Mario- Most iconic pure gaming character

Pac Man- icon, innovator of laying groundwork for many gaming elements/subcultures

Sub-Zero- Fighting genre representation, Mortal Kombat at the heart of the Senate hearings/cliches that led to the ESRB’s creation

Arthur Morgan- Modern “gaming as art” representative (Kratos and his world revolves so heavily around Greek/Nordic mythology and Geralt was a popular book character first/the Netflix adaptation is based on the books, not game)

• You enjoyed the first time and want to play through it without pressure of figuring out shit
• Game is so artistic/detailed it should be taken in multiple times to fully appreciate (ie: Red Dead 2)
• Different playthrough paths/builds give vastly different experiences in story and/or gameplay that can’t be consumed in a single playthrough (ie: Witcher 3, Elder Scrolls)
• Raised difficulties conjure the thrill of a harder challenge sharpen your skills by making you learn mechanics/refine your game iq instead of ramming through the first time or gamers looking to achieve it (ie: Devil May Crys, Soulsborne)
• Speedrunners

Jason Garrett is so awkward and sounds like Gomer Pile.

How is a city sticky? Take public transit or buy a car and… visit a new one?

That felt uncomfortably like a p0rn scenerio

I’d be very curious what the 49ers’ average yards of separation per receiver route is compared to the rest of the league if that’s a real stat.

Seems like Purdy makes 2 tight throws a game and every other pass there’s somebody open by 15 yards

Brandon Lloyd had even crazier catches than OBJ’s and he never even gets his name mentioned anymore

“Everyone loves Madden”
The last Madden universally accepted as good was Madden 07

Suplex completely on-brand with Thanksgiving. Most families have that one uncle who thinks he’s politically correct with every bias view or aunt that feels entitled to everyone’s personal business even though she visits twice a year because “she’s family”

20 seasons as a tackle against modern monsters is more impressive to me than 23 as a QB enjoying today’s protections for over half

The 60s Lions had 3 HOFmers in Night Train Lane, Dick Lebeau as a player, and Yale Lary. Night Train still has the single-season INT record.