Episode 192
Ep. 192 - July 4th Best British Games Spectacular, with Bennett Foddy and Mathew Kumar
The Insert Credit Show · Brandon Sheffield
July 5, 20211h 32m
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Show Notes
Happy Canada Day! To celebrate, Brandon and Frank (American) along with writer, designer and Insert Credit regular Mathew Kumar (Scottish) and legendary game designer Bennett Foddy (Australian) determine the greatest British video games of all time. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
The List, in order of discussion:
- Sonic R (05:51)
- Lemmings (09:02)
- Pipe Mania!! (12:03)
- Burnout Paradise (15:20)
- Alien Resurrection (17:29)
- Elite (21:27)
- Damocles (25:34)
- Where Time Stood Still (29:46)
- TxK (33:40)
- Skool Daze (37:56)
- Wizkid (42:20)
- Batman: Arkham Knight (45:52)
- The Chaos Engine (50:11)
- Head Over Heels (54:12)
- Populus (58:35)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (01:02:35)
- WipEout 2097 (01:06:55)
- Sensible World of Soccer (01:10:32)
- Deus Ex Machina (01:16:27)
- Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (01:20:11)
See the final rankings in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Charity shops
- Sonic R
- Lemmings
- Benefactor
- Troddlers
- GameCenter CX
- Pipe Mania!!
- Frisky Tom
- Burnout Paradise
- Alien: Resurrection
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Alien: Isolation
- The making of Alien Resurrection PSOne
- Elite
- Elite: Dangerous
- Frontier: Elite II
- Zarch
- Damocles
- Outer Wilds
- Midwinter
- Lords of Midnight
- Where Time Stood Still
- Hardcore Gaming 101 on Where Time Stood Still
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- The Great Escape
- TxK
- Jeff Minter
- Skool Daze
- Bully
- Grange Hill
- Wizkid: The Story of Wizball II
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Renegade
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- The Chaos Engine
- Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
- Gods
- Magic Pockets
- Head Over Heels
- Knight Lore
- Light Crusader
- Syndicate
- Populous
- Magic Carpet
- WipEout 2097
- Sensible World of Soccer
- Kick Off
- Deus Ex Machina
- The Graveyard
- Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
- Wonderland Dizzy
- Fantasy World Dizzy
- Treasure Island Dizzy
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.