Game Crimes Episode 6 - Gold Medal Games: Sonic Mania ft. Sid Menon

Description: Part 2 of our 3-part series on video game communities, the criminals are joined by Sid Menon of the We Thought About Games podcast as we examine 2017's retro-platformer throwback Sonic Mania. How did the Sonic fangame community go from a loose collection of gaming nerds to the creative forefront of the franchise? We stretch our legs in this extra-length episode to tell the story of romhackers going legit and how communities can wrestle back history from the forces of corporate-fueled nostalgia.

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and Jay (now June) Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES interactive streams, Mike and Jay answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play these games for the first time.

Games Reviewed: 
Sonic Mania (Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows) by PagodaWest, Headcannon and Sega of America

Music:
Unused Song 1 from Knuckles Chaotix by Junko Shiratsu and Mariko Nanba (Sega 32X)
Spring Yard Zone Re-Imagined by Tee Lopes
Haunted Heights Zone from Sonic Robo Blast 2 by DrTapeworm (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Quick Escape from SegaSonic the Hedgehog by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Keitaro Hanada and Naoki Tokiwa (Arcade)
Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)
Sunset Town (unused) from Sonic the Fighters by Maki Morrow and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Arcade)
Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -

Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod

BIG THANKS to Steph, our (brave & intrepid) editor. You can hire her to edit your stuff @StephOKingston

0:00
A note from June - that's poorskeletongames.com :) 

0:49
1993 Sonic Mania Day Commercial

1:03
Unused Song 1 from Knuckles Chaotix by Junko Shiratsu and Mariko Nanba (Sega 32X)

1:22
Introducing Sonic Mania and Sid Menon (@beamsplashx)!

11:42
Spring Yard Zone Re-Imagined by Tee Lopes

12:17
A Brief History of Romhacking, Fangames and The Sonic Community

29:48
Haunted Heights Zone from Sonic Robo Blast 2 by DrTapeworm (Windows, Mac, Linux)

30:14
Reading Series - Excerpts from "Pocket-Sized Archives: Classic Consoles, Consumed Nostalgia, and Corporate Rememory" by James K. Harris, The Journal of Popular Culture, Vol. 0, No. 0, 2021

51:55
Quick Escape from SegaSonic the Hedgehog by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Keitaro Hanada and Naoki Tokiwa (Arcade)

52:28
Why does Sonic as a "brand" attract such passionate communities?

1:10:56
Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

1:11:12
How much of retro gaming is just marketing? How do we distinguish corporate history from communal history?

1:35:09
Sunset Town (unused) from Sonic the Fighters by Maki Morrow and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (Arcade)

1:35:41
REVIEW: Sonic Mania (Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows) by PagodaWest, Headcannon and Sega of America

1:45:39
Signoff

1:49:58
Shield of Discovery from Sonic X-treme by Chris Senn (Sega Saturn, cancelled)

Game Crimes Episode 6 - Gold Medal Games: Sonic Mania ft. Sid Menon

WE AIN'T DEAD YET - THIS IS THE 100 MEGA SHOCK!

The finale of our 3-part series on video game communities, we talk white-collar crime in video games and how it trickles down into video game communities via the history of SNK and their ever-popular Neo-Geo! What happens when a titan of the arcade industry is raided by a life-long corporate criminal? How much dirty money is cycling in the video game and pachinko industry? What does SNK's modern-day takeover by the Saudi government mean for the future? We tackle these questions in this brand-new extra-size episode, although you may not like the answers...

GAME CRIMES is a history project by Mike Bachmann (Greetings Adventures Podcast, Roll for Streetwise) and June Munford (SHU Podcast, Poor Skeleton Games) detailing the black market history of video games. Each podcast covers a single topic, provides some historical context and reviews a few games related to the topic. On the GAME CRIMES weekly streams, Mike and June answer questions, give how-to demonstrations and play unique games for the first time.

Games Reviewed:
The King of Fighters '98 (Neo-Geo) by SNK
SNK v Capcom: Card Fighters Chaos (Neo-Geo Pocket Color) by SNK

Music:
1. SNK Neo Geo Console Commercial (1990)
2. Bad Girl from Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo-Geo) by Yasuhiro Naka
3. Johnny Arcade Introduces SNK's Neo Geo 
4. I Am Space Woman from Cool Cool Toon (Dreamcast) by SNK Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan
5. Goodbye Esaka (Arranged) from The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo-Geo) by Hideki Asanaka, Hiroshi Yamazoe, Yasuo Yamate
6. CIPHER 08 from The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (Arcade) by Hideki Asanaka
6. Kabocha to Piero from Art of Fighting 2 (Neo-Geo) by Yasumasa Yamada, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Mariko, Yasuhiro Naka
7. Japan Theme from Neo Turf Masters (Neo-Geo) by Takushi Hiyamuta
8. Nature's Banquet (So no ni Arranged) from Samurai Shodown V (Neo-Geo) by Haruhiko Kuroiwa,
Kennosuke Suemura

Come by to check out our weekly streams at 
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gamecrimes!

For more info on GAME CRIMES or to contact the podcast, check us out here -
Website: www.gamecrimespod.com/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/gamecrimespod


Timestamps

0:00
A Brief Note

1:31
SNK Neo Geo Console Commercial (1990)

2:01
Introducing SNK, VC and MBS

3:23
Bad Girl from Garou: Mark of the Wolves (Neo-Geo) by Yasuhiro Naka

4:13
A Brief History of SNK

16:48
Johnny Arcade Introduces SNK's Neo Geo 

17:25
A Brief History of Aruze, Pachinko & Kazuo Okada

36:15
I Am Space Woman from Cool Cool Toon (Dreamcast) by SNK Shinsekai Gakkyoku Zatsugidan

36:41
SNK's rapid collapse and bankruptcy

57:32
Goodbye Esaka (Arranged) from The King of Fighters 2000 (Neo-Geo) by Hideki Asanaka, Hiroshi Yamazoe, Yasuo Yamate

58:01
A brief timeline of Aruze's takeover of SNK

1:09:18
CIPHER 08 from The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (Arcade) by Hideki Asanaka

1:10:02
Conspiracies vs Conspiracy Theories

1:16:43
Kabocha to Piero from Art of Fighting 2 (Neo-Geo) by Yasumasa Yamada, Yoshihiko Kitamura, Mariko, Yasuhiro Naka

1:17:14
Offshore holdings, real estate crime and Mohammmed bin Salman

1:38:29
Japan Theme from Neo Turf Masters (Neo-Geo) by Takushi Hiyamuta

1:38:47
Game Reviews:
King of Fighters 98 (Neo-Geo)
SNK v Capcom Cardfighter's Chaos (Neo Geo Pocket Color)

1:51:59
Signoff

1:56:31
Nature's Banquet (So no ni Arranged) from Samurai Shodown V (Neo-Geo) by Haruhiko Kuroiwa,
Kennosuke Suemura

Game Crimes Episode 7 - SNK, VC & MBS

Sid is joined by Goggalor and ZenScissors to discuss Resident Evil CODE: Veronica (and its rerelease). Hear all about the entry that finally pushed its characters out of acting like they're in the real world by making them realize they're in some kind of bizarre operatic anime. 
Listen in WONDER as recording on the eve of July 4th in America goes... surprisingly well!

Content Warning: Discussion of transphobic remarks at 54:25-54:54 and 1:01:00-1:01:08

http://wethoughtaboutgames.tumblr.com/post/124455429017/episode-2-resident-evil-code-veronica

WTAG2 - Resident Evil Code Veronica

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