We kick things off with more Nintendo belly-aching, including Pokémon Snap, Pokémon GO, Ring Fit follow up, the new Nintendo Direct, and Tony wishing Nintendo had a game pass. A fascinating view on the purpose of Kirby in Nintendo’s lineup is proposed, and the interesting bits of Super Mario 3D are extolled. In the second half, we veer off into Alex’s motivations when playing games and Dan and Alex’s experiences beating Hades. Finally, things get a little spicy as we discuss the relative merits of player choice and optimization in games through the lens of save mechanics and more.

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Pokemon Snap 0:00:00
Pokémon Go 0:05:09
- Ingress
- Among Us
Dan’s Ring Fit Adventure 0:18:08
The Value Proposition of Nintendo 0:23:07
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards 0:33:37
- Classic Kirby Games
- The Kirby Series#Games)
Super Mario 3D + Bowser’s Fury 0:45:50
- Bowser’s Fury
Alex’s Motivation in Gaming 0:53:53
- Overwatch
- Celeste
Dan finished Hades 0:56:11
Saving, Optimization, and Player Choice 1:12:28