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Ep. 219 - The Insert Credit Consolebration Jan 17, 2022

Show notes

You’ve waited long enough, now Insert Credit ranks the greatest video game consoles of all time, and a few others for good measure. Choices: -Round 1, Frank (05:25) -Round 1, Tim (09:25) -Round 1, Brandon (15:35) -Round 2, Frank (19:36) -Round 2, Tim (24:49) -Round 2, Brandon (30:15) -Round 3, Frank (35:46) -Round 3, Tim (41:40) -Round 3, Brandon (50:30) -Round 4, Frank (56:51) -Round 4, Tim (01:04:52) -Round 4, Brandon (01:10:57) -Round 5, Frank (01:19:10) -Round 5, Tim (01:24:25) -Round 5, Brandon (01:31:25) -Round 6, Frank (01:38:07) -Round 6, Brandon (01:44:23) -Round 6, Tim (01:52:14) -Round 7, Frank (02:00:05) -Round 7, Tim (02:07:00) -Round 7, Brandon (02:14:28) Recommendations and Outro (02:25:09) Discuss the results in the forums! THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED TOP 20 CONSOLES:1. PlayStation2. PS23. SNES4. Genesis5. Xbox 3606. Nintendo DS7. PC Engine8. NES9. Dreamcast10. Saturn11. Windows PC12. PSP13. Game Boy Advance14. Game Boy15. Wii16. WonderSwan17. Switch18. ZX Spectrum19. Neo Geo Pocket Color20. Jaguar21. Atari 2600 A LARGE SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Playstation Super Nintendo Entertainment System FM Towns Marty WonderSwan TurboGrafx-16 Microsoft Windows Quake Unreal Tournament Super Mario 64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild ZX Spectrum G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Code Name: Viper Batman: The Video Game Vice: Project Doom Journey to Silius Total Recall Friday the 13th Kick Master Demon Sword Strider Sega Genesis Power Blade Power Blade 2 Super Mario Bros. Mega Man Dragon Warrior Final Fantasy Metroid ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS DOOM ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS PAC-MAN Pac-Man (Atari 2600) Little Samson Shatterhand Low G Man The Mafat Conspiracy Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode Clash at Demonhead Ufouria: The Saga Neo Geo Pocket Color Metal Slug 1st Mission SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium SNK vs Capcom: Cardfighters’ Clash 2 - Expanded Edition Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Biomotor Unitron King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise King of Fighters R-1 King of Fighters R-2 SNK Gals’ Fighters Atari 800 Commodore 64 Aliens: Neoplasma Nintendo DS The Saga Of The Ultra-Rare McDonald’s DS Game Comes To An End After 11 Long Years Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Imagine: Party Planner Cooking Mama series Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation Sands of Destruction Master of the Monster Lair Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Etrian Odyssey The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass PlayStation Portable Brave Story: New Traveler Jeanne d’Arc Kingdom of Paradise Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory Rengoku II: Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. Monster Hunter: Freedom PlayStation Vita Ridge Racer The Legend of Kage 2 The Legend of Kage PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto series Metal Gear series Sega Saturn Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits Raw Danger! Steambot Chronicles Gradius V Thunder Force VI Contra: Shattered Soldier Neo Contra Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 3 R-Type Final Drakengard Drakengard 2 Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 Ga-rou-den Breakblow The King of Fighters 2006 Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Seimasenki no Sho Grand Theft Auto III Insert Credit PS2cular Bujingai: The Forsaken City The Matrix: Path of Neo Jak II Dreamcast Super Adventure Island Madden NFL ’94 Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de Dragon Quest I & II Dragon Warrior III Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy IV Final Fantasy V Final Fantasy VI The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Psycho Dream Brain Lord Super Metroid Metroid Fusion Metroid Dread Super Castlevania IV Mega Man 4 Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse Super Bonk Wolverine: Adamantium Rage Waterworld Insert Credit BSNESGOAT Robotrek ActRaiser 2 Angelique Hagane: The Final Conflict Ganbare Goemon series Game Boy Advance Game Gear - Wikipedia Neo Geo Street Fighter series Panzer Dragoon Panzer Dragoon Saga Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei Sonic R Pup Breeder Dark Savior Steal Princess Daytona USA Shining Force III Shining Force III: Premium Disc NiGHTS into Dreams… Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō Apple II Number Munchers Ranger X Dune: The Battle for Arrakis Rings of Power Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday The Adventures of Batman & Robin Jon Burton’s video on The Adventures of Batman & Robin Contra Hard Corps Castlevania: Bloodlines Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles Ristar VectorMan Vectorman 2 Comix Zone Phantasy Star II Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Phantasy Star IV Sword of Vermilion Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Xeno Crisis 32X Sega CD Sonic CD Lunar: The Silver Star Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm