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Author and journalist Kieron Gillen joins the panel to cover the golden age of games journalism, Squaresoft’s 1996 SNES licensed X-Men JRPG, and the mysterious Hat Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Kieron Gillen. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Riders on the Storm
• Ghost Riders in the Sky
• The Doors
• Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
• Mutant
• Amiga Power
• Eisner Awards
• Hugo Award
• Amiga
• Mister Sinister

1: What’s the difference between game culture and comics culture? (04:44)

• Jack Kirby
• Twine
• Al Ewing
• Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Gamergate (harassment campaign)
• Sad Puppies
• Jim Rossignol

2: In tabletop game design, how do you make a game that allows players to do anything, while maintaining a unique identity? (10:03)

• Mörk Borg
• OSR
• Dungeons & Dragons
• Baldurs Gate III
• Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterpiece built on a bad tabletop game

3: What’s the closest a video game has come to ruining your life? (17:19)

• World of Warcraft
• World of WarCraft: The Burning Crusade
• Clash of Clans
• Princess Pajama
• Infinity Nikki
• Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2
• Sonic Advance 3
• Nintendo Official Magazine UK
• Circuit City
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King
• MUSH
• Space Invaders
• The Sims Online
• Grand Theft Auto IV

4: The year is 1996. Squaresoft wants you to design their final game for the SNES, a licensed X-Men RPG. What have you got? (27:22)

• Squaresoft
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• X-Men
• Image Comics
• Jim Lee
• X-Men 2: Clone Wars
• X-Men: The Animated Series
• Storm
• Rise of the Robots
• Wolverine
• Princess Maker
• Charles Xavier
• Final Fantasy
• Sentinel
• Spider-Man
• The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback!
• Days of Future Past
• Chrono Trigger
• Callisto
• Marrow
• Giant-Size X-Men
• Cyclops
• Colossus
• Thunderbird
• Jean Grey

5: PersonalMatthew asks, how important is it that someone writing about videogames be “good” at videogames? (34:33)

• Madden
• DLSS
• Digital Trends
• Kimimi The Game-Eating She-Monster
• Demonschool
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Persona
• Shin Megami Tensei

6: What was the golden age of video game journalism? (40:53)

• Spider-Man 3
• Mad Men
• PC Gamer
• Tomb Raider
• Rock Paper Shotgun

LIGHTNING ROUND: High Scoring (47:22)

Recommendations and Outro (57:22):

• Kieron: The Power Fantasy, We Called Them Giants
• Frank: Go read Kieron’s comics
• Brandon: If you’re feeling cold tuck your shirt into your pants, Manga documentary 1982, The Great Cleric if you want some extremely mid anime, follow Brandon on Bluesky
• Ash: Game Changers on HBO Max

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Your new Insert Credit panel, now including Ash Parrish of The Verge, discusses Dragon Age fanfiction, the best video game music of the last ten years, and a Spice Girls nude code. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

The beginning of this episode features some words from Brandon Sheffield on personal loss, the election, and what we can do going forward. The usual intro begins at (09:01). Thank you.

• Vincent Diamante
• Game Developer Magazine
• Demonschool
• Video Game History Foundation
• The Verge
• Gojo Industries
• Dandadan
• Momo Ayase
• Bundle for Ukraine
• The Insert Credit Forums

1: Have video games completely realized the concept of importing your data from one game to the next? (20:59)

• Assassin’s Creed series
• Legend of Zelda series
• Yakuza series
• Golden Sun series
• Mass Effect series
• Pokémon series
• Dragon Age series

2: What do people really mean when they talk about learning curves? (27:46)

• Super Mario series
• Metroid series
• Crusader Kings III
• Sid Meier’s Civilization series
• Warhammer universe

3: What’s up with video games having “Dragon” in the title and then not having very many dragons? (33:41)

• Dragon Age series
• Dragon Quest universe
• Yakuza series
• Drakengard series
• Halo series
• Monster Hunter series
• Dragon Slayer
• Panzer Dragoon series
• Dragon’s Dogma series
• Spice Girls
• Spice World
• The Spice Girls nude in the game Spice World
• Lara Croft
• Double Dragon series

4: Which video game character is tattooed on the most human bodies? (38:47)

• Mario
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Pikachu
• Ribbit King
• 1-Up Mushroom
• Hylian Shield
• Triforce
• Space Invaders
• Pac-Man
• Squirtle
• Bulbasaur
• Snorlax
• Magikarp
• Mew
• Gengar
• Slime
• Shanghai Dragons
• Overwatch
• Genji
• Hanzo

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5: Esther Weinbach asks, what is the most important thing you’ve ever learned from a video game? (45:38)

• BioShock
• Bravoman
• Dragon Age series
• Cullen Rutherford
• NieR

6: Can you think of a single piece of memorable video game music from the past ten years? (54:37)

• Undertale
• Sonic Mania
• Yakuza series
• Baka Mitai
• Gunsport series
• Crossniq
• Border Down
• Shoji Meguro
• Persona series
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Masayoshi Soken
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• NieR: Automata
• Weight of the World
• Street Fighter IV
• Indestructible

LIGHTNING ROUND: Celebrity Gamers (01:00:09)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:00):

• Brandon: Give your coupons to people who seem like they need them, Monoxide Brothers, Megumi Hayashibara’s The Characters Taught Me Everything
• Ash: Get a puppy, the What is White French Dressing? episode of Aw, Would You Look At The Time
• Jaffe: 52 Pickup, the first three seasons of Slayers

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Game designer and author Mathew Kumar joins a panel guest hosted by editor Esper Quinn to cover famous famiclones, the latest in Nintendo developments, and Tommy Tallarico’s unexpected ascent into backgammon legend. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Snake Eater (Live at Symphony Hall)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Sonic Mania
• Sonic Mania OST - Studiopolis Act 2
• Snow Surfers OST - Ronnie’s Theme
• Rippin’ Riders
• alpha’s video game drum and bass music playlist
• Bomberman Hero
• Jun Chikuma
• Saori Kobayashi
• Sylvan Tale
• Panzer Dragoon
• Sylvan Tale シルヴァンテイル組曲/Compose&Arrange：小林早織
• Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
• Yakuza 4
• Makoto Date
• Yakuza 4 Theme “For Faith” (with lyrics)

1: merritt k asks, what are some of the more interesting bootleg or knockoff consoles? (06:50)

• Pegasus
• famiclone
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• EA FIFA series
• Battletank
• Circus Charlie
• Phantom System
• Dendy
• Xiao Bawang
• Handheld TV game
• Frogger
• Scramble
• Commodore 64
• ZDog
• Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
• Zdinarsik (Z-Dog)
• Battle City
• Bomberman
• PC Engine
• Ghostbusters II
• Predator

2: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part II Chapter 2 - Online Network Test (20:16)

• Ash Parrish
• Nintendo’s mysterious Playtest begins to leak
• Minecraft
• Roblox
• Pokémon GO
• Splatoon 3
• Animal Crossing series
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Fortnite

3: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part III - Nintendo Music (26:50)

• Alarmo
• Wii Shop Channel Main Theme
• Animal Crossing - 5AM
• Nintendo Museum
• Rosalina
• Astro Bot
• Master Chief

