Nate, Sebastian, and Jordan are once again joined by Em to discuss SUPER MARIO 64, Nintendo's revolutionary platformer that created a new paradigm for how to construct a digital playground in three dimensions. We talk about the brilliance of a camera that simultaneously allows for developer suggestion and player control, the welcoming hub world that is Peach's Castle, and how all 3D games from this point forward are indebted to this particular outing of the Italian plumber. Sebastian makes a Star Wars reference in Ryan's absence.
Nate, Ryan, and Jordan gather to discuss NIGHTS INTO DREAMS, Sega's 1996 game about an androgynous harlequin who defends bullied teens by performing aerial acrobatics and collecting orbs to restore the physical manifestation of their virtues. It's... a lot. On the way, the boys discuss their own personal nightmares and the unfortunate story of the Sega Saturn. Jordan tries to wrap his mind around the game's imagery, and Nate educates everyone on the legendary Segata Sanshiro.
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Segata Sanshiro commercial compilation: