July 08, 2024

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

1 hour 18 minutes

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:

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)

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)

What is pogging? (16:27)

What are some of the most important written documents in video game history? (22:17)

If the Republic of Gamers was a real place, what would its code of law and justice system be like? (30:50)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (36:18)

TheFragranceofDarkCoffee asks: When and where would you set a Yakuza game in the United States? (37:40)

Is democracy good for video games? (46:29)

What is the most American video game? (51:48)

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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