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Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield assemble to cover the Switch 2, video game console Marxism, and the shocking return of our most controversial segment. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Mount & Blade: Warband Infinity Nikki Dropout.tv Picross series Frédéric Chopin Live 105 1: merritt k asks, which 90s platformer mascots do you think will never get a cash-in nostalgia-baiting revival? (03:31) Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure Ristar Wild Woody Congo: The Movie - Descent into Zinj Congo (1995) Tim Curry Sackboy Astro Bot Malice Whiplash Shadow of the Colossus Mario Pauline Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island Supper Mario Broth 2: How bout that Switch 2? (09:37) 3DO Is Coming To MiSTer FPGA Nintendo Switch 2 announcement The Vergecast 3: What are the characteristics of a Nintendo video game? (16:55) Metroid series F-Zero series OutRun Daytona USA Sonic the Hedgehog Call of Duty series Steam Deck The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Waluigi Kirby Wario Mario & Luigi: Brothership Pac-Man Rent-A-Relic Frogger Centipede 4: Improv Zone - MMO Raid (22:48) Isekai Elon Musk Grimes 5: BluntForceMama asks, what is the optimal point in a game’s life cycle (ie, how long after release) to play it? (28:17) Games that launch at $60, will soon discount $20, and in 10 years be $60 again Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Harvestella Deadpool Final Fantasy XV Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy Versus XIII: Official HD Gameplay Trailer Final Fantasy XVI Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe Persona series Metaphor: ReFantazio 6: Which video game fandom has the highest barrier of entry? (34:10) Kingdom Hearts series Goofy World of Warcraft Touhou Project ZUN 7: What’s the ratio of great 2D games to great 3D games? (37:29) Ray tracing Return of the Obra Dinn LIGHTNING ROUND: Quester’s Fest (41:00) Recommendations and Outro (44:12): Brandon: Lowrider, California Fire Relief Bundle on itch.io Ash: History of Rome podcast Frank: don’t be a dumb bad guy, get your cat one of those cat hamster wheels Jaffe: Mulholland Drive (2001) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Writer, game designer, and friend of the show merritt k joins the panel to discuss GDQ runs, the Radiohead of video games, and skeleton bone boobs. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: alexjaffe.bsky.social frankcifaldi.bsky.social adashtra.bsky.social brandon.insertcredit.com merrittk.com mastodon.social dril 1: If you had to design and perform a gimmicky GDQ speedrun, what would it be? (05:13) Games Done Quick New Super Mario Bros. Wii While Playing Piano by Wes in 41:20 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 Bucephalus Elden Ring Peanut Butter the Dog Gyromite Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48 - Summer Games Done Quick 2024 Elden Ring on Saxophone by Dr. Doot in 29:22 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 ALF Sonic & Knuckles Star Control 3 2: What are the popular games within the monsterfucking community? (12:03) Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Werehog Wolf Werewolf Knuckles the Echidna Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Baldurs Gate III Undertale Sans Undertale Frank Quitely Thanos Death I Love You Colonel Sanders Lady Dimitrescu Resident Evil: Village 3: What tricks do video games do to convince players that they’re much bigger than they actually are? (18:39) Banjo-Kazooie Persona series Demonschool Resident Evil series Final Fantasy VII Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places) Dwarf Fortress Bashi Bazook: Morphoid Masher 4: The Annual Public Domain Adaptation Game - Popeye (24:57) Popeye, Tintin among works entering U.S. public domain in 2025 Popeye Donkey Kong Popeye Olive Oyl Mickey Mouse Gasoline Alley Steve Urkel Steamboat Willie Sea Power Cat Power Paul Atredies Blondie Dagwood Bumstead Nancy Fritzi Ritz Jaws (1975) Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime Fleischer Studios Paramount Pictures Superman 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) Gulf War Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty 6: What is the Radiohead of video games? (35:26) Radiohead Blue Bottle Coffee Ico Shadow of the Colossus Katamari Damacy Can You Pet the Dog? Tomb Radier Fumito Ueda LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Draskula (39:31) Credit Report (44:57) Recommendations and Outro (45:30): merritt: Fledgling Manor Frank: Drac’s Night Out Brandon: Send recommendations for movies about killin nazis, listen to Malice Mizer if you want to feel like a dracula Ash: Interview with the Vampire, make more games about killing klan members This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time, or at least 87% of them: the ones the industry won’t sell you anymore. Plus, the first ever spending of credits on Insert Credit Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: The Boss 87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games PC Engine Sega Saturn OutRun: Online Arcade Asuka 120% series Ga-rou-den Breakblow Ribbit King NiGHTS into Dreams… Spec Ops: The Line Rain Jerks Lost Odyssey Bloodborne Nintendo Wii Nintendo DS Nintendo 3DS 1: Round 1 - Frank’s First Nomination (08:13) Rock Band Guitar Hero series Rock Band 4 Stone Temple Pilots Soundgarden Alice in Chains 2: Round 1 - Ash’s First Nomination (13:08) Concord Foamstars Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 3: Round 1 - Brandon’s First Nomination (16:12) Silent Hill Resident Evil Silent Hill 2 Stephen King Wes Craven P.T. 4: Round 2 - Frank’s Second Nomination (19:34) NBA Jam Michael Jordan Madonna A League of Their Own (1992) 1991-92 Chicago Bulls season Magic: the Gathering Jordan vs Bird: One on One Grand Theft Auto series Madden series Call of Duty series Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball 5: Round 2 - Ash’s Second Nomination (28:00) Tekken 3 Tekken series Super Smash Brothers series Street Fighter series EVO Gon Masashi Tanaka Hunter X Hunter SoulCalibur IV Darth Vader Geralt Zelda Def Jam series Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series 6: Round 2 - Brandon’s Second Nomination (32:43) Virtua Cop 2 Time Crisis series Resident Evil: Dead Aim Area 51 Fighters Megamix The House of the Dead series The Police 7: Round 3 - Frank’s Third Nomination (36:50) Animal Crossing Animal Crossing series Chulip Booker Copper Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series 8: Round 3 - Ash’s Third Nomination (43:37) Crazy Taxi Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Tim Waltz Sega Dreamcast OutRun Games Done Quick The Offspring Bowling For Soup Ozzfest GameTap 9: Round 3 - Brandon’s Third Nomination (51:06) Panzer Dragoon Saga Sega Saturn Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Sega Genesis Doctor Who Super Scaler Burning Rangers Sony PlayStation 2 Sony PlayStation 3 Pong Arkanoid 10: Round 4 - Frank’s Final Nomination (01:02:04) The Secret of Monkey Island Ship of Theseus Raw Danger! Disaster Report / Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series Roland Emmerich Die Hard (1988) Mass Effect series 11: Round 4 - Ash’s Final Nomination (01:09:02) Elite Beat Agents Mr. Bones LaserDisc Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Grateful Dead The Sirens of Titan 12: Brandon’s Honorable Mentions (01:15:17) OutRun: Online Arcade Ga-rou-den Breakblow Asuka 120% series Ribbit King NiGHTS into Dreams… F-Zero GX Resistance series Killzone series inFAMOUS series Halo series Spec Ops: The Line Rain Jerks Sakura Taisen Burning Rangers Magic Knight Rayearth Sega Rally Championship Dino Crisis 2 Ridge Racer 7 Ridge Racer 6 WipEout XL Parasite Eve Bushido Blade Snatcher Vakyria Chronicles 2 Oh Deer! 12: Round 4 - Brandon’s Final Nomination (01:18:18) Puyo Puyo~n Vincent Diamante Sega Dreamcast Sony PlayStation 13: Frank and Ash’s Honorable Mentions (01:20:19) Lemmings Amiga Rockstar Games Psygnosis SSX Tricky Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 Sailor Moon Drops Nintendo DS Why do games go out of print? (01:24:58) Credit Report (01:37:58) THE INSERT CREDIT ANNUAL #6 Silent Hill Raw Danger! Panzer Dragoon Saga Crazy Taxi NBA Jam Tekken 3 Rock Band Animal Crossing (GCN) Virtua Cop 2 Puyo Puyo~n Mr. Bones Concord This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The three finest minds in video games plumb the depths of our listener-submitted Question Hole, dredging up all manner of holiday cheer, the Floridafication of America, and the return of Seaman. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Barbara Walters 20/20 1: Tradegood asks, what is the best video game to play on a first date? (03:04) New Super Mario Bros. Overwatch League Love Letter 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) Initial D series Wangan Midnight series Motohiro Kawashima Yuzo Koshiro Densha de Go! series 4: Goonbag asks, what’s the most shame you have ever experienced playing a video game? (08:48) Duke Nukem Forever Call of Duty series 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) Mana series Final Fantasy series Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring Parasite Eve series 7: LeFish asks, who is the coolest videogame character whose design is family friendly or specifically aimed towards kids? (13:27) Sonic the Hedgehog 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) Sega Dreamcast Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker Crazy Taxi Hydro Thunder Jet Set Radio Sega Rally series Tony Hawk Pro Skater Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter series 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) Alain Badiou Harvestella 11: LowGuppy asks, what video game most needs a sequel subtitled “On the Beach?” (17:55) Dragon Age series Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball Death Stranding Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama WildStorm 12: Spencergifs asks, what is the best video game that is not played with a controller, mouse and keyboard, or arcade stick (19:19) Before Your Eyes Groove Coaster Taiko Drum Master series Arkanoid Tempest 2000 Pong It Ain’t Over Till The Fat Neighbor Sings 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) Iron Soldier Earth Defense Force series Age of Empires series 15: Psinuxie asks, what are some later games that figured out design fundamentals? (23:29) Super Mario Bros. Resident Evil 4 Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Alien: Resurrection Quake Duke Nukem 3D Turok: Dinosaur Hunter GoldenEye 007 Batman: The Video Game Street Fighter series PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Fortnite Batsugun DonPachi Minecraft Black & White 16: Dustin asks, what was a favorite multi-disc game for you? (26:36) Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Koudelka Lost Odyssey Blue Dragon Shenmue Grandia Metal Gear Solid Devil May Cry 2 17: BluntForceMama asks, is GTA 6 late to the party regarding Florida culture? (29:18) Grand Theft Auto VI Florida Man 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) Sonic the Hedgehog One Piece 19: Anders Matsen asks, what specific elements make up a “hang out game?” Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe VR Chat Final Fantasy XIV A Short Hike Infinity Nikki Legend of Zelda series 20: Will Heydt Minor asks, is the world ready for Seaman 2? (35:36) Seaman Seaman 2: Pekin Genjin Ikusei Kit Deadly Premonition Tamagotchi 21: Kyle Karesh asks, what game series is better to play in chronological order rather than release order? (37:54) Legend of Zelda series The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe 22: Cara Esten asks, what video game would make the memory of a traumatic event worse? (38:49) Tetris Hideo Kojima 23: Dilson asks, what makes in-game lore compelling? (39:22) Mass Effect series Warlords Yuji Naka Girl’s Garden NieR Dragon Age series Pac-Man Secret Level Fallout series The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Assassin’s Creed series Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Astro Bot Credit Report (52:00) Recommendations and Outro (52:37): Brandon: Do what you can Frank: Help those around you Ash: Keep hope alive This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Composer, designer, and puzzler Chris Remo joins the panel to cover how specific instruments evoke moods in games, Mad Libs as branching path narrative, and VR’s Myst problem. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Chris Remo. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Metroidvania Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Scrooged (1988) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Die Hard (1988) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Vince Guaraldi Sesame Street A Christmas Story (1983) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) Elf (2003) The Elf on the Shelf Will Ferrell Thurl Ravenscroft The Nutcracker English National Ballet San Francisco Ballet 1: What’s the right way to modulate crossword puzzle difficulty? (06:04) The New York Times crossword puzzle Will Shortz 2: What particular moods or vibes in video game soundtracks are most closely associated with specific instruments? (12:24) Vibrato Tubular bells Metaphor: ReFantazio Homer Fez Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Genesis New jack swing Roland Synthesizers John Carpenter Demonschool Danganronpa 3: Did any of those Wordle clones have any merit? (16:41) Wordle Tetris Simple and Clean Mad Libs Dungeons & Dragons Twenty Questions Spelling Bee Connections Wheel of Fortune 4: If I haven’t been convinced to get into VR by now, am I beyond reach? (22:53) Batman: Arkham Shadow Half-Life: Alyx Beat Saber Oculus Myst Half-Life Insert Credit Quick Break: Charles Greenberg (33:27) 5: Death Strandicoot asks, what are some interesting company interactions or rivalries in gaming? (34:41) Regular Show Funko Itch.io itch.io says it was taken down by Funko Pinkerton Magic publishers sent Pinkerton agents to a YouTuber’s house to retrieve leaked cards Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption II The legal dispute between Take-Two, Rockstar, and Pinkerton has ended Tengen Mario “Super Powers Reach Exclusive Agreement” poster Tetris Atari Tommy Tallarico Intellivision 6: What is the TCM documentary about the making of The Day the Clown Cried of video games? (41:16) Citizen Kane (1941) The Day the Clown Cried From Darkness to Light (2024) The Tetris Movie (2023) Duke Nukem Forever Gearbox Software Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary Peter Molyneux Project Milo Jay Benson Firewatch Jerry Lewis Playing Columbine (2008) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 LIGHTNING ROUND: Burning Questions (47:51) Recommendations and Outro (51:34): Brandon: Play Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams… Frank: Play Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit with curious kittens if you have the chance Ash: Mouthwashing Chris: youtube.com/chrisremo, The Brutalist (2024) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Charles Greenberg and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Frank, Ash and Brandon design games based on historical events, explain the plot of Earth Defense Force, and discover why women have hollow bones. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Madame Web (2024) Morbius (2022) Venom (2018) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Venom: The Last Dance (2024) Eminem original Venom rap Glyceo the Destroyer Lucius Aurelius Maximus Arelius Caesar Minumus Caesar Agustus Hannibal Scipio Africanus The Pope Assassin’s Creed series Games where the final boss is the pope Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIII Nights of Azure series Final Fantasy Tactics Rodrigo Borgia The Young Pope Anti-Pope Psycho-Pirate Doctor Fate Marv Wolfman 52 Pickup 1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03) JFK Reloaded John Brown Castle Wolfenstein series Sherman’s March Titan submersible implosion Downwell Super Mario Bros. 2 Ridiculous Fishing Amelia Erhart Microsoft Flight Simulator Bayonetta Purdue 2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22) Forspoken Marvel Midnight Suns Fatal Fury series Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jekyll Sonic R Credit Report (14:58) 3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16) Confederate Beavis and Butt-Head Marble Madness Sonic X-treme Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option (Prototype) by Crak Atak in 21:44 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Desert Bus for Hope Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors Drac’s Night Out Hammerman Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Max Payne (2008) 4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51) Elden Ring Earth Defense Force series Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50) 5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32) Vampire Survivors Xbox 360 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sony Playstation Neo Geo Sega Saturn SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Super Mario World Infinity Nikki 6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32) Wolfenstein Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Final Fantasy IX Fable series Peter Molyneux 7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27) Tenet (2020) Hideo Kojima Metal Gear series Christopher Nolan LawBreakers Cliffy B Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Superhot Braid Sonic CD LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26) Recommendations and Outro (54:01): Brandon: Subway (1985), Miho Nakayama’s albums Mind Game, Catch the Night, Angel Hearts and Hide ‘N’ Seek Ash: The Verge’s premium subscription This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

our Insert Credit Panel covers how a video game might be political, new games for dead consoles, and the Jaffe Cut of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) “Penis breath” clip Tetris Spelling Bee Sub Hunt PalmPilot Katamari Damacy Guitar Hero series Circus Madden series Call of Duty series Mortal Kombat series Ms. Pac-Man Sonic the Hedgehog series The Lion King Wordle Words With Friends Myst Military Madness AKA Nectaris Advance Wars Mega Man Bayou Billy 1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58) Circus Game & Watch Wide Screen: Fire Animal Well Metal Gear Solid series Mike Tyson Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Galactic Saga G.I. Joe Roadblock The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38) Demonschool Granblue Fantasy: Relink HowLongToBeat.com 3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37) Atari 7800 Sega Dreamcast Sega Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System XenoCrisis Tanglewood Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Asuka 120% series Game Boy itch.io Shantae Game Boy Advance Yuzo Koshiro Streets of Rage 2 Earthion Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. Halo 2600 4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00) PlayStation 1 boot up Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 remake PlayStation 5 boot up PlayStation 2 boot up PlayStation 3 boot up PlayStation 4 boot up PlayStation Studios tag Sony’s Universe of Spider-Man Characers Switch boot up Xbox Series boot up 5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17) Sonic Adventure Sonic Generations Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie Banjo-Kazooie Tomb Raider series Uncharted series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Whiplash Knuckles’ Chaotix 6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54) Video Game History Foundation PC-FX Newgrounds LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25) Credit Scores (42:51) Recommendations and Outro (42:55): Brandon: Do stretches before you go to bed and after you wake up if you have a dog that won’t pee on dirt when it’s wet or cold try getting some mulch Wicked (2024) Jaffe: The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman Ash: Only see Gladiator II (2024) for Denzel chewing scenery The Verge’s premium subscription Frank: The return of The Video Game History Hour This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The full Insert Credit panel covers what Xboxes are, Fatal Fury movie casting, and dog football. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Mr. Bones Mr. Bones by Lizstar in 1:12:00 - Awesome Games Done Quick Mr. Bones shirt Cyber Monday Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Sonic Knuckles Tails Dr. Robotnik Yasushi Yamaguchi Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Shadow Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Charles Pulliam-Moore The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Jaleel White Steve Urkel Credit Report (04:06) 1: Is this podcast an Xbox? (04:48) Xbox Xbox continues its push beyond consoles with new ad campaign Microsoft’s next Xbox, coming 2028, envisions hybrid computing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Game spending is up — and you can thank Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 The Penguin Magic: the Gathering 2: What is the most fortunate accident in video game history? (10:22) Street Fighter II Street Fighter II Turbo Super Mario 64 Sega Saturn Sony Playstation Space Invaders Alanis Morrisette 3: Which video game genre on the whole compares best to its correspondent film genre on the whole? (15:29) Uncharted (2022) Visual Novel Robert Ludlum Dune Jack Ryan John Krasinski VeggieTales