<description>&lt;p&gt;The finest minds in video games discuss the evolution of turn-based combat, turning pixels into symphonies, and the devastating return of Violence Island.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/insertcreditshow"&gt;Watch episodes with full video on YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/"&gt;Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW NOTES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor)"&gt;Audacity&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3"&gt;E3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who"&gt;Doctor Who&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Manhattan"&gt;Doctor Manhattan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)"&gt;Blink&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker"&gt;Tom Baker&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)"&gt;Sherlock&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Moffat"&gt;Steven Moffat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek"&gt;Daliens&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberman"&gt;Cybermen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/give-me-bad-weird-video-game-quotes/3008/570"&gt;“Do you think people are happy in this wizard kingdom?”&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/193/mega-man-rockman-series/"&gt;Mega Man series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Clown_Man"&gt;Clown Man&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)"&gt;It&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman"&gt;Nicole Kidman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_%27n_Play"&gt;Kid n’ Play&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt;: What tips you off that someone discussing video games has no idea what they’re talking about? (06:08)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry"&gt;New York Times&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Games_Festival"&gt;IGF Awards&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2640/call-of-duty-universe/"&gt;Call of Duty series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/74447/mega-man-legacy-collection/"&gt;Mega Man: Legacy Collection&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman"&gt;Batman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman"&gt;Superman&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder"&gt;Zack Snyder&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/344/madden-series/"&gt;Madden series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00M2KZH1J0"&gt;Daryl Hall &amp;amp; John Oates - Out Of Touch&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt;: How have turn-based battle systems evolved over 30 years? (11:58)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/241065/clair-obscur-expedition-33/"&gt;Clair Obscur: Expedition 33&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/1709/shin-megami-tensei-series/"&gt;Shin Megami Tensei series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/39091/valkyria-chronicles/"&gt;Valkyria Chronicles&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/21692/final-fantasy-xii/"&gt;Final Fantasy XII&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3593/parasite-eve/"&gt;Parasite Eve&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/94557/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle/"&gt;Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/231733/metaphor-refantazio/"&gt;Metaphor: ReFantazio&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/Kingdoms_of_the_Dump/"&gt;Kingdoms of the Dump&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8GW1GaoIc"&gt;The Doors - Riders On The Storm&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/8706/final-fantasy-x-2/"&gt;Final Fantasy X-2&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt;: On what occasions have you wished a game was harder? (17:27)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulslike"&gt;Soulslike&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/6581/gunstar-heroes/"&gt;Gunstar Heroes&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/193237/bayonetta-3/"&gt;Bayonetta 3&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8656/pokemon-main-rpg-series/"&gt;Pokemon series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt;: If we were to re-establish an official video game seal of quality, what would be the qualifying criteria? (21:41)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Seal"&gt;Official Nintendo Seal&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck"&gt;Steam Deck&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt;: Syswivv asks, what kind of video game would Andy Warhol have made? (28:08)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol"&gt;Andy Warhol&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna"&gt;Madonna&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/104208/fortnite/"&gt;Fortnite&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i"&gt;CD-i&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Idle"&gt;Eric Idle&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/1374/starship-titanic/"&gt;Starship Titanic&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison"&gt;Harlan Ellison&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/617/harlan-ellison-i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream/"&gt;Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD%2BG"&gt;CD+G&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD"&gt;Sega CD&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_(1965_film)"&gt;Empire (1965)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Molyneux"&gt;Peter Molyneux&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAGFest"&gt;MAGFest&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://gdconf.com/"&gt;GDC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/116321/bubsy-3d-bubsy-visits-the-james-turrell-retrospective/"&gt;Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Turrell"&gt;James Turrell&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt;: Describe Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective to Ash (32:24)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_Kids"&gt;Arcane Kids&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/112927/donut-county/"&gt;Donut County&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/794/bubsy-series/"&gt;Bubsy series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt;: What’s the best use a game has ever made of being able to click in the analog stick? (34:39)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/21586/the-godfather-the-game/"&gt;The Godfather: The Game&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/11164/manhunt/"&gt;Manhunt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/45664/god-of-war-iii/"&gt;God of War III&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus"&gt;Oedipus&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/36476/yanya-caballista-city-skater/"&gt;Yanya