Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies The Insert Credit Show

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.