Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Brendon Chung, Tony Grayson, Laura Michet, Chris Pruett, Phil Salvador, and Antonio Uribe. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Antonio Uribe, AKA Fáyer, creator of PancitoMerge and Dig! Dig! Dino!, on baked goods and making a Playdate game (04:14)
2: Phil Salvador, Library Director of Video Game History Foundation, on building a library (21:56)
3: Tony Grayson, Director of Antonblast for Summit Sphere, on platformers (36:08)
4: Laura Michet, Narrative Director of Blendo Games and writer of Skin Deep, on comedy in video games (50:05)
5: Brendon Chung, Creative Director of Skin Deep from Blendo games, on signposting in immersive sims (01:02:03)
6: Chris Pruett, Director of Games at Meta, on modern horror games (01:17:35)
7: Brandon Sheffield, Writer and Director of Demonschool, on AI and being home from GDC (01:29:00)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What does the landscape of console gaming look like now and in the future? (03:58)
2: When in a video game would you prefer to play as yourself, versus a character with a distinct personality? (12:45)
3: If you had to lock in video game aesthetics forever, would that point be right now, or another time? (17:36)
4: What was the endgame for the Cookie’s Bustle patent troll? (23:59)
5: Frank, talk about the weird NextFest experience you had (32:03)
6: The AV Club’s Catherine Masters asks: Happy year of the horse! What does a AAA horse game on the level of Forza or God of War look like? (41:34)
7: The AV Club’s Catherine Masters asks, what would the Pink Pony Club be like as a place in a game? (48:52)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Year of the Horse - Mane Six (54:56)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Why is this game like this? (06:16)
2: If you had to live in a house shaped like a video game character, who would it be? (38:53)
3: What other video game sequels take such a big swing they deserve the subtitle “the New Adventures?” (41:08)
4: Spencer Gifts asks, should Zelda style game be called adventure games or should point and click games be called adventure games? (46:56)
5: Let’s talk about the hot girl in Pac-Man 2. (52:56)
6: Let’s talk about the arcade segments stapled onto this game. (58:17)
7: Is this a good game? (01:03:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - The New Adventures (01:13:21)
Credit Report (01:21:06)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Is there still a place for live service games right now? (05:01)
2: Who should be the next Nintendo character to get hit with the baby ray? (13:46)
3: If you were taking up the mantle of MF Doom, what cartoons would you use in your skits? (17:42)
4: Who is the “I would have voted for Obama for a third time” of video games? (20:51)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Brenton Woodrow’s Marathon (25:35)
5: Alex Jaffe asks, which 21st century video games would be best for a 1980’s DiC-style cartoon? (26:52)
6: Brandon Sheffield asks, why is the Sega Genesis for black people? (31:51)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Cookout (38:09)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (02:28)
2: Soulstone Survivors (05:38)
3: Let Them Come: Onslaught (06:21)
4: Vital Shell (06:38)
5: to a T (07:39)
6: Ball x Pit (10:49)
7: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (16:20)
8: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (18:11)
9: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (19:46)
10: Terminator 2D: No Fate (25:20)
11: Blade Chimera (29:03)
12: Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (31:32)
13: Unbeatable (34:45)
14: Ambrosia Sky: Act One (37:06)
15: Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (38:54)
16: Skin Deep (41:27)
17: Angeline Era (44:43)
18: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (47:39)
19: Birdcage (51:24)
20: JAIL DICE: Roll to Break (53:17)
21: Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ (56:54)
22: Hell Is Us (01:03:59)
23: Hades II (01:13:47)
24: Shadow Labyrinth (01:16:42)
25: Doom: The Dark Ages (01:21:49)
26: The Dark Queen of Mortholme (01:26:30)
27: Pokemon Legends: Z-A (01:30:00)
28: Hotel Barcelona (01:35:53)
29: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (01:39:43)
30: Shujinkou (01:45:24)
31: Haste (01:49:32)
32: AI Limit (01:53:06)
33: Super Robot Wars Y (01:54:29)
34: Routine (01:58:03)
35: Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (02:03:15)
36: Blast Rush LS (02:10:29)
37: Advent Neon (02:12:37)
38: Donkey Kong Bananza (02:16:02)
39: Cronos: The New Dawn (02:23:03)
40: Absolum (02:27:01)
41: Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (02:31:14)
42: Dreams of Another (02:33:58)
43: Date Everything! (02:37:49)
44: Kingdoms of the Dump (02:43:18)
45: Blippo+ (02:45:38)
46: Full Metal Schoolgirl (02:56:39)
47: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (03:00:40)
Outro (03:18:04)
48: Despelote (03:20:56)
Outro, Part II (03:21:24)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Ash Parrish’s First Nominee (05:20)
2: Brandon Sheffield’s First Nominee (09:27)
3: Frank Cifaldi’s First Nominee (14:46)
4: Ash’s Second Nominee (20:34)
5: Brandon’s Second Nominee (24:50)
6: Frank’s Second Nominee (28:01)
7: Ash’s Third Nominee (32:37z)
8: Brandon’s Third Nominee (37:53)
9: Frank’s Third Nominee (43:24)
Frank’s Top 5 Albums of the Year (54:01)
10: Ash’s Fourth Nominee (59:31)
11: Brandon’s Fourth Nominee (01:05:41)
12: Frank’s Fourth Nominee (01:08:50)
13: Ash’s Fifth Nominee (01:14:37)
14: Brandon’s Fifth Nominee (01:22:01)
15: Frank’s Fifth Nomination (01:27:41)
16: Alex Jaffe’s First Nomination (01:33:29)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What tips you off that someone discussing video games has no idea what they’re talking about? (06:08)
2: How have turn-based battle systems evolved over 30 years? (11:58)
3: On what occasions have you wished a game was harder? (17:27)
4: If we were to re-establish an official video game seal of quality, what would be the qualifying criteria? (21:41)
5: Syswivv asks, what kind of video game would Andy Warhol have made? (28:08)
6: Describe Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective to Ash (32:24)
7: What’s the best use a game has ever made of being able to click in the analog stick? (34:39)
8: Who is your favorite video game character to debut in the last ten years? (40:39)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (46:02)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What are some good games with built in breaks? (08:20)
2: Which character has suffered the biggest design downgrade in video game history? (15:50)
3: Who’s your Mario? (21:29)
4: Is the average video game based on a movie better than the average movie based on a video game? (25:42)
5: SaveaSaturn asks, what game that you’ve never played would you take to a desert island with you? (31:39)
6: What makes bad video games successful? (38:30)
7: What is the “Maybe it will happen today” of video games? (44:17)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Genshin Impact (49:54)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Frank’s Mom’s Favorite Game (08:56)
2: Ash’s Cousin Eric’s Favorite Game (14:07)
3: Brandon’s Partner Christina’s Favorite Game (19:45)
4: Frank’s Co-host Ash’s Favorite Game (25:08)
5: Ash’s Friend Nicki’s Favorite Game (34:34)
6: Brandon’s Dad’s Favorite Game (39:52)
7: Frank’s Best Friend and Editor Esper’s Favorite Game (45:31)
8: Ash’s Friend Will’s Favorite Game (55:34)
9: Brandon’s Friend Scott’s Favorite Game (01:04:38)
10: Frank’s Friend Lucy’s Favorite Game (01:11:42)
11: Ash’s Cousin Jason’s Favorite Game (01:24:29)
12: Brandon’s Former Coworker Christian’s Favorite Game (01:32:36)
13: Frank’s Wife Amanda’s Second Favorite Game (01:38:38)
14: Ash’s Husband Travis’s Favorite Game (01:42:33)
15: Brandon’s College Friend and Insert Credit Co-Founder Vincent’s Favorite Game (01:47:42)
16: Frank’s Pal Ian’s Favorite Game (01:52:31)
17: Ash’s Sister Alexis’s Favorite Game (01:59:53)
18: Brandon’s Friend Chaz’s Favorite Game (02:06:00)
19: Frank’s Other Friend Ian’s Favorite Game (02:10:48)
20: Ash’s Best Friend Abby’s Favorite Game (02:17:11)
21: Brandon’s Coworker Tara’s Favorite Game (02:28:43)
Final List (02:28:43)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: How did we get here? (03:57)
2: What are the good versions of the ideas presented in this game? (27:20)
3: Brenton Woodrow asks, which Saturn or Dreamcast game that never had a sequel is best suited for a sequel in 2021? (37:02)
4: If not Mr. Bones, what’s the best skeleton in a video game? (42:04)
5: Let’s talk about this game’s comedy level (44:46)
6: What can we learn about the blues from this video game? (51:07)
7: Do you like Mr. Bones? (56:43)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Mr. Organs (01:02:31)
Credit Report (01:08:16)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What kinds of video games do you think we’ll never see again? (07:27)
2: What’s the most satisfying punch you can throw in a video game? (12:15)
3: Which Game Gear games are most faithful to their source material? (17:07)
4: The Adaptation Game - Betty Boop (21:50)
5: littleboat asks, what is the word of the year in videogames? (27:42)
6: Are there sports MMOs where everybody is one player? (35:38)
7: Has making a video game gotten harder or easier over time? (39:42)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Baldur’s Gate III (45:15)
Recommendations and Outro (52:52):
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SHOW NOTES:
1: MarkJ asks, what’s the most inappropriate time and place for a video game merchant to set up shop? (04:02)
2: Call Me By Your Name asks, which game would you play until eternity ends? (7:30)
3: David asks, what would it take to make a consistently funny game? (10:36)
4: Ryan asks, if you could be the best in the world at one video game what would it be? (12:37)
5: NVB asks, how would you bring back text adventure games? (13:56)
6: Gallander asks, do you have any game or experience that makes you reflect on how things that once were won’t ever be again, or makes you too sad? (14:58)
7: Horizontal Hold asks, what video game soundtrack is most analogous in its sound as it is to its gameplay? (16:56)
8: Billy asks, what modern non-arcade games would be improved if only available in arcades? (18:25)
9: Corey asks, what is the next phenomenon that will be predicted by a Hideo Kojima game? (19:18)
10: SvenserSblant asks, how has working in the game industry impacted your ability to enjoy games? (22:20)
11: Gaagaagiins asks, what would be the for a cool run? (23:58)
12: MDS asks, if you knew better in the past, what game or console would you have been super into? (27:20)
Online Multiplayer: Two Game Blister Pack Pairing (30:36)
13: FLCL Forever asks, If Sega had nigh-unlimited money, what could they have done to save the Saturn? (32:47)
14: Chin asks, what do you think of violence in video games? (39:31)
15: Dan Cantou asks is licensed crap inherently worse than original crap? (41:39)
16: Malcove asks, how do we make a Studio Ghibli game? (44:37)
17: Chopemon asks, what setting would you design for a Resident Evil-style one location video game? (45:52)
18: Devilsblush asks, who is your favorite developer of video games you aren’t interested in playing? (48:35)
19: TapeVulture asks, how can we describe Yuji Naka’s legacy? (49:39)
20: Dilson asks, how could loading screens be made better? (52:43)
21: Eric Hamilton Schneider asks, if you discovered a door into a video game world, what would would you be most happy is real? (54:17)
22: Garrett asks, how can or should pinball continue its evolution? (57:23)
23: BreadyToDie asks, which games do time travel the best? (01:00:01)
24: Katon asks, do you think Terry Basio could make a Donkey Konga game work? (01:02:06)
25: Spencer asks, do a majority of game players have an unhealthy relationship with games? (01:03:08)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Brandon’s F1 Triple Battle, F1 Circus Special: Pole to Win, and F1 Circus ’92
2: John’s Ridge Racer V demo and Japanese Ridge Racer 6
3: Brandon’s Out Live: Be Eliminate Yesterday
4: John’s Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku - The Apocalypse IV
5: Brandon’s Knight Rider Special
6: John’s Virtua Fighter for PC
7: Brandon’s Volfied
8: John’s Namco History Vol. 4
9: Brandon’s Koudelka and Clock Tower II demos
10: John’s Hungry Ghosts
11: Brandon’s RayForce soundtrack
12: John’s Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei!
13: Brandon’s Anearth Fantasy Stories: The First Volume
14: John’s Gunparade Orchestra
15: Brandon’s Cardcaptor Sakura: Clow Card Magic
16: John’s Virtual Boy Wario Land
17: Brandon’s Macross VF-X2
18: Brandon’s The Note
19: Brandon’s Laplace no Ma
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SHOW NOTES:
0: How does smoking weed or other drugs affect playing video games? (07:05)
1: Are video games art? (13:16)
2: Apart from military or law enforcement, what are the most suitable professions for a video game character to have?(14:39)
3: How do you sell Densha de Go to Americans? (20:45)
4: Take a title of a Western Video Game, pretend it’s a Japanese Video Game, and then localize the title for a western audience. (24:06)
The Insert Credit Quick Break: Videolamer.com (31:32)
5: Moshworld asks, design a Yakuza side story about weed (32:54)
6: Has a game company or game series ever had more than just one good logo design? (38:19)
7: Who are the Phineas and Ferb of video games? (44:21)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Smokey Bong Bluntry - Hard Mode No Zeldas (49:43)
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1: Vanessa B asks, what is the most ridiculous fighting game outfit you’ve seen and what about it irks your nerves? (04:51)
2: You guys see the Nex Cube outsold the Xbox on Black Friday? (09:29)
3: If you ran a video game history foundation, what would you do with an unreleased NES game? (18:30)
4: Given that we record this show on the Thursday before it’s released, recap what happened at The Game Awards (23:46)
5: Yeso asks, if video games had a currency, who would be on the $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills? (30:05)
6: What age should a person play their first video game? (37:27)
7: What is the soy sauce of video games? (41:04)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Even More Magic the Gathering Cards (45:39)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What’s the best community in speedrunning? (04:57)
2: How does a community manager keep the fanbase of a series engaged between release cycles? (13:23)
3: Here in 2025, how do you explain the significance of Lara Croft? (20:54)
4: What is Gex like in real life? (30:17)
5: spencergifs asks, how would one make a video game that had the fewest amount of players while generating the largest amount of discourse and content? (37:07)
6: Are there specific racial stereotypes within the video game industry and community that we have to contend with? (43:29)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Synestheatre (50:05)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: How, if at all, should video game distribution services be screening submissions of video games? (05:15)
2: Where is the line between inspiration and plagarism? (11:40)
3: What are the best video game tiles? (16:43)
4: What is the newest kind of video game? (22:36)
A Statement from Frank Cifaldi (30:01)
5: Esper Quinn asks, who is the best game developer in literature? (32:33)
6: Should every roleplaying game have romance options? (39:56)
7: What is the Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up of video games? (45:44)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Jaffe didn’t come up with a name for this one but he’s asking the panel to name games from a specific year and they’re knocked out if they can’t (54:12)
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1: What happens at an independent game development studio immediately after they release the game they’ve been working on for years? (13:18)
2: What are the best possible conditions under which to play a video game for review purposes? (16:22)
3: What can we say about Rebecca Heineman? (22:28)
4: What video game would have the best lipstick and nail polish line? (31:13)
5: Low Guppy asks, if you could take the assets of any videogame and make a completely different game with them, which game would you use and what would you make? (36:59)
6: BreadyToDie asks, how hard should a game push a player to play a certain way? (39:08)
7: What effect does The Game Awards actually have on video games? (43:47)
8: How are they going to one-up the Gravity Gun? (49:22)
LIGHTNING ROUND: One Sentence Review but it kind of also becomes Name Design halfway through (54:52)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: What’s the difference between setting a video game in high school and setting a video game in college? (03:33)
2: Do indie developers find success by making what they want to play, or by following the market? (09:18)
3: What are the best grids in video games? (14:49)
4: When making a video game, how woke should it be? (20:39)
5: Tom Arrow asks, how did the rise and fall of Blockbuster video impact videogames? (27:39)
6: How much does the average video game player want to be challenged? (34:13)
7: What movie is Demonschool of video games? (40:02)
8: What’s the Empire Records (1995) of video games? (42:01)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Trashtalkal RPG (43:21)
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SHOW NOTES:
1: Pro_Kesadia asks, if you could choose any character from any source of media to be your mentor for any profession who would it be (02:04)
2: What are the most interesting win objectives you’ve seen in a game? (08:14)
3: Which two video games not from the same series should be sold as a package? (13:47)
4: IMPROV ZONE - Even More Unused MLB SlugFest 20-03 Voice Lines (19:34)
5: Cracking Jonze asks, other than Call of Duty which video games are psyops? (26:40)
6: What are habits people pick up in game development that carry over to the rest of their lives? (31:48)
7: Design a communal video game experience equivalent to Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) (37:04)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Is It Wrong to Retitle Video Games For a Podcast? (41:52)
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2: What are some aspects of games some people in games care about a lot, but most players don’t think about at all? (10:51)
3: Which esports have the best commentators, and what makes them the best? (16:12)
4: Which character has the best hair in video games? (21:19)
5: Death Strandicoot asks, what does Microsoft’s shift to third party mean for gaming? (28:03)
6: What do Twitch streaming audiences most frequently misunderstand about Twitch streamers? (33:44)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Persona 5 (45:11)
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2: What are the most unintentionally terrifying video games? (09:01)
3: Where do you stand on large scale open world traversal in video games? (15:00)
4: What role does nepotism play in video games? (21:02)
5: Which musical artists would you recommend for a triple-A horror game? (28:46)
6: What are the most successful instances of rebranding in video games? (35:05)
7: How do games reach an intended audience? (41:32)
FRIGHTENING ROUND: The Monster Match (48:26)
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2: What’s the most heated argument you’ve ever had with someone over a video game opinion? (16:05)
3: What is the most efficient way to establish a video game character’s personality? (25:12)
4: Which games are for furries, and which games are for monsterfuckers? (29:57)
5: Psinuxi asks, what do you recommend as a bedtime game? (36:43)
6: What is the Space Ghost Coast 2 Coast of video games? (40:57)
7: What is the Sinners (2025) of video games? (47:07)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Circle K Corral (53:51)
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2: What was Nintendo thinking with the weird baby animation? (08:29)
3: How does Bitmap Books dig themselves out of the hole they just dug for themselves? (14:47)
4: Who will make the reconstruction-era Assassin’s Creed game now? (21:40)
5: Esper Quinn asks, if you could take the assets from any existing game and make a different game, what would you take from, and what would you make? (29:47)
6: What’s the video game you have the warmest feelings about? (36:47)
7: The Zine Fairy has gifted you with resources and time to make a bizarrely specific zine. What’s it about? (43:06)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Matt Farley & Charlie Roxburgh Films (49:41)
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2: EA got bought. That’s not good, right? (14:53)
3: What do you think the CEO of Nintendo of America does? (21:03)
4: Which real world non-extinct animal is presented as the most powerful in video games?(24:39)
5: What is a “real gamer?” (26:35)
6: Are there protest video games? (32:02)
LIGHTNING ROUND: 30 Years of PlayStation (42:02)
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2: What are the most complex buzzwords in video games that are actually useful for discussion? (12:16)
3: If you could go back to the primordial soup of video game music, what would you add? (17:58)
4: If you could send any real world celebrity to Silent Hill who would it be? (22:11)
5: Kiko B asks, what are the nacho cheese and cool ranch of video games? (30:18)
6: Which video game character could you see yourself being friends with, but would also be the most annoying person in your friend group? (33:33)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (40:14)
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2: What are the greatest acts of hubris in the history of game development? (11:03)
3: When has a video game benefitted the most from the involvement of a celebrity? (17:16)
4: What features would you include in a $100,000 collectors edition of a game? (23:25)
5: SwirlTheNumber asks, could there ever be a good Garfield game? (31:00)
6: What are some examples of video game writing you really love? (38:19)
7: Which video game character do you think you could be friends with, but would be the most difficult person in your friend group? (44:42)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Hollow Knight (50:34)
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2: What is the hardest console, currently and historically, to develop video games for? (10:54)
3: What is the most common thing to change in a video game’s first sequel? (16:47)
4: What do each of the A’s in Quintuple A stand for? (22:01)
5: Anonymous asks, why do so few indie games share their price before launch? (28:17)
6: What is the main reason someone will buy a video game? (34:51)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Clown Car (42:30)
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2: Is there anything from a video game that would be fun to build, gunpla style? (13:44)
3: Who does the best sprite work in video games? (18:41)
4: Design “Where in Ohio is Carmen Sandiego?” (24:55)
5: Terapixel asks, have video game controllers been “solved?” (31:46)
6: What elements of a game should be opaque or invisible to the player? (38:21)
7: Who is the Jackie Chan of video games? (45:00)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Trash Talk (50:35)
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2: Victoria Tran asks, what’s the best video game purchase you made for under $20? (17:53)
3: SteveWithAB asks, what is the most adult E-rated game? (24:03)
4: What most fascinates you regarding lost media? (29:55)
5: From a studio standpoint, what does the last two weeks look like before a video game comes out? (41:34)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Alphabrecs (51:50)
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2: When have you had to make an exception to a personal rule about video games? (11:04)
3: Which games have been failed the most by their marketing? (16:30)
4: What are the easiest ways to trick investors into giving you money? (24:39)
5: What kind of games are particularly prone or resistant to toxic community? (30:03)
6: How do we feel about cozy games? (36:57)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Among Us (48:03)
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2: When are you personally motivated to replay a narrative-driven singleplayer game you’ve already finished? (08:33)
3: How do we feel about continuing to update a game, instead of releasing a new one? (13:49)
4: How would you design The Sims 5? (20:03)
5: What role has playing video games had in your lives for making friends? (26:24)
6: What’s the deal with Stop Killing Games? (34:18)
7: What are your F.A.Q.s? (42:21)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Mad Men or Kingdom Hearts? (50:26)
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2: Why was this Final Fantasy Magic set so successful? (35:37)
Online Multiplayer: What is the first AAA game? (45:29)
3: Spencer asks, what can video games learn from card games? (49:07)
4: Which video games best represent each of Magic’s five colors? (58:21)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic Names and Art (01:05:40)
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2: Ash’s First Pick (12:29)
3: Frank’s First Pick (14:59)
4: Brandon’s Second Pick (19:05)
5: Ash’s Second Pick (24:39)
6: Frank’s Second Pick (28:23)
7: Brandon’s Third Pick (34:43)
8: Ash’s Third Pick (37:56)
9: Frank’s Third Pick (41:24)
10: Brandon’s Fourth Pick (48:49)
11: Ash’s Fourth Pick (52:52)
12: Frank’s Fourth Pick (57:01)
13: Brandon’s Fifth Pick (01:02:23)
14: Ash’s Fifth Pick (01:08:27)
15: Frank’s Fifth Pick (01:16:24)
16: Brandon’s Sixth Pick (01:21:06)
17: Ash’s Sixth Pick (01:27:40)
18: Frank’s Sixth Pick (01:32:20)
19: Brandon’s Seventh Pick (01:37:27)
20: Ash’s Seventh Pick (01:43:34)
21: Frank’s Seventh Pick (01:50:52)
Celebrated Mentions (01:55:14)
Ranking Nominees (02:03:35)
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2: Is it easier to write about a good video game or a bad video game? (10:47)
3: What’s the best kusoge? (16:51)
4: What is the “don’t watch past season 8 of The Simpsons” of video games? (22:51)
Online Multiplayer: How do YOU define an indie game? (28:14)
5: What sports videogame do you pick to play with Champ Bear? (32:00)
6: What are the rules of video game music? (43:24)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price Is Sprite (51:00)
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2: Ash, what’s your read on this whole G/O Media selling Kotaku to Gizmodo’s parent company? (03:36)
3: When is it cool that a video game changes the rules on you, and when is it annoying? (08:55)
4: What non-video game piece of media do you think has inspired the most video games? (13:20)
5: Design 3 new characters for Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (18:27)
Minigame: Gacha Time! (24:44)
6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is an indie game? (33:13)
Minigame: 18 Questions - Real Person Who Has Appeared in the Greatest Number of Video Games (38:31)
7: Gemstonez asks, please rank and discuss the PlayStation games mentioned in the song “My Console” by Eiffel 65 (43:12)
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2: Nicole Carpenter asks, what video game character is the worst patient at the dentist? (10:25)
3: What is something you always want your character to be able to do in a video game? (16:32)
4: What do we think of the casting for this Street Fighter movie? (20:37)
5: What is an indie game? (28:16)
6: rejj asks, what was your first favorite game, and which game replaced it? (34:27)
7: What the hell is wrong with video games? (40:38)
8: Brandon, how was your trip to London and Paris? (47:20)
9: Frank, how was your trip to Chicago? And, recommendations (55:43)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Frank’s Movie Title Game (01:05:39)
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2: How do you recommend a game to someone in a way that will get them to play it? (08:24)
3: Happy pride! How does queerness and queer narratives manifest uniquely in games, in contrast to other media? (11:44)
4: What the hell is going on in the story of World of Warcraft? (16:17)
5: SteveWithAB asks, what’s the worst job in a video game? (26:32)
6: What do you think was the hardest video game in history to make? (32:56)
7: Who in video games do you trust? (38:15)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (40:49)
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3: When should a video game have an open world? (16:23)
4: Happy pride! What are some extremely complicated things developers can do to make their games more queer? (24:20)
5: Littleboat asks, what is the worst goo in a videogame? (29:04)
6: How were 90’s video games informed by their wider historical context? (35:15)
7: What is the “BlueSky is dying” of video games? (41:32)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Repeatedly Novelized Game Series (47:45)
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2: What aspects from other media are worth bringing to video games? (09:41)
3: What are some simple things video game developers can do to queer up their games? (13:58)
4: Come up with a trailer for SGF in six minutes or less (20:50)
5: Alex Jaffe asks, in 2025, who is each major console maker’s target market? (26:07)
6: With regards to JRPGs specifically but all games broadly, when do you need to play a game, and when is it okay to just watch a longplay? (32:30)
7: What is a 2.5D game? (39:53)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Game (43:38)
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2: Does anyone have any stories about pie? (12:00)
3: What is the best video game you know you’ll never play? (18:40)
4: Happy pride! Let’s come up with some video game themed drag names (24:04)
5: James asks, I had a dream where Alex Jaffe told me “You can’t say that, there’s only one pun that’s allowed at insert credit summer camp.” What’s that pun? Also, what’s insert credit summer camp like? (29:26)
6: What’s the most work you’ve put into a video game related project that never really went anywhere? (37:39)
7: What is the Bride of Frankenstein of video games? (45:07)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Sims 4 (48:30)
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2: How do you feel about critical hit systems in games? (10:21)
3: Ash Parrish asks, pro- or anti-parrying? (17:14)
4: What would JRPGs look like from other European countries? (23:37 )
5: Magnanimus asks, what’s the best game on the Wikipedia page “List of games notable for negative reception?” (30:41)
6: Which video game character do you think the most actual human people have been named after? (36:49)
7: Create a definitive ranking of the five best Pac-Man games (40:59)
8: If your dog or cat suddenly became a human being, what video games do you think they’d be into? (45:43)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - JAV Titles (51:47)
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2: DIDDY WATCH: Frank, Nintendo has produced evidence that Diddy Kong is still alive and will be in Bananza. When have you been wrong about a video game before? (13:46)
3: What’s the greatest love story in a video game that isn’t a dating sim or RPG? (19:19)
4: When have you gotten the most personal joy from a video game company’s misfortune? (25:05)
5: Isla asks, what is a game mechanic or system you really like that is in a game you don’t like? (32:01)
6: Liz Ryerson asks, what are some of your favorite video game sound effects? (38:18)
7: What is the hack stand-up comedian making jokes about airline food of video games? (44:01)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Who’s the Boss? (50:37)
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2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the can opener of video games? (11:14)
3: What do you think we could have done with Giant Bomb? (14:30)
4: Which video game should the next Magic: the Gathering set be based on?
