Ep. 442 - Even More Questions Too Stupid for the Dirtbag, with Esper Quinn
<p>Editor and media critic <a href="https://ourbroadcastday.com/">Esper Quinn</a> joins Ash and Brandon in answering more questions from the <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/">insert credit forum</a>.</p>
<p>Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.</p>
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<p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_All_Mankind_(TV_series)">For All Mankind</a>
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<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com/post/3mlzhu5jyvs27">“Ryu ga gotoku the polls”</a>
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<a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/">forums.insertcredit.com</a>
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<a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225">Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag</a>
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<p><strong>1</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/477">marurun asks, who is the most pointlessly bland fighting game character? Moreso than “guy in a karate gi”.</a> (03:17)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/62511/divekick/">Divekick</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/69907/goiken-muyou-anarchy-in-the-nippon/">Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the Nippon</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/12693/fighting-vipers/">Fighting Vipers</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3300/comix-zone/">Comix Zone</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/1882/streets-of-rage-bare-knuckle-series/">Streets of Rage series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/508/super-smash-bros-series/">Super Smash Bros. series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2195/fire-emblem-series/">Fire Emblem series</a>
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<p><strong>2</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/2627">ana asks, what’s the most common hidden gem?</a> (05:55)</p>
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<a href="https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/Rupee">Rupee</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/101142/celeste/">Celeste</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/188798/cult-of-the-lamb/">Cult of the Lamb</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/243136/deltarune/">Deltarune</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/7437/nights-into-dreams/">NiGHTS into Dreams…</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/17870/radiant-silvergun/">Radiant Silvergun</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/2897/panzer-dragoon/">Panzer Dragoon</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3550/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask/">Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/44059/the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks/">Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</a>
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<p><strong>3</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1982">yeso asks, has anyone ever cried at one of the <em>Leisure Suit Larry</em> death scenes?</a> (07:48)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/6/leisure-suit-larry-series/">Leisure Suit Larry series</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omegaverse">Omegaverse</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Jeremy">Ron Jeremy</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Anderson">Pamela Anderson</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Electra">Carmen Elektra</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim_(magazine)">Maxim</a>
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<p><strong>4</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/3066">SteveWithaB asks, is it time to retire the term “gamer”?</a> (11:06)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2640/call-of-duty-universe/">Call of Duty series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2782/halo-series/">Halo series</a>
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<p><strong>5</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1931">Tradegood asks, if Xbox is Mountain Dew and Doritos, and Nintendo is Coca-Cola and Pringles, what is Sony?</a> (13:40)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox">Xbox</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Dew">Mountain Dew</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doritos">Doritos</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo">Nintendo</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola">Coca-Cola</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles">Pringles</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony">Sony</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepsi">Pepsi</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lay%27s">Lay’s</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_%26_Mild">Black & Mild</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blunt_(cannabis)">Blunt</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong">Bong</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cigarette">Candy cigarette</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr_Pepper">Dr Pepper</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega">Sega</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar">Jaguar</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC_Cola">RC Cola</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami">Konami</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga">Amiga</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramune">Ramune</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger">Hamburger</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_fries">French fries</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>6</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1666">Death_Strandicoot asks, who should be the first recipient of the Nobel Prize for Video Games?</a> (16:16)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hague">The Hague</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>
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<a href="https://kotaku.com/detroit-dev-quantic-dreams-wins-lawsuit-without-actuall-1847716375">David Cage</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario">Mario</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pac-Man_(character)">Pac-Man</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/64135/pong/">Pong</a>
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<p><strong>7</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/2694">Mnemogenic asks, how would you adapt a 10 yen game into a big budget AAA video game?</a> (18:24)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_yen_coin">10 yen coin</a>
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<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3431340/Call_of_Ponchy__Mahjong_Warfare/">Call of Ponchy : Mahjong Warfare</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/1540/frogger/">Frogger</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/9223/dragon-warrior/">Dragon Quest</a>
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<a href="https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/">Web3</a>
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<p><strong>8</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/994">Taliesin_Merlin asks, design an Amy Rose video game based on one of the following novel premises.</a> (20:41)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot">I, Robot</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose">The Name of the Rose</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Claudius_(TV_series)">I, Claudius</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Tonya">I, Tonya (2017)</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Rose_(film)">The Name of the Rose (1986)</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/201220/the-murder-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/">The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/48787/sonic-and-the-black-knight/">Sonic and the Black Knight</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/56374/lollipop-chainsaw/">Lollipop Chainsaw</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>9</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/995">Tom asks, what are the seven basic game genres?</a> (23:33)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots">The Seven Basic Plots</a>
