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Ep. 319 - Insert Credit Annual #5 Jan 01, 2024

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As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks 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. Chapters: The Premise This Year: Metacritic Scores Below 80 (12:29) Round 1 - Brandon (18:05) Round 1 - Frank (21:25) Round 1 - Tim (23:51) Round 2 - Brandon (26:39) Round 2 - Frank (31:31) Round 2 - Tim (35:04) Round 3 - Brandon (41:32) Round 3 - Frank (47:24) Round 3 - Tim (53:48) Round 4 - Brandon (01:02:46) Round 4 - Frank (01:06:52) Round 4 - Tim (01:12:58) Insert Credit Quick Break: Butter Dorks (01:18:43) A Little More About God Hand (01:20:03) Round 5 - Brandon (01:22:41) Round 5 - Frank (01:29:05) Round 5 - Tim (01:37:54) Round 6 - Brandon (01:50:59) Round 6 - Frank (01:55:54) Round 6 - Tim (02:04:32) Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Brandon (02:13:15) Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Frank (02:25:42) Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Tim (02:33:54) Outro (02:52:03) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Batman (1989) Batman Returns (1992) Batman ’89 Sam Hamm Dennis O’Neil The Flash (2023) Michael Keaton Anton Furst Max Fleischer Dick Sprang The Dark Knight (2008) Chicago The Bund China Strike Force (2000) Mark Dacascos Coolio Oriental Pearl Tower Strange Days (1995) Westin Bonaventure Hotel Face/Off (1997) The Net (1995) American McGee Doom Metacritic Sideways (2004) Gunhouse Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series NieR PlatinumGames Dark Savior Undertale Alundra The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors Anodyne The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Steambot Chronicles Katamari Damacy Earth Defense Force series Digital Foundry Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft My Little Pony Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter Dead Rising Ico Shadow of the Colossus Panzer Dragoon Silo Persona series Ridge Racer 6 Ridge Racer 7 Ridge Racer V Gran Turismo series Chulip Captain★Rainbow Giftpia Animal Crossing Boku no Natsuyasumi EarthBound Moon Minami-Senju Adventures of Tom Sawyer OutRun: Online Arcade OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast OutRun 2 Ferrari (2023) OutRun 2 Abandonware Groundhog Day (1993) Wheelman Bujingai: The Forsaken City Wuxia Shachou Eiyuuden Sifu Shinobi Gackt Raw Danger! Super Mario series Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers God Hand Spartan: Total Warrior Metal Gear Solid Total War series God of War Shinji Mikami Dark Souls Ribbit King Deadly Premonition Warren Spector Hidetaka Suehiro Twin Peaks Marvel Spider-Man 2 Lost Odyssey Blue Dragon Final Fantasy XIII Hironobu Sakaguchi Nobuo Uematsu Takehiko Inoue Vagabond Slam Dunk Kiyoshi Shigematsu Final Fantasy X Dragon Quest series Hideo Kojima The King of Fighters XIII Street Fighter IV Street Fighter 6 Intellivision Lives! Keith Robinson Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Munch Mobile Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle Kunio / Nekketsu High games Mega Man: Legacy Collection Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection Hyper Gunsport Bullet Witch Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Cavia Halo series Devil May Cry F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch R-Type Final Metal Slug 3 Lost Planet series The Saboteur Summon Night: Swordcraft Story Doom 64 Turok licensees Balan Wonderworld Killer7 Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller Wolfenstein: The New Order BioShock The Last of Us BioShock Infinite Call of Duty: Modern Warfare The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Fallout 3 Fallout 4 Fallout: New Vegas Starfield No Man’s Sky Dino Crisis 2 Mirror’s Edge Metroid Prime Pinball Star Fox Command Electroplankton The Cave Master of Illusion City Crisis Jaws: Unleashed Ecco the Dolphin Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap Lizardcube Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Stranglehold Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground Brave Story: New Traveler Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner Bionic Commando Wild Arms XF Pandora’s Tower Culdcept Saga Noby Noby Boy Wild Arms 5 Ape Escape 3 Uncharted series This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Butter Dorks and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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Insert Credit Gaiden #7 - Saizeriya Feast: Opening Presents with John Linneman Dec 27, 2023

