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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.

  1. 5d ago

    Ep. 458 - Wet Adult Link, with Alex Fraioli

    Podcaster, Essayist and Voice Actor Alex Fraioli joins the panel to cover the Ocarina of Time remake, barcade preferences, and keyblade nonsense. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Alex Fraioli. 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: Coyote vs. Acme (2026) James Gunn Peter Lorre M (1931) Cut Man Ren Frankenstein (1931) Casablanca (1942) The Maltese Falcon (1941) Looney Tunes Humphrey Bogart “Never strive for a better tomorrow” Looney Tunes Beaky Buzzard Chickenhawk Tom & Jerry Hanna Barbera Gossamer Tweety Bird Winnie-the-Pooh Tigger Minions Taz Bugs Bunny Space Ghost Coast to Coast Witch Hazel Michigan J. Frog 1: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the most fun you’ve had with a game on a gimmick-based platform? (09:36) Wii Nintendo DS Kinect Playdate Ivy the Kiwi? Feel the Magic XY/XX Samba De Amigo Wii Sports Intellivision Nintendo Switch Sports WarioWare: Twisted! Game Boy Advance Rabbids series The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Game Boy Color The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX Games Done Quick Dance Dance Revolution series maimai series Jubeat series Rock Band series 2: How did you see video games evolve socially over time? (14:51) Nagoya, Japan Mario Kart series Super Smash Bros. series Burgertime Burgertime: Worldtour Dig Dug Mega Man series Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse Tenth Level Tavern Pretty Soldier: Sailor Moon Pac-Man Dave & Busters Round1 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Mortal Kombat III 3: Which video games do you associate with specific cities? (20:39) NBA Jam Chicago Bulls Scottie Pippen Horace Grant B.J. Armstrong Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto V Dead Rising Fallout: New Vegas Casino Kid Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Final Fantasy XI Online Boku no Natsuyasumi series Marvel Spider-Man series Pokemon series Parasite Eve Austin Powers: Oh, Behave! Grand Theft Auto: London 4: What should we anticipate from this recently announced Kingdom Hearts anime? (24:42) Kingdom Hearts series Kingdom Hearts anime Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother Yumeria Suikoden the Anime Donald Duck Sora Roxas Ansem The Good Dinosaur (2015) Star Wars series Grogu Tonberry Groot Apocalypse Chernobog Yen Sid Pete Vandal Savage Maleficent Team Rocket Xion PSP The King of Fighters: Destiny Street Fighter Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (1994) Virtual Fighter Monkey D. Luffy Goku Popeye the Sailor Man Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) 5: The 1000-Year Old Man asks, what is the Mt. Fuji of video games? (34:20) Avatar (2009) FamilyMart Terry Pratchett J. R. R. Tolkien Mount Fuji Metroidvania Metroid Castlevania JRPG Achievements Mario Bros. Donkey Kong Shigeru Miyamoto Kraft Mac and Cheese 6: Where is the uncanny valley? (40:38) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake trailer Kotaku: Why Is Link The Only Character Who Looks Like A Freak In The Ocarina Of Time Remake? ReBoot Uncharted series The Comeback Nathan Drake Lisa Kudrow Planet of the Apes series Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined 7: What do you think is the hardest job in voice acting? (44:24) Billy West Justin Roiland Hatsune Miku Eric Bauza Porky Pig Daffy Duck Hank Azaria Robin Williams Genie Dan Castellaneta Homer Simpson Earthworm Jim Frank Castle Christopher Lee Peter Jackson LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Lorre Not Lorre (48:44) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:18): Alex: No More Whoppers, Draw Game, Quartet Ash: The Blood of Dawnwalker, The Great Food Truck Race Frank: If you have blood in your dong water go see a doctor, PBS This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 458 - Wet Adult Link, with Alex Fraioli

