The Insert Credit Show

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A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special

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March 29, 2021Ep. 178 - Top 20 Xbox 36Tacular, with Kris Graft and Mathew Kumar
Special guests Kris Graft of Gamasutra and Mathew Kumar of Future Club join the show to rank the top 20.17 Xbox 360 games of all time, as well as discuss unconventional promotion techniques, vanilla cake, and living to see yourself as a robot.
THE INSERT CREDIT XBOX 360 TOP 20.17:
Deadly Premonition
Left 4 Dead
NieR Gestalt
Dead Rising
Bloody Checkers
Halo: Reach
Gears of War
Mamotte Knight
Pac-Man Championship Edition
Rock Band
Lost Planet 2
Lost Odyssey
Bullet Witch
Ridge Racer 6
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Trials HD
Iron Brigade
Crackdown
Vidiot Game
Castle Crashers
20.17. Earth Defense Force 2017
Got a different list, or think we missed something big? Come politely discuss the list in the forums!
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
MTV Presents Xbox The Next Generation Revealed Presented by Elijah Wood with Special Guest Performance by The Killers
Interview: Astro A-Go-Go: Designing the Xbox 360
“The Big X” Xbox prototype
GameTap
Women in Refrigerators
Yaris
Big Bumpin’
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Gears of War “Mad World” trailer
Burger King Games
The Oliver Twins
Bomberman: Act Zero
Back 4 Blood
Blue Dragon
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious
Action Button Reviews Pac-Man
Lit - My Own Worst Enemy
George Harrison’s Son
Vanquish
Vidiot Game Free on Steam
OnLive
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 56min
March 22, 2021Ep. 177 - Yakuza the Musical, with Heather Alexandra
Double Fine’s Heather Alexandra joins the panel to cover Jerry Lewis, beating coins out of people, and The Ultimate MacGuffin.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit 20: You encounter someone who, quote, “plays video games for the story.” What games can you assume they own? (7:12)
What does it mean to be a community manager for a game studio that mostly makes single player games? (12:35)
What are the most video gamey things you’ve seen in real life? (18:04)
It’s been one year since we all went into a global quarantine. How would video games be different right now if that never happened? (23:06)
The Adaptation Game: Yakuza movie (27:49)
Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the most underappreciated button on a controller? (32:20)
What is the best MacGuffin in a video game? (37:25)
Frank’s question: How would you design a video game museum? (40:48)
What tea blends would you match with games? (48:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Blue Rogue’s Code (52:59)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Skies of Arcadia
Danganronpa
Firewatch
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
Jerry Lewis
Gallagher
Gallagher’s Gallery
Double Fine’s Discord
Insert Credit Forums
Everwild
Fig
Supergiant
Grim Fandango
Austin Walker
Brent Porter
They Live
Intellivision Amico
Gunsport By Necrosoft Games Available Now On Google Play Pass
Yakuza 0
Baka Mitai
Turbografx controller
VMU buttons
Dreamcast controller
Jaguar controller
GameCube controller
The Duke
MacGuffin
Chaos Emeralds
Big Whoop
The Empty Lot
Ankaran Sarcophagus
Amulet of Kings
Piece of Eden
Rain Room
David Crane
Cyber Doll
Blue Rogues
Sakura Taisen
Bryce Boltzmann
Recommendations:
Heather: To The Horizon, Psychonauts 2, Lapsang tea, Kukicha tea
Frank: DG Voodoo 2
Brandon: Ploho, Morwan, D’LaVance, Moondog, Peppermint Bark tea, Turmeric Three Root tea, Unicorn Grass tea
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 12min
March 15, 2021Ep. 176 - Gin & Sonic, with Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish rejoins the panel to cover Final Fantasy XIV’s superiority, the Screaming Idea, and G4M3R5.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit 86: What games not originally designed for arcades would best make the transition to arcades? (01:58)
What specifically makes Final Fantasy XIV the best MMO game? (05:17)
Which games have benefitted the most from changing course during development? (10:37)
What game features the greatest distance of quality between how good the music is and how bad the game itself is? (15:42)
The pandemic is over, and each of you is opening up a barcade. What do you name it? (20:44)
Patreon Supporter THX Deep Note’s #1 Fan asks: If you could design a startup jingle for a video game console, what would it sound like? (28:28)
What are some things that video game fans THINK they want, but won’t actually enjoy? (33:36)
