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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, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

9 HR AGO

Ep. 441 - Sigmas in the Omegaverse

The finest minds in video games discuss flying in games, retaining players over the course of a series, and self-lubricating anuses. 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: Zencastr Power Rangers Sailor Scouts “Attention street operators! If you’re not operating Mr. Do!‘s Castle you don’t want to make money!” Mr. Do! Muenster Swiss Mozzarella Goat Cheddar Parmesan Macaroni and Chipotle Mexican Grill La Tur Humboldt Fog Tillamook Cottage Chocolate syrup 1: How do you make flight feel good? (05:48) Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Earth Defense Force series Panzer Dragoon Wing Cap Steel Battalion Diamond Vince SkyGunner Superman 64 2: What makes a good shop theme? (10:22) Muzak QVC Earthbound - Buy Something Will Ya! Wii Shop Theme Kmart Persona 5 - Weapons Shop Demonschool - Shopping Jeopardy! Yoshi Super Mario World iMUSE Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 2 3: What are good ways games can reward you for playing the previous entry in a series? (16:48) BioWare Suikoden series Yakuza series Bob Utsunomiya Mass Effect series Sonic & Knuckles Metal Gear Solid series Resident Evil series Final Fantasy VII Remake series Silent Hill series Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Nier series 4: How could you “walk the room” giving a talk at a video game conference? (21:29) GDC Omegaverse Alpha and beta male Mpreg Supernatural Dark Angel Pon Farr 5: Yeso asks, what is the soda vs. pop of video games? (30:41) Soft drink Sega Ryu The Legend of Kage Ninja Gaiden Nintendo Entertainment System Final Fantasy VI Tidus Chocobo Mortal Kombat series Midway Games Toasty! Cow Clicker Mystery Science Theater 3000 Drew Carey Hydrocity Zone Sonic the Hedgehog series The Boss Baby (2017) City Escape GDQ 6: What’s the difference between a director and a lead designer in video games? (37:33) 7: What stats would you add to fighting game character bios? (40:14) Street Fighter II Maiden and married names Quentin Tarantino Guile Blanka Myspace Uptown Girl Star Search Mega Man series Pokemon series LIGHTNING ROUND: 21 Questions (45:51) Recommendations and Outro (01:06:31): Brandon: You can make watermelon gazpacho out of unripe or unflavorful watermelons, Alyzea, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), Convoy Busters (1978), Mona Kimura Frank: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) if you want to just delete 2 hours of your life This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 20min
11 MAY

Ep. 440 - No More Worlds to Conker

Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield cover GameStop making an offer for eBay, the hotness of the new StarFox designs, and dead rabbids. 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: Nail Bat Final Fantasy VII Die Hard (1988) Gotham City Jean-Paul Valley “Shilly-shally.” Oreo Hydrox TurboGrafx-16 1: GameStop isn’t gonna buy eBay, right? (08:56) GameStop eBay GameStop makes unsolicited bid to acquire online auction giant eBay for $56B GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen banned from eBay after takeover bid stunt Game Informer Sumo Fighter Mega Man 7 Video Game History Foundation Vintage Video Game Magazine Monthly Subscription FuncoLand Funko Relooted Bram Stoker’s Dracula Indiana Jones 2: What are the level 1 magic spells you want to make available to a player in a game? (14:00) Hang on. Is Indiana Jones’s hat a fedora? Indiana Jones: His Hats Explained Okay back to Question 2. Metroidvania 3: Are the Star Fox characters hotter now or not? (18:41) Nintendo announces new Star Fox for Nintendo Switch 2 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Falco Lombardi Garrus Vakarian Mass Effect series Vince Lombardi Doug Lombardi Nintendo confirms destruction of original Star Fox puppets The Amazing Digital Circus Five Nights at Freddy’s Kermit the Frog Krystal Waluigi Star Fox 64 Final Fantasy VII: Remake Sonic Adventure Rouge the Bat 4: Write five clues for a Jeopardy! video game category (24:18) Jeopardy! Pac-Man Donkey Kong Mega Man Mario Mario Luigi Mario Minecraft Steve PewDiePie Ninja Bonk J.J. & Jeff Hideo Kojima 5: LeFish asks, what is the best French thing in video games, and what is the best fish? (28:57) David Cage Freddi Fish series Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Ubisoft BioWare Montreal Dragon Age series Another World Rabbids Captain Ahab Super Mario World Seaman Leviathan Putt-Putt series James Pond series 6: What is a more useful aggregation tool: Metacritic, which averages scores, or Rotten Tomatoes, which averages positive vs. negative reviews? (33:53) Metacritic Rotten Tomatoes Star Wars series IMDb 7: What is the Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) of video games? (37:10) Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) The Groundlings Conker’s Bad Fur Day Diddy Kong Racing Pee-wee’s Playhouse Pee-wee Herman Bayonetta Tim Burton The Pee-wee Herman Show PlatinumGames Donkey Kong Country Tiptup Drumstick Wario WarioWare series Tingle Freshly-Picked Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland Irozuki Tincle no Koi no Balloon Trip The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls LIGHTNING ROUND: User Reviews (43:14) Credit Corner (56:54) Recommendations and Outro (57:19): Brandon: The Sting (1973), Get Carter (1971) Frank: Rollick N’ Roll Ash: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Love and Deepspace This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 8min
4 MAY

