The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 305 - Trouble Bobble, with Mathew Kumar and MoxBagel

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Insert Credit Scottish Correspondent Mathew Kumar joins the panel to answer MoxBagel’s questions on Dragon Quest’s art style, mutants without souls, and Zom Brady. Hosted by MoxBagel, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. When has depriving you of your equipment or weapons felt best in a video game? (05:19)
  2. What video game house would you want to live in? (08:40)
  3. What other Bobble genres should Taito explore? (12:16)
  4. How big of an influence on Dragon Quest is Toriyama’s art? (16:02)
  5. What would be the best type of game to release in weekly small installments over 5-6 months like a TV show? (21:33)
  6. What futuristic sports game would make the best transition to real life, assuming an unlimited budget? (28:29)
  7. Has any game captured the elegant action of Yuen Woo Ping’s fight choreography? (34:34)
  8. What game is most improved by promoting and powering up the lowliest enemy to be the final boss? (40:18)

    9. LIGHTNING ROUND: Scottish Games Shootout (43:22)

    Recommendations and Outro (53:10)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
    • Final Fantasy VII
    • Densha de Go! Final
    • Karateka
    • The Making of Karateka
    • Wolfenstein: The New Order
    • Nintendo Brain Game series
    • Final Fantasy VI
    • Fortnite: Battle Royale
    • The Last Express
    • Train
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
    • Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
    • Unreal Tournament
    • Animal Crossing series
    • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
    • The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    • Super Metroid
    • Metroid Prime
    • Days Gone
    • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
    • Tomb Raider series
    • Perfect Dark
    • Final Fantasy VIII
    • Alan Wake
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • Cyberpunk 2077
    • System Shock
    • Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
    • Bubble Bobble
    • Bust-A-Move
    • Bubblen Roulette
    • Elevator Action Returns
    • The Ninja Warriors
    • Space Invaders
    • Pocky & Rocky series
    • Toki: Going Ape Spit
    • Hatsune Miku licensees
    • Power Blade
    • Chase H.Q.
    • Kick Master
    • Lucky & Wild
    • Dragon Quest series
    • Akira Toriyama
    • Rumiko Takahashi
    • Jean Giraud
    • Dr. Slump
    • Wizardry games
    • Panzer Dragoon
    • Sam & Max licensees
    • Kentucky Route Zero
    • Succession
    • The Great
    • Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball
    • Speedball series
    • Cyberball
    • Blood of Heroes AKA The Salute of the Jugger (1989)
    • Jugger
    • Quidditch
    • Rocket League
    • Soccer Brawl
    • Sensible World of Soccer
    • Mutant League Football
    • XFL
    • Anthony Fauci
    • Yuen Woo-ping
    • Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes
    • Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
    • Jet Li: Rise to Honor
    • Punch-Out!!
    • Dark Souls III
    • Super Mario Bros.

      Recommendations:

      Mathew: the Games for the Weans Scottish Game Sale
      Frank: The Video Game History Hour
      MoxBagel: Raining in the Mountain (1975)

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