The Fast and the Furious series Mario Kart series The Northman (2022) The Green Knight (2021) 4: What class should be added in the next Dragon Quest 3 remake? (21:09) Dragon Quest III (Super Famicom remake) Thief Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake Beastmaster Pictomancer Arithmetician Adeline Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Dragon Quest series Cartographer Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest Monsters EarthBound Ness Dracky Final Fantasy XV Ignis Gladiolus Prompto Quina Final Fantasy IX Insert Credit Quick Break: The Storied Sword, available digitally and physically (26:57) 5: Pro Skater 4 asks, how would you cast a Fatal Fury movie? (28:36) Silent Hill 2 Cube (1997) Ezri Dax Star Trek: Deep Space 9 One Piece Avery Brooks Fatal Fury series Terry Bogard Chris Evans Mai Shiranui Scarlett Johansson Andy Bogard Chris Pratt Joe Higashi Tony Jaa Raul Julia Geese Howard Pedro Pascal Nicholas Cage John Leguizamo The Menu (2022) Duck King Marco Rodrigues AKA Khushnood Butt Namor Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Tenoch Huerta Mejía Garou: Mark of the Wolves Billy Kane Scott Atkins Bob Wilson John Boyega Surf Dracula King of Fighters series Street Fighter series Virtua Fighter series 6: If you could instantly put any game on every iPhone, what would it be? (35:34) Songs of Innocence and of Experience U2 Fantasian Astro Bot Astro Boy Quincy Jones Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Spider Solitaire Snake Nokia N-Gage Balatro Pokémon GO Niantic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Fi Mr. Resetti Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Dr. Kawashima 7: What’s the Air Bud (1997) of video games? (41:02) Army Men series Air Buddies (2006) Baba Is You Scribblenauts Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football Marshawn Lynch Snoop Dogg David Beckham Shaq Space Jam (1996) Michael Vick Brett Farve Shohei Ohtani Jose Canseco Stephen Curry Simone Biles Xavier Woods Babe Ruth Pete Rose LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Bart Vs. The Simpsons (46:23) Recommendations and Outro (54:09): Frank: Please donate to the Video Game History Foundation this Giving Tuesday Brandon: more of a review than a recommendation, but The Beekeeper (2024) is like John Wick but not very good and doesn’t make any sense and doesn’t have stakes, “dune scene” from untitled louise weard castration movie, Shangri-La Frontier if you like anime with leveling up Ash: Stream Not Like Us as much as possible Jaffe: One Piece This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by The Storied Sword, available digitally and physically, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

The finest panel in video games covers Sony buying Kadokawa, relitigates what counts as games versus DLC, and brings you the exclusive reveal of the Nintendo Listo. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Viewtiful Joe Bob & George SMS Power Forums FanFiction.Net Warlock - World of Warcraft Forums World of WarCraft Neo Geo Pocket 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) Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition FromSoftware parent company confirms Sony’s acquisition interest Spike Chunsoft Acquire Octopath Traveler Tenchu series Shinobi series Stray Demon’s Souls Morbius (2022) George R. R. Martin PaRappa the Rapper Kingdom Hearts series Playstation All Stars Battle Royale Danganronpa Bloodborne 2: At what point is a game’s DLC worth judging as its own entity? (12:08) Geoff Keighley The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Elden Ring Hidetaki Miyazaki Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree D.I.C.E. Awards Emmy Awards Fortnite Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales Final Fantasy XIV Online Among Us Final Fantasy XIV Online: Endwalker Hideo Kojima International Game Developers Association 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) Golden Tee Golf series Desert Golfing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 What the Golf? Golf with Your Friends PangYa Mario Party series 4: What is the Nintendo Listo? (24:58) The first mention of the Listo in ep. 363 Nintendo Alarmo Wii Fit Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! PalmPilot The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Picross Chocobo GameFAQs Playdate Listicle Resetera Apology Corner: None of the Hansons from Hanson are dead (32:54) Hanson The Hanson Brothers 5: Feral asks, what are your favorite completely missable areas in video games? Metal Slug 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Hidden Palace Zone Hidden Palace Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Christian Whitehead Sonic Mania Crisis on Infinite Earths The Doomsday Zone Star Wars: Outlaws Super Mario Bros. 6: What is the Morbius of video games? (42:50) Morbius (2022) Deadly Premonition The Callisto Protocol Dead Space Playstation All Stars Battle Royale Fat Princess Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The Sinister Six Dead2y Premonition: A Blessing in Disguise Corecell Technology Co., Ltd. Wicked Monsters: BLAST! Hidetaka Suehiro The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Aliens: Colonial Marines Bubsy series Dragon Age: Origins Jared Leto Thirty Seconds to Mars LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (48:37) Recommendations and Outro (01:03:37): Frank: Maybe play Dragon Quest XI, but more specifically, just lean into being comfortable right now Brandon: Dark Crystal - Minako Yoshida, The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, know that the Hakkaider blu-ray is a bad quality transfer Ash: (For Geoff Keighley specifically) Get the Flute Guy and ReFantazio Chanting Monk on the same stage to heal the world This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Author and journalist Kieron Gillen joins the panel to cover the golden age of games journalism, Squaresoft’s 1996 SNES licensed X-Men JRPG, and the mysterious Hat Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Kieron Gillen. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Riders on the Storm Ghost Riders in the Sky The Doors Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) Mutant Amiga Power Eisner Awards Hugo Award Amiga Mister Sinister 1: What’s the difference between game culture and comics culture? (04:44) Jack Kirby Twine Al Ewing Marvel Cinematic Universe Gamergate (harassment campaign) Sad Puppies Jim Rossignol 2: In tabletop game design, how do you make a game that allows players to do anything, while maintaining a unique identity? (10:03) Mörk Borg OSR Dungeons & Dragons Baldurs Gate III Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece built on a bad tabletop game 3: What’s the closest a video game has come to ruining your life? (17:19) World of Warcraft World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade Clash of Clans Princess Pajama Infinity Nikki Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2 Sonic Advance 3 Nintendo Official Magazine UK Circuit City World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King MUSH Space Invaders The Sims Online Grand Theft Auto IV 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) Squaresoft