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For this episode, Sean is joined by Ben, a former comics journalist who covers fighting and comics-related games through his YouTube channel @sandalwoodgrips, for a conversation on the 2002 X-Men fighting game X-Men: Next Dimension. While Next Dimension might be an underrated title that never made a big splash in the fighting game scene at the time, both Sean and Ben are huge fans of it, and Ben continues to pour hours into the game to discover the depth, complexity, and incredibly broken tech the game has to offer. Through his Discord (https://discord.gg/pKpa5psG), where a small but active following continues to discuss and explore new facets of the game, Ben's commitment to Next Dimension serves as a perfect example of how a small but loyal community can breathe new life into a game more than two decades later.


What makes this game so special, what conversations has Ben had with the developers, and what is it like to build a new community for a game from 2002? Reset your combo counters as together we look at the past and surprising present of X-Men: Next Dimension.


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Our 2000s-inspired theme music is by Duncan \"PixelTea\" Smith (https://duncansmith.carrd.co/), and our show art is by Andrew Elmore (https://bsky.app/profile/elmore.zone).


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