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    The Insert Credit Show

    A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

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    Ep. 278 - Nintendo 3DSpectacular, with Mathew Kumar Mar 13, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. Attack of the Friday Monsters!
    2. Shin Megami Tensei IV
    3. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
    4. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
    5. Gotta Protectors
    6. Kokuga
    7. Sega 3D Classics Collection
    8. Super Mario 3D Land
    9. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked
    10. Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
    11. Dillon’s Dead-Heat Breakers
    12. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
    13. Etrian Odyssey IV
    14. Etrian Odyssey Nexus
    15. Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.
    16. Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball
    17. Persona Q (Series)
    18. Culdcept Revolt
    19. Picross
    20. Pocket Card Jockey
    21. 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

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    Ep. 277 - The Hitness, with MoxBagel Mar 06, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. What is your “The Last Starfighter” game? (05:20)
    2. How would you redesign pinball to be more of a 30 minute experience than a five minute experience?(11:25)
    3. What fighting game has the most creative single player campaign?(18:57)
    4. If Capcom made a Mega Man Legends every year since 1997, what would it be like now? (24:43)
    5. What game would have flourished with the amount of post-release support that No Man’s Sky has? (32:26)
    6. What is your favorite novel gameplay mechanic or moment in an otherwise unremarkable game? (40:23)
    7. 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)

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    Ep. 276 - Bye Forever DICE 2023 Feb 27, 2023
    Show notes

    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

    1. Retro City Games shopping with Chris Kohler (00:51)
    2. Retro City Games shopping with Ally McLean (10:48)
    3. Driving with Chris Kohler, Ally McLean and Frank Cifaldi from Retro City Games to another used game store (16:09)
    4. Brandon discusses the plot of The $cheme (2003) with Ally McLean (25:18)
    5. Getting lost in the car after Retro City Games #2 (27:08)
    6. A miserable situation involving accoustic covers of popular music (38:15)
    7. In the Circus Circus hotel room (39:17)
    8. Walking through Circus Circus (42:15)
    9. 6 AM stories with Kris Graft (44:00)
    10. 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

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    Ep. 275 - Even More Games of the Year 2022 Feb 20, 2023
    Show notes

    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!

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    Ep. 274 - Game of the Year 2022 Feb 13, 2023
    Show notes

    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!

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    Ep. 273 - Insert Credit Annual #4 Feb 06, 2023
    Show notes

    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!

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    Ep. 272 - New Donk, Michigan Jan 30, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. Jason Schreier asks: Which Mario stage/level/kingdom/board would you want to live in and why? (04:02)
    2. How do you trick a player into feeling like your video game world is big? (10:23)
    3. What do people mean when they say that choices you make in a video game should matter? (17:40)
    4. 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)
    5. Alex Jaffe asks: Is there any reason for a game with a controllable character to not have a jump button? (38:40)
    6. Which video games have caused industry-wide shifts in graphical aesthetics? (45:52)
    7. What video game characters do you think would most overuse emojis? (50:09)
    8. 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

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    Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by goop lord. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.


    Ep. 271 - FunJail, with Jason Schreier Jan 24, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. Cliff Bleszinski asks: What food do you associate with your best gaming memory? (07:16)
    2. Why is everybody so mad about Dungeons & Dragons? (15:22)
    3. What is the greatest story in video games? (20:59)
    4. How do you break news no one else has yet as a game journalist? (28:26)
    5. You have an investor meeting in 6 minutes to pitch them a new social media network for Gamers. What’s your presentation? (34:51)
    6. Spencer Gifts asks: which game console libraries boxes have the best graphic design? (40:49)
    7. 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

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    Ep. 270 - Leisure Suit Locusts, with Cliff Bleszinski Jan 16, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. From Brandon Sheffield: What makes a good third person shooter? (06:18)
    2. Who has more power, a game director, or a game producer? (14:44)
    3. Design a video game around the Aroma Shooter. (23:27)
    4. Design a sequel to Frank Cifaldi’s Super Sherlock Holmes. (31:25)
    5. Improv Zone: Guess the COG Squadron (37:04)
    6. Seth asks: What is the best sound related to video games that is not from a video game? (43:26)
    7. If you could design a level for an existing video game series, which would it be and what would you do? (49:58)
    8. 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

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    Ep. 269 - Pure Podcast Content, with Christa Lee Jan 09, 2023
    Show notes

    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:

    1. From Ash Parrish: What video game would you swear into Congress on? (01:59)
    2. What can you tell about a video game cartridge from its circuit board? (09:41)
    3. Is raytracing just a graphical enhancement, or can it be gameplay? (15:02)
    4. What do players think about a lot more than game developers? (20:33)
    5. What is the best dead video game company? (26:32)
    6. Spencergifs asks: When did video games become mainstream? (29:51)
    7. Violence Island (36:57)
    8. 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

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