5: KikoB asks, aside from 50 Cent, what recording artists should have their own video games? (33:43)
6: Is there something you used to love in video games that has overstayed its welcome? (40:09)
7: What is the “I Got This Before I Knew He Was Crazy” bumper sticker of video games? (45:36)
LIGHTNING ROUND: This Ain’t No Game (50:09)
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1: Brian David Gilbert asks, which video game do you wish you could scrub from the memories of everyone in the world except for you? (08:08)
2: What’s the platonic ideal in open world games for you? (14:25)
3: What’s something you’ve seen in a video game that you’ve appreciated the developers putting much more work into than was even a little bit necessary? (20:07)
4: If you were isekai’d into a generic fantasy setting, what would your job be? (27:15)
5: Psinux asks, how does a Sega kid become a Sega man? (33:23)
6: What’s the best mountain in a video game? (37:37)
7: What is the BBC’s Planet Earth of video games? (43:30)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price is Sprite (49:20)
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1: Let us begin by mourning the losses of game journalism (02:42)
2: DIDDY WATCH: What does it mean that Cranky and Rambi are in Donkey Kong Bananza? (24:58)
3: Brian David Gilbert asks, if your typical fashion had stat boosters attached to it, what would they be and why? (29:25)
4: How do you convince people to buy horse armor in 2025? (39:18)
5: How would each of you specifically design a video game for the other two panelists? (44:01)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - ? (47:03)
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1: We’re recording this the day that preorders have gone live for the Switch 2. What’s the worst case you’ve ever seen of Preorder Madness? (08:05)
2: What’s the right amount of bullshit to put in a video game? (15:13)
3: How would video games be different today if when you died in the game, you died in real life? (20:45)
4: How would you describe the character of Donkey Kong? (23:51)
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5: Magnanimous asks, is there any old video game slang you’d bring back? (33:36)
6: Which video game vehicle would receive the best JD Power & Associates car rating? (39:00)
7: What is the Tom Hooper’s Cats of video games? (43:54)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (51:20)
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1: What are your all-time favorite single performances on a game soundtrack? (02:52)
2: Whywhy asks, what is the Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (04:40)
3: Spencer asks, what are the trademarks of your favorite game designer’s styles? (05:33)
4: Seth asks, how would you develop a game that portrays publishers negatively? (06:30)
5: Fruinblacksberk asks, if you could bring one person in the video game industry back to life who died a premature death, who would it be? (08:49)
6: Chopemon asks, what game should get a remaster with a good/dumb name? (09:40)
7: Riley asks, who is the tallest character in video games? (10:37)
8: Gaagaagiins asks, have we already seen the service game with the shortest lifespan, and the service game with the longest lifespan? (11:32)
9: LeFish asks, which video games are most likely or best suited to a Broadway musical adaptation? (12:48)
10: BreadyToDie asks, has a video game ever affected your real life ideological bent? (13:18)
11: Is Officer Zuffle from Ooblets copaganda? (14:14)
12: XCT asks, what are some of the panel’s favorite video game sequels in a different genre? (14:44)
13: Cheapy asks, who drives the coolest motorcycle in video games? (16:59)
14: Gaagaagiins asks, what are some of the best games you can play for $0? (17:46)
15: Anatoliu asks, what game would you send to all of Nintendo Power’s 1990 subscribers? (19:01)
16: connorr asks, who is the PS3 of human beings? (20:17)
17: Kiko B asks, what aspect of game design is most commonly misunderstood? (21:55)
18: Suda 68.999 asks, what two or more games would best compliment each other if stitched together with mods? (24:27)
19: Kyle asks, how would you implement skateboarding in modern games? (26:03)
20: Cole asks, which video game sounds could also serve as great text message tones? (27:42)
21: SpencerGifs asks, if a game has multiple versions, how do you decide which to play? (29:14)
22: Classic Anonymous asks, who is the William Randolph Hearst of video games? (30:09)
23: Dark Saikan asks, do you know what Neal Stephenson’s blockchain thing is? (31:24)
24: Rice9 asks, do good critics make good designers? (32:16)
25: Camillo asks, what is the cane from Citizen Kane of video games? (34:21)
26: Propellher asks, what is the most dad game of all time? (34:52)
27: What’s the most daddy game of all time? (36:38)
28: Chopemon asks, what is your Gamer forum signature? (36:53)
29: SpencerGifs asks, what should a Nintendo baby play to grow out of Nintendo babydom? (38:16)
30: Yeso asks, what is the tucking in your shirt of video games? (39:18)
31: LeFish asks, who is the Sister Rosetta Tharpe of video games? (41:04)
32: Bebedor asks, what steps are you taking to get John Carpenter on the show? (44:34)
33: Yuji asks, what video game will still be played 5,000 years from now? (45:35)
34: SpencerGifs asks, how do the video game generations break down if you go by design innovation? (47:08)
35: ASmallRabbite asks, what is the most finally making it to an inn with 1hp and no potions moment in your real life? (48:32)
36: Nemoid asks, how can public institutions like libraries foster positive relationships with game enthusiasts? (51:38)
37: Spencer asks, why did so many companies throw their hat in the console ring in the fifth generation? (55:07)
38: Gaagaagiins asks, what is the best and worst default jump button? (58:44)
39: Anonymous asks, what is the Ween of video games? (01:01:31)
40: Gruntin’ Gary asks, in what ways have video games become more and less accessible over the years? (01:02:56)
41: RepelHer asks, does the panel just generally never cry, or is there something about video games specifically? (01:04:24)
42: Spencer asks, is video game marketing different from other marketing? (01:08:20)
43: SecretBilly asks, what niche types of game player would historical figures have been? (01:12:13)
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1: Mike Drucker asks, what’s an exactly correctly rated game? (01:49)
2: Ash, what was it like covering a console launch? (06:45)
3: What do you think A Minecraft Movie is? (13:30)
4: Who would you go back in time and cancel? (19:19)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Undercover Shot, available as NES cartridge and digital download (24:17)
5: Blabbo asks, what game developer or studio would you free from their current IP? (25:45)
6: What’s a question you’ve always had about video games but haven’t been able to get a good answer for? (30:56)
7: What is the drinking eight glasses of water a day of video games? (37:15)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Name Chaining (42:05)
Credit Report (44:33)
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1: Hey, you guys hear about the Switch 2? (03:19)
2: What’s the hardest problem you’ve ever had to solve in game writing or localization? (09:16)
3: What games have fundamentally changed the way you think about video games? (13:52)
4: Improv Zone: My Uncle at Nintendo (19:25)
5: Steve with a B asks, what is the best thing about the video game industry, and what is the worst thing about the video game industry? (24:55)
6: What is the best video game ad you’ve seen on an actual television? (28:41)
7: Who is the Jimmy Fallon of video games? (35:08)
8: Brandon asks, what’s it like writing video game award shows? (40:41)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Panic at the Disco! Singles (46:10)
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1: merritt k asks, what game would you give the modern rerelease treatment? (04:55)
2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the wearing a metal band t-shirt of video games? (10:43)
3: How was GDC and the Nintendo Direct? (16:23)
4: What do you look for in a new couch? (23:47)
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5: Nick asks, describe the first hour of David Cage’s Monster Hunter spin-off. (32:03)
6: What’s the weirdest video game opinion you’ve ever heard in your life? (36:34)
7: Were video games corrupting the youth? (39:51)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Roblox (44:54)
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1: Will mainline Pokemon games ever not look like garbo again? (04:00)
2: What is the best sword or gun in video game history? (10:10)
3: Why doesn’t Insert Credit talk about Nintendo more? (15:06)
4: What aspects of Insert Credit Show have evolved to outlive other podcasts? (19:55)
5: If someone discovered a wellspring of video game water, what would we use it for in the real world? (23:24)
6: Alex Jaffe asks, are video games cool? Have they ever been cool? What is the coolest that video games have ever been? (29:17)
7: Does your interest in games reflect or influence how you feel about tabletop roleplaying games? (34:26)
8: What is the LeBron James of video games? (45:38)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Shoot, Collaborate, and Listen (52:21)
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1: How do you feel about video games right now? (05:53)
2: Rank these from best to worst: the x button, the o button, the square button, and the triangle button. (15:22)
3: What’s the difference between a ROLE playing game, a role PLAYING game, and a role playing GAME? (20:08)
4: Make a video game music playlist to play over the speakers at a dentist’s office. (24:37)
5: Catherine asks, what are some of the most interesting cases of putting out a game again? (29:32)
6: Catherine asks, what do you think is the game most-played by people who “don’t play games”? (40:56)
7: Catherine asks, how do you sell snake oil to gamers? (44:38)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (50:41)
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1: How was everyone’s Knuckles: Chaotix experience? (02:25)
2: Explain Knuckles Chaotix (07:24)
3: What did you think of the boss fights? (13:11)
4: Let’s talk about the 32X, and the bonus stages (19:03)
5: VGHF Archive Dive: Knuckles Chaotix (25:45)
6: One of the Good Pauls asks, who would you want to be chained to in a series of platforming challenges? (33:40)
7: What makes for a good multiplayer platforming experience? (37:10)
8: Let’s talk about character variety in one player and co-op games. Who does this the best? (41:04)
9: Why aren’t Sonic and Tails in this game? (46:57)
LIGHTNING ROUND (For Ash Only): Which Sonic Characters are Black? (49:43)
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1: Tomak: Save the Earth Again (02:44)
2: Pyramid Intruder (06:32)
3: Congo: The Movie: The Lost City of Zinj (11:56)
4: Thexder (15:14)
5: First Kiss Monogatari (19:34)
6: Galactic Pinball (22:16)
7: Screamin’ Mad George’s Paranoiascape (27:43)
8: Darius II (31:43)
9: Pup-Breeder (34:32)
10: Tryrush Deppy (37:43)
11: Ginga Ojōsama Densetsu Yuna (41:46)
12: Skyhammer (47:15)
13: Colors (55:13)
14: Phase Paradox (59:27)
15: Hanuman: Boy Warrior (01:04:28)
16: MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (01:07:56)
17: Asuka 120% Special: BURNING Fest. (01:11:57)
18: ActRaiser 2 (01:15:33)
19: Manic Game Girl (01:18:51)
20: Chiki Chiki Boys (01:22:02)
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1: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (03:48)
2: Helldivers II (12:03)
3: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (15:04)
4: Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (19:15)
5: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (20:48)
6: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (23:50)
7: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (25:04)
8: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (26:29)
9: Palworld (27:36)
10: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (30:03)
11: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (32:12)
12: Tokyo Xtreme Racer (37:25)
13: The Rogue Prince of Persia (41:17)
14: Dubio (43:23)
15: Cruel (45:18)
16: Hades II (46:31)
17: GranBlue Fantasy: Relink (49:23)
18: Marvel Rivals (52:52)
19: Thronefall (55:41)
20: Tales of Kenzera: Zau (56:42)
21: Arco (59:55)
22: South Park the Pinball Machine (01:02:30)
23: Princess Peach: Showtime! (01:05:28)
24: Unicorn Overlord (01:07:11)
25: Tomb Raider I•II•III: Remastered (01:11:57)
26: Penny’s Big Breakaway (01:14:57)
27: Pepper Grinder (01:18:58)
28: Castaway (01:20:40)
29: The Crush House (01:22:00)
30: Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (01:23:38)
31: SCHiM (01:25:17)
32: Sonic X Shadow Generations (01:26:55)
33: Black Myth: Wukong (01:30:20)
34: Rise of the Rōnin (01:37:08)
35: Manor Lords (01:40:24)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Brandon’s Remaining Games (01:43:17)
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1: Frank’s first nomination (09:45)
2: Ash’s first nomination (14:06)
3: Brandon’s first nomination (19:47)
4: Frank’s second nomination (24:26)
5: Ash’s second nomination (30:54)
6: Brandon’s second nomination (36:35)
7: Frank’s third nomination (42:18)
8: Ash’s third nomination (47:37)
9: Brandon’s third nomination (52:49)
10: Frank’s fourth nomination (59:10)
11: Ash’s fourth nomination (01:09:29)
12: Brandon’s fourth nomination (01:18:01)
13: Frank’s fifth nomination (01:24:33)
14: Ash’s fifth nomination (01:33:31)
15: Brandon’s fifth nomination (01:37:49)
16: Frank’s sixth nomination (01:44:37)
17: Ash’s sixth nomination (01:51:22)
18: Brandon’s sixth nomination (02:02:44)
19: Frank’s seventh nomination (02:09:58)
20: Ash’s seventh nomination (02:14:52)
21: Brandon’s seventh nomination (02:23:48)
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1: Aaron Stewart-Ahn asks, have you ever gotten in serious trouble playing a multiplayer game? (05:12)
2: Frank, tell us about the newly online Video Game History Museum Library (11:01)
3: Who do you think has the best PR team in video games? (19:52)
4: How fucked are video games? (27:31)
5: LeFish asks, rank from best to worst: 1080 Snowboarding, Excitebike, F-Zero, Mario Kart, and Wave Race. (34:13)
6: What is exactly as satisfying in real life as it is to do in a video game? (37:49)
7: What is the Queens of the Stone Age of Video Games? (40:45)
LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (43:41)
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1: Where are your favorite places to hang out in open world video games? (06:20)
2: When is it most obvious that zero research went into a particular video game scene? (15:15)
3: Design a video game where the main hero is played by Nicolas Cage. (20:54)
4: Design a video game where the main villain is played by Nicolas Cage. (25:16)
5: Spencer asks, what are games biggest strengths as a medium? (30:56)
6: What do “good graphics” mean in 2025? (38:11)
7: What is the Decemberists of video games? (44:46)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Czech New Wave Classics (49:37)
Credit Report (57:01)
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1: merritt k asks, which 90s platformer mascots do you think will never get a cash-in nostalgia-baiting revival? (03:31)
2: How bout that Switch 2? (09:37)
3: What are the characteristics of a Nintendo video game? (16:55)
4: Improv Zone - MMO Raid (22:48)
5: BluntForceMama asks, what is the optimal point in a game’s life cycle (ie, how long after release) to play it? (28:17)
6: Which video game fandom has the highest barrier of entry? (34:10)
7: What’s the ratio of great 2D games to great 3D games? (37:29)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Quester’s Fest (41:00)
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1: If you had to design and perform a gimmicky GDQ speedrun, what would it be? (05:13)
2: What are the popular games within the monsterfucking community? (12:03)
3: What tricks do video games do to convince players that they’re much bigger than they actually are? (18:39)
4: The Annual Public Domain Adaptation Game - Popeye (24:57)
5: a small rabite’s mom asks, why are there so many deserts in video games? Every time I see you playing one of these things you’re in a desert. (31:22)
6: What is the Radiohead of video games? (35:26)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Draskula (39:31)
Credit Report (44:57)
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1: Round 1 - Frank’s First Nomination (08:13)
2: Round 1 - Ash’s First Nomination (13:08)
3: Round 1 - Brandon’s First Nomination (16:12)
4: Round 2 - Frank’s Second Nomination (19:34)
5: Round 2 - Ash’s Second Nomination (28:00)
6: Round 2 - Brandon’s Second Nomination (32:43)
7: Round 3 - Frank’s Third Nomination (36:50)
8: Round 3 - Ash’s Third Nomination (43:37)
9: Round 3 - Brandon’s Third Nomination (51:06)
10: Round 4 - Frank’s Final Nomination (01:02:04)
11: Round 4 - Ash’s Final Nomination (01:09:02)
12: Brandon’s Honorable Mentions (01:15:17)
12: Round 4 - Brandon’s Final Nomination (01:18:18)
13: Frank and Ash’s Honorable Mentions (01:20:19)
Why do games go out of print? (01:24:58)
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1: Tradegood asks, what is the best video game to play on a first date? (03:04)
2: Kiko B asks, aside from jumping and running, what are the most important verbs in a platform game? Are there any that don’t get the attention they deserve? (06:28)
3: Breadytodie asks, which is the better racing game series: Initial D or Wangan Midnight? (07:34)
4: Goonbag asks, what’s the most shame you have ever experienced playing a video game? (08:48)
5: Hobart Painsborough asks, why do so many games lie to the player when they say “press any button to continue” when in reality “any button” does not, in fact, allow you to continue? (11:23)
6: A small rabite asks, is the Mana series the most mismanaged Square-Enix franchise? (12:43)
7: LeFish asks, who is the coolest videogame character whose design is family friendly or specifically aimed towards kids? (13:27)
8: Tom Arrow asks, I recently noticed while playing the Dreamcast that a bunch of these games feature an arcade-style race against the clock mechanic. What was the deal with that? (13:43)
9: Connrrr asks, can playing a video game be a form of puppeteering? (15:48)
10: Michael from Cyprus asks, it was Alain Badiou I think that said “ Most people resort to the certainty of misery than the misery of uncertainty.“ What two Video Games ultimately answer to the two paths? (16:27)
11: LowGuppy asks, what video game most needs a sequel subtitled “On the Beach?” (17:55)
12: Spencergifs asks, what is the best video game that is not played with a controller, mouse and keyboard, or arcade stick (19:19)
13: Rice_9 asks, when looking at a new game online, do you watch the video, read the copy, or look at screenshots first? (21:39)
14: Why Why asks, how do you make destructible items fun to destroy? (22:01)
15: Psinuxie asks, what are some later games that figured out design fundamentals? (23:29)
16: Dustin asks, what was a favorite multi-disc game for you? (26:36)
17: BluntForceMama asks, is GTA 6 late to the party regarding Florida culture? (29:18)
18: Anonymous asks, how do one’s actions in the human realm affect which video game world you go to when you die? (30:39)
19: Anders Matsen asks, what specific elements make up a “hang out game?”
