The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 191 - The Not Game Making Dimension, with Liz Ryerson


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Musician, writer, and Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson returns to cover lawyer angels, Charles Martinet’s infidelity, and Le Console.

Questions this week:

  1. Kelsey Lewin asks: What’s the recipe for the worst way to play Super Mario Bros.? (03:42)
  2. Has a spiritual sequel to a game ever surpassed it? (08:58)
  3. How would you commemorate a series 30th anniversary when you have no new games to announce? (13:16)
  4. Can listening to a game’s soundtrack spoil the game? (18:00)
  5. How have video games failed the queer community? (23:09)
  6. Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: How do you design around players hoarding items? (32:49)
  7. If all the big tech giants made video game consoles, which one would be the biggest disaster? (38:28)
  8. What are the best unlicensed games? (43:36)
  9. Can realistic human jumping be fun in video games? (49:15)
  10. Who’s the Christopher Columbus of video games? (54:26)
  11. LIGHTNING ROUND: Glitchfork Reviews (59:03)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • NES Advantage controller
    • NES Max controller
    • Power Glove
    • Game Genie
    • Axiom Verge
    • Bloodstained
    • King’s Field
    • Siren
    • Thimbleweed Park
    • The Legendary Axe
    • Astyanax
    • The Magic of Scheherazade
    • Sonic Symphony
    • Friend of the show Ash Parrish
    • Topher’s legendary Sonic 2 SE letsplay
    • Earthbound
    • Chrono Cross
    • Chrono Trigger
    • Sonic Mania
    • Homestuck
    • Undertale
    • Tim Follin
    • Nier’s terrible trophy
    • Deadly Premonition
    • Poison
    • Birdetta
    • Earth Angel bar
    • Erica Anderson
    • Saints Row
    • Razer E3 keynote
    • Stadia is dead
    • Amazon buys the CryEngine
    • Amazon Games probably one of the worst disasters in gamedev
    • Micro Machines
    • Magic Kid Googoo
    • Armadillo
    • ATB
    • Knights of the Round
    • Fuzhou Waixing Computer Science & Technology Co.,LTD
    • Strip Fighter II (nsfw, but only in theory)
    • Another World
    • Canabalt
    • Normal Mario Bros
    • Bethesda and Madden
    • The Edge Guy
    • Tommy Tallarico
    • Mamoru Samuragochi

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Ace Combat 3 soundtrack, Liz’s Sounds From The Abyss mixes

      Frank: Sleep, drink water

      Liz: Stretch, Ross’s Game Dungeon, The Blood Zone

      Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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