Super Nintendo Entertainment System X-Men Image Comics Jim Lee X-Men 2: Clone Wars X-Men: The Animated Series Storm Rise of the Robots Wolverine Princess Maker Charles Xavier Final Fantasy Sentinel Spider-Man The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback! Days of Future Past Chrono Trigger Callisto Marrow Giant-Size X-Men Cyclops Colossus Thunderbird Jean Grey 5: PersonalMatthew asks, how important is it that someone writing about videogames be “good” at videogames? (34:33) Madden DLSS Digital Trends Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster Demonschool Final Fantasy Tactics Persona Shin Megami Tensei 6: What was the golden age of video game journalism? (40:53) Spider-Man 3 Mad Men PC Gamer Tomb Raider Rock Paper Shotgun LIGHTNING ROUND: High Scoring (47:22) Recommendations and Outro (57:22): Kieron: The Power Fantasy, We Called Them Giants Frank: Go read Kieron’s comics Brandon: If you’re feeling cold tuck your shirt into your pants, Manga documentary 1982, The Great Cleric if you want some extremely mid anime, follow Brandon on Bluesky Ash: Game Changers on HBO Max This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Your new Insert Credit panel, now including Ash Parrish of The Verge, discusses Dragon Age fanfiction, the best video game music of the last ten years, and a Spice Girls nude code. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: 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. Vincent Diamante Game Developer Magazine Demonschool Video Game History Foundation The Verge Gojo Industries Dandadan Momo Ayase Bundle for Ukraine The Insert Credit Forums 1: Have video games completely realized the concept of importing your data from one game to the next? (20:59) Assassin’s Creed series Legend of Zelda series Yakuza series Golden Sun series Mass Effect series Pokémon series Dragon Age series 2: What do people really mean when they talk about learning curves? (27:46) Super Mario series Metroid series Crusader Kings III Sid Meier’s Civilization series Warhammer universe 3: What’s up with video games having “Dragon” in the title and then not having very many dragons? (33:41) Dragon Age series Dragon Quest universe Yakuza series Drakengard series Halo series Monster Hunter series Dragon Slayer Panzer Dragoon series Dragon’s Dogma series Spice Girls Spice World The Spice Girls nude in the game Spice World Lara Croft Double Dragon series 4: Which video game character is tattooed on the most human bodies? (38:47) Mario Sonic the Hedgehog Pikachu Ribbit King 1-Up Mushroom Hylian Shield Triforce Space Invaders Pac-Man Squirtle Bulbasaur Snorlax Magikarp Mew Gengar Slime Shanghai Dragons Overwatch Genji Hanzo The Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppy Cam! (44:34) 5: Esther Weinbach asks, what is the most important thing you’ve ever learned from a video game? (45:38) BioShock Bravoman Dragon Age series Cullen Rutherford NieR 6: Can you think of a single piece of memorable video game music from the past ten years? (54:37) Undertale Sonic Mania Yakuza series Baka Mitai Gunsport series Crossniq Border Down Shoji Meguro Persona series Metaphor: ReFantazio Masayoshi Soken Final Fantasy XIV Online NieR: Automata Weight of the World Street Fighter IV Indestructible LIGHTNING ROUND: Celebrity Gamers (01:00:09) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:00): Brandon: Give your coupons to people who seem like they need them, Monoxide Brothers, Megumi Hayashibara’s The Characters Taught Me Everything Ash: Get a puppy, the What is White French Dressing? episode of Aw, Would You Look At The Time Jaffe: 52 Pickup, the first three seasons of Slayers This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Game designer and author Mathew Kumar joins a panel guest hosted by editor Esper Quinn to cover famous famiclones, the latest in Nintendo developments, and Tommy Tallarico’s unexpected ascent into backgammon legend. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Snake Eater (Live at Symphony Hall) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Sonic Mania Sonic Mania OST - Studiopolis Act 2 Snow Surfers OST - Ronnie’s Theme Rippin’ Riders alpha’s video game drum and bass music playlist Bomberman Hero Jun Chikuma Saori Kobayashi Sylvan Tale Panzer Dragoon Sylvan Tale シルヴァンテイル組曲/Compose&Arrange：小林早織 Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar Yakuza 4 Makoto Date Yakuza 4 Theme “For Faith” (with lyrics) 1: merritt k asks, what are some of the more interesting bootleg or knockoff consoles? (06:50) Pegasus famiclone Nintendo Entertainment System EA FIFA series Battletank Circus Charlie Phantom System Dendy Xiao Bawang Handheld TV game Frogger Scramble Commodore 64 ZDog Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Zdinarsik (Z-Dog) Battle City Bomberman PC Engine Ghostbusters II Predator 2: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part II Chapter 2 - Online Network Test (20:16) Ash Parrish Nintendo’s mysterious Playtest begins to leak Minecraft Roblox Pokémon GO Splatoon 3 Animal Crossing series Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Fortnite 3: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part III - Nintendo Music (26:50) Alarmo Wii Shop Channel Main Theme Animal Crossing - 5AM Nintendo Museum Rosalina Astro Bot Master Chief 4: At this point in your life, what would it take to get you to play more video games? (32:34) Metaphor: ReFantazio NieR Metroid Prime Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Demonschool Martin Scorsese Stalker (1979) 5: Is Tommy Tallarico a backgammon champion now? (40:37) Tommy Tallarico’s New Goal Is Becoming A Backgammon Legend Tommy Tallarico Backgammon 6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is the strongest emotion that video games can produce? (43:49) Super Princess Peach 7: If you, somehow, wrote an essay for every game you’ve finished, what would you do with those? (51:04) Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar Ko-fi Kofi Annan Ninja Gaiden Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story Digital Extremes Digital Eclipse Warframe Dark Sector Internet Archive The Tower of Druaga Clive James LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic: the Gathering Cards (58:24) Chaos Orb Wurmcoil Engine Sublime Epiphany Simian Spirit Guide Mass Hysteria Waste Not Nemesis of Reason Sunfall Sword of Feast and Famine Otterball Antics Thraximundar Recommendations and Outro (01:10:45): Frank: UFO 50 Mathew: It’s very easy to replace your showerhead and shower cartridge, Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar Brandon: Mariko Tone - Purple Rose Esper: The YouTube version of this very podcast This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Writer and game designer merritt k joins the Insert Credit panel on the most haunted podcast of the year, delving into how one really evokes fear in games, Skibidi Toilet costumes, and vampire streaming services. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch this episode with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) The Thing (1982) John Carpenter Sonic the Hedgehog Halloween (1978) Warhammer 40,000 Fledgling Manor Guys: Episode 27 The Mist (2007) The Fog (1980) The Exorcist III (1990) The Exorcist (1973) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) Jamie Lee Curtis Ryu 1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34) Resident Evil 2 Silent Hill Cloverfield (2008) Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 3 Phantasy Star Wizardry Resident Evil 4 Amnesia series Phantasy Star Online Yuji Naka Balan Wonderworld World of Warcraft Burning Man EverQuest Renaissance fair Destiny 2 2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32) Dark Souls series Bloodborne EarthBound Dragon Quest Undertale 3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26) The Addams Family Fester’s Quest Ocean Software Boo Super Mario Maker series Hungry Ghosts Pac-Man Billy Mitchell Sonic & Knuckles Sonic Mania Mother 3 Bubble Ghost Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03) Tetris Harry Mason James Sunderland OZZY OSBOURNE - “Perry Mason” (Official Video) Grand Theft Auto III Claude Ugly Sonic Donkey Kong Ryu Taekwondo The Atlantic Ian Bogost Skibidi Toilet Garry’s Mod Watch_Dogs series inFAMOUS: Second Son Helldivers II Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Astro Bot Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Miles “Tails” Prower Miqo’te Stray UFO 50 5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17) Yakuza 0 30 Rock Elden Ring Wallmaster Shenmue Marvel Snap Balatro DC Heroes United Vampire Survivors Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Why Batman Doesn’t Kill Solomon Grundy Splatterhouse Ethan Winters Resident Evil 7 Resident Evil: Village Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 6 6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23) Tails Doll Tails Doll Creepypasta Sonic Adventure Sonic R Traveller’s Tales Metal Sonic Christian Whitehead Sonic Mania Sonic CD Five Nights at Freddy’s Rad Mobile 7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Tobe Hooper The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) Lifeforce (1985) Deadly Premonition Cavia Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Disco Elysium The Cave 8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34) Fledgling Manor Visual novel Big Brother What We Do in the Shadows In Secret Places Friday Night Funkin’ Vertigo Comics Shade, the Changing Man Chakan Demonschool Baldur’s Gate III FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:22): Merritt: Fledgling Manor on Steam and itch.io, Retro Game Zine Issue 001 - It Came From The Desert, Frank: Vote, and not Republican. Brandon: Vote for Harris regardless of whether or not you like her and her many problems, let’s get those fascists back in the ground where they belong, Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Desert Golfing Jaffe: Consider phone banking for the Environmental Voter Project, send us your homemade Horrible Buzzers to possibly hear them in the show! This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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Ash Parrish of The Verge returns as host to implement new segments, consider community Halo grievances, and weigh evidence that Frank might have been the first person to ever draw a dick in Pictochat. Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Commodore 64 Jet-Boys Overwatch League New York Excelsior “Ante Up” clip M.O.P. - Ante Up (Official Music Video) New jack swing Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Tempo DK Rap DK Rap Composer Chap hop Fighting Trousers - Professor Elemental Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer Math rock Nerdcore MC Chris MC Frontalot Eminem Penny Arcade Gorillaz PaRappa the Rapper Andy Schatz LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon Parable of the Sower Ursula K. Le Guin Octavia E. Butler Xenogears / Xenosaga universe El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Alan Rickman Dogma (1999) Metatron 1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58) Can You Pet the Dog? Tomb Raider Fable Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Final Fantasy XVI Dead to Rights: Retribution Call of Duty: Ghosts Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Call of Duty universe Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Jeff Gerstmann Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores 2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00) Alarmo Shigeru Miyamoto Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us Splatoon 3 Charles Martinet Ring Fit Adventure AIBO Gunpei Yokoi Wii Nintendo DS Pokémon Smile Pokémon GO Pikmin Bloom Pokémon Sleep Dragon Quest Walk Pokéwalker Doom Super Mario Bros. My Cousin Vinny (1992) 3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20) Wii Vitality Sensor Pee-wee’s Playhouse Super Mario 64 Tick Tock Clock Wii Music Animal Crossing series 4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15) Here’s how to apply for Nintendo’s mystery Switch Online playtest Nintendo Switch Online GameCube Super Mario Bros. 35 F-Zero 99 SpotPass and StreetPass Wolf Link Lego Fortnite Fortnite Minecraft Stanford prison experiment PictoChat 5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00) Halo series A New Dawn | Halo Studios Melissa Boone Sweet Baby Inc. A paper out of New York University on social media finds “0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news,” and “74% of all online conflicts are started in just 1% of communities” Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs address blowback over game’s ‘historical accuracy’ Yasuke Ubisoft responds to rumors about Tencent’s potential buyout Masahiro Ito Silent Hill 2 Maria Stellar Blade Alan Wake II Disinformation and conspiracy theories cloud Helene recovery efforts in hard-hit areas Yves Guillemot Star Wars: Outlaws The Insert Credit Forums The Action Button Discord AKA The Goblin Bunker Princess Mononoke (1997) Elden Ring Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes Mortal Kombat Hyung-Tae Kim Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Master Chief LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28) Recommendations and Outro (01:29:34): Frank: Own your media, if you know what Frank means, and Frank don’t mean disks, if you know what Frank means Brandon: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, 12 Angry Men (1957), don’t forget to watch good things if you’re a person who enjoys trash things, The Matrix Resurrections (2021) Tim: Frankenstein (1931) Ash: The Animatrix (2003) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Reporter for The Verge Ash Parrish guests hosts our panel as they correctly guess the discourse around Zelda and Dragon Age, briefly review Megalopolis, and develop a free exclusive phrase you can use! Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Portland Retro Gaming Expo Atari Jeff Minter Llama Alpaca What Is a ‘Beige Flag’? Nosferatu Lumetri scope r/Vexillology Gadsden flag Honey badger Rainbow flag Purdue University Indiana University 1: Are there any games that take heavily from Jewish mythology? (11:01) Dante’s Inferno Inferno Castle Wolfenstein series Noah’s Ark Exile Raji: An Ancient Epic Black Myth: Wukong Journey to the West Dream of the Red Chamber Romance of the Three Kingdoms Water Margin One Thousand and One Nights Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Golem Kabbalah Sefirot Sephiroth Final Fantasy VII Hironobu Sakaguchi Lost Odyssey Fantasian The Last Story Blue Dragon Etrian Odyssey HD Seinfeld Scene It? 2: How do you feel about the direction Dragon Age is going? (19:16) Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age series Baldur’s Gate III Lego Playmobil Oliver Twist Star Wars Brown paper bag test the image of Veilguard on Steam tim mentions Mass Effect series Avowed Saints Row: The Third Forspoken Final Fantasy XIV Online Cyberpunk 2077 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 1-2-Switch Metroid series Space Channel 5 Nana Ai Yazawa Ai Yazawa’s art of Ulala, with Nana and Hachi Bloodborne 3: What is the Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (36:56) Megalopolis (2024) Francis Ford Coppola Mike Drucker’s tweet Hideo Kojima SimCity Metropolis (1927) Metropolis (2001) Cosmopolis (2012) Casshern (2004) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Tomorrowland (2015) Will Wright Spore Stupid Fun Club The Sims Raid on Bungeling Bay The Conversation (1974) Flash Gordon Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football Alien Hominid The Godfather (1972) Death Stranding Tim Burton Laurence Fishburne 4: Design a serious triple-A video game about Moo Deng (44:45) Moo Deng The Last of Us God of War: Ragnarök Heroes Hungry Hungry Hippos Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023) Screamboat 5: How can Nintendo make a well-rounded all-ages video game with a female protagonist that isn’t Samus? (48:34) Samus Aran The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Princess Peach: Showtime! Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom doesn’t test your intelligence enough Princess Peach: Showtime! is clever and playful, but Peach deserves more Astro Bot Super Smash Brothers series Metroid series Super Princess Peach Kirby games Super Mario Bros. Wonder Mario Kart series Shigeru Miyamoto The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Super Mario Bros. 2 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker New Super Mario Bros. U 6: Design a game starring either Princess Peach or Zelda (56:58) Tomb Raider series Barbie licensees Super Mario Odyssey The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Three Dirty Dwarves Hyrule Warriors Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon Zelda’s Adventure The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Sheik Mario Kart 8 LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (01:03:32) Recommendations and Outro (01:09:43): Frank: Sometimes you should have a burrito Tim: See Megalopolis (2024) in theaters. If you want it to be a good movie, watch Metropolis (1927), Metropolis (2001), Nosferatu (1920), and at the lowest framerate possible Intolerance (1916), as well as Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), and also you should have seen The Godfather (1972) Brandon: Reservation Dogs season 3, the original Bubblegum Crisis OVAs, The Left Hand of Darkness Ash: Appleseed (1988), Dandadan This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Journalist and author of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment Jason Schreier sits for an interview on Blizzard’s many transformations, diversity scores, and what ultimately happened to Starcraft Ghost and Project Titan. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Happy Rosh Hashanah! Yom Kippur Hanukkah Sukkot Simchat Torah Shemini Atzeret 1: Was there something about Blizzard in particular that made you want to write a book? (03:21) Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry WarCraft series StarCraft series Diablo series 2: Did you actually interview more than three hundred people for this book over three years? (06:19) EverQuest Leeroy Jenkins 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) WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos StarCraft: Brood War The Lost Vikings Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings World of WarCraft 5: How would you describe Blizzard’s brand identity? (11:03) Pixar Make Love, Not Warcraft Overwatch series Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft 6: When did the “mergers and acquisitions” era of the video game industry really begin? (12:31) Davidson & Associates Math Blaster! CUC International Sierra Entertainment Square Enix Atlus Double Fine PsychOdyssey 7: Is the “loremaster” a real thing? (16:14) Script supervisor Better Call Saul Breaking Bad DC Comics Batman Wonder Woman 8: What was the deal with “diversity scores?” (18:42) Activision Makes ‘Diversity Tool’ For Overwatch 2, Call of Duty King Diversity, equity, and inclusion 9: How involved was Bobby Kotick in development? (20:55) Bobby Kotick Activision Vivendi Games Michael Morhaime Allen Adham Titan Diablo IV Overwatch 2 Overwatch 10: How did Titan become Overwatch? (26:10) Animal Crossing series Team Fortress 2 Tracer Reinhardt 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) Winston Soldier: 76 Reaper Widowmaker Wrecking Ball 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) EXCLUSIVE REVIEW!!! by Jason Schreier Final Fantasy XIII 14: Aleph asks, what is the Day the Clown Cried of Video Games? (32:22) The Day the Clown Cried (1972) Citizen Kane Jerry Lewis Krusty the Clown Final Fantasy Versus XIII Final Fantasy XV Project Milo E3 2009: Project Natal Milo demo 15: Is there a book about games you’d really like to read, but have no interest in writing yourself? (34:44) Midway Games 16: What should readers take away from Play Nice? (37:17) LIGHTNING ROUND: Rapid Fire Blizzard Trivia(38:23) Recommendations and Outro (42:11): Jason: Triple Click Jaffe: 52 Pickup This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Video essayist and composer ThorHighHeels joins video game historian Frank Cifaldi to answer questions about the Dreamcast’s legacy, the PS5 Pro, and penis worms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Dreamcast ThorHighHeels Grammy Awards Question 1: What does the Dreamcast represent? (02:04) Vaporwave Shenmue Pixies Up close with Sony’s PS5 Pro — and the 30th Anniversary model Sega Genesis Penny’s Big Breakaway Penny Hardaway Xbox PlayStation 4 The Last of Us: Part II PlayStation Question 2: Is it ever worth getting the Pro version of a console? (07:28) PlayStation 3 models PlayStation 2 models Nintendo 3DS Nintendo Switch Game Boy Advance SP Nintendo Entertainment System Mario’s Tribal Tattoo Cybersigilism Nirvana Mark Cerny Question 3: When in your experience have recent video games been most nakedly attempting to generate a meme? (12:56) Borderlands series Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Wild Bastards Contra Piss Corps Kingdoms of Amalur: Shitening Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal Assassin’s Creed series Don’t Shit Your Pants Can You Pet the Dog? Back At It Again at Krispy Kreme Earth Defense Force 6 All your base are belong to us Question 4: What happened to everybody that was making browser flash games? (17:09) Trials HD Alien Hominid Tom Fulp Bennett Foddy Question 5: Which phylum in the animal kingdom has the best monster design? (18:38) (Content warning: most of these are links to types of