Ep. 322 - Vehicular Treason Murder

The classic Insert Credit panel covers a game preservation dilemma, the 2007 Honda Shepherd, and a new mascot for Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Kim Justice asks: In games where water is lethal, at what part of the body should that water kill you? (08:19)

Is there a better way to implement communication in video games than dialogue trees? (14:06)

What are the top five most fun crimes to commit in video games? (20:36)

What would Bayonetta 9 be like? (26:49)

Brandon asks: When does bootlegging count as video game preservation? (32:41)

Gaagaagiins asks: What are some of the best (or most interesting) games you can get a physical copy of on eBay (or equivalent) for about 10 bucks USD (excluding shipping) without much trouble? (38:56)

What is usually the worst kind of vehicle to control in a video game? (42:54)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (49:05)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:46)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Ninja Gaiden series

Cruis’n USA

Sisyphus

Super Mario series

Sonic the Hedgehog

Bubsy series

Death Stranding

Castlevania series

Mega Man series

Elevator Action

Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case

Snatcher

Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom

Mass Effect series

Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Cyberpunk 2077

The Walking Dead

Oxenfree

Firewatch

Batman: The Telltale Series

The Last of Us series

Batman: Arkham series

Hitman series

Dragon Quest series

Mission: Impossible

Rockstar Games, Inc.

Uwe Boll

Indigo Prophecy

David Cage

Hideki Kamiya

Bayonetta series

Kingdom Hearts series

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon

Shouzou Kaga

Fire Emblem series

TearRing Saga series

Vestaria Saga series

Hideki Naganuma

Super Real Mahjong PII ・III Custom Special ☆ VER

Action Comics 1

Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball

City Crisis

Crisis City

Gears of War series

Halo series

Lost Odyssey

Lost Planet 2

Final Fantasy IV

L.A. Noire

BioShock series

Fallout 3

The Beatles: Rock Band

Rage (Anarchy Edition)

NASCAR 08

Grand Theft Auto V

Earth Defense Force series

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

John McTiernan

Wave Race series

Jet Moto series

F-Zero series

PilotWings series

Cobra Triangle

The Hunt for Red October

In the Hunt

Hydro Thunder

Crimson Skies series

Blast Corps

Shenmue series

Final Fantasy VII

Sub Rebellion

Steel Diver series

Star Fox series

Super Mario Odyssey

Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama

Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!

Mr. Gimmick

Yoko Taro

Hunter

Spy Hunter

Black Lotus

William

Recommendations:

Brandon: Srigala (1981), Columbo

Tim: Find things to interrogate about objects you take for granted

Frank: Final Fantasy VII: Remake

This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you.

Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!