20: Will Heydt Minor asks, is the world ready for Seaman 2? (35:36)
21: Kyle Karesh asks, what game series is better to play in chronological order rather than release order? (37:54)
22: Cara Esten asks, what video game would make the memory of a traumatic event worse? (38:49)
23: Dilson asks, what makes in-game lore compelling? (39:22)
Credit Report (52:00)
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1: What’s the right way to modulate crossword puzzle difficulty? (06:04)
2: What particular moods or vibes in video game soundtracks are most closely associated with specific instruments? (12:24)
3: Did any of those Wordle clones have any merit? (16:41)
4: If I haven’t been convinced to get into VR by now, am I beyond reach? (22:53)
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5: Death Strandicoot asks, what are some interesting company interactions or rivalries in gaming? (34:41)
6: What is the TCM documentary about the making of The Day the Clown Cried of video games? (41:16)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Burning Questions (47:51)
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1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03)
2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22)
Credit Report (14:58)
3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16)
4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50)
5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32)
6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32)
7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26)
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1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58)
2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38)
3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37)
4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00)
5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17)
6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25)
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1: Is this podcast an Xbox? (04:48)
2: What is the most fortunate accident in video game history? (10:22)
3: Which video game genre on the whole compares best to its correspondent film genre on the whole? (15:29)
4: What class should be added in the next Dragon Quest 3 remake? (21:09)
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5: Pro Skater 4 asks, how would you cast a Fatal Fury movie? (28:36)
6: If you could instantly put any game on every iPhone, what would it be? (35:34)
7: What’s the Air Bud (1997) of video games? (41:02)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Bart Vs. The Simpsons (46:23)
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1: Brandon, two years ago when Microsoft bought Blizzard Activision, you proposed something that would be really funny that Sony could do to retaliate. Do you remember what it was? (05:35)
2: At what point is a game’s DLC worth judging as its own entity? (12:08)
3: What’s the biggest gulf in difference between a game’s singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and what’s the biggest golf in video games? (21:17)
4: What is the Nintendo Listo? (24:58)
Apology Corner: None of the Hansons from Hanson are dead (32:54)
5: Feral asks, what are your favorite completely missable areas in video games?
6: What is the Morbius of video games? (42:50)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (48:37)
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1: What’s the difference between game culture and comics culture? (04:44)
2: In tabletop game design, how do you make a game that allows players to do anything, while maintaining a unique identity? (10:03)
3: What’s the closest a video game has come to ruining your life? (17:19)
4: The year is 1996. Squaresoft wants you to design their final game for the SNES, a licensed X-Men RPG. What have you got? (27:22)
5: PersonalMatthew asks, how important is it that someone writing about videogames be “good” at videogames? (34:33)
6: What was the golden age of video game journalism? (40:53)
LIGHTNING ROUND: High Scoring (47:22)
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The beginning of this episode features some words from Brandon Sheffield on personal loss, the election, and what we can do going forward. The usual intro begins at (09:01). Thank you.
1: Have video games completely realized the concept of importing your data from one game to the next? (20:59)
2: What do people really mean when they talk about learning curves? (27:46)
3: What’s up with video games having “Dragon” in the title and then not having very many dragons? (33:41)
4: Which video game character is tattooed on the most human bodies? (38:47)
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5: Esther Weinbach asks, what is the most important thing you’ve ever learned from a video game? (45:38)
6: Can you think of a single piece of memorable video game music from the past ten years? (54:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Celebrity Gamers (01:00:09)
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1: merritt k asks, what are some of the more interesting bootleg or knockoff consoles? (06:50)
2: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part II Chapter 2 - Online Network Test (20:16)
3: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part III - Nintendo Music (26:50)
4: At this point in your life, what would it take to get you to play more video games? (32:34)
5: Is Tommy Tallarico a backgammon champion now? (40:37)
6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is the strongest emotion that video games can produce? (43:49)
7: If you, somehow, wrote an essay for every game you’ve finished, what would you do with those? (51:04)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic: the Gathering Cards (58:24)
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1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34)
2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32)
3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26)
4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03)
5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17)
6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23)
7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41)
8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34)
FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53)
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1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58)
2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00)
3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20)
4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15)
5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28)
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1: Are there any games that take heavily from Jewish mythology? (11:01)
2: How do you feel about the direction Dragon Age is going? (19:16)
3: What is the Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (36:56)
4: Design a serious triple-A video game about Moo Deng (44:45)
5: How can Nintendo make a well-rounded all-ages video game with a female protagonist that isn’t Samus? (48:34)
6: Design a game starring either Princess Peach or Zelda (56:58)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (01:03:32)
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1: Was there something about Blizzard in particular that made you want to write a book? (03:21)
2: Did you actually interview more than three hundred people for this book over three years? (06:19)
3: Was there anyone you couldn’t get an interview with? (07:45)
4: What was your personal investment in Blizzard before writing this book? (08:22)
5: How would you describe Blizzard’s brand identity? (11:03)
6: When did the “mergers and acquisitions” era of the video game industry really begin? (12:31)
7: Is the “loremaster” a real thing? (16:14)
8: What was the deal with “diversity scores?” (18:42)
9: How involved was Bobby Kotick in development? (20:55)
10: How did Titan become Overwatch? (26:10)
11: If you had to pick an Overwatch character to be the new CEO of Blizzard, who would be best and who would be worst? (27:15)
12: EvanArnett asks, in the early 2000s, World of Warcraft was the game most associated with gaming addiction. What was Blizzard’s stance on that? (27:58)
13: Yeso asks, do you still stand by your EPIC/5 review for Final Fantasy XIII on rpgamer.com? (31:01)
14: Aleph asks, what is the Day the Clown Cried of Video Games? (32:22)
15: Is there a book about games you’d really like to read, but have no interest in writing yourself? (34:44)
16: What should readers take away from Play Nice? (37:17)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Rapid Fire Blizzard Trivia(38:23)
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Question 1: What does the Dreamcast represent? (02:04)
Question 2: Is it ever worth getting the Pro version of a console? (07:28)
Question 3: When in your experience have recent video games been most nakedly attempting to generate a meme? (12:56)
Question 4: What happened to everybody that was making browser flash games? (17:09)
Question 5: Which phylum in the animal kingdom has the best monster design? (18:38)
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Question 6: Psynuxie asks, what is the “George R. R. Martin should just hire a ghost writer to finish the series” of video games? (21:50)
Question 7: Ayla asks, what is the most specifically personalized video game recommendation you’ve offered to someone? (28:06)
Question 8: LeFish asks, what game would be most improved with the addition of Satan? (32:46)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the Top 10 Vtubers (35:25)
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Horrifying Knowledge Regarding the Flapjack (00:54)
Brandon summons Frank specifically to inform him of another appalling revelation regarding the insidious British.
Ep. 348: Pre-show (07:12)
Frank is going to a cereal panel at San Diego Comic Con. Jaffe got a job as the official Question Answerer in the DC Comics Official Discord Server, and got Cool Gel Foam Headphone Pads. Tim demonstrates his lowly stature with his blown-out headphones, as a visual gag.
Ep. 348: Extended break (11:20)
Mimsy has excellent comic timing. Brandon needs a haircut. Frank would listen to some nerds talk about there being too much Star Trek, but is avoiding the Browncoat Meeting Room. Jaffe wonders what a Firefly fan is even like in 2024. Jim Henson is back now. We don’t know if Nurse Nancy can revive people from the dead.
Ep. 349: Pre-show (14:17)
Special guest Simon Parkin lives very close to The Repair Shop. Brandon enjoys the names of cities that are near rivers. Tim wishes he had a room.
Ep. 349: Extended break (17:11)
Tim believes the Dreamcast 2’s slogan should be “en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast” and invents a future Lightning Round in the process. Brief dog talk!
Ep. 349: Post-show (19:03)
Tim finds the perfect video game for Queen Elizabeth. Brandon thinks her tiktok channel would be pretty interesting.
Ep. 350: Pre-show (20:24)
Frank shows off a few of his purchases from his time at San Diego Comic Con, and shares a story about being behind enemy lines. Brandon briefly reviews X-Men 97. Funko fans are very special, and get it. Tim shares something with the panel but not with you, and has a very meticulous reason for it.
Ep. 351: Pre-show (32:16)
Brandon and Jaffe improvise some Seinfeld theme music. Tim’s dog smells unpleasant at time of recording. Frank shares his recommendation. Brandon shares one last Snake Break observation.
Ep. 352: Pre-show (35:59)
Tim wanted to talk about a few more Street Fighter games during the recent episode ranking them. Brandon always ends up making the same person when presented with a character creator. Tim shares what he considers the only way to do it, regarding character creators.
Ep. 352: Extended break (38:50)
Movie talk! Jack Black is in a bunch of video game movies. Frank is not eating pisketty. Brandon ponders the future of seafood. Tim gives his pitch for a Bioshock movie.
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Question 1: Which games have the nicest fans, and which games have the smartest fans? (04:07)
Question 2: What’s the most you’ve been hurt by a video game? (10:45)
Question 3: Let’s talk about Concord. Have we seen the death of multiplayer shooters outside the free to play model? (16:43)
Question 4: Which businesses in 1994 would you try to expand arcade cabinets to? (25:33)
Question 5: MoxBagel asks, select the ideal game for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and Fourthmeal. (34:45)
Question 6: Which has the best game design: duck hunting, deer hunting, or fishing? (50:32)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (57:26)
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Question 1: Game Informer is dead. Let’s talk about it. (03:17)
Question 2: What was the last game you bought in a store? (10:16)
Question 3: Game Science recently released Black Myth: Wukong to creators with warnings against discussing “feminist propaganda.” What? (15:50)
Question 4: What games would you add to Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz’s Dreamcast library? (21:36)
Jaffe’s Snake Break (29:06)
Question 5: Feral asks, are there any games that you played as a child that you’ve never been able to find, or must have dreamt? (30:05)
Question 6: What’s the most underutilized real world location for driving games? (36:17)
Question 7: What are the best video games to play on your birthday? (41:54)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Wikipedia Shootout (48:25)
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Question 1: Based on the state of play in the 19th century, which modern video games would past audiences enjoy the most? (03:03)
Question 2: Y’all seen the news lately? (07:20)
Question 3: What were the most successful video games of the 16 and 32 bit eras to come from countries that didn’t dominate the market? (17:30)
Question 4: Adapt Atlas Shrugged into a video game. (21:57)
Brandon’s Snake Break (29:06)
Question 5: Gaagaagiins asks, other than Saturn Bomberman, what are some ways in which multiplayer games keep eliminated players involved? (30:24)
Question 6: What episode would you pitch for that Amazon Secret Level show? (38:39)
Question 7: What is the selecting a thermostat temperature to reflect your priorities in comfort, cost, and environmental impact of video games? (44:58)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Job Interview (50:32)
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Question 1: Why do we see floatiness in games as a bad thing? (02:04)
Question 2: Design a brand new status effect that has never been in a game. (07:45)
Question 3: What cost-saving measures would you recommend for the Bioshock film? (13:51)
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Brandon’s Snake Break: (21:34)
Question 4: Rice_9 asks, what is your favorite video game magazine cover? (24:39)
Question 5: What is a sokoban? (35:36)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island Tournament of Champions (37:17)
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Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)
Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)
Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)
Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)
Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)
Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)
Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)
Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)
Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)
Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)
Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33)
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Brandon’s Snake Fact Corner (03:50)
Ranking One: Street Fighter series (06:57)
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Ranking Two: Metal Gear Solid series (23:07)
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Ranking Three: Mega Man series (27:07)
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Ranking Four: Fallout series (31:51)
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Ranking Five: Doom series (34:55)
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Ranking Six: Disaster Report series (41:20)
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Question 1: What’s the correlation in game design between fun and player freedom? (03:55)
Question 2: What is the most widely held bad take amongst gamers? (12:12)
Question 3: Come up with a new “Sega Does What Nintendon’t”-style slogan for the Dreamcast 2 (20:29)
Question 4, from CJ Mixy: at what point do games go from being “ripoffs” to part of a genre? (27:36)
Question 5: What is the reading the New Yorker for the cartoons of video games? (37:52)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Their Perfect Console (44:32)
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Recommendations and Outro (59:12)
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Question 2: How do you maximize “replay value” in a single player game?
Question 3: How do you start watching GDQ?
