
VS Node turns into a game show to help Eddie, Jason, Dan, Creighton, and Jeff decide the Games of the Decade.
Dan Crabtree, Creighton DeSimone, and Jeffrey Matulef join Eddie Inzauto and Jason Fanelli to play "The Game of the Games of the Decade." The group narrows down an initial list of 61 titles released between 2000 and 2009 -- one by one -- to determine a top 10, top 5, and number 1 game of the last decade. A thorough and fun discussion kicks off the new decade with a bang, and our biggest show yet.
00:00 - Intro.
00:52 - Welcome. Guests. Technical difficulties.
02:08 - 2010! Happy New Year! New decade means many "Game of the Decade" lists.
02:51 - The rules of The Game of the Games of the Decade.
04:06 - The first elimination is...
07:04 - The first OBJECTION! Back to back, even!
13:14 - We crack the top 50 with...
21:03 - The top 40 begins with...
35:56 - On to the top 30...
42:28 - The top 25. "There they are in all their splendor."
46:40 - Interlude.
47:16 - And we're back...
54:36 - The first to fall from the top 20 is...
77:20 - The Top Ten Games of the Decade are...
78:54 - Pick one. The Game of the Decade.
84:48 - "Top 5" honors.
86:44 - How important is an arbitrary time period for creating "best of" lists?
88:32 - Thanks. Plugs. Outro.
Intro: "Entrance of the Gladiators" by Julius Fucik, 1897. Interlude: "Ocean" by Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, and Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, 2002. Outro: "The Opened Way" by Ko Otani for Sony Computer Entertainment's Shadow of the Colossus, 2005.
Links:
GamerNode's 2009 Nodie Awards
Bleep Bloop
Challenging Conventions
GamerNode's Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/GamerNode
Eddie's Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/EddieInzauto
Jason's Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/BigManFanelli
Dan's Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/DanRCrabtree
Jeff's Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/MrDurandPierre
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