Ep. 319 - Insert Credit Annual #5

As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Chapters:

The Premise This Year: Metacritic Scores Below 80 (12:29)

Round 1 - Brandon (18:05)

Round 1 - Frank (21:25)

Round 1 - Tim (23:51)

Round 2 - Brandon (26:39)

Round 2 - Frank (31:31)

Round 2 - Tim (35:04)

Round 3 - Brandon (41:32)

Round 3 - Frank (47:24)

Round 3 - Tim (53:48)

Round 4 - Brandon (01:02:46)

Round 4 - Frank (01:06:52)

Round 4 - Tim (01:12:58)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Butter Dorks (01:18:43)

A Little More About God Hand (01:20:03)

Round 5 - Brandon (01:22:41)

Round 5 - Frank (01:29:05)

Round 5 - Tim (01:37:54)

Round 6 - Brandon (01:50:59)

Round 6 - Frank (01:55:54)

Round 6 - Tim (02:04:32)

Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Brandon (02:13:15)

Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Frank (02:25:42)

Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Tim (02:33:54)

Outro (02:52:03)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Batman (1989)

Batman Returns (1992)

Batman ’89

Sam Hamm

Dennis O’Neil

The Flash (2023)

Michael Keaton

Anton Furst

Max Fleischer

Dick Sprang

The Dark Knight (2008)

Chicago

The Bund

China Strike Force (2000)

Mark Dacascos

Coolio

Oriental Pearl Tower

Strange Days (1995)

Westin Bonaventure Hotel

Face/Off (1997)

The Net (1995)

American McGee

Doom

Metacritic

Sideways (2004)

Gunhouse

Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series

NieR

PlatinumGames

Dark Savior

Undertale

Alundra

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

Anodyne

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Steambot Chronicles

Katamari Damacy

Earth Defense Force series

Digital Foundry

Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball

Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft

My Little Pony

Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter

Dead Rising

Ico

Shadow of the Colossus

Panzer Dragoon

Silo

Persona series

Ridge Racer 6

Ridge Racer 7

Ridge Racer V

Gran Turismo series

Chulip

Captain★Rainbow

Giftpia

Animal Crossing

Boku no Natsuyasumi

EarthBound

Moon

Minami-Senju

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

OutRun: Online Arcade

OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast

OutRun 2

Ferrari (2023)

OutRun 2 Abandonware

Groundhog Day (1993)

Wheelman

Bujingai: The Forsaken City

Wuxia

Shachou Eiyuuden

Sifu

Shinobi

Gackt

Raw Danger!

Super Mario series

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers

God Hand

Spartan: Total Warrior

Metal Gear Solid

Total War series

God of War

Shinji Mikami

Dark Souls

Ribbit King

Deadly Premonition

Warren Spector

Hidetaka Suehiro

Twin Peaks

Marvel Spider-Man 2

Lost Odyssey

Blue Dragon

Final Fantasy XIII

Hironobu Sakaguchi

Nobuo Uematsu

Takehiko Inoue

Vagabond

Slam Dunk

Kiyoshi Shigematsu

Final Fantasy X

Dragon Quest series

Hideo Kojima

The King of Fighters XIII

Street Fighter IV

Street Fighter 6

Intellivision Lives!

Keith Robinson

Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

Munch Mobile

Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle

Kunio / Nekketsu High games

Mega Man: Legacy Collection

Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection

Hyper Gunsport

Bullet Witch

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Cavia

Halo series

Devil May Cry

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

R-Type Final

Metal Slug 3

Lost Planet series

The Saboteur

Summon Night: Swordcraft Story

Doom 64

Turok licensees

Balan Wonderworld

Killer7

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Wolfenstein: The New Order

BioShock

The Last of Us

BioShock Infinite

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Fallout 3

Fallout 4

Fallout: New Vegas

Starfield

No Man’s Sky

Dino Crisis 2

Mirror’s Edge

Metroid Prime Pinball

Star Fox Command

Electroplankton

The Cave

Master of Illusion

City Crisis

Jaws: Unleashed

Ecco the Dolphin

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap

Lizardcube

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Stranglehold

Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground

Brave Story: New Traveler

Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner

Bionic Commando

Wild Arms XF

Pandora’s Tower

Culdcept Saga

Noby Noby Boy

Wild Arms 5

Ape Escape 3

Uncharted series

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