What is the longest you’ve ever struggled with a particular challenge in a video game? (38:44)
Topher “Docfuture” Florence gives this challenge: Design a singular controller to be put into a time capsule that will be the only controller to play all console games. It can have any button or stick configuration, but is arbitrarily limited to only 3 “gimmicks.” (44:07)
Who is the Meghan Markle of video games? (49:31)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess That Fanfic (54:29)
Think you have better answers than the panel? Politely discuss this episode in the Insert Credit forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Michigan J. Frog
Push Up
Push Pop
Push-Up Bra
Ribbit King
Hades
Blitzball
Flappy Bird
Scribblenauts
Firewatch
Ring Fit Adventure
Super Mario Run
Stupid bad Rayman ad
Final Fantasy XIV
Clash Royale
Deadly Premonition
Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida
Yoshi’s Island
Plok
PachiPara series
Disaster Report
Okami
Sunsoft Games
Hover Strike
Picross
Final Fantasy XIII
Dirge of Cerberus
Original Pokemon cave theme
Crank Yankers theme
Dreamcast startup jingle
Gamecube startup jingle
Playstation startup jingle
Xbox startup jingle
Xbox 360 startup jingle
That tall vampire lady in the new Resident Evil
Extra-Dimensional Biological Entity
Nier Automata “Idiot Savant” sidequest
Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
Ouendan
Fullmetal Alchemist theme
Celeste
Area 51
Seaman
Meghan Markle
Glu Mobile
Clementine
She’s Gone Gone Gone Rewrite
From Which All That Was
Pizza Date
Among the stars we fell in love
Acts of God
The Confession of a Lifetime
Game Boy box art Frank drops in the chat after the show
Recommendations:
Brandon: Barb and Star Go to Vista del Mar (2021), Frankie Rose’s Cage Tropical, Crazy Samurai 400 vs 1
Ash: Kotaku Splitscreen
Jaffe: The Tobolowsky Files
Frank: The Video Game History Hour
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 5min
March 08, 2021Ep. 175 - Just Wanna Murder Kids Again , with Topher "Docfuture" Florence
Topher “Docfuture” Florence joins the panel to cover holographic divorce, appeasement of the Froot Brute contingent, and Lammypedia.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit 31: Design a game for the Star Trek holodeck. (06:36)
Which games in genres with traditionally minimal or completely absent narratives have the most compelling stories? (12:05)
What would Animal Crossing be like if Tom Nook were as villainous as internet memes say he is? (17:38)
Which corporate mascot has the most potential as the star of a great video game? (22:43)
If there was a Friends video game, what would the strats be to speedrun it? (28:59)
Patreon Supporter MoxBagel asks: In an alternate reality your favorite game that deserved a sequel but never got one just had its 10th game. What is it like? (33:31)
What are the good Twitch streams and Let’s Plays for the discerning Insert Crediter? (38:10)
Which video game characters should guest star in the next season of Scooby-Doo, and what should their episodes be about? (43:18)
From Liz Ryerson: What would a DocFuture prestige TV show look like? (48:53)
What is the Police Dogs of video games? (54:05)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Death by Degrees (57:08)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
Dilton Doiley
Archie Meets the Punisher
Holodeck
Facade
The Orville
Seaman
Black Tiger
Bonk’s Revenge
Katamari Damacy
Ribbit King
Mitch Hedberg
Tom Nook donates 90% of his proceeds to an orphanage
Yo! Noid
Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
Tony & Friends: New Adventures - Invasion in Kellogg’s Land
Flo
Cap’n Crunch’s Crunchling Adventures
Chex Quest
I Wanna Be The Guy
Deception
KFC Dating Sim
Crazy Craving, the “Me Want Honeycomb” guy
Friends: The One With All The Trivia
Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
Shatterhand
Um Jammer Lammy
EyeToy
Linda^3
For Frog the Bell Tolls
Video Chess
Fallout: New Vegas - You Only Live Once
Lance McDonald’s PT Explorations
Retro Pals
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Hanna-Barbera’s Pac-Man show
Kids Incorporated
Hammerman
Life on Mars (American series)
WandaVision
Sex House
Kevin Can F**k Himself
The King of Comedy (1982)
Dog Police
Strong Bad
Hampster Dance
Frog Fractions
Boggy B
Tiny Kong
SHODAN
Commander Shepard
Huang Lee
Axel
Pimple
Brock
Happy Mask Salesman
Remeer
Blue Suede Goo
Mr. Resetti
Battle Arena Toshinden
MDK
Recommendations:
Frank: Phantasy Star IV: Ludonarrative and the Artistic Value of Classic Games
Brandon: The Baddest by Toshinobu Kubota, The Changin’ Times of Ike White (2019), THE ALL NEW insertcredit.com !!!
