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It is only through playing Sonic R-Kam Knight that you realize: everyone is a person.

Questions this week:

1. BGDCOAT (02:22)
2. Lies, Damn Lies, and Not Actually Playing Video Games (10:25)
3. Favorite Trains (16:00)
4. Copy These Game Designs (21:35)
5. Cloneverwatch Character (26:19)
6. Best Overshadowed Game Question by Patreon Supporter Dracula Is Behind You! (34:17)
7. Dream Features for the Switch Update 2021 (40:16)
8. What we wish “games as service” meant (45:58)
9. The appropriate time for realism (52:00)
10. “The Day The Clown Cried” of Video Games (56:15)

LIGHTNING ROUND: DND Alignment Chart for Video Games (1:03:45)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

E pluribus unum, that means I got mine, go away. This special episode features Gita Jackson!

Questions this week:

1. The Sims Rule (04:10)
2. What’s up with Roblox? (10:15)
3. The line between video games and online gambling (16:49)
4. What real or fictional location would make a great setting for a Hitman level? (23:10)
5. G4 Lineup (29:17)
6. Mario’s New Look Question by Patreon Supporter Known as “Shigeru M.” (39:20)
7. Apple v. Fortnite (45:57)
8. The Fables of Fable (51:49)
9. Have you ever saved a video game for a special occasion? (57:41)
10. Who are the greatest “Himbos” of video games? (1:02:53)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Fancasting - Mega Man (1:08:52)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Insert Credit examines the balls on the stuff.

Questions this week:

1. What the hell is wrong with video games?
2. What the hell is wrong with video games?
3. What the hell is wrong with video games?
4. What the hell is wrong with video games?
5. What the hell is wrong with video games?
6. What the hell is wrong with video games?
7. What the hell is wrong with video games?
8. What the hell is wrong with video games?
9. What the hell is wrong with video games?
10. What can we do to make games better?

LIGHTNING ROUND: How have games gotten better in the last ten years?

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Insert Credit maneuvers into the Pocket Position.

Questions this week:

1. Pride (02:57)
2. Unintended Demographics (08:57)
3. ACAB (14:28)
4. T-Shirts (19:41)
5. Theme Sale: Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, Battlefield 4, Perfect Dark Zero, Crysis, Tom Clancy’s End War (26:53)
6. JRPG Pro Athlete Team (33:20)
7. Missing the Best Part (39:49)
8. Idea Jealous (45:38)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Gaming Pedigrees: Dog Breed Edition (51:32)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Dr. Mario Killed MJ and Other Leaks.

Questions this week:

1. The Aja of video games Question by Patreon Supporter Chris (08:21)
2. Stage play games Question by Patreon Supporter Emmit (13:59)
3. Which video game doctor most deserves to have their medical license revoked? Question by Patreon Supporter Kyle (19:29)
4. Football manager games Question by Patreon Supporter Jordan (25:06)
5. NeoGeo Pocket, Game Gear, Atari Lynx, and obscure Game Boy games Question by Patreon Supporter Sam (30:17)
6. Video game Zoom table read Question by Patreon Supporter rootfifthoctave (42:24)
7. Port into an FMV game Question by Patreon Supporter Mox Bagel (48:48)
8. If you got eaten by Kirby, what power would he gain? Question by Patreon Supporter Keiko (53:20)
9. High art movements or techniques for video games Question by Patreon Supporter Anonymous (57:56)
10. Design the worst video game crossover Question by Patreon Supporter Anonymous (1:04:10)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design Star Wars Edition (1:09:44)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

In the outer wilds, things are getting pretty world.

Questions this week:

1. Xbox Series X Presentation Impressions Part I (03:00)
2. Xbox Series X Presentation Impressions Part II (09:20)
3. Is the world ready for Dreamcast 2? (15:58)
4. What are the best games to play when you’re in excruciating pain? (23:27)
5. The Adaptation Game: Moby Dick (29:30)
6. What are the most satisfying video game environments to pulverize? Question by Patreon Supporter Breadface (34:48)
7. Video Game Conspiracy Theories (42:02)
8. Has a video game ever made you feel like throwing up? (48:49)
9. On what occasions have game developers genuinely learned from their mistakes? (55:07)
10. Which video game characters could do Agent 47’s job better than him? (1:01:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Designer Drinks (1:07:07)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

We all know what gibs are.