Shining Force series Sewer Shark Landstalker Sonic Adventure SoulCalibur Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage Sengoku Turb Shenmue Illbleed Time Stalkers Blue Stinger NFL 2K Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 Bangai-O Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream Ikaruga Skies of Arcadia Rez Sonic Adventure 2 Sonic Shuffle VMU PocketStation Power Stone Phantasy Star Online Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Blazing Lazers Super Star Soldier Ys: Book I & II Snatcher Tengai Makyō: Deden no Den Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru Military Madness Neutopia Famicom Wars series Gauntlet series Valis series Linda³ Seiya Monogatari: Anearth Fantasy Stories Gate of Thunder Magical Chase Victory Run Apple Pippin Analogue Pocket MiSTer Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. Frostbite Yars’ Revenge Intellivision Thundercade Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Defender DOOM Xbox 360 Insert Credit Top 20 XBox 36Tacular, with Kris Graft and Mathew Kumar Tengai Makyō III: Namida Gears of War Gears of War 2 Gears of War 3 Xbox Series X and Series S Xbox One Forza Horizon Pac-Man: Championship Edition Alan Wake Shadowrun Halo: Reach Ridge Racer 6 Ninja Gaiden II Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Dead Rising The iDOLM@STER Tengai Makyō: Ziria Students of Round Enchanted Arms Ninja Blade Culdcept Saga Zegapain XOR/NOT Bullet Witch Blue Dragon Lost Odyssey Fable II NieR Old Gross Man Edition Lost Planet 2 Red Dead Redemption L.A. Noire Left 4 Dead WonderSwan Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (waHUU) Atari Lynx TurboExpress Clock Tower Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu Grand Battle! Swan Colosseum Digimon: Battle Spirit Macross: True Love Song Riviera: The Promised Land Blue Wing Blitz Rhyme Rider Kerorican The Video Game History Hour Fairchild Channel F Game Boy Super Mario Land Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 Metroid II: Return of Samus The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Kaeru no tame ni Kane wa Naru Pokémon Battletoads Car Battler Joe Ninja Five-O Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Nintendo Switch Nintendo 3DS GameCube Wii U Nintendo 64 Casio Loopy PC-FX Summon Night: Swordcraft Story Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Onimusha Tactics Smashing Drive Astro Boy: Omega Factor Advance Guardian Heroes Gunstar Super Heroes Drill Dozer WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! WarioWare: Twisted! Rhythm Tengoku Racing Gears Advance Scurge: Hive Catwoman Azumanga Daioh Advance Wild Arms XF Wii Mario Kart: Super Circuit PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Super Mario Galaxy Zangeki no Reginleiv 3DO Interactive Multiplayer TI-89 series Super Mario Odyssey Stardew Valley Story of Seasons Hollow Knight Octopath Traveler Bravely Default II Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Shin Megami Tensei V Super Mario Sunshine Final Fantasy IV: The After Years Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth Super Mario Galaxy 2 No More Heroes MadWorld Little King’s Story Opoona Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon Pandora’s Tower Escape from Bug Island Xenoblade Chronicles The Last Story Lost in Shadow Elebits Kororinpa: Marble Mania Let’s Tap Wii Sports The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors Wii Sports Resort Wild Arms Wild Arms 2 Lagnacure Lagnacure Legend Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Final Fantasy IX Final Fantasy Tactics The Granstream Saga Brightis Blaster Master: Blasting Again Team Buddies Jackie Chan Stuntmaster Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō Ghost in the Shell Xena: Warrior Princess Jumping Flash! Jumping Flash! 2 Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken: The Adventure of Little Ralph Kaisoku Tenshi Linda³ Again LSD: Dream Emulator Tail of the Sun Aquanaut’s Holiday Aquanaut no Kyūjitsu 2 Kaze no NOTAM Boku no Natsuyasumi Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Dragon Warrior VII Persona Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Zanac X Zanac Guilty Gear Elemental Gearbolt Alundra Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins Septentrion: Out of the Blue PoPoLoCrois PoPoLoCrois Monogatari II London Seirei Tantei-dan Ape Escape Gran Turismo Gran Turismo 2 Vagrant Story Vandal Hearts Alice in Cyberland Legend of Legaia MSX Amiga Mega Man Legends Mega Man Legends 2 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Atari Jaguar Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy Primal Rage Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods Alien Vs Predator Super Burnout Power Drive Rally Club Drive Black ICE\White Noise Motor Toon Grand Prix Cybermorph Tecmo’s Deception Steam Deck The Witcher Hybrid Heaven Sin and Punishment Recommendations: Tim: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, MiSTerAddons.com (i checked, they’re sold out of MiSTers at time of publishing) Frank: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, use Dolphin for Wii and GameCube emulation Brandon: Try playing old games on Composite cables Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Full show notes at the publisher

