Ep. 205 - A Richness of Embarrassments, with Kelsey Lewin

Co-Director of the Video Game History Foundation and Co-Owner of Pink Gorilla Games Kelsey Lewin rejoins the panel to cover twitch leaks, EVE Oncrime, and the most difficult boss fight in the Braid franchise.

Questions this week:

1. Previously on Insert Credit: Does the intended commercial reach of a game have any meaningful impact on it as a creative product? (03:37)
2. How would the game industry change if everyone’s salaries were completely transparent? (08:15)
3. From Ash Parrish: What would be the most interesting reveal if your gaming information leaked? (12:46)
4. What is the most excited you have been by a video game as an adult? (19:21)
5. Who would be the worst video character to sit next to on an international flight? (24:46)
6. Dirtbag Larry Bang asks: Which video games surprised you with the feeling of inhabiting a specific character? (30:58)
7. What are the most exciting crimes in video game history? (37:39)
8. Is there any way the Gamergate TV show could be even remotely a good idea? (45:02)
9. Violence Island (50:05)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Who Is This For? (01:06:09)

If you’re looking for a sign, here it is: discuss this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• The DK Rap
• Fortnite Rips Off Among Us
• Shenmue
• Far Cry 6
• Famous Actor Giancarlo Esposito
• The World Famous Vincent
• Twitch source code and creator payouts leak
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
• Samurai Showdown NeoGeo Collection
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• Mount & Blade: Warband
• Crypt of the NecroDancer
• John Linneman
• Apple put U2’s Songs of Innocence on everyone’s iTunes once
• Yakuza 0
• Deadly Premonition
• Fallout 3
• Scribblenauts
• Feel the Magic XY
• Playdate
• Katamari Damacy
• Leisure Suit Larry
• Kraid
• The Colossi
• Karnov
• Target: Terror
• Clay Fighter
• Gex
• Bubsy
• Blasto
• Conker the Squirrel
• Mario 64 eye
• Vin Diesel
• Chris Farley
• Bobby Moynihan
• The Iron Giant (1999)
• Valis
• True Detective
• F.E.A.R.
• Deus Ex
• Dietrich
• Disney’s DuckTales
• Whatever Happened To Pizza At McDonalds?
• Mary-Kate and Ashley: Magical Mystery Mall
• Turok: Rage Wars
• EVE Online
• Gamergate
• Zoë Quinn
• CBS backtracks on The Activist
• Guitar Hero
• Rock Band
• Gomez
• Tim
• Kratos
• Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama
• The Prince
• Axel

Recommendations:

Brandon: Kanopy, Les Archives by Jun Chikuma

Frank: hoopla, F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

Kelsey: The Life & Times of Video Games Ep. 33 - MobyGames

Jaffe: Libby, Squid Game, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.