The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 301 - SimCommune, with Liz Ryerson

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Insert Credit regular Liz Ryerson joins the panel to cover refreshed questions about the state of game journalism, romhacks, and running studios as co-ops. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. What the hell is wrong with game journalism? (03:56)
  2. Back in April of 2020, the panel was asked about the long term effects of the COVID outbreak on video games. What were they? (11:25)
  3. Liz Ryerson asked: What’s the hot new genre of video game in the year 2050? (20:17)
  4. Liz Ryerson asked: What’s your favorite romhack? (24:06)
  5. Which games have the most accurate names? (30:52)
  6. Who should get a PlayStation 5, and who should get an Xbox Series X? (35:22)
  7. Can a video game studio feasibly be run as a co-op? (41:27)
  8. How much fun should you put in a game before it starts making money? (46:42)

    9. LIGHTNING ROUND: The Ten Commandments of Video Games (52:45)

    Recommendations and Outro (55:30)

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    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • EarthBound
    • G/O Media reportedly fires Kotaku editor-in-chief Patricia Hernandez
    • Yelling Is Not Journalism
    • ContraPoints
    • Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    • Doom
    • A Short Hike
    • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
    • Fortnite: Battle Royale
    • More metaverse concerts are coming to Fortnite
    • 100 gecs Hosting Square Garden Music Festival in Minecraft
    • Mariah Carey
    • Rasputin Music
    • Unpacking
    • Ooblets
    • Legend of Zelda series
    • World of WarCraft
    • Cruelty Squad
    • B3313
    • Yume Nikki
    • Super Mario 64
    • Mother 3 Fan Translation
    • Mother 3
    • Private Eye Dol Fan Translation
    • Fushigi no Yume no Alice Fan Translation
    • Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble
    • Star Fox
    • Phantasy Star Retranslation Project
    • Mortal Kombat Arcade Edition
    • Super Mario Bros. Peach’s Adventure
    • Doom
    • MyHouse.wad
    • A.L.T.
    • The Doom Mod That Best Describes Our Uncanny Reality
    • Watch_Dogs
    • Mr. Run and Jump
    • Dino Crisis
    • Virtua Quest
    • You Have to Win the Game
    • Stephen’s Sausage Roll
    • Soccer
    • Mahjong
    • Golf
    • Videoball
    • Virtual Soccer
    • Virtual Pinball
    • David’s Midnight Magic
    • Digital Pinball: Necronomicon
    • Montezuma’s Revenge
    • Tetris
    • Sonic the Hedgehog
    • Mario Bros.
    • Super Mario Bros.
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • PlayStation 5
    • Xbox Series X and Series S
    • EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series
    • Quake II
    • Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath - Vengance of the Slayer
    • Baldur’s Gate III
    • Wizardry games
    • Astarion
    • Saints Row series
    • Play Your Favorite Arcade Games Today with Antstream Arcade on Xbox
    • KO_OP
    • F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
    • Wolfenstein 3D

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Avengement (2019)

      Frank: 12 Angry Men (1957), ****Fargo (1996), The Making of Karateka

      Liz: Peking Opera Blues (1985), To the White Sea, follow Liz’s music on Bandcamp

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