Topher: Lunatic Obscurity
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 12min
March 03, 2021Bonus Credit - Unexpected Competency
(Ep. 171) Tim just wants to chill with Bahubaali. Franks gotta get out of here to make his next appointment.
(Ep. 171) Brandon is playing Ys III on the PC Engine right now. Frank started it on Genesis once, but didn’t get very far. Tim does his Elvis impression.
Andy Kaufman on the Tonight Show
(Ep. 172) Brandon got a Hello Kitty Dreamcast and discusses a flower arranging reality competition. Jaffe makes a Huey Lewis reference nobody gets.
(Ep. 173) Brandon and Jaffe discuss putting lofi music under the show. Franks gotta play Noobow. Brandon mentions the What’s This Obscure Game thread in the Insert Credit forums. Brandon and Frank have a discussion on the absurdities of trying to buy hardware these days without resorting to eBay. Special guest Lotte May discusses what format makes a game feel “real.”
(Ep. 174) Extended episode intro: podcast sponsors are discussed. Special Guest Liz Ryerson and Brandon discusses Matthew Burns’s ELIZA and why it sounds too real.
(Ep. 174) Frank is not going to drink an entire bottle of whiskey, and has a question coming up. Brandon wants to know if you’ve looked at Britny Fox yet and pronounces nostalgia as “nostle-gaiah.” Jaffe shares trivia on Incest Death Squad (2009).
(Ep. 174) Special Guest Liz Ryerson does an incredible Marc Maron impression, but bonus content isn’t in her contract. Brandon keeps meaning to watch CATS (2019) but is worried about cat butthole distractions.
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29min
March 01, 2021Ep. 174 - Sega Macarena, with Liz “Lids” Ryerson
Liz Ryerson joins your favorite 7/10 podcast to cover the secret origins of CapyGames, the true name of the Saturn, and misunderstanding pixel art.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit #12: Which video game soundtracks are notable for their use of uncommonly heard instruments? (05:07)
What musicians would you have chosen to celebrate Pokemon’s 25th anniversary? (10:06)
Which video games are the best at inducing claustrophobia? (15:28)
Which is better: games about upward movement, or games about downward movement? (21:09)
Improv Zone: Salty Bet Commentary (27:17)
Patreon Supporter Malcove asks: What is the best 3-player game? (34:42)
What’s with Sony shuttering Japan Studio? (39:45)
Is it time to retire pixel art in video games? (48:48)
Frank’s Question: What do we think of modern pixel art emerging as a misunderstanding of classic pixel art? (53:58)
What is the forgetting to defrost your ingredients until right before it’s time to make dinner of video games? (59:47)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Tennessee Williams Plays (01:01:28)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 13min
February 22, 2021Ep. 173 - We Don't Usually Swear, with Lotte May
Content warning: Brandon says a swear at 53:03, but it’s justified. Special guest Lotte May joins a Tim-less panel to have a chill hangout. This episode is a Chill Version features three new lofi tracks from Kurt Feldman!