Caballista: City Skater&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/14970/katamari-damacy/"&gt;Katamari Damacy&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect"&gt;Kinect&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(1990_film)"&gt;Ghost (1990)&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/65282/octodad-dadliest-catch/"&gt;Octodad: Dadliest Catch&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;8&lt;/strong&gt;: Who is your favorite video game character to debut in the last ten years? (40:39)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/223633/crow-country/"&gt;Crow Country&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://magnificentbaddie.fandom.com/wiki/Agent_Mara_Forest"&gt;Mara Forest&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/246839/hollow-knight-silksong/"&gt;Hollow Knight: Silksong&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Hornet_(Silksong)"&gt;Hornet&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/11069/bayonetta-series/"&gt;Bayonetta series&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonetta_(character)"&gt;Bayonetta&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/84102/nier-automata/"&gt;Nier: Automata&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2B_(Nier:_Automata)"&gt;2B&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/223223/indika/"&gt;Indika&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv/"&gt;Final Fantasy XV&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompto_Argentum"&gt;Prompto Argentum&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignis_Scientia"&gt;Ignis Scientia&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/79170/overwatch/"&gt;Overwatch&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracer_(Overwatch)"&gt;Tracer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii/"&gt;Baldur’s Gate III&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astarion"&gt;Astarion&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/161326/balan-wonderworld/"&gt;Balan Wonderworld&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://balan-wonderworld.fandom.com/wiki/Balan"&gt;Balan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/229488/concord/"&gt;Concord&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LIGHTNING ROUND:&lt;/strong&gt; Violence Island (46:02)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommendations and Outro&lt;/strong&gt; (01:01:52):&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Brandon&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Terrible_Time_in_My_Life"&gt;The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1993)&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://gnosia.fandom.com/wiki/Gnosia_(anime)"&gt;Gnosia&lt;/a&gt;, yucca&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Ash&lt;/strong&gt;: Put chili crisp on everything, &lt;a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-laidoff-vox-media-workers"&gt;Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Frank:&lt;/strong&gt; Lil’ baby potatoes&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/insertcredit"&gt;patrons like you&lt;/a&gt;. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Subscribe: &lt;a href="https://insertcredit.com/show/rss"&gt;RSS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/insertcreditshow"&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-insert-credit-show/id1651429066"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6CwWZE5p7vazIV1jrV9hln"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, and more!&lt;/p&gt; </description>

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Ep. 426 - Fortnite for Boomers

FEB 2, 202671 MIN
The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 426 - Fortnite for Boomers

FEB 2, 202671 MIN

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<p>The finest minds in video games discuss the evolution of turn-based combat, turning pixels into symphonies, and the devastating return of Violence Island.</p> <p>Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.</p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/insertcreditshow">Watch episodes with full video on YouTube</a></p> <p><a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/">Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums</a></p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity_(audio_editor)">Audacity</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E3">E3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who">Doctor Who</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Manhattan">Doctor Manhattan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)">Blink</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Baker">Tom Baker</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_(TV_series)">Sherlock</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Moffat">Steven Moffat</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalek">Daliens</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberman">Cybermen</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/give-me-bad-weird-video-game-quotes/3008/570">“Do you think people are happy in this wizard kingdom?”</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/193/mega-man-rockman-series/">Mega Man series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Clown_Man">Clown Man</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel)">It</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicole_Kidman">Nicole Kidman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_%27n_Play">Kid n’ Play</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>1</strong>: What tips you off that someone discussing video games has no idea what they’re talking about? (06:08)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://transnews.network/p/a-directive-from-above-former-nyt-editor-lays-out-how-the-paper-pushes-anti-trans-bigotry">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Games_Festival">IGF Awards</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/2640/call-of-duty-universe/">Call of Duty series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/74447/mega-man-legacy-collection/">Mega Man: Legacy Collection</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman">Batman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman">Superman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder">Zack Snyder</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/344/madden-series/">Madden series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00M2KZH1J0">Daryl Hall &amp; John Oates - Out Of Touch</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>2</strong>: How have turn-based battle systems evolved over 30 years? (11:58)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/241065/clair-obscur-expedition-33/">Clair Obscur: Expedition 33</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/1709/shin-megami-tensei-series/">Shin Megami Tensei