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<p><strong>10</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/2168">mtvcribs asks, what happened to thong-era final fantasy</a> (26:19)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/8706/final-fantasy-x-2/">Final Fantasy X-2</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/43866/final-fantasy-xiii/">Final Fantasy XIII</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv/">Final Fantasy XV</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Aurum">Cindy Aurum</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/48497/final-fantasy-xiv-online/">Final Fantasy XIV Online</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/204724/final-fantasy-xvi/">Final Fantasy XVI</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/181690/stranger-of-paradise-final-fantasy-origin/">Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_XVI#Clive_Rosfield">Clive Rosfield</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Snow_(character)">Jon Snow</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones">Game of Thrones</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>11</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/3203">mack41 asks, is Google Maps cop warning alert a strand game?</a> (29:07)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/136593/death-stranding/">Death Stranding</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/10078/dark-souls-series/">Dark Souls series</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>12</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/49">beets asks, if you were going to make a table from videogame hardware, what would you use?</a> (30:53)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BattleTech_Centers">BattleTech pod</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_One">Xbox One</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2">PlayStation 2</a>
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<a href="https://kotaku.com/logan-paul-encased-15-game-boy-colors-in-resin-to-make-1848278789">Logan Paul</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>13</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/185">rootfifthoctave asks, is sega the company that gets the most “[not-sega game] feels like a [sega] game” comments spoken about it?</a> (32:24)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulslike">Soulslike</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_(company)">Treasure</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8195/assassins-creed-series/">Assassin’s Creed series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/80992/stardew-valley/">Stardew Valley</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>14</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1785">KingTubb asks, how often do the following characters change their bed sheets:</a> (35:11)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Snake">Solid Snake</a>
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<a href="https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Naked_Snake">Naked Snake</a>
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<a href="https://metalgear.fandom.com/wiki/Venom_Snake">Venom Snake</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/75522/metal-gear-solid-v-the-phantom-pain/">Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Bauer">Jack Bauer</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Snake">Liquid Snake</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raiden_(Metal_Gear)">Raiden</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Peach">Princess Peach</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/45449/heavy-rain/">Heavy Rain</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/566/harvest-moon-story-of-seasons-series/">Harvest Moon series</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/46145/deadly-premonition/">Deadly Premonition</a>
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</ul>
<p><strong>15</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/2440">PassionQuotient asks, what’s the video game equivalent of reading all of Shakespeare? What about James Joyce?</a> (38:26)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Joyce">James Joyce</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/3512/warioware-series/">WarioWare series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/436/dragon-warrior-dragon-quest-series/">Dragon Quest series</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/4847/final-fantasy-series/">Final Fantasy series</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer">Geoffrey Chaucer</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2842/kingdom-hearts-series/">Kingdom Hearts series</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)">Dune</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600">Atari 2600</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>16</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/2343">Kiki asks, what’s Jollibee?</a> (41:07)</p>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jollibee">Jollibee</a>
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<a href="https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/topics/detail/2ca9077926ee36f137c7969e60447b75dcaadf17">Jollibee x FINAL FANTASY XIV Collaboration Campaign</a>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/81972/watch_dogs-2/">Watch_Dogs 2</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>17</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1677">YellerDog asks, what game is the most fun with the worst graphics? What game is the least fun with the best graphics?</a> (42:58)</p>
<ul>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/196112/dwarf-fortress/">Dwarf Fortress</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/1743/rogue/">Rogue</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/243449/mindseye/">MindsEye</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI">Grand Theft Auto VI</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/">r/GamingLeaksAndRumours</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>18</strong>: <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/insert-credit-flavored-questions-that-are-too-stupid-for-the-dirtbag/2225/1129">adashtra asks, What is the “telling your puppy to stop biting your feet, but he’s so dang cute you don’t wanna yell at him” of video games?</a> (45:20)</p>
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<a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/4468/animal-crossing-series/">Animal Crossing series</a>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>LIGHTNING ROUND:</strong> Arcade of Our Own (48:58)</p>
<p><strong>Recommendations and Outro</strong> (01:05:42):</p>
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<strong>Brandon</strong>: some of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Seven">The Magnificent Seven</a> sequels but not others, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_(1981_film)">Possession (1981)</a><strong>,</strong> microchip your animals</li>
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<strong>Ash</strong>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_God_Is_(film)">Is God Is (2026)</a>
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<strong>Esper</strong>: <a href="https://insertcredit.com/opinion/esper-top-10-2025/">Esper Quinn’s Top 10 Hottest Games of 2025</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_Hat_Atelier">Witch Hat Atelier</a>, <a href="https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/series/absolute-wonder-woman-2024/ea1b856b-b77e-4b07-baa9-e18a6f9b9b7c">Absolute Wonder Woman</a>, <a href="https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/42598/fantastic_four_2025_present">Fantastic Four</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_and_Serpent_Bumper_Book_of_Magic">The Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic</a>
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<strong>Jaffe</strong>: Read <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_(manga)">Berserk</a> at work</li>
</ul>
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