  2. Sep 7

    Ep. 457 - Hey Me, Pikachi

    Your beloved panel covers advances in stealth games, new Pokemon types, and whether or not Marty McFly has a scrote. 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: “Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough!” Pokemon series Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Kotaku LeBron James 1: What is the correct amount of time to sit down and play a video game in front of your TV? (05:57) Marvel Cinematic Universe X-Men (2000) Thor: The Dark World (2013) Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) The Marvels (2023) The Incredible Hulk (2008) Black Panther (2018) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Zack Snyder Eternals (2021) Kingo Kumail Nanjiani 2: Which video games are most responsible for advancing their genre? (13:02) Metal Gear Solid series System Shock Deus Ex Street Fighter II Spy Fiction Resident Evil 4 Assassin’s Creed series Hitman series Immersive sim Dishonored Metroidvania Pinball John Romero discovers a 1940 first person shooter Pong 3: What even is the incentive to make video games commercially? (19:43) Wadjet Eye Games Dave Gilbert Ron Gilbert Dave Grossman EA 4: Design a new Pokemon type (25:13) Water Fire Ground Rock Normal Ghost Fairy Grass Poison Flying Dragon Dark Bug Psychic Fighting Ice Electric Yu-Gi-Oh Steel Hey You, Pikachu! Mimikyu Missingno Skylanders series Spyro Palworld Unown Rotom 5: Dr. Booperstein III asks, are all video games derivative of the first generation of video games? (32:08) Guess Who? Pac-Man Donkey Kong Q*Bert Night Driver Back to the Future Part II (1989) Leslie “Spike” O’Malley Entertainment Software Association E3 Summer Game Fest Back to the Future: The Game 6: What’s the stupidest playable race in a video game? (39:18) Pepsiman Mass Effect series Asari Quarian Turian Star Trek Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Bajoran Vulcan Spock Dwarf Fortress Dwarves Blood Elves World of WarCraft Night Elves Orc Tauren Troll Undead Pikmin Pikmin series Zerg 7: What is the Steven Spielberg’s Stanley Kubrick’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) of video games? (46:16) Milo Peter Molyneux Haley Joel Osment Berserk Dune The Wheel of Time BioShock series Ken Levine Judas Fallout 3 Fallout: New Vegas Metal Gear: Survive Duke Nukem Forever Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Remake Dragon Age: The Veilguard Sonic CD Metropolis (1927) LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (52:58) Recommendations and Outro (58:24): Brandon: Doom Runners (1997), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012), Etiene T. Boy - Jealousy, Vintage Obscura Radio Frank: Barkin’, Classic X-Men Ash: The Blood of Dawnwalker, The Prisoner of Beauty Hard Truths (XX:XX): Jaffe: If you have a work day that ends at 10 PM, you don’t get to do all the stuff you do if your work day normally ends at 5 PM. This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 457 - Hey Me, Pikachi

