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Friend of the show Kris Graft joins Ash and Brandon diving into the rest of 2024’s games, from GOTY contenders to Soccer 2: The Even More Beautiful Game. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Ash Parrish and Kris Graft. 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: 1: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (03:48) Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dragon Age series Football Manager series 2: Helldivers II (12:03) Helldivers II 3: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (15:04) Balatro Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Stellar Blade S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Sam Barlow Dear Esther Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 4: Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (19:15) Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure 5: Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (20:48) Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Indika 6: Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (23:50) Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 7: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (25:04) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 8: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (26:29) Mario & Luigi: Brothership 9: Palworld (27:36) Metaphor: ReFantazio Persona series Palworld Pokémon universe Rust DayZ 10: Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (30:03) Ace Attorney Investigations Collection Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban series Shu Takumi Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 11: Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (32:12) Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden DON’T NOD Entertainment SARL Life is Strange series Vampyr 12: Tokyo Xtreme Racer (37:25) Prince of Persia: the Lost Crown Animal Well Tokyo Xtreme Racer Tokyo Xtreme Racer / Shutokō Battle series Gran Turismo series 13: The Rogue Prince of Persia (41:17) The Rogue Prince of Persia Dead Cells Hades II 14: Dubio (43:23) Dubio 15: Cruel (45:18) Cruel 16: Hades II (46:31) Hades II 17: GranBlue Fantasy: Relink (49:23) GranBlue Fantasy: Relink GranBlue Fantasy: Versus 18: Marvel Rivals (52:52) Marvel Rivals Overwatch 19: Thronefall (55:41) Thronefall 20: Tales of Kenzera: Zau (56:42) Caves of Qud Dwarf Fortress Tales of Kenzera: Zau Abubakar Salim 21: Arco (59:55) Arco The Last of Us 22: South Park the Pinball Machine (01:02:30) South Park Pindigo 23: Princess Peach: Showtime! (01:05:28) Princess Peach: Showtime! Super Princess Peach Super Mario Odyssey 24: Unicorn Overlord (01:07:11) Unicorn Overlord Fire Emblem: Engage Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Triange Strategy Final Fantasy XII 25: Tomb Raider I•II•III: Remastered (01:11:57) Tomb Raider I•II•III: Remastered GameFAQs 26: Penny’s Big Breakaway (01:14:57) Black Myth: Wukong Penny’s Big Breakaway Insert Credit Gaiden #10 - Brandon in Tokyo, 2024 Freedom Planet Sonic X Shadow Generations Sonic Superstars NiGHTS into Dreams… 27: Pepper Grinder (01:18:58) Pepper Grinder Celeste Drill Dozer 28: Castaway (01:20:40) Castaway 29: The Crush House (01:22:00) The Crush House 30: Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (01:23:38) Read Only Memories: Neurodiver Snatcher Demonschool Hyper Gunsport 31: SCHiM (01:25:17) SCHiM 32: Sonic X Shadow Generations (01:26:55) Sonic X Shadow Generations Sonic Generations Sonic Frontiers Balan Wonderworld 33: Black Myth: Wukong (01:30:20) Black Myth: Wukong Wuxia Stellar Blade Infinity Nikki 34: Rise of the Rōnin (01:37:08) Rise of the Rōnin Nioh Tenchu series Dynasty Warriors: Origins Trek to Yomi Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Ninja Gaiden Black 35: Manor Lords (01:40:24) Manor Lords Age of Empires series Sid Meier’s Civilization series Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty Command & Conquer series Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings LIGHTNING ROUND: Brandon’s Remaining Games (01:43:17) Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Metal Slug Tactics Slitterhead Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn The First Descendant Kill Knight Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Shadows of Doubt Wizardry Another Crab’s Treasure Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