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit #14: If you could send 3 portable games to everybody in the world, what would they be? Game Boy Color edition (04:26)
How will strategy guides in the Library of Congress benefit future Americans? (09:37)
Why are some games so much better when played on smaller, portable screens? (15:44)
What are your favorite pieces of bespoke, custom made video game hardware? (20:47)
It’s 1995. What games would you design to enhance the launch library for the Casio Loopy? (26:06)
Patreon Supporter MoxBagel asks: What game would you give a young Brandon Sheffield to change his destiny as an inveterate Nintendo hater? (30:50)
When and how is the color pink best utilized in a video game’s color palette? (36:27)
It has now been 24 hours since the February 17th Nintendo Direct aired. What can you still remember about it? (40:13)
What is the worst advice you’ve ever gotten about your video game industry job? (46:14)
What’s a game that would be worth making for an old system? (50:57)
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Blank of Video Games: Coffee (57:44)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 10min
February 15, 2021Ep. 172 - Dithligonal Heckahedron
Permanent tracheal damage, Geoff Keigh3, and Dr. Wowy’s Pee Factory.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit #10: What can we expect from the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie? (4:56)
Frank’s question: What do you say to someone who wants your career in video games? (10:17)
Remember E3? It’s back, in streaming digital presentation form! Is there no turning back now? (16:44)
If we define a perfect game as one which exhausts every satisfactory application of its core concept, which games fit that definition? (22:25)
The Adaptation Game: Saturday Night Live (28:43)
Patreon Supporter Meghan Murphy asks: what game has the best post-game? (35:27)
What’s the right amount of random chance to use in a video game? (42:20)
What are the greatest lengths to which you have ever gone to play a particular video game? (48:06)
What are the best bombs in video games? (53:40)
What is the finding a long, crispy french fry in your order of onion rings of video games? (59:16)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Playing Flavorites: Mega Man Robot Masters (01:05:13)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 18min
February 08, 2021Ep. 171 - Hidden Glass Shard
Bad jokes, meaningful treehouse hangouts, and the Five Best Video Game Magazines Of All Time.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit #123: What would be the worst movie to license as a beat-em-up? (02:21)
What’s keeping big tech companies from breaking into video games after Microsoft? (07:42)
What is executionally the worst joke you have ever seen in a video game? (13:21)
Which human video game characters would be most valuable to examine for medical science? (19:39)
What are the top five video game magazines of all time? (25:34)
Patreon Supporter Beaion asks: What game are you always trying to get your friend group or social circle to play and why won’t they play it? (31:43)
What are the ideal personal and environmental conditions which must be met before you play a video game for a long period of time? (38:28)
When do you feel like you need to start an unfinished video game over from the beginning before you can finish it? (42:53)
What was the best day you ever had just playing video games? (48:34)
What is the “figuring out how to use the shower in an unfamiliar bathroom after a long day of travel” of video games? (56:50)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Trademark-Free Video Game Valentines (01:01:53)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.
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1h 14min
February 06, 2021Bonus Credit - Holy Cow!
Apologies for the late upload, dirtbags. Here’s this (last) month’s Bonus Credit! Hang out times with the panel, Jaffe, and special appearances by friend of the show Patrick Miller to cover the important things like pajamas, inappropriate Roblox games, and Bonklin: Origins.
Note: this episode has discussion of NSFW topics, but exclusively in comedic contexts.
A SMALL DESCRIPTION OF EPISODES PULLED FROM:
(Ep. 167) Brandon discusses obscure yet pioneering fighting games with Special Guest Patrick Miller. Tim shares Apocalypse’s full title. Jaffe returns to the show a little too early. Frank hates that he knows Apocalypse’s actual name. Mimsy bought Tim the pajamas of a homeowner for Christmas.
(Ep. 167) Recording and production setup is discussed. We’ve been tinkering with it lately. Buzzer mechanics are revealed. Special Guest Patrick Miller inquires about singing Happy Birthday over video call. Jaffe shares one of his favorite memories of the show.
(Ep. 167) Tim sneezes and discusses his Tokimeki Memorial review with Special Guest Patrick Miller, and dunks on some chump in his mentions. Brandon arrives.
(Ep. 169) Tim and Jaffe explore the intersection of pornography and Roblox. Brandon inquires about the police siren noise I do my best to edit out but, as Tim explains, is unavoidable. All cops are bastards. The origins of Bonklin Rodney Bon’gobopolis are detailed.
(Ep. 170) Tim, Jaffe and Brandon discuss The Phantom Menace, The Lord of the Rings, and A Brighter Summer Day available now on the Criterion Channel. The panel also discusses how engaging a film can be to be considered for background viewing, Assassins Creed, young adult novels, and decidedly non-young adult novels.
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34min

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