4: At this point in your life, what would it take to get you to play more video games? (32:34)

• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• NieR
• Metroid Prime
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Demonschool
• Martin Scorsese
• Stalker (1979)

5: Is Tommy Tallarico a backgammon champion now? (40:37)

• Tommy Tallarico’s New Goal Is Becoming A Backgammon Legend
• Tommy Tallarico
• Backgammon

6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is the strongest emotion that video games can produce? (43:49)

• Super Princess Peach

7: If you, somehow, wrote an essay for every game you’ve finished, what would you do with those? (51:04)

• Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
• Ko-fi
• Kofi Annan
• Ninja Gaiden
• Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story
• Digital Extremes
• Digital Eclipse
• Warframe
• Dark Sector
• Internet Archive
• The Tower of Druaga
• Clive James

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic: the Gathering Cards (58:24)

• Chaos Orb
• Wurmcoil Engine
• Sublime Epiphany
• Simian Spirit Guide
• Mass Hysteria
• Waste Not
• Nemesis of Reason
• Sunfall
• Sword of Feast and Famine
• Otterball Antics
• Thraximundar

Recommendations and Outro (01:10:45):

• Frank: UFO 50
• Mathew: It’s very easy to replace your showerhead and shower cartridge, Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
• Brandon: Mariko Tone - Purple Rose
• Esper: The YouTube version of this very podcast

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Writer and game designer merritt k joins the Insert Credit panel on the most haunted podcast of the year, delving into how one really evokes fear in games, Skibidi Toilet costumes, and vampire streaming services. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• The Thing (1982)
• John Carpenter
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Halloween (1978)
• Warhammer 40,000
• Fledgling Manor
• Guys: Episode 27
• The Mist (2007)
• The Fog (1980)
• The Exorcist III (1990)
• The Exorcist (1973)
• Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Ryu

1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34)

• Resident Evil 2
• Silent Hill
• Cloverfield (2008)
• Silent Hill 2
• Silent Hill 3
• Phantasy Star
• Wizardry
• Resident Evil 4
• Amnesia series
• Phantasy Star Online
• Yuji Naka
• Balan Wonderworld
• World of Warcraft
• Burning Man
• EverQuest
• Renaissance fair
• Destiny 2

2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32)

• Dark Souls series
• Bloodborne
• EarthBound
• Dragon Quest
• Undertale

3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26)

• The Addams Family
• Fester’s Quest
• Ocean Software
• Boo
• Super Mario Maker series
• Hungry Ghosts
• Pac-Man
• Billy Mitchell
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Sonic Mania
• Mother 3
• Bubble Ghost
• Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03)

• Tetris
• Harry Mason
• James Sunderland
• OZZY OSBOURNE - “Perry Mason” (Official Video)
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Claude
• Ugly Sonic
• Donkey Kong
• Ryu
• Taekwondo
• The Atlantic
• Ian Bogost
• Skibidi Toilet
• Garry’s Mod
• Watch_Dogs series
• inFAMOUS: Second Son
• Helldivers II
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Astro Bot
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
• Miles “Tails” Prower
• Miqo’te
• Stray
• UFO 50

5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17)

• Yakuza 0
• 30 Rock
• Elden Ring
• Wallmaster
• Shenmue
• Marvel Snap
• Balatro
• DC Heroes United
• Vampire Survivors
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Why Batman Doesn’t Kill
• Solomon Grundy
• Splatterhouse
• Ethan Winters
• Resident Evil 7
• Resident Evil: Village
• Resident Evil 5
• Resident Evil 6

6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23)

• Tails Doll
• Tails Doll Creepypasta
• Sonic Adventure
• Sonic R
• Traveller’s Tales
• Metal Sonic
• Christian Whitehead
• Sonic Mania
• Sonic CD
• Five Nights at Freddy’s
• Rad Mobile

7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41)

• The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
• Tobe Hooper
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
• Lifeforce (1985)
• Deadly Premonition
• Cavia
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
• Disco Elysium
• The Cave

8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34)

• Fledgling Manor
• Visual novel
• Big Brother
• What We Do in the Shadows
• In Secret Places
• Friday Night Funkin’
• Vertigo Comics
• Shade, the Changing Man
• Chakan
• Demonschool
• Baldur’s Gate III

FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:22):

• Merritt: Fledgling Manor on Steam and itch.io, Retro Game Zine Issue 001 - It Came From The Desert,
• Frank: Vote, and not Republican.
• Brandon: Vote for Harris regardless of whether or not you like her and her many problems, let’s get those fascists back in the ground where they belong, Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Desert Golfing
• Jaffe: Consider phone banking for the Environmental Voter Project, send us your homemade Horrible Buzzers to possibly hear them in the show!

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Ash Parrish of The Verge returns as host to implement new segments, consider community Halo grievances, and weigh evidence that Frank might have been the first person to ever draw a dick in Pictochat. Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Commodore 64
• Jet-Boys
• Overwatch League
• New York Excelsior
• “Ante Up” clip
• M.O.P. - Ante Up (Official Music Video)
• New jack swing
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• Tempo
• DK Rap
• DK Rap Composer
• Chap hop
• Fighting Trousers - Professor Elemental
• Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer
• Math rock
• Nerdcore
• MC Chris
• MC Frontalot
• Eminem
• Penny Arcade
• Gorillaz
• PaRappa the Rapper
• Andy Schatz
• LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon
• Parable of the Sower
• Ursula K. Le Guin
• Octavia E. Butler
• Xenogears / Xenosaga universe
• El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
• Alan Rickman
• Dogma (1999)
• Metatron

1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58)

• Can You Pet the Dog?
• Tomb Raider
• Fable
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Dead to Rights: Retribution
• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
• Call of Duty universe
• Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
• Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
• Jeff Gerstmann
• Yes, a Games Writer was Fired Over Review Scores

2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00)

• Alarmo
• Shigeru Miyamoto
• Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
• Splatoon 3
• Charles Martinet
• Ring Fit Adventure
• AIBO
• Gunpei Yokoi
• Wii
• Nintendo DS
• Pokémon Smile
• Pokémon GO
• Pikmin Bloom
• Pokémon Sleep
• Dragon Quest Walk
• Pokéwalker
• Doom
• Super Mario Bros.
• My Cousin Vinny (1992)

3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20)

• Wii Vitality Sensor
• Pee-wee’s Playhouse
• Super Mario 64
• Tick Tock Clock
• Wii Music
• Animal Crossing series

4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15)

• Here’s how to apply for Nintendo’s mystery Switch Online playtest
• Nintendo Switch Online
• GameCube
• Super Mario Bros. 35
• F-Zero 99
• SpotPass and StreetPass
• Wolf Link
• Lego Fortnite
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Stanford prison experiment
• PictoChat

5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00)

