The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 228 - Should I Drink This?

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The heroes known as Insert Credit return to do battle with Two Point Eight-A video games, Vectourmaun, and giving yousa unna bongo.

Questions this week:

  1. If you could play a video game with any three people, living or dead, who would they be, and what would the game be? (01:47)
  2. What is the best way for video games to represent aging? (05:28)
  3. What’s the stupidest argument you’ve ever been part of over a video game? (11:37)
  4. How much does it cost to make a video game? (14:39)
  5. The Adaptation Game: Adapt the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) handbook into a video game. (21:26)
  6. Dirtbag Anonymous asks: I recently had a job interview where I was asked ‘If your personality was a video game, what game would it be and why?’ How the hell was I supposed to answer this? (28:27)
  7. How effective can an adaptation of a video game be if considering only the lore of a series and not the gameplay? (35:17)
  8. How can you tell a game was made in Europe? (41:03)
  9. What is the seizing in your leg after you wake up that indicates you’re about to experience a horribly painful leg cramp over the next 30 seconds of video games? (46:20)

    10. LIGHTNING ROUND: The Time is Right (53:08)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:01:41)

    Should you discuss this episode in the forums? I mean I think it would be pretty cool personally, yeah

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Left 4 Dead
    • Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
    • Joe Montana II: Sports Talk Football
    • Joe Montana
    • Pat Summerall
    • Joe Montana twitter clip
    • Rock Band
    • Joan Chen
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Christopher Lambert
    • VIDEOBALL
    • Lewis Hamilton
    • Sifu
    • Wizardry games
    • Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeting about the Hulk
    • Fable
    • Animal Crossing series
    • Crusader Kings series
    • Crusader of Centy
    • Dragon Quest V: Tenkū no Hanayome
    • Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
    • Mother 3
    • NieR series
    • The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
    • Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
    • Skullgirls series
    • Sharknado: The Video Game
    • Tim’s Formula: (((average age of developer * number of developers) * 100) * 18) + (CEO yearly salary * 1.5)
    • Grasshopper Manufacture Inc.
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    • Wrecking Crew
    • Frank’s screenshot of the OSHA game
    • The Hazfinder site
    • Hazfinder text version
    • Silent Hill series
    • Gran Turismo series
    • Disco Elysium
    • PaRappa the Rapper series
    • Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
    • Destiny series
    • The Mandalorian
    • Joker (2019)
    • Smallville
    • Warcraft (2016)
    • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    • John Carter (2012)
    • Conan the Barbarian (2011)
    • VectorMan
    • Cyberpunk 2077
    • Rayman series
    • Assassin’s Creed series
    • Euro Truck Simulator series
    • Sea of Thieves
    • Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
    • Rabbids series
    • Returnal
    • Celeste
    • Buckcherry

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: My Kung Fu Sweetheart (2006)

      Tim: You Love To See It featuring Tim Rogers, the F1 TV app

      Frank: Sam & Max: Save the World

      Jaffe: Watch Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) if you’re Frank

      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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