Dim the lights, set the stage - it’s gaming’s biggest night! After Sam swipes right on Nintendo’s clumsy first year in smartphone gaming, David rolls out the red carpet for Cybermania ‘94 - one of the industry’s earliest attempts at an Oscars-style game awards show. There’s surprise star appearances, incredibly stilted comedy bits, and the secret origins of gaming's strongest warrior, Geoff Keighley. A gala ripe for the picking.

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Topics discussed: Goofy’s Fun House, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom; Miitomo, Pokémon GO, Super Mario Run; Cybermania ‘94: The Ultimate Gamer Awards

Also mentioned: Fortnite, Sam gets a Steam Deck; The Mobile GB Adapter, iPad vs. 3DS, Angry Birds, Metroid Prime: Federation Force; Leslie Nielsen, William Shatner, Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3, NBA Jam, Double Dragon V, Mortal Kombat

Music used:

International Superstar Soccer 2000 - Menu Music 3 (“Okay Fellas”)
Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom - Arcade Panik
Miitomo - Mii Studio
Super Mario Run - Underground Theme
Prestige Production - Neil Richardson
“The Naked Gun” Theme - Ira Newborne

Further reading:

Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Gamer Awards (Full Show) - LearnToCounter (2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af9M8llS9JA
Hillary Clinton interviews 100-year-old French Clown - bababoi (2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdkX5mVo5Aw
“iPad 2 fans square off against Nintendo 3DS fans in our queue-clashing video” - CNET (Luke Westaway, 2011): https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/ipad-2-fans-square-off-against-nintendo-3ds-fans-in-our-queue-clashing-video/
Iwata addresses smart device concerns in investor meeting (Nintendo, 2012): https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/121025qa/03.html
Miyamoto on the philosophy of Mario Run’s pricing (Nintendo Everything, 2016): https://nintendoeverything.com/miyamoto-nintendo-felt-strongly-about-paying-just-once-for-mario-run-bringing-back-lapsed-fans-with-mobile/
Super Mario Run - Apple Event announcement (NintendoWire, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aivv_RNoM3s