• Halo series
• A New Dawn | Halo Studios
• Melissa Boone
• Sweet Baby Inc.
• A paper out of New York University on social media finds “0.1% of users shared 80% of fake news,” and “74% of all online conflicts are started in just 1% of communities”
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows devs address blowback over game’s ‘historical accuracy’
• Yasuke
• Ubisoft responds to rumors about Tencent’s potential buyout
• Masahiro Ito
• Silent Hill 2
• Maria
• Stellar Blade
• Alan Wake II
• Disinformation and conspiracy theories cloud Helene recovery efforts in hard-hit areas
• Yves Guillemot
• Star Wars: Outlaws
• The Insert Credit Forums
• The Action Button Discord AKA The Goblin Bunker
• Princess Mononoke (1997)
• Elden Ring
• Shachō Eiyūden: The Eagle-Shooting Heroes
• Mortal Kombat
• Hyung-Tae Kim
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• Master Chief

LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28)

Recommendations and Outro (01:29:34):

• Frank: Own your media, if you know what Frank means, and Frank don’t mean disks, if you know what Frank means
• Brandon: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, 12 Angry Men (1957), don’t forget to watch good things if you’re a person who enjoys trash things, The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
• Tim: Frankenstein (1931)
• Ash: The Animatrix (2003)

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Reporter for The Verge Ash Parrish guests hosts our panel as they correctly guess the discourse around Zelda and Dragon Age, briefly review Megalopolis, and develop a free exclusive phrase you can use! Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Portland Retro Gaming Expo
• Atari
• Jeff Minter
• Llama
• Alpaca
• What Is a ‘Beige Flag’?
• Nosferatu
• Lumetri scope
• r/Vexillology
• Gadsden flag
• Honey badger
• Rainbow flag
• Purdue University
• Indiana University

1: Are there any games that take heavily from Jewish mythology? (11:01)

• Dante’s Inferno
• Inferno
• Castle Wolfenstein series
• Noah’s Ark
• Exile
• Raji: An Ancient Epic
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Journey to the West
• Dream of the Red Chamber
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Water Margin
• One Thousand and One Nights
• Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
• Golem
• Kabbalah
• Sefirot
• Sephiroth
• Final Fantasy VII
• Hironobu Sakaguchi
• Lost Odyssey
• Fantasian
• The Last Story
• Blue Dragon
• Etrian Odyssey HD
• Seinfeld Scene It?

2: How do you feel about the direction Dragon Age is going? (19:16)

• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• Dragon Age series
• Baldur’s Gate III
• Lego
• Playmobil
• Oliver Twist
• Star Wars
• Brown paper bag test
• the image of Veilguard on Steam tim mentions
• Mass Effect series
• Avowed
• Saints Row: The Third
• Forspoken
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Cyberpunk 2077
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• 1-2-Switch
• Metroid series
• Space Channel 5
• Nana
• Ai Yazawa
• Ai Yazawa’s art of Ulala, with Nana and Hachi
• Bloodborne

3: What is the Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (36:56)

• Megalopolis (2024)
• Francis Ford Coppola
• Mike Drucker’s tweet
• Hideo Kojima
• SimCity
• Metropolis (1927)
• Metropolis (2001)
• Cosmopolis (2012)
• Casshern (2004)
• Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
• Tomorrowland (2015)
• Will Wright
• Spore
• Stupid Fun Club
• The Sims
• Raid on Bungeling Bay
• The Conversation (1974)
• Flash Gordon
• Jerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Football
• Alien Hominid
• The Godfather (1972)
• Death Stranding
• Tim Burton
• Laurence Fishburne

4: Design a serious triple-A video game about Moo Deng (44:45)

• Moo Deng
• The Last of Us
• God of War: Ragnarök
• Heroes
• Hungry Hungry Hippos
• Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (2023)
• Screamboat

5: How can Nintendo make a well-rounded all-ages video game with a female protagonist that isn’t Samus? (48:34)

• Samus Aran
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
• Princess Peach: Showtime!
• Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom doesn’t test your intelligence enough
• Princess Peach: Showtime! is clever and playful, but Peach deserves more
• Astro Bot
• Super Smash Brothers series
• Metroid series
• Super Princess Peach
• Kirby games
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Mario Kart series
• Shigeru Miyamoto
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
• New Super Mario Bros. U

6: Design a game starring either Princess Peach or Zelda (56:58)

• Tomb Raider series
• Barbie licensees
• Super Mario Odyssey
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Three Dirty Dwarves
• Hyrule Warriors
• Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
• Zelda’s Adventure
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Sheik
• Mario Kart 8

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (01:03:32)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:43):

• Frank: Sometimes you should have a burrito
• Tim: See Megalopolis (2024) in theaters. If you want it to be a good movie, watch Metropolis (1927), Metropolis (2001), Nosferatu (1920), and at the lowest framerate possible Intolerance (1916), as well as Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), and also you should have seen The Godfather (1972)
• Brandon: Reservation Dogs season 3, the original Bubblegum Crisis OVAs, The Left Hand of Darkness
• Ash: Appleseed (1988), Dandadan

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Journalist and author of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment Jason Schreier sits for an interview on Blizzard’s many transformations, diversity scores, and what ultimately happened to Starcraft Ghost and Project Titan. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Jason Schreier. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

Happy Rosh Hashanah!

• Yom Kippur
• Hanukkah
• Sukkot
• Simchat Torah
• Shemini Atzeret

1: Was there something about Blizzard in particular that made you want to write a book? (03:21)

• Acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
• Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
• WarCraft series
• StarCraft series
• Diablo series

2: Did you actually interview more than three hundred people for this book over three years? (06:19)

• EverQuest
• Leeroy Jenkins

3: Was there anyone you couldn’t get an interview with? (07:45)

4: What was your personal investment in Blizzard before writing this book? (08:22)

• WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
• StarCraft: Brood War
• The Lost Vikings
• Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
• World of WarCraft

5: How would you describe Blizzard’s brand identity? (11:03)

• Pixar
• Make Love, Not Warcraft
• Overwatch series
• Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft

6: When did the “mergers and acquisitions” era of the video game industry really begin? (12:31)

• Davidson & Associates
• Math Blaster!
• CUC International
• Sierra Entertainment
• Square Enix
• Atlus
• Double Fine
• PsychOdyssey

7: Is the “loremaster” a real thing? (16:14)

• Script supervisor
• Better Call Saul
• Breaking Bad
• DC Comics
• Batman
• Wonder Woman

8: What was the deal with “diversity scores?” (18:42)

• Activision Makes ‘Diversity Tool’ For Overwatch 2, Call of Duty
• King
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion

9: How involved was Bobby Kotick in development? (20:55)

• Bobby Kotick
• Activision
• Vivendi Games
• Michael Morhaime
• Allen Adham
• Titan
• Diablo IV
• Overwatch 2
• Overwatch

10: How did Titan become Overwatch? (26:10)

• Animal Crossing series
• Team Fortress 2
• Tracer
• Reinhardt

11: If you had to pick an Overwatch character to be the new CEO of Blizzard, who would be best and who would be worst? (27:15)

• Winston
• Soldier: 76
• Reaper
• Widowmaker
• Wrecking Ball

12: EvanArnett asks, in the early 2000s, World of Warcraft was the game most associated with gaming addiction. What was Blizzard’s stance on that? (27:58)

13: Yeso asks, do you still stand by your EPIC/5 review for Final Fantasy XIII on rpgamer.com? (31:01)

