Ep. 359 - Be Curious, with Ash Parrish
The Insert Credit Show · Brandon Sheffield
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Show Notes
Ash Parrish of The Verge returns as host to implement new segments, consider community Halo grievances, and weigh evidence that Frank might have been the first person to ever draw a dick in Pictochat. Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
- Commodore 64
- Jet-Boys
- Overwatch League
- New York Excelsior
- “Ante Up” clip
- M.O.P. - Ante Up (Official Music Video)
- New jack swing
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Tempo
- DK Rap
- DK Rap Composer
- Chap hop
- Fighting Trousers - Professor Elemental
- Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
- Math rock
- Nerdcore
- MC Chris
- MC Frontalot
- Eminem
- Penny Arcade
- Gorillaz
- PaRappa the Rapper
- Andy Schatz
- LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon
- Parable of the Sower
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Octavia E. Butler
- Xenogears / Xenosaga universe
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Alan Rickman
- Dogma (1999)
- Metatron
1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58)
- Can You Pet the Dog?
- Tomb Raider
- Fable
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Dead to Rights: Retribution
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Call of Duty universe
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
- Jeff Gerstmann
- Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores
2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00)
- Alarmo
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
- Splatoon 3
- Charles Martinet
- Ring Fit Adventure
- AIBO
- Gunpei Yokoi
- Wii
- Nintendo DS
- Pokémon Smile
- Pokémon GO
- Pikmin Bloom
- Pokémon Sleep
- Dragon Quest Walk
- Pokéwalker
- Doom
- Super Mario Bros.
- My Cousin Vinny (1992)
3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20)
- Wii Vitality Sensor
- Pee-wee’s Playhouse
- Super Mario 64
- Tick Tock Clock
- Wii Music
- Animal Crossing series
4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15)
- Here’s how to apply for Nintendo’s mystery Switch Online playtest
- Nintendo Switch Online
- GameCube
- Super Mario Bros. 35
- F-Zero 99
- SpotPass and StreetPass
- Wolf Link
- Lego Fortnite
- Fortnite
- Minecraft
- Stanford prison experiment
- PictoChat
5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00)
- Halo series
- A New Dawn | Halo Studios
- Melissa Boone
- Sweet Baby Inc.
- A paper out of New York University on social media finds “0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news,” and “74% of all online conflicts are started in just 1% of communities”
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs address blowback over game’s ‘historical accuracy’
- Yasuke
- Ubisoft responds to rumors about Tencent’s potential buyout
- Masahiro Ito
- Silent Hill 2
- Maria
- Stellar Blade
- Alan Wake II
- Disinformation and conspiracy theories cloud Helene recovery efforts in hard-hit areas
- Yves Guillemot
- Star Wars: Outlaws
- The Insert Credit Forums
- The Action Button Discord AKA The Goblin Bunker
- Princess Mononoke (1997)
- Elden Ring
- Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes
- Mortal Kombat
- Hyung-Tae Kim
- Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
- Master Chief
LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28)
Recommendations and Outro (01:29:34):
- Frank: Own your media, if you know what Frank means, and Frank don’t mean disks, if you know what Frank means
- Brandon: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, 12 Angry Men (1957), don’t forget to watch good things if you’re a person who enjoys trash things, The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- Tim: Frankenstein (1931)
- Ash: The Animatrix (2003)
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