Ep. 335 - Cyber the Hedgehog The Insert Credit Show
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- Video Games
Our beloved panelists guide you through new developments in CRT photo taking, an all-clown Fallout vault, and Keanu Reeves as Shadow. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
What’s a feature you appreciate in text-heavy games? (00:42)
Frank, how do you achieve the perfect visual representation of what a video game looks like on a CRT? (09:32)
Can we nail down a definition for “easter egg?” (15:29)
Design a Fallout vault. (21:30)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Project 9452, a Texas State trans gaming research study (29:05)
Isaac asks: What video game character would you most want to carry around as a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet, and what would their on-device mini games be like? (31:26)
When should one consider or avoid early access? (37:52)
Keanu Reeves is gonna be Shadow, isn’t that cool? (46:46)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Unpopular Demand (52:28)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:48)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Metal Gear series
Landstalker
Phantasy Star
Final Fantasy VII
Samurai Shodown V Special
Tokimeki Memorial
Citizen Sleeper
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Technicolor
Easter egg
Superman
Jimmy Olsen
J.J. Abrams
Star Trek (2009)
R2-D2
The Avengers (2012)
Galaga
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Legend of Zelda series
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Super Mario 64
Bethesda Softworks
Fallout games
Fallout (American TV series)
Liam Neeson
The Lottery
The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
Rage 2
Borderlands series
Memento (2000)
50 First Dates (2004)
Mario series
Scooby-Doo
Marmaduke
Batman
Atomic Robo-Kid
Ranger X
Bonk series
Dragon Quest universe
Pac-Man
Minecraft
Baldur’s Gate III
Oh, Deer!
Oh Deer
Alan Wake
Oh Deer Diner
Geoff Keighley
Keanu Reeves
Shadow the Hedgehog
Keanu Reeves to voice Shadow in Sonic 3 movie
Cyberpunk 2077
Knuckles the Echidna
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Idris Elba
James Bond
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
Parks and Recreation
Sonic Adventure 2
John Wick
Kazaam (1996)
Martin Scorsese
Recommendations:
Frank: That Fallout show is pretty good
Brandon: Go to events curated for old people, Bob James - Jazz Hands
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Project 9452, a Texas State trans gaming research study, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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Our beloved panelists guide you through new developments in CRT photo taking, an all-clown Fallout vault, and Keanu Reeves as Shadow. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
What’s a feature you appreciate in text-heavy games? (00:42)
Frank, how do you achieve the perfect visual representation of what a video game looks like on a CRT? (09:32)
Can we nail down a definition for “easter egg?” (15:29)
Design a Fallout vault. (21:30)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Project 9452, a Texas State trans gaming research study (29:05)
Isaac asks: What video game character would you most want to carry around as a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet, and what would their on-device mini games be like? (31:26)
When should one consider or avoid early access? (37:52)
Keanu Reeves is gonna be Shadow, isn’t that cool? (46:46)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Unpopular Demand (52:28)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:48)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Metal Gear series
Landstalker
Phantasy Star
Final Fantasy VII
Samurai Shodown V Special
Tokimeki Memorial
Citizen Sleeper
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Technicolor
Easter egg
Superman
Jimmy Olsen
J.J. Abrams
Star Trek (2009)
R2-D2
The Avengers (2012)
Galaga
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Legend of Zelda series
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Super Mario 64
Bethesda Softworks
Fallout games
Fallout (American TV series)
Liam Neeson
The Lottery
The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
Rage 2
Borderlands series
Memento (2000)
50 First Dates (2004)
Mario series
Scooby-Doo
Marmaduke
Batman
Atomic Robo-Kid
Ranger X
Bonk series
Dragon Quest universe
Pac-Man
Minecraft
Baldur’s Gate III
Oh, Deer!
Oh Deer
Alan Wake
Oh Deer Diner
Geoff Keighley
Keanu Reeves
Shadow the Hedgehog
Keanu Reeves to voice Shadow in Sonic 3 movie
Cyberpunk 2077
Knuckles the Echidna
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Idris Elba
James Bond
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
Jean-Ralphio Saperstein
Parks and Recreation
Sonic Adventure 2
John Wick
Kazaam (1996)
Martin Scorsese
Recommendations:
Frank: That Fallout show is pretty good
Brandon: Go to events curated for old people, Bob James - Jazz Hands
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Project 9452, a Texas State trans gaming research study, and patrons like you. Thank you.
Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
1 hr 18 min