  3. Aug 31

    Ep. 456 - Lady RoboBobby, with Stella Sacco

    Narrative designer Stella Sacco joins the panel to cover Grand Theft Auto VI, detecting AI in games, and pink plush Peeps bunnies. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Stella Sacco. 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: “I’m escaping to the one place that hasn’t been ruined by capitalism! Insert Credit!” Super Smash Bros. series PlayStation 4 Xbox One Grand Theft Auto VI Majestic 12 Oceans Eleven Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony Stella Sacco Sex 2 PC-98 Teledildonics Halo series 1: How are we feeling about Grand Theft Auto VI? (05:38) Grand Theft Auto III PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look Kotaku: Grand Theft Auto 6’s Latest Leak Told Me All I Need To Know Spider-Man IGN: Rockstar Doesn’t Mind if You Dislike GTA 6’s Romantic Side Grand Theft Auto V Any Austin GDC Red Dead Redemption series Marvel Midnight Suns Blade Final Fantasy XIV Animal Crossing series Splatoon series Dark Souls series Hypnospace Outlaw web3 MySpace Fourteenite XIII 2: How can we trust any new video games not to use AI? (15:52) Time Extension: James Pond Creator On System 3’s “Soulless” Legacy Collection the kickstarter for that bad AI Genesis game Brandon was talking about Wanted: Dead’s AI slop key art 3: How have video game companies most egregiously attempted to rewrite their own histories? (20:40) Arc System Works GDRI BioWare Electronic Arts Treasure Yakuza Zaibatsu Midway 4: Which movies most need a “Scarface: The World is Yours” type sequel with the protagonist coming back to life? (25:17) Scarface: The World Is Yours The Green Mile (1999) Heat (1995) The Goonies (1985) Thelma & Louise (1991) Bump ‘N’ Jump Robocop 3 (1993) John Wick: Chapter 4 (20XX) The Fast and Furious series Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Judge Dread Dead to Rights: Retribution Sorcerer (1977) Death Stranding Tangerine Dream Titanic (1997) Ghost of Yōtei Pirates of the Caribbean series Point Break (1991) 5: Room Check! (32:48) Peeps MAGFest Video Game History Foundation Pony Express Mochilla Earth Defense Force series Tokyo Game Show Casio Loopy Gematsu: Earth Defense Force 6.2: Invaders from Another World announced for PS5 6: WillaWisp asks, what is the CeraVe Daily Moisturizer of video games? (38:16) CeraVe Threes Cetaphil Tetris Xbox Wireless Controller Other Ocean Eucerin Holedown Picross series Squeakross: Home Squeak Home Nintendo 3DS Star Trek 7: If Dolly Parton asked you to show her some video games, which ones would you show her? (43:35) Dolly Parton Rock Band series Night in the Woods Nintendo Switch RollerCoaster Tycoon series Dollywood Bayonetta series Elvira Splatterhouse Mario Party series Wii Sports Desert Bus Penn & Teller LIGHTNING ROUND: Blind Pull Quote (48:41) Recommendations and Outro (58:27): Frank: Cetaphil moisturizing cream Stella: Mortal Shell II, Terminator 2: Judgment Day 35th Anniversary (2026) Brandon: The Tong - Dangerous Games, Val Young - Let’s Fall In Love, Save the Green Planet! (2003) Jaffe: The Shadow with Orson Welles This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 456 - Lady RoboBobby, with Stella Sacco

  4. Aug 24

    Ep. 455 - Resident Fourvil

    The panel reviews Resident Evil 4, a foundational 3rd person action horror game with memorable characters, a novelty controller, and an egg meta. 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: Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 2 GameCube Resident Evil 5 Game Informer PlayStation 4 Separate Ways “Hey, it’s that dog!” Tetris 1: What did you know about Resident Evil 4 before playing? (03:17) E3 CRT Wii Resident Evil 4 - HD Project Resident Evil 4 Remake Luis Serra Navarro Leon Scott Kennedy ShaderGlass Dreamcast Ingrid Hunnigan Steam Deck Ada Wong The Ada Missions Ashley Graham Resident Evil: Village 2: Do we need to reevaluate escort missions in 2026? (18:18) Escort Mission Oscar the Grouch 3: How important is it for a horror game to be scary? (23:27) Del Lago PlayStation 5 Xbox 360 Bitores Méndez Killer7 Resident Evil 4 - Insert Credit Challenge / Credit Spent spoilers TMP Merchant Ramón Salazar 4: Is inventory management fun? (36:45) Save Room Crow Las Plagas Eggs Snake Metal Gear series Kaizo Manic pixie dream girl Resident Evil: Code Veronica Jack Krauser Resident Evil 2 5: Dustin asks, what games should have a novelty controller? (51:08) Chainsaw Controller Sega Bass Fishing Samba De Amigo Donkey Konga Guitar Hero series Densha de Go! series Nintendo Labo SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Ikari Warriors Nintendo 3DS Sonic Mania Nintendo Switch Kirby games Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Grand Theft Auto VI 6: Let’s talk about the remakes (57:53) Monster Hunter series Uncharted series Star Trek 7: Why is this game important? (01:06:31) Cliff Bleszinski Gears of War series God Hand 8: Where does Resident Evil 4 rank among the Capcom Five? (01:08:27) Capcom Five P.N.03 Bayonetta series Dead Phoenix Viewtiful Joe Killer7 Suda51 House of the Dead series LIGHTNING ROUND: What’re Ya Buyin? (01:13:57) Recommendations and Outro (01:20:15): Jaffe, Frank, Ash and Brandon: Resident Evil 4, either on a CRT or with the HD Project mod and ShaderGlass. This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 455 - Resident Fourvil

