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Ep. 346 - America! Hamburger! with Simone de Rochefort

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Supervising Video Producer at Polygon Simone de Rochefort fills in on a star-spangled extravaganza of reward explosions, Turbo Tunnel confinement, and Sonic pogging. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simone de Rochefort. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

  1. Brandon asks: Isn’t it kind of cool that you can buy an Xbox One and a bunch of games that aren’t exactly old for pretty cheap? (06:36)
  2. Since Super Mario Bros, have we ever come up with anything better than pixelated fireworks to congratulate a player for completing an objective? (13:44)
  3. What is pogging? (16:27)
  4. What are some of the most important written documents in video game history? (22:17)
  5. If the Republic of Gamers was a real place, what would its code of law and justice system be like? (30:50)
    6. Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (36:18)
  6. TheFragranceofDarkCoffee asks: When and where would you set a Yakuza game in the United States? (37:40)
  7. Is democracy good for video games? (46:29)
  8. What is the most American video game? (51:48)

    9. LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - State Nicknames (59:52)

    Recommendations and Outro (01:10:26)

    Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

    A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

    • William Henry Harrison
    • George Washington
    • Abraham Lincoln
    • Polygon
    • Richard Nixon
    • Adam Sandler
    • NHLPA Hockey ’93
    • Little Nicky (2000)
    • Barack Obama
    • Ep. 345 - Tater Haters
    • Xbox One
    • Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
    • Red Dead Redemption II
    • Anbernic
    • Final Fantasy XV
    • Halo: Infinite
    • Hollow Knight
    • Fortnite
    • Overwatch
    • Sunset Overdrive
    • ReCore
    • Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
    • Super Mario Bros.
    • Pogging
    • Alex Jebailey
    • Toasty!
    • Sonic the Hedgehog series
    • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
    • Sonic Boom
    • Seanbaby
    • Crate Review System
    • Dragon Quest
    • Snake Rattle N Roll
    • Cobra Triangle
    • R.C. Pro-Am
    • Slalom
    • Kid Icarus
    • Nightmare
    • Sabre Wulf
    • Wii Remote
    • Reggie Fils-Aimé
    • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    • Pedro Pascal Gets Flustered Over The Mandalorian Spoilers
    • Pedro Pascal
    • Baby Yoda
    • Gladiator II
    • Republic of Gamers
    • Superman 64
    • Battletoads
    • A Moveable Feast
    • Gangs of New York (2002)
    • Howard Hughes
    • Rat Pack
    • Grand Theft Auto series
    • Shenmue
    • World’s fair
    • Fallout: New Vegas
    • Frank Sinatra
    • The Devil in the White City
    • Entertainment Software Rating Board
    • Mass Effect 3
    • Stellar Blade
    • Review bomb
    • John F. Kennedy Jr.
    • Everybody Votes Channel
    • Splatoon series
    • Sonic ’06
    • BioShock Infinite
    • Todd Howard
    • Fallout
    • Kestrel
    • Eagle
    • Loon

      Recommendations:

      Brandon: Byblos yogurt is actually Lebanese, Homebrew Games Summer Showcase 2024, try watching television on your TV now, Rags to Riches: Sustainable Fashion from Japan

      Simone: Nobody can stop you from stealing The Great Gatsby

      Tim: If you do have to do work for free, make sure you have a really funny reason with a really delayed punchline nobody’s ever going to see coming

      This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies, and patrons like you. Thank you.

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