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A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

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A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Ep. 344 - The Bait & Switch, with Ash Parrish

    Ep. 344 - The Bait & Switch, with Ash Parrish

    Journalist Ash Parrish of The Verge joins Frank and Jaffe for Nintendo Direct thoughts, Elden Ring as a retelling of Inuyasha, and playersexual companions. Plus, why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is so important, by Patrick Miller. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

    Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25)
    5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
    6. Are esports good? (55:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Taskmaster


    Selling Sunset


    The Boys


    Succession


    Boyz II Men


    Taskmaster


    Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead


    Super Mario 64 Decompiled


    Mega Man: Legacy Collection


    Raw Danger!


    Steambot Chronicles


    Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFoundry video Frank mentions)

    Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024


    Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer


    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer


    The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening


    Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon


    Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring the Legend of Zelda


    Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity


    The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia


    Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports


    Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer


    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Release Date Trailer


    Suikoden


    Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes


    Kingdom Hearts series


    Final Fantasy series


    MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Announcement Trailer


    Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes


    Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection


    GEX Trilogy - LRG 2024 Trailer


    LEGO Horizon Adventures – Announce Trailer


    LEGO Star Wars series


    LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures


    Marvel Spider-Man


    God of War


    Astro Bot - Announcement Trailer


    Pharrell to tell his life story in a Lego movie


    Elden Ring


    Dragon Age series


    Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Official Reveal Trailer


    Mass Effect series


    Animal Crossing series


    The Twilight Zone


    Inuyasha


    George R. R. Martin


    BioShock 2


    BioShock


    BioShock Infinite


    Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus


    Deus Ex series


    Gex


    Planet of the Apes (1968)


    Sonic the Hedgehog series


    Garfield licensees


    Freedom Planet


    Blockbuster


    Mario Party series


    Overcooked!


    Lethal Company


    Pummel Party


    Grand Theft Auto series


    Overwatch


    Valorant


    Counter-Strike 2


    SonicFox


    Justin Wong


    Evo Moment #37


    Saudi Arabia’s plan to become the crown prince of gaming


    League of Legends


    Valorant Game Changers


    Nintendo World Championships


    Dota 2


    ESPN8 The Ocho


    ESPN Esports: Inside its rise, fall and resonance


    Madden series


    NBA 2K series


    Recommendations:

    Ash: Fund independent news

    Frank: Become a reader again, Indika

    Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana

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    • 1 hr 17 min
    Ep. 343 - The Invention of Teabagging, with Esper Quinn

    Ep. 343 - The Invention of Teabagging, with Esper Quinn

    Editor Esper Quinn hosts the best panel in video games looking at the legacy of Halo, reactions to Summer Game Fest, and the origins of rude crouching. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    Let’s talk about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase (06:50)
    What’s your personal experience with the Halo franchise, and how has it impacted video games? (18:48)
    What game, ultimately, was the Halo Killer? (23:28)
    Insert Credit Quick Break: The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th (28:51)
    Alex Jaffe asks: I need to play the first 3 hours of Demonschool right now. What should I do? (30:07)
    Is dual wielding just a gimmick, or does it actually have interesting gameplay ramifications? (32:19)
    What are the warning signs when developing a colorful companion character that they might be annoying? (37:36)
    Do you think you could be friends with Master Chief in real life? (44:43)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: Halo Fragrances (50:12)

    Recommendations and Outro (54:20)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Overwatch


    Left 4 Dead


    Minecraft


    Doom


    Quake


    GoldenEye 007


    Halo: Combat Evolved


    Titanfall


    Halo 2


    Wolfenstein 3D


    Alien: Resurrection


    Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024


    Everything announced at the Xbox showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024


    Gears of War: E-Day trailer


    Fable trailer


    Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007


    Perfect Dark trailer


    Doom: The Dark Ages trailer


    Tomb Raider series


    Mindjack


    Perfect Dark Zero


    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer


    Wolfenstein


    Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play


    Astro Bot trailer


    Sackboy


    Slitterhead


    Call of Duty series


    Medal of Honor series


    Halo: Reach


    Halo: Infinite


    Halo 3


    Halo 4


    Halo 5: Guardians


    Halo 3: ODST


    Halo Wars


    Dota 2


    League of Legends


    Heroes of the Storm


    Destiny


    Fortnite


    Tiger Woods


    Gears of War


    Super Mario Bros. 3


    Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse


    Kingdom Hearts III


    Kingdom Hearts II


    Demonschool


    The Last of Us


    John Woo


    Chow Yun-fat


    Final Fantasy XV


    Noctis Lucis Caelum


    Prompto Argentum


    Ignis Scientia


    Gladiolus Amicitia


    Kazuma Kiryu


    Goro Majima


    Chris Pratt


    Keanu Reeves


    Cyberpunk 2077


    Werner Herzog


    Arnold Schwarzenegger


    Keith David


    The Thing (1982)