• EXCLUSIVE REVIEW!!! by Jason Schreier
• Final Fantasy XIII

14: Aleph asks, what is the Day the Clown Cried of Video Games? (32:22)

• The Day the Clown Cried (1972)
• Citizen Kane
• Jerry Lewis
• Krusty the Clown
• Final Fantasy Versus XIII
• Final Fantasy XV
• Project Milo
• E3 2009: Project Natal Milo demo

15: Is there a book about games you’d really like to read, but have no interest in writing yourself? (34:44)

• Midway Games

16: What should readers take away from Play Nice? (37:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Rapid Fire Blizzard Trivia(38:23)

Recommendations and Outro (42:11):

• Jason: Triple Click
• Jaffe: 52 Pickup

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Video essayist and composer ThorHighHeels joins video game historian Frank Cifaldi to answer questions about the Dreamcast’s legacy, the PS5 Pro, and penis worms. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and ThorHighHeels. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Dreamcast
• ThorHighHeels
• Grammy Awards

Question 1: What does the Dreamcast represent? (02:04)

• Vaporwave
• Shenmue
• Pixies
• Up close with Sony’s PS5 Pro — and the 30th Anniversary model
• Sega Genesis
• Penny’s Big Breakaway
• Penny Hardaway
• Xbox
• PlayStation 4
• The Last of Us: Part II
• PlayStation

Question 2: Is it ever worth getting the Pro version of a console? (07:28)

• PlayStation 3 models
• PlayStation 2 models
• Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo Switch
• Game Boy Advance SP
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Mario’s Tribal Tattoo
• Cybersigilism
• Nirvana
• Mark Cerny

Question 3: When in your experience have recent video games been most nakedly attempting to generate a meme? (12:56)

• Borderlands series
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• Wild Bastards
• Contra Piss Corps
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Shitening
• Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Don’t Shit Your Pants
• Can You Pet the Dog?
• Back At It Again at Krispy Kreme
• Earth Defense Force 6
• All your base are belong to us

Question 4: What happened to everybody that was making browser flash games? (17:09)

• Trials HD
• Alien Hominid
• Tom Fulp
• Bennett Foddy

Question 5: Which phylum in the animal kingdom has the best monster design? (18:38)

(Content warning: most of these are links to types of worms)

• Phylum
• Mollusca (Mollusks)
• Acanthocephala (Thorny headed worms)
• Acoelomorpha (Without gut)
• Annelida (Little ring)
• Arthropoda (Jointed foot)
• Brachiopoda (Arm foot)
• Bryozoa (Moss animals)
• Chaetognatha (Longhair jaw)
• Chordata (With a cord)
• Cnidaria (Stinging nettle)
• Ctenophora (Comb bearer)
• Cycliophora (Wheel carrying)
• Echinodermata (Spiny skin)
• Entoprocta (Inside anus)
• Gastrotricha (Hair stomach)
• Gnathostomulida (Jaw orifice)
• Hemichordata (Half cord)
• Kinorhyncha (Motion snout)
• Loricifera (Corset bearer)
• Priapulida (Penis worms)
• Phoronida (Zeus’s mistress)
• Tardigrada (Slow step)
• Xenoturbellida (Strange flatworm)
• Vetulicolia (Ancient dweller)

Question 6: Psynuxie asks, what is the “George R. R. Martin should just hire a ghost writer to finish the series” of video games? (21:50)

• George R. R. Martin
• A Song of Ice and Fire
• Game of Thrones
• Hideo Kojima
• Metal Gear series
• Yu Suzuki
• Shenmue III
• The Simpsons
• David Cage

Question 7: Ayla asks, what is the most specifically personalized video game recommendation you’ve offered to someone? (28:06)

• Tim Rogers
• Undertale
• EarthBound
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• The Sniper 2
• Beethoven’s 2nd
• Postal
• Wishbone: Activity Zone

Question 8: LeFish asks, what game would be most improved with the addition of Satan? (32:46)

• Spec Ops: The Line
• Ace Attorney series
• Daryl F. Gates Police Quest: Open Season
• Daryl Gates
• Space Quest series

LIGHTNING ROUND: Guess the Top 10 Vtubers (35:25)

• Shirakami Fubuki
• Mori Calliope
• Hoshimachi Suisei
• Kobo Kanaeru
• **ZilverK**
• Filian
• Kizuna AI
• Houshou Marine
• Gawr Gura

Recommendations and Outro (42:05):

• Thor: Electroplankton
• Frank: King of the Hill

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While our panel is scattered, enjoy a Bonus Credit-style arrangement of good conversation among brilliant friends. Featuring Frank’s SDCC misadventures, Brandon’s X-Men 97 opinions, and Tim’s pitch for the Bioshock movie. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

The Insert Credit Patreon

Horrifying Knowledge Regarding the Flapjack (00:54)

Brandon summons Frank specifically to inform him of another appalling revelation regarding the insidious British.

• Having a very normal morning on this very normal day., the forum thread Brandon mentions
• Flapjack
• Pancake
• Granola

Ep. 348: Pre-show (07:12)

Frank is going to a cereal panel at San Diego Comic Con. Jaffe got a job as the official Question Answerer in the DC Comics Official Discord Server, and got Cool Gel Foam Headphone Pads. Tim demonstrates his lowly stature with his blown-out headphones, as a visual gag.

• Sylvester the Cat
• Tweety
• Mel Blanc
• Rabbit Fire
• Daffy Duck
• Looney Tunes Golden Collection

Ep. 348: Extended break (11:20)

Mimsy has excellent comic timing. Brandon needs a haircut. Frank would listen to some nerds talk about there being too much Star Trek, but is avoiding the Browncoat Meeting Room. Jaffe wonders what a Firefly fan is even like in 2024. Jim Henson is back now. We don’t know if Nurse Nancy can revive people from the dead.

• Warner Bros Discovery Mulling Split To Boost Stock Price
• Star Trek
• Firefly
• Browncoat
• The Rookie
• Nathan Fillion
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Joss Whedon
• Johnny Depp
• Jim Henson

Ep. 349: Pre-show (14:17)

Special guest Simon Parkin lives very close to The Repair Shop. Brandon enjoys the names of cities that are near rivers. Tim wishes he had a room.

• The Repair Shop

Ep. 349: Extended break (17:11)

Tim believes the Dreamcast 2’s slogan should be “en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast” and invents a future Lightning Round in the process. Brief dog talk!

• Dreamcast
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Final Fantasy VII
• Dynasty Warriors
• Romance of the Three Kingdoms
• Knuckles the Echidna
• Echidna

Ep. 349: Post-show (19:03)

Tim finds the perfect video game for Queen Elizabeth. Brandon thinks her tiktok channel would be pretty interesting.

• Elizabeth II
• Land Rover
• Car Mechanic Simulator 2021: Land Rover

Ep. 350: Pre-show (20:24)

Frank shows off a few of his purchases from his time at San Diego Comic Con, and shares a story about being behind enemy lines. Brandon briefly reviews X-Men 97. Funko fans are very special, and get it. Tim shares something with the panel but not with you, and has a very meticulous reason for it.