Questions this week:

1. Bryan Cranston Presents the Ford Bronco (02:42)
2. A $1200 Pac-Man Collector’s Edition (08:57)
3. The Most Audacious Idea Thefts in Video Game History (15:19)
4. Paper Mario EXP (22:19)
5. Cashing in on the Cake Meme (28:22)
6. 2007 IGN Campaign - Question by Patreon Supporter John (34:55)
7. Does Deadly Premonition 2 live up to the original? (41:16)
8. Twitter Account Ideas (47:20)
9. Elemental Game Quadrants (53:40)
10. The Horniest Video Game Without Sexual Imagery (58:53)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Recc’ing Crew - Disney Princesses (1:03:55)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Wario may be the Bonk of Nintendo, but unfortunately for him–Sega is back.

Questions this week:

1. Nintendo Switch Online (03:38)
2. Video Game Reality Shows (09:50)
3. The Sega Aesthetic (15:49)
4. Games for Broken Thumbs (22:01)
5. Improv Zone: Wily vs. Robotnik (27:35)
6. Have you ever been sitting in your car, at a traffic light or in a parking spot, and the car next to you starts moving slowly… and you freak out and think you’re the one moving? What a weird feeling! How can this feeling be translated into a video game? Question by Patreon Supporter Adam (35:56)
7. Cowardly Video Games (40:39)
8. Your Walk-Up Song (46:41)
9. Modern Day LCD Adaptations (52:38)
10. Is Wario a Libertarian? (58:59)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Duke Nukem One Liners (1:04:58)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Stage 11-2 Theme’ from Vice Project Doom-Guitar Cover performed by YouTube user zer0_hunter 6066 and ‘Grabbag’ from Duke Nukem 3D.

In this episode of Insert Credit, we delve into the contents of the latest issue of Game Speculator.

Questions this week:

1. The Legacy of Andy McNamara (05:03)
2. Is Video Game Box Art Important? (11:41)
3. Worst Industry First Impressions (17:42)
4. Video Game Dog Toys (24:20)
5. THEME SALE: Super Punch-Out, Skies of Arcadia, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Resonance of Fate, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (30:22)
6. What beloved games are mostly regarded for their localization? Question by Patreon Supporter Colin (41:25)
7. The “Luck” Stat (48:11)
8. The Most Inaccurately Adapted Sport (53:50)
9. Super Coen Bros. (1:00:25)
10. The New York, California, Nevada, Indiana, and Florida of Video Games (1:07:32)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name a Fake Castlevania Game (1:15:07)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Theme of the Cheetahmen’ from Action 52, Remix by YouTube User GaMetal Remix and ‘Reincarnated Soul, Part 2 (Stage 1)’ from Castlevania Bloodlines.

Play it later, Emulator.

Questions this week:

1. Old Business - WB Games; Frauds (04:24)
2. 3D Platforming since Jumping Flash (09:02)
3. Life After Mixer (15:36)
4. Getting Lost in a Game Map (22:29)
5. Worst Thing to Happen To You While Playing a Game - Question by Patreon Supporter Samuel (30:20)
6. Presenting Your Save Files to the Court (37:09)
7. Compliments for Games That Turn You Off (43:37)
8. Jump Around and Talk to People (49:18)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Soda Fountain (56:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toss A Coin To Your Witcher - METAL COVER’ Cover by the band Ghost Fight featured on YouTube Channel NateWantsToBattle - Give Heart Records, ‘Iron Man - 8 Bit Tribute to Black Sabbath’ by 8 Bit Universe, and ‘Round 1-1 Shooting Ristar’ from Ristar The Shooting Star for the Sega Genesis.

There is no ‘I’ in Top Gear.

Questions this week:

1. The Good Itch (05:02)
2. Revive a Franchise (13:41)
3. Greatest Frauds (20:05)
4. WB Gaming Bid (29:07)
5. Theme Sale (35:55)
6. Best Pre-90s Games - Question by Patreon Supporter Samuel (44:33)
7. Delay Announcement Strats (51:42)
8. Crouching (58:30)
9. Character Diet (1:05:03)
10. What Are The Whats of Video Games? (1:11:14)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design Trump Edition (1:19:53)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toe The Line’ from Wolfenstein - The New Order and ‘Blue Level’ from Tempest 2000.

The Truth is He Hate You. Music ‘PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer’ from PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer and ‘Web Launch’ from Spider-Man for the PS4.