    They Live (1988)


    John Carpenter


    Rick and Morty


    Master Chief


    Boba Fett


    The Mandalorian


    Samus Aran


    Doomguy


    Teabagging


    Recommendations:

    Brandon: Byblos yogurt, Grand Bakery bagels

    Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

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    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

    Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25)
    5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
    6. Are esports good? (55:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Taskmaster


    Selling Sunset


    The Boys


    Succession


    Boyz II Men


    Taskmaster


    Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a nat

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Ep. 342 - Asynchronicity 3, with Kate Willaert

    Ep. 342 - Asynchronicity 3, with Kate Willaert

    Video game historian “Critical Kate” Willaert joins a panel scattered across time to cover lost and ignored media, Blobby’s Bloop Boy, and ladies roaming the street with whips. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Kate Willaert. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    What kinds of video game history seem to interest you and nobody else? (02:15)
    What are some of the most surprising video game firsts? (11:10)
    Which console has the most good games that the least people have played? (16:56)
    Has anyone discovered an unreleased video game that was actually fun to play? (21:11)
    Insert Credit Quick Break: Amazing Grace available now on Steam, and Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest (25:31)
    SpencerGifts asks: What is the best video game sequence that is no fun? (28:12)
    Is there a video game experience you missed out on you wish you could have had? (31:42)
    When shouldn’t you have a pause button? (34:37)
    What can we learn about women if our only reference point is video games from the 1980’s? (37:23)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Re-Design - Commercial Failures (40:15)

    Recommendations and Outro (44:14)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins


    The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout


    Super Mario Bros. 3


    The Adventures of Bayou Billy


    X-Men


    Disney’s Aladdin


    Ms. Pac-Man


    Frogger


    FM Towns


    PC-98


    PC-88


    X68000


    From Ragnarok To The New World: An Interview With Hak Kyu Kim


    Dave the Diver


    Manic Game Girl


    Grant Han Lee


    Parasite Eve


    The Saboteur


    Full Spectrum Warrior


    Box Art History by Kate Willaert


    Score


    Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! (1986)


    Super Mario Bros. (1993)


    Super Mario Bros.


    The First Video Game


    Pong


    Tommy Tallarico


    Shadow Man: 2econd Coming controversy


    Doom


    Quake


    Turok: Dinosaur Hunter


    GoldenEye 007


    Smash T.V.


    Alien: Resurrection


    Half-Life


    Superman


    Tengai Makyō: Ziria


    Bally Astrocade The Professional Arcade Videocade Home Library Computer System By Astrovision


    Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors


    Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe


    Drac’s Night Out


    Sound Fantasy


    Toshio Iwai


    SimTunes


    Electroplankton


    Beethoven’s 2nd: The Quest for Pups


    Atomiswave


    Colors


    Gizmondo


    Star Fox 2


    The Last of Us


    Battletoads


    Games Done Quick


    Rock Band


    TimeSplitters 2


    Dona C. Bailey


    Centipede


    Danielle Bunten Berry


    M.U.L.E.


    Roberta Williams


    King’s Quest


    Rieko Kodama


    Phantasy Star


    Hiroko Yokuyama


    Ikari Warriors


    Crystalis


    Battle Chess


    Recommendations:

    Frank: Consider Spyro the Dragon

    Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Demonschool demo available during Steam NextFest

    Kate: Why Backstory and Lore Make Bad Story Trailers, A Critical Hit!