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Brandon Sheffield celebrates the end of his Japan trip by comparing video game purchases with Digital Foundry’s John Linneman. By Brandon Sheffield and John Linneman, with an intro by Alex Jaffe. Featuring the track “It’s Different Now” by Ice Choir. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Segments**:** Preface (00:26) Sitting in Saizeriya (02:55) John: Akira Psycho Ball (04:10) Brandon: Destruction Derby (06:39) John: Pu•Li•Ru•La (08:30) Brandon: Panzer Bandit (11:58) John: Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis (14:08) Brandon: Namco Anthology 1 & 2 (17:43) John: Lethal Enforcers (19:51) Brandon: Vib-Ribbon and Alnam no Tsubasa (21:45) John: Hresvelgr (23:42) Brandon: After Burner III (24:49) John: Heavy Metal Thunder (25:38) Brandon: Zeiram Zone (27:17) John: Tempo (28:36) Brandon: Community Pom (32:54) John: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim (34:50) Brandon: Demolition Man (37:55) John: Crack Down (39:39) Brandon: Sōkyūgurentai (41:51) John: Soldier Blade (43:20) Brandon: Double Dragon II (46:15) John: Thunder Force V: Perfect System (48:23) Brandon: Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku (49:54) John: Ø Story and Kunoichi (51:16) Brandon: Biomotor Unitron 2 (53:48) John: Silent Line: Armored Core III (54:48) Brandon: Royal Stone (55:24) Rattling Off A Few More (56:32) Ice Choir - It’s Different Now (01:04:00) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime John Linneman Saizeriya Ep. 109 - Part One – Insert Credit Abroad Tokyo Insect Zoo Panzer Bandit Gunners Heaven Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Space Channel 5 MIL-CD Digital Foundry Akira Psycho Ball KAZe Co., Ltd. KAZe Digital Pinball series Digital Pinball: Necronomicon Saban’s Power Rangers Zeo: Full Tilt Battle Pinball Resident Evil series Kyūtenkai: Fantastic Pinball Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball Devil’s Crush Alien Crush Metroid Prime Pinball Pokémon Pinball Kirby’s Pinball Land Pinball Quest Destruction Derby MiSTer Psygnosis Limited Reflections Interactive Limited WipEout 3 Lemmings Revolution Pu•Li•Ru•La Taito Corporation Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis CD-i Dino Crisis Gun Survivor 4: BioHazard - Heroes Never Die GunCon Shinkiro Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Namco: Anthology 1 Namco: Anthology 2 Namco Museum series Star Luster Babel Wrestleball Valkyrie no Densetsu Lethal Enforcers Time Crisis 3 Virtua Cop Mad Dog McCree Gradius Henry Explorers Vib-Ribbon Masaya Matsuura Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e Alnam no Kiba: Jūzoku Jūnishinto Densetsu Right Stuff Corp. Hresvelgr After Burner III G-Loc: Air Battle Heavy Metal Thunder Zeiram Zone Zeiram Tempo Tempo Jr. Super Tempo 32X Atari Jaguar Patrick Bateman Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Sega CD Cosmic Fantasy Stories Community Pom Fill in Café Co., Ltd. Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim Ys series Ys: The Oath in Felghana Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys Demolition Man Battle Mania Daiginjō Crack Down Alien Syndrome Gain Ground Sōkyūgurentai Radiant Silvergun Soldier Blade Double Dragon II: The Revenge Thunder Force V: Perfect System Hyper Duel Blast Wind Kurohyō 2: Ryū ga Gotoku Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Ø Story Kunoichi Shinobi Bujingai: The Forsaken City Biomotor Unitron Neo Geo Pocket Silent Line: Armored Core Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Royal Stone: Hirakareshi Toki no Tobira Game Gear Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers Jumping Flash! 2 Chase the Express Azumanga Donjara Daioh 7th Dragon 2020 Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger Blue Dragon MotoGP 2 London Seirei Tantei-dan Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Sega Ages 2500: Vol.11 - Hokuto no Ken Abalaburn Battle Arena Toshinden series Cyber Egg: Battle Champion Cyber Troopers Virtual On Epica Stella Shining Force III Kurt Feldman Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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Ep. 318 - Insert Credit Santacular, with Lucy James Dec 25, 2023

