Writer/comedian merritt k joins Ash, Brandon, and guest host Eric Silver to figure out why Pokemon games look bad now, why Insert Credit doesn’t talk about Nintendo, and the LeBron James of Video Games. Hosted by Eric Silver, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

1: Will mainline Pokemon games ever not look like garbo again? (04:00)

2: What is the best sword or gun in video game history? (10:10)

3: Why doesn’t Insert Credit talk about Nintendo more? (15:06)

4: What aspects of Insert Credit Show have evolved to outlive other podcasts? (19:55)

5: If someone discovered a wellspring of video game water, what would we use it for in the real world? (23:24)

6: Alex Jaffe asks, are video games cool? Have they ever been cool? What is the coolest that video games have ever been? (29:17)

7: Does your interest in games reflect or influence how you feel about tabletop roleplaying games? (34:26)

8: What is the LeBron James of video games? (45:38)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Shoot, Collaborate, and Listen (52:21)

Recommendations and Outro (01:00:41):

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