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    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

    Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25)
    5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
    6. Are esports good? (55:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Taskmaster


    Selling Sunset


    The Boy

    • 50 min
    Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies

    Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies

    Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield cover the best of Sunsoft’s Looney Tunes games, soundtracks for emotions and driving, and 256-bit consoles. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    Brandon asks: When do you feel like a video game was made for you? (06:19)
    Should we rank the Sunsoft Looney Tunes games? (13:21)
    What are the most common lies told in the video game industry? (NOTE: This segment contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame (2019)) (16:28)
    What are the best video game tracks to listen to after a breakup? (22:46)
    Magnanimous asks: If you could double any number in video games, what would it be? (28:46)
    What do you look for while the credits are rolling on a video game? (34:50)
    What is the memorizing all state capitals of video games? (41:10)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Kentucky Derby Winners (49:19)

    Recommendations and Outro (57:24)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Atari Lynx


    Amiga


    The Bitmap Brothers


    Oliver Twins


    Sega Genesis


    Motorola 6800


    3DO Interactive Multiplayer


    Game Boy Advance SP


    Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes


    The Legend of Zelda


    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


    Grim Fandango


    Final Fantasy VII


    Panzer Dragoon Saga


    Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs


    Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”


    David Carson


    Ray Gun


    Paradise Killer


    Return to Monkey Island


    Ron Gilbert


    Ep. 227 - Door Bustin’ Gun Totin’ Flea Men


    A Short Hike


    Celeste


    Baba Is You


    Kingdom: Two Crowns


    Backbone


    Cloud Gardens


    CrossCode


    Wandersong


    Valis


    Lupin III: Pandora no Isan


    Attack of the Friday Monsters!


    Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales


    Sunsoft


    Looney Tunes


    Taz-Mania


    Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage


    Ninja Gaiden series


    Castlevania series


    David Cage


    Scarlett Johansson


    Avengers: Endgame (2019)


    Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally


    Killzone


    Assassin’s Creed series


    Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)


    EarthBound


    Earthbound - Buy Somethin’ Will Ya!


    Lords of Thunder


    Lords of Thunder - Title Screen Music


    Sonic the Hedgehog 2


    Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone


    Mazda MX-5


    Fishers, Indiana


    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time


    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Bury My Shell At Wounded Knee


    Sunset Riders


    Guardian Heroes


    Gunstar Heroes


    Sonic Heroes


    Sonic CD


    Tommy Tallarico


    OutRun


    Super Mario Galaxy 2


    Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Yoshi Star Galaxy


    Alundra


    Vay


    Exile: Wicked Phenomenon


    Phantasy Star


    Ys series


    Makai Hakkenden Shada


    Vampire Survivors


    Street Fighter II Turbo


    Demonschool


    Phil Collins


    Theodore Roosevelt


    Ms. Pac-Man


    Winston Churchill


    Richard Nixon


    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown


    #IDARB


    List of US State Capitals


    David Letterman


    Final Fantasy series


    Home video game console generations - Wikipedia


    Super Smash Brothers series


    Street Fighter series


    Mewtwo


    Recommendations:

    Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Ufouria: The Saga 2, open Moon Crystal on your MiSTer and turn on cheats for infinite lives

    Brandon: Crow Country, We Never Stop

    Tim: Interview with the Vampire, the best show on television

    Jaffe: the first season of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman

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    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes.

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs

    Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs

    The leading minds in video games confer on past visual design choices, how bad minigames happen, and the Shenmue MMO, ShenMMO. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    Brandon, can you defend this Game Developer Magazine cover? (08:03)
    Why do bad minigames happen? (16:39)
    What have you closed the door on in video games, both recreationally and professionally? (21:50)
    If you had to wear the same video game t-shirt every day and get complimented on it or you’d die, what would it be? (27:30)
    Insert Credit Quick Break: Legendary Puns (35:18)
    Chopemon asks: What video game “booms” have their been? (37:36)
    What is the getting to the bus stop at the exact same time as your bus of video games? (44:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Minecraft (49:26)

    Recommendations and Outro (51:47)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Darkseid


    DC Heroes & Villains: Match 3


    Banjo-Kazooie


    Super Mario 64


    Donkey Kong Country


    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time


    Growing Up Sixty-Four


    Koryo Tours: Pyongyang Racer


    Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”


    Game Developer (magazine)


    Minecraft


    Assassin’s Creed series


    Deadly Premonition


    Game Developer Magazine Aug. 2010 “The Deadly Premonition Cover”


    Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series


    Final Fantasy VII: Remake


    Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth


    Guitar Hero


    Eternights


    Final Fantasy VI


    Satellaview


    Super Mario Bros.