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Happy holidays! Gamespot’s Lucy James drops down the Insert Credit chimney to cover Welsh elves, the first official weed strain for a video game, and Dreiblade. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Lucy James. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: As the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, which three video game characters would be best at teaching Ebenezer Scrooge to change his miserly ways? (09:23) Do sliding ice physics ever positively contribute to a video game? (15:19) What do you think is the best selling non-video game item at GameStop as a gift this season? (21:35) Design the greatest Santa Claus video game of all time (30:48) How could dreidel be improved? (35:49) Which video game company probably holds the best Christmas party? (42:43) Based on video games, what do we know about elves? (49:05) What is the Rankin Bass of video games? (54:53) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Christmas Songs (01:01:19) Recommendations and Outro (01:12:28) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas Is You Eggnog The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree Monstera deliciosa The Twelve Days of Christmas The Da Vinci Code A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge Tetsuya Nomura Organization XIII The World Ends with You Marluxia Mickey Mouse Kazuma Kiryu Goro Majima Davy Crockett Bob Cratchit The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) Mickey and the Beanstalk Pinocchio (1940) Jiminy Cricket James Stewart Lies of P Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) Pinocchio: A True Story (2021) Pinocchio (2002) Navi Super Mario series Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End The Last of Us series X-Men licensees Kickle Cubicle Chip’s Challenge Loki #248 Funko Pop! - Thor Ragnarok Pikachu Squishmallows Plush Breaking Bad Minecraft Jay and Silent Bob Fortnite Sonic the Hedgehog series Halo series The Lost and The Wicked Tom Holland Darth Vader Christmas Sweater Pokémon Trading Card Game Alan Wake: Remastered Tom Clancy’s The Division Tom Hiddleston Santa Claus Mortal Kombat series John Wick (2014) BioShock Death Stranding Norman Reedus Stardew Valley Daze Before Christmas Hanukkah Dreidel Hanukkah gelt Paper fortune teller Beyblade Mario Party series Sega Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams… Konami Tokimeki Memorial games Wargaming Devolver Digital Keita Takahashi Noby Noby Boy Tim Schafer Jack Black Heather Hawkins Dreamcast Limp Bizkit Ted Lasso The Matrix (1999) The Eras Tour Elf Bowling Legend of Zelda series Keebler Company Fudge Stripes Elves The Lost Vikings Three Dirty Dwarves Two Crude Dudes Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Frosty the Snowman (1969) Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (1976) The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) ThunderCats Norman Rockwell FromSoftware Doom Rockstar Games American McGee’s Alice Kingdom Hearts series Super Smash Bros. Boba Fett Pornhub’s Most Popular Video Game Character In 2023 Was Chun-Li From… Fortnite? Insomniac Games Recommendations: Frank: Check out gamehistory.org where there will be a video about a very strange game called Super Sushi Pinball Brandon: Raiders of Atlantis (1983) Tim: Ferrari (2023) Lucy: Godzilla Minus One (2023) 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!

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Insert Credit Gaiden #6 - Electric Sesame: An Interview with Jeremy Blaustein Dec 20, 2023

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Brandon Sheffield hits the Tokyo Game Show 2023 floor and interviews Jeremy Blaustein, CEO of Dragonbaby and translator of legendary games like Metal Gear Solid, Suikoden, and Silent Hill 2.

Segments**:**

How did this all start for you? (01:01)
What did you do at Jaleco? (02:02)
What games did you work on? (03:59)
Talk a little bit about character constraints in early video game localization (05:23)
How did you manage outside references in Suikoden? (09:29)
Talk a little bit about Symphony of the Night (11:49)
How does the back-and-forth in recording go? (15:24)
Were you working in isolation in the early days? (18:27)
Were you working with Kojima’s team on Snatcher? (19:54)
What’s your experience with Turbografx CD games? (21:07)
Anything interesting about the Shadow Hearts series? (22:42)
Talk a little bit more about Metal Gear Solid (25:25)
What were the unique challenges of the early era of game translation? (27:50)
How do you feel about accidentally creating iconic lines? (31:52)

