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Our editor goofed up! Journalist Shannon Liao joined the panel for episode 306, which covered Unity’s then-unaddressed increase in fees for developers. The question yielded great discussion, but was missed in editing, so it is being presented here now. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Question this clip: Is Unity over? Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off Unity announces its revamped pricing model Unreal Engine Myspace LiveJournal Roblox Minecraft ReCore Unreal Tournament series Fortnite: Battle Royale Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

8-4 Play (Tina Carter, Mark MacDonald and John Riccardi) serve as your panel with Brandon Sheffield as host, covering a barrage of questions about localization, the global nature of games, and Sans. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Tina Carter, Mark MacDonald and John Riccardi. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: How has Japanese corporate culture manifested itself in the history of game development? (03:08) What are Japanese arcades like right now? (08:28) Design an online multiplayer game where the mechanics are intended to incorporate international time zone differences. (14:04) Jaffe’s NieR Automata Dilemma: How is it that sometimes a video game sequel or follow-up can be technically better than the previous one in every way, but you don’t like it as much? (19:08) What’s your approach to game localization purity? (25:57) Which game studio has produced the most good games without releasing ANY bad ones? (32:03) What is the “But doctor, I am Pagliacci!” of video games? (37:12) LIGHTNING ROUND: First Person Pronouns (39:44) Bonus Question: Defend your choice of the “I” pronoun you used for Sans in Undertale. (44:03) Recommendations and Outro (45:46) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 8-4 Play Capcom Five UFO Catcher Dave & Buster’s Round One Gunslinger Stratos Groove Coaster Kirby Mercari Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Ms. Pac-Man Pong NARC Space Invaders Phantasy Star Online Swatch Internet Time The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild EVE Online Resident Evil 4 Unpacking NieR NieR: Automata David Jaffe Alex Jaffe Alex Jaffe Dragon’s Dogma series Perfect Dark GoldenEye 007 Saturday Night Live Limp Bizkit Trouble Bobble, with Mathew Kumar and MoxBagel Final Fantasy VIII Densha de Go! series Final Fantasy IV Kotatsu Undertale Enhance Experience Inc. Disco Elysium Supergiant Games, Inc. Angry Birds Valve Corporation Vanillaware Ltd. Treasure Co., Ltd. Stretch Panic Mischief Makers cavia inc. Bullet Witch Earth Defense Force series Sandlot “But doctor, I am Pagliacci” Bayonetta series The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa Undertale ’s Japanese Localization Is Causing A Fan Frenzy Legends of Localization Recommendations: Mark: Enhance Experience Inc.’s games John: Follow @johntv, listen to 8-4 Play, check out Masahiro Sakurai’s Youtube channel This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Journalist Shannon Liao joins the panel to cover game journalism, the Twitch meta, and hot sauce recommendations. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Shannon Liao. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What is, and what is not, video game news? (06:40) When was the last time a screenshot of a video game was enough to drive interest? (14:18) The concept of video game unions is still pretty new. How do you see it paying off? (19:57) What is the Twitch Meta in 2023, and where is it headed? (25:40) In the song “Player of Games,” Grimes claims to be “in love with the greatest gamer.” Assuming that you did not know anything else about Grimes, who would you think this song was about? (30:57) Insert Credit Quick Break - Hypnospace Outlaw (36:49) LeFish asks: What can the average person do to preserve videogames outside of financial contributions? (38:36) Who is the Christopher Nolan of video games? (44:34) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - City Pop Hits (54:58) Recommendations and Outro (01:04:23) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Cholula Hot Sauce Fly By Jing El Yucateco Hot Sauces Tapatío Hot Sauce Valentina Hot Sauce Unity announces its revamped pricing model Splatoon 3’s single-player expansion launches in 2024 Hideo Kojima Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees XFF Chili Oil & Crisps Metal Gear Solid Metroid Dread Neopets Super Mario Bros. Wonder Elden Ring Starfield Mortal Kombat 1 On Switch Seems To Look Worse Than MK11 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US The Ninja Warriors Wild Guns: Reloaded Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Assassin’s Creed series TwitchCon Museum of Pop Culture Metropolitan Museum of Art Stephen’s Sausage Roll xQc Minecraft Juice Wrld Elgato Grimes - Player Of Games Grimes Lana Del Rey Lana Del Rey - Video Games Call of Duty series Undertale My Chemical Romance StarCraft series League of Legends Pete Davidson Machine Gun Kelly Megan Fox Grand Theft Auto series What We Do in the Shadows Girls The Video Game History Hour Atari Lynx Donkey Kong Chrono Trigger Internet Archive The Legend of Zelda The Day the Clown Cried (1972) David Lynch Christopher Nolan Todd Howard Todd Howard Is the Video Game World’s Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan filmography Batman: Arkham series Ken Levine David Cage Death Stranding Getting A Lot Of Boss Baby Vibes From This Barbie (2023) Dave Gilbert God of War series Cory Barlog Skyrim series Fallout games Recommendations: Shannon: Updater, Shannon Liao’s gaming newsletter, Baldur’s Gate III Frank: Don’t complete with Frank for the things he needs on eBay, if you have any family who might have a Polaroid Freeze Frame Video Recorder please get in touch, say hello and visit the snuggle tent at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo Tim: Taeko Onuki - Aventure This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Hypnospace Outlaw, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit Scottish Correspondent Mathew Kumar joins the panel to answer MoxBagel’s questions on Dragon Quest’s art style, mutants without souls, and Zom Brady. Hosted by MoxBagel, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: When has depriving you of your equipment or weapons felt best in a video game? (05:19) What video game house would you want to live in? (08:40) What other Bobble genres should Taito explore? (12:16) How big of an influence on Dragon Quest is Toriyama’s art? (16:02) What would be the best type of game to release in weekly small installments over 5-6 months like a TV show? (21:33) What futuristic sports game would make the best transition to real life, assuming an unlimited budget? (28:29) Has any game captured the elegant action of Yuen Woo Ping’s fight choreography? (34:34) What game is most improved by promoting and powering up the lowliest enemy to be the final boss? (40:18) LIGHTNING ROUND: Scottish Games Shootout (43:22) Recommendations and Outro (53:10) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Final Fantasy VII Densha de Go! Final Karateka The Making of Karateka Wolfenstein: The New Order Nintendo Brain Game series Final Fantasy VI Fortnite: Battle Royale The Last Express Train Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Unreal Tournament Animal Crossing series The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Castlevania: Symphony of the Night The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Metroid Metroid Prime Days Gone Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars Tomb Raider series Perfect Dark Final Fantasy VIII Alan Wake Grand Theft Auto series Cyberpunk 2077 System Shock Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Bubble Bobble Bust-A-Move Bubblen Roulette Elevator Action Returns The Ninja Warriors Space Invaders Pocky & Rocky series Toki: Going Ape Spit Hatsune Miku licensees Power Blade Chase H.Q. Kick Master Lucky & Wild Dragon Quest series Akira Toriyama Rumiko Takahashi Jean Giraud Dr. Slump Wizardry games Panzer Dragoon Sam & Max licensees Kentucky Route Zero Succession The Great Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball Speedball series Cyberball Blood of Heroes AKA The Salute of the Jugger (1989) Jugger Quidditch Rocket League Soccer Brawl Sensible World of Soccer Mutant League Football XFL Anthony Fauci Yuen Woo-ping Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon Jet Li: Rise to Honor Punch-Out!! Dark Souls III Super Mario Bros. Recommendations: Mathew: the Games for the Weans Scottish Game Sale Frank: The Video Game History Hour MoxBagel: Raining in the Mountain (1975) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Journalist and Insert Credit favorite Ash Parrish returns to the panel as it covers Starfield’s launch, Soulslike sports games, and the perfect handheld console. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Max Krieger asks: Pair a video game and a meal. Explain why. (07:18) What could Bethesda have done to generate a more positive reaction to Starfield while shipping the exact same game? (15:21) How do you make a nonviolent Soulslike? (22:23) If you use the word genre in the same way media other than video games do, which genre of video game is best? (27:11) What would you put in the next pack of stuff players can buy with in-game currency in Grand Theft Auto Online? (32:07) Insert Credit Quick Break: This Way Madness Lies (36:57) Catherine asks: What makes the perfect handheld? (38:18) What’s the drama happening in the Let’s Play community? (44:37) If you could go back and witness the entire development cycle of one game, what would it be? (50:24) LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (55:48) Recommendations and Outro (01:05:24) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Rosamunde Sausage Grill Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Great British Bake Off Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Baldur’s Gate III Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Dragon Age series Divinity series Fallout 3 Mario’s Picross Charles Martinet explains Mario Ambassadorship Starfield Mass Effect series *Starfield* Is Too Big to Fail Garfield and Friends U.S. Acres Orson Welles George Orwell Orson Scott Card The Catillac Cats Soulslike The Talos Principle Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden - Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa Jean-Paul Sartre Brett Favre Beyond: Two Souls Firewatch Gone Home John Cooper Hawksmoor Judgment / Judge Eyes series Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition Deadly Premonition Just Cause series Supreme MrBeast Flying Lotus Budweiser Frogs Judge Judy WonderSwan Game Gear Game Boy Color Nintendo DS Game Boy Advance Animal Crossing series Game.com Playdate Atari Lynx Klax Nintendo Entertainment System Master System Super Nintendo Entertainment System PlayStation Portable PlayStation 2 PlayStation Vita PlayStation 3 Nintendo 64 Guitar Hero: On Tour Dreamcast Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos Steins;Gate series Spy × Family Kurt Feldman Sonic Frontiers The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Uncharted series Super Mario 64 Castlevania 64 Castlevania: Bloodlines Interview with the Vampire Hyper Neo Geo 64 Recommendations: Brandon: Please consider adopting the adorable chiweenie Juice if you have a suitable home and want a lovely stupid dog, if you’re in the Bay Area check out FlyerMire.com, and PantsOnFlyers.org if you’re in the PNW, buy Hyper Gunsport, give Brandon a million dollars Frank: Whatever the buffalo seasoning from Costoco is, the Costco club card, figure out one kernel at a time, Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023 in October Ash: Don’t talk to the fuckin’ cops, check out all of Ash’s work at The Verge and get in touch if you work in or used to work in esports This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by This Way Madness Lies, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Game developer and streamer Max Krieger joins the panel to discuss booing Elon Musk, the worst year for video games in the 21st century, and Eurobeat. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Max Krieger. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Which living person would be booed the loudest if they appeared at a video game tournament? (05:43) How do you know if a puzzle game is too hard? (11:13) What kind of immersive arcade experience has no one ever really tried before, or not tried hard enough? (16:43) What was the worst year for video games from 2000 to 2020? (23:42) You have a GDC panel but need to make sure that zero people attend. What do you title it?(30:22) Spencer Gifts asks: Which Japanese game is the most American, and which American game is the most Japanese? (36:12) When in visual design is ugliness a feature? (43:50) What is the Planet of the Bass of video games? (49:29) LIGHTNING ROUND: Box Office Bomb Reviews (54:22) Recommendations and Outro (01:04:08) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Mary Schneider - Yodelling The Classics In Utero Bad Nevermind Steve Albini No Strings Attached Aqua Barbie (2023) Elon Musk trolled by Valorant fans Valorant Henry Kissinger Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again David Cage Todd Howard Stephen’s Sausage Roll The Witness Jonathan Blow Threes! Baba Is You Crossniq+ GameWorks BattleTech Centers Melty Blood games Kessen SSX Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn Final Fantasy IX Wii Sports The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim BioShock Infinite The Last of Us DmC: Devil May Cry Grand Theft Auto V God of War series Candy Crush Saga Grand Theft Auto V: Online Edition Beyond: Two Souls Willem Dafoe Elliot Page Detroit: Become Human Game Developers Conference Will Wright Spore Advance Wars Hideo Kojima P.T. Gex Metal Wolf Chaos Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Shadow Madness Final Fantasy VII Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity Shadowgate Shovel Knight The Black Onyx Binary Domain Vanquish Yuke’s Co. Space Funeral Mortal Kombat games Paul Verhoeven Gears of War Quantum Theory Planet of the Bass Space Channel 5 Bust A Groove EarthBound Yume Nikki Hypnospace Outlaw Bomb Rush Cyberfunk Recommendations: Frank: The Video Game History Hour Ep. 117: Nintendo Knitting Machine Max: Aqualounge.tv, Indiepocalypse This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The panel you just can’t get enough of covers immediate pick-up-and-play-right-now games, Charles Marinet’s departure as Mario, and the stunning return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Tim Rogers asks: what’s the deal with people thinking you need to have played earlier games in a triple-A franchise’s newest release? (04:56) Brandon Sheffield asks: What are five games you could play any time? (14:04) What does a Mario Ambassador do? (23:00) Seth asks: If you could replace one of your arms with the arm of a video game character, whose arm would you pick? (34:36) If you could only judge real world animals by the way they were presented in video games, how would your opinions on animals be different? (39:07) What was the most significant “sliding doors” moment in video game history? (42:27) What happens when a player reports a bug in a video game? (47:28) What are the Mario and Sonic of food? (49:15) Tim Rogers asks: What if Charles Martinet just starts his own video game company, and like he makes a new character named Charlieo? (53:36) LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island Season 3 (55:13) Recommendations and Outro (01:15:26) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Diablo IV Baldur’s Gate III Final Fantasy XVI Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Street Fighter 6 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection Resident Evil series Legend of Zelda series Dragon Quest series Kingdom Hearts series Metal Gear series Final Fantasy VII: Remake Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Gunstar Heroes Ys series Sonic the Hedgehog series Battle Garegga Donkey Kong Country H.E.R.O. Shark! Shark! Minesweeper Picross series Doom 64 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Quake series Another World Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Cadash Super Mario Bros. 3 Blazing Lazers Galactic Attack Charles Martinet Retires From Longtime Voice Role Of Nintendo’s Mario Conan O’Brien meets Charles Martinet Disney DuckTales: Remastered Banjo-Kazooie Super Mario Bros. Wonder Super Mario Galaxy The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Coach Coach Ernie Pantusso Craig T. Nelson Dead Rising Enchanted Arms Wild Arms series Ruin Arm Loadout: Arm Floaties Arms Mega Man series Dizzy series Thousand Arms Rayman series Plok Just Arms Bayonetta Cooking Mama Ecco the Dolphin E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Tetris Super Mario 64 Pilotwings Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series Inti Creates Ceaseless Discharge Gargantua Blargg Mario Sonic the Hedgehog Browny Robbit The Noid Mr. Domino Recommendations: Brandon: Adopt this dog I’ve been fostering if you’re a single person or a couple without children, Steve Stanchfield’s Video Collection (Thunderbean) Frank: Mini golf is pretty fun still This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56) Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25) Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17) Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06) Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52) Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22) Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27) How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42) LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45) Recommendations and Outro (55:30) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: EarthBound G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez Yelling Is Not Journalism ContraPoints Animal Crossing: New Horizons Doom A Short Hike Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Fortnite: Battle Royale More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite 100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft Mariah Carey Rasputin Music Unpacking Ooblets Legend of Zelda series World of WarCraft Cruelty Squad B3313 Yume Nikki Super Mario 64 Mother 3 Fan Translation Mother 3 Private Eye Dol Fan Translation Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble Star Fox Phantasy Star Retranslation Project Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure Doom MyHouse.wad A.L.T. The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality Watch_Dogs Mr. Run and Jump Dino Crisis Virtua Quest You Have to Win the Game Stephen’s Sausage Roll Soccer Mahjong Golf Videoball Virtual Soccer Virtual Pinball David’s Midnight Magic Digital Pinball: Necronomicon Montezuma’s Revenge Tetris Sonic the Hedgehog Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. Grand Theft Auto series PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X and Series S EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series Quake II Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer Baldur’s Gate III Wizardry games Astarion Saints Row series Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox KO_OP F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch Wolfenstein 3D Recommendations: Brandon: Avengement (2019) Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The founding members of Insert Credit Show, then known as The Insert Credit Podcast, answer our most frequently asked listener question. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Design the Insert Credit video game. (03:05) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Oakland, California Watch_Dogs 2 San Leandro, California Cinemark Century Bayfair Mall 16 Central Park Fruitvale, Oakland, California Temescal, Oakland, California Lanesplitter Pizza & Pub Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Joseph Emery Skatepark Wild Arms MacArthur station (BART) Oriental BBQ Chicken Town Frog Park Pixar Emeryville Shellmound Young Merlin Jim Power in “Mutant Planet” Hesher’s Pizza (try the Insert Credit) Other Ocean Interactive Classic Gaming Expo Game Developers Conference River City Ransom series Better Call Saul Video Game History Foundation Lost Judgment Mortal Kombat 11 series Jack London Square Recommendations: Frank: Listen to episode 299 This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Fifty listener questions taking the form of “What is the ___ of video games?” are defeated by the full panel of the Insert Credit Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Vanilla Bean asks: What is the Aphex Twin to Radiohead to Coldplay of video games? (07:32) John H: What is the Studio Trigger of video games? (08:46) Danimal: Who (or what) is the Wednesday Campanella of video games? (10:14) Henry: What is the Action Comics #1 competition of video games? (11:42) Tomarrow: What is the meat and potatoes of video games? (12:49) Kiko b: What is the peanut butter and jelly on white bread of video games? (13:42) Ian: what’s the everything bagel of video games? (14:52) Gaagaagiins: What is the 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner of video games? (15:37) Chris B: What is the “walking by a store on a hot day that has the front doors wide open with the AC blasting and you catch a sudden blast of freezing air” of video games? (16:52) Justin: What’s the “Live Free or Die Hard” of video games? (18:24) BrillPickle asks: What’s the Normcore of video games? (20:10) BrillPickle asks: What’s the healthgoth of video games? (21:09) Spencer: what is the “going to the movies but spending the whole time on your phone” of video games? (22:08) Cwumble Fletkh: Who is the Oedipus of video games? (23:08) Fighting fudon: What is the “I’ve had too much coffee and now I feel like death” of video games? (23:58) JackOakLeaf: What is the Marlon Brando as Don Corleone in The Godfather of video games? (25:24) Jimi: Who are the Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer of video game characters? (26:21) Jomch: What is the Frasier of videogames? (26:39) Dillson: What is the Hatsune Miku Guitar Synthesizer Stompbox of video games? (28:00) kory: What is the Jaws 19 from Back to the Future Part II of video games? (28:34) Anonymous: What is the finding an onion ring in your fries of video games? (29:12) Classic Anonymous: What is the Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud of video games? (31:22) U G: What is the Mark Z Danielewski’s House of Leaves of video games? (32:29) Shlooter McGavin: What is the “reading a magazine back to front” of video games? (33:26) gordon “matty” freeman: What is the “vinyl just sounds better, dude” of video games? (34:31) Insert Credit Quick Break: Patreon listeners, please check your info because Patreon screwed up (34:57) Maybesheforgot: What is the O Brother Where Art Thou of video games? (35:37) Jeff Mangum: Who or what is the Neutral Milk Hotel of video games? (36:43) Skeletoncounter: What is the Wes Craven’s New Nightmare of video games? (38:16) Gaagaagiins asks: What is the comparison between the theatrical and extended cuts of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? (40:52) LeFish: What is the finding out Santa isn’t real of video games? (42:42) Anonymous: What is the going back in time to kill baby Hitler of video games? (44:09) Charlie: Who, or what game, is the first Mark Twain of video games? (45:28) Arvid: What’s the “built like a brick outhouse” of video games? (46:05) Buy Gebord: What is the Society of the Spectacle of video games? (47:20) Marxseny: What is the “It’s not a phase, mom” of video games? (48:19) Barclay: What is The Illuminatus! Trilogy of video games? (49:20) Crumbling Kwelfis: who is the jean-luc godard of video games? (50:29) Dustin: What is the high school reunion of video games? (51:31) Cole: What is the Nissan Sileighty of video games? (52:43) La_cuna: What or who is the Ricky Jay of video games? (53:35) Kyle: What is the Mission Impossible of video games? (55:32) Torbjorn: Who is the Søren Kierkegaard of video games? (56:42) Antho: What’s the Canadian tuxedo of video games? (57:40) ana: What is the cinéma-vérité of video games? (59:06) Snowtire: what is the Star Citizen of video games? (01:00:08) Smander Jettz: Who is the Ezra Miller of video games? (01:01:03) Brayden Bunker: What is the aeropress of video games? (01:02:53) Samf Sankey: who is the Jim Varney of video games? (01:05:47) Swift Justice: What is the BABYMETAL of video games? (01:07:03) nate: what is the 4’33 of video games? (01:09:06) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:27) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Super Mario series Super Mario Bros - Star The Stars and Stripes Forever Turkey in the Straw What’s The Buzz Koji Kondo Django Reinhardt Limehouse Blues The Entertainer (rag) 1812 Overture La Marseillaise Happy Birthday to You Aphex Twin Radiohead Coldplay Bayonetta Devil May Cry series Ninja Gaiden series Final Fantasy XVI Dragon’s Dogma Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories SNL “Dear Sister” Parody Studio Trigger WayForward Gainax Wednesday Campanella Castlevania series Final Fantasy XIV Online Bonk’s Revenge Action Comics 1 StarTropics EarthBound Call of Duty series Angry Birds Destiny Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Sonic Mania Days Gone Assassin’s Creed series Resident Evil seri

Giant Bomb, Gamespot and Friends Per Second’s Lucy James joins the panel to cover video game convention panels, Oppenheimer, and getting Americans to care about 4X games. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Lucy James. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Is there a meaningful distinction between a minigame and a game within a game? (07:25) How do you make a really big game without overwhelming players? (12:48) What are the practical reasons to set a video game in the post-apocalypse? (18:38) What are the pitfalls to avoid when organizing or participating in a video game panel? (22:02) The Adaptation Game: Adapt Oppenheimer (2023) into a video game. (28:23) Insert Credit Quick Break: Moonstone Island on Steam (35:52) Tom Arrow asks: What are video games that best exemplify tragedy, comedy and romance? (37:15) What kind of video games do Americans not care about, and is there a way to change that? (43:32) What is the “You couldn’t make Blazing Saddles today” of video games? (48:10) LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Mortal Kombat (53:43) Recommendations and Outro (57:25) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Super Mario Land Ace Attorney series Puyo Puyo~n Captain Marvel (2019) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Kojima’s Twitter Resident Evil 4 Metal Gear Solid NieR series Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Virtua Fighter series BioShock Pipe Dream Save Room Harmful Park Stardew Valley Ōkami Sonic Frontiers Final Fantasy XV Evony: The King’s Return The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Dreams Roblox Fallout games Warriors of the Wasteland (1983) Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) Pitfall series Nvidia Broadcast can now deepfake your eyes to make you look at the camera Leisure Suit Larry series Monkey Island series Budweiser Frogs Pepsiman Oppenheimer (2023) Curran Walters Batman Begins (2005) Fallout Shelter X-COM series Game of Thrones The Godfather: The Game Cyberpunk 2077 The Sims 4 Peter Molyneux David Cage Omikron: The Nomad Soul Detroit: Become Human Elder Scrolls series Ribbit King There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension The Stanley Parable Disco Elysium Football Manager series FIFA Manager series Pro Evolution Soccer / Winning Eleven / eFootball series Diner Dash Tapper FarmVille Train Simulator series PowerWash Simulator Lawn Mowing Simulator Animal Crossing series Wall Street Kid Blazing Saddles (1974) Everything (game) Everything (windows software) You Need a Budget Bubsy series Gex series Blasto Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama Pirates of the Caribbean Batman Begins Batman Begins Cool Spot Grimace’s Birthday Recommendations: Frank: Everything, send your full video game interviews to the Video Game History Foundation Brandon: Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster, try using your own website for once if you’re one of the people who make Ko-fi Lucy: The New York Times Mini Crossword, The Design Behind Immortality’s Occult Secrets, JeffJeff’s Bizarre Adventure S03E01: Oh, those aren’t bullets, Baldur’s Gate 3 boss on Xbox Series S and “Redefining The RPG” I Friends Per Second Episode #26 This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Moonstone Island on Steam, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The same panel this show started with is whole once more, covering hype cycles, the real game console generations, and the Season 2 finale of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: merritt k asks: What are some games on 80s and 90s Japanese home computers you want translations of or official releases in the west? (05:32) What causes hype? Or, how do games become “overrated?” (11:23) Let’s talk about “game killers” (17:25) Who makes the best monsters? (23:53) What are the actual video game console generations? (30:32) Insert Credit Quick Break - The Free Cheese (41:22) From Winckle: What’s the best two button sequence in video games? (42:44) What do you think was the most difficult game to QA test? (49:06) LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island - Season 2 Finale (54:51) Recommendations and Outro (01:12:58) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Video Game History Foundation Limited Run Games Rusty Castlevania series El Viento My eyes! Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei Glove on Fight The Queen of Heart ’99 Ys series Valis Legend of Zelda series Xanadu games Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken Policenauts Snatcher SD Snatcher Geoff Keighley Bubsy series Battle Arena Toshinden Virtua Fighter series Halo series Super Mario series Sonic the Hedgehog universe Doom Killzone Fortnite: Battle Royale Grand Theft Auto series Jak & Daxter series Ghostface Killah Landstalker Silent Hill Dragon Quest series Akira Toriyama Orc Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Final Fantasy series Dragon Ball GT Gran Turismo series Sand Land Hammer Bro Bowsette Metal slime Goldman Home video game console generations Devil World Kung Fu Sports Talk Baseball Mega Man games Another World Mortal Kombat games The Ninja Warriors Assassin’s Creed series Elder Scrolls series Cyberpunk 2077 Why Tears of the Kingdom’s bridge physics have game developers wowed Just Cause 2 Heavy Rain Gex Captain Marvel Augustus Cole Gene Kazuma Kiryu Lucky & Wild Satan Quiet Bayonetta Recommendations: Frank: clock out early Brandon: hey thanks for listening and enjoying the show, we really appreciate it! And also, consider using your house like a Blockbuster if you keep collecting things. This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by The Free Cheese, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover recent industry developments, Gex, and coffin food. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Is the game development business getting better or worse? (05:43) You heard about Gex? (10:47) Design a new platforming mascot based around a working standup comedian. (16:32) How do you make a game demo? (22:59) Jim Bunt 0008 asks: If a game controls with just one hand, what do with the other? (31:14) How has a game frustrated you most when not letting you do something you really should be able to do? (42:36) Which video game most perfectly fits into the genre which describes it? (48:17) LIGHTNING ROUND: Playground Rumors - Diablo IV (57:41) Recommendations and Outro (01:01:51) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Microsoft wins FTC fight to buy Activision Blizzard Sega workers form largest multi-department video game union in the US Sega are still investing in NFTs, but will keep their biggest series away from the blockchain M2 Hollywood actors hit picket lines in historic double strike Bungie wins landmark lawsuit against player who harassed Destiny staff Gex series Gex Trilogy announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC Bubsy series GEICO Dana Gould Red Dwarf Mad Men The Dana Gould Hour Spider-Ham John Mulaney Atari Jaguar Ricky Gervais Dave Chappelle Vole Rocky Rodent Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt Hyper Gunsport VIDEOBALL Demonschool Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy XVI P.T. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Zone of the Enders Tobal No.1 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Final Fantasy XII Super Mario Run Dead or Alive: Xtreme series Animal Crossing Super Mario 64 Old Man Murray Half-Life Portal 2 Peggy Hill Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Destiny 2 Destiny’s Child Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Cofagrigus Doom Call of Duty: Warzone Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Celeste Super Mario Bros. 3 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Uncharted series Jak & Daxter series Grand Theft Auto III Crash Bandicoot series Dragon Quest series Streets of Rage / Bare Knuckle series Final Fight series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licensees The Simpsons licensees X-Men Recommendations: merritt: OtherStrangeness.com Brandon: Wishlist Demonschool on Steam if you want to, watch How It’s Made on Tubi, try telling yourself an incredibly boring story if you have trouble sleeping Jaffe: the Dave’s Not Here sketch This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit Fighting Game Correspondent Patrick Miller rejoins the panel to share tips on commentating esports, developing fighting game characters, and powerwashing an island covered in diarrhea. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Patrick Miller. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Have you ever made an arbitrary non-video game decision just because it reminded you of something from a video game? (03:00) Which fighting game characters have most significantly changed how fighting games are played? (07:44) What future expansions should PowerWash Simulator add? (15:08) What are the qualities of a good esports commentator? (20:33) Improv Zone - RPG AI Dialogue (23:30) Insert Credit Quick Break - Demonschool Demo on Xbox July 11 (27:44) Yuji asks: what’s the coolest thing you can find at the edge of a world map? (28:53) How do you make a character design “look cooler?” (35:02) What’s the greatest comeback story in video game development history? (40:01) LIGHTNING ROUND: State Fighters - New Challengers (46:33) Recommendations and Outro (55:27) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Rent A Hero No. 1 VIDEOBALL NBA Jam series Mike Haggar Sega Sonic the Hedgehog games Capcom vs. SNK CVS Pharmacy Walgreens Duane Reade the riddle of steel Shenmue Street Fighter series Ryu Ken Masters Virtua Fighter series Akira Yuki Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Guilty Gear series Sheng Long Akuma Banjo-Kazooie series Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Minecraft Steve Bayonetta Yun PowerWash Simulator series Tomb Raider series Final Fantasy VII games SpongeBob SquarePants Dead Rising series Twisted Metal series Burning Rangers Gears of War series My House.wad Smash T.V. Super Mario Sunshine Super Mario Galaxy series Earthworm Jim series Oh, Deer! Yipes Justin Wong Charles Martinet #IDARB BuzzFeed News Cyberpunk 2077 Borderlands series World of WarCraft Shadow of the Colossus Kingdom Hearts series Tetsuya Nomura Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Chrono Trigger NieR: Automata Resident Evil series Persona series Final Fantasy XIV Online Recommendations: Patrick: If you’re in the Bay Area get in touch and come to Caliburst Frank: TwoMorrows Publishing This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by the ID@Xbox Demonschool demo available July 11, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Game journalists Giovanni Colantonio, Gita Jackson and Ash Parrish unite to make Insert Credit history: reviewing a video game. The party explores Final Fantasy XVI as a game, a story, and as a cultural artifact. Plus, the ten hottest Final Fantasy boys! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Giovanni Colantonio, Gita Jackson, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Chapters: Talking about the game (02:57) Talking about the story (FEATURES SPOILERS) (27:20) Talking about talking about the game (FEATURES SPOILERS) (58:43) Recommendations and Outro (01:25:27) LIGHTNING RETURNS ROUND: Rank the hottest Final Fantasy boys (01:26:35) Visit insertcredit.com for THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED LIST OF HOTTEST FINAL FANTASY BOYS (Protagonists) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Final Fantasy XVI Clive Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy Tactics Devil May Cry series Moogle Chocobo Pokémon universe Forspoken The DioField Chronicle Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Naruto vs Sasuke Devil May Cry 5 Final Fantasy XIV Online Naoki Yoshida Final Fantasy XV Cidolfus Telamon Cid Highwind Cid Pollendina Dion Lesage (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Gil Diablo series The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Final Fantasy XIII Torgal (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Game of Thrones Ultima (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Anabella Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Jill Warrick (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Theon Greyjoy Benedikta Harman (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Active Lore System The Holy Empire of Sanbreque (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Destiny Dragon Age: Inquisition Thedas Byron Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) I Want to Be Your Canary Loveless Ralph Ineson Ben Starr Joshua Rosfield (Final Fantasy XVI spoilers) Masayoshi Soken God of War (2018) Mortal Engines (2018) Michael Bay Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy VII: Remake Final Fantasy VI Blitzball Fang Vanille House of the Dragon Chain-Gang All-Stars The Grishaverse Shadow and Bone Final Fantasy XVI has a medieval approach to diversity Unsullied Jacob Anderson Interview with the Vampire Dune Pauline Kael Dordogne Recommendations: Gita: follow xoxogossipgita on social media, subscribe to the gita zone on substack Ash: follow adashtra on social media, find more of Ash’s writing at The Verge Giovanni: follow marioprime on social media, find more of Giovanni’s writing at DigitalTrends This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Author of The CRPG Book Felipe Pepe joins the panel to determine what CRPGs are, how to play them, and what happened with the Gollum game. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Felipe Pepe. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What are the top ten video game submarines? (08:07) What the hell is going on with Lord of the Rings games? (14:36) What are we going to do about the name CRPG? (20:02) How do you delineate PC game history? (25:39) What’s a book about video games you wish existed but you don’t have eight years to write? (32:21) Mel Stone asks: Using only video game characters that have never appeared in an RPG, create the quintessential four-person RPG party (43:47) How do you design a video game magic system that doesn’t just rip off Dungeons & Dragons? (51:26) What’s the best way to get ancient computer games to run on modern PCs? (58:21) Recommendations and Outro (01:03:28) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Tales of Game’s Studios Presents Chef Boyardee’s Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa Space Funeral Undertale Ramble Planet Void Pyramid The CRPG Book Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup RPG Maker Pokémon fangames Pokemon Xenoverse Dragon Ball: Xenoverse Dragon Quest series Nintendo Direct 6.21.2023 In the Hunt Metal Slug series Steel Diver The Hunt for Red October Sub Rebellion Prisoner of Ice Banjo-Tooie Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Final Fantasy VII Super Mario Land The missing Titanic tour sub is steered with a simple Logitech gamepad California Extreme Theme: Submarine Titanic: A Mysterious Undersea Adventure Periscope Silent Hunter series Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation Hunt for Red October adaptations Cthulhu Subnautica Shinsekai: Into the Depths Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Silent Service Radar Mission The Lord of the Rings: Gollum The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria The Walking Dead Embracer Group Paid $395 Million for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Rights Gollum developers apologize for the game’s ‘underwhelming experience’ J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings: Volume One Melbourne House Australia Dave’s Killer Bread Alvarado Street Bakery Call of Duty series Planescape: Torment Final Fantasy series Fallout games Dungeons & Dragons Baldur’s Gate series Dragon Slayer Wizardry games Etrian Odyssey Dragon Master Silk Shining the Holy Ark Disco Elysium Pillars of Eternity Divinity: Original Sin Street Fighter series DirectX Microsoft Windows Windows 95 FM Towns PC-8800 series PC-98 Touhou series Apple II Commodore 64 Amiga ZX Spectrum Color Graphics Adapter DOS Xbox 360 CD-ROM Cyberpunk 2077 Hardcore Gaming 101: A History of Korean Gaming Ragnarök Online Legend of the Red Dragon Dungeon Fighter Online Ultima Online EverQuest World of WarCraft The Conclusion of the Amico Project X Zone series Advance Wars Tom Johnson Shenmue Wild Woody Clive Rosfield Clive Barker David Cage Blanka Brazil Tectoy Playtronic Zeebo Monkey D. Luffy Iñaki Godoy Katy Perry - Dark Horse ft. Juicy J Shin Megami Tensei series Octopath Traveler Bravely Default Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Final Fantasy XVI Devil May Cry series Immortals of Aveum Ghostwire: Tokyo Phantom Dust Earthsea The Maimed God’s Saga DOSBox MiSTer Project EGG Ys series C64Dreams Total Replay AmigaVision eXoDOS Exodos On Fire Cutz Recommendations: Frank: The Video Game History Hour with Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin Brandon: Il Balletto di Bronzo, purchase a physical copy of Hyper Gunsport Felipe: The CRPG Book This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Defector editor and co-founder Dan McQuade joins the panel to cover Summer Game Fest, the Apple Face Computer, and Avenders Engersgame. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Dan McQuade. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Anything at Summer Game Fest or the Xbox panel look cool? (04:42) Dan McQuade asks: How have people reacted to the new Final Fantasy? (16:43) Brandon, what game is Necrosoft going to make for the Apple Face Computer? (22:37) If you had the power to change any rule in any sport, how would you use it? (34:35) PersonalMatthew asks: Should developers always support button remapping? (42:38) Are there any true video game stories that could be made into movies? (53:53) LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Madden (01:07:27) Recommendations and Outro (01:14:57) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Summer Game Fest Xbox Games Showcase 2023 FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Mortal Kombat 1 Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 WILDS Sonic Superstars Sonic the Hedgehog 4 series Knuckles’ Chaotix Sonic Mania Sonic Frontiers Final Fantasy XV Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Toshihiro Nagoshi Judgment / Judge Eyes series E3 Oʻahu Twisted Metal Twisted Metal series Samoa Joe The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Final Fantasy series Final Fantasy XVI Square Millennium Event:: Final Fantasy IX, X, and XI Revealed Triangle Strategy Harvestella Hitman III Square Enix sells off Tomb Raider, Deus Ex IPs and the studios behind them Forspoken Necrosoft Games Apple Vision Pro Demonschool Elden Ring I Am Rich Project Milo The Jackbox Party Pack Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes EVE: Valkyrie Oh, Deer! Google Glass Google Stadia Formula One Deadspin Kotaku Who’s on First? Savannah Bananas Multiball Atari Jaguar GameCube The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker TurboGrafx-16 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Legend of Zelda series Super Metroid Gran Turismo series GRAN TURISMO - Official Trailer Gamer (2009) The Wizard (1989) Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo World Championships Early Edition Madden series Street Fighter series NASCAR officially bans driver’s GameCube-inspired ‘wall ride’ stunt Tetris Tetris (2023) Tetris - From Russia with Love Black Bird Ender’s Game Avengers: Endgame (2019) 8-Bit Christmas (2021) Free Guy (2021) Boku no Natsuyasumi The Wrestler (2008) Dark Souls Recommendations: Brandon: Save your game when playing old games, Derry Girls season 3, Yuyoyuppe’s SICK EP, Utsu-P’s song Ga Dan: Defector, @dhm on twitter, @danmcquade on instagram Tim: Defector Jaffe: Detroiters (esper also recommends this) The Show Collectively: Tetris: From Russia with Love Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

While attempting to promote Demonschool in the City of Angels, Brandon Sheffield joins fellow Insert Credit founder Vincent Diamante to drive a 2022 Mazda MX-5 Miata, pontificate on the elusive nature of California, and shop for video games. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Vincent Diamante. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Chapters: Kicked Out of the Mix (01:02) How Vincent Diamante Plays Treasure Games (09:32) The Secret Place in Little Tokyo (23:48) Car Talk: 6,666 (35:37) Book Off Explorations, pt. 1 - Games (52:44) Book Off Explorations, pt. 2 - Soundtracks (01:02:22) Book Off Explorations, pt. 3 - Books (01:03:57) Book Off Explorations, pt. 4 - A Living Museum (01:06:35) Things Do and Do Not Change (01:12:39) Reflection (01:37:48) Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Your frothing demand for this podcast increases! Console modification expert Christa Lee joins Tim and Brandon to cover the original Konami defecting rock stars, Treasure Co., Ltd. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Not Necessarily a Eulogy For Treasure (03:44) 2D Genesis Platformers: Gunstar Heroes, Dynamite Headdy, Alien Soldier, and McDonalds Treasure Land Adventure (29:26) YuYu Hakusho Beat Em Ups: Yū Yū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen, Guardian Heroes, Bleach: the Blade of Fate, and Bleach: Dark Souls (41:41) Neo 2D Middle Era: Mischief Makers, Silhouette Mirage, Tiny Toons Adventures: Buster’s Bad Dream, Astro Boy: Omega Factor, Advance Guardian Heroes, and Gunstar Super Heroes (49:41) Shootin’ Time: Radiant Silvergun, Ikaruga, Silpheed: The Lost Planet, and Gradius V (01:08:42) Insert Credit Quick Break: Archaeology Tube (01:33:59) Bangai-O Trilogy: Bangai-O, Bangai-O Spirits, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury (01:36:07) Punishment Zone: Sin and Punishment, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, and Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot (01:51:21) The Rest: Light Crusader, Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!, Wario World, Rakugaki Showtime, Stretch Panic!, Bleach: Versus Crusade, and Gaist Crusher God (02:04:53) Finalizing Rankings (02:25:32) Honorary Treasure Games and Final Treasure Thoughts (02:35:43) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED LIST OF TREASURE GAMES Silhouette Mirage Gunstar Heroes Bangai-O Spirits Sin and Punishment Dynamite Headdy Radiant Silvergun McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure Light Crusader Guardian Heroes Gradius V Bangai-O Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Alien Soldier Stretch Panic Silpheed: The Lost Planet Astro Boy: Omega Factor Yu Yu Hakusho Bleach: Versus Crusade Bleach: The Blade of Fate Bleach: Dark Souls Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Bad Dream Wario World Gunstar Super Heroes Mischief Makers Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot Advance Guardian Heroes Geist Crusher God Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting Ikaruga Rakugaki Showtime A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Treasure Gaist Crusher God Astro Boy: Omega Factor Kokuga Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Gunstar Heroes GameFan Street Fighter series Fatal Fury Yū Yū Hakusho: Makyō Tōitsusen Radiant Silvergun Bangai-O Rakugaki Showtime Advance Guardian Heroes Sin and Punishment Tiny Toon Adventures: Scary Dreams Konami Contra series Gradius V Tokimeki Memorial games Metal Gear series Gradius Gaiden Taz-Mania McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure Dynamite Headdy Alien Soldier Light Crusader Castlevania series The Simpsons Bucky O’Hare Axelay Super Nintendo Entertainment System Digital Foundry The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Demon’s Souls Wario World MiSTerAddons.com Silhouette Mirage Panzer Dragoon series Ikaruga Amiga Bubsy series Battletoads series Doom Eternal Ninja Gaiden Ninja Gaiden II Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening - Special Edition YuYu Hakusho Hunter × Hunter Yu Yu Hakusho - Opening 1 | Hohoemi no Bakudan Guardian Heroes Mario Party series Bleach: The Blade of Fate Bleach: Dark Souls Dark Souls Mischief Makers Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom Gunstar Super Heroes Rapid Angel Pandemonium! Klonoa Mega Man 8 Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken: The Adventure of Little Ralph Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic Shinrei Jusatsushi Tarōmaru Shinobi Legions Tomba! series Animal Crossing series Hollow Knight Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series The Ninja Warriors series Final Fight 3 Streets of Rage 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Steam-Heart’s Sōkyūgurentai Kazuo Ishiguro Ursula K. Le Guin John Romero Pac-Man Silpheed: The Lost Planet Lost Planet series Silpheed series Gungriffon Lunar: Eternal Blue Grandia Starblade Stretch Panic Thunder Force series R-Type Final Elevator Action II Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Ninja Five-O Ore no Ryōri Suzuki Bakuhatsu Dragon Quest VII Ranger X Missile Command series Cybernator Metal Warriors Rampage Sub-Terrania Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Bangai-O Spirits Grasshopper Manufacture Gears of War series Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury Final Fantasy XIII Vandal-Hearts II Culdcept series Infinite Undiscovery Space Harrier series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Cabal Shiren the Wanderer series Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner Wild Guns Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Bayonetta Kid Icarus: Uprising Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! Bleach: Versus Crusade Dragon Drive: D-Masters Shot Crusader of Centy Camelot Landstalker Knuckles’ Chaotix Gun Beat Windjammers Hajime no Ippo Wario Land: Shake It! Sakura Wars Monster Hunter series Yo-kai Watch series Speed Power Gunbike Bleach Bleach - Ichigo’s Theme - Number One League of Legends Dota Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Guilty Gear 2: Overture Gunslinger Stratos Senko no Ronde series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series VIDEOBALL Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Frame Gride Tales of Arise Scarlet Nexus Star Ocea