worms) Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) Acanthocephala (Thorny headed worms) Acoelomorpha (Without gut) Annelida (Little ring) Arthropoda (Jointed foot) Brachiopoda (Arm foot) Bryozoa (Moss animals) Chaetognatha (Longhair jaw) Chordata (With a cord) Cnidaria (Stinging nettle) Ctenophora (Comb bearer) Cycliophora (Wheel carrying) Echinodermata (Spiny skin) Entoprocta (Inside anus) Gastrotricha (Hair stomach) Gnathostomulida (Jaw orifice) Hemichordata (Half cord) Kinorhyncha (Motion snout) Loricifera (Corset bearer) Priapulida (Penis worms) Phoronida (Zeus’s mistress) Tardigrada (Slow step) Xenoturbellida (Strange flatworm) Vetulicolia (Ancient dweller) 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) George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire Game of Thrones Hideo Kojima Metal Gear series Yu Suzuki Shenmue III The Simpsons David Cage Question 7: Ayla asks, what is the most specifically personalized video game recommendation you’ve offered to someone? (28:06) Tim Rogers Undertale EarthBound The Secret of Monkey Island The Sniper 2 Beethoven’s 2nd Postal Wishbone: Activity Zone Question 8: LeFish asks, what game would be most improved with the addition of Satan? (32:46) Spec Ops: The Line Ace Attorney series Daryl F. Gates Police Quest: Open Season Daryl Gates Space Quest series LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the Top 10 Vtubers (35:25) Shirakami Fubuki Mori Calliope Hoshimachi Suisei Kobo Kanaeru **ZilverK** Filian Kizuna AI Houshou Marine Gawr Gura Recommendations and Outro (42:05): Thor: Electroplankton Frank: King of the Hill This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

While our panel is scattered, enjoy a Bonus Credit-style arrangement of good conversation among brilliant friends. Featuring Frank’s SDCC misadventures, Brandon’s X-Men 97 opinions, and Tim’s pitch for the Bioshock movie. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: The Insert Credit Patreon Horrifying Knowledge Regarding the Flapjack (00:54) Brandon summons Frank specifically to inform him of another appalling revelation regarding the insidious British. Having a very normal morning on this very normal day., the forum thread Brandon mentions Flapjack Pancake Granola 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. Sylvester the Cat Tweety Mel Blanc Rabbit Fire Daffy Duck Looney Tunes Golden Collection 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. Warner Bros Discovery Mulling Split To Boost Stock Price Star Trek Firefly Browncoat The Rookie Nathan Fillion Buffy the Vampire Slayer Joss Whedon Johnny Depp Jim Henson 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. The Repair Shop 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! Dreamcast Mahatma Gandhi Final Fantasy VII Dynasty Warriors Romance of the Three Kingdoms Knuckles the Echidna Echidna Ep. 349: Post-show (19:03) Tim finds the perfect video game for Queen Elizabeth. Brandon thinks her tiktok channel would be pretty interesting. Elizabeth II Land Rover Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: Land Rover 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. Frank’s frame of MC Skat Kat blowing smoke in Paula Abdul’s face Opposites Attract Frank’s Frank Gorshin art Frank Gorshin Frank’s Artist Alley find Frank’s Local Graphic Novel Club purchases Some art Frank likes Frank’s Art Adams art X-Men ’97 Some cereal dorks Kelloggs Corn Flakes Bring You Free Dangle-Dandies Hulk enjoying Honey-Comb Kelloggs Stars and Batman Periscope Tony the Tiger Frosted Flakes Kangaroo A panel being ruined Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom Funko Barbie (2023) Hi Ken! 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. Seinfeld Theme The Note E! News report on the guy who made the Seinfeld theme Hungry Snake Woman (1986) 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. Skullomania Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight Elena Cyberpunk 2077 Dragon’s Dogma II Super Mario Maker series 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. Minecraft Movie Trailer: Jack Black, Jason Momoa Team Up Jack Black Steps Away From Tenacious D After Kyle Gass Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt Cento Crushed Red Pepper Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer (CONTENT WARNING: THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO A TRAILER FOR THE BORDERLANDS MOVIE, CONSIDER THE RISKS BEFORE OPENING) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Last of Us (TV series) ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget Tár (2022) Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Your Insert Credit Panel takes a look at the failure of Concord, finds the Normandy Beach of Racing Games, and gets ready to Wake n’ Quake. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Question 1: Which games have the nicest fans, and which games have the smartest fans? (04:07) Can You Pet the Dog? Brandon Boyer Katamari Damacy Annapurna Interactive Zachtronics 4X The Sims series Pokémon series Fighting game community Question 2: What’s the most you’ve been hurt by a video game? (10:45) 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Playstation 2 Clash Royale Panzer Dragoon Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Incredible Crisis Mario Party series Splatoon series Super Smash Brothers series Question 3: Let’s talk about Concord. Have we seen the death of multiplayer shooters outside the free to play model? (16:43) Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after disastrous launch Concord grape Concord Jeff Gerstmann Conker’s Bad Fur Day State of Play | May 30, 2024 Overwatch series Halo series Team Fortress series Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Cyberpunk 2077 Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds The Witcher series Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Guardians of the Galaxy Foamstars God of War LittleBigPlanet / Sackboy series PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Fat Princess series Fortnite PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Question 4: Which businesses in 1994 would you try to expand arcade cabinets to? (25:33) Super Street Fighter II Turbo NBA Jam Mortal Kombat II Daytona USA Harry Reid International Airport San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport Hollywood Burbank Airport O’Hare International Airport Midway International Airport Midway Games Cruis’n USA Killer Instinct Target Corporation Darius Question 5: MoxBagel asks, select the ideal game for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and Fourthmeal. (34:45) Al Bundy Bonk’s Revenge Star Wars: Outlaws Pac-Man Sabacc earmark Ford Super Duty Fourthmeal Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Quake Animal Crossing series Final Fantasy XIV Online Gran Turismo 7 Nürburgring Normandy landings White Castle Grand Theft Auto series Question 6: Which has the best game design: duck hunting, deer hunting, or fishing? (50:32) Waterfowl hunting Deer hunting Fishing Hitman series Final Fantasy XV LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (57:26) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:54): Tim: Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!