Ep. 218 - Donkey Milk, with Kris Graft Jan 10, 2022

Show notes

GameDeveloper.com publisher Kris Graft joins the panel to cover E3, Square Enix NFTs, what rock and roll really is, and smoking weed at the Sega E3 booth.

Questions this week:

How does Jaffe beat his friend in a Metacritic rating betting pool? (04:17)
What video game character would you invite to a potluck, and what would they bring? (12:04)
What the hell is Square Enix’s problem? (19:10)
Design an emote for an online game. (25:58)
What would a Rockstar Games version of an Orlando theme park be like? (33:28)
Tim Rogers asks: You guys wanna talk about E3? (40:46)
Dirtbag Mike Larkey asks: Design a recently public domain Winnie-the-Pooh game (47:57)
Violence Island (53:52)
What is rock and roll? (01:05:06)

Recommendations and Outro (01:12:44)

Maybe everyone who discusses this episode in the forums will talk about donkey milk less!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Metacritic
Sifu
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Days Gone
Cooking Mama
Crash Bandicoot
Bubsy
Little Mac
Master Chief
Marcus Michael Fenix
Bayonetta
Shin Megami Tensei V
The Ninja Warriors
Square Enix’s New Years letter talking about NFTs and other trash
Cryptoland
Fortnite
Destiny
The Macarena
Gangnam Style
Voldo
Bayonetta’s Avocado Dance
i’m not gonna link that whale milking picture, thank me later
Grand Theft Auto series
Hot Coffee
BioShock Infinite
Jungle Cruise (2021)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Attack of the Friday Monsters!
Banjo-Kazooie
Hook
Story of Seasons series
Bomber Man
Bomb Man
Mighty Bomb Jack
Bomberman Hero
Minecraft Steve
Cubivore
Manic Miner
Mr. Driller
Chao
Chocobo
VMU
PocketStation
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Beatles
Elvis Presley
Cream
Led Zeppelin
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Chuck Berry
Lil Nas X
The Beatles: Get Back

Thanks:

Brandon: Syzygy of the Insert Credit Forums

Recommendations:

Jaffe: thanking Syzygy

Kris: Alan Partridge audiobooks

Tim: Don’t bother looking into what Wordle is

Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 217 - Asynchronicity Jan 03, 2022

Show notes

In which our heroes, scattered across time and space, convene by way of editing to cover The Freak Sword, looking to the One Mode Future, and sexy slutty bunny boys.

