Episode 51: Snap Into a Sim, Jim
Do you like managing virtual worlds, or driving a truck across Europe? How about growing crops, or keeping dangerous inmates behind bars? Episode 51 discusses all the genre of simulation games, with Jake and Trav praising their favorites and what makes sim games just so darn fun. More games are knocked off and onto the backlog as Jake keeps buying games for the Switch.
Episode 51
Greetings
Who we are, the games we play
Random factoid
If you’re new to the show
Last week
Collect Call 2.4 with Rick
Off-Killter 10: Encounters with Nature!
Next few weeks
Send in your creepy/scary/spooky Off-Killters
Recent pickups & On the Radar
Trav
Pickups
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Tengen Tetris (NES)
Radar (Oct 10-Oct 23)
Title
Date
Platform
South Park: The Fractured But Whole
10/17
PS4, XB1, PC
Jake
Pickups
Stardew Valley Switch
Minecraft Switch
Radar (Oct 10-Oct 23)
Title
Date
Platform
Fire Emblem Warriors
10/20
Swiiiutch
The Evil WIthin 2 and Shadow of War this week
Previously on Pawlykeeeeel
Jake finished the Destiny 2 campaign and retired his entire 3DS catalog in favor of a brand spanking new Nintendo Swiiiiitch. Trav beat a few retro titles, notably Mega Man 4 and Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance as well as the all new and shiny Ratchet and Clank. The show was broadcast live on Twitch and a handful of the show’s best friends stopped by to hang out. Submitted questions from listeners served as the TAWWWPPICC OFFFF DISGGUGSHSHS
Hot Jakes
News topics that Jake has an opinion on
Jake OLLIE’S the following
Andrew House’s surprise departure (WHERE’D HE GO?)
Star Wars Battlefront II Open Beta happened (IMPRESH)
Nindies blow up on Switch: Axiom Verge, Stardew Valley, Golf Story, Oxenfree, Lovers In a Dangerous Spacetime (INDIES)
Completed Games or Retired:
Trav: Mario Penis (N64), Final Fantasy 2 (SNES), Gone Home (XB1)
Jake: BreastTitty2 With Briz
Added to Backlog:
Trav: Oxenfree (XB1)
Jake: not a goddamn thing
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The Long Play:
Games that we are spending the most time with in our backlog.
Trav: Secret of Mana (SNES)
Jake: Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
Sidequests:
Games you don’t tell your long play about.
Trav: Orcs Must Die 2 (PC), Journey to Silius (NES), Gremlins 2 (NES), King’s Quest (XB1)
Jake: Fartstew Valley, Destiny 2, MK8==============================D
Discush (sims)
Brief history:
Will Wright and SimCity (1989) get credit for being first - but progenitor of genre as we know it was Fortune Builder (1984) coleco vision
Super category for games that simulate real world activities:
Business sims
Railroad Tycoon
Rollercoaster Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon
Farm Simulator
City builders
Sim City, 2000, 3000, 4
Cities XXL, Cities Skylines
Sim City Societies
Government sims
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Destiny of an Emperor
Life sims
People
The Sims
Digi pets
Petz
Tamagotchi
Goat Simulator?
God Sims
Sim Earth
Spore
Black and White
ActRaiser
Populous
Dating sims
Hatoful Boyfriend
Sports
Racing sims
Project Cars
Gran Turismo
Sports management
Football Manager
NFL Head Coach
Vehicles
Flight
Space
Train
Close it out
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