• Frank’s frame of MC Skat Kat blowing smoke in Paula Abdul’s face
• Opposites Attract
• Frank’s Frank Gorshin art
• Frank Gorshin
• Frank’s Artist Alley find
• Frank’s Local Graphic Novel Club purchases
• Some art Frank likes
• Frank’s Art Adams art
• X-Men ’97
• Some cereal dorks
• Kelloggs Corn Flakes Bring You Free Dangle-Dandies
• Hulk enjoying Honey-Comb
• Kelloggs Stars and Batman Periscope
• Tony the Tiger
• Frosted Flakes Kangaroo
• A panel being ruined
• Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU as Doctor Doom
• Funko
• Barbie (2023)
• Hi Ken!

Ep. 351: Pre-show (32:16)

Brandon and Jaffe improvise some Seinfeld theme music. Tim’s dog smells unpleasant at time of recording. Frank shares his recommendation. Brandon shares one last Snake Break observation.

• Seinfeld Theme
• The Note
• E! News report on the guy who made the Seinfeld theme
• Hungry Snake Woman (1986)

Ep. 352: Pre-show (35:59)

Tim wanted to talk about a few more Street Fighter games during the recent episode ranking them. Brandon always ends up making the same person when presented with a character creator. Tim shares what he considers the only way to do it, regarding character creators.

• Skullomania
• Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight
• Elena
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Dragon’s Dogma II
• Super Mario Maker series

Ep. 352: Extended break (38:50)

Movie talk! Jack Black is in a bunch of video game movies. Frank is not eating pisketty. Brandon ponders the future of seafood. Tim gives his pitch for a Bioshock movie.

• Minecraft Movie Trailer: Jack Black, Jason Momoa Team Up
• Jack Black Steps Away From Tenacious D After Kyle Gass Jokes About Trump Assassination Attempt
• Cento Crushed Red Pepper
• Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer (CONTENT WARNING: THIS LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO A TRAILER FOR THE BORDERLANDS MOVIE, CONSIDER THE RISKS BEFORE OPENING)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
• The Last of Us (TV series)
• ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget
• Tár (2022)

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Your Insert Credit Panel takes a look at the failure of Concord, finds the Normandy Beach of Racing Games, and gets ready to Wake n’ Quake. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

Question 1: Which games have the nicest fans, and which games have the smartest fans? (04:07)

• Can You Pet the Dog?
• Brandon Boyer
• Katamari Damacy
• Annapurna Interactive
• Zachtronics
• 4X
• The Sims series
• Pokémon series
• Fighting game community

Question 2: What’s the most you’ve been hurt by a video game? (10:45)

• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Playstation 2
• Clash Royale
• Panzer Dragoon
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Incredible Crisis
• Mario Party series
• Splatoon series
• Super Smash Brothers series

Question 3: Let’s talk about Concord. Have we seen the death of multiplayer shooters outside the free to play model? (16:43)

• Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after disastrous launch
• Concord grape
• Concord
• Jeff Gerstmann
• Conker’s Bad Fur Day
• State of Play | May 30, 2024
• Overwatch series
• Halo series
• Team Fortress series
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds
• The Witcher series
• Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Foamstars
• God of War
• LittleBigPlanet / Sackboy series
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
• Fat Princess series
• Fortnite
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Question 4: Which businesses in 1994 would you try to expand arcade cabinets to? (25:33)

• Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• NBA Jam
• Mortal Kombat II
• Daytona USA
• Harry Reid International Airport
• San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
• Hollywood Burbank Airport
• O’Hare International Airport
• Midway International Airport
• Midway Games
• Cruis’n USA
• Killer Instinct
• Target Corporation
• Darius

Question 5: MoxBagel asks, select the ideal game for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and Fourthmeal. (34:45)

• Al Bundy
• Bonk’s Revenge
• Star Wars: Outlaws
• Pac-Man
• Sabacc
• earmark
• Ford Super Duty
• Fourthmeal
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
• Quake
• Animal Crossing series
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Gran Turismo 7
• Nürburgring
• Normandy landings
• White Castle
• Grand Theft Auto series

Question 6: Which has the best game design: duck hunting, deer hunting, or fishing? (50:32)

• Waterfowl hunting
• Deer hunting
• Fishing
• Hitman series
• Final Fantasy XV

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (57:26)

Recommendations and Outro (01:00:54):

• Tim: Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn

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Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield convene once again to eulogize Game Informer, give Tim Walz more Dreamcast games, and declare themselves Clown Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Centipede
• Berkeley Bowl West
• Concord Half Price Books

Question 1: Game Informer is dead. Let’s talk about it. (03:17)

• Game Informer
• GameStop
• Sega Saturn
• FuncoLand
• Funko
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• PC Gamer
• GameSpot
• IGN
• Polygon
• Kotaku
• GameStop pivots to retro gaming at select locations
• Magical Chase
• LaserActive

Question 2: What was the last game you bought in a store? (10:16)

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Batman: Arkham City
• Lost Planet 2
• Final Fantasy IX
• Apollo Theater
• Final Fantasy XV
• Oculus Rift
• The Last Guardian
• Wii U
• Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Question 3: Game Science recently released Black Myth: Wukong to creators with warnings against discussing “feminist propaganda.” What? (15:50)

• Game Science
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Black Myth: Wukong team issues bizarre directive to streamers
• Gamergate
• Saiyuki
• Dragon Ball
• Dragon Quest series
• Journey to the West
• Rick and Morty
• Lies of P
• Pinocchio

Question 4: What games would you add to Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz’s Dreamcast library? (21:36)

• Tim Walz
• VP Candidate Tim Walz Was a Big Dreamcast Fan, and We Think We’ve Found His Favorite Game
• Crazy Taxi
• NFL 2K
• Skies of Arcadia
• Illbleed
• L.O.L.: Lack of Love
• Samba De Amigo
• Vice President of the United States
• Crazy Taxi 2
• Sonic Adventure 2
• The House of the Dead 2
• Castlevania: Bloodlines
• Princess of Moss
• Tiger Balm
• Godzilla
• Mothra
• Kilik
• SoulCalibur
• Utopia bootdisk
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

Jaffe’s Snake Break (29:06)

• Snake Eyes (1998)
• Brian De Palma
• Phalotris shawnella
• Nicolas Cage
• Burmese python

Question 5: Feral asks, are there any games that you played as a child that you’ve never been able to find, or must have dreamt? (30:05)

• Golden Axe
• Ax Battler: A Legend of Golden Axe
• The Legend of Zelda
• Golden Axe Warrior
• Neutopia
• Super Punch-Out!!
• California Extreme
• RoadBlasters
• Mach Rider
• Super Mario Bros.
• Buggy Run
• The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy
• Multibowl

Question 6: What’s the most underutilized real world location for driving games? (36:17)

• Nürburgring
• Gran Turismo 7
• DF Retro: Gran Turismo - A Driving Retrospective - Part 2: The PlayStation 2 Era
• Gran Turismo 4
• Road Rash II
• Oh, Deer!
• Moo Moo Farm
• Forza Motorsport series
• Forza Horizon series

Question 7: What are the best video games to play on your birthday? (41:54)

• McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure
• McDonald’s
• Burger King
• Jack in the Box
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Animal Crossing series
• NiGHTS into Dreams…
• Mega Man 8
• Rocky II