Question 4: If you had to choose a doctor from a video game to be your GP, who would it be?
Question 5: Spencergifs asks: What are the greatest video game menus?
Question 6: What is something you once believed video games would have gotten around to by now, but still haven’t?
Question 7: Which four games best represent the four conflicts of man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, and man vs. nature?
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Frank: GDQ, Don’t use Sticker Mule
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - State Nicknames (59:52)
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Simone: Nobody can stop you from stealing The Great Gatsby
Tim: If you do have to do work for free, make sure you have a really funny reason with a really delayed punchline nobody’s ever going to see coming
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Frank: Will your assets, Recognize your own mortality
Tim: Don’t own a lot of stuff
Jaffe: Be mindful of the mess you leave for others
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Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Re-Design - Commercial Failures (40:15)
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Frank: Consider Spyro the Dragon
Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest
Kate: Why Backstory and Lore Make Bad Story Trailers, A Critical Hit!
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Kentucky Derby Winners (49:19)
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Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Ufouria: The Saga 2, open Moon Crystal on your MiSTer and turn on cheats for infinite lives
Brandon: Crow Country, We Never Stop
Tim: Interview with the Vampire, the best show on television
Jaffe: the first season of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Minecraft (49:26)
Recommendations and Outro (51:47)
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Brandon: Spin-Clean Record Washers, wire folder racks to dry records, Crow Country
Frank: Once you’ve done the second thing in Animal Well you can youtube the rest, support video game preservation by buying a Thou Art Dead shirt
Jaffe: 52 Pickup
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (51:39)
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Kim: If you have a thumb drive with old documents sitting around, go back and read some, Kim Justice on YouTube, Kim Justice’s Wrestling Road, kim_justice on Twitch, Waterworld (SNES) - Soundtrack
Tim: If you live in the city of New York, never ride the subway ever again, check out Waterworld (1995) if you’re Frank Cifaldi, The Zone of Interest (2023)
Frank: Kim Justice as a concept
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Time Is Right (49:20)
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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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Tim: The new Daytona USA 2 port on Steam
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the Resident Evil series (45:52)
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Brandon: Siege (1983), The Night Eats the World (2018), Wyrmwood (2014), Cargo (2017), The Horde (2009), Republic Z (2018), Blood Quantum (2019), 6/45 (2022), Dorohedoro, Octopus Girl
Tim: The short stories of Edogawa Ranpo
Jaffe: Rain Jerks
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Christa: Void Stranger
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Frank: Whatever the buffalo seasoning from Costoco is, the Costco club card, figure out one kernel at a time, Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2023 in October
Ash: Don’t talk to the fuckin’ cops, check out all of Ash’s work at The Verge and get in touch if you work in or used to work in esports
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Lucy: The New York Times Mini Crossword, The Design Behind Immortality’s Occult Secrets, JeffJeff’s Bizarre Adventure S03E01: Oh, those aren’t bullets, Baldur’s Gate 3 boss on Xbox Series S and “Redefining The RPG” I Friends Per Second Episode #26
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LIGHTNING RETURNS ROUND: Rank the hottest Final Fantasy boys (01:26:35)
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Ash: follow adashtra on social media, find more of Ash’s writing at The Verge
Giovanni: follow marioprime on social media, find more of Giovanni’s writing at DigitalTrends
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Recommendations and Outro (01:03:28)
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Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Hour with Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin
Brandon: Il Balletto di Bronzo, purchase a physical copy of Hyper Gunsport
Felipe: The CRPG Book
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Madden (01:07:27)
Recommendations and Outro (01:14:57)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Save your game when playing old games, Derry Girls season 3, Yuyoyuppe’s SICK EP, Utsu-P’s song Ga
Dan: Defector, @dhm on twitter, @danmcquade on instagram
Tim: Defector
Jaffe: Detroiters (esper also recommends this)
The Show Collectively: Tetris: From Russia with Love
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (58:37)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:47)
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Fight Back to School (1991), PinkPantheress
Tim: Hang out in the discord.gg/actionbutton Goblin Bunker, abandon all social media
Frank: Hear Tim out
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Tears of the Kingdom (01:01:00)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:09)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations: Frank: Unofficial Rent-A-Hero No.1 Translation, use actual games saves and not save states if you’re using the Redream emulator, the Xbox Elite Controller Tim: the Xbox Elite Controller, the Analogue Duo Brandon: talk to your relatives about trans rights issues
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LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso - Oblique Game Designs (59:24)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:54)
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Brandon: Continue to listen to this if we keep doing it, I Am a Hero (2015)
Kat: Episode 400 of Axe of the Blood God with Felipe Pepe
Frank: Episode 34 of Video Game History Hour with Felipe Pepe
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Reccing Crew - Star Wars characters (54:42)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:06)
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Recommendations:
Blessing: Check out The Blessing Show on Kinda Funny Games and the Phil Spencer interview from Kinda Funny
Brandon: Demonschool public demo, Koudelka
Tim: Play the Shadow Hearts series and Sōkaigi if you want to play a couple other weirder lesser talked about or looked at video games that are all somewhat related to Koudelka, have a unionized workplace if you have the option
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Video Game Playboy Appearances (01:02:47)
Recommendations and Outro (01:19:47)
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Brandon: Plug things on different CRT inputs into different power strips to reduce interference, Bullet Train (2022), Shudder TV if you’re Frank, Joe Bob Briggs
Frank: please do not actually mark Video Game History Foundation donations as “for Playboys”
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LIGHTNING ROUND: VIOLENCE ISLAND (01:02:24)
Recommendations and Outro (01:25:26)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations: Brandon: Echo Image, Spirit Posession, make more things like game stores and video stores so people can be paid to get baseline experience in a field they care about Simone: Murder, She Wrote Tim: Decision to Leave (2022), The Little Drummer Girl, Interview with the Vampire
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Game Companies (43:20)
Recommendations and Outro (48:01)
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Recommendations: Brandon: Don’t forget to check if something is available new if you buy it Lotte: Necrosoft Games, Watch an episode of the original Gundam series with your friend every week Son: Necrosoft Games, Perfect Garbage Studios, wishlist Love Shore Jenna: twitch.tv/the_jenna, video essay youtube channel, patreon, fuck the algorithm
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Fursona Royal (55:49)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:18)
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Recommendations: Frank: Tune in to a future episode of Insert Credit Show if you’d like to hear discussion about the Criterion Channel of Video Games. Casey: twitch.tv/CaseyExplosion, Casey Explosion Steam Curator page Brandon: See if your ceiling fan can go backward for better air distribution, Frankie Rose, Mammoth Volume, Ritsuko Kurosawa Tim: Fuga: Melodies of Steel
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pull Quotes (59:32)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:39)
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Recommendations: Vincent: Baseball, Chair Simulator Thor: Boot up a Zed X Tim: The city of Detroit
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (01:03:50)
Recommendations and Outro (01:23:49)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums
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Recommendations: Brandon: the plot of Kung Fu Traveler (2017) Jeff: Go listen to the Snoop Dogg Call of Duty: Vanguard voicelines Frank: Chicory: A Colorful Tale Tim: Croupier (1998)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the 3DS Recommendations (01:17:55)
THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED RECOMMENDATION LIST FOR NINTENDO 3DS:
Recommendations and Outro (01:29:42)
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Tim: Buy a ticket at GirlGodLive.com
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LIGHTNING ROUND: World of Lords (54:22)
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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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]]>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:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (58:50)
Recommendations and Outro (01:05:13)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
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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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LIGHTNING ROUND: MobyCritic (55:30)
Recommendations and Outro (58:50)
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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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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Gears of War Achievements (01:00:53)
Recommendations and Outro (01:07:14)
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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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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedexperts (01:02:41)
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Brandon: Bee and PuppyCat
Christa: Mushihimesama
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Fortnite (55:47)
Recommendations and Outro (59:36)
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Recommendations: Brandon: Icey Jaye - Icey (She’s Bad), Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (2014)
Anti-Recommendations: Brandon: What We Left Behind - Looking Back At Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018) if you enjoy the Star Trek
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Recommendations and Outro (47:59)
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Frank: Magic Kid Googoo
Brandon: Quo Vadis 2
Ash: Pepsiman
Patrick: Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Topher: Chair Chaser
Esper: Gravity Rush series
Andrés: Windjammers 2
Azurelore: Ghost House
Liz: Soul Axiom, Uurnog: Uurnlimited
K Thor: Guardians / Denjin Makai II
Fūnk-é: Bloons TD 6
Closing song: [XMAS]「諸人こぞりて」Mix Yona [音量可変版 Ex - Pcm][X68000][1994制作] ****by Keishi Yonao
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Price is Sprite (from Yeso) (01:04:56)
Recommendations and Outro (01:12:38)
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Take a look at the Jewel of the Five Suns kickstarter, Cameron Paul 106 KMEL Powermixes, wishlist Hyper Gunsport and Demonschool on steam please thank you
Frank: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
Tim: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Jaffe: The Blacklist
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Improv Zone - Introducing the Nominees (01:16:20)
Recommendations and Outro (01:22:02)
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Frank: The Prototypes in Ed Semrad’s Basement
Brandon: Watch a few episodes of Hunter X Hunter, wishlist Hyper Gunsport on Steam
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Dirtbag Diving (55:08)
Recommendations and Outro (58:57)
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Recommendations:
Brandon: TOUGH BOY by TOM★CAT, Doom Runners (1997)
Frank: Don’t give Frank any money, RichWhitehouse.com
Ash: Donate to the Video Game History Foundation Winter Fundraiser where donations are matched dollar for dollar until the goal is met, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Marvel Midnight Suns, Marvel Snap
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Crumbling Zero asks to Rank the Metacritic Top 10 (01:07:50)
Recommendations and Outro (01:32:22)
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Frank: Nutritional yeast
Brandon: Duma
Tim: Nothing so mundane as a grocery store
Esper: Princess Tutu
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Localization Station (01:11:55)
Recommendations and Outro (01:18:25)
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Frank: Follow Gita on twitter, Mad Men
Gita: Interview with the Vampire
Tim: Mad Men
Brandon: Star Trek: Lower Decks, Morbid Saint
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Major Arcana (54:52)
Recommendations and Outro (59:48)
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Recommendations:
Frank: Check out the SimCopter 64 article on GameHistory.org
Andrés: Tampa Never Sleeps for some the best North American KOF fighters
Fūnk-é: Making Comics, Fūnk-é Joseph
Jaffe: Alan Moore’s Writing for Comics
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LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso: Guess the game based on its Metacritic review (01:06:38)
Recommendations and Outro (01:13:31)
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Five Fingers for Marseilles (2017)
Frank: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange if you’re in Tuscon or Phoenix
Jaffe: Vote! And tell your friends to subscribe to the new Apple Podcasts feed
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking the Silent Hill series (01:00:39)
Recommendations and Outro (01:12:32)
Visit the forums to see the final ranking of the Silent Hill series!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Tim: Have already put a “Skip Intro” on Star Trek: The Next Generation if you’re someone who has the ability to make that happen inside Paramount+ by the time this episode airs
Brandon: Virtuosic Hair Metal Band T-Ride, buy from CastleMania if you’re gonna buy any of these rereleases coming up
Christa: Insmouse no Yakata, get your VirtualBoy ribbons fixed at SoundRetro.co, Furuhata Ninzaburō, Mikey and Nicky (1976)
Jaffe: Wishlist Demonschool and Hyper Gunsport on Steam, Welcome to the Fantasy Zone
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (59:18)
Check out the forums to Colossus scream about this episode!
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Reservation Dogs, play Control in German
Tim: Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, put a “Skip Intro” on Star Trek: The Next Generation if you’re someone who has the ability to make that happen inside Paramount+
Frank: Check out the weird rough draft of the HD restoration that introduces each episode of The Next Generation on Pluto TV’s Star Trek channel
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Panic! At The Disco songs (01:05:38)
Recommendations and Outro (01:18:57)
If you look behind this episode’s waterfall you’ll find people discussing it in the forums!
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Recommendations:
Jaffe: Watch One Piece
Brandon: hold the up and down buttons to control those barrels in the Carnival Zone in Sonic 3, don’t watch Austin Powers, don’t watch any of the Bill & Ted movies, Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
Tim: Check out Star Trek: Discovery if you want to see David Cronenberg be weird and Michelle Yeoh be weird
Chris: Subscribe to Shudder or The Criterion Channel
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pull Quotes (01:03:30)
Recommendations and Outro (01:08:19)
Return to the forums to discuss this episode!
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Buy stuff from Japan right now since the exchange rate is so good, Cypher (2002),
Frank: Beavis and Butt-Head
John: Breaking Bad
Jaffe: Send proof of new or upgrading Patreon membership to personally choose an obscure video game reference to open a future episode with! Wishlist Demonschool on Steam by Necrosoft. Check out our sister show, The Video Game History Hour. Enjoy the new action button reviews boku no natsuyasumi. Subscribe to Annotated Games by John Learned.
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Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Lotte May, Yumiko Miyabe, Mark MacDonald, Jun Shimizu, Andrew Kiya, Cheryl Ng, and Paul O’Leary McCann. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Chibi-Tech and Kenan Alpay. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Overwatch League Team Slogans (46:37)
Recommendations and Outro (50:35)
Any questions? Ask them in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Hour
Chris: Immortality
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish and Chris Kohler. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Episode Title Throwbacks (01:01:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:11:06)
Two hundred and fifty? That’s a lot of episodes you could discuss in the forums!
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Recommendations:
Brandon: Wash your car from top to bottom, watch the Comanche dub of Prey (2022), Winter Beast (1992)
Frank: If you like to channel surf old games, don’t forget to play the popular good stuff too
Liz: Death’s Dynamic Shroud, Season of the Witch (1972), Kitschfork
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name a new Guilty Gear character (41:25)
Recommendations and Outro (44:03)
Legally, the government can’t stop you from discussing this episode in the forums!
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Recommendations:
Tim: Don’t go outside if you live in New York
Brandon: The Cannibal Man (1972), you can eat squash leaves and stems, research the correct order to watch The Prisoner
Frank: New Beavis and Butt-Head series is pretty good
Jaffe: The Sandman
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (51:16)
Recommendations and Outro (01:03:22)
Discuss this episode in the forums or ask questions of your own!
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Brandon: Wishlist Hyper Gunsport and Demonschool on Steam
Ash: Endling: Extinction Is Forever, Escape Academy
Frank: Try unsalted nuts, send Frank the Doom comic
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Inaugural Criterion Collection of Video Games (01:01:33)
Share your picks for games 6 and onward in the forums!