Questions this week:

What is the ugliest video game ever made? (02:05)
Have you formed any habits in video games that have translated into your normal life? (07:50)
Should every game have an easy mode? Should every game have a hard mode? (12:20)
Imagine that you had the power to create video game mods just by speaking them into existence. What would you make? (18:20)
IMPROV ZONE: Game Counselor help line (22:23)
What does it take to convince someone to try a video game? (31:42)
Design a track in the same a video spirit as any video game character for Mario Kart. (38:26)
How have focus groups affected game development? (43:18)
What is the worst game that you would still consider the game of the year for its year, considering its competition? (47:55)
Knowing that they will probably never listen to this episode, what are your feelings about the other two panelists? (53:09)

Recommendations and Outro (57:28)

Now that you have all the pieces, you can discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: Drive-in Theaters

Tim: Drink more water, if you’re Tim’s dad

Brandon: The song Walk from the Sega CD game Nostalgia 1907, sincerely it would be really appreciated if you wishlisted Hyper Gunsport on Steam, thanks for being a part of Insert Credit, take care of yourselves

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

Ep. 216 - The Dirtbag of Podcasts Part II: Double Dip Dec 27, 2021

Show notes

Alex Jaffe, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield continue the celebration of Patron-submitted questions, upending the dirtbag for even more “What is the ____ of video games?”

Questions this week:

Dirtbag Sailor Silica asks: What is the squeezing through a gap while the next area loads for previous eras of video games? (03:02)
Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the video game equivalent of a sommelier? (04:27)
Dirtbag Walt asks: What is the The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension of video games? (05:08)
Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: What is the This restaurant packaged the salt and pepper packets in a bag with the napkins and now the napkin is all peppery and unpleasant to use of video games? (08:35)
Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the OK Computer of video games, and what is the Kid A of video games? (12:13)
A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What are the farm-to-table restaurant and microwave dinner of video games? (14:39)
Dirtbag UG asks: What is the Joe Pera Talks with You of video games? (19:15)
Dirtbag Roman asks: What is the 1989 Velvet Revolution of video games? (22:02)
Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the Chinese food buffet of video games? (24:07)
Dirtbag Dusty asks: What is the DMC DeLorean of video games? (26:29)
Dirtbag TapeVulture asks: What is the British accent of video games? (29:39)
Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the hanging up of holiday decorations of video games? (34:43)
Dirtbag Marshall asks: What is Ross Dress for Less of video games, and what is the TJ Maxx of video games? (34:43)
Dirtbag A Dry Cleaner for Dogs asks: What is the hoop trundling of video games? (40:42)
A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What is the James Joyce’s Ulysses of video games, and what is the Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses of video games? (42:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gaagaagiins Six (46:00)

Recommendations and Outro (54:05)

Discuss this episode in the forums, please! You’ll be glad you did!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Tim: Listen to some more podcasts, subscribe to patreon.com/insertcredit

Brandon: Cellular shades

Jaffe: Stop playing gacha games, read more comics

Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 215 - The Dirtbag of Podcasts Dec 20, 2021

Show notes

In which our heroes dive deep into the Dirtbag, receptacle of all Patron-submitted questions, on the hunt for “What is the ____ of video games?” format in particular.