    Halo 3


    Sonic the Hedgehog


    Stray


    Dan Dussault


    Boku no Natsuyasumi


    Action Button Reviews BOKU NO NATSUYASUMI: The Bottom Line (by Dan Dussault)


    Pentagram


    Doom


    Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt


    Grand Theft Auto III


    Ghost of Tsushima


    Days Gone


    Elden Ring


    Rainbow Six series


    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series


    Spec Ops series


    World of WarCraft


    Beckett Massive Online Gamer


    Fortnite


    Five Nights at Freddy’s


    The Lord of the Rings Online series


    Star Wars: The Old Republic


    Shenmue series


    Shenmue Online


    Metal Slug series


    King of Fighters series


    Wii Sports


    Final Fantasy VII


    Forza Motorsport series


    NBA 2K11


    OnLive


    X-Men 2: Clone Wars


    EarthBound


    Recommendations:

    Brandon: Spin-Clean Record Washers, wire folder racks to dry records, Crow Country

    Frank: Once you’ve done the second thing in Animal Well you can youtube the rest, support video game preservation by buying a Thou Art Dead shirt

    Jaffe: 52 Pickup

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    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

    Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25)
    5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
    6. Are esports good? (55:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Taskmaster


    Selling Sunset


    The Boys


    Succession


    Boyz II Men


    Taskmaster


    Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead


    Super Mario 64 Decompiled


    Mega Man: Legacy Collection


    Raw Danger!


    Steambot Chronicles


    Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFound

    • 55 min
    Ep. 339 - How to Like Video Games

    Ep. 339 - How to Like Video Games

    Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield develop a new video game show, up our Tallarico quota, and return to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

    Questions this week:


    Let’s try to develop the first episode of Frank’s show with recipes for playing video games (05:30)
    When have you fallen out of love with a video game you once liked all the way through playing the first time? (18:05)
    What will the eight episode season one arc be for Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Tomb Raider? (24:43)
    Luis asks: Was Tetris inevitable? (31:17)
    Rank these actions from best to worst: sliding, spinning, flipping. (39:10)
    What is the guy outside of an airport pretending he’s an Uber driver of video games? (43:00)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (51:39)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:10)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:



    Elden Ring


    Family Guy


    MiSTer FPGA


    Open Broadcaster Software


    EarthBound


    Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome


    Final Fantasy VI


    Elevator Action Returns


    Soulslike


    Super Mario Bros.


    Rolling Thunder


    Metal Slug


    Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age


    Jerry Lewis


    Freakazoid!


    Mike Allred


    Madman


    Good Eats


    Passage


    Jason Rohrer


    God of War: Ragnarök


    Ape Escape


    Valis III


    Landstalker


    Phoebe Waller-Bridge


    ‘Tomb Raider’ Series From Phoebe Waller-Bridge Greenlit at Amazon


    Tomb Raider series


    Fallout


    Killing Eve


    Fleabag


    No Time to Die (2021)


    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)


    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)


    The Hardy Boys


    Star Wars


    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)


    Marx Brothers


    Ripley


    Jodie Comer


    Assassin’s Creed series


    Tetris


    Alexey Pajitnov


    Shigeru Miyamoto


    Pac-Land


    Yu Suzuki


    Marvel Spider-Man 2


    Super Mario Odyssey


    Yars’ Revenge


    Tetris 2


    Tetris (2023)


    Ted Lasso


    Severance


    Zach Cherry


    Tetromino


    Puyo Puyo


    iPhone


    TurboExpress


    Sonic the Hedgehog series


    Bonk series


    Crash Bandicoot


    Tasmanian Devil


    Link


    Castlevania: Circle of the Moon


    Andy Bogard


    Mega Man series


    Yakuza 4


    Tommy Tallarico


    David Cage


    Ep. 338 - The Speed of Speed


    Secret of Evermore


    Final Fantasy Tactics Advance


    Inuyasha


    Forspoken


    Puggsy


    Bubsy


    Lemming


    Pikmin


    Kid Dracula


    Child of Light


    Frey Holland


    Ada Wong


    Recommendations:

    Brandon: Read Only Memories: Neurodiver, Animal Well, Crow Country, Conan the Barbarian (1982) soundtrack

    Frank: info@gamehistory.org if you have a bunch of old video game magazines you don’t want anymore, or buy “Mystery Box” Vintage Video Game Magazines

    Tim: Connor O’Malley - Stand Up Solutions

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    Questions this week:


    Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
    Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

    Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57)
    3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33)
    4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

    Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25)
    5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47)
    6. Are esports good? (55:04)

    LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

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    Succession


    Boyz II Men


    Taskmaster


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