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Correspondence Special #7: Zelda snubs, lost gaming communities, and fake monkey languages.
Manage episode 500139558 series 3439405
In this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your letters and answers your questions.
Why has The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time never made it onto a Perfect Console? Where have in-person gaming communities gone, and can they be revived? What happened to educational games after the days of Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego?
Which made-up game languages are the most memorable? And where exactly is the line between a video game and… not a video game? All this and much more.
Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole
Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
151 episodes
Manage episode 500139558 series 3439405
In this special correspondence edition, Simon reads out your letters and answers your questions.
Why has The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time never made it onto a Perfect Console? Where have in-person gaming communities gone, and can they be revived? What happened to educational games after the days of Oregon Trail and Carmen Sandiego?
Which made-up game languages are the most memorable? And where exactly is the line between a video game and… not a video game? All this and much more.
Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole
Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
151 episodes
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