Questions this week:

Dirtbag Benjamin asks: What is your fine barrel-aged Kentucky bourbon of video games, your Mad Dog 20/20 of video games, and your oversized lollipop of video games? (03:23)
Dirtbag Eric Eaton asks: What is the Bob Dylan of video games? (05:54)
Dirtbag Timothy asks: What is the F For Fake of video games? (07:54)
Dirtbag Anonymous asks: What is the Anna Karenina of video games? (09:47)
Dirtbag Kiko B asks: What is the Sonic the Hedgehog the Movie of video games? (11:58)
Dirtbag John H asks: What is the Shake Shack of video games? (12:26)
Dirtbag Per Hasselstrom asks: What is the Satantango of video games? (16:38)
Dirtbag Crumbling Zero asks: (19:01)
Dirtbag Devils Blush asks: Who is the Carlo Rambaldi of video games? (21:35)
Dirtbag Andy Douseman asks: What is the using a shaving brush and shaving soap instead of a electric razor or disposable razor with canned shaving cream of video games? (22:45)
Dirtbag UG asks: What is the Neapolitan ice cream of video games? (26:41)
Dirtbag Rainbow Battlekid asks: Who or what is the Michael Jordan of Baseball of video games? (27:20)
Dirtbag Paul asks: What is the “Weird Al” Yankovic of video games? (29:41)

Patrons get to submit questions, but everybody gets to discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

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

Ep. 214 - The Ocarina of Time of Anything Dec 13, 2021

Show notes

Questions this week:

Brandon Sheffield asks: What was the first time a parent of your praised a video game unprompted? (02:01)
Has Dark Souls replaced Ocarina of Time as The Greatest Game of All Time? (07:59)
If you could clone one person 100 times to make an entire game development team, who would it be? (15:03)
In light of his passing, what can you tell us about NES and SNES lead architect Masayuki Uemura? (20:45)
Is Halo cool? (26:06)
Dirtbag Nick asks: What are the best times a game has broken its own rules? (31:55)
You wanna talk about the Game Awards? (37:53)
Are there really any video games that you couldn’t make today? (45:18)
Previously on Insert Credit: What is the real life equivalent of playing a Far Cry game? (50:21)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – JAV Titles (56:22)

Recommendations and Outro (01:02:54)

Your post could be the Dark Souls of discussing this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: School of Chocolate if you’re interested in seeing a reality show that doesn’t work so great, Hyper Gunsport now wishlistable on Steam

Frank: Get a Costco card

Tim: Don’t even try getting a PS5 for the holiday season, get your child a MiSTer

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 213 - The Gumption of My Own Horse Dec 06, 2021

Show notes

In which our heroes consider for whom the Hey Guys tolls, deliberate Superman questions, and witness the birth of Peggle exercise.

Questions this week:

Frank Cifaldi asks: Do you remember seeing Super Mario 64 for the first time? (06:35)
Which are better, ranged or melee weapons? (13:05)
What are some video game resources more people should know about? (18:13)
What’s the stupidest way you’ve ever died in a video game? (26:09)
What’s the difference between a Bizarro and a Wario? (31:12)
Dirtbag Gachaman asks: What is the best single button press in video games? (38:28)
Review Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in six minutes. (45:50)
Violence Island (51:47)
What’s the Coronavirus booster shot of video games? (01:04:49)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Trophy Life (1:10:32)

Recommendations and Outro (01:19:16)

Did you see what those guys said about Sonic 2? Talk about it with people in the forum!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Tim’s Minnesota mansion
Super Mario 64
NiGHTS into Dreams…
Super Mario Odyssey
Power Blade
Chrontendo ep. 59
Cross Wiber: Cyber-Combat-Police
Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth
Metal Slug
Super Mario 3D World
Dynasty Warriors
God Hand
Fortnite
GameFly
Replay Burners
1984 [60fps] Wai Wai Jockey Gate-In! Loop1 on Replay Burners
GDC’s youtube channel
GDC Vault
MobyGames
1990 [60fps] Cyber-Lip Hardest ALL on Replay Burners
World of Longplays
The Internet Archive (search for “redump” and “no-intro”)
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption II
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Bizarro
Wario
Cyborg Superman
Steel
Superboy
Eradicator
A Soul Calibur Final Boss
John Carter
General Zod
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Shigeru Miyamoto
Ninja Gaiden
Filco Majestouch 2 (Esper prefers Cherry Blue switches)
Terminator 2 pinball machine
X-Men
Golden Axe
Peggle
Donpachi series
R-Type Final
Super Mario Bros. 3
Half A-Presses
Deadly Premonition
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Chemical Plant Zone music
Cacodemon
Pac-Man
DOOM Eternal
Takahashi Meijin
Billy Mitchell
Shinya Arino
Diddy Kong
AiAi
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Hybrid Heaven

