Ep. 327 - The Third Knuckles

Your Insert Credit panel returns to cover the greatest leap in console graphics ever, the Sonic Cinematic Universe, and Tiara Cyberooski. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

How was D.I.C.E.? (04:39)

When is taking notes while playing games fun, and when is it a chore? (13:07)

What would it take for the next Xbox to be “the largest technical leap you’ve ever seen in a hardware generation”? (18:25)

What is the future of the Sonic Cinematic Universe? (24:02)

Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (29:37)

Kory asks: If you had to design a fighting game with a roster consisting solely of variants of the same character, who would it be? (31:16)

Have you ever played a video game and gotten to a part where you thought, “Oh, this would have been an exciting surprise if I were a different sort of person”? (39:08)

What’s the worst love story ever told in video games? (49:10)

What makes the concept of an ancient evil returning in the present day such a staple of video games, and adventure fiction overall? (55:17)

A Message from Alex Jaffe (01:01:00)

Recommendations and Outro (01:03:02)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Slimer

The Real Ghostbusters

Garbage Pail Kids

Altered Beast

Solid Snake

D.I.C.E. Summit

Chef Kenny

Chef Kenny’s Vegan Dim Sum

Nintendo Entertainment System

Retro City Games

SETA Corporation

Kemco/Seika

Nosferatu

Bio Force Ape

Half Bird Chicken & Beer

Kung Lao

Pegs Glorified Ham n Eggs

Baldur’s Gate III

Todd Howard

David Cage

Forgotten Realms

R. A. Salvatore

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Final Fantasy XVI

Genshin Impact

Final Fantasy VIII

David Lynch

Microsoft says next Xbox will ‘deliver largest technical leap seen in a hardware generation’

Halo series

The Witcher series

Alan Wake II

Cyberpunk 2077

Kingdom Hearts III

Toy Story (1995)

The Last of Us: Part II

Gears of War

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Knuckles

Sonic 3D Blast

Sonic R

Sonic X-treme

Tiara Boobowski

Taylor Swift

Krysten Ritter

Rouge the Bat

Hayden Christensen

Shadow the Hedgehog

Star Wars prequel trilogy

Mark Hamill

Amadeus

Outcast (2014)

Batman (1989)

Amy Rose

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Minions

Chao

Tyson Hesse

Ryu

Ken Masters

Shotokan

Spider-Verse

Spider-Man

Super Smash Brothers series

Mario

Luigi

Bob Hoskins

Charles Martinet

Al Pacino

Scent of a Woman (1992)

You Don’t Know Jack (2010)

Phil Spector (2013)

Scarface (1983)

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Serpico (1973)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

The Adventures of Captain Heat (1995)

The Irishman (2019)

Homer Simpson

Jack Kirby

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen

Newsboy Legion

Superman

Rick and Morty

Transilvane

Apokolips

Darkseid

Dragon Age II

Felicia Day

Fallout: New Vegas

Mystery Science Theater 3000

#IDARB

Shadow Dancer

Godzilla

The Revenge of Shinobi

Batman

Astal

Marvel Spider-Man

Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Prowler

Batman: Arkham series

Jason Todd

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII: Remake

Final Fantasy VII

Chrono Trigger

Tetsuya Nomura

White Day

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Silver the Hedgehog

Bubsy series

Aero the Acro-Bat

Indigo Prophecy

Pac-Man

The Ancient Magus’ Bride

Dragon Quest series

J. R. R. Tolkien

Game of Thrones

Demonschool

Dark Souls

Recommendations:

Tim: Get a real good chair, listen to the ad on this week’s episode of Insert Credit

Frank: GLYDR now on Kickstarter

Brandon: TimesSqKungFU

This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by GLYDR which is now on Kickstarter, and patrons like you. Thank you.

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