"I Hate This Game"

The best thing we can do as people who love video games, is to do just that; love video games.

"The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is."


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Games Discussed:

Banjo-Tooie (Rare Ltd.)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Just Cause 2 and 3 (Avalanche Studios)
Content Warning (Skog, Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen)
Earthbound (Nintendo)
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Sources:
https://kotaku.com/zelda-boss-promise...

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/202...

AVGN Earthbound episode:
   • Earthbound (SNES) - Angry Video Game Nerd ...  

Banjo Tooie Podcast:
https://maxfrequency.net/2022/06/15/c...

I HATE TEARS OF THE KINGDOM by Skittybitty
   • I HATE TEARS OF THE KINGDOM  

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Music Used (In Order):
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie) [Arrangement by ibi], Spiral Mountain (Banjo Kazooie), Jinjo Village (Banjo Tooie), Requiem, K. 626: III. Dies Irae (Mozart), Spiral Mountain (Banjo Tooie), Ballad of the Goddess (Remiz by Mikel), Ballad of the Goddess (Skyward Sword), Skyloft (Skyward Sword), Rito Village (Breath of the Wild), Main Theme (Tears of the Kingdom), Requiem: VII. Libera me (Verdi), Hateno Village (Tears of the Kingdom), Tarrey Town (Tears of the Kingdom), On the Road (Polybridge), Dark Hallway (Luigi's Mansion), LOGBOX 720 (Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts), Showdown Town Night (Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts), Time Station (Ape Escape), Home Sweet Home (Earthbound), Deeper Into Ness' Subconscious (Earthbound), Buzz Buzz's Prophecy (Earthbound), Earthbound - Home Sweet Home Orchestra (The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra), Earthbound - Eight Melodies Orchestra (The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra), Eight Melodies - Mother 1/Earthbound Beginnings (St. Paul's Cathedinal Choir)

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Chapters:
0:00 The Fog Warning
2:30 Banjo Tooie
8:05 Skyward Sword and its Sequels
15:44 Games That Are Just Okay
19:18 What is Fun?
24:48 The Angry, Yet Comedic, Game Reviewer
28:29 "That's how you made it"
31:30 Remember Why We Play Games

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