The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 285 - Daria of Sorrow

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The panel returns to classic formation to cover UX design, Microsoft acquisition developments, gross Yoshis, and sellouts within sellouts. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. From Simone de Rochefort: What else should Microsoft acquire and make exclusive? (03:33)
  2. What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (10:19)
  3. What makes a New Game+ feature the most enticing? (11:41)
  4. What are common terms game designers use that game players don’t? (17:10)
  5. How can User Interface inform the themes and story of a video game? (24:52)
  6. Let’s criticize some things we want to bring attention to. (31:13)
    7. Insert Credit Ad Break: Midautumn and Games and Feelings (37:04)
  7. JackOakleaf asks: How long should a cutscene be? (39:55)
  8. Which video game protagonist’s job would you want to do the least? (48:02)
  9. What is The Day The Clown Cried of video games? (54:19)

    10. LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Video Game Playboy Appearances (01:02:47)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:19:47)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
    • Legend of Zelda series
    • Vanillaware Ltd.
    • Dragon’s Crown
    • Horizon series
    • Halo series
    • Destiny series
    • Britain blocks Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
    • NieR
    • George Washington
    • Daria
    • Harmy’s Despecialized Edition
    • Call of Duty series
    • Final Fantasy series
    • Street Fighter series
    • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
    • The Day the Clown Cried
    • Blue Dragon
    • Sega is officially buying Angry Birds developer Rovio for $775 million
    • OutRun series
    • Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
    • God of War series
    • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    • Kirby games
    • Dizzy series
    • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
    • Super Mario World
    • Uncharted series
    • Video Game History Foundation
    • Kelsey Lewin
    • User experience design
    • Static mesh
    • Patrick Miller
    • Demonschool
    • Persona 5
    • Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
    • Batman Begins (2005)
    • Shigeru Miyamoto
    • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
    • Miyamoto Says Negative Reviews Of Mario Movie Helped It Grow
    • Nintendogs series
    • Gears of War series
    • Half-Life 2
    • Dolphin Emulator
    • Asus ROG Ally hands-on: Windows but tiny
    • Midautumn
    • Games and Feelings
    • Hideo Kojima
    • Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
    • Ninja Gaiden
    • Xenogears / Xenosaga universe
    • Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series
    • Cooking Mama series
    • L.A. Noire
    • Mappy
    • Super Mario Bros (1993)
    • Bonk series
    • Ridge Racer series
    • Gran Turismo series
    • Twisted Metal series
    • ‘Twisted Metal’ Series Gets Peacock Premiere Date, Teaser
    • The Last Starfighter (1984)
    • David Harbour
    • Stranger Things
    • Project Milo
    • Tommy Tallarico
    • ROBLOX_OOF.mp3 (the hbomberguy video about Tommy Tallarico)
    • Earthworm Jim series

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Plug things on different CRT inputs into different power strips to reduce interference, Bullet Train (2022), Shudder TV if you’re Frank, Joe Bob Briggs

      Frank: please do not actually mark Video Game History Foundation donations as “for Playboys”

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