  5. Aug 17

    Ep. 454 - Turtle Goblins

    Editor and Media Critic Esper Quinn joins Jaffe, Frank and Brandon for an evening of video game writing, high volume of death, and the Mr. Bones Apology Tour. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. 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: “This isn’t a brutality. This is a fatality.” Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Hyrule Field Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Title Screen Panzer Dragoon - Title Screen X-Men - Title Screen The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night Insert Credit Show Topic Lords Pokemon Red & Blue - Intro Ep. 453 - Mega Duck and Cougar Boy Game Boy Advance 1: What do you look for in a video game castle? (04:18) Unicorn Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Castlevania series Super Mario 64 Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Pokemon series Baldur’s Gate III Persona 5 Resident Evil 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Crow Country 2: What kinds of video games have the narrowest distinction between a good one and a bad one? (10:22) Deadly Premonition Earth Defense Force series Blue Archive Comiket Love and Deepspace Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Norm! 3: Hey Esper, what are the hardest video games to find footage for when making the video edition of Insert Credit? (15:34) PC-98 Recommendation Guy S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Daria’s Inferno Creative Commons MobyGames MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity Seaman World of Longplays 10min Gameplay 4: What do video game writers get away with that would never fly in other media? (22:38) Brad Pitt Rick and Morty 5: Magnanimus asks, other than humans, what creature has been killed the most times across all video games? (26:58) Turtle Zombie Goblin Super Mario series Goomba Fungus Minecraft Vampire Survivors Skeleton Bat Zubat Robot Cyborg Mother 3 Slime Cookie Clicker The Felling of the One Hundred Centillion Turtle Goblins: A Morality Game (download, extract html file, and open in browser to play!) 6: On which occasions have you told someone specifically not to play a video game? (31:42) MMO Magic: the Gathering The 3rd Birthday Parasite Eve series No Man’s Sky PC-Engine Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones Mr. Bones Valis series Mr. Bones by shmumbler and Spectral in 36:09 Grateful Dead 7: What is the FLCL of video games? (35:44) Gainax Neon Genesis Evangelion The Rub Rabbits! Star Fox series Sin & Punishment Shenmue series No More Heroes Bayonetta series Platinum Games MadWorld Persona series LIGHTNING ROUND: Magic: the Sortening (40:40) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:11) Brandon: Not Dracula 3000 (2004), Taskmaster Season 21, Please do not hang out in the street, the commentary for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Esper: The Mountain Goats - Days, Ekphrasis, Magic Every Day with Esper Quinn This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 454 - Turtle Goblins

