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Extended - Marathon, Mandragora, and Tetris w/ Henk Rogers - Easy Allies Podcast - Apr 18, 2025

Added 2025-04-18 07:55:09 +0000 UTC

Patrons! We need your input on judging last week's bet! See below the time stamps for details.

Ep 471 - This week we're joined by special guest Henk Rogers to talk about his history with Tetris and introducing RPGs to Japan. We catch up with Marathon and Mario Kart, and Huber is obsessed with Mandragora.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdNMsgp4E2E

0:00 - Intro
5:00 - Marathon Revealed
32:51 - Mario Kart World Direct
55:07 - Henk Rogers Interview: Talking Tetris and RPGs
1:35:46 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree Impressions
1:47:56 - Xenoblade Chronicles X Impressions
2:08:20 - Also This Week
2:17:46 - L&R: Rewatching Your Work
2:21:43 - L&R: Physical vs Digital
2:35:57 - L&R Game: Wrestlemania Sales Charts
2:52:55 - Bonus L&R: Improving Returnal
2:57:34 - Bonus L&R: White Whale Interviews
3:04:33 - Bets
3:14:33 - Closing

BET COUNCIL: Patrons, Huber has asked for your judgment on last week's bet. We asked how many seconds a HAMMER would be displayed on screen in the Mandragora launch trailer. Huber and Isla bet 6 seconds. Don bet 8 seconds.

When I clipped the segments out in Premiere, it showed a time of 00:00:07:29 -- just over 7 seconds. To me, that since it was above 7 seconds, that definitively makes Don the closest bet. However, Huber argues that we should not count fractions of a second, only whole seconds, which would mean that since 7 is equally between 6 and 8, then Don, Huber, and Isla, should each receive a point. What say you? Reply in the comments below.