator

Full date: 

Fri, 13 May 2016 19:00:00 CDT