Questions this week:

1. If This Was E3 (02:06)
2. Consoles for Cockroaches (07:16)
3. The Next Hot Exclusive IP for Xbox (12:10)
4. Console Allegiance (18:04)
5. Time loop games (23:24)
6. Fortnite Kart (28:35)
7. What was missing? (33:57)
8. Do any games use the new graphics? (39:27)
9. Called Shots (45:26)
10. Frank’s Bad Question (51:03)
11. Controller Paddle Mystery (55:40)
12. Will there be a PS6? (59:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Ranking Every PS5 Game (1:02:01)

Edited by Blaine Brown.

If it’s gotta be one, it’s gotta be 2. Ranking games from the PS2.

Official PS2 Games List:

1. Raw Danger!
2. R-Type Final
3. Katamari Damacy
4. Bujingai
5. Steambot Chronicles
6. SMT Nocturne
7. Silent Hill 2
8. Chulip
9. God Hand
10. Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex
11. Breath of Fire V
12. Psi Ops
13. Burnout 3: Takedown
14. Drag-On Dragoon 2
15. Neo Contra
16. Ico
17. Metal Gear Solid 2
18. Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
19. Michigan
20. Ape Escape 3

LIGHTNING ROUND: PS2 games that did not make the list

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Magical Sound Shower EuroMix’ From OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast and ‘Ghost Approaching (Stage 4)’ from Bujingai.

Gotta Fro Grast, Randomize your Chicken, and head on down to OnlyFranks.com on this week’s Insert Credit.

Questions this week:

1. Jigsaw puzzles (05:36)
2. The Next Video Game Animal Star (11:24)
3. Universal Standard Game Length Time (17:37)
4. Soundtracks to Dance To (24:25)
5. The Improv Zone: Magazines, YouTube, & Insert Credit (30:19)
6. The Velvet Underground and Nico of Video Games Question by Patreon Supporter Esper (36:06)
7. Video Game Offices (The Mortal Kombat Ad) (42:36)
8. Localizing American Video Games (48:08)
9. Video Game Characters on TikTok (54:14)
10. Ranking the Decades (1:00:03)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Flavor of the Month (1:06:24)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Intro’ From Digital Pinball - Last Gladiators and ‘Dunes’ from Xeno Crisis.

Insert Credit has it all: robot turds, dead fish, speedbuns, night candy, and even the satisfaction of having eaten a full meal in one second.

Questions this week:

1. Genre Subversion (06:58)
2. Getting Stuck (13:04)
3. Good Game Sound Effects (19:18)
4. Business Games (25:42)
5. Video Game Marching Band (Parappa Sucks) (31:16)
6. Brian from Patreon asks about: Renaming Video Games (38:02)
7. The Correct Size of an RPG Party (46:52)
8. Limited Run Games (53:09)
9. Playing Games Wrong (59:12)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (1:05:24)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Title Theme’ from Sim City SNES and ‘PaPaPa Love’ from Muscle March.

The Brain Kickstarter. Insert Credit and The Whimsical Shooting Simulator.

Questions this week:

1. Aging Video Game Stars
2. The Legacy of the 2010s
3. Video game preservation in the time of constant updates
4. What are the hallmarks of a great video game trailer?
5. The Adaptation Game: Bazooka Joe
6. Alex C asks: Was Lost Planet 2 Proto-Destiny?
7. Has anyone played any game they backed on Kickstarter?
8. Podcasting Games
9. Joke Weapons
10. Most effective space-based games

LIGHTNING ROUND: Crunch Time

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Rival (Black Knight - First Battle)’ From Shovel Knight and ‘Neonlight Galaxy (Combo Mix)’ from Penguin Wars.

Everybody’s played Journey. You’ve played Journey. The Fine Line Between ‘Yes, And’ and ‘Yeah, Actually’.

Questions this week:

1. What would it take to get you actually excited about a new console (05:10)
2. This week an English fan translation was released for LSD dream emulator. What is this game and how do you play it (11:55)
3. Hideo Kojima fans often praise the themes for his games for their uncanny predictive powers. What makes his games so apparently prescient (18:15)
4. What are the qualities of a Valis-like (24:28)
5. Improv-zone. Frank, you are Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser at your first share holder meeting. You are desperately attempting to earn the faith of Tim and Brandon, who each suspect you be the actual King Bowser. (31:30)
6. Patron question: What 2D game is closest to the Yakuza series (39:42)
7. What’s the best bootleg video game merchandise you’ve seen in the wild (46:08)
8. Have video games ever been worse for taking player feedback to heart (52:41)
9. What is the Olive Garden of video games (58:45)
10. If you were given unlimited funds to develop a video game, and you had to prove all the funds were being used on the video game, how would you exploit that resource to help as many people as possible (1:04:30)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Slogan Slinging (1:08:30)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Title Theme’ From Bashi Bazook and ‘Vecanti’ from Valis IV.

