Beckett Warren
@weirdruins.bsky.social
"Do what you love for a living and you'll extinguish all joy from your life."
And velvet underground were a mid to late 60s band that had a profound influence on punk and indie rock. Hung out with Andy Warhol, kinda origin of "art rock".
August 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
And velvet underground were a mid to late 60s band that had a profound influence on punk and indie rock. Hung out with Andy Warhol, kinda origin of "art rock".
Focuses on game as product of consumption, rather than of cultural impact.
And in terms of Nintendo Bump, the way fan culture functions as outgrowth of marketing campaigns tying brand identity to personal identity. I don't know what I'm getting at necessarily.
And in terms of Nintendo Bump, the way fan culture functions as outgrowth of marketing campaigns tying brand identity to personal identity. I don't know what I'm getting at necessarily.
August 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Focuses on game as product of consumption, rather than of cultural impact.
And in terms of Nintendo Bump, the way fan culture functions as outgrowth of marketing campaigns tying brand identity to personal identity. I don't know what I'm getting at necessarily.
And in terms of Nintendo Bump, the way fan culture functions as outgrowth of marketing campaigns tying brand identity to personal identity. I don't know what I'm getting at necessarily.
Video games are unusual among cultural objects in that they began as consumer goods not worthy of "serious" consideration. I guess film & television had a similar trajectory but I think there was a category of "prestige film" or whatever. So the default in criticism (like discussing what games mean)
August 13, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Video games are unusual among cultural objects in that they began as consumer goods not worthy of "serious" consideration. I guess film & television had a similar trajectory but I think there was a category of "prestige film" or whatever. So the default in criticism (like discussing what games mean)
So this isn't specifically about Earth Bound. But could Earth Bound be something like the Velvet Underground, a band no one cares about at the time, but everyone who did went out and made an important band?
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So this isn't specifically about Earth Bound. But could Earth Bound be something like the Velvet Underground, a band no one cares about at the time, but everyone who did went out and made an important band?
Really enjoying this episode. But Chris something you said got me thinking about the way we think about videogames broadly, and how more than other form of expression, market dominance dominates the conversation. I've never played Earth Bound, so I don't have a strong opinion on how good it is.
August 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Really enjoying this episode. But Chris something you said got me thinking about the way we think about videogames broadly, and how more than other form of expression, market dominance dominates the conversation. I've never played Earth Bound, so I don't have a strong opinion on how good it is.
You've got a show on wfmu?!
May 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You've got a show on wfmu?!
You hack my email, or is my medium not as discreet as they told me they were? I will say the ghost microwave is better than when Hal Linden kept breaking into my cellar.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
You hack my email, or is my medium not as discreet as they told me they were? I will say the ghost microwave is better than when Hal Linden kept breaking into my cellar.
That's the kid who doesn't want to go to school, right?
January 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
That's the kid who doesn't want to go to school, right?
I listened to a retelling of the Water Margin last year and thought it would make excellent d&d adventures.
January 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I listened to a retelling of the Water Margin last year and thought it would make excellent d&d adventures.
I've got it and want to put some time into it. Seems awesome. But I need to not have another big game going when I dive in
January 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I've got it and want to put some time into it. Seems awesome. But I need to not have another big game going when I dive in
Saw that in the theater 20 years ago or whatever. At first I was like, we should get out of here and do some drugs! By the end I was like I'm never doing drugs again!
You ever read Selby's novels? Last exit to Brooklyn is awesome (movie adaptation of that is whatever)
You ever read Selby's novels? Last exit to Brooklyn is awesome (movie adaptation of that is whatever)
January 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Saw that in the theater 20 years ago or whatever. At first I was like, we should get out of here and do some drugs! By the end I was like I'm never doing drugs again!
You ever read Selby's novels? Last exit to Brooklyn is awesome (movie adaptation of that is whatever)
You ever read Selby's novels? Last exit to Brooklyn is awesome (movie adaptation of that is whatever)
There's some nuons on eBay and some games too. Pick some up as business expenses. Do a whole series that kicked off with a magazine read along!
January 16, 2025 at 5:31 AM
There's some nuons on eBay and some games too. Pick some up as business expenses. Do a whole series that kicked off with a magazine read along!
The story of project x
arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/...
Remembering Nuon, the gaming chip that nearly changed the world—but didn’t
How DVD players and game consoles nearly combined to rock consumer electronics in the ’90s.
arstechnica.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The story of project x
arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/...
arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/...
I think we did find out that profit killed creativity.
January 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I think we did find out that profit killed creativity.
One of these years I'll make it out
January 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
One of these years I'll make it out