02-17

02:00:46

Frank Cifaldi of the Video Game History Foundation, Ash Parrish of The Verge, and Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games choose and rank the twenty-one best video games of the year 2024. 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: Credit Report (03:42) Balatro Cryptmaster UFO 50 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League 1: Frank’s first nomination (09:45) Neva Gris Nomada Studio Fumito Ueda Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater HowLongToBeat.com 2: Ash’s first nomination (14:06) Mouthwashing 3: Brandon’s first nomination (19:47) Astro Bot Astro’s Playroom Ape Escape Super Mario series Astro Bot is the game you buy a PS5 for The Game Awards 4: Frank’s second nomination (24:26) Derek Yu UFO 50 Steam Deck GameMaker Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. MSX PC Engine Kaizo Pixel 5: Ash’s second nomination (30:54) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Elden Ring Geoff Keighley Hidetaka Miyazaki 6: Brandon’s second nomination (36:35) Fantasian: Neo Dimension Hironobu Sakaguchi Tokusatsu Power Rangers Godzilla Nobuo Uematsu Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 7: Frank’s third nomination (42:18) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Metroidvania Celeste Hades forums.insertcredit.com Super Metroid Ubisoft ends future development on its best game in years 8: Ash’s third nomination (47:37) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Capcom Co., Ltd. Shinsekai: Into the Depths 9: Brandon’s third nomination (52:49) Crow Country Resident Evil Resident Evil 4 10: Frank’s fourth nomination (59:10) Indika Amnesia series Magical realism Andrei Tarkovsky 11: Ash’s fourth nomination (01:09:29) Animal Well Videogamedunkey Arkanoid 12: Brandon’s fourth nomination (01:18:01) Stellar Blade Bayonetta Xbox 360 Bullet Witch NieR Hyung-tae Kim Born Sexy Yesterday Lightning Final Fantasy XIII NieR: Automata Dark Souls Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II Roger Dean 13: Frank’s fifth nomination (01:24:33) Metaphor ReFantazio Atlus Co., Ltd. Final Fantasy XVI Persona series There’s a reason Metaphor: ReFantanzio’s battle music sounds as cool as it does Sir Mix-A-Lot - I check my bank Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back Dolly Parton Henchman 24 Kermit 14: Ash’s fifth nomination (01:33:31) Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth Queen’s Blood Kingdom Hearts series Triple Triad Final Fantasy VII: Remake 15: Brandon’s fifth nomination (01:37:49) Zenless Zone Zero Black Myth: Wukong miHoYo Co., Ltd. Blockbuster Gacha game 16: Frank’s sixth nomination (01:44:37) Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore Legend of Zelda series CD-i Shantae series FMV Ep. 330 - Squadala Final Fantasy VIII Gunblade Limited Run Games, Inc. John Linneman 17: Ash’s sixth nomination (01:51:22) The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Misophonia Infinity Nikki Little Nicky (2000) Marvel Snap PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portal The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 18: Brandon’s sixth nomination (02:02:44) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Harrison Ford Troy Baker Indiana Jones And The Great Circle - Digital Foundry Tech Review Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) PlayStation 2 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Tony Todd 19: Frank’s seventh nomination (02:09:58) Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Batman: Arkham Knight Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty The Crimson Diamond 20: Ash’s seventh nomination (02:14:52) Ufouria: The Saga 2 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Balatro Texas Hold ’Em sheeple Slice & Dice Slay the Spire 21: Brandon’s seventh nomination (02:23:48) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe Resident Evil: Village Animal Crossing series Crazy Taxi Pokemon Unicorn Overlord View the finalized and ranked list at insertcredit.com This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

02-10

02:32:54

Brandon Sheffield roams the streets and parties of Tokyo Game Show 2024, interviewing famous developers, spotting soba restaurants affiliated with drift tracks, and espousing the beauty of Neo Geo Pocket sprites. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Christian Whitehead, Paul Veer, Hunter Bridges, Yohan Leclerc, Brad Flick, Dylan Cuthbert, and KC. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Chapters: starting things off with caveats (00:24) a town called suwa (01:19) christian whitehead, are you sonic’s step dad? (14:31) paul veer, tell us about fuga memories of steel (23:13) hunter bridges, say what you were trying to do with the neo geo pocket emulator (28:43) yohan leclerc, what do you think about the encroaching AI problem? (35:10) brad flick, tell us about dialogue editing (40:09) running into dylan cuthbert on the train (46:59) the process for getting a business pass at tokyo game show (01:07:59) kc, what happened to your other chair? (01:10:37) last day in tokyo (01:13:35) mission success (01:15:56) Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