LIGHTNING ROUND: Wikipedia Shootout (48:25)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:28):

• Brandon: If a big notification pops up when you hit caps lock and you’ve installed Logi Options+ at any point, you can disable that in Logi Options+, and also you should disable the AI stuff in there, They Cloned Tyrone (2023), Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Jaffe: Great Pretender

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Historian, writer, and narrative designer Holly Nielsen joins Alex and Brandon to cover 19th century party games, Ayn Rand’s The Bachelorette, and David Attenborough narrating Monster Hunter. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Brandon Sheffield and Holly Nielsen. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Ridge Racer series

Question 1: Based on the state of play in the 19th century, which modern video games would past audiences enjoy the most? (03:03)

• The Jackbox Party Pack
• Hidden in Plain Sight
• Quiplash
• Sid Meier’s Civilization series
• Mary Todd Lincoln
• Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft

Question 2: Y’all seen the news lately? (07:20)

• The video game industry is mourning the loss of Game Informer
• Game Informer
• Edge
• Fortnite
• Minecraft
• Roblox
• A pivotal online hub for ROM hacks goes news-only after two decades
• Archive.org
• Hugh Jackman
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
• Unusual Duels Vol 1: The Princess Vs. The Countess
• Arthur Conan Doyle
• Cottingley Fairies

Question 3: What were the most successful video games of the 16 and 32 bit eras to come from countries that didn’t dominate the market? (17:30)

• Gaelco, S.A.
• Radikal Bikers
• Gaelco Tuning Race Championship
• Tokyo Cop: Special Police Reinforcement
• Woody Allen
• What’s Up, Tiger Lily? (1966)
• Amanita Design s.r.o

Question 4: Adapt Atlas Shrugged into a video game. (21:57)

• Ayn Rand
• Atlas Shrugged
• BioShock
• The Fountainhead
• Eli Roth
• Zack Snyder
• Rust
• Peter Molyneux
• Peter Molyneux is back with yet another new take on the “god game”
• The Bachelor
• The Bachelorette
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series

Brandon’s Snake Break (29:06)

• Hungry Snake Woman (1986)

Question 5: Gaagaagiins asks, other than Saturn Bomberman, what are some ways in which multiplayer games keep eliminated players involved? (30:24)

• Saturn Bomberman
• Dodgeball
• Mario Kart series
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
• Dark Souls series
• Hit the Ice: The Video Hockey League
• Octodad: Dadliest Catch
• Call of Duty series
• Prey

Question 6: What episode would you pitch for that Amazon Secret Level show? (38:39)

• Amazon Sets Premiere Date for Video Game Anthology ‘Secret Level’
• God of War series
• Mega Man series
• Gamescom
• Pac-Man
• The Toys That Made Us
• The Sims
• The Twilight Zone
• Final Fantasy XVI
• The Bear
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Harvest Moon series
• Animal Crossing series
• Roald
• Bambi (1942)
• Goomba
• Super Mario series
• David Attenborough
• Monster Hunter series

Question 7: What is the selecting a thermostat temperature to reflect your priorities in comfort, cost, and environmental impact of video games? (44:58)

• Citizen Kane (1941)
• Doom
• Pong
• Dragon Quest series
• Chrono Trigger
• Mario Party

LIGHTNING ROUND: Job Interview (50:32)

Recommendations and Outro (57:49):

• Brandon: Former Glory by Atlas_493, Fallout
• Holly: Trap (2024)

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Insert Credit reunites to contemplate The Perfect Jump, share earnest pitches for the Bioshock movie, and witness the long-awaited (and possibly last ever) Violence Island Tournament of Champions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Air Bud
• Rocket League

Question 1: Why do we see floatiness in games as a bad thing? (02:04)

• Super Mario Bros. 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Gunsport
• Fez
• Kirby games
• Hollow Knight
• Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts

Question 2: Design a brand new status effect that has never been in a game. (07:45)

• Crypto Bro
• Cryptocurrency
• Bitcoin
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Gears of War
• Mario Kart 8

Question 3: What cost-saving measures would you recommend for the Bioshock film? (13:51)

• ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget
• BioShock
• The Shape of Water (2017)
• Guillermo del Toro
• Cabinet of curiosities
• Ayn Rand
• Nicolas Cage
• Cameo
• The Legend of Zelda manual
• Nicole Kidman
• Fallout
• Gore Verbinski
• Chris Kohler
• Mike Mika
• Free Guy (2021)
• Minecraft

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Brandon’s Snake Break: (21:34)

• Hungry Snake Woman (1986)
• Alien
• Lebetine viper

Question 4: Rice_9 asks, what is your favorite video game magazine cover? (24:39)

• Game Players
• Game Players November 1994 cover
• Donkey Kong
• Funky Kong
• Shaquille O’Neal
• Shaq Fu
• The Lion King
• Earthworm Jim
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures
• Donkey Kong Country
• Mortal Kombat II
• Cruis’n USA
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Atari Jaguar
• Mickey Mania
• Atari Age
• Atari Age January/February 1983
• Crazy Climber
• Dreamcast Magazine August 4/11, 2000
• Famitsu
• Susumu Matsushita
• Ghost ’N Goblins series
• Tatsuro Yamashita
• Treasures
• Famitsu June 26, 1992
• Game Developer
• Game Developer Feb. 2011 (the Minecraft cover)
• Minecraft
• Katamari Damacy
• Game Developer Dec 2004 (the Katamari cover)
• Keita Takahashi

Question 5: What is a sokoban? (35:36)

• Sokoban
• Void Stranger
• Vagrant Story
• Sugoroku

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island Tournament of Champions (37:17)

• Sonic
• Sylvando
• Booker DeWitt
• Hunter
• Tatsuo in the ship from Truxton
• Agent 47
• Frey Holland
• Aigis

Recommendations and Outro (49:55):

• Brandon: Weekend Players - Pursuit of Happiness, The Summer Hikaru Died
• Frank: You can just buy dehydrated cheddar as powder called DHC, Cento Diced Hot Cherry Pepper Hoagie Spread
• Jaffe: Leave a 5-star review on iTunes with your vote on whether to return to Violence Island, or destroy it forever!