series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/39091/valkyria-chronicles/">Valkyria Chronicles</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/21692/final-fantasy-xii/">Final Fantasy XII</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3593/parasite-eve/">Parasite Eve</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/94557/mario-rabbids-kingdom-battle/">Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/231733/metaphor-refantazio/">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159270/Kingdoms_of_the_Dump/">Kingdoms of the Dump</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8GW1GaoIc">The Doors - Riders On The Storm</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/8706/final-fantasy-x-2/">Final Fantasy X-2</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>3</strong>: On what occasions have you wished a game was harder? (17:27)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soulslike">Soulslike</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/6581/gunstar-heroes/">Gunstar Heroes</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/193237/bayonetta-3/">Bayonetta 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/8656/pokemon-main-rpg-series/">Pokemon series</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>4</strong>: If we were to re-establish an official video game seal of quality, what would be the qualifying criteria? (21:41)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Official_Nintendo_Seal">Official Nintendo Seal</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck">Steam Deck</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>5</strong>: Syswivv asks, what kind of video game would Andy Warhol have made? (28:08)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Warhol">Andy Warhol</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna">Madonna</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/104208/fortnite/">Fortnite</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD-i">CD-i</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Idle">Eric Idle</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/1374/starship-titanic/">Starship Titanic</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Ellison">Harlan Ellison</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/617/harlan-ellison-i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream/">Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CD%2BG">CD+G</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_CD">Sega CD</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_(1965_film)">Empire (1965)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAGFest">MAGFest</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://gdconf.com/">GDC</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/116321/bubsy-3d-bubsy-visits-the-james-turrell-retrospective/">Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Turrell">James Turrell</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>6</strong>: Describe Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective to Ash (32:24)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_Kids">Arcane Kids</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/112927/donut-county/">Donut County</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/794/bubsy-series/">Bubsy series</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>7</strong>: What’s the best use a game has ever made of being able to click in the analog stick? (34:39)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/21586/the-godfather-the-game/">The Godfather: The Game</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/11164/manhunt/">Manhunt</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/45664/god-of-war-iii/">God of War III</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus">Oedipus</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/36476/yanya-caballista-city-skater/">Yanya Caballista: City Skater</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/14970/katamari-damacy/">Katamari Damacy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect">Kinect</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_(1990_film)">Ghost (1990)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/65282/octodad-dadliest-catch/">Octodad: Dadliest Catch</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>8</strong>: Who is your favorite video game character to debut in the last ten years? (40:39)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/223633/crow-country/">Crow Country</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://magnificentbaddie.fandom.com/wiki/Agent_Mara_Forest">Mara Forest</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/246839/hollow-knight-silksong/">Hollow Knight: Silksong</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://hollowknight.wiki/w/Hornet_(Silksong)">Hornet</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/11069/bayonetta-series/">Bayonetta series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonetta_(character)">Bayonetta</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/84102/nier-automata/">Nier: Automata</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2B_(Nier:_Automata)">2B</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/223223/indika/">Indika</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv/">Final Fantasy XV</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompto_Argentum">Prompto Argentum</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignis_Scientia">Ignis Scientia</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/79170/overwatch/">Overwatch</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracer_(Overwatch)">Tracer</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/150689/baldurs-gate-iii/">Baldur’s Gate III</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astarion">Astarion</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/161326/balan-wonderworld/">Balan Wonderworld</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://balan-wonderworld.fandom.com/wiki/Balan">Balan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/229488/concord/">Concord</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>LIGHTNING ROUND:</strong> Violence Island (46:02)</p> <p><strong>Recommendations and Outro</strong> (01:01:52):</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Brandon</strong>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Terrible_Time_in_My_Life">The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1993)</a>, <a href="https://gnosia.fandom.com/wiki/Gnosia_(anime)">Gnosia</a>, yucca</li> <li> <strong>Ash</strong>: Put chili crisp on everything, <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-laidoff-vox-media-workers">Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers</a> </li> <li> <strong>Frank:</strong> Lil’ baby potatoes</li> </ul> <p>This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/insertcredit">patrons like you</a>. 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