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Recommendations:
Frank: Get some good sleep and poop on the regular
Brandon: If you drink wine buy a wine aerator, and if you live in the Bay Area buy Alvarrado Street bread
Jaffe: The Bear on FX
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Grand Theft Auto Online (01:01:01)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:05)
Kick! Punch! Discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Paul: RRR (2022)
Tim: Learn Chinese, it’s important
Brandon: Do not leave your dog in East Oakland unless you want Brandon to take care of it, GRRL, the current season of The Bachelorette if you liked Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Paul Tamayo. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud – Spike Video Game Awards Celebrity Hosts (53:05)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:26)
Share your recurring intrusive video game memories in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Tim: Smoke weed every day
Frank: Be by yourself for a little bit
Brandon: The City of the Dead (1960) specifically for Venetia Stevenson’s performance
Jaffe: John Adams
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Popular Podcasts (01:15:51)
Recommendations and Outro (01:22:32)
Delve into the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Listen to some other show if you want recommendations, GDQ 2022 Mario Kaizo relay race
Brandon: Space Is the Place (1974), Void Pyramid, Xoo: Xeno Xafari
Andres: Dimension 20’s Starstruck Odyssey
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LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (43:11)
Recommendations and Outro (49:36)
Toggle your run/walk button and get over to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: The Video Game History Foundation
Brandon: Mad God (2021) East Bay Wilds, wishlist Demonschool on Steam please
Doc: pick up Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
Jaffe: Adios on Switch, Xbox, PC, whatever
Support on Patreon
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Doc Burford. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Top 8 Video Game movies on Rotten Tomatoes (56:36)
Recommendations and Outro (01:13:47)
Check out that AI forum game and lots more in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: If you know any retired or semi-retired game developers in the midwest, let Frank know
Brandon: Tool Assisted Speedrun of Pac-Man World for PSX, mikeyeldey: the album for Sega Genesis, set up a nice time for yourself
Tim: Say thank you for things in your life
Mathew: Ignore Big Luhrman, Mickey Reece’s Alien (2017)
Support on Patreon
Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Dragon Age Inquisition (49:35)
Recommendation & Outro (01:00:44)
Pokemon Go to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: F For Fake (1973), Desiccation’s Cold Dead Earth,
Tim: This lunchtime photograph, Don’t call yourself a flexitarian
Allegra: Freeze then thaw your tofu
Support on Patreon
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Allegra Frank. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: RPGeography (01:03:07)
Recommendations & Outro (01:09:29)
Use Discussion on the forums! It’s super effective!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Wishlist Necrosoft’s new game Demonschool on Steam, check out the website
Frank: Our Flag Means Death
Tim: Buy a nice pair of shoes
The Night Sky Prince: The Night Sky Prince on Youtube, Twitch and Twitter
Support on Patreon
Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and The Night Sky Prince. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>HEADS UP! During Question 6, beginning at 45:51, Tim starts telling a story that contains some pretty horrifying dental trauma. If you don’t want to hear bad things happening to teeth, please skip to 49:37.
Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (52:39)
Recommendations and Outro (58:15)
Fly away to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: George & Jonathan - The Best Music, Citizen Sleeper, please wishlist Hyper Gunsport on Steam, watch the PC Gaming Show on Sunday June 12 at 12:30p/3:30e to see Necrosoft’s new video game announcement
Tim: Figure out what Tim is recommending yourself, I guess. Sounds like he likes HBO shows.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Minecraft (01:19:16)
Recommendations & Outro (01:27:02)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: City of Blood by Akvan
Frank: George Carlin’s American Dream
Tim: Severance
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As – Super Mario Maker 2 (01:00:03)
Recommendations & Outro (01:03:39)
Dash to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Find and play the Titanic platformer made by Dragon Co.
Tim: Don’t play Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (or do)
Maddy: V Rising
Brandon: Don’t add Amazon Prime Movies to your list at the end of the month, Lacroix Despheres
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Maddy Thorson. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Skin It To Win It (01:11:52)
Recommendations and Outro (01:18:10)
In some timeline, in some universe, you’re already discussing this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Truth Seekers
Topher: Three Busy Debras
Tim: Euphoria
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Topher Florence. “Master Chief Does the Convenant” by Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Acronymizer (50:33)
Recommendations and Outro (56:30)
Immerse yourself in this episode by discussing it in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Vincent: Scritti Politti
Brandon: Halloween (1978)
Frank: Dan Slott’s Spider-Man run
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield and Vincent Diamante. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: This or That (01:05:22)
Recommendations and Outro (01:20:31)
Come discuss the episode, my laggardly reader, in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Smithereens (1982), tonyhax, Jun Chikuma’s The Midas Touch
Tim: Don’t shave with an electric razor
Kris: Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), older The Simpsons episodes, Dark
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kris Graft. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Bio Logical (01:37:37)
Recommendations and Outro (01:46:56)
Ready? Go! to the forums to discuss this episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Casa Sanchez Picoso Chips
Azurelore: Far Away Times
Andrés: DNOpls, Patrick Miller’s patreon
Pat: Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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]]>Questions this week:
Recommendations and Outro (49:27)
If you want, you can discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: The Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin, specifically The Tombs of Atuan, watch a Jimmy Wang Yu movie
Ash: Do not read Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Frank: John Swartzwelder’s The Time Machine Did It
Hosted by Tim Rogers, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: A Synthesthetic Experiment (01:01:58)
Go ahead and bark about this one in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth if you’re Brandon Sheffield, go pirate old games instead of buying them you fools
Brandon: 2002 (2001) if you like stuff that’s stupid
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Chapters:
Share GDC memories in the forums!
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, Liz Ryerson and Brandon Sheffield reporting. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Time is Right (53:08)
Recommendations and Outro (01:01:41)
Should you discuss this episode in the forums? I mean I think it would be pretty cool personally, yeah
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)
Tim: You Love To See It featuring Tim Rogers, the F1 TV app
Frank: Sam & Max: Save the World
Jaffe: Watch Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) if you’re Frank
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
Outro (38:34)
Quick! If you don’t discuss this episode in the forums it might get away!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations: Bundle for Ukraine
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Dirtbag Lightning Round (49:42)
Recommendations and Outro (56:07)
Discuss-a this episode in-a the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Please check out the Bundle for Ukraine on itch.io
Frank: Please check out the Bundle for Ukraine on itch.io
Tim: Please check out the Bundle for Ukraine on itch.io, think about the words you use
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Games Discussed:
Halo Infinite (01:47)
R-Type Final 2 (02:57)
Voice of the Cards (03:45)
The Good Life (04:05)
Inscryption (04:59)
Metroid Dread (05:30)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (06:31)
Far Cry 6 (07:26)
Guilty Gear: Strive (09:29)
Back 4 Blood (10:14)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (11:19)
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (12:24)
Forza Horizon 5 (12:55)
Solar Ash (17:02)
Age of Empires IV (18:50)
No More Heroes 3 (19:19)
Umurangi Generation: Special Edition (20:01)
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond (20:51)
Final Fantasy VII: Remake – Intergrade (22:29)
Castlevania: Advance Collection (22:58)
Overboard (23:26)
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (24:23)
Deathloop (26:33)
Unpacking (26:59)
Evil Tonight (28:35)
Eastward (29:57)
Paradise Killer (31:28)
“isle o tims” by Brandon Sheffield (36:04)
Hello it’s me, brandon sheffield.
Two weeks ago, during our best games of 2021 podcast, I made an offhand remark about Balan Wonderworld, a game in which you have an economy based on small creatures called tims, which you literally throw onto the gears of capitalism. I figured I’d expand on what I meant by that.
Tims are little creatures that hatch from eggs, and live on the isle o’ tims, which is your hub world. They have distinguishing markings like stripes or different cute ears and stuff like that, but functionally they all want to do the same two things: eat, and procreate. The other thing they can be compelled to do is work, which is what they spend most of their time doing.
At the start of the game, the only real structure in the island is a Conan the Barbarian-like turnstyle that has the appearance of a gear. next to that is a long black signboard that flips and makes a big clacking sound as numbers go up. To make that number go up faster, you can pick up your tims and toss them into this turnstyle, which eventually makes them push it. So that’s what I meant by throwing them onto the gears of capitalism.
As your number goes up – and by the way it’s not clear what this number represents, but let’s say it’s money – more structures unlock. The sole function of most of these structures is to enable more tims to do more work. There are little elevators that take them up into simple rube goldberg machines, which drop them through a series of gates and slides, before depositing them back on the ground to start the process over again. Some tims are never released into the world, they simply exist underground, turning a giant wheel. The floor is transparent so that you can watch them work.
All of this is work simply for the sake of work, because the only thing that is created out of this constant grind is a number that goes up, and then an occasional structural addition that theoretically enables more work to be done. But the apparatus itself is inefficiently designed. Tims get regularly jammed up at elevators. Two of them will try to enter a slide at the same time and be stuck for a while, causing a massive traffic jam behind them. There are regularly a dozen tims, piled on top of each other, stacked two or three high, bouncing up and down on an elevator to try to get to work, but unable to do so.
Of course, after a while there is more than one elevator. There are two, and then three. But the tims never take the second or third route – the first is easiest to slide into, so almost every tim takes that path. The number doesn’t seem to go up much faster when tims take the other two paths either, so why should they bother?
I also mentioned that tims want to eat, but I didn’t tell you that what you feed them is gems. You feed them one kind of money in order to make a different kind of money. Gems are something I can collect for free in game stages, and which Balan themselves will double if I complete their minigame.
Once you feed the tims enough to grow large, there are unique kinds of apparatus these rich tims can use to generate money, but they never want to do it. They’re full now and they don’t want to work. They just want to procreate, which happens when you throw a medium-sized tim at a large one. They instantly create an egg, which hatches a tim that’s too small to work. Feed them a few gems and they will become a worker and join the grind.
The structure you’re building is the somewhat ominously-named Clock of Happiness. The name of this structure, whose purpose is never revealed by the way, keeps coming to mind as I see these little guys toiling away to make my numbers go up. There’s a special platform that I can use to view the operation from all angles. It allows me to keep tabs on all my workers and is accessibly only by me. Even with all that I still don’t exactly understand what it is I’m forcing them to work so hard to construct.
But I have found myself, as the defacto boss of this operation, staring at the jammed up elevators, looking at my non-spinning turnstyle, surrounded by tims peeping at me for gems that I don’t have, and thinking “get back to work!” I toss them into the gears and they start it up again.
This game may not be an intentional allegory to capitalism but it’s an effective one anyway. This system definitely came from somewhere deep inside of somebody. The game is cynical about work, bosses, and the worker, all by turns. It’s no wonder Yuji Naka quit after making it.
Discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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Recommendations and Outro (55:45)
If you discuss this episode in the forums, who knows what could happen!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Resident Evil 4 HD
Brandon: Green Frontier
Tim: Don’t buy crypto
Jaffe: Dog Days of Summer
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Nominees in Order of Discussion (Unranked)
Discuss this episode in the forums before you spoil yourself with the final list below!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Frank Cifaldi and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Intellivision or ColecoVision? (46:47)
Recommendations and Outro (53:45)
Everyone else is discussing this episode in the forums, why aren’t you?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Cancel Spotify Pro
Tim: Download 4K Video Downloader, download Insert Credit Show every week from YouTube to feel more like a pirate
Kelsey: Liquid I.V.
Esper: my personal advice is to download all Insert Credit Show episodes from the archive.org page, the canonical “source” files, to feel cool.
Support on Patreon
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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Kelsey Lewin. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Bad Bad Game Reviews (01:02:22)
Recommendations and Outro: (01:24:13)
No pressure, but if you wanted you could discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: The digital single OARANA by our very own The World Famous Vincent Diamante
Frank: Put things in the world for reasons other than making money
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Advergame Designathon:
Recommendations and Outro (49:50)
Tell everyone your substantially better idea in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Jaffe: Identify the closest public bathroom to you in case of emergency.
Brandon: The House (2022), The Silent Sea
Tim: Hard to Be a God (2013)*
Liz: The Favourite (2018), Beetlejuice (1988)
*Not an official recommendation
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Choices:
Recommendations and Outro (02:25:09)
Discuss the results in the forums!
THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED TOP 20 CONSOLES:
1. PlayStation
2. PS2
3. SNES
4. Genesis
5. Xbox 360
6. Nintendo DS
7. PC Engine
8. NES
9. Dreamcast
10. Saturn
11. Windows PC
12. PSP
13. Game Boy Advance
14. Game Boy
15. Wii
16. WonderSwan
17. Switch
18. ZX Spectrum
19. Neo Geo Pocket Color
20. Jaguar
21. Atari 2600
A LARGE SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
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:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
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.
]]>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.