Ep. 439 - Deleterious

Our heroes share thoughts on twenty years of achievements, developers responding to player feedback, and whether nail bats count as blunt weapons. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman, episode art by Gilbert Smith. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Busby Berkeley Bubsy Fatty Arbuckle “You’re like free pizza at an anime convention. She can smell you. And she wants to consume you.” Video Game History Foundation 1: When has the appeal of a popular game eluded you? (05:24) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Mad Libs The Sims series Hank Hill Bocchi Cards Against Humanity Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) Crimson Desert World of WarCraft Final Fantasy XIV Yakuza series Shenmue series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Credit Report (11:40) Sega Taito The Ninja Kids Raz Karcy OverBlood Discord My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2: How have trophies and achievements impacted video games over the past 20 years? (13:39) Xbox 360 SiegfriedX Left 4 Dead 3: Let’s talk about that MindsEye DLC (20:21) MindsEye Polygon: I played the MindsEye DLC that was supposed to expose ‘sabotage’ and just got a painfully bad mission Tommy Wiseau The Room (2003) Grand Theft Auto series The Fall of Communism as Seen in Gay Pornography (1998) 4: Give me your dream video game blunt rotation (which is to say, three items to cycle through as blunt weapons in a video game) (25:31) Nail Bat Mace Ice cream sandwich EarthBound R.B.I. Baseball series Dragon Age: Inquisition Wedge of Destiny Undercover Cops The Boon of the Spoon 5: Issac asks, what makes a good sick game? (32:47) The Violence Island Gacha Gauntlet #1 Titanium Court Bejeweled Puzzle Quest The Talos Principle Portal Dragon Quest series Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask NieR The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Chutes and Ladders Ys series For the Frog the Bell Tolls Cookie’s Bustle 6: To what extent should a studio consider the feedback of their playerbase, and when should they ignore it? (39:34) BioWare Elden Ring Game Developer Magazine Telltale Games Sam & Max Downwell Overwatch 7: What is the realizing you’ve been to a restaurant too many times because the workers know who you are by sight of video games? (44:51) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Bonk’s Revenge Paradise Killer Dragon Age: The Veilguard LIGHTNING ROUND: Circle K Corral (51:11) Recommendations and Outro (59:34): Brandon: Def By Temptation (1990), Ooh Rap I Ya Ash: Actually don’t watch For All Mankind, Titanium Court, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty Frank: Eat a ton of shredded cabbage This week’s episode art was done by Gilbert Smith. Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 12min
28 APR

