Ep. 314 - Tofurtacular Thank Tank

Every member of the Insert Credit panel gathers for a feast of questions regarding cartridge consumption, Tom Cruise title changes, and Bangai-O. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

How would video games be different if the concept of a sequel didn’t exist? (10:39)

How do you keep enemy encounters from feeling repetitive? (17:53)

What’s the best law to break in a video game? (24:28)

What is the best jump noise in video games? (32:03)

What’s the worst first impression you’ve had of a game due to outside circumstances? (37:58)

What video game cartridge or disc would you like to eat the most? (43:02)

What can the U.S. healthcare system learn from healthcare in video games? (49:04)

What are the greatest non-corporate rivalries in video games? (55:09)

Is it possible to make a competitive multiplayer game completely diagetic to its story? (01:00:55)

Has a piano ever been dropped on or near someone in a video game to great effect? (01:06:14)

Should fall damage be phased out? (01:11:09)

How would you explain Bangai-O to your mom? (01:18:03)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Potpourri (01:25:36)

Recommendations and Outro (01:30:02)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series

Alex Jaffe

Insert Credit Patreon (The Dirtbag)

Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag

Topher Florence

Tofurky

Impossible Foods

Be’f

Repo Man (1984)

Taylor Swift

Mission: Impossible

Tom Cruise

Nintendo Entertainment System

Balloon Fight

Clu Clu Land

Urban Champion

Popeye

Donkey Kong

Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

Yume Kōjō: Dokidoki Panic

Super Mario Bros. 2

Metroid

The Legend of Zelda

Kid Icarus

Psycho Fox

DEcapAttack

Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibōken

Wonder Boy series

Brave Fencer Musashi

Threads of Fate

Yu Suzuki

After Burner

Space Harrier

OutRun

Fire Emblem series

Gunstar Heroes

Chrono Trigger

Dragon Quest series

Final Fantasy series

Pokémon series

Final Fantasy VII

Cliff Bleszinski

LawBreakers

Uncharted series

Animal Crossing series

Cyberpunk 2077

Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series

Atari Jaguar

Virtual Boy

Wii U

Deca Sports

MLB The Show series

Spider-Man 2

Power Pros

Super Mario series

Mega Man series

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Sonic the Hedgehog series

The Witness

Jonathan Blow

Elon Musk

Elden Ring

Joseph Conrad

Vladimir Nabokov

Minecraft

Markus “Notch” Persson

GameCube

PlayStation 5

HuCard

PlayStation Vita

Nintendo Switch

Yes, Nintendo Switch cartridges taste terrible

PC Engine

John Woo

Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

All You Need Is Kill

Pokémon Center

Call of Duty series

Control

Gears of War series

Alan Wake II

Pregnant Elsa Dies at Dentist

Daigo Umehara

Justin Wong

Evo Moment 37

Kazuma Kiryu

Goro Majima

SonicFox

Battlefield series

Cloud Strife

Sephiroth

Capcom

SNK

Marvel

Monday Night Combat

Apex Legends

Football Manager

Videoball

Tokimeki Memorial

Boku no Natsuyasumi

Destiny

Hyper Gunsport

Looney Tunes licensees

WarioWare series

Bugs Bunny

Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

Coyote vs. Acme

The Day the Clown Cried

Dave the Diver

CTR: Crash Team Racing

Mario Kart series

Super Mario 64

Bangai-O

Recommendations:

Tim: Check out some cheese, drink whole milk if you’re gonna drink milk,

Brandon: RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

Jaffe: 52 Pickup

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