Ep. 434 - Go Home and Be a Family Man

MAR 30, 202664 MIN
The Insert Credit Show

Ep. 434 - Go Home and Be a Family Man

MAR 30, 202664 MIN

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<p>Your Insert Credit Panel covers bargaining with publishers, sordid secrets of video game couples, and the Zohran Mamdani of esports.</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://www.mobygames.com/game/112541/cookies-bustle/">Cookie’s Bustle</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linuxmint.com/">Linux</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck">Steam Deck</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landslide_(Fleetwood_Mac_song)">Fleetwood Mac - Landslide</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Nicks">Stevie Nicks</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://forums.insertcredit.com/t/give-me-bad-weird-video-game-quotes/3008/656">“Nothin here except a stinkin’ pile of manure.”</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola_Zero_Sugar">Coke Zero</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes">Looney Tunes</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>1</strong>: What’s your favorite cartridge shape? (03:19)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar">Atari Jaguar</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/6614/sonic-knuckles/">Sonic &amp; Knuckles</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy">Game Boy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Gear">Game Gear</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Genesis">Sega Genesis</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HuCard">HuCard</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TurboGrafx-16">TurboGrafx-16</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WonderSwan">WonderSwan</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>2</strong>: As a game developer, how do you buy more time from your publisher? (08:21)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.ysbryd.net/">Ysbryd Games</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/">Demonschool</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/246839/hollow-knight-silksong/">Hollow Knight: Silksong</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu_Suzuki">Yu Suzuki</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/1434/space-harrier/">Space Harrier</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Nakayama">Hayao Nakayama</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>3</strong>: What are the most important skills people don’t talk about in esports? (13:16)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports">Esports</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani">Zohran Mamdani</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dexanderson.com/post/3mhob6il3ds2x">Holes Filled</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SonicFox">SonicFox</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy">Bovine spongiform encephalopathy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo">Sumo</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>4</strong>: Given recent drama, what are some other secrets of video game character couples? (18:55)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/capcom-apologizes-for-street-fighter-6-alex-and-patricia-incest-controversy-announces-patch-on-the-way">Capcom Addresses Street Fighter 6 ‘Incest’ Controversy</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://streetfighter.fandom.com/wiki/Alex">Alex</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/3707/street-fighter-alpha-3/">Street Fighter III</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/193237/bayonetta-3/">Bayonetta 3</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/26398/sonic-the-hedgehog/">Sonic ’06</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)">Sonic</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Princess_Elise_the_Third">Princess Elise the Third</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_the_Hedgehog">Shadow</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Maria_Robotnik">Maria Robotnik</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tails_(Sonic_the_Hedgehog)">Tails</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley">Mary Shelly</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein">Frankenstein</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>5</strong>: What video game would you recommend to Mary Shelly? (27:15)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/243688/date-everything/">Date Everything</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/174989/elden-ring/">Elden Ring</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/21429/white-day-a-labyrinth-named-school/">White Day: A Labyrinth Named School</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/44624/yume-nikki/">Yume Nikki</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/248025/silent-hill-f/">Silent Hill f</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/5961/fatal-frame/">Fatal Frame</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/10687/frankenstein-the-monster-returns/">Frankenstein: The Monster Returns</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRLML36HnzU">Monster Mash</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga">Amiga</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/6603/guitar-hero-series/">Guitar Hero series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVjk5nrb_lI">Spooky Scary Skeletons</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/82135/final-fantasy-xv/">Final Fantasy XV</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>6</strong>: SteveWithaB asks, was there a time you remember being bullied for enjoying video games? (30:04)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre">Columbine High School shooting</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon">Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Saturn">Sega Saturn</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>7</strong>: What is the waking up just a few minutes before your alarm of video games? (37:47)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/company/2108/treasure-co-ltd/">Treasure Co., Ltd.</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc">Ironic</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/group/9940/batman-arkham-series/">Batman: Arkham series</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/248639/resident-evil-requiem/">Resident Evil: requiem</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/257431/crimson-desert/">Crimson Desert</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI">Grand Theft Auto VI</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>LIGHTNING ROUND:</strong> ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? (41:26)</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/neveronbrand.bsky.social/post/3lm7yalya6c27">The inspiration for this Lightning Round</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://archive.gamehistory.org/">archive.gamehistory.org</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Recommendations and Outro</strong> (58:38):</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Frank:</strong> <a href="https://www.mobygames.com/game/5350/kinetica/">Kinetica</a>, actually donate the stuff you set aside to donate</li> <li> <strong>Brandon</strong>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suddenly_at_Midnight">Suddenly In The Dark (1981)</a> </li> <li> <strong>Ash</strong>: <a href="https://outofthecloset.org/">Out of the Closet Thrift Stores</a> </li> <li> <strong>Jaffe</strong>: Donate goods to <a href="https://www.housingworks.org/">Housing Works</a> </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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