  6. Aug 10

    Ep. 453 - Mega Duck and Cougar Boy

    Frank, Ash, and Brandon answer Jaffe’s questions about simple ways to improve any game, documentary video game adaptations, and turning consoles into anime girls. 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: BMX XXX Burning Man Acclaim Entertainment David Cronenberg “You point a gun at me? Your own kin? Your dear papa?” Richter Belmont Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Dracula 1: What is something simple you can add to any video game to make it immediately better? (03:53) Pac-Man series Klonoa series Sonic the Hedgehog series Pokémon series Tetris the Pokemon track Ash was thinking of Metal Gear Solid series Billy Mitchell Mystery Science Theater 3000 2: Is there something you’ve encountered in a game you can only explain as an inside joke? (10:43) Fantasy Life Nintendo DS Pier Solar and the Great Architects Indivisible Baba Booey Tetsuya Nomura Kingdom Hearts III secret ending Final Fantasy Versus XIII MindsEye Astal Segagaga Sega Sony Dreamcast 3: What are your standard practices for saving your game? (16:26) Resident Evil 4 SiSTer FPGA Super Nintendo Entertainment System Yakuza series Baldur’s Gate series PlayStation 4 4: Design anthropomorphized versions of obscure video game consoles for a Hyperdimension Neptunia reboot (21:48) Hyperdimension Neptunia series Gijinka Playdate Watara Supervision WonderSwan Mega Duck/Cougar Boy Atari Lynx N-Gage Casio Loopy Game Gear Plug-n-play game Wii Shang Tsung Nex Playground Meta Ray-Bans Socrates Interactive Patient System Amiga CD32 Atari 2600 Intellivision What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) Patty and Selma Kotaku: Oh Dang, Magic: The Gathering Made Bilbo Baggins Hot 5: Death_Strandicoot asks, what would be the best documentary to adapt into a video game? (30:57) GIRP Super Size Me (2004) March of the Penguins (2005) March of the Penguins (DS game) National Geographic National Geographic licensees Planet Earth Critical Kate Willært The King of Kong (2007) VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Coffee Talk Walter Day Donkey Kong Paris Is Burning (1990) Stepmania Wii Kinect Just Dance series Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) Plan 9 From Outer Space (DOS game) Her Story Cold Case Files Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Unsolved Mysteries Mothman Grizzly Man (2005) 7 Up Indie Game: The Movie (2012) LuLaRoe Blackfish (2013) Ape Out Jaws: Unleashed Jaws series An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Solarpunk Tetris (2023) 6: What games in the Game Industry Hardship Bundle do you think Frank, Ash, and Insert Credit listeners would like most? (36:30) Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure A Short Hike Holedown Skatebird Cool Kid Cody NEC TurboGrafx-16 Wheels of Aurelia 1978 Hyper Gunsport Little Medusa FutureGrind Dirtbag Mahjong Winter Witch Magenta Horizon Purrfect Apawcalypse They Bleed Pixels Dead Finger Dice: A Billionaire Killing Game Drywall Eating Simulator 7: Whos a cool lady? (42:23) Celeste Madeline Yasmine Bayonetta Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso Moon Lee Cynthia Rothrock Chingmy Yau Michelle Yeoh Katie Mac Lady and the Tramp Semiramis Michelle Obama Amy Hennig Danielle Bunten Berry Esper Quinn Ash Parrish Maddy Thorson Maddy Myers Gita Jackson 52 Pickup Noa Izumi Birdo Princess Daisy Aerith Gainsborough Samus Aran Chun-Li Bullet Witch Ada Wong Vivienne Liara T’Soni Tali’Zorah Shale Amaterasu Malenia LIGHTNING ROUND: Verb Coding (48:17) Recommendations and Outro (56:36): Brandon: NEWDERY Stick Grips, Beatdown City Survivors, Napalm Death: Tiny Desk Concert Ash: Clytemnestra, Platform Decay, Ancillary Justice Jaffe: Absolute Wonder Woman This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 453 - Mega Duck and Cougar Boy

  7. Aug 3

    Ep. 452 - Ground Bud

    The panel you know and love returns to discuss E3, user generated content, and Ryan Baby Goose. 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 Criterion Channel Kiyoshi Kurosawa The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) Akira Kurosawa Gatorade Zero Glacier Cherry Costco Water Vitamin Water XXX xXx (2002) Stella Sacco 1: What’s everybody been up to lately? (03:13) San Diego Comic-Con Funko Pop Marvel Cinematic Universe Star Trek Steve Ditko Kimba the White Lion Batman Hutchinson Island Sea turtle Crow Lemming Sea cucumber Rabbit Florida Keys Jellyfish America the Beautiful 2 What was E3 like? (12:06) E3 Dreamcast PlayStation 2 Crash Bandicoot NEC Interchannel PC Engine The Video Game History Foundation E3 Collection Carolyn Rauch The Beatles: Rock Band Sega Saturn PlayStation Electronic Gaming Monthly Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Game Informer Spider-Man 3: What are the best implementations of weather effects in video games? (19:27) Haunted Mansion Soulslike Final Fantasy X Ghostwire: Tokyo The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Super Mario series Looney Tunes Journey to the West Astro Boy Astro Bot Ken Griffey Jr Presents Major League Baseball Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog Jerry Rice & Nitus’s Dog Football Hollywood Reporter: ‘Air Bud Returns’ Movie Reboot Sets Cast Ahead of 2026 Release Variety: Ryan Gosling Cast as Ghost Rider in Marvel Movie Baby Driver (2017) Ryan Gosling Gosling 4: Design a dating game that takes place at the Cheesecake Factory (25:05) Cheesecake Factory Applebee’s Bucca di Beppo Chipotle Pia Carrot e Yōkoso!! series Date Everything 5: Room Check! (32:24) Game Developer Conference Children’s Fairyland “It’s Just Emulation!”: The Challenge of Selling Old Games It’s Still Emulation: Saving Video Game History Before It’s Too Late Preserving Game History: It’s Just Us Bubsy Gunpla MS-09 Dom Advanced Variable Geo 6: SteveWithAB asks, what was a major inflection point for video games that didn’t feel like one at the time? (40:04) Roblox Dreams LittleBigPlanet Minecraft Elden Ring Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America Inc. 7: What is the Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey of video games? (45:29) Emily Wilson Christopher Nolan The Odyssey (2026) NPR: ‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn’t have written the movie himself Hideo Kojima Capcom Dante’s Inferno Console Wars The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Stellar Blade Bayonetta Dracula Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Sephiroth Anne Rice LIGHTNING ROUND: Notable Patreon Characters (54:22) Recommendations and Outro (01:05:31): Brandon: Game Industry Hardship Bundle Ash: Drink more tea Frank: Go somewhere without an agenda Jaffe: Magic Every Day with Esper Quinn This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 452 - Ground Bud