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield cover that big Sony event, art styles for games, and the thrilling return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: How ’bout that Playstation showcase? (05:13) Other than “realistic,” “cel shaded,” and “pixel art,” name some video game art styles. (18:20) Write some of those in-game Elder Scrolls books. (24:44) What would make those in-game Elder Scrolls books worth reading? (27:50) Insert Credit Quick Break - Sully: A Very Serious RPG (29:42) LeFish asks: What is the finding out that Santa isn’t real of video games? (31:26) Tim Rogers asks: HotB, or sofubi? (35:06) What car should be in every video game with cars? (43:02) When do you block, when do you dodge, and when do you parry? (49:26) Is there a system you’ve played every game for? (53:56) LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (58:37) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:47) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Elio’s Family Restaurant Elder Scrolls series Playstation 2023 Showcase Bungie announces Marathon, a new sci-fi PvP extraction shooter Marathon Escape from Tarkov Capcom announces Dragon’s Dogma 2 Final Fantasy XVI - Awakening Trailer The Metal Gear Solid 3 remake is officially happening Metal Gear series Silent Hill 2 Panzer Dragoon Saga All our burning Qs about PlayStation’s Project Q Destiny Logitech G Cloud review - no one’s handheld PlayStation VR2 Splatoon series Foamstars is a wild foam party Splatoon-like from Square Enix Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios announces new PVP heist game Here’s a look at promising puzzle sequel The Talos Principle 2 Phantom Blade Zero: release date, trailer, and everything to know Revenant Hill is the latest game from Night in the Woods developer Mario Kart 8 Katamari series New Super Mario Bros. series Homestar Runner Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Ore no Ryōri Suzuki Bakuhatsu Final Fantasy VII Shadow Madness Lost Odyssey Fast X (2023) Santa Claus Dark Souls Hot-B Co., Ltd. Detonator Orgun Pokémon games Legend of Zelda series Shigeru Miyamoto Cyberpunk 2077 Elden Ring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castlevania Composer Michiru Yamane Goes On Rant Backing Trump King of Fighters series Saudi Arabia now owns 96% of SNK Hideki Naganuma Bad Santa (2003) *Fatman* (2020) Violent Night (2022) Detective Crashmore (2021) Detroiters Honda Prelude Subaru WRX Sega Rally series Kamata Fiera Ridge Racer series Burnout series Scribblenauts series Toyota Corolla Toyota Camry Toyota GR Corolla Toyota Prius Chevrolet Spark Chevrolet Volt God Hand Street Fighter series Bloodborne Guilty Gear series Time Crisis series Cool Boarders Gamate GameKing Mega Duck PC Engine SuperGrafx 32X Neo Geo Pocket Color Atari 7800 Atari Jaguar Super A’Can 3DO CD-i MobyGames Herman Melville King James Bible For Use On Game Boy King James VI and I Ving Rhames King James Bible For Use On Game Boy screenshots Buck Bumble Mister Mosquito Bayonetta Bullet Witch E-102 Gamma Robo Baby Mature Recommendations: Brandon: Fight Back to School (1991), PinkPantheress Tim: Hang out in the discord.gg/actionbutton Goblin Bunker, abandon all social media Frank: Hear Tim out This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Sully: A Very Serious RPG, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The panel you know and love reconvenes to weigh in on Overwatch 2, the GameCube handle, and Minter’s thing. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What does it mean to beat a video game? (05:04) In the “games as service” era, when do you update a game, and when do you make a sequel? (11:20) What’s the best non-game feature a gaming console has ever had? (18:32) What kinds of things aren’t video games licensing that they should? (28:21) Insert Credit Quick Break: Egglien (33:12) From ShlooterMcGavin: What would an eSports Utility Vehicle be like? (34:40) When have game developers best anticipated player behavior? (44:21) What games have successfully ripped off older games without anyone really noticing? (49:17) What is the Who Shot Mr. Burns? of video games? (54:03) LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Tears of the Kingdom (01:01:00) Recommendations and Outro (01:06:09) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Hexyz Force Tubi 2B Ryo Hazuki Cooking Mama Pluto TV AMC+ Arthur Morgan Interview with the Vampire Kanopy Leon Kennedy Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Final Fantasy XV Overwatch series Overwatch 2’s director explains why its big PvE mode was canceled RuneScape Final Fantasy XIV Online Final Fantasy XI Online Forza Motorsport series Gran Turismo series Crazyracing Kartrider Mario Kart Tour PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Lair Nintendo 3DS StreetPass Mii Plaza games PictoChat Wii Dreamcast Xbox One GameCube Casio Loopy Nintendo DS Neo Geo Pocket PlayStation Portable Talkman Matthew Lesko Toro Inoue Animal Crossing series Horizon II: Forbidden West Project Siren Marvel Spider-Man Atari Jaguar Virtual Light Machine Xbox 360 Jeff Minter Cliff Bleszinski Creative Business Unit III The Witcher series Pepsiman ROG Gaming Routers Alienware Mac Pro Kris Graft Gunnar Optiks Gamers Nexus StarCraft F.E.A.R. series The Simpsons: Hit & Run Deus Ex BioShock Crazy Taxi series Nissan GT-R Hyper Gunsport Ico Dog Patch Jurassic Park (1993) Friends Nope (2022) Another World Ecco the Dolphin Critter Crunch Magical Drop Money Puzzle Exchanger AstroPop Deluxe Zuma Who Shot Mr. Burns? Angry Birds Scorched Earth Who shot J.R.? I Love Bees Mortal Kombat II NBA Jam The Tower of Druaga The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Spelunky Fez Recommendations: Frank: Unofficial Rent-A-Hero No.1 Translation, use actual games saves and not save states if you’re using the Redream emulator, the Xbox Elite Controller Tim: the Xbox Elite Controller, the Analogue Duo Brandon: talk to your relatives about trans rights issues This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Egglien, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

IGN news director and Axe of the Blood God creator Kat Bailey joins the panel to discuss Metacritic scores, ranked polls, and what the ESRB actually does all day. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Kat Bailey. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Frank Cifaldi asks: What are the best British games? (05:11) Why doesn’t a Sight & Sound-style poll work for video games? (12:22) How does IGN review games? (25:33) If ESRB ratings were literal, which games would actually be for everyone, for teens, and mature? (29:43) Insert Credit Ad Break - Sully: A Very Serious RPG (36:45) Azurelore Korrigan asks: What medium is best for adapting to video games? (38:29) What’s something you wished video games would do, they eventually did, and now you’ve had enough? (45:14) What counts as video game news? (50:12) Did everyone here always know what IGN stands for? (58:09) LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso - Oblique Game Designs (59:24) Recommendations and Outro (01:06:54) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Final Fantasy VII: Remake Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy V Sonic R Plok July 4th Best British Games Spectacular, with Bennett Foddy and Mathew Kumar Cannon Fodder Batman Ste and John Pickford Solar Jetman: Hunt for the Golden Warpship Equinox Tim Follin The Bitmap Brothers The Chaos Engine series Judge Dredd Alien³ OutRun series Snake Rattle N Roll Battletoads Bubsy series Slippy Toad Star Fox Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Donkey Kong Country Star Fox Adventures Slalom Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Cobra Triangle R.C. Pro-Am Sensible Soccer series Football Manager series Dog’s Life Red Dog: Superior Firepower Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2022 100 best video games, ranked by experts Ernest Borgnine Laser Mission (1989) From Here to Eternity (1953) Seven of Nine Wild Arms series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time StarCraft The Last of Us Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings Super Mario Bros. Pac-Man Final Fantasy VI Tetris Sonic the Hedgehog games Academy Awards Goichi Suda NetHack Dwarf Fortress Factorio IGN Eurogamer Edge Metacritic Hyper Gunsport Deadly Premonition ESRB Ratings Call of Duty series Wii Sports Diablo II Mad Planets California Extreme Skies of Arcadia Koudelka Flappy Bird Candy Crush Saga Grand Theft Auto series Mortal Kombat games MSCHF’s Tax Heaven 3000 Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Disco Elysium David Cage VIDEOBALL Baroque Neon White 2K Sports Jake From State Farm Is A Character In NBA 2K22’s City God of War Marko’s Magic Football Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City Fire Pro Wrestling series Dear Boys Captain Tsubasa licensees Football Drama Dragon Quest series Carcassone Baldur’s Gate Forgotten Realms Pathfinder licensees Cyberpunk 2077 Disney’s DuckTales Battlefield series Legend of the Red Dragon series Final Fantasy XIV Online Ultima Online EverQuest World of WarCraft Kingdoms of Amalur series The Lord of the Rings Online series Star Wars: The Old Republic The Matrix Online Destiny Phantasy Star Online Monster Hunter series GameDeveloper.com Thegia Recommendations: Brandon: Continue to listen to this if we keep doing it, I Am a Hero (2015) Kat: Episode 400 of Axe of the Blood God with Felipe Pepe Frank: Episode 34 of Video Game History Hour with Felipe Pepe This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Sully: A Very Serious RPG, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Kinda Funny Games host and producer Blessing Adeoye Jr. joins the panel to cover review scores for video games, Frank’s answer for good adventure game design, and the Capcom Five. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Blessing Adeoye Jr. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What do people expect from a review of a new game? (06:29) Who have been the best level designers since Doom? (17:23) How can a difficult video game puzzle keep players from losing patience and resolve to solve it? (25:06) Let’s all record some all purpose video game sample dialogue. (33:13) Insert Credit Ad Break: 100 Gold (37:36) Lloyd Irving asks: Rank the Capcom Five (38:50) Koei Tecmo wants you to scout the right IP for their next Musou game. Who do you approach? (46:46) LIGHTNING ROUND: Reccing Crew - Star Wars characters (54:42) Recommendations and Outro (01:07:06) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Chun-Li The Pest (1997) K’ Terry Bogard Garou: Mark of the Wolves Asuka 120% series Blue Mary Ramlethal Valentine Eddy Gordo Scorpion Takeda Takahashi Fight Night Round 3 PS5 controller could track your sweat and heart rate The Last of Us: Part I Redfall Star Wars: Jedi - Survivor Dead Rising Cyberpunk 2077 Pokémon Scarlet Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Fallout: New Vegas GamePro Magazine Super Mario series Doom Gears of War series The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Dishonored Prey Deathloop Hitman series Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Uncharted series Sonic R Jak X: Combat Racing Ghostwire: Tokyo Silent Hill series Resident Evil series Nintendo patents in-game hint system Digital Pictures Until Dawn The Quarry Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order Horizon II: Forbidden West - Burning Shores Call of Duty series Audio Atrocities Vincent Price Bloody Wolf Capcom Five P.N.03 Viewtiful Joe Dead Phoenix Resident Evil 4 Killer7 The Silver Case Flower Sun and Rain Shenmue series Huge Earthbound Fan Excited to Play It for First Time Gundam God Hand Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban series Koei’s Warriors / Musō series Hyrule Warriors Funko Pop Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Seimasenki no Sho Super Smash Brothers series Fortnite: Battle Royale Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Bloodborne Nioh Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Ninja Gaiden series Kingdom Hearts series Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT Mortal Kombat series Warriors All-Stars Earth Defense Force series Recommendations: Blessing: Check out The Blessing Show on Kinda Funny Games and the Phil Spencer interview from Kinda Funny Brandon: Demonschool public demo, Koudelka Tim: Play the Shadow Hearts series and Sōkaigi if you want to play a couple other weirder lesser talked about or looked at video games that are all somewhat related to Koudelka, have a unionized workplace if you have the option This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by 100 Gold and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The panel returns to classic formation to cover UX design, Microsoft acquisition developments, gross Yoshis, and sellouts within sellouts. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: From Simone de Rochefort: What else should Microsoft acquire and make exclusive? (03:33) What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (10:19) What makes a New Game+ feature the most enticing? (11:41) What are common terms game designers use that game players don’t? (17:10) How can User Interface inform the themes and story of a video game? (24:52) Let’s criticize some things we want to bring attention to. (31:13) Insert Credit Ad Break: Midautumn and Games and Feelings (37:04) JackOakleaf asks: How long should a cutscene be? (39:55) Which video game protagonist’s job would you want to do the least? (48:02) What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (54:19) LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Video Game Playboy Appearances (01:02:47) Recommendations and Outro (01:19:47) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Legend of Zelda series Vanillaware Ltd. Dragon’s Crown Horizon series Halo series Destiny series Britain blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard NieR George Washington Daria Harmy’s Despecialized Edition Call of Duty series Final Fantasy series Street Fighter series The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) The Day the Clown Cried Blue Dragon Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million OutRun series Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series God of War series Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Kirby games Dizzy series Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Super Mario World Uncharted series Video Game History Foundation Kelsey Lewin User experience design Static mesh Patrick Miller Demonschool Persona 5 Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction Batman Begins (2005) Shigeru Miyamoto The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Miyamoto Says Negative Reviews Of Mario Movie Helped It Grow Nintendogs series Gears of War series Half-Life 2 Dolphin Emulator Asus ROG Ally hands-on: Windows but tiny Midautumn Games and Feelings Hideo Kojima Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu Ninja Gaiden Xenogears / Xenosaga universe Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series Cooking Mama series L.A. Noire Mappy Super Mario Bros (1993) Bonk series Ridge Racer series Gran Turismo series Twisted Metal series ‘Twisted Metal’ Series Gets Peacock Premiere Date, Teaser The Last Starfighter (1984) David Harbour Stranger Things Project Milo Tommy Tallarico ROBLOX_OOF.mp3 (the hbomberguy video about Tommy Tallarico) Earthworm Jim series Recommendations: Brandon: Plug things on different CRT inputs into different power strips to reduce interference, Bullet Train (2022), Shudder TV if you’re Frank, Joe Bob Briggs Frank: please do not actually mark Video Game History Foundation donations as “for Playboys” This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Midautumn, Games and Feelings, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

What starts as a lively episode with Polygon editor and podcaster Simone de Rochefort becomes something far more interesting when one panelist’s audio goes missing. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simone de Rochefort. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: From Frank Cifaldi: What is the Criterion Channel of video games? (10:48) Sega just bought Rovio. Why? (25:29) Simone, please convince the panel board games are good. (32:26) What’s the deal with those TikTok videos that all have Minecraft or Subway Surfer footage playing at the bottom? (38:48) Improv Zone - Video Game Pawn Shop (42:20) Zara asks: Have you ever recognized something deeply personal from your real life inside of a video game? (48:29) From Ash Parrish: Who is the American Mario? (55:24) LIGHTNING ROUND: VIOLENCE ISLAND (01:02:24) Recommendations and Outro (01:25:26) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Elden Ring The Sun Also Rises Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen decimate The Criterion Channel The Criterion Collection Mega Man: Legacy Collection Tubi Letterboxd Rocket Legend of Zelda series DF Retro Shadow of the Colossus GameTap GameFly Yoshio Sakamoto Esper Boukentai Super Metroid Hollow Knight Koji Igarashi Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million Angry Birds Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Persona series Sonic the Hedgehog games Bonk series Square Enix launches its first NFT project “It’s not Hitman without IO”: Why Square Enix set the franchise free Small Town Murders Sugar Blast Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Puzzle & Dragons Forbidden City Sleep No More Among Us Ticket to Ride Minecraft Subway Surfers Fontanelle Contra series Gordon Freeman Dragon Quest series Shining Force series Battle Chess Coquí Bloodsport 4: The Dark Kumite (1999) The Bear Diego E. Garcia Casual Birder Sons of the Forest Oh, Deer! Bubsy series Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel Wild Woody Sifu Kao the Kangaroo games Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Vanquish Ezio Auditore da Firenze Grand Theft Auto series Ray Liotta Kratos Diana, Princess of Wales Depeche Mode - New Dress Quiet Shigeru Miyamoto Toad No One Can Stop Mr. Domino Wild Woody Dynamite Headdy Miles “Tails” Prower Penitent One Satan Recommendations: Brandon: Echo Image, Spirit Posession, make more things like game stores and video stores so people can be paid to get baseline experience in a field they care about Simone: Murder, She Wrote Tim: Decision to Leave (2022), The Little Drummer Girl, Interview with the Vampire Brought to you by Midautumn on Steam and patrons like you Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Necrosoft founder Brandon Sheffield sits with Necrosoft programmer Lotte May, Necrosoft producer Son M., and Necrosoft marketing director Jenna Stoeber to mostly talk about romancing Merlin. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Lotte May, Son M., and Jenna Stoeber. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What kinds of games should we be making with text? (03:05) What are the best untapped genre mashups in video games? (05:12) What are some under represented vehicles we should be using in games? (09:50) Design a new fantasy sports game. (12:20) What makes relationship systems in games compelling, and how can we make them even more compelling? (16:44) Alex Jaffe asks: If Necrosoft stuck to its original vision of being a game studio that only hires dead people, who would be on the payroll? (23:05) As of April 2023, how can content creators best present their work? (27:32) How will today’s youth silo themselves in the future? (33:31) What’s a question you’ve accidentally built your whole life around answering? (35:52) What part of your job would you be totally fine with AI taking away from you? (41:15) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Game Companies (43:20) Recommendations and Outro (48:01) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Necrosoft Games Xena Ace Attorney series Dwarf Fortress The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Merlin Game Dev Story Hi-Fi Rush Metal: Hellsinger Dead Space series Wii Vitality Sensor Hovercraft Sea of Thieves Super Monkey Ball series Hyper Gunsport Blitzball Final Fantasy X-2 Opening / Real Emotion Carly Rae Jepsen - E·MO·TION The Sandman Scribblenauts series Love Shore Dragon Age series Kiss Him, Not Me Albert Einstein Jane Austen Louis XIV James Dean I promise, this video is only 9 minutes long Fortnite: Battle Royale Minecraft World of WarCraft Final Fantasy XIV Online Rutger Hauer Isekai Death Report William Gibson Blade Runner (1982) The Green Knight (2021) David Bowie The Hunger (1983) Recommendations: Brandon: Don’t forget to check if something is available new if you buy it Lotte: Necrosoft Games, Watch an episode of the original Gundam series with your friend every week Son: Necrosoft Games, Perfect Garbage Studios, wishlist Love Shore Jenna: twitch.tv/the_jenna, video essay youtube channel, patreon, fuck the algorithm Support on Patreon Contact us at [email protected] about advertising on Insert Credit Show Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit reports directly from GDC 2023. Brandon Sheffield relives past GDC memories with new and familiar faces, while Liz Ryerson and Ty Underwood dive into the dark underbelly of Web3 Cryptopits and explore the show floor. Segments: Brandon picks up his badge (00:00) Liz and Ty wait in line (02:33) Brandon interviews Greg Miller about GDC memories (08:10) Ty and Liz interview Evan Balster and Tammy Duplantis about why GDC is bad this year, lines, and lunch (14:46) Brandon hangs out with Ash Parrish in a bar watching baseball (19:13) Liz and Ty cover Web3 and the Trauma Trough with Emily Rose (23:43) Brandon and Vincent Diamante cover planes in hurricanes, cranky old men, and meeting IRC friends (28:28) Liz updates after emceeing the main stage (35:00) Liz and Ty walk the expo hall and talk to Issac Io Schankler (37:30) Brandon talks GDC memories in a bar with Kat Bailey, Wesley Fenlon, Jeremy Parish, and JJSignal (45:07) Liz recovers after a difficult day (54:25) Brandon shares his reason for coming to GDC (and DICE) and shares shoe repair tricks (56:26) Liz tests positive for covid (01:03:50) Ty reports for the Experimental Game Workshop and asks the hard questions (01:05:52) Brandon settles on an Italian restaurant with Frank Cifaldi, Chris Charla, and Kelsey Lewin and share stories (01:10:09) Brandon and Jenn Sandercock have a serendipitous meeting (01:29:02) Ty scours Yerba Buena to get final thoughts on the conference (01:30:09) Brandon gets Jim Stormdancer’s GDC memories (01:32:28) Brandon and Ash Parrish discuss preconceptions, Kirby, Iran, and the giving nature of people at GDC (01:35:25) Ty unwinds with Eva Khoury to get the vibe of the show (01:51:22) Brandon runs into Mimsy and talks parties and Oakland (01:52:04) Ty shares their final thoughts on GDC 2023 (01:55:11) Brandon wraps up the show (01:55:50) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Twitch streamer Casey Explosion joins the panel to talk Resident Evil 4 Remake, Ash Ketchum, and region locked soda machines. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Casey Explosion. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Vincent Diamante asks: What’s the most dangerous thing you’ve ever done to obtain a video game? (03:08) Has the Steam Deck lived up to everything we thought it might be? (11:17) How do you pick what to play next? (17:49) How would you end Ash Ketchum’s story? (25:17) Scoregem asks: What games have a button that lets you roleplay? (30:57) Are there any games that do what BioShock can’t? (38:37) What is the least evil big video game company? (45:22) How’s that Resident Evil 4 remake? (51:30) LIGHTNING ROUND: Fursona Royal (55:49) Recommendations and Outro (01:07:18) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Resident Evil series Acclaim Games Midway Games Mortal Kombat series 100 Bullets “Baby Cries” Sketch PlayStation 3 SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Ridge Racer 7 Steam Deck Persona series Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series GPD Win 2 Pandora Slay the Spire Horizon: Zero Dawn Uncharted series Days Gone Assassin’s Creed series MiSTer Valis series Amiga MSX The Walking Dead The Last of Us Asterix and Obelix licensees E3 Has Been Canceled Summer Game Fest Pokémon fans say goodbye to show’s Ash Ketchum Detective Pikachu (2019) The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa A Boy and His Blob Dog’s Life The Video Game Soda Machine Project Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series Luigi’s Mansion David Cage Dusk SnowRunner Dredge BioShock Cyberpunk 2077 Papers, Please Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Adios Doc Saudi Arabia Is Now Nintendo’s Largest Outside Investor Nintendo will close the Wii U and 3DS eShops on March 27th, 2023 An interesting link for 3DS owners Microsoft earns contract worth up to $21.9 billion to make AR devices for the US Army Unity signs “multi-million dollar” contract to help U.S. government with defense Crunch once again in the spotlight after damning report on The Last of Us 2 developer Naughty Dog Splatoon series Katamari Damacy Keiji Inafune God Hand Recommendations: Frank: Tune in to a future episode of Insert Credit Show if you’d like to hear discussion about the Criterion Channel of Video Games. Casey: twitch.tv/CaseyExplosion, Casey Explosion Steam Curator page Brandon: See if your ceiling fan can go backward for better air distribution, Frankie Rose, Mammoth Volume, Ritsuko Kurosawa Tim: Fuga: Melodies of Steel Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Composers Vincent Diamante and ThorHighHeels join Tim in covering modern video game news sources, mysterious games, and excellent yacht names. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Vincent Diamante, and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Here and now in 2023, how do you get video game news? (08:59) What qualifies a game as mysterious? (14:39) Tell me about a project that you really believed in at one point, but couldn’t find a way to make it come together. (18:46) What subject could you give an unprepared GDC talk on? (28:29) From Kyle: What’s the newest game genre, excluding overt combinations of established genres? (36:36) Are YouTube audiences more interested in hearing about bad video games than good ones? (48:26) Why do you think people like what you do? (54:17) LIGHTNING ROUND: Pull Quotes (59:32) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:39) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: The Witcher series S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Assassin’s Creed series Phonopath Elden Ring Christa Lee Shadow the Hedgehog Cyberpunk 2077 Starfield Germs: Nerawareta Machi Bullet Witch NieR Sonic Adventure 2 Blender Unity ProBuilder Flower Sun and Rain Final Fantasy XV Undertale Celeste Yoshi Bongos Banjo-Kazooie Grant Kirkhope Vampire Survivors Animal Crossing series Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series Boku no Natsuyasumi series MySims Love-de-Lic Captain★Rainbow Chulip L.O.L.: Lack of Love Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Giftpia Star Wars: Jedi - Fallen Order Disaster Report series Kyoei Toshi Resident Evil series Flower Demon’s Souls Evony Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Jack Reacher Left 4 Dead Gears of War series Bubblegum Crisis Umurangi Generation Recommendations: Vincent: Baseball, Chair Simulator Thor: Boot up a Zed X Tim: The city of Detroit Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Video game journalist Jeff Gerstmann sits down at the Insert Credit table to cover video game history, AI, and the return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Jeff Gerstmann. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Have any of you seen the news lately? (09:58) Let’s examine the evolution of the endless runner. (21:53) Wrestling games. Glorified character creators, or is there something there gameplay-wise? (28:22) Definitively rank tank, healer, and DPS from best to worst. (35:52) Kyle asks: Form a musical super group composed of video game characters. (43:38) Are AI programs like ChatGPT good for video games? (50:44) LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (01:03:50) Recommendations and Outro (01:23:49) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series GDC James Austin Johnson The Jeff Gerstmann Show Service Discontinuation: Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS EU’s Microsoft-Activision Deadline Delay Puts UK in Driving Seat Detroit: Become Human Final Fantasy Creator On Why He Thinks ‘Quality’ Japanese Games Saw A Brief Drop Square Enix’s NFT game has a new trailer Commodore 1571 https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/03/why-game-archivists-are-dreading-this-months-3ds-wii-u-eshop-shutdown/ Canabalt TikTok is helping games about high heels and long nails go viral Jetpack Joyride Jetpack Joyride 2 Idle Slayer Holedown Tunic Pepsiman WWE All Stars Style Savvy / Style Boutique / Girls Mode series Tomodachi Life Kingdom Something or Other 3 Hyper Gunsport Super Smash Brothers series Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Series NBA 2K series SaltyBet Fire Pro Wrestling series A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn EverQuest World of WarCraft A Healer Only Lives Twice Final Fantasy series Squall Leonhart Duke Nukem PaRappa the Rapper Linkin Park Noctis Lucis Caelum Shatterhand I-No Lord Raptor Chaos Jack Garland Locke Cole Sabin Rene Figaro Cloud Strife Tifa Lockhart Aerith Gainsborough Zell Dincht Wakka Gladiolus Amicitia Barret Wallace ChatGPT Fallout 76 Goat Simulator Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT Dizzy Billy Hatcher Machamp Goro Quiet The Quiet Man Mario Link Recommendations: Brandon: the plot of Kung Fu Traveler (2017) Jeff: Go listen to the Snoop Dogg Call of Duty: Vanguard voicelines Frank: Chicory: A Colorful Tale Tim: Croupier (1998) Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit Scottish Correspondent Mathew Kumar sits with the panel just before the March 27, 2023 closing of the Nintendo 3DS eShop to cover the console’s legacy, hardware innovations, and games worth playing. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Segments: How was the 3DS hardware used? (08:37) What 3DS games need to be brought to another console? (25:04) 3DS Recommendations (38:25) LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the 3DS Recommendations (01:17:55) THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED RECOMMENDATION LIST FOR NINTENDO 3DS: Attack of the Friday Monsters! Shin Megami Tensei IV The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars Gotta Protectors Kokuga Sega 3D Classics Collection Super Mario 3D Land Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Etrian Odyssey IV Etrian Odyssey Nexus Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball Persona Q (Series) Culdcept Revolt Picross Pocket Card Jockey Ridge Racer 3D Recommendations and Outro (01:29:42) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Nintendo 3DS The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Satoru Iwata Reggie Fils-Aimé Sega 3D Classics Collection Picross 3D Avatar: The Way of Water (2023) Nintendo 2DS Animal Crossing: New Leaf Steel Diver Super Mario 3D World R4 cartridge Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers Kokuga Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies Etrian Odyssey series Shin Megami Tensei IV Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir Nintendo Badge Arcade Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball Miitomo Pikmin Bloom Metroid series Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Annihilation Wizardry games Grateful Dead Black Sabbath Attack of the Friday Monsters! Liberation Maiden The Starship Damrey Bugs vs Tanks! Crimson Shroud Weapon Shop de Omasse Liberation Maiden Guild01 Aero Porter Boku no Natsuyasumi Soul of Darkness Super Mario 3D Land Super Mario Bros. 3 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Landstalker Gotta Protectors Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness Monster Hunter series Left 4 Dead Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor - Overclocked Demonschool now wishlistable on Steam Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars X-COM series Splinter Cell series Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Fire Emblem: Awakening Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Ridge Racer 3D Pocket Card Jockey Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Karous: The Beast of Re:Eden Fragrant Story Mega Man: Legacy Collection Automaton Lung Harold’s Walk Waku Waku Sweets: Happy Sweets Making G.G Series Assault Buster Dementium: Remastered The Legend of Dark Witch series Parascientific Escape series Punch Club Culdcept Revolt Dragon Quest Wars Tokyo Crash Mobs Pushmo series Fairune series Culdcept series Kid Icarus: Uprising The Denpa Men series Fantasy Life Pilotwings Resort Crash City Mayhem Recommendations: Tim: Buy a ticket at GirlGodLive.com Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Guest host and frequent dirtbag Colin AKA MoxBagel keeps the panel in order as they discuss the definition of “visual novel,” fighting games, and, finally, Fortnite. Questions this week: What is your “The Last Starfighter” game? (05:20) How would you redesign pinball to be more of a 30 minute experience than a five minute experience?(11:25) What fighting game has the most creative single player campaign?(18:57) If Capcom made a Mega Man Legends every year since 1997, what would it be like now? (24:43) What game would have flourished with the amount of post-release support that No Man’s Sky has? (32:26) What is your favorite novel gameplay mechanic or moment in an otherwise unremarkable game? (40:23) What is the best video game to play in fifteen minute sessions? (47:17) LIGHTNING ROUND: World of Lords (54:22) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: INSERT CREDIT EPISODE 276 ULTIMATE PAIN DICEGAME UCHIHA BONE ROLLER MIX, a free noise album by dicegame uchiha based on Episode 276 of Insert Credit Show Colin AKA MoxBagel √Letter The Cat in the Hat Understanding Comics Hotel Dusk: Room 215 Ace Attorney series Tokimeki Memorial Memories Off The Last Starfighter (1984) Space Jam (1996) Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan Asuka 120% Final: BURNING Fest. Puyo Puyo~n Mother Alien Pinball Kyuutenkai: Fantastic Pinball Devil’s Crush Alien Crush Yoku’s Island Express Pinball Quest Super Mario series Pachio-kun series Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball Pac-Man Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Kirby’s Pinball Land Metroid Prime Pinball Mario Pinball Land Ys: Book I & II Tobal series Batman Forever Guilty Gear Isuka Guilty Gear series Revengers of Vengeance Final Lap Twin Super Tennis Tekken 3 Soul Blade King of Fighters series American Dream Mega Man Legends EA FIFA series Monster Hunter Fortnite: Battle Royale Kingdom Hearts series Lost Planet series Bryan Cranston Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Zordon Invader Zim No Man’s Sky Cyberpunk 2077 There Is No Saving Cyberpunk 2077 Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger VR Troopers Big Bad Beetleborgs Masked Rider Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Ultima Online Phantasy Star Online Skies of Arcadia Phantasy Star IV Ice Trek The Witness Mambo No. 5 Harvestella BioShock Final Fantasy XV The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Final Fantasy VII Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Space Harrier Shenmue Half-Minute Hero Destiny series Uncharted series Loop Hero Densha de Go!! Hashirō Yamanote-sen Recommendations: Frank: Metroid Prime: Remastered, the DigitalFoundry video on Metroid Prime Remastered Brandon: When buying coconut milk and other coconut products, watch out for companies that use monkey slaves. Go to Digikey.com for purchases of electrostatic bags. Stick the stems of limp vegetables in water to refresh them. Colin: The Taste of Tea (2004) Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Brandon Sheffield and Frank Cifaldi report from Las Vegas, where they supposedly attended the 2023 DICE Summit, but mostly ran into used game stores and friends of Insert Credit. Featuring Alex Jaffe, Brandon Sheffield, Frank Cifaldi, Chris Kohler, Ally McLean, Mathew Kumar, and Kris Graft. SEGMENTS Retro City Games shopping with Chris Kohler (00:51) Retro City Games shopping with Ally McLean (10:48) Driving with Chris Kohler, Ally McLean and Frank Cifaldi from Retro City Games to another used game store (16:09) Brandon discusses the plot of The $cheme (2003) with Ally McLean (25:18) Getting lost in the car after Retro City Games #2 (27:08) A miserable situation involving accoustic covers of popular music (38:15) In the Circus Circus hotel room (39:17) Walking through Circus Circus (42:15) 6 AM stories with Kris Graft (44:00) Post-show thoughts from Brandon and Frank (58:56) Discuss this episode in the forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: D.I.C.E. Summit Retro City Games Chris Kohler King’s Quest series How To Draw Gex & The Gang Space Quest: Chapter I - The Sarien Encounter Leisure Suit Larry series Phantasmagoria series The 7th Guest Jet Force Gemini Demon Destroyer Gunn DOOM Decent Heretic Arkanoid: Revenge of DOH Taito Retronauts Episode 498: Taito Part III Hard Nova Mummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh Techno Cop The Hunt for Red October Phaser Patrol Starpath Supercharger Bubble Bobble World 1-1 Games Jetpac Blackthorne The Amazing Spider-Man World Series Baseball starring Deion Sanders Knuckles’ Chaotix The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire Magic Knight Rayearth Radiant Silvergun Hyper Duel Dungeons & Dragons Collection Rise of the Dragon Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Ultraverse Prime / Microcosm The Firm (1993) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Addams Family Values (1993) Coneheads (1993) Dances with Wolves (1988) Brutal Sports Football Shenmue Ally McLean The Cheetah Girls The Cheetah Girls (2003) Style Savvy series Mary-Kate and Ashley licensees Mary-Kate and Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall Space Channel 5 Street Fighter: The Movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Welcome II the Terrordome (1995) Quantum Link Habitat CheetahMen II The $cheme (2003) Lords of Thunder Promotional VHS Tape for the Turbo Duo Tony Hawk Fry’s Electronics Dragon Half Major Craft Brewer Lagunitas Sold to Heineken Queen - Don’t Stop Me Now Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Mathew Kumar Kris Graft Tanjiro from Demon Slayer played Hyper Gunsport Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hyper Gunsport A Christmas Story (1983) Glitter (2001) Fighters Megamix Crazy Taxi Wolfman Jack Sonic Adventure Crush 40 Ash Parrish Sports Talk Baseball Petroglyph Games Wicked Monsters: BLAST! Barnyard Blast: Swine of the Night Mega Man: Legacy Collection SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Shantae series Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football Game Developers Conference Video Game History Foundation The Strong National Museum of Play Road Rash series The B-52’s - Love Shack Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