02-05

01:24:46

Journalist, podcaster, and PR person Ed Zitron joins the panel for the reveal of the Video Game History Museum Library, how to tell when a PR person is lying, and a precise rundown of how fucked video games are. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ed Zitron. 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: Alien: Romulus (2024) Aliens (1986) Alien vs. Predator (2004) Predator (1987) Kirby Toad Abba-Zabba Nintendo DS Birdo Credit Report (05:01) 1: Aaron Stewart-Ahn asks, have you ever gotten in serious trouble playing a multiplayer game? (05:12) Star Wars Galaxies Second Life EverQuest Habbo Hotel 2: Frank, tell us about the newly online Video Game History Museum Library (11:01) The Video Game History Museum Library Digital Eclipse What’s Up? Nintendo Power Myst Riven: The Sequel to Myst OCR Diehard GameFan id Software Atari Jaguar Game Developer Magazine Halo series Official Xbox Magazine Metroidvania Sega Genesis 3: Who do you think has the best PR team in video games? (19:52) Mario Game Developers Conference Tokyo Game Show Bloodborne 4: How fucked are video games? (27:31) 3dfx Bump mapping Dragon Age: The Veilguard Bob Dylan Joker 5: LeFish asks, rank from best to worst: 1080 Snowboarding, Excitebike, F-Zero, Mario Kart, and Wave Race. (34:13) 1080° Snowboarding Excitebike F-Zero Mario Kart Wave Race Satellaview 6: What is exactly as satisfying in real life as it is to do in a video game? (37:49) Ace Attorney series 7: What is the Queens of the Stone Age of Video Games? (40:45) Queens of the Stone Age Stoner rock Hades Mark Ronson D.I.C.E. Awards LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (43:41) Recommendations and Outro (55:11): Ed: Better Offline Frank: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando Brandon: Whatever you gotta do to feel better about things you have Brandon’s permission, Star Trek: Lower Decks This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

02-03

59:11

Screenwriter Aaron Stewart-Ahn joins a panel guest hosted by Esper to cover the current definition of “good graphics,” Nicholas Cage’s sublime beauty, and seeing Attack of the Clones on acid. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Fenrir Light Cycle Tron (1982) Kingdom Hearts II Tron Honda Motocompo Shadows of the Damned Mandy (2018) Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X Cyberpunk 2077 Keanu Reeves Arch Motorcycle Alex Winter Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) Gran Turismo Polyphony Digital Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator Road Rash Sega Saturn Sony Playstation 3DO Full Throttle 1: Where are your favorite places to hang out in open world video games? (06:20) Throne and Liberty Fallout 76 The First Descendant World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade Honor Hold Arator the Redeemer Final Fantasy XIV Online Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe Boyhood (2014) Kamurochō Shenmue Slitterhead 2: When is it most obvious that zero research went into a particular video game scene? (15:15) Starfield Astral Lounge Mass Effect series GoldenEye 007 Far Cry series Motor Toon Grand Prix 3: Design a video game where the main hero is played by Nicolas Cage. (20:54) Nicholas Cage Superman 64 Dead By Daylight Leon Kennedy Leatherface Tekken series Stanislavski’s system Mortal Kombat series Avery Brooks Shun Di Virtua Fighter series John Barrymore Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Akuma M. Bison 4: Design a video game where the main villain is played by Nicolas Cage. (25:16) Pig (2021) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Death Stranding 2 On The Beach Hideo Kojima Dan Brown Weezer Cats (2019) Megalopolis (2024) Kendrick Lamar Shroud of Turin Robert De Niro The Devil’s Advocate (1997) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Legend (1985) Tim Curry Constantine (2005) 5: Spencer asks, what are games biggest strengths as a medium? (30:56) Street Fighter (1994) Watchmen Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny Indika ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ Gets 2027 Release Date Call of Duty series Half-Life 2 6: What do “good graphics” mean in 2025? (38:11) Super Scaler Indika Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy XV OutRun Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 7: What is the Decemberists of video games? (44:46) The Decemberists Colin Meloy Shrek 2 (2004) Shoryuken The Matrix (1999) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Dark Souls series Bloodborne Fleetwood Mac Kate Bush King’s Field Devil May Cry series LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – Czech New Wave Classics (49:37) Credit Report (57:01) Recommendations and Outro (57:24): Ash: Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Three Kingdoms Brandon: And Give My Love to the Swallows (1972), Kin-dza-dza! (1986), exercise Aaron: Rejection This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

01-27

01:09:14

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!

01-20

56:58

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!

01-13

01:02:17

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!

01-06

01:42:51

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!

12-30

01:06:30

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!

12-23

57:39

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!

12-16

01:01:23

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!

12-09

53:39

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!

12-02

01:07:29

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!

11-25

01:15:53

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!