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Artist and FEMICOM founder Rachel Weil alongside gamedev Lotte May join the panel to cover the Bally Astrocade, Jaffe’s favorite isekai, and Amethyst Princess of Gemworld. Questions this week:  What’s the deal with the Steam Deck? (03:44) How does femininity best express itself in video games? (08:10) How can we translate the appeal of mahou shoujo into video games? (13:31) What’s the relation between video games and glitch art? (18:35) Excluding Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Sega, who are the top 5 console manufacturers? (23:09) From Brandon Sheffield: What are the best action games with female protagonists? (29:23) Dirtbag Spencer asks: what video game allows for the most self-expression, while not specifically being about creativity? (34:29) What are the greatest movie tie-in games made before 1995? (39:33) Who would you use as the template for a “look book” for designers of female game characters? (44:11) Who or what is the Lisa Frank of video games? (48:37)  LIGHTNING ROUND: Pink Games (53:04) People will think you’re cooler if you discuss this episode in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:   Yakuza 0   Steam Deck   Stream Deck   Saturn controller   WaveBird   Bally Astrocade   Imagine: Babyz Fashion   Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar   Mahou shoujo   Sally the Witch   Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs   Super Robot Taisen   Kim Kardashian: Hollywood   Cardassian   Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story   Magic Knight Rayearth   Suzanne Treister’s fictional video game stills   Zgrass on youtube   NEC   The 3DO Company   Casio   Bandai   TurboGrafx-16   Casio Loopy   WonderSwan   SuFami Turbo   Jaguar   GamePark   GP32   Valis   Barbie Fashion Designer   Barbie Mermaid Adventure   Crystal’s Pony Tale   Miracle Girls: Tomomi to Mikage no Miracle World Adventure.  Lost Word of JeNnY: Ushinawareta Message   Devil Hunter Yohko: Dai 7 no Keisho   Kendo Rage   Blazing Rangers   Smarty   Theresa Duncan   Chop Suey   skate 3   Tekken 7 Character Creator   GTA Online   Final Fantasy XIV   Demolition Man   Batman Returns   Home Alone   Alien3   Aladdin   The Lion King   Beauty and the Beast   Hagane: The Final Conflict   Cliffhanger   The Goonies   Friday the 13th   The Little Mermaid   Fester’s Quest   Barbie Fashion   Amethyst Princess of Gemworld   Jem   Style Savvy series   Amethyst Princess of Gemworld series   Lisa Frank   Nathalie Lawhead   Andi McClure   El Shaddai   Paloma Dawkins   Recommendations: Lotte: Turn A Gundam, Godzilla Singular Point Rachel: FEMICOM Museum, Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Artist and FEMICOM founder <a href="https://twitter.com/partytimeHXLNT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Weil</a> alongside gamedev <a href="https://twitter.com/LotteMakesStuff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lotte May</a> join the panel to cover the Bally Astrocade, Jaffe’s favorite isekai, and Amethyst Princess of Gemworld. Questions this week: <ol> <li>What’s the deal with the Steam Deck? (03:44)</li> <li>How does femininity best express itself in video games? (08:10)</li> <li>How can we translate the appeal of mahou shoujo into video games? (13:31)</li> <li>What’s the relation between video games and glitch art? (18:35)</li> <li>Excluding Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft and Sega, who are the top 5 console manufacturers? (23:09)</li> <li>From <a href="https://twitter.com/necrosofty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brandon Sheffield</a>: What are the best action games with female protagonists? (29:23)</li> <li>Dirtbag Spencer asks: what video game allows for the most self-expression, while not specifically being about creativity? (34:29)</li> <li>What are the greatest movie tie-in games made before 1995? (39:33)</li> <li>Who would you use as the template for a “look book” for designers of female game characters? (44:11)</li> <li>Who or what is the Lisa Frank of video games? (48:37)</li> </ol> LIGHTNING ROUND: Pink Games (53:04) People will think you’re cooler if you <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/d/965-ep-194-kim-cardassian-with-rachel-weil-and-lotte-may" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discuss this episode in the forums</a>! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/yakuza-0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yakuza 0</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.steamdeck.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steam Deck</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/elgato-picked-a-very-bad-day-to-announce-a-new-stream-1847303975" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stream Deck</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://segaretro.org/Control_Pad_(Saturn)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saturn controller</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WaveBird_Wireless_Controller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WaveBird</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally_Astrocade" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bally Astrocade</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/imagine-babyz-fashion" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Imagine: Babyz Fashion</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3797512/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_girl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mahou shoujo</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_the_Witch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sally the Witch</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/playstation/majokko-daisakusen-little-witching-mischiefs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Majokko Daisakusen: Little Witching Mischiefs</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/super-robot-taisen-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Super Robot Taisen</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/kim-kardashian-hollywood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Kardashian: Hollywood</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardassian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cardassian</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/bishjo-senshi-sailor-moon-another-story" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-saturn/magic-knight-rayearth_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Magic Knight Rayearth</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://suzannetreister.net/Ampages/Amenu.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suzanne Treister’s fictional video game stills</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=zgrass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zgrass on youtube</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NEC</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_3DO_Company" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The 3DO Company</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casio</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandai</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TurboGrafx-16</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casio_Loopy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Casio Loopy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderSwan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WonderSwan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuFami_Turbo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SuFami Turbo</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jaguar</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Park" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GamePark</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GP32</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/valis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Valis</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/barbie-fashion-designer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbie Fashion Designer</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/barbie-mermaid-adventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbie Mermaid Adventure</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/genesis/crystals-pony-tale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crystal’s Pony Tale</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/miracle-girls-tomomi-to-mikage-no-miracle-world-adventure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miracle Girls: Tomomi to Mikage no Miracle World Adventure</a>.