A single episode could never hope to contain all the video games of 2022 played by Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Get comfortable and sit down for a hang out with some of the rest of last year’s best. Hosted by Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Games Discussed: Square-Enix HD-2D Games (Live A Live, Triangle Strategy, Bravely Default II, Diofield Chronicles) (07:42) Valkyrie Elysium (26:40) Star Ocean: Divine Force (30:52) Voice of Cards (42:45) Babylon’s Fall (46:22) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (54:35) Gran Turismo 7 (58:07) Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey (59:20) Sifu (01:05:12) Rollerdrome (01:10:05) Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator (01:11:16) NORCO (01:12:24) Chained Echoes (01:13:38) Cult of the Lamb (01:18:25) The Quarry (01:18:42) PowerWash Simulator (01:19:07) Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion (01:21:19) NeverAwake (01:25:45) Final Vendetta (01:26:39) Weird West (01:27:30) Evil West (01:29:59) Horizon II: Forbidden West (01:33:18) A Plague Tale: Requiem (01:41:16) The Callisto Protocol (01:45:21) Gungrave: G.O.R.E (01:50:45) Splatoon 3 (01:54:38) Pokemon Scarlet & Violet (01:58:18) Pokemon Legends: Arceus (02:00:51) Judgment (02:02:42) A Few More From Brandon (02:03:51) 2023 Predictions (02:11:05) Recommendations and Outro (02:14:34) Visit the forums to discuss this episode A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Final Fantasy series Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series New York Knicks He Got Game (1998) Live A Live Dragon Quest series Chrono Trigger Sony Alpha a7S III Mirrorless Digital Camera Triangle Strategy Bravely Default II Grandia series Octopath Traveler series Shovel Knight Suikoden series Suikoden 1 and 2 remasters coming next year Falcom Classics Tokimeki Memorial games Snatcher games Tail of the Sun Aquanaut’s Holiday Kaze no NOTAM The DioField Chronicle Valkyrie series Star Ocean: The Divine Force Valkyrie Elysium Mana series Secret of Evermore Romancing SaGa Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception Ys series Legend of Heroes series Dark City (1998) Star Trek Blue Dragon Lost Odyssey Resonance of Fate Scarlet Nexus Xenoblade series Voice of Cards series Dungeon Encounters Babylon’s Fall Phantasy Star Online Monster Hunter series Destiny series Madden series League of Legends World of WarCraft series Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Warhammer: Vermintide II Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge The Ninja Warriors Gran Turismo 7 Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey Boku no Natsuyasumi series Attack of the Friday Monsters! The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) Sifu Bloodsport (1988) The Magnificent Butcher (1979) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Rollerdrome Sable Jean Giraud Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator NORCO Tunic Legend of Zelda series Chained Echoes Cult of the Lamb The Quarry Until Dawn PowerWash Simulator House Flipper Goat Simulator Euro Truck Simulator series Spintires Unpacking Super Mario Sunshine Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Reunion Kingdom Hearts series Diablo series Soma Bringer NeverAwake Final Vendetta Weird West Evil West DOOM Eternal Devil May Cry series Horizon II: Forbidden West Red Dead Redemption II Marvel Spider-Man Days Gone The Last of Us series Ghost of Tsushima Elden Ring Assassin’s Creed series God of War: Ragnarök A Plague Tale: Requiem A Plague Tale series Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Heavenly Sword Enslaved: Odyssey to the West Devs The Callisto Protocol Dead Space Lost Planet series Gungrave: G.O.R.E Tomb Raider series Sakura Taisen games Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Bullet Witch Splatoon 3 Quake DOOM 64 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Boris Pokémon Scarlet Pokémon Violet Pokémon Legends: Arceus Metroid Prime: Remastered Judgment Kirby and the Forgotten Land Mofumofusensen River City Girls 2 Scorn Air Twister Life on Mars Amshay Fragrant Story Vagrant Story SOULVARS Saturnalia Illbleed Blue Stinger The Ring: Terror’s Realm Shenmue III Drainus Metal Max series Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth Freedom Planet 2 Recommendations: Check out shows and movies on Netflix and Tubi Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Our panel debates the rankings greatest video games of 2022, and devises cryptic inscriptions for each one so that others may follow their path. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. NOMINATIONS: Frank Round 1 (08:37) Tim Round 1 (12:35) Brandon Round 1 (17:46) Frank Round 2 (28:29) Tim Round 2 (33:55) Brandon Round 2 (36:49) Frank Round 3 (44:22) Tim Round 3 (57:18) Brandon Round 3 (01:04:08) Frank Round 4 (01:11:09) Tim Round 4 (01:17:20) Brandon Round 4 (01:24:33) Frank Round 5 (01:33:50) Tim Round 5 (01:47:03) Brandon Round 5 (01:54:16) Frank Round 6 (02:02:43) Tim Round 6 (02:05:34) Brandon Round 6 (02:10:14) Frank Round 7 (02:15:14) Tim Round 7 (02:19:30) Brandon Round 7 (02:25:14) Wrap-up (02:36:25) Visit our forum thread to see the finalized list A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Top Gun: Maverick (2022) The Deal Guy Nope (2022) Fry’s Electronics Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Game Dude Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017) They Live (1988) Them! (1954) Capriotti’s Elden Ring Elden Ring Message System (ERMS) PowerSlave: Exhumed System Shock series Metroid Prime DOOM Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Xenoblade series Xenosaga series Tetsuya Takahashi Balan Wonderworld Baten Kaitos series F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch Loop Hero Citizen Sleeper Inscryption Into the Breach Return to Monkey Island Monkey Island series Immortality Her Story Telling L!es Paradise Killer Neon White Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective Donut County Celeste Virtual Hydlide Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Bloodborne Demon’s Souls Dark Souls VaatiVidya Fextralife build guides Iron Pineapple Call of Duty series Signalis Silent Hill series Biohazard / Resident Evil series Vampire Survivors Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series Ridiculous Fishing Sonic Frontiers Resident Evil 4 HD Project Grand Theft Auto series Stray Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023 Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei series Fire Emblem series Etrian Odyssey series Soul Hackers 2 Ghostwire: Tokyo Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Persona 5 Yo-kai Watch series Pokémon games Astral Chain Devil May Cry series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild WarioWare series Ranger X Sega Announces Plan To Make A “Super Game” Crazy Taxi series Jet Grind Radio series Panzer Dragoon series Fortnite: Battle Royale Judgment / Judge Eyes series Jack Reacher Freedom Planet 2 Flappy Bird Horizon: Zero Dawn Sonic creator Yuji Naka arrested in insider trading scandal Solar Ash Shadow of the Colossus Tunic Landstalker The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Crusader of Centy Magic Knight Rayearth Lil Gator Game A Short Hike Yooka-Laylee Banjo-Kazooie Boku no Natsuyasumi series Brandon Boyer Frog Detective 3 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales God of War Uncharted series Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Ghost of Tsushima Horizon II: Forbidden West God of War: Ragnarök Kirby and the Forgotten Land Pentiment Harvestella Various Daylife Octopath Traveler Triangle Strategy Bravely Default series Playdate Keita Takahashi Casual Birder Dragon Quest Treasures Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Nioh Final Fantasy Phantasy Star Online Kingdom Hearts series Limp Bizkit Chained Echoes Japanese raccoon dog Sonic Mania The Ninja Warriors series Wild Guns Darius series Pocky & Rocky series Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth The Quarry Splatoon 3 Mofumofusensen The Callisto Protocol Evil West Weird West Star Ocean: The Divine Force Voice of Cards series Saturnalia NeverAwake Sifu Scorn Air Twister Shin chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation - The Endless Seven-Day Journey Babylon’s Fall Wolf’s Rain Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Insert Credit returns to once again rank the best games of all time. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. NOMINATIONS: Brandon, Round 1 (05:35) Frank, Round 1 (10:24) Tim, Round 1 (13:58) Brandon, Round 2 (19:15) Frank, Round 2 (24:45) Tim, Round 2 (31:41) Brandon, Round 3 (39:59) Frank, Round 3 (46:58) Tim, Round 3 (51:59) Brandon, Round 4 (58:44) Frank, Round 4 (01:04:21) Tim, Round 4 (01:09:11) Brandon, Round 5 (01:16:35) Frank, Round 5 (01:19:46) Tim, Round 5 (01:22:44) Brandon, Round 6 (01:29:16) Frank, Round 6 (01:34:01) Tim, Round 6 (01:36:07) Brandon, Round 7 (01:39:27) Tim choosing on Frank’s behalf, Round 7 (01:41:28) Tim, Round 7 (01:44:16) View the finalized list at forums.insertcredit.com A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Ep. 27 - Insert Credit Annual #1, with Kris Graft Super Mario Bros. 3 Ep. 74 - Insert Credit Annual #2 Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei Ep. 166 - Insert Credit Annual #3 DOOM Bonk’s Revenge Dragon Quest III Ninja Spirit Pong Crash ’N Score Jet Fighter Pursuit Spacewar! The Legend of Zelda Metroid Tokimeki Memorial Magic Knight Rayearth Another World Super Mario World Sonic the Hedgehog Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts Pilotwings F-Zero Final Fantasy IV God of War The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Mario Odyssey Fallout: New Vegas Cyberpunk 2077 NieR The Walking Dead Fallout 3 Linda³ Again Linda³ Persona 5 Persona 5: Royal Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke Turok: Dinosaur Hunter DOOM 64 Final Fantasy VII Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Asuka 120% Limited: Burning Fest. Limited Yakuza 0 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Grand Theft Auto V Shenmue L.A. Noire Hollow Knight actionbutton.net Elden Ring Final Fantasy VII: Remake Metal Gear Solid Snatcher The Last of Us: Part I TwinBee ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS Tokimeki Memorial Tetris Gunstar Heroes Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Sonic CD Ranger X Shining Force II Silhouette Mirage Stretch Panic Rakugaki Showtime Mischief Makers The Secret of Monkey Island Return to Monkey Island Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Donkey Kong Country 1994: The Kotaku Review Fortnite: Battle Royale EarthBound Final Fantasy IV Crusader of Centy Beyond Oasis Streets of Rage 3 Elevator Action Returns Castlevania: Bloodlines Mother 3 Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Shin Megami Tensei IV Summereye Chumple Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers Soul Hackers 2 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past Tetris Effect Red Dead Redemption II Ep. 269 - Pure Podcast Content, with Christa Lee Animal Crossing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic Mania Sonic & Knuckles The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Sonic Frontiers Balan Wonderworld NiGHTS into Dreams… Sonic R Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Adventure Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Mars Matrix Dino Crisis 2 Metal Slug 3 Tokyo Xtreme Racer Persona 2: Tsumi - Innocent Sin Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Resident Evil 4 Lester the Unlikely Super Mario Bros. H.E.R.O. Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Shin Megami Tensei Pokémon King of Kings: The Early Years Portal Braid BioShock Phantom Dust Katamari Damacy Panzer Dragoon Saga Batman: Arkham Knight Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales Raw Danger! Steambot Chronicles Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories Disaster Report OutRun 2 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast R-Type Final Ribbit King Silent Hill 3 Ninja Five-O Bujingai: The Forsaken City OutRun Judgment Phantasy Star R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 Silent Hill Ga-rou-den Breakblow Left 4 Dead Valkyria Chronicles Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Yakuza 5 Ghost of Tsushima Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Ep. 272 - New Donk, Michigan Our beloved panel covers big game worlds, big game choices, and big twin Tallaricos. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by goop lord, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Jason Schreier asks: Which Mario stage/level/kingdom/board would you want to live in and why? (04:02) How do you trick a player into feeling like your video game world is big? (10:23) What do people mean when they say that choices you make in a video game should matter? (17:40) Dirtbag Dusting - Sam: What game emotionally resonated with you most as a teen? Vermont Boy: What games are most improved by listening to something else? Anonymous: What game has the longest time between setup and payoff? (24:58) Alex Jaffe asks: Is there any reason for a game with a controllable character to not have a jump button? (38:40) Which video games have caused industry-wide shifts in graphical aesthetics? (45:52) What video game characters do you think would most overuse emojis? (50:09) Review the Rubik’s Cube. (53:57) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (58:50) Recommendations and Outro (01:05:13) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Kirby 10-Yard Fight Batman: Arkham series Super Mario series E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Assassin’s Creed series Prince of Persia series Spyro the Dragon series Zero Divide Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Cheers Leisure Suit Larry series Bashi-bazouk Dragon Quest series Cyberpunk 2077 Bioshock series The Wolf Among Us Final Fantasy series Wild Arms Michiko Naruke Resident Evil series Soul Blade Vandal Hearts Suikoden Chrono Cross Phantasy Star IV Clockwork Knight Gran Turismo 7 Forza Horizon series Hi-Fi Rush Hi-Fi Rush trailer Earthworm Jim The Barbarians (1987) Barbarian (2022) Barbarella (1968) Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) I Am A Barbarian Barber of Seville Words with Friends Bonk series Sonic the Hedgehog series Nightmare Sabre Wulf Sid Meier’s Civilization II Myst Elden Ring Demons Souls Dark Souls Ico Gears of War Dark Sector DOOM Quake Jet Grind Radio Sunset Overdrive Travis Touchdown Princess Peach Princess Daisy Bayonetta Rubik’s Cube Recommendations: Brandon: Stonewall’s Jerquee, A Man Called Hawk on Tubi, reevaluate your taste prejudices every once in a while Tim: Spell a word in an interesting way if you’re a vegan snack company, don’t ask Tim about anything diet related Frank: Deweys Cookies Jaffe: See a dentist Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by goop lord. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Bloomberg Game Journalist and Author Jason Schreier joins the panel to cover Wizards of the Coast, the greatest story in video games, and whether or not buying games is ethical. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Cliff Bleszinski asks: What food do you associate with your best gaming memory? (07:16) Why is everybody so mad about Dungeons & Dragons? (15:22) What is the greatest story in video games? (20:59) How do you break news no one else has yet as a game journalist? (28:26) You have an investor meeting in 6 minutes to pitch them a new social media network for Gamers. What’s your presentation? (34:51) Spencer Gifts asks: which game console libraries boxes have the best graphic design? (40:49) Under what circumstances is it unethical to buy a video game? (49:26) LIGHTNING ROUND: MobyCritic (55:30) Recommendations and Outro (58:50) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Stadia exclusive saved by sneaking it into the Steam version of its sequel Frosted Flakes Final Fantasy III Final Fight series Dairy Queen Dragon Quest series White Castle Wing Commander series Death Line (1972) Dragon Force Panzer Dragoon series Guitar Hero series Chrono Trigger Blue Dragon series The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Michael Ironside Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) D&D maker backs off new licensing rules that led to fan revolt Chris Pine Warhammer Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast Cancels Video Game Projects Friends at the Table The Adventure Zone How The Last of Us became ‘the greatest story that has ever been told in video games’ The Last of Us series Heavy Rain Detroit: Become Human No Country for Old Men (2007) Chernobyl (miniseries) BioShock Infinite Elden Ring Weird West Dwarf Fortress Watch_Dogs Deadly Premonition Microsoft set to lay off thousands of employees GameDeveloper.com Activision (ATVI) Call of Duty Game Delayed for 2023 Hyper Gunsport Animal Crossing series G4 Ep. 3 - Shagargamel GamePro Quibi Mega Drive Master System GameCube Super Smash Bros.: Melee 32X Japanese 32X logo and packages Game Boy Advance Neo Geo CD Neo Geo Pocket Color Namcot Famicom boxes PC Engine Super CD Sega Saturn SNK is now almost entirely owned by the Saudi crown prince’s foundation Harry Potter and the Author Who Failed Us Archive.org MiSTerAddons.com Recommendations: Jason: Triple Click Brandon: Try eating dandelion leaves, find the fan translation of Project Eye Dol, Mad Stalker Frank: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Game Designer and Broadway Producer Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski joins a very sensual episode to cover what makes good third person shooters, Avatar 2, and disrespecting Hitman. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Cliff Bleszinski. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: From Brandon Sheffield: What makes a good third person shooter? (06:18) Who has more power, a game director, or a game producer? (14:44) Design a video game around the Aroma Shooter. (23:27) Design a sequel to Frank Cifaldi’s Super Sherlock Holmes. (31:25) Improv Zone: Guess the COG Squadron (37:04) Seth asks: What is the best sound related to video games that is not from a video game? (43:26) If you could design a level for an existing video game series, which would it be and what would you do? (49:58) What was Fortnite supposed to be? (55:03) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Gears of War Achievements (01:00:53) Recommendations and Outro (01:07:14) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Time.is The Menu (2022) Jazz Jackrabbit series NFL 2K Assault Street Fighter series Unreal Tournament series Gears of War series Hadestown Robotron: 2084 Tokyo Wars Phoenix Mindjack Resident Evil 4 Lunar: The Silver Star Control Alan Wake High on Life Ori and the Blind Forest Donkey Kong Country Shigeru Miyamoto Hideo Kojima Rod Fergusson BioShock Infinite 3D Realms Jaws (1975) Duke Nukem 3D DOOM John Carmack John Romero Masters of Doom Quake Contra Aroma Shooter® Elden Ring The Last of Us series Journey Flower Super Mario Odyssey Hidetaka Suehiro Ep. 218 - Donkey Milk, with Kris Graft VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Guitar Hero series Rock Band series Sixaxis Kinect Peter Molyneux Ratatouille (2007) Dactyl Nightmare Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Being John Malkovich (1999) Public Domain Day 2023 Sherlock Holmes Final Fantasy series Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century Fictional character: Sherlock Holmes Batman: The Video Game PlatinumGames Knives Out (2019) Batman: Arkham Asylum Lost Viking series Heavy Rain Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Knuckles the Echidna Leisure Suit Larry Kratos (God of War) Alex Kidd series Leisure Suit Larry series Dragon’s Lair Dreamcast Startup (60fps) Degaussing NES Zapper Time Crisis series The House of the Dead series Casio Loopy Nintendo DS Yes, Nintendo Switch cartridges taste terrible Celeste Hitman series Assassin’s Creed: Unity Thief series Mission: Impossible Superman Returns Ridge Racer series Forza Horizon series Mario Kart series Sōkoban series Fortnite series Plants vs. Zombies series PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds LawBreakers Overwatch series League of Legends Recommendations: Cliff: Neon White, Vampire Survivors, NORCO Tim: Interview with the Vampire, follow MiSTerAddons on twitter, get a 4K 48-inch OLED computer monitor Brandon: Hit “publish” on your patches submitted to Nintendo, The Equalizer, please leave a review for Hyper Gunsport on Steam if you’ve purchased it Frank: Squeeze an airhorn at Frank Cifaldi every time he mentions the MiSTer if you know him in real life Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Console modification expert Christa Lee joins Brandon and Tim on the panel to cover raytracing in 4K at 120 fps, the things players care about that developers don’t, and the return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: From Ash Parrish: What video game would you swear into Congress on? (01:59) What can you tell about a video game cartridge from its circuit board? (09:41) Is raytracing just a graphical enhancement, or can it be gameplay? (15:02) What do players think about a lot more than game developers? (20:33) What is the best dead video game company? (26:32) Spencergifs asks: When did video games become mainstream? (29:51) Violence Island (36:57) How should games signal that a “point of no return” is coming? (46:57) LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedexperts (01:02:41) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:37) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Bonk series Canceled Duke Nukem 3D remake is the latest Duke project to leak They Live (1988) Robert Garcia (D-CA) sworn into Congress on Superman #1 Bible The Witness Sneak King Disaster Report / Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series Xevious Darius Gradius Anarchy Reigns Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit Armored Core series Super Mario series Shenmue series Voyeur INSANE PAIN GameShark Game Genie Sonic the Hedgehog series Super Noah’s Ark 3-D Pokémon series Game Freak Digital Foundry Hitman series Ray Tracers The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Cyberpunk 2077 Ridge Racer series Cleopatra Fortune Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Space Harrier series Sakura Taisen series NiGHTS series Hudson Soft Nihon Bussan Game Arts Midway Games Hasbro Interactive Ltd. Frogger MediEvil SNK Neverland Halo series GoldenEye 007 Pong Pac-Man The Sonic Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade crash: An oral history Candy Crush Saga Words With Friends TwoDots Wordle Maximo series The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Half-Life Panzer Dragoon Saga Banjo-Kazooie Tomb Raider Angry Birds Donkey Kong Jr. Jr. Pac-Man Master Hand Crazy Hand Balrog Mike Tyson Sam & Max Lucky & Wild Persona series Harvestella Chrono Trigger Live A Live God of War: Ragnarök Red Dead Redemption II Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Final Fantasy VII: Remake Legend of Heroes series The Last of Us series Ratchet & Clank series Recommendations: Brandon: Bee and PuppyCat Christa: Mushihimesama Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The original panel reunites for Frank Cifaldi’s two point-and-click adventure game recommendations, the best kind of game for Tim Rogers right now, and Brandon Sheffield’s selection as the Whitney Houston of video games. Plus, Bennett Foddy designs a new game for the Steel Battalion controller. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What’s your favorite tribute to a video game in another video game? (WARNING: This question features minor Death Stranding spoilers) (04:58) Categorize every type of mission in a video game. (10:01) Narratively, what is happening to a video game character when they lose a life? (13:10) What video game should get a new remake every year? (19:58) Design a new game for the Steel Battalion controller. (25:50) Design a new game for the Steel Battalion controller, Bennett Foddy. (31:27) Soup’um asks: What is the absolute minimum length a game has to be to no longer be considered ‘short’? (36:48) What is the Whitney Houston’s cover of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” for the soundtrack of the film The Bodyguard of video games? (50:18) LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Fortnite (55:47) Recommendations and Outro (59:36) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Vampire Hunter D Robert Wilson IV NieR series From Tokyo with Brandon Sheffield, Part I and Part II Lupin the 3rd licensees Galaga Namco Museum series Dragon Quest series Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Populous Bomberman games Death Stranding Super Mario series ICO Prince of Persia Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure Monkey Island series Loom The Last of Us series Madden series Ridge Racer 6 Fortnite: Battle Royale Boku no Natsuyasumi David Cage Gran Turismo series Forza Horizon series Steel Battalion Gundam licensees The Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment Portal series How It’s Made I Love Lucy Justin Roiland Rick and Morty High on Life Bennett Foddy Need for Speed series Lazer Command Silent Hill 2 Metal Gear Solid A Short Hike TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174 Civilization series God of War: Ragnarök Elden Ring Biohazard / Resident Evil series Hyper Gunsport Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You The Bodyguard (1992) Dog Patch Google Stadia LG CX OLED TV Assassin’s Creed series Cyberpunk 2077 Kickstarter Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series Jason Schreier Staind Demonschool now wishlistable on Steam Recommendations: Brandon: Icey Jaye ‎- Icey (She’s Bad), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014) Anti-Recommendations: Brandon: What We Left Behind - Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) if you enjoy the Star Trek Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

A grand cast of holiday favorites are subjected to a gauntlet of questions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, Ash Parrish, Patrick Miller, Topher Florence, Esper Quinn, Andrés Velasco y Coll, Azurelore Korrigan, Liz Ryerson, K Thor Jensen and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What are the worst trends, currently or historically, in video game character design? (w/Ash Parrish) (06:38) Design a unique custom rule set for a fighting game tournament. (w/Patrick Miller) (11:33) Which three video game characters would you ask to help you move? (w/Topher Florence) (14:59) What do you do when you’re working on a game and your funding gets cut? (18:17) What’s the best time you ever had with a bad game? (w/Esper Quinn) (21:25) Which video game voice actors deserve wider recognition? (w/Andrés Velasco y Coll) (27:30) What’s the best answer that someone in the game industry has given you to a question you asked them? (w/Azurelore Korrigan) (31:17) How would you remake Indie Game: The Movie today? (w/Liz Ryerson) (37:13) Which modern video game would be the best introduction to video games for a child? (w/K Thor Jensen) (43:21) What’s the difference between a good video game and a cool video game? (w/Fūnk-é Joseph) (45:55) LIGHTNING ROUND: Recommendations and Outro (47:59) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Last Of Us Showrunner Says Original Game Is ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told In Video Games’ Hyper Gunsport now available on Steam, Switch and Xbox Demonschool now wishlistable on Steam Baldur’s Gate III Characters entering public domain in 2023 Sonic the Hedgehog universe Bubsy series Sparkster Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt Tetsuya Nomura Jet Grind Radio series Clash of Clans Jun Kazama Grace Walker Keita Takahashi MoPOP Guilty Gear series Asuka 120% series Chess boxing Slappers only! StarCraft series VIDEOBALL Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Jad The Taff Big the Cat Twisted Metal series Puyo Puyo Tetris Scotty James T. Kirk The Sims franchise Silver the Hedgehog #IDARB Beethoven’s 2nd Kid Chameleon Kelsey Lewin Kris Graft London Cab Challenge BioShock series Dana Delany Jennifer Hale Shining Force III Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Matthew Mercer Liam O’Brien Kevin Conroy Cuphead series Oh, Deer! Kenji Eno Real Sound: Kaze no Regret Indie Game: The Movie (2012) noclip American Movie (1999) TIGSource Edmund McMillen The King of Kong (2007) A Short Hike Resident Evil: Village Super Mario series Hyrule Warriors Hohokum Soul Axiom on The Blood Zone Recommendations: Frank: Magic Kid Googoo Brandon: Quo Vadis 2 Ash: Pepsiman Patrick: Goddess of Victory: Nikke Topher: Chair Chaser Esper: Gravity Rush series Andrés: Windjammers 2 Azurelore: Ghost House Liz: Soul Axiom, Uurnog: Uurnlimited K Thor: Guardians / Denjin Makai II Fūnk-é: Bloons TD 6 Closing song: [XMAS]「諸人こぞりて」Mix Yona [音量可変版 Ex - Pcm][X68000][1994制作] ****by Keishi Yonao Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Our standard party of panelists covers the newly announced God of War and Death Stranding adaptations, what they’d teach in game design school, hangout flavors, and Christopher Lambert. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Who were the kings of the lost art of video game packaging? (05:40) Which games make the weird controllers they were designed for worth using? (12:57) Other than fatherhood, what types of interpersonal relationships should games explore? (19:59) What’s the worst flavor text in video games? (26:04) In the Death Stranding movie, who should play Sam Porter Bridges? (31:17) What questions would you put on a written exam in a game design class? (39:15) What would you change about the last video game you played? (44:25) How would you describe your unique perspective and how would you put that in a video game? (51:42) How would you break down the first screen of Super Mario Bros.? (56:34) LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price is Sprite (from Yeso) (01:04:56) Recommendations and Outro (01:12:38) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Batman: The Animated Series Guillermo del Toro The incredible boxes of Hock Wah Yeo Prince of Persia series Spectre Gabriel Knight series Worms series Westworld Rome Deadwood A Man Called Hawk Internet Archive Resident Evil series Crazy Controllers – The Resident Evil Pad Wicked Monsters: BLAST! Onimusha 3: Demon Siege Onimusha 3 unsheathes katana controller WarioWare: Twisted! NeGcon PlayStation Move Johann Sebastian Joust Wii Sports Resort Konami Justifier Lethal Enforcers Steel Battalion BattleTech Centers God of War: Ragnarök The Last of Us series Uncharted series Giana Sisters DS Ace Attorney series Super Mario series Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Seinfeld Final Fantasy XV Gears of War War and Peace Hesher’S Pizza Magic: The Gathering ResetEra Fantasy Life Elden Ring Elder Scrolls series Oblivion (2013) Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Death Stranding Death Stranding movie announced, with Hideo Kojima producing Norman Reedus The Boondock Saints (1999) The Walking Dead Amazon Is Making a ‘God of War’ TV Series Christopher Lambert Henry Cavill says he will not return as Superman The Witcher Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Subway (1985) The Young Pope Sonic the Hedgehog universe Dragon Quest Treasures Judgment series Demonschool VIDEOBALL Ninja Gaiden Black Pac-Man Tengai Makyō: Fūun Kabuki Den the Lord of the Rings banner Tim put in the chat Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Recommendations: Brandon: Take a look at the Jewel of the Five Suns kickstarter, Cameron Paul 106 KMEL Powermixes, wishlist Hyper Gunsport and Demonschool on steam please thank you Frank: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Tim: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Jaffe: The Blacklist Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The panel is ill-prepared for these questions, but unites once more to cover The Game Awards 2022, cool ladies, and the greatest game of all time no one is talking about yet. Brandon Sheffield reviews the first four episodes of Bleach and One Piece. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Do we want to talk about the FTC suing to block Microsoft from buying Activision Blizzard? (06:37) From Ash Parrish: if you could lock Geoff Keighley in a room and make him reveal the video game industry’s biggest secret, what would you ask him? (09:13) Let’s try to have a sincere discussion about The Game Awards (11:43) Let’s predict The Game Awards (20:48) How have video games influenced our vocabulary? (37:24) Does a video game protagonist have to be likable? (42:47) Insert Credit Anime Review: Bleach vs. One Piece (48:32) Mek asks: has there ever been a good boss fight in a first person shooter? (54:54) Which fighting game has the coolest lady? (01:00:37) What is the Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles of video games? (01:05:24) LIGHTNING ROUND: Improv Zone - Introducing the Nominees (01:16:20) Recommendations and Outro (01:22:02) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Michigan J. Frog - “Hello My Baby” Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents series Dragon Quest series The Sopranos Dororo Parasite Eve Gungrave series FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Monopoly The Game of Life Itadaki Street series Disney’s Bonkers Bonk series Geoff Keighley The Game Awards 2022 what me suit should look like? FINAL FANTASY XVI REVENGE trailer Tetsuya Nomura Independent Games Festival IndieCade D.I.C.E. Awards Dredd (2012) Call of Duty: Warzone Sayonara Wild Hearts Disco Elysium Stray Xenoblade Chronicles 3 A Plague Tale: Requiem Elden Ring Horizon II: Forbidden West God of War: Ragnarök Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Fortnite: Battle Royale Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Genshin Impact Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier Marvel Snap The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Starfield Resident Evil 4 Mass Effect series Skyrim series League of Legends Dota 2 Counter-Strike series Valorant Rocket League Splatoon 3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Overwatch series MultiVersus Baskin-Robbins Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Uncharted (2022) The Cuphead Show! Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Arcane Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Nintendo Switch Sports Kirby and the Forgotten Land LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope Immortality Grammy Awards Academy Awards Triangle Strategy Live A Live Pokémon Legends: Arceus Ashly Burch Gran Turismo 7 Sifu Neon White Tunic Cult of the Lamb Vampire Survivors Evo Los Angeles Thieves GamePro Casino (1995) Pacific Pinball Museum Tim’s Elden Ring guy Chuck Rock series Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja Joe & Mac Returns Toki Clockwork Knight Bug! series Bleach One Piece Hunter × Hunter Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Descent series Halo series Titanfall series Metroid Prime series Left 4 Dead series DOOM series Street Fighter series Sonya Blade Makoto Elena King of Fighters series Angel Yuri Sakazaki Asuka 120% series May Jam Kuradoberi King Tekken series King Marvel vs. Capcom series Iron Fist Akira Skullomania Superman Terry Bogard Super Smash Brothers series Mai Shiranui Kyo Kusanagi Ryu Ken Masters Bayonetta Bayonetta series Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) ‘Jeanne Dielman’ Tops Sight & Sound’s 2022 Poll of the Best Films of All Time Citizen Kane (1941) Vertigo (1958) Tokyo Story (1953) Bicycle Thieves (1948) Bomberman: Act:Zero Fallout: New Vegas BioShock Journey Linda³ Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines Gears of War series Frank’s photo of Ed Semrad Recommendations: Frank: The Prototypes in Ed Semrad’s Basement Brandon: Watch a few episodes of Hunter X Hunter, wishlist Hyper Gunsport on Steam Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Video Game Reporter Ash Parrish joins the panel to cover unfinished games, Mario’s origins, and the friendship-building return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Is Mario Italian? (04:22) From Esper Quinn: If a game offers you a starting class of Warrior, Wizard, Rogue or Cleric, which do you choose and why? (09:30) With Sonic Frontiers and the new Pokemon games we must ask, what does it mean for a game to be finished? (13:15) Do you have any questions for Alex Jaffe? (24:33) Spencer’s Gifts asks: What is the best game with the worst graphics, and what is the worst game with the best graphics? (30:55) Violence Island (36:37) Who or what is the Gritty of video games? (53:06) LIGHTNING ROUND: Dirtbag Diving (55:08) Recommendations and Outro (58:57) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Gunhouse Mr. Hooper Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper The Super Mario Bros. Movie Official Trailer Bob Hoskins The Sopranos Pod Yourself A Gun Yume Kōjō: Dokidoki Panic Diablo series The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Cadash Pokémon Sonic Frontiers Gunsport Hyper Gunsport now wishlistable on steam Sonic Mania Sonic Adventure The Adventures of Batman & Robin Batman: The Video Game Batman: Arkham Knight Gotham Knights The Adventures of Batman & Robin Batman Super Mario Sunshine Super Smash Brothers series Krystal Defender BioShock Infinite David Cage Detroit: Become Human French baguette given UNESCO protection Ex-BioShock Infinite developer explains the viral baguette boy Pong Asteroids Minesweeper A Mind Forever Voyaging Marvel Midnight Suns Dragon Age series PaRappa Rappa Paper Mario PaRappa the Rapper anime opening PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Sol Badguy Die-Hardman Gene Kazuma Kiryu Francis York Morgan Phoenix Wright Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds Gritty Blinx: The Time Sweeper Command & Conquer: Red Alert Doom Patrol Doom Runners (1997) Recommendations: Brandon: TOUGH BOY by TOM★CAT, Doom Runners (1997) Frank: Don’t give Frank any money, RichWhitehouse.com Ash: Donate to the Video Game History Foundation Winter Fundraiser where donations are matched dollar for dollar until the goal is met, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Marvel Midnight Suns, Marvel Snap Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Editor Esper Quinn joins the table to give thanks for a feast of listener submitted questions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Max asks: What is the most fun or interesting scoring mechanic in a shooting game? (10:59) Malcove asks: How would you reintroduce vampires to modern video games? (14:44) A Most Handsome Boy asks: Thoughts on a good steam? (16:56) ColdPie asks: what type of tourism opportunities would you take advantage of if you were visiting the Republic of Gamers? (20:37) BreadyToDie asks: Have you ever played the sequel of a game before playing the original? (22:53) Pannekoeken asks: What happened to rhythm games? (26:32) Dilson asks: Which cooking games aren’t boring? (33:56) Ripley Rose proposes an Improv Zone – Sonic’s Dad Got Arrested (38:19) Gaagaagiins asks: When has a video game adaptation been objectively better than the source material? (43:33) Anonymous asks: What singleplayer game should have gotten a competitive multiplayer mode? (48:49) Ross Hamrick asks: Which arcade racing game has the best manual transmission? (52:01) Cole asks: are Japanese video game scores better for a reason? (56:32) Kiko B asks: Which two video game franchises would be improved by swapping protagonists? (01:04:28) Terrace asks: What was the Secret of Evermore?(01:06:52) LIGHTNING ROUND: Crumbling Zero asks to Rank the Metacritic Top 10 (01:07:50) Recommendations and Outro (01:32:22) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Klonoa series The Club Battlefield 1942 Ikaruga Star Soldier Unreal Tournament series Bulletstorm Vampyr Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula series Vampire Survivors Itch.io Internet Archive JDownloader Call of Duty: Warzone Blinx 2: Masters of Time & Space Mother / EarthBound series Surge NOS Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Final Fantasy series Ninja Gaiden Madden series Tony Hawk skateboarding series NieR series PaRappa the Rapper Gitaroo Man Groove Coaster series Theatrhythm series Beat Saber Vib Ribbon series Samba De Amigo Guitar Freaks series Guitar Hero series Rock Band series Ore no Ryōri Legend of Zelda series Cooking Mama series Yoshinoya Yakiniku Bugyō Overcooked! Sonic creator Yuji Naka arrested in insider trading scandal Astral Chain Inferno Dante’s Inferno Street Fighter (1994) Street Fighter: The Movie King Kong (2005) Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Casablanca (1942) Citizen Kane (1941) Donkey Kong 64 Transistor What We Do In The Shadows F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa OutRun 2 Initial D licensees Lorenzen’s Soil ROBLOX_OOF.mp3 by Hbomberguy Jazz Jackrabbit series Celeste Tak series TY the Tasmanian Tiger series Vexx Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer Banjo-Kazooie Gears of War series Conker games L.A. Noire Secret of Evermore Secret of Mana Recommendations: Frank: Nutritional yeast Brandon: Duma Tim: Nothing so mundane as a grocery store Esper: Princess Tutu Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Journalist Gita Jackson joins the full panel to decide how much video games should cost, share research tips, and reveal Barbies in the garbies. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Gita Jackson. Featuring Harper Jay, Azurelore Korrigan, and Vincent Diamante, with writing by Mark Cerny. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: From Andrés Velasco y Coll: Has there been a speedrun that particularly impressed you? Or, how would you ruin Sony Computer Entertainment? (06:16) Now that every issue of Nintendo Power is uploaded to the Internet Archive, what should we do with it? (13:09) What should it cost to buy a video game? (19:46) What can we say about the legacy of Rieko Kodama? (34:39) Insert Credit contributors share memories of Rieko Kodama (48:31) Kiko asks: is it ever worthwhile to play all the way through a game you hate? (01:02:15) LIGHTNING ROUND: Localization Station (01:11:55) Recommendations and Outro (01:18:25) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: F-Zero GX Twisted Metal series Mario Kart series PlayStation VR2 launches on February 22nd for $549.99 PlayStation Vita Recording Kendrick with a Vita Battlefield series PlayStation TV Jak & Daxter series The Walking Dead (franchise) The Last of Us series 28 Days Later (2002) Station Eleven You Can Now Read All 285 Issues Of Nintendo Power Online Retromags Demonschool wishlistable now on Steam Humble Bundle The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Dragon Quest series Final Fantasy series $5 off Sega Genesis! Home Alone Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit Duck Hunt Elden Ring Amnesia: The Dark Descent GameFly Stranded Deep Rieko Kodama Sonic the Hedgehog Altered Beast Phantasy Star games Skies of Arcadia Deep Fear Magic Knight Rayearth Style Savvy 7th Dragon series SpellCaster Landstalker Brave Prove Harper Jay Vincent Diamante Azurelore Korrigan Mark Cerny Pokémon main RPG series Alan Moore Storytelling Online Course God Hand Cult of the Lamb Mathew Kumar Dexter Girls Recommendations: Frank: Follow Gita on twitter, Mad Men Gita: Interview with the Vampire Tim: Mad Men Brandon: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Morbid Saint Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

EVO tournament organizer Andrés Velasco y Coll and PC Gamer editor Fūnk-é Joseph join Frank and Jaffe for the new Sonic game, predatory publisher tactics, and Nickelodeon’s Fortnite. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Andrés Velasco y Coll, and Fūnk-é Joseph. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Are 3D Sonic games a failed experiment? (04:17) How do games best emulate being able to fly? (10:03) What precautions should developers take to avoid being taken advantage of by publishers? (14:11) How do you curate a video game zine? (18:37) The Adaptation Game: Turn a video game into a daytime game show (24:00) Bearcabin asks: What kinds of developers would video game magazines end up being? (29:44) Are there any good video game ads? (35:45) What is more difficult to do in video games than in real life? (42:32) What is the Avatar: The Way of Water of video games? (46:56) LIGHTNING ROUND: Major Arcana (54:52) Recommendations and Outro (59:48) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Donkey Kong Country The King of Fighters ’98: The Slugfest Portal series Sonic the Hedgehog universe SEGA Bass Fishing Super Mario World Batman: Arkham series Pilotwings Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn Minecraft Defender Dank Zine the photo Andres drops in question 4 Fortnite series Candy Crush Fruit Ninja Carmen Sandiego series Among Us Electronic Gaming Monthly Hsu and Chan Bubsy series Disney’s Aladdin Sneak King Nintendo Power Clay Fighter 63 1/3 Famitsu The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time SoulCalibur Vagrant Story JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle Final Fantasy XII Super Smash Bros. Brawl L.A. Noire Clash Royale Evony: The King’s Return Mafia City: War of Underworld Mega Man 3 Twisted Metal series John Romero’s Daikatana Sweet Tooth (the comic) the Video Jukebox VJ ad Frank links in question 7 Surgeon Simulator Valorant Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Avatar (2009) The King of Fighters XV EarthBound series Duke Nukem Forever Cyberpunk 2077 Recommendations: Frank: Check out the SimCopter 64 article on GameHistory.org Andrés: Tampa Never Sleeps for some the best North American KOF fighters Fūnk-é: Making Comics, Fūnk-é Joseph Jaffe: Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The full panel reunites to determine what a video game is, how to do RPG dungeon music right, and Bob Oldfather. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: Why did Embracer Group acquire Square Enix Montreal, change its name to Onoma, and then immediately shut it down? (05:25) What kind of video game items do you never want to use again? (08:09) When you’re playing an RPG and you complete an enemy encounter, should the overworld or dungeon theme start over from the beginning, pick up where it left off, or just play through the encounter itself? (15:15) NASCAR racer Ross Chastain pulled off a risky wall-riding maneuver this week setting a lap record, claiming that he learned the move from playing NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube. How is it that video games are changing the way sports are played in real life? (21:04) Is this particular dartboard a video game console? (30:02) Violence Island (39:17) LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso: Guess the game based on its Metacritic review (01:06:38) Recommendations and Outro (01:13:31) A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: The Laughing Cow Light Cheese Spread Kosher Natural & Kosher Shredded White Mozzarella Cheese Cheez-It® Extra Toasty Snack Crackers Goldfish Crackers Video Game Studio Goes Through Expensive Rebrand, Is Then Immediately Shut Down Final Fantasy series Hollow Knight Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Pokémon main RPG series Dragon Quest series Adventures of Superman NieR series Phantasy Star IV NASCAR driver pulls off crowd-stunning ‘wall ride’ he learned on GameCube NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales Formula 1: Drive to Survive A dartboard by a company called Arachnid Dartslive Gyromite Mario Golf series Pong Magnavox Odyssey Densha de Go! series Raiden (Metal Gear series) Bahamut (Final Fantasy X) Raiden (Mortal Kombat) Augustus Cole Mutant Football League series Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Crash Bandicoot Tommy Vercetti Mr. Resetti Recommendations: Brandon: Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017) Frank: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange if you’re in Tuscon or Phoenix Jaffe: Vote! And tell your friends to subscribe to the new Apple Podcasts feed Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Game music composer and console restoration expert Christa Lee joins this year’s monster hunting party, taking on evils like foreshadowing, deceptively powerful industry figures, and ranking the Silent Hill series. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Christa Lee. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this year: What do we think of all the Silent Hill stuff that got announced? (03:35) What games best use technological constraints to their advantage? (09:59) When does a game seem perfect for you, but still doesn’t work? (15:58) What’s the right way to do foreshadowing in a video game? (23:09) The Fightening Return of Questions Deemed Too Stupid for the Dirtbag (29:36) What’s the biggest risk you’ve taken in a video game? (39:50) Should video games even have unwinnable scenarios? (46:05) Who are the most surprisingly powerful people in the video game industry? (53:06) LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the Silent Hill series (01:00:39) Recommendations and Outro (01:12:32) Visit the forums to see the final ranking of the Silent Hill series! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Silent Hill series Clock Tower series Septentrion: Out of the Blue Mizzurna Falls Ihatovo Monogatari Ep. 207 - Specdracular 2021, with Ian Ferguson Konami announces Silent Hill F and a Silent Hill 2 remake Resident Evil series Super Mario series Silent Hill 2: Enhanced Edition Higurashi: When They Cry series Siren series Vectorman series Eternal Champions Metal Gear series Panzer Dragoon series Paradise Killer Star Ocean series Ninja Gaiden series Dark Souls series Devil May Cry series Bayonetta series Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Astral Chain Sol Cresta DoDonPachi Final Fantasy Tactics TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174 Fire Emblem series Shining Force Ogre Battle series Dorohedoro Dragon Quest VII Jill Sandwich Super Smash Brothers series Xenoblade series Iron Man 3 (2013) The Dark Knight (2008) Angel’s Egg (1985) Mad Max 2 (1981) The Madness of King George (1994) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Zombi 2 (1979) Splinter Cell series Titanic (1997) Blade Runner (1982) Catwoman (2004) Catwoman P.T. Alien: Isolation The Silver Case Platinum Demo: Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy XV Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone Baroque universe Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Elden Ring Quake series Duke Nukem series Turok: Dinosaur Hunter The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Shenmue series Tim: Have already put a “Skip Intro” on Star Trek: The Next Generation if you’re someone who has the ability to make that happen inside Paramount+ by the time this episode airs Brandon: Virtuosic Hair Metal Band T-Ride, buy from CastleMania if you’re gonna buy any of these rereleases coming up Christa: Insmouse no Yakata, get your VirtualBoy ribbons fixed at SoundRetro.co, Furuhata Ninzaburō, Mikey and Nicky (1976) Jaffe: Wishlist Demonschool and Hyper Gunsport on Steam, Welcome to the Fantasy Zone Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!