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Ep. 317 - Gamer Taxes, with merritt k Dec 18, 2023

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Author and game developer merritt k joins the panel to cover The Game Commercials, Charles Martinet’s dark side, and the return of Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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Questions this week:

Brandon Sheffield: What are some recent or memorable emergent situations you’ve experienced in games? (08:21)
Do we want to say anything about The Game Awards? (15:44)
What does it mean that Epic won its court case against Google? (23:32)
How would you design Mutant League Golf? (31:05)
Dicegame Uchiha: What are the most uh oh and most YEAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH moments in licensed video game soundtrack history? (35:16)
What is your personal experience with LAN parties? (48:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (54:48)

Recommendations and Outro (01:14:57)

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Recommendations:

Brandon: Check out the Expect No Mercy longplay on the Expect No Mercy (1997) blu-ray, TNT’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas ft. Phil Hartman (1994), Scavengers Reign

Merritt: 1900HOTDOG, LAN PARTY, Made in Canada

Tim: Watch the 2023 Game Awards just to see when Geoff says “Honkai Star Rail”

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Insert Credit Gaiden #5 - Highway Game: A Review of American Truck Simulator by Topher Florence Dec 13, 2023

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Topher Florence meditates on American Truck Simulator, confronting the friction between realistic advertisments and product placement, a Greatest Hits version of America, and the emotional palette of driving around in someone’s life’s work. By Topher Florence, with intro by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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Ep. 316 - Insert Credit Game Awards Special Dec 11, 2023

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Recorded before The Game Awards, and released the week after! The Insert Credit Panel decides the video game winners of categories unwittingly submitted by listeners. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. And The Categories Are: Gaagaagiins: Best Standardized Box Art Platform Frames (02:15) Propelleher: Best Scoff (05:35) rice9 : Best eSport of the 1980s (07:16) Breadytodie: Best Overtly Political Japanese Game (08:48) Cole: Best Campfire Scene (10:59) IntergalacticWalrus: Best Playable Non-Anthropomorphic Animal (13:14) Spencer: Best Game By an American Branch of a Japanese Company (16:02) Larky: Most Incidentally Educational Game (18:59) rearnakedwindow: Best Game Exclusive to a Legitimately Bad Console (22:13) Alex Jaffe: Best Video Game to Name Your Band After (24:53) ANONYMOUS GOD HAND LOVER: Game Most Like GOD HAND (27:15) Billy: Best Underwater Tunnel in a Racing Game (28:34) Sfwublin: Best Mine Carts (31:01) Justin Hamrick: Most Dangerous Video Game (33:47) Pro Skater 4: Most Evil Video Game (36:41) Erica: Most Video Game-Ass Video Game (39:05) Recommendations and Outro (42:08) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: The Game Awards Intellivision PC Engine Master System PlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable PlayStation 5 PlayStation 4 Xbox Nintendo Entertainment System Quake II Terry Bogard X-Men Street Fighter series Punch-Out series Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Dog Patch Balloon Fight Metal Gear series Death Stranding Metal Wolf Chaos Fire Emblem series Independence Day (1996) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) Chrono Trigger Grandia Final Fantasy XV Mother 3 Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Tenchu series Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition Primal Rage Dog’s Life Tawky Tawny Sylvester the Cat Tweety Stray Secret of Evermore Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Secret of Mana Final Fantasy Adventure Carmen Sandiego series Riichi mahjong Rock Band Gunsmith Cats Demonschool The Typing of the Dead The House of the Dead 2 Call of Duty series Atari Jaguar 3DO Interactive Multiplayer CD-i Way of the Warrior Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon PC-FX Alien Vs Predator Tempest 2000 Rayman Bonk’s Revenge Der Langrisser Crossed Swords II Neo Geo CD Obscure Samurai Shodown RPG finally playable in English Panzer Dragoon Saga DragonForce Scott Pilgrim Clash at Demonhead Rejection: Den-No Senshi FM Towns Lunatic Dawn Thexder God Hand Vanquish Hakaioh: King of Crusher Band of Brothers Stunt Race FX Cruis’n Blast Rush’n Attack Earthworm Jim Tommy Tallarico Lucky & Wild BioShock Donkey Kong Country Little Ralph’s Big Adventure Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei Alundra Landstalker Irritating Stick Pokémon GO The Rub Rabbits! Feel the Magic XY/XX LovePlus Balan Wonderworld Zynga Fortnite: Battle Royale FarmVille Mafia Wars Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball Lost Judgment Takuya Kimura Fighting Vipers Streets of Rage Recommendations: Tim: If you are part of the committee that plans The Game Awards with Geoff Keighley, please come up with better award categories Frank: The Video Game History Foundation Patreon Brandon: Mr. Ray’s Wig World - Faster Kitty Cat Play Play 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!