</li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/lost-word-of-jenny-ushinawareta-message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lost Word of JeNnY: Ushinawareta Message</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/mamono-hunter-yko-dai-7-no-keish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Devil Hunter Yohko: Dai 7 no Keisho</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/kendo-rage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kendo Rage</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://firstpressgames.itch.io/blazing-rangers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blazing Rangers</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/smarty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Smarty</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Duncan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Theresa Duncan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/chop-suey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chop Suey</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/skate-3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">skate 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tekken-7-outfits" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tekken 7 Character Creator</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://kotaku.com/gta-online-player-tries-performing-hamlet-dies-1847114526" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GTA Online</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/final-fantasy-xiv-online-a-realm-reborn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Final Fantasy XIV</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/demolition-man" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Demolition Man</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/sega-cd/batman-returns____" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Batman Returns</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/home-alone___" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Home Alone</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/alien_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alien3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/disneys-aladdin_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Aladdin</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/lion-king" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lion King</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/disneys-beauty-and-the-beast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beauty and the Beast</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/hagane-the-final-conflict" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hagane: The Final Conflict</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/cliffhanger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cliffhanger</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/goonies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Goonies</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/friday-the-13th" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friday the 13th</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/disneys-the-little-mermaid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Little Mermaid</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/festers-quest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fester’s Quest</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Barbie_Fashion_Vol_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbie Fashion</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amethyst,_Princess_of_Gemworld" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amethyst Princess of Gemworld</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jem_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jem</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game-group/style-savvy-style-boutique-girls-mode-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Style Savvy series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkd5mYvKWig" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amethyst Princess of Gemworld series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Frank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Frank</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie_Lawhead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nathalie Lawhead</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://runhello.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andi McClure</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">El Shaddai</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://palomadawkins.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paloma Dawkins</a> </li> </ul> Recommendations: Lotte: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189318/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Turn A Gundam</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13229964/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Godzilla Singular Point</a> Rachel: <a href="http://femicom.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FEMICOM Museum</a>, <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/nintendo-ds/pop-cutie-street-fashion-simulation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation</a> Edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/EsperControl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Esper Quinn</a>. Original Music by <a href="https://twitter.com/icechoir" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Feldman</a>.

Ep. 194 - Kim Cardassian, with Rachel Weil and Lotte May

Do you remember all of those video games that were made for girls back in the 90s? Well they're not being archived the same way that stereotypical boy games are being preserved. They don't have value in the gaming community and many of these games are being forgotten even though they were just as creative and innovative for the industry. Our guest Rachel Weil is trying to change that by preserving these 'girl' games by going around the world and collecting these games and talking to the people who made them. She is a software developer for Microsoft and the founder of the Femicom Museum,  a hybrid physical/digital museum and archive dedicated to the preservation and reimagination of femininity, girlhood, and the aesthetics of cute within twentieth-century video games, computing, and electronic toys. Rachel did not appear on the Adam Ruins Everything TV show but her work reminded us of the themes we explored in our Adam Ruins Summer Fun episode. And since we're in the off-season of the TV show, we'll be inviting more guests onto the podcast whose work relates to themes we explored on the TV show or who are doing fascinating work or research that's worth discussing anyway. On the podcast Adam and Rachel had a lively discussion about gender expectations, the negative effects of marketing towards girls and boys, their favorite classic games and even their favorite savory breakfasts.Adam is on Twitter @AdamConover and you can find past episodes and bonus content from the TruTV show at AdamRuinsEverything.com.Produced by Shara Morris for MaximumFun.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you remember all of those video games that were made for girls back in the 90s? Well they're not being archived the same way that stereotypical boy games are being preserved. They don't have value in the gaming community and many of these games are being forgotten even though they were just as creative and innovative for the industry. Our guest Rachel Weil is trying to change that by preserving these 'girl' games by going around the world and collecting these games and talking to the people who made them. She is a software developer for Microsoft and the founder of the Femicom Museum, a hybrid physical/digital museum and archive dedicated to the preservation and reimagination of femininity, girlhood, and the aesthetics of cute within twentieth-century video games, computing, and electronic toys. Rachel did not appear on the Adam Ruins Everything TV show but her work reminded us of the themes we explored in our Adam Ruins Summer Fun episode. And since we're in the off-season of the TV show, we'll be inviting more guests onto the podcast whose work relates to themes we explored on the TV show or who are doing fascinating work or research that's worth discussing anyway. On the podcast Adam and Rachel had a lively discussion about gender expectations, the negative effects of marketing towards girls and boys, their favorite classic games and even their favorite savory breakfasts. Adam is on Twitter @AdamConover and you can find past episodes and bonus content from the TruTV show at <a href="http://AdamRuinsEverything.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AdamRuinsEverything.com</a>. Produced by Shara Morris for <a href="http://MaximumFun.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MaximumFun.org</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ep 47: Rachel Weil on Femicom and the Value of Preserving Classic 'Girl' Video Games