Famicom Dojo Podcast: Romance in Video Games

by Sean "TheOrange" Corse, filed in Famicom Dojo Podcast, Podcasts on Feb.19, 2012

There are a lot of couples in video games, but is there romance? Mario and Peach, Luigi and Daisy, Link and Zelda, The Brooding Loner and the Star-crossed Japanese Flower Girl Who Loves Him, and — of course — Samus and the baby Metroid. Do any of these games do romance well, or is it just assumed? And how far is too far with player-to-NPC romance? Sean and Vinnk wonder if video games can truly ever be your Valentine as they discuss these problems, the likelihood of your characters ever finding true digital love, and the potentially unfortunate state of Princess Zelda’s armpit hair.

Direct Link: Famicom Dojo Podcast 40: Romance in Video Games

Read our show notes for a more complete list of romantic couples, and links to the KEEP PLAYING: Romance series for Mass Effect 2:
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Tags: Bioware, Donkey Kong, EA, game boy, GameCube, Mass Effect, NES, Nintendo, Prince Of Persia, PS3, Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Ubisoft, Xbox 360

http://www.regdarandthefighters.com/ VomitHatSteve

PoP Sands of Time also did a pretty good job of emulating the feel of the original game I thought. The platforming felt very similar, and there was even a few spots where it switched to a side-view and LOOKED a lot like the original too.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

Right? �And it did SUCH a better job of blending the platforming elements into the environment. �The three games that followed made it so painfully obvious that it frequently took me out of the experience.

Come to think of it, Portal 2 had the same problem. �Now THERE’S a love story we should have mentioned: the companion cube!

http://twitter.com/ebbhead1991 ebbhead1991

Haven’t had a chance to listen to the podcast yet, so Final Fantasy VIII might be covered in there, but I remember the marketing behind that game was based on the theme of love, using Squall and Rinoa as the�protagonists. Personally, love’s true test was finding the patience to draw 99 of each spell for all of my characters. Or being forced to play that pesky card minigame�

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

It was indeed mentioned, in no small part because we were in college when that game came out, and I knew a couple who actually played it together.

We also think that Quitis was WAY better than Rinoa… heh.

Daniel hathcock

New Super Mario Bros. Wii nearly ended my marriage. My wife kicked me off her team during the Bowser fight because she “thought” I got in her way. Women….

Also, I’m surprised you didn’t mention the Sims. I mean, the couple romp in the sheets and the next day, BAM! Baby appears. I’d wager dollars to donuts my wife wishes it was that easy. And so do I.

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I DID mention the Sims, but not to the extent I would have liked. 😉
http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

Oh, so, retraction: we talk about The Sims in the episode that was supposed to come out a week ago (and I’m working on finishing now).

Bryar

I was surprised to not hear the words “Harvest” and “Moon”

�Or did i but wasn’t focused??? That jetpack joyride game is way too addictive i play it while listening!

http://www.famicomdojo.tv/ Sean “TheOrange” Corse

I think we mentioned Harvest Moon and Farmville in the same breath… maybe. I know we discussed it before the show at least!

Bryar

�Hmm i might have to listen to it again.

http://twitter.com/atomicDaikaiju J. L. Nichols

Sean and Vinnk,

I always used to pronounce Quistis as ‘KEE-stis’ for the sake of simplicity and that ‘Qwih-stis’ just sounded idiotic to me. By the way, wasn’t there some kind of possible budding romance between Terra and Leo from Final Fantasy VI? I’ll have to go back and check.
http://ebluar.com/video-games/xbox360-accessories/xbox360-controllers.html Ebluar Xbox 360

Now i surprised to hear Harvest Moon.. wow
http://ebluar.com/video-games/xbox360-accessories/xbox360-controllers.html Hariharan

many child’s like these types of video games
Tony Theriault

I can’t donate on Kickstater. They only take credit cards, and the ‘games’ on Indiegogo are mostly shooter, RPG, and Os/Android games.

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