The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 313 - Nintendo Apocalypse Monster

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Our most popular Insert Credit panel undergoes action experiences, chases down Chester Cheevos, and delivers judgments of gaucheness. 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. At what point does a strategy game become too complicated? (08:58)
  2. Is swimming in games ever good? (15:03)
  3. How long before release is the right time to announce your video game? (20:41)
  4. Where would you take Sonic and his friends if they were in town? (26:06)
    5. Insert Credit Quick Break: Transgender Day of Remembrance (32:32)
  5. Let’s talk about that Suicide Squad game and live service games (33:52)
  6. How would you name a new console to compete with the Xbox and Playstation? (42:02)
  7. If The Purge were real, how would that affect video games? (53:43)

    8. LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - British TV Shows (submitted by LeFish) (58:41)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:05:27)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
    • Akira Nishikiyama
    • Hannibal Lecter
    • Kazuma Kiryu
    • Evil Zone
    • Famicom Wars series
    • TearRing Saga: Berwick Saga - Lazberia Chronicle Chapter 174
    • Fire Emblem series
    • Will Wright
    • Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone
    • R-Type Tactics series
    • The Game of Life
    • Candy Land
    • Disgaea series
    • Kikou Souhei Armodyne
    • Wild Arms XF
    • Quake
    • Ecco the Dolphin
    • Super Mario series
    • Sonic the Hedgehog series
    • Flappy Bird
    • Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
    • Descent
    • Tomb Raider series
    • Metroid Prime: Remastered
    • Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
    • Legend of Zelda series
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Sega has been hit with an Unfair Labor Practice charge
    • Big the Cat
    • Berkeley Bowl
    • Lake Merritt
    • Fish Batman
    • Donkey Kong Country series
    • Koi-Koi
    • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
    • Batman: Arkham series
    • Destiny series
    • Left 4 Dead
    • Fortnite: Battle Royale
    • Overwatch
    • Battleborn
    • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
    • Brothers in Arms series
    • Lethal Company
    • Roblox
    • Halo series
    • Among Us
    • Kevin Conroy
    • Marvel Spider-Man
    • PlayStation
    • Xbox
    • Dreamcast
    • Wii
    • MSX
    • Malice
    • Hunter × Hunter
    • GameCube
    • Sega Saturn
    • Wii U
    • Nintendo DS
    • Nintendo 3DS
    • Uber
    • Ur
    • Mii
    • The Purge
    • GameStop
    • Funko Pop
    • PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
    • Death Stranding
    • The Return of the Archons
    • The Trouble with Tribbles

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Consider the blu-ray commentary for the first Resident Evil movie

      Frank: Marvel Spider-Man 2

      Tim: Band of Brothers, The Heroic Trio (1993)

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