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:
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Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
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Alex Jaffe
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Insert Credit Patreon (The Dirtbag)
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Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag
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Topher Florence
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Tofurky
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Impossible Foods
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Be’f
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Repo Man (1984)
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Taylor Swift
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Mission: Impossible
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Tom Cruise
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Nintendo Entertainment System
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Balloon Fight
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Clu Clu Land
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Urban Champion
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Popeye
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Donkey Kong
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Mario Bros.
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Super Mario Bros.
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Yume Kōjō: Dokidoki Panic
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Super Mario Bros. 2
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Metroid
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The Legend of Zelda
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Kid Icarus
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Psycho Fox
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DEcapAttack
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Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibōken
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Wonder Boy series
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Brave Fencer Musashi
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Threads of Fate
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Yu Suzuki
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After Burner
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Space Harrier
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OutRun
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Fire Emblem series
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Gunstar Heroes
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Chrono Trigger
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Dragon Quest series
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Final Fantasy series
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Pokémon series
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Final Fantasy VII
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Cliff Bleszinski
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LawBreakers
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Uncharted series
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Animal Crossing series
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Cyberpunk 2077
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Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series
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Atari Jaguar
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Virtual Boy
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Wii U
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Deca Sports
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MLB The Show series
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Spider-Man 2
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Power Pros
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Super Mario series
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Mega Man series
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Sonic the Hedgehog series
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The Witness
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Jonathan Blow
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Elon Musk
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Elden Ring
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Joseph Conrad
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Vladimir Nabokov
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Minecraft
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Markus “Notch” Persson
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GameCube
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PlayStation 5
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HuCard
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PlayStation Vita
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Nintendo Switch
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Yes, Nintendo Switch cartridges taste terrible
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PC Engine
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John Woo
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Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
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All You Need Is Kill
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Pokémon Center
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Call of Duty series
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Control
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Gears of War series
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Alan Wake II
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Pregnant Elsa Dies at Dentist
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Daigo Umehara
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Justin Wong
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Evo Moment 37
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Kazuma Kiryu
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Goro Majima
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SonicFox
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Battlefield series
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Cloud Strife
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Sephiroth
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Capcom
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SNK
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Marvel
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Monday Night Combat
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Apex Legends
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Football Manager
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Videoball
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Tokimeki Memorial
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Boku no Natsuyasumi
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Destiny
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Hyper Gunsport
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Looney Tunes licensees
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WarioWare series
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Bugs Bunny
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Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
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Coyote vs. Acme
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The Day the Clown Cried
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Dave the Diver
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CTR: Crash Team Racing
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Mario Kart series
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Super Mario 64
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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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