Ep. 319 - Insert Credit Annual #5

As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Chapters:

1. The Premise This Year: Metacritic Scores Below 80 (12:29)
2. Round 1 - Brandon (18:05)
3. Round 1 - Frank (21:25)
4. Round 1 - Tim (23:51)
5. Round 2 - Brandon (26:39)
6. Round 2 - Frank (31:31)
7. Round 2 - Tim (35:04)
8. Round 3 - Brandon (41:32)
9. Round 3 - Frank (47:24)
10. Round 3 - Tim (53:48)
11. Round 4 - Brandon (01:02:46)
12. Round 4 - Frank (01:06:52)
13. Round 4 - Tim (01:12:58) Insert Credit Quick Break: Butter Dorks (01:18:43)
14. A Little More About God Hand (01:20:03)
15. Round 5 - Brandon (01:22:41)
16. Round 5 - Frank (01:29:05)
17. Round 5 - Tim (01:37:54)
18. Round 6 - Brandon (01:50:59)
19. Round 6 - Frank (01:55:54)
20. Round 6 - Tim (02:04:32)
21. Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Brandon (02:13:15)
22. Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Frank (02:25:42)
23. Final Round and Honorable Mentions - Tim (02:33:54)
24. Outro (02:52:03)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Batman (1989)
• Batman Returns (1992)
• Batman ’89
• Sam Hamm
• Dennis O’Neil
• The Flash (2023)
• Michael Keaton
• Anton Furst
• Max Fleischer
• Dick Sprang
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Chicago
• The Bund
• China Strike Force (2000)
• Mark Dacascos
• Coolio
• Oriental Pearl Tower
• Strange Days (1995)
• Westin Bonaventure Hotel
• Face/Off (1997)
• The Net (1995)
• American McGee
• Doom
• Metacritic
• Sideways (2004)
• Gunhouse
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• NieR
• PlatinumGames
• Dark Savior
• Undertale
• Alundra
• The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
• Anodyne
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Steambot Chronicles
• Katamari Damacy
• Earth Defense Force series
• Digital Foundry
• Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball
• Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft
• My Little Pony
• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
• Dead Rising
• Ico
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Panzer Dragoon
• Silo
• Persona series
• Ridge Racer 6
• Ridge Racer 7
• Ridge Racer V
• Gran Turismo series
• Chulip
• Captain★Rainbow
• Giftpia
• Animal Crossing
• Boku no Natsuyasumi
• EarthBound
• Moon
• Minami-Senju
• Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• OutRun: Online Arcade
• OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
• OutRun 2
• Ferrari (2023)
• OutRun 2 Abandonware
• Groundhog Day (1993)
• Wheelman
• Bujingai: The Forsaken City
• Wuxia
• Shachou Eiyuuden
• Sifu
• Shinobi
• Gackt
• Raw Danger!
• Super Mario series
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
• God Hand
• Spartan: Total Warrior
• Metal Gear Solid
• Total War series
• God of War
• Shinji Mikami
• Dark Souls
• Ribbit King
• Deadly Premonition
• Warren Spector
• Hidetaka Suehiro
• Twin Peaks
• Marvel Spider-Man 2
• Lost Odyssey
• Blue Dragon
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Hironobu Sakaguchi
• Nobuo Uematsu
• Takehiko Inoue
• Vagabond
• Slam Dunk
• Kiyoshi Shigematsu
• Final Fantasy X
• Dragon Quest series
• Hideo Kojima
• The King of Fighters XIII
• Street Fighter IV
• Street Fighter 6
• Intellivision Lives!
• Keith Robinson
• Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
• Munch Mobile
• Double Dragon & Kunio-kun: Retro Brawler Bundle
• Kunio / Nekketsu High games
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection
• Hyper Gunsport
• Bullet Witch
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Cavia
• Halo series
• Devil May Cry
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
• R-Type Final
• Metal Slug 3
• Lost Planet series
• The Saboteur
• Summon Night: Swordcraft Story
• Doom 64
• Turok licensees
• Balan Wonderworld
• Killer7
• Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
• Wolfenstein: The New Order
• BioShock
• The Last of Us
• BioShock Infinite
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Fallout 3
• Fallout 4
• Fallout: New Vegas
• Starfield
• No Man’s Sky
• Dino Crisis 2
• Mirror’s Edge
• Metroid Prime Pinball
• Star Fox Command
• Electroplankton
• The Cave
• Master of Illusion
• City Crisis
• Jaws: Unleashed
• Ecco the Dolphin
• Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
• Lizardcube
• Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
• Stranglehold
• Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground
• Brave Story: New Traveler
• Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner
• Bionic Commando
• Wild Arms XF
• Pandora’s Tower
• Culdcept Saga
• Noby Noby Boy
• Wild Arms 5
• Ape Escape 3
• Uncharted series

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