]]>Questions this week:
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:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Regency Solitaire, Cruis’n Blast
Frank: The Fraction/Aja run of Hawkeye that the show is based on
Jaffe: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure - Stone Ocean
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
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.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedexperts (54:03)
Recommendations and Outro (59:05)
I don’t see why you wouldn’t discuss this episode in the forums, you know?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: The Ink Spots baby, take Frank’s file boxes
Jenna: Inscryption
Brandon: Get a buyout from your landlord if you’re moving out of a rent-controlled apartment
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Name Combo Breaking (01:01:41)
Recommendations and Outro (01:14:41)
You’re the best there is at what you do, but what you do is discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Guardians of the Galaxy
Brandon: A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (1993)
K Thor: Tears of the Black Tiger (2000) on Tubi, find something you can chew on
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Celebrity Gamer Tags (41:57)
Recommendations and Outro (49:18)
Quickly, discuss this episode in the forums, before they get you!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Insert Credit Recommends: ACTION BUTTON Reviews Cyberpunk 2077, the 1-6 Route
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Castle Gamer Dracula:
FRIGHTENING ROUND: 13 Spooky Game Names (53:26)
Recommendations and Outro (57:35)
If you don’t discuss this episode in the forums, it’ll haunt you for all your days!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: The Void (2016), Demon Wind (1990), Death Spa (1988), Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Frank: Watch kids get excited when picking out pumpkins from a pumpkin patch, buy some Halloween stuff for your house
Ian: Empire of Ants by Susan Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, by Shirley Jackson, Extra Napkins, Completely Unnecessary Podcast, Mon Amour
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. Mashtlevania by Max Hully.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Meme Girls (50:17)
Get over here! So you can discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Dead & Buried (1981), Miho Fujiwara’s tracks on the California Crisis OST
Frank: Can-Am Modular Metal Cabinetry, reach out to [email protected] if you’re interested in donation matching for the upcoming winter fundraiser
Christine: Get in the Car, Loser! and the Battle on the Big Boardwalk DLC
Jaffe: Kurt Feldman’s Insert Credit Show Soundtrack
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Who Is This For? (01:06:09)
If you’re looking for a sign, here it is: discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Kanopy, Les Archives by Jun Chikuma
Frank: hoopla, F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
Kelsey: The Life & Times of Video Games Ep. 33 - MobyGames
Jaffe: Libby, Squid Game, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Mash-up Merch (59:25)
Wait a minute, were you really not gonna discuss this episode in the forums?!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Mathew: National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Commission Reports, Native-Land.ca
Brandon: Shuumi Land Tax, Mntu by Ushangvagush
Ash: Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 11th, Sable
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Old Cursewords (from Dirtbag Yeso) (01:00:14)
Don’t even act like you don’t wanna discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Jack Frost (1997), Pig (2021)
Liz: Cruelty Squad, Salad Fields
Jaffe: Batman the Audio Adventures
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>A SMALL DESCRIPTION OF EPISODES PULLED FROM:
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]]>Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name That Game Tune (51:01)
This is the line of the episode description where I recommend discussing this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Specifically Not A Recommendation:
Brandon: Documental
Recommendations:
Frank: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, Wild Gunman ‘74: Nintendo’s Forgotten First FMV Game
Vince: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, The True First Easter Egg: Ready Player One Was Wrong
Jaffe: Congratulations Kelsey Lewin, The Sculptor
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: JAV Titles (01:01:34)
Don’t you think this would be a good episode to discuss in the forums?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Check out the new GameDeveloper.com, Melissa’s self titled album, Ask Hershers Pizza for the Insert Credit, Enjoy with a D’Aquino Chianti Flask
Kris: Go to gamedeveloper.com, learn something new, Dishonored
Frank: Psychonauts 2
Jaffe: Superman Smashes the Klan
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Have you considered discussing this episode in the forums?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Formula 1: Drive to Survive, JVC D series
Tim: The Last Dance with Michael Jordon
Frank Trailblazer Cifaldi: Do not own a CRT television
Jaffe: Usagi Yojimbo
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud – Video Games Notable For Negative Reception (56:24)
Quick, now’s your chance! Discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: The new Twilight Zone series
Brandon: Vote no on recalling Newsom if you live in California, even if he sucks he’ll get replaced by somebody a whole bunch worse
Chris: The Ultimate History of Video Games vol. 2
Jaffe: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Initial Design (01:16:18)
A lot of smart people will have more to say about this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Liz: The Blood Zone, death’s dynamic shroud
Ash: Pig (2021)
Brandon: G.I. Samurai, Oddtaxi
Jaffe: The Nice House on the Lake
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Jodi Picoult (01:01:44)
Don’t you wish you could share your answers to the prompts? You can do exactly that in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: To Kill With Intrigue (1977), Walker (1987)
Mathew: Gold Ninja Video fundraiser
Chris: Police Story (1985)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Untimed Video Game Weed Parody Titles (55:09)
Puff puff pass on by the discussion thread for this episode in the Insert Credit Forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Pat: Green Crack, Trainwreck
Brandon: Sea of Green - Northern Lights, Mammoth Value - A Single Book Of Songs By, Terra Firma, Lowrider - Ode to Io, Gamera - Smoke and Mirrors, Bongzilla - Stash, Nightstick - Ultimatum, EyeHateGod - Southern Discomfort
Frank: Roasted in-shell peanuts
Jaffe: The Righteous Gemstones
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Who’s It For? (56:36)
We have a lovely forum available if you want to discuss the episode!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: The first half of Take Care of My Cat (2001), The Rippington’s Weekend in Monaco
Frank: Stop subscribing to the Video Game History Foundations incredible “Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines
Jeff: Giant Bomb Podcasts, garages
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pink Games (53:04)
People will think you’re cooler if you discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Lotte: Turn A Gundam, Godzilla Singular Point
Rachel: FEMICOM Museum, Pop Cutie! Street Fashion Simulation
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Dirtbag Driftglass presents: Casting call (55:29)
Have answers of your own, do you? Share them in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: dedeco VGM DJ, Kino Lorber’s Cool As Ice blu-ray
Ash: Chicory, Kotaku Splitscreen Podcast
Ian: Drink an Americano, play Psychonauts
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>The List, in order of discussion:
See the final rankings in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Glitchfork Reviews (59:03)
Got somethin’ to say about this episode? Discuss it politely in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Ace Combat 3 soundtrack, Liz’s Sounds From The Abyss mixes
Frank: Sleep, drink water
Liz: Stretch, Ross’s Game Dungeon, The Blood Zone
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Discourse – How Cunning A Linguist? (57:09)
You know, you could always discuss this episode in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Kelsey: Video Game History Foundation, Video Game History Hour, Blind Box Vintage Video Game Magazines, One Punch Man season 1
Brandon: Ginger Root - Loretta (Official Music Video)
Frank: Loki, Sweet Tooth, look up fan edits/restorations of work
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Dame Judi (52:45)
Are YOU a bad enough dude to discuss this episode in the forums?
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001), Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992) if you have a strong stomach, Oh, DEER! Soundtrack
Frank: A Forensic Analysis of Earthbound’s Deepest Secrets, The Video Game History Hour
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: Product Placement (58:47)
Discuss this episode among generally polite and universally cool people in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Video Game History Foundation “Blind Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines
Brandon: Enjoy the media you’ve collected over the years, The Brat - Attitudes EP
John: DF Retro, Retrotink 5X
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Achievement Unlockers (57:07)
What are YOUR answers to these immaculate questions? Share in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Gene: Subscribe to your local newspaper only if they’re good, twitter.com/genepark, Launcher,
Frank: The old Perry Mason is on Paramount+, though note that this is not a recommendation of Paramount+, Good Deal Games
Brandon: Slay in Hell by Steel Bearing Hand, mention insert credit when buying Genesis games from Good Deal Games for $5 off
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Emptying the Dirtbag (54:36)
Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Mathew: Check out decolonizepalestine.com, BDS, donate to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund
Brandon: itch.io Solidarity Bundle for Palestine
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Review Scale Calibrations (56:31)
Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Dreams of the Carrion Kind by Disincarnate, G2 (1999),
Frank: A big book of unreleased NES games Esper can’t find a link to because Frank doesn’t even attempt the title
Kazuma: +81 Podcast, Shusenjo (2019), HazVsRPG, Kagenaga on twitch
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Donkey Kong Universe - Phase 1 (57:11)
Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Beat Nier Replicant, get bored on the second playthrough and watch the endings on YouTube (both Jaffe and Esper strongly recommend against this)
Liz: Tomato Way trilogy
Brandon: Touch and Go by Toshiki Kadomatsu, Returner (2002), Get your parents and grandparents vaccinated
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Adjectivity (51:33)
Think YOU have better answers than the panel? You don’t! But you can discuss the episode here in the insert credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Dance Volunteer by Portable Rock, Pensieri di Nessuno by Words And Actions, Gozu (2003)
Frank: Play video games on easy
Jim: The Hat DLC which is no longer on sale, Topic Lords
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>(Ep. 175) Brandon explains who could potentially enjoy the film Pyscho Gore Man and talks about how incredible Mark Dacascos is. Special Guest Topher Docfuture Florence explains what he would have liked Batman: Soul of the Dragon to be and discusses Hong Kong filmmaking economics. Frank identifies which Daredevil comic Brandon is talking about.
(Ep. 176) Brandon is frustrated by a Metal Gear Acid purchase and discusses The Grapes of Death. Frank makes a pun and recommends Metal Gear 2.
(Ep. 176) Extended break. Frank doesn’t know what to do with the phrase “Golden Teet” and the strip club Crazy Horse Too. Special Guest Ash Parrish knows which one of the panel doesn’t write erotic fanfiction. Jaffe is upset about by A to X Video Outlet. Brandon solves the problem.
(Ep. 176) Jaffe’s chewing again. Brandon just watched Reign of Fire. Frank was talking with a couple guys from Rare about Dinosaur Planet. Special Guest Ash Parrish has seen all the Olympus Has Fallen movies.
(Ep. 176) Extended post-show. The panel, joined by Special Guest Ash Parrish, absolutely dogs on the box art for Monster Maxx. Jaffe asks a question he almost saved for a future episode: What is the qualitative difference between a 94% review and a 96% review? We make fun of the British again.
(Ep. 178) Extended break. Special Guest Mathew Kumar discusses how we’re all going through it during the Pandemic and breaks down the No Woman No Cry equation. Jaffe makes a pun. Special Guest Kris Graft is taken aback by the hatred for Geometry Wars. Brandon explains how Insert Credit show works.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Seven Virtuous Minigames (54:40)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Clazziquai - Remix Pinch Your Soul, Yukiko Tanaka - Reflection, Nobody (2021), Enter The Fat Dragon (2020), recognize the misogyny and colorism in Baahubali
Frank: Feel free to pirate games, Gumby
Merritt: Fanbyte, Fanbyte Podcasts, twitch.tv/fanbyte
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Alphanumerous Characters (55:26)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Ash: Kotaku Splitscreen, twitter.com/adashtra
Brandon: Fourth Dimension, Melinda’s Hot Sauce
Frank: Shaquanda’s Hot Pepper Sauce
Jaffe: The Unknown (1927)
This Week’s Insert Credit Art Jam Topic: Cheating
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Questions this week:
Discuss these questions and obscure video game hardware in the Insert Credit forum thread for this episode.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Spilling the Dirtbag (52:47)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums.
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019), Night of the Kings (2020), Katedralen by Mork, The Insert Credit Art Jam
Tyriq: Catacomb Kids, twitch.tv/fourbitfriday, Mid-Air Thief, Crumb, Frror
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>THE INSERT CREDIT XBOX 360 TOP 20.17:
20.17. Earth Defense Force 2017
Got a different list, or think we missed something big? Come politely discuss the list in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Blue Rogue’s Code (52:59)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Heather: To The Horizon, Psychonauts 2, Lapsang tea, Kukicha tea
Frank: DG Voodoo 2
Brandon: Ploho, Morwan, D’LaVance, Moondog, Peppermint Bark tea, Turmeric Three Root tea, Unicorn Grass tea
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess That Fanfic (54:29)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Brandon: Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar (2021), Frankie Rose’s Cage Tropical, Crazy Samurai 400 vs 1
Ash: Kotaku Splitscreen
Jaffe: The Tobolowsky Files
Frank: The Video Game History Hour
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Death by Degrees (57:08)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Recommendations:
Frank: Phantasy Star IV: Ludonarrative and the Artistic Value of Classic Games
Brandon: The Baddest by Toshinobu Kubota, The Changin’ Times of Ike White (2019), THE ALL NEW insertcredit.com !!!
Topher: Lunatic Obscurity
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Tennessee Williams Plays (01:01:28)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Blank of Video Games: Coffee (57:44)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Flavorites: Mega Man Robot Masters (01:05:13)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Trademark-Free Video Game Valentines (01:01:53)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Stock Market Tips & Tricks (01:03:13)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Quoras this week:
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
]]>Alphabetical Nominees (Unranked):
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THE FINALIZED AND RANKED 2020 TWENTY:
Questions this week:
LIGHTNING ROUND: Patreon Suporter Grandbag’s Funeral presents Name Design: Baskin Robins Ice Cream Flavors (01:03:40)
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]]>Final List:
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedexperts (01:00:39)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design: Christmas Songs (55:26)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Slogan Slingin’ (59:33)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokedex Entries (58:47)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Game FAQs Poll Responses (54:25)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Closest Without Going Over: Video game fanfiction totals (01:07:36)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Video Game Sequel Subtitles (01:04:03)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Patreon Supporter Shun asks: in an alternate universe where video games never exist, what would the following video game industry figures be doing for work? (01:04:03)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (53:09)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. Art by forum user @SuperEffective
]]>Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman. Opening theme “Mashtlevania” by Max Hully.
]]>CONTENT WARNING: This episode features artistic descriptions of gore during Question 9. Question 10 begins at 01:05:55 if you’d like to skip.
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FRIGHTENING ROUND: Reccing Crew (01:08:55)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (01:00:00)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Design a League of Legends champ (53:42)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: This or That (57:52)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokemon Design (01:15:38)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Recc’ing Crew - SNL Edition (1:05:10)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: DND Alignment Chart for Video Games (1:03:45)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Fancasting - Mega Man (1:08:52)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: How have games gotten better in the last ten years?
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Gaming Pedigrees: Dog Breed Edition (51:32)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design Star Wars Edition (1:09:44)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Designer Drinks (1:07:07)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Recc’ing Crew - Disney Princesses (1:03:55)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Duke Nukem One Liners (1:04:58)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Stage 11-2 Theme’ from Vice Project Doom-Guitar Cover performed by YouTube user zer0_hunter 6066 and ‘Grabbag’ from Duke Nukem 3D.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name a Fake Castlevania Game (1:15:07)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Theme of the Cheetahmen’ from Action 52, Remix by YouTube User GaMetal Remix and ‘Reincarnated Soul, Part 2 (Stage 1)’ from Castlevania Bloodlines.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Soda Fountain (56:00)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toss A Coin To Your Witcher - METAL COVER’ Cover by the band Ghost Fight featured on YouTube Channel NateWantsToBattle - Give Heart Records, ‘Iron Man - 8 Bit Tribute to Black Sabbath’ by 8 Bit Universe, and ‘Round 1-1 Shooting Ristar’ from Ristar The Shooting Star for the Sega Genesis.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design Trump Edition (1:19:53)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toe The Line’ from Wolfenstein - The New Order and ‘Blue Level’ from Tempest 2000.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking Every PS5 Game (1:02:01)
Edited by Blaine Brown.
]]>Official PS2 Games List:
LIGHTNING ROUND: PS2 games that did not make the list
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Magical Sound Shower EuroMix’ From OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast and ‘Ghost Approaching (Stage 4)’ from Bujingai.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Flavor of the Month (1:06:24)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Intro’ From Digital Pinball - Last Gladiators and ‘Dunes’ from Xeno Crisis.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (1:05:24)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Title Theme’ from Sim City SNES and ‘PaPaPa Love’ from Muscle March.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Crunch Time
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Rival (Black Knight - First Battle)’ From Shovel Knight and ‘Neonlight Galaxy (Combo Mix)’ from Penguin Wars.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Slogan Slinging (1:08:30)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Title Theme’ From Bashi Bazook and ‘Vecanti’ from Valis IV.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Boss Rush to Hell (01:06:06)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme’ From Animal Crossing New Horizons, Cover by YouTube User FamilyJules and ‘Theme 1’ from Knack.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Auto Player One (01:08:58)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘34 t u s k’ From Yakuza 0 and ‘Move Me’ from Ridge Racer Type 4.