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Insert Credit Gaiden #4 - Human Face On An Obi: An Interview with Masaya Matsuura Dec 06, 2023

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Brandon Sheffield interviews musician and game designer Masaya Matsuura of the band Psy・S, discussing the early days of computer graphics and sound, making music for anime, and why Vib Ribbon was so hard to get screenshots of. Intro by Alex Jaffe, edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Segments:

Preface (00:29)
How did you get into music? (03:20)
How did you start making music yourself? (05:34)
How did you move from writing jingles to full music (and which synths do you use)? (09:52)
What was the experience of “getting big” like? (11:58)
What is it like playing in front of large crowds? (14:16)
How did you end up doing music for anime? (18:07)
How did you move from there to video games? (21:42)
What made you want to start a game company? (23:48)
How did the Psy-S Remix CD-ROM game come to be? (30:49)
What was the inspiration for Vib Ribbon’s mechanic allowing you to play your own music? (34:16)
When did you decide to focus more on games than music? (38:57)
What is your sound? (41:58)
What do you learn from doing your private DJ sessions? (46:22)
Preface for live performance (53:36)
Masaya Matsuura - Funny Luv (Live at GameCity 2009)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

PaRappa the Rapper
Vib-Ribbon
Rhyme Rider Kerorican
Mojib Ribbon
Psy・S
NHK Hall
City Hunter
Metamor Jupiter
Playtechs
Tower of the Sun
Osaka Castle
J-card
Moog IIIc
Fairlight CMI
Sussudio
3DO Interactive Multiplayer
PlayStation
CD-i
PC Engine
Bonus: PSY・S★4 SIZE レーザーディスク
Bonus: “Chasing the Rainbow” at SIGGRAPH (1986) (thanks fivedollardare!)

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Ep. 315 - Hut Shack Warehouse Emporium Dec 04, 2023

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Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield answer Alex Jaffe’s questions about Nintendo’s last video game ever, committing fraud, and Turds of the Castle. 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 still easier for you to do in real life than in a video game? (11:10)
How do you scam the speculative market with a storage container of five hundred copies of an underwhelming NES game? (16:49)
What will be the title of Nintendo’s last game? (24:25)
SpencerGifs asks: Has the video game controller been finalized? (34:58)
What is the video game equivalent of film’s “award bait” traits? (43:27)
Jean-Michel Basquiat said that art is how we decorate space, and music is how we decorate time. What do we decorate with video games? (52:09)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Doom (53:47)

Recommendations and Outro (58:55)

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Recommendations:

Frank: Subscribe to the Video Game History Foundation newsletter, Small Saga

Brandon: Demonschool Battle Mechanics trailer

Tim: Goblin Bunker Public Access 3 on 12/9 at 6PM PST

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Insert Credit Gaiden #3 - Computer Music: an Interview with chibi-tech Nov 29, 2023

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Brandon Sheffield intereviews musical artist chibi-tech on her career in chiptune, working in Japan, and breaking through the noise in front of an Akihabara busker. Featuring Brandon Sheffield and chibi-tech. Intro by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Segments:

Preface (00:24)
What are your musical origins? (02:37)
When did your music break out? (07:36)
How did you start making music professionally? (11:08)
What advice would you give someone wanting to work in Japan or with Japanese companies? (15:37)
chibi-tech - Pheromone Overdosage (20:27)
chibi-tech - Amerio no Jikan (26:09)

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