  8. Jul 27

    Ep. 451 - Big Dick 3, with Stella Sacco

    Writer and narrative designer Stella Sacco joins Brandon and Esper to cover pandering in games, T4T energy, and dokidokidecahedrons. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Brandon Sheffield, Esper Quinn, and Stella Sacco. 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: Joe Rogan “Dig ’em dig ’em dug dig ’em!” Italy Saint Patrick’s Day Scotland Czech Republic Germany England Ohio CNBC: 5 biggest risks of sharing your DNA with consumer genetic-testing companies North American fur trade Canada Russia Hungary Mario Sacco and Vanzetti Joan Baez & Ennio Morricone - Here’s To You 1: What’s the difference between catering to an audience and pandering to an audience? (03:59) Fan service Mass Effect 3 ending controversy Love and Deepspace 2B NieR: Automata NieR Stellar Blade Tekken 3 Panda 2: What are some things video game writers have to do that most people don’t think about? (09:19) Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker TLC - Waterfalls 3: Are there any examples of studio notes improving a game? (14:42) I Am the Night Batman: the Animated Series Albert Pyun Cyborg Jean-Claude Van Damme Cyberpunk 2077 Pokemon Game Link Cable Hideo Kojima Metal Gear Solid series George Lucas 4: Which video game romance has the most T4T energy? (21:51) T4T Demonschool Princess Peach Bowser Destiny Eris Morn The Drifter Avalanche Motoko Kusanagi Tachikoma Batou Link Zelda Dragon Age II Mass Effect series Lady Dimitrescu Baldur’s Gate III Shadowheart Halsin Karlach Gale Tidus Wakka Banjo-Kazooie Bridget Guilty Gear series Tracer Bernard Dowd ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: Gen Z/Gen Alpha Only! What was your first video game? (27:16) 5: Gaagaagiins asks, why is Mario’s mustache black, but his hair is brown? (35:16) Super Mario 64 Zohran Mamdani Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez George Costanza Heihachi Mishima Persona series Auron Sam Elliott Stellar Blade 2 Diana Bayonetta Master Higgins Master Chief Cortana Green Arrow Sonic the Hedgehog Shadow the Hedgehog Espio the Chameleon 6: In video games with dialogue, is it always preferable to have voice acting? (42:11) Fire Emblem series Resident Evil 4 Ashley Graham Forspoken Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Troy Baker Legend of Dragoon Tom Clancy’s The Division Earth Defense Force series Hulk Jonathan Hickman 7: What is the Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) of video games? (52:57) Street Fighter the Movie the Game Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016) Batman: Arkham series Final Fantasy VII Remake Die Hard Arcade Die Hard (1988) Star Wars: Episode I - Racer Knights of the Old Republic series Platoon LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Giallo Films (58:40) Recommendations and Outro (01:11:43): Stella: The Tainted Cup Esper: Magic Every Day with Esper Quinn starting August 3, Twinbeard Plays Mario Brandon: KALX, Poil - Pikiwa, Chubby Checker - Dig Dug, The Anime Corner Store, Freeway (1996) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

    Ep. 451 - Big Dick 3, with Stella Sacco
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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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    2022 - 2026
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