]]>Insert Credit: The only show on the internet in which we weekly deliver the loudest news, reviews, tips, and tricks; fresh-dripped, hot from the bottom of video games themselves.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Zoology Crossing (01:11:45)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Only One’ From Astral Chain and ‘Connor Main Theme’ from Detroit: Become Human.
]]>Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Very No’ From Ane-san.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Gruen’ From Bulk Slash.
]]>Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heart of Fire’ From Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Everything vs Everything’ from MUGEN
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Brutal Doom Trailer Theme’ by Andrew Hulshult.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Duck Hunt Remix Collab 01 – M.V.F.L.G.’ by YouTube User Tellee Kinetic.
]]>Narrative Genre Classifications:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heartache’ From Undertale.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Courtroom Lobby First Prelude’ From Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Witness Release Date Trailer’ From The Witness.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ From Punch-Out!! Wii.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Taking on the Shagohod Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid 3 performed by YouTube user DSC.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Quiet’s Theme Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain performed by YouTube user DSC.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tetris Guitar Medley’ by YouTube user DSC.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Power to Progress’ by Darren and Steven Loveday from the Life is Strange Soundtrack.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Uroboros’ by Eirik Suhrke from the game soundtrack to Downwell.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Review the List (01:06:21)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Spread the Wings Remix’ from Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves remixed by YouTube user RBGasp.
The Best:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Stage 3 Remix’ from Sunset Riders for the SNES remixed by YouTube user MOD.
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Top 10 List of Games Developers Should Play:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Spear of Justice’ and ‘Dogsong’ from Undertale for the PC.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Ilberns Ruins’ from Ys III Wanderers from Ys for the PC Engine.
]]>The final installment of Insert Credit Abroad. Brandon buys games in Korea. Tim's long journey home.
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]]>TGS and Japan game haul.
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]]>How to poop in Japan.
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Questions we didn’t discuss:
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Baby-Sitters Club (36:30)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Jeffrey Theme’ from Virtua Fighter Arcade and ‘Battle Theme 3’ from Rising Thunder.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Pepsiman Theme Song’ from Pepsiman for the PlayStation.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Track 2’ from Die Hard Arcade for the Sega Saturn.
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Edited by Blain Brown. Music ‘Idol’ from Ane-San for the PC Engine.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ from Mighty No. 9.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Replay’ from Virtua Racing Deluxe for the 32x.
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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.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U – E3 2013 Theme (Recreated)’ by YouTube User GuardianSoul.
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Best Games for the N64:
Bonus:
Best Games of 1998:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Rusty Bucket Bay’ from Banjo-Kazooie Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount.
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Best Games of 1997:
Music ‘Theme of Nana’ from Asuka 120% Limited.
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Best Games of 1996:
Music ‘Map Theme (ElecV 100bpm Remix)’ by YouTube User ElecV Voom based on Gargoyle’s Quest and ‘Town Theme’ from Wild Arms.
]]>Official Best Games of 1994:
Honorable Mentions:
Special thanks to Insert Credit community member Alexander Tulett for transcribing this list.
Music ‘Final Battle’ from Sparkster.
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LIGHTNING ROUND:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Strike the Earth!’ From Shovel Knight and ‘Attagirl’ from OneChanbara.
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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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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design – Video Games Based on Titles of Episodes of this Very Podcast Edition
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tetris The Movie’ by YouTube user Plasma3Music Remixes and ‘4 Minutes Before Death ~ Variation’ from Ghost Trick Phantom Detective.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design – Decepticons
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tuffy Theme’ from Tuffy the Corgi and the Tower of Bones, ‘Vast Plain Grasslands (Day)’ from Wario Land 3, and ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas.
]]>The List:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Casino Calavera’ from Grim Fandango.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Hyper-Specific Japanese Genres
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Race Around the World’ from Castle Crashers, ‘Labyrinth Zone’ and ‘Marble Zone’ from Sonic 1, ‘Aiden Pearce (Main Theme)’ from Watch Dogs, and ‘Aban Hawkins Theme’ from Aban Hawkins and the 1000 Spikes.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Design an Original Skull Girl
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Lament’ and ‘Maplecrest Stage’ from Skullgirls and ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas.
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LIGHTNING ROUND:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Wily’s Castle (Recreation) – Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Music Extended’ Recreated by YouTube user BrawlBRSTMs3.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Team Battle – Gauntlet
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Executor’ from Space Invaders Extreme DS, ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas, ‘The Fastest Thing Alive Fan Full Version’ Remixed by YouTube User kapacitado, and ‘Congo Jungle Stage’ from Super Smash Bros.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Best To Worst
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Bonus Level’ from Cool Spot and ‘Living in the City (Instrumental Version)’ from Sonic R
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Team Battle
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Swear’ from Mr. Driller, ‘Main Theme’ from From Dust, and ‘Level 1 Theme’ from Marble Madness.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design Tim McGraw Games
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Trailer Soundtrack’ and ‘Main Theme’ from Goat Simulator.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Rater
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Ape Escape Theme’ Ape Escape for the PlayStation Move (Japanese Version), ‘Victory Fanfare’ from Final Fantasy VI, ‘Bubble Bobble Theme’ from Bubble Bobble Covered by Lara de Wit.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: The Crichtoning Round
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Sonic Boom’ from Sonic CD, ‘Victory Fanfare’ from Final Fantasy VI and ‘Level 1’ From Jurassic Park for the NES.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Rank the Devil May Cry Games
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Beach Stage’ from Flying Power Disc – Windjammers for the Neo Geo and ‘Monday (Glitch Mob Remix)’ by Nalepa from the DmC Devil May Cry Trailer.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Lightning Returns Returns Elevator Pitch Co-Op Edition
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Ego Room’ from Remember Me and the Zoop Soundtrack.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Best to Worst
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Terra’s Theme’ from Final Fantasy VI Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount and ‘Lonely Rolling Star’ from Noby Noby Boy.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Opposite Day
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘In The Mountain’ by Yuzo Koshiro from Stickman Is Back Genesis, ‘Title Theme’ from Forever Kingdom (Evergrace 2), ‘Wild Child & Manmos’ by Yasuyuki Suzuki and Emiko Suganuma from Tail of the Sun PSX, and nearly the entire Frog Fractions Soundtrack by Twinbeard.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music “Boss 3” and “Stage 4” from Gunhouse. Gunhouse is available now for PS Vita and PlayStation Mobile!
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Plain Asia' from the album Arrow Rain from the game Imperishable Night, 'Mario Land Overworld Theme Remix' uploaded by YouTube user shadowmario23, and 'Stage 2' from Marble Madness for the NES.
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LIGHTNING ROUND:
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Insert Credit GOTY Serenade 2013' by Alex Jaffe.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Themed Arcade Again Again
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Lorule Overworld' and 'Lorule Field 2' from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for 3DS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Favorites: Holiday Edition
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Haunted Graveyard' from Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts SNES, 'Dream Dreams' from Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams Remixed by OCRemix User by Dale North, 'Maya Fey - Turnabout Sisters' Theme 2001' from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney DS Remixed by OCRemix User OA, and 'Xmas MGS Boss 4' from Merry Gear Solid 2 PC by Arthur Lee.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design - Tom Hanks Movies
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Main Theme' from Cave Story PC and 'Begin', 'Home Waters (Down)', 'Stormy Seas (Down)', 'Arctic Floes (Down)', 'Maelstrom (Down)', and 'Alternative End (Unused)' from Ridiculous Fishing iOS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Rank The Series
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Adventure' by Disasterpeace from Fez PC, 'Base Theme' from Contra NES, 'Ending Theme' from Super C NES, 'Area 3' from Operation C GB, 'Stage 1' from Contra III The Alien Wars SNES, 'Stage 4' from Contra Force NES, 'The Hard Corps Blues' from Contra Hard Corps Genesis, 'Jungle Conflict' from Contra Legacy of War PSX, 'Mission 1' from Contra Adventure, 'Stage 1' from Super Contra X NES (The Unlicensed Game), 'Fortress' from Shin Contra PS2, 'Main Theme' from Neo Contra PS2, 'Stage 1' from Contra 4 NDS, 'Boss 2' from Contra ReBirth Wii, 'Final Boss' from Hard Corps Uprising XBLA and PSN.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Games You Should Never Play
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Opening Credits' from Space Quest IV and 'Main Theme' from Super Mario 3D World.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design - Batman Stories
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'K.K. Cruisin' True Remix' Remastered by YouTube User Mesmonium Based Off of the Song 'Cruisin'' from Animal Crossing City Folk for the Wii and 'Title Theme' from NBA Jam for the SNES.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Shame Famitsu
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'The Infinite Teatime' from Jeff and Casey Time and 'Undercurrent' from Braid.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Favorites
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Impetus' from Bit.Trip Runner and 'BGM 1' from PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Angry Birds Theme' from Angry Birds iOS Covered by Pomplamoose and 'Theme of the Last Battle' from Professor Layton and the Last Specter DS.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Sinistral Battle Theme' from Lufia Curse of the Sinistrals DS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design - Art as Games
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Overworld Music' from Dragon Quest V for the SNES and 'Battle Theme' from Dragon Quest V for the DS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Rockstar Report Card
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Loading Theme' from GTA IV for the Xbox 360 and 'Loading Theme' from GTA San Andreas for the PS2.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Pitch Meeting
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Message from Nightopia' from NiGHTS into Dreams for the Sega Saturn and 'Ally Attack' from Fire Emblem Seisen no Keifu for the Super Famicom.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Favorites TV Edition
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Dr. Wily's Stage' from Megaman 2 for the NES performed by YouTube user DSCAccount and 'Corneria' from Star Fox for the SNES.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Title Theme' from Valis III for the Sega Genesis.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Bloody Tears' from Castlevania Judgment and 'Bowser's Galaxy Generator' from Super Mario Galaxy 2.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Apps to Apples
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Sewer Surfin'' and 'Big Apple 3am'by Mutsuhiko Izumi from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time for the Super Nintendo.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Treasure Hunter Lyle' by Motoaki Takenouchi from Landstalker for the Sega Genesis and 'Fighting Dancer' by Eri Sugai from Lady Stalker for the Super Famicom.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Favorites
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music 'Song of Storms' By Koji Kondo from Ocarina of Time N64 Jazz Version By SoundCloud user travislien and 'Gene's Rock-A-Bye' by Masafumi Takada & Jun Fukuda from God Hand PS2.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:05:50)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Mass Destruction' From Persona 3 FES PS2 and 'Trainer Battle (Kanto)' from Pokemon HGSS DS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Apps to Apples
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'To Make the End of Battle' and 'First Step Towards War' from Ys I and II Eternal Story PS2.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Favorites
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Pursuit ~ Cornered (Variation)' from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney DS and 'Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly' from Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth DS.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Design by Title
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'The Vanishing Sky' from Bullet Witch Xbox 360 and 'Metallic Mario' from Super Mario 64 composed by Koji Kondo.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review: Developer Edition (01:06:08)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Rydeen' by YMO and 'Bout Theme' from Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! NES.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Aban Hawkins Theme' from Aban Hawkins and the 1000 Spikes XBLIG.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Bare Knuckle Blitz' from the Streets of Rage Series remixed by WillRock from OCRemix, 'Emerald Hill Zone' and 'Chemical Plant Zone' from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music is from the official Xbox One Unveil Video.
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Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'The Moon' from Duck Tales NES remastered by My New Soundtrack and 'White Castle Town' from The Secret of Evermore SNES.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Apps to Apples (01:02:48)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'MGS3 Theme' performed by YouTube user DSCAccount and 'Hidden Village' from the Twilight Princess OST.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Mascot Pitch (01:02:00)
Edited by Blaine Brown. Music: 'Realm Overworld' performed by YouTube user DSCAccount and 'Run' by Danny Baronowsky.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: LP 2 VG (01:09:30)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Would You Rather (53:17)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:10:25)
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:06:50)
]]>LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitches (01:01:00)
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Reimagine Shovelware (01:13:55)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:03:35)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Magnum Opus (01:08:00)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Present Your Concept (01:10:55)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Directors Breaking Into Video Games (01:12:35)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:11:27)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music for this episode includes Sleater Kinney’s “Oh!” and Pizzicato Five’s “Trailer Music” and “It’s a Beautiful Day”.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:05:55)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:09:10)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music from The Zombies (“This Will Be Our Year”) and Neu! (Fur Immer).
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LIGHTNING ROUND (01:04:55)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: Lemon Demon – BRODYQUEST, Add N to (X) – Metal Fingers In My Body, Add N to (X) – Revenge Of The Black Regent
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Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: “Somebody That I Used To Know”, Gotye
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Famous Historical Figure (01:01:28)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: Francoise Hardy – “Le Temps d’Amour”, Jacques Dutronc – “Les Playboys”, France Gall – “Teeny Weeny Boppie”, and Francoise Hardy – “Ce Petit Coeur”
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Sacred Cow Barbecue (01:04:10)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: I'm going to name 12 Japanese pornographic games, and you have to reimagine them as non-pornographic games. (01:08:00)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Music, Brainlord: “Natural Cave”, Shuggie Otis: “Purple”, “Sparkle City”.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Reviews: Console Edition (57:10)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: MathM: Pitch me some games to relay to my dad, David Jaffe. (01:06:44)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Frightening Round (01:02:17)
Edited by Andrew Toups. Art and Story by Gilbert Smith.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:08:34)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Name the Review (01:04:37)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Video Game Name (01:05:50)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:08:17)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Who would you cast? (01:08:11)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Corporate Slogans (01:04:04)
Edited by Tim Rogers.
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…and a special Game Show Round! (01:03:30)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Come up with as many Mad Magazine title parodies as you can in 3 minutes. (01:07:56)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:03:20)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Spoil as many video game endings as you can in the next 3 minutes. (01:09:22)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: You have 5 minutes to write as much dialogue as possible for NPCs in a 90s Japanese RPG. (59:50)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Final Fantasy (01:03:40)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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LIGHTNING ROUND: Action Button Style (01:01:25)
Edited by Andrew Toups.
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Edited by Andrew Toups.
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