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The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Pikablu
• Pokémon series
• Phantasy Star IV
• Phantasy Star
• NESticle
• True Detective
• Destiny’s Child
• Dragon Quest series
• Akira Toriyama
• Chrono Trigger
• Ruby Weapon
• Final Fantasy VII
• Imagine Games Network
• Sailor Moon
• Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon
• Panzer Dragoon Saga
• AOL

Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55)

• Gran Turismo series
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
• 2024 Summer Olympics
• Gran Turismo (2023)
• Lewis Hamilton
• Super Monaco GP
• Madden series
• Haikyu!!
• NBA 2K series
• FanDuel
• NBA Jam
• Street Fighter series

Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29)

• Steelcase Gesture
• Yuji Horii
• Napoleon Senki
• MiSTer FPGA

Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58)

• The Last of Us
• Super Monkey Ball series
• David Cage

Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56)

• Final Fantasy XV
• Call of Duty: Vanguard
• Dark Souls
• Red Dead Redemption series
• Legend of Zelda series
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Initial D

Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45)

• The Princess Bride (1987)
• Westley
• Little Samson
• Fezzik
• Inigo Montoya
• The Lost Vikings
• Ufouria: The Saga
• VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
• Billy Crystal
• Miracle Max
• Valerie
• Peter Falk
• Fred Savage
• Henry Cavill
• Timothée Chalamet
• Cary Elwes
• Shrek

Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32)

• Snake Woman’s Curse (1968)
• Nobuo Nakagawa
• Jigoku (1960)
• Burmese python

Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44)

• The Advantage
• Minibosses
• Hella
• Zach Hill
• PAX
• Chemical Plant Zone Theme
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• OverClocked ReMix
• Final Fantasy XVI
• SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!!
• MAGFest
• Masato Nakamura
• The RAH Band
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• RaMu
• Prism
• Momoko Kikuchi
• Dreams Come True
• Super Soul Bros

Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45)

• Dark Souls series
• Puzzle Fighter series
• Super Mario series
• Tokimeki Memorial series
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Streets of Rage series
• Elden Ring

Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18)

• The Legend of Zelda
• Final Fantasy VI
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Secret of Mana
• EarthBound
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53)

• Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
• Mighty No. 9
• Goichi Suda
• The Callisto Protocol
• Dead Space
• Mega Man
• Russo brothers
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Oppenheimer (2023)
• Park Chan-wook
• The Sympathizer
• Shenmue III
• Shigeru Miyamoto
• Hayao Miyazaki
• Mario Kart 8

Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14)

• Princess Peach
• Luigi
• Mario
• Wario
• John Carter of Mars
• Kettlebell swing
• Gorilla Jump Squat
• Dr. Mario
• Mario Teaches Typing
• Mario is Missing!

LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33)

Recommendations and Outro (58:41):

• Brandon: Scavengers Reign, Common Side Effects
• Tim: Purchase an E-350 Super Duty Van and move to the upper west side of Manhattan

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Insert Credit ranks Street Fighter, Metal Gear Solid, Mega Man, Fallout, Doom, and Disaster Report’s mainline games to find the best of each series. Plus, a snake fact! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Street Fighter series
• Castlevania series
• Dragon Quest series
• Quest 64
• Bonk series
• Ridge Racer series

Brandon’s Snake Fact Corner (03:50)

• Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
• Roger Corman
• Marlene Clark
• Joy Bang
• King cobra

Ranking One: Street Fighter series (06:57)

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• Street Fighter II
• Street Fighter II Turbo
• Super Street Fighter II
• Street Fighter II: Champion Edition
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Dee Jay
• Cammy
• T. Hawk
• Fei Long
• Street Fighter
• Virtua Fighter series
• Bruce Lee
• Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
• Street Fighter Alpha 2
• Street Fighter III: New Generation
• Evo
• The King of Fighters XIII
• Street Fighter IV
• Street Fighter 6
• Street Fighter V
• Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
• Ryu
• Street Fighter IV (Indestructible) Theme
• NuckleDu
• Ricki Ortiz
• Terry Bogard
• Capcom vs. SNK series
• Tekken series

Ranking Two: Metal Gear Solid series (23:07)

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• Mega Man series
• Metal Gear Solid series
• Metal Gear Solid
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
• **Snatcher**
• **Death Stranding**
• Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Ranking Three: Mega Man series (27:07)

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• Mega Man / Rockman series
• Mega Man 8
• Mega Man X7
• Mega Man Legends
• Mega Man 9
• Mega Man Legends 2
• The Misadventures of Tron Bonne
• Mega Man X: Command Mission
• Mega Man Battle Network series (“EXE”)
• Mega Man Battle Network: Legacy Collection
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• Mega Man 3
• Mega Man 5
• Mighty No. 9
• Mega Man Powered Up

Ranking Four: Fallout series (31:51)

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• Fallout series
• Fallout: New Vegas
• Fallout
• Fallout 2
• Fallout 3
• Fallout 4
• Fallout 76
• Fallout Shelter
• Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
• Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
• Fallout (American TV series)
• Walton Goggins

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Ranking Five: Doom series (34:55)

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• Doom series
• Doom 64
• Doom 64 (Classic Edition)
• Doom II
• Doom
• E4M2: Perfect Hatred
• Do Me Ternal
• Doom (2016)
• Pac-Man
• Doom: The Dark Ages
• Doom³

Ranking Six: Disaster Report series (41:20)

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• Disaster Report / Zettai Zetsumei Toshi series
• Raw Danger!
• Disaster Report
• Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3: Kowareyuku Machi to Kanojo no Uta
• Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
• Boku no Natsuyasumi series
• Alan Wake II
• Kyoei Toshi
• Ultraman
• Godzilla
• Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Patlabor
• Gamera
• ThorHighHeels - Japan Only PS4 Games
• Granzella
• R-Type series
• PachiPara 12: Ōumi to Natsu no Omoide
• PachiPara 13: Super Umi to Pachi-Pro Fūunroku
• PachiPara 14: Kaze to Kumo to Super Umi in Okinawa
• Sakurazaka Shouboutai
• Shutokō Battle series

Recommendations and Outro (47:42):

• Brandon: Walgreens Potato Chips, Have’a Corn Chips
• Frank: If you’re having a bad time at a convention, try just being a cool person who hangs out
• Tim: Consider carrying a tiny retractable tape measure everywhere you go

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The New Yorker and The Observer’s Simon Parkin joins the panel to cover a new angle in game genres, the legacy of Segata Sanshiro, and aesthetic crevices. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Simon Parkin. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• DVD
• MiSTer FPGA
• Spacewar
• Nintendo 64
• Wii
• Link’s Crossbow Training
• Wii Fit
• Dreamcast
• Donkey Konga
• Let’s Tap
• Wii Music
• Mad Maestro!
• Chainsaw Controller
• Hori Dragon Quest Slime Controller

Question 1: What’s the correlation in game design between fun and player freedom? (03:55)

• Hirokazu Yasuhara
• Sonic the Hedgehog series
• Sokoban
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Fallout series
• SEGA Sports games
• Just Cause series
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Warren Spector
• Uncharted series
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Baldur’s Gate series
• Mass Effect series
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Question 2: What is the most widely held bad take amongst gamers? (12:12)

• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Dark Souls
• Sega Saturn
• PlayStation
• GameCube
• Virtual Boy
• Video games can never be art
• Street Fighter series
• Tommy Tallarico

Question 3: Come up with a new “Sega Does What Nintendon’t”-style slogan for the Dreamcast 2 (20:29)

• Build Back Better Plan
• Mad Men
• Roblox
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast
• Segata Sanshiro
• Akira Kurosawa
• Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
• Hiroshi Fujioka
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• Segata Sanshiro Commercials

Question 4, from CJ Mixy: at what point do games go from being “ripoffs” to part of a genre? (27:36)

• Genshin Impact
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Koji Igarashi
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
• Metroid
• Super Metroid
• Metroid Fusion
• Metroid Prime
• Bejeweled: Deluxe
• Candy Crush Saga
• Doom
• Asteroids
• Hexen: Beyond Heretic
• Why Fish Don’t Exist by Lulu Miller
• Critter Crunch
• Magical Drop
• AstroPop Deluxe
• Money Puzzle Exchanger

