The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 219 - The Insert Credit Consolebration

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You’ve waited long enough, now Insert Credit ranks the greatest video game consoles of all time, and a few others for good measure.

Choices:

  • -Round 1, Frank (05:25)
  • -Round 1, Tim (09:25)
  • -Round 1, Brandon (15:35)
  • -Round 2, Frank (19:36)
  • -Round 2, Tim (24:49)
  • -Round 2, Brandon (30:15)
  • -Round 3, Frank (35:46)
  • -Round 3, Tim (41:40)
  • -Round 3, Brandon (50:30)
  • -Round 4, Frank (56:51)
  • -Round 4, Tim (01:04:52)
  • -Round 4, Brandon (01:10:57)
  • -Round 5, Frank (01:19:10)
  • -Round 5, Tim (01:24:25)
  • -Round 5, Brandon (01:31:25)
  • -Round 6, Frank (01:38:07)
  • -Round 6, Brandon (01:44:23)
  • -Round 6, Tim (01:52:14)
  • -Round 7, Frank (02:00:05)
  • -Round 7, Tim (02:07:00)
  • -Round 7, Brandon (02:14:28)

    • Recommendations and Outro (02:25:09)

    Discuss the results in the forums!

    THE INSERT CREDIT RANKED TOP 20 CONSOLES:

    1. PlayStation
    2. PS2
    3. SNES
    4. Genesis
    5. Xbox 360
    6. Nintendo DS
    7. PC Engine
    8. NES
    9. Dreamcast
    10. Saturn
    11. Windows PC
    12. PSP
    13. Game Boy Advance
    14. Game Boy
    15. Wii
    16. WonderSwan
    17. Switch
    18. ZX Spectrum
    19. Neo Geo Pocket Color
    20. Jaguar
    21. Atari 2600