Ep. 438 - We Will Not Be Kept in Your Balls

Your Insert Credit Panel discusses the future of Xbox, the difference between dad games and mom games, and weird little guys. 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: KEXP Italian AOC “This wild aura, man. Can’t let this go.” Falsetto 1: When are you convinced to go back to a particular game after putting it down? (02:51) Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Cronos: The New Dawn Red Dead Redemption II Deadwood Sega Genesis Sony PlayStation World of WarCraft Quest 64 Quest 64 Official The Ooze barleybap 2: Through video game history, how has the job of level designer evolved? (07:44) TUME Disney’s Aladdin Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Uncharted series Titanfall 2 Iwata Asks Legend of Zelda series Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka 3: What are the differences between a dad game and a mom game? (12:59) Pragmata Cooking Mama Bayonetta Amnesia: Rebirth Super Metroid NieR NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139… Stardew Valley The Sims Black & White Peter Molyneux You know it’s bad for AI when even Peter Molyneux, king of overpromising, is tepid on its use in game dev Grateful Dead Black Sabbath 4: Design a video game trilogy intended to grow up with the player base (19:39) Pokemon series Palworld Mewgenics! Final Fantasy XII Master Chief Game Freak NFT 5: Death_Strandicoot asks, is Xbox a third party now? Is there still a Big 3? (28:01) Halo: Campaign Evolved launches on PS5 ‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future Developers, developers, developers Nintendo Sony Roblox Epic Fortnite Circana List of largest video game companies by revenue 6: What are some new ways to torture players in masocore games? (33:42) Masocore Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy QWOP Dark Souls Minecraft Marvel Rivals Jackass Virtual Boy Speedrunning 7: What is the McDonald’s Sprite of video games? (38:42) McDonalds Sprite Steam Deck LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Roblox Mobile (43:51) Recommendations and Outro (49:51): Frank: apply for Video Game History Foundation’s Charity Development Coordinator if you meet the qualifications Ash: For All Mankind Brandon: Boogiepop Phantom, Ikarie XB-1 (1963), Baby Steps Developers React to 7 Minute Speedrun This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

58 min
20 APR

Ep. 437 - Cookie's Bustacular

The panel reviews Cookie’s Bustle, a Japanese PC adventure game hindered by endless copyright strikes and finally freed by the Video Game History Foundation. 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: Yoko Kanno Cowboy Bebop The Real Folk Blues Vincent Diamante Alto saxophone The Offspring Phil Collins Wet Leg Wednesday The Weeknd Taking Back Sunday Wednesday Campanella Cookie’s Bustle Streisand Effect 1: How did we get here? (05:53) Rodik, Inc ClassicsOfGame Video Game History Foundation Games That Weren’t Moon Child The Video Game History Hour 2: How hard is it to get this Japanese abandonware game from 1999 running on your PC in 2026? (11:38) Sega Genesis QuickTime 3: What is happening in Cookie’s Bustle and what are you doing in it? (18:18) sebmal Mr. Bean James Bond Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Lara Croft 4: Apart from financial cost, what are the material advantages of keeping a development team small? (36:43) Tokyo Godfathers (2003) 5: Chopemon asks: If you were to go on an adventure, what items have video games taught you to take that you wouldn’t normally think to take? (43:26) 6: Developer Keisuke Harigai once said in a 2001 interview that he designed Cookie’s Bustle with the European market in mind. What do you think that means? (49:51) Keisuke Harigai New Jersey LucasArts Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Grim Fandango Euro Truck Simulator series Farming Simulator series Football Manager series Total War series Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Atomic Heart Disco Elysium 7: Do you like Cookie’s Bustle? (56:07) Tony Hawk series Mario Party series Gold Saucer Mr. Bones Bennett Foddy GDC Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors Alter Ego SimTunes CD-ROM Myst Wii Fit MobyGames To-Gen-Kiko 8: Let’s talk about the mystique of inaccessible games (01:04:24) Fushigi Yûgi Atari Atomiswave Dreamcast QAnon George Lucas LIGHTNING ROUND: Recommendations (01:15:56) Brandon: Moon Child Frank: The Cookie’s Bustle collection at the Video Game History Foundation Ash: Pizza This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 21min
19 APR

Insert Credit Gaiden #16 - B2B KPIs at GDC 2026, with Liz Ryerson

Writer, Musician, and Experimental Games Workshop Organizer Liz Ryerson takes on GDC 2026’s expo hall and buttered cocoa with the help of Ty Underwood, Kory, and many more. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Segments: 1: Mar 9 at 1-17 PM - in the park (00:14) 2: Mar 11 at 1-05 PM - game changer (03:51) 3: Mar 11 at 3-21 PM - overheard at GDC (08:45) 4: Mar 12 at 4-01 PM - GDC expo floor (10:10) 5: Mar 16 at 5-14 PM - rambly sick after show reflections (01:20:20) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 31min
13 APR