Question 5: What is the reading the New Yorker for the cartoons of video games? (37:52)

• The New Yorker
• Castle Wolfenstein series
• Elaine Benes
• CNN
• Gran Turismo series
• Galaxian
• Ridge Racer series
• Galaga
• The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires
• Gears of War series
• Final Fantasy XV
• Dragon’s Dogma

LIGHTNING ROUND: Their Perfect Console (44:32)

Recommendations and Outro (56:31):

• Brandon: Orchids are very nice at Trader Joes right now, Black Cat (1991)
• Tim: Interview with the Vampire
• Simon: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin, What Went Wrong Podcast

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Frank, Tim and Brandon increase replay value, examine trendy new Mario 64 opinions, and search google for sgdq 2024 recommendations reddit. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. What differentiates a good turn-based battle system from a bad one? (05:15)
2. How do you maximize “replay value” in a single player game? (14:15)
3. How do you start watching GDQ? (19:44)
4. If you had to choose a doctor from a video game to be your GP, who would it be? (30:05)
5. Spencergifs asks: What are the greatest video game menus? (37:21)
6. What is something you once believed video games would have gotten around to by now, but still haven’t? (45:25)
7. Which four games best represent the four conflicts of man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, and man vs. nature? (52:52)

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Stardew Valley (55:17)

Recommendations and Outro (59:12)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Daffy Duck
• Looney Tunes Golden Collection
• Sylvester the Cat
• Tweety
• Rabbit Fire
• Legend of Zelda series
• Zork
• Landstalker
• Chain Chomp
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Super Mario series
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Question 1: What differentiates a good turn-based battle system from a bad one?

• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Tactics Ogre
• Valkyria Chronicles
• Demonschool
• Dragon Quest series
• Wild Arms 5
• Wild Arms 4
• Free McBoot
• Shin Megami Tensei IV
• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
• Brave Story: New Traveler
• Bravely Default
• Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light

Question 2: How do you maximize “replay value” in a single player game?

• Gunstar Heroes
• Super Metroid
• Fallout 3
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Earthblade
• Hollow Knight
• Games Done Quick
• Fallout: New Vegas
• OutRun

Question 3: How do you start watching GDQ?

• Sonic the Hedgehog series
• SmartBall
• Sonic R
• first result for sgdq 2024 recommendations reddit
• Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
• Super Mario Maker
• The highlight of Summer Games Done Quick was a very good dog playing 16-bit baseball
• Super Mario 64
• Super Mario Sunshine
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Elden Ring
• Dark Souls II
• Hot Ones

Question 4: If you had to choose a doctor from a video game to be your GP, who would it be?

• Dr. Mario
• Alan Wake
• Trauma Center series
• Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
• Pokémon Center
• Nurse Joy
• Mercy
• Overwatch
• Octodad
• Phantasy Star II

Question 5: Spencergifs asks: What are the greatest video game menus?

• Persona 5
• Wii
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
• Ys
• Metaphor: ReFantazio
• Pokémon Diamond Version
• Pokémon Black and White series
• Inazuma Eleven

Question 6: What is something you once believed video games would have gotten around to by now, but still haven’t?

• Dreamcast
• Virtuality
• The Lawnmower Man (1992)
• God of War
• Devil May Cry
• Jak and Daxter series
• Ratchet & Clank series

Question 7: Which four games best represent the four conflicts of man vs. man, man vs. self, man vs. society, and man vs. nature?

• Street Fighter II
• Minecraft
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Indigo Prophecy
• David Cage

Recommendations:

Brandon: Lady Reporter (1989), Don’t use Sticker Mule

Frank: GDQ, Don’t use Sticker Mule

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The Insert Credit Panel as you know and love them covers video game history, the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Feud, and one more trip to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Frank, the original Resident Evil is back from the dead. What took so long? (03:56)
2. What has never been good in a video game? (09:58)
3. If all knowledge of video games disappeared overnight but games themselves still existed, what would the most popular one be? (18:14) Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (28:06)
4. BluntForceMama asks: What properties or statistics about a game should be listed on the back of the box, Nutrition Facts style? (29:28)
5. How do you name a video game character? (37:07)
6. What is the Not Like Us of video games? (42:04)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (48:00)

Recommendations and Outro (01:01:01)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• NPR
• Video Game History Foundation
• Game Developer
• Game Developer Magazine “Minecraft” cover
• The original Resident Evil is back from the dead. What took so long?
• Resident Evil
• “It’s Just Emulation!”: The Challenge of Selling Old Games (Frank Cifaldi’s GDC 2016 talk)
• Resident Evil on GOG.com
• Frank Sinatra
• Spotify
• Sega CD
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Sega Saturn
• Sega Genesis
• Resident Evil 4
• Ico
• Demon’s Souls
• Final Fantasy II
• Yggdra Union: We’ll Never Fight Alone
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
• Fortnite
• Yesterday (2019)
• Minecraft
• The Beatles
• Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
• John Lennon
• Yoko Ono
• Paul McCartney
• Ringo Starr
• George Harrison
• Shigeru Miyamoto
• The Beatles: Get Back
• Roblox
• Marvel Snap
• Metroid
• Justin Bailey
• Nintendo Power
• Super Metroid
• Dark Souls
• Metroid II: Return of Samus
• Super Mario Bros.
• New Super Mario Bros.
• Pac-Man
• Nutrition facts label
• HowLongToBeat
• League of Legends
• Granblue Fantasy: Relink
• Granblue Fantasy: Relink at HowLongToBeat.com
• Monster Hunter series
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
• Digital Foundry
• Entertainment Software Rating Board
• QWERTY
• Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
• a tweet by tim’s buddy Richmond
• Jade
• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
• Jade Empire
• Demonschool
• George R. R. Martin
• Jad The Taff
• George Lucas
• Dark Badguy
• Mace Windu
• Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
• Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud
• Kendrick Lamar
• Drake
• Mario
• Sonic
• Johnny Turbo
• David Cage
• Hideo Kojima
• Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
• OD
• PHYSINT is the working title of Hideo Kojima’s new not-a-Metal-Gear game.
• Konami’s bitter, yearlong breakup with Hideo Kojima, explained
• Death Stranding
• Metal Gear: Survive
• Uncharted series
• Naughty Dog on Instagram
• Uncharted (2022)
• Hideki Kamiya
• Devil May Cry
• Ōkami
• Cool Spot
• Pepsiman
• Professor Hershel Layton
• Aigis
• Diogenes
• Hammerin’ Harry
• Ruby Weapon
• Wander

Recommendations:

Frank: That Hitman is $3 during the Steam Summer Sale (which is over as you read this, but, get it anyway, game owns)

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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:

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. What is pogging? (16:27)
4. What are some of the most important written documents in video game history? (22:17)
5. 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)
6. TheFragranceofDarkCoffee asks: When and where would you set a Yakuza game in the United States? (37:40)
7. Is democracy good for video games? (46:29)
8. What is the most American video game? (51:48)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - State Nicknames (59:52)

Recommendations and Outro (01:10:26)

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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

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