Insert Credit Enters the Whack-a-Box Hard Mode Challenge.

Questions this week:

1. The ideal mini-game (05:28)
2. If Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft made cars (11:52)
3. Favorite ways that games have covered up clearly running out of time or money (17:10)
4. Which of Sonic the Hedgehog’s friends owes him the most amount of money (23:05)
5. Best first impressions made by an non-player video game character (28:40)
6. Shouting the name of a video game every time you’re hurt (35:34)
7. Gaming’s most iconic romance (41:03)
8. Face mask designed by any video game artist (46:57)
9. Who should have played Geralt in the Netflix series The Witcher (53:38)
10. What’s the longest period you’ve spent exclusively playing one video game (59:51)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Boss Rush to Hell (01:06:06)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme’ From Animal Crossing New Horizons, Cover by YouTube User FamilyJules and ‘Theme 1’ from Knack.

Agree with each other or get the buzzer.

Questions this week:

1. When is a board game better than a video game (04:30)
2. When is the easiest job in the video game business (10:50)
3. Easily fixable flaw (17:16)
4. What games should have been on another platform (22:50)
5. If you were part of the Yakuza in the video game series Yakuza what would your specialty be (28:40)
6. What are they holding back for Mario Maker 3 (34:56)
7. Sell me on Diaster Report (41:12)
8. Alamo Drafthouse of video games (47:10)
9. If you could have any piece of clothing from a video game what would it be. (54:20)
10. The best speed runner in the world at a video game of your choice (01:02:18)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Auto Player One (01:08:58)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘34 t u s k’ From Yakuza 0 and ‘Move Me’ from Ridge Racer Type 4.

After 10,000 years we’re free, et cetera. The insert credit show has returned.

Insert Credit: The only show on the internet in which we weekly deliver the loudest news, reviews, tips, and tricks; fresh-dripped, hot from the bottom of video games themselves.

Questions this week:

1. How will Coronavirus change video games (02:46)
2. Which game sequels forgot the little things (09:22)
3. What was the 2017 GotY (16:12)
4. If half life alyx isn’t enough to bring people to VR what will (22:38)
5. What are some setting options every game menu should have by now but doesn’t (29:05)
6. What was the 2018 GotY (35:40)
7. What would change in a FF7 remake style reboot of your time in highschool (46:20)
8. What are these sisterly qualities (52:36)
9. Is the PS5 controller everything you’ve been dreaming of and more (59:10)
10. What was the 2019 GotY (01:05:25)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Zoology Crossing (01:11:45)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Only One’ From Astral Chain and ‘Connor Main Theme’ from Detroit: Become Human.

Breaking: Pregnant Elsa Dies at Dentist.

Questions this week:

1. Games Requiring Original Hardware (03:33)
2. Mario 35th (09:18)
3. Most Difficult Game to Review (15:13)
4. Good Overworlds (20:56)
5. Best Dentistry Game (25:10)
6. What does “Overrated” mean? Question by Patreon Supporter Ricky Bankemper (33:03)
7. Vlambeer Legacy (40:23)
8. Unfinished and Abandoned Games (46:36)
9. Babysitting Diddy Kong (54:13)
10. Gunsport is the Towerfall of Stadia (1:00:08)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Recc’ing Crew - SNL Edition (1:05:10)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

In this episode, Insert Credit answers your questions. No, really this time!

Questions this week:

1. Golok inquires about Capcom remakes (04:55)
2. Daniel C asks about Japanese hidden gems (07:07)
3. Beandog asks about getting into the industry (09:12)
4. Mox Bagel asks about changing time periods for games (11:30)
5. An anonymous patron asks what the Quibi of video games is (13:40)
6. Cera Sophia asks about the future of dedicated handhelds (15:47)
7. Boogie asks about the Playdate (17:52)
8. Kyle asks which novels are the most like playing games (19:56)
9. Jesse asks about the current Peter Molyneux of games (22:36)
10. An anonymous patron asks what the most painful