Ep. 436 - Shiny Finding Instinct, with Mathew Kumar

Writer and Game Developer Mathew Kumar joins an episode hosted by Esper Quinn, covering live service games, personalized Silent Hills, and the Kentucky Loan Ranger. 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: Sensible Soccer: European Champions ZX Spectrum Batman “All I need are tasty waves, and total carnage.” Captain Planet PC Engine 1: What would it take to get you into a live service game today? (03:57) Marathon Whose Line Is It Anyway? Fortnite Steam Deck PSP Helldivers II Left 4 Dead 2: Has a video game ever led to you taking up a non-video game hobby? (10:56) Death Stranding Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series BioShock Infinite Sonic the Hedgehog series Magic: the Gathering Crimson Desert Pokémon Pokopia PowerWash Simulator Wanderstop Ivy Road Closes its Doors Demonschool 3: Brandon Sheffield asks, have you ever found a piece of media you didn’t realize was based on a video game, then played the video game? (17:24) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Gnosia (anime) Gnosia Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Mortal Kombat series Street Fighter (1994) Street Fighter series Pac-Man cartoon Pac-Man The Crow (1994) Worlds of Power Pokemon series Dennō Senshi Porygon The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) Super Mario Galaxy 4: If you had access to the most advanced 3D graphics rendering capabilities available today, what would you make? (24:19) Cyberpunk 2077 Afrika Yakuza series 5: Alex Jaffe asks, what would your Silent Hill be like? (30:20) Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill f Silent Hill Pyramid Head Winnie The Poohing Hudson News 6: What’s the most work you ever put into a video game doing something that wasn’t explicitly encouraged by the game? (37:00) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game Developer Magazine Crysis 2 P.T. Resident Evil 4 Bubbles Defender Exile: Wicked Phenomenon Castlevania series 7: What is the anime waifu car wrap of video games? (47:05) Gran Turismo 7 NicoMaki Xbox 360 The iDOLM@STER series PSM Magic Knight Rayearth Triforce Nintendo DS Kyary Pamyu Pamyu LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic Cards, Odyssey Block Edition (51:05) Acceptable Losses Cunning Wish Basking Rootwalla (not a real animal, but based on the real Chuckwalla) Faceless Butcher Gallantry Hunting Grounds Bamboozle Recommendations and Outro (58:32): Brandon: Skip Tracer (1977) Mathew: Backyard Bloodbaths Frank: Thunderbean Esper: Blippo+ This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

1hr 9min
30 MAR

Ep. 434 - Go Home and Be a Family Man

Your Insert Credit Panel covers bargaining with publishers, sordid secrets of video game couples, and the Zohran Mamdani of esports. 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: Cookie’s Bustle Linux Steam Deck Fleetwood Mac - Landslide Stevie Nicks “Nothin here except a stinkin’ pile of manure.” Coke Zero Looney Tunes 1: What’s your favorite cartridge shape? (03:19) Atari Jaguar Sonic & Knuckles Game Boy Game Gear Sega Genesis HuCard TurboGrafx-16 WonderSwan Game Boy Advance 2: As a game developer, how do you buy more time from your publisher? (08:21) Ysbryd Games Demonschool Hollow Knight: Silksong Yu Suzuki Space Harrier Hayao Nakayama 3: What are the most important skills people don’t talk about in esports? (13:16) Esports Zohran Mamdani Holes Filled SonicFox Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Sumo 4: Given recent drama, what are some other secrets of video game character couples? (18:55) Capcom Addresses Street Fighter 6 ‘Incest’ Controversy Alex Street Fighter III Bayonetta 3 Sonic ’06 Sonic Princess Elise the Third Shadow Maria Robotnik Tails Mary Shelly Frankenstein 5: What video game would you recommend to Mary Shelly? (27:15) Date Everything Elden Ring White Day: A Labyrinth Named School Yume Nikki Silent Hill f Fatal Frame Frankenstein: The Monster Returns Monster Mash Amiga Guitar Hero series Spooky Scary Skeletons Final Fantasy XV 6: SteveWithaB asks, was there a time you remember being bullied for enjoying video games? (30:04) Columbine High School shooting Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Sega Saturn 7: What is the waking up just a few minutes before your alarm of video games? (37:47) Treasure Co., Ltd. Ironic Batman: Arkham series Resident Evil: requiem Crimson Desert Grand Theft Auto VI LIGHTNING ROUND: ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? (41:26) The inspiration for this Lightning Round archive.gamehistory.org Recommendations and Outro (58:38): Frank: Kinetica, actually donate the stuff you set aside to donate Brandon: Suddenly In The Dark (1981) Ash: Out of the Closet Thrift Stores Jaffe: Donate goods to Housing Works 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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A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, 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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