Recommendations:

Brandon: Regency Solitaire, Cruis’n Blast

Frank: The Fraction/Aja run of Hawkeye that the show is based on

Tim: Action Button Patreon

Jaffe: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 212 - This Game Is Legal Grounds for Divorce Nov 29, 2021

Show notes

The panel covers the only Funko Pop Tim Rogers owns, the worst gravy text in the history of video games, and Brandon Sheffield saying “poggers.”

Questions this week:

Tim Rogers asks: Did you all see there’s Funko Pop NFTs? (03:38)
What’s the best online multiplayer experience you’ve had in a video game? (11:35)
Design some demons for the next Shin Megami Tensei, and detail the negotiation options (16:27)
Let’s talk about flavor text in games (21:25)
Improv Zone: Fortnite Streaming (28:02)
An anonymous dirtbag asks: Can a relationship in a video game constitute emotional infidelity? (32:47)
What is the right amount of enemies to put in a level? (40:02)
Make a workout mixtape entirely from video game music (44:51)
What is the live action Cowboy Bebop of video games? (50:11)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gamer’s Journey (55:35)

Recommendations and Outro (01:04:26)

It’s never too late to discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Don’t interact with things you think are just going to upset you, Sabaithong Powpuri

Frank: Use The Final Countdown in commercials and media, The Video Game History Hour

Tim: Don’t ask Hollywood directors if they want to make superhero movies, That New Paul Thomas Anderson Movie

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 211 - George R. R. Binks the Time Sweeper Nov 22, 2021

Show notes

The panel covers Youngen Ring, the popular opinion of Souls games, and whether we can get Phil Spencer on the show.

Questions this week:

Jenna Stoeber asks: What’s the worst (or most out of place) sound effect in video games? (03:44)
On its 20th birthday, what are our memories of the original Xbox? (08:46)
Aren’t the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Remasters Rockstar’s greatest heist of all? (14:04)
Are there some things in video games it took you a while to understand, but you finally get now? (18:29)
What will be the Game of Thrones reference in Elden Ring? (21:54)
Dirtbag Kiko asks: What are the best and worst moments of horse death in video games? (27:50)
How do video games use spite as a motivator? (33:38)
Is Bobby Kotick a singular evil dunce, or are all C-level executives this slimy? (38:25)
What are the Neuromancer and Snow Crash of video games? (43:26)

Recommendations and Outro (47:31)

Now’s your chance to discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: Stop tying physics to framerate, stop using The Final Countdown in media

Brandon: Check out Europe’s first two albums, use any Visa gift cards you get at physical locations to get the full value

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Ep. 210 - Mario's Big Spaghetti Time, with Jenna Stoeber Nov 15, 2021

Show notes

Writer and Video Producer for Polygon Jenna Stoeber joins the panel to litigate whether P.T. is a complete game, milking for sport, and Zapdouglas.

Questions this week:

K Thor Jensen asks: does your inventory management system reflect your real-world inventory management style? (04:56)
What is the most incorrect prediction about video games you’ve ever heard or made? (10:25)
What video game series should be adapted to young adult novels? (15:35)
Which dormant video game series with three or more entries ended on the highest note? (19:41)
What twitter account would you start to influence a trend in video game development, a la Can You Pet The Dog? (24:32)
Dirtbag MVB asks: What are some good games made from reused assets? (30:09)
What’s some of the juiciest drama you’ve seen in a video game community or message board? (35:16)
What songs not written for video games do you associate with video games? (39:55)
How do you make failure in video games fun? (45:28)
What is the Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho of video games? (50:34)