    A LARGE SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Playstation
    • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
    • FM Towns Marty
    • WonderSwan
    • TurboGrafx-16
    • Microsoft Windows
    • Quake
    • Unreal Tournament
    • Super Mario 64
    • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • ZX Spectrum
    • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
    • Code Name: Viper
    • Batman: The Video Game
    • Vice: Project Doom
    • Journey to Silius
    • Total Recall
    • Friday the 13th
    • Kick Master
    • Demon Sword
    • Strider
    • Sega Genesis
    • Power Blade
    • Power Blade 2
    • Super Mario Bros.
    • Mega Man
    • Dragon Warrior
    • Final Fantasy
    • Metroid
    • ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS DOOM
    • ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS PAC-MAN
    • Pac-Man (Atari 2600)
    • Little Samson
    • Shatterhand
    • Low G Man
    • The Mafat Conspiracy
    • Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
    • Clash at Demonhead
    • Ufouria: The Saga
    • Neo Geo Pocket Color
    • Metal Slug 1st Mission
    • SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
    • SNK vs Capcom: Cardfighters’ Clash 2 - Expanded Edition
    • Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
    • Biomotor Unitron
    • King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise
    • King of Fighters R-1
    • King of Fighters R-2
    • SNK Gals’ Fighters
    • Atari 800
    • Commodore 64
    • Aliens: Neoplasma
    • Nintendo DS
    • The Saga Of The Ultra-Rare McDonald’s DS Game Comes To An End After 11 Long Years
    • Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
    • Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
    • Imagine: Party Planner
    • Cooking Mama series
    • Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
    • Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
    • Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
    • Sands of Destruction
    • Master of the Monster Lair
    • Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2
    • Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
    • Etrian Odyssey
    • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
    • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
    • PlayStation Portable
    • Brave Story: New Traveler
    • Jeanne d’Arc
    • Kingdom of Paradise
    • Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner
    • Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground
    • Dungeon Maker II: The Hidden War
    • Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory
    • Rengoku II: Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N.
    • Monster Hunter: Freedom
    • PlayStation Vita
    • Ridge Racer
    • The Legend of Kage 2
    • The Legend of Kage
    • PlayStation 2
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • Metal Gear series
    • Sega Saturn
    • Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
    • Raw Danger!
    • Steambot Chronicles
    • Gradius V
    • Thunder Force VI
    • Contra: Shattered Soldier
    • Neo Contra
    • Silent Hill 2
    • Silent Hill 3
    • R-Type Final
    • Drakengard
    • Drakengard 2
    • Tokimeki Memorial 3: Yakusoku no Ano Basho de
    • Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
    • Ga-rou-den Breakblow
    • The King of Fighters 2006
    • Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Seimasenki no Sho
    • Grand Theft Auto III
    • Insert Credit PS2cular
    • Bujingai: The Forsaken City
    • The Matrix: Path of Neo
    • Jak II
    • Dreamcast
    • Super Adventure Island
    • Madden NFL ’94
    • Tokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de
    • Dragon Quest I & II
    • Dragon Warrior III
    • Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome
    • Dragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi
    • Chrono Trigger
    • Final Fantasy IV
    • Final Fantasy V
    • Final Fantasy VI
    • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
    • Psycho Dream
    • Brain Lord
    • Super Metroid
    • Metroid Fusion
    • Metroid Dread
    • Super Castlevania IV
    • Mega Man 4
    • Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
    • Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
    • Super Bonk
    • Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
    • Waterworld
    • Insert Credit BSNESGOAT
    • Robotrek
    • ActRaiser 2
    • Angelique
    • Hagane: The Final Conflict
    • Ganbare Goemon series
    • Game Boy Advance
    • Game Gear - Wikipedia
    • Neo Geo
    • Street Fighter series
    • Panzer Dragoon
    • Panzer Dragoon Saga
    • Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
    • Sonic R
    • Pup Breeder
    • Dark Savior
    • Steal Princess
    • Daytona USA
    • Shining Force III
    • Shining Force III: Premium Disc
    • NiGHTS into Dreams…
    • Neugier: Umi to Kaze no Kōdō
    • Apple II
    • Number Munchers
    • Ranger X
    • Dune: The Battle for Arrakis
    • Rings of Power
    • Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
    • The Adventures of Batman & Robin
    • Jon Burton’s video on The Adventures of Batman & Robin
    • Contra Hard Corps
    • Castlevania: Bloodlines
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
    • Sonic & Knuckles
    • Ristar
    • VectorMan
    • Vectorman 2
    • Comix Zone
    • Phantasy Star II
    • Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom
    • Phantasy Star IV
    • Sword of Vermilion
    • Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
    • Xeno Crisis
    • 32X
    • Sega CD
    • Sonic CD
    • Lunar: The Silver Star
    • Android Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm
    • Shining Force series
    • Sewer Shark
    • Landstalker
    • Sonic Adventure
    • SoulCalibur
    • Sword of the Berserk: Guts’ Rage
    • Sengoku Turb
    • Shenmue
    • Illbleed
    • Time Stalkers
    • Blue Stinger
    • NFL 2K
    • Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium
    • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
    • Bangai-O
    • Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream
    • Ikaruga
    • Skies of Arcadia
    • Rez
    • Sonic Adventure 2
    • Sonic Shuffle
    • VMU
    • PocketStation
    • Power Stone
    • Phantasy Star Online
    • Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
