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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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Latest Episodes:

Ep. 103 - Muffin Monster Aug 09, 2015

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Join the ThinkForce today!

Questions this week:

Costume Changes
Satoru Iwata’s Faked Death
Talking Heads Stop Making Sense The Motion Picture Soundtrack The Video Game
Water Bottles and Sunny D
Firefighting and Concept Games
Looks Alone
Airport Levels
Film Licenses: Mad Max Edition

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ from Mighty No. 9.

Ep. 102 - Who Suzuki? Jul 26, 2015

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Don’t ask me about the Insert Credit numbering scheme. -Blaine

Questions this week:

Best Meal at E3
Shenmue 3 Kickstarter
Pseudo 3D Driving
Game Social Darwinism
PriceCharting.com circa 2012
Cheap Good Bad Games
Beverages in Japan
Low Score Boy
Shockingly Good Looking Saturn Games

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Replay’ from Virtua Racing Deluxe for the 32x.

Ep. 100 - Sonic Tuesday Dec 03, 2014

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Celebrate Episode 100 With Contending Sports Persons Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Tim Rogers.

Questions this week:

Save the Sega Saturn
Sonic Tuesday
Reversing the Devaluation of Classic Games
Best 2D Controller

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name 100 Video Games (01:09:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Chrono Trigger Main Theme Acapella’ by YouTube user Smooth McGroove and ‘Sonic Remix MegaMix Vol. 1’ by YouTube user Plasma3Music Remixes.

Ep. 99 - Nephulous Cliche Oct 26, 2014

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Final Fantasy Ruined Everything.

Questions this week:

PSX RPGs
Favorite Secrets
Things That Should’ve Been in the Game
Who’s That Polygon?
Games of 1999
Balance Exploration and Shooting

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U – E3 2013 Theme (Recreated)’ by YouTube User GuardianSoul.

Ep. 98 - Delightfully Dead, with Vito Gesualdi Oct 02, 2014

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Nobody Gets Laid in Middle Earth.

Questions this week:

This Week in Video Games
Shadows
Stealth Kiss
N64 Games
Convince Frank to Play Destiny
Games of 1998.

Best Games for the N64:

Super Mario 64
Sin and Punishment
Star Fox 64
Goldeneye
Majora’s Mask
Star Wars Shadows of the Emipre
Ocarina of Time
Pokemon Snap
Body Harvest
Diddy Kong Racing
Ogre Battle
1080 Snowboarding
Perfect Dark
Paper Mario
Excitebike
Rogue Squadron

Bonus:

Yoshi’s Story
Tetris Sphere
Star Wars Pod Racer
Aidyn Chronicles
Hybrid Heaven
Mario Party 2

Best Games of 1998:

Mega Man Legends
Half Life
Grim Fandango
StarCraft
Metal Gear Solid
Fallout 2
Baldur’s Gate
Heart of Darkness
Suikoden 2
Xenogears

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Rusty Bucket Bay’ from Banjo-Kazooie Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount.

Ep. 97 - Crazy Taxi Arrow, with Christian Nutt Sep 08, 2014

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Frank is in Portland and Dead.

Questions this week:

Weekly Update
The Engagement Line
Favorite 1989 Console
Games of 1997

Best Games of 1997:

Final Fantasy VII
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Mega Man Legends
Asuka 120% Limited
Silhouette Mirage
Shining Force III
Final Fantasy tactics
Starfox 64
Grandia
Sonic R
Breath of Fire III
Fallout
Ultima Online
Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
Gran Tourismo
Street Fighter III

Music ‘Theme of Nana’ from Asuka 120% Limited.

Ep. 96 - Two Darn Fish Playin’ Street Fighter Aug 25, 2014

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Insert Credit Drives into an Open Grave.

Questions this week:

Swing Copters
Design a Vertical Scrolling iOS Game
Subverting the Game World
Night Trap Kickstarter
Games of 1996
IQ Test – Unknown Developers
Wikipedia List of Video Games Considered the Best Part Two.

Best Games of 1996:

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
Super Mario 64
NiGHTS
Dragon Force
Quake
Pokemon Red/Blue
Daggerfall
Diablo
Resident Evil
Tomb Raider
Wild Arms
Super Mario RPG
Crash Bandicoot
Bubsy 3D
Duke Nukem 3D

Music ‘Map Theme (ElecV 100bpm Remix)’ by YouTube User ElecV Voom based on Gargoyle’s Quest and ‘Town Theme’ from Wild Arms.

Ep. 95 - Episode Nineteen Ninety-Four Aug 17, 2014

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Insert Credit Ranks the Games of 1994.

Official Best Games of 1994:

Sonic 3 & Knuckles (GEN)
Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)
Streets of Rage 3 (GEN)
Contra: Hard Corps (GEN)
Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Shining Force II (GEN)
Super Metroid (SNES)
The King Of Fighters ’94 (NEO)
Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge (SNES)
Virtua Racing (32X/GEN)
Mega Turrican (GEN)
Mega Man X (GEN)
SOS (SNES)
Tempest 2000 (JAG)
The Lost Vikings (SNES)
Blackthorne (SNES)
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (GEN)
Cybermorph (JAG)
Shadowrun (GEN)
Sparkster (SNES)

Honorable Mentions:

Dynamite Headdy (GEN)
Crusader of Centy (GEN)
Demon’s Crest (SNES)
Urban Strike (GEN)
Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
Vortex (SNES)

Special thanks to Insert Credit community member Alexander Tulett for transcribing this list.

Music ‘Final Battle’ from Sparkster.

Ep. 94 - Episode Ninety-Five Aug 07, 2014

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Insert Credit Explores the Heart of Dogness.

Questions this week:

Single Adjective Titles
Stupider than Watch Dogs
30 FPS Preferrers
This Week in Video Game News
Best Game with the Word Dog in the Title
Modern Celebrity Video Game
Wikipedia List of Video Games Considered the Best Part One

LIGHTNING ROUND:

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Strike the Earth!’ From Shovel Knight and ‘Attagirl’ from OneChanbara.

Ep. 93 - Multivarious Ravioli, with Patrick Miller Jul 18, 2014

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We discuss Evo with guest Patrick Miller.

Questions this week:

Personal Highlight of Evo
Evo Trading Cards
Tier System
Low Tier Tournaments
More Representation
Girl Characters
Creative Evo Prizes
PlayStation One Controller
Predictions for Evo 2015

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review – Games of Evo

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Next Door’ From Super Street Fighter IV and ‘Reach Out To The Truth’ from Persona 4 Arena.

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