    • Blazing Lazers
    • Super Star Soldier
    • Ys: Book I & II
    • Snatcher
    • Tengai Makyō: Deden no Den
    • Tengai Makyō II: Manjimaru
    • Military Madness
    • Neutopia
    • Famicom Wars series
    • Gauntlet series
    • Valis series
    • Linda³
    • Seiya Monogatari: Anearth Fantasy Stories
    • Gate of Thunder
    • Magical Chase
    • Victory Run
    • Apple Pippin
    • Analogue Pocket
    • MiSTer
    • Atari 2600
    • H.E.R.O.
    • Frostbite
    • Yars’ Revenge
    • Intellivision
    • Thundercade
    • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
    • Defender
    • DOOM
    • Xbox 360
    • Insert Credit Top 20 XBox 36Tacular, with Kris Graft and Mathew Kumar
    • Tengai Makyō III: Namida
    • Gears of War
    • Gears of War 2
    • Gears of War 3
    • Xbox Series X and Series S
    • Xbox One
    • Forza Horizon
    • Pac-Man: Championship Edition
    • Alan Wake
    • Shadowrun
    • Halo: Reach
    • Ridge Racer 6
    • Ninja Gaiden II
    • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
    • Dead Rising
    • The iDOLM@STER
    • Tengai Makyō: Ziria
    • Students of Round
    • Enchanted Arms
    • Ninja Blade
    • Culdcept Saga
    • Zegapain XOR/NOT
    • Bullet Witch
    • Blue Dragon
    • Lost Odyssey
    • Fable II
    • NieR Old Gross Man Edition
    • Lost Planet 2
    • Red Dead Redemption
    • L.A. Noire
    • Left 4 Dead
    • WonderSwan
    • Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (waHUU)
    • Atari Lynx
    • TurboExpress
    • Clock Tower
    • Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu
    • Grand Battle! Swan Colosseum
    • Digimon: Battle Spirit
    • Macross: True Love Song
    • Riviera: The Promised Land
    • Blue Wing Blitz
    • Rhyme Rider Kerorican
    • The Video Game History Hour
    • Fairchild Channel F
    • Game Boy
    • Super Mario Land
    • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
    • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
    • Metroid II: Return of Samus
    • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
    • Kaeru no tame ni Kane wa Naru
    • Pokémon
    • Battletoads
    • Car Battler Joe
    • Ninja Five-O
    • Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan
    • Metal Gear: Ghost Babel
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Nintendo 3DS
    • GameCube
    • Wii U
    • Nintendo 64
    • Casio Loopy
    • PC-FX
    • Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
    • Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
    • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    • Onimusha Tactics
    • Smashing Drive
    • Astro Boy: Omega Factor
    • Advance Guardian Heroes
    • Gunstar Super Heroes
    • Drill Dozer
    • WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
    • WarioWare: Twisted!
    • Rhythm Tengoku
    • Racing Gears Advance
    • Scurge: Hive
    • Catwoman
    • Azumanga Daioh Advance
    • Wild Arms XF
    • Wii
    • Mario Kart: Super Circuit
    • PlayStation 4
    • PlayStation 5
    • Super Mario Galaxy
    • Zangeki no Reginleiv
    • 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
    • TI-89 series
    • Super Mario Odyssey
    • Stardew Valley
    • Story of Seasons
    • Hollow Knight
    • Octopath Traveler
    • Bravely Default II
    • Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
    • Xenoblade Chronicles 2
    • Shin Megami Tensei V
    • Super Mario Sunshine
    • Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
    • Castlevania: The Adventure - ReBirth
    • Super Mario Galaxy 2
    • No More Heroes
    • MadWorld
    • Little King’s Story
    • Opoona
    • Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
    • Pandora’s Tower
    • Escape from Bug Island
    • Xenoblade Chronicles
    • The Last Story
    • Lost in Shadow
    • Elebits
    • Kororinpa: Marble Mania
    • Let’s Tap
    • Wii Sports
    • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    • Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
    • Wii Sports Resort
    • Wild Arms
    • Wild Arms 2
    • Lagnacure
    • Lagnacure Legend
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Final Fantasy VIII
    • Final Fantasy IX
    • Final Fantasy Tactics
    • The Granstream Saga
    • Brightis
    • Blaster Master: Blasting Again
    • Team Buddies
    • Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
    • Alnam no Tsubasa: Shōjin no Sora no Kanata e
    • Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō
    • Ghost in the Shell
    • Xena: Warrior Princess
    • Jumping Flash!
    • Jumping Flash! 2
    • Chippoke Ralph no Daibōken: The Adventure of Little Ralph
    • Kaisoku Tenshi
    • Linda³ Again
    • LSD: Dream Emulator
    • Tail of the Sun
    • Aquanaut’s Holiday
    • Aquanaut no Kyūjitsu 2
    • Kaze no NOTAM
    • Boku no Natsuyasumi
    • Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
    • Dragon Warrior VII
    • Persona
    • Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
    • Zanac X Zanac
    • Guilty Gear
    • Elemental Gearbolt
    • Alundra
    • Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins
    • Septentrion: Out of the Blue
    • PoPoLoCrois
    • PoPoLoCrois Monogatari II
    • London Seirei Tantei-dan
    • Ape Escape
    • Gran Turismo
    • Gran Turismo 2
    • Vagrant Story
    • Vandal Hearts
    • Alice in Cyberland
    • Legend of Legaia
    • MSX
    • Amiga
    • Mega Man Legends
    • Mega Man Legends 2
    • The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
    • Atari Jaguar
    • Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
    • Primal Rage
    • Highlander: The Last of the MacLeods
    • Alien Vs Predator
    • Super Burnout
    • Power Drive Rally
    • Club Drive
    • Black ICE\White Noise
    • Motor Toon Grand Prix
    • Cybermorph
    • Tecmo’s Deception
    • Steam Deck
    • The Witcher
    • Hybrid Heaven
    • Sin and Punishment

      Recommendations:

      Tim: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, MiSTerAddons.com (i checked, they’re sold out of MiSTers at time of publishing)

      Frank: Get in touch with Christa Lee at Sound Retro Co. for all your console repair and upgrade needs, use Dolphin for Wii and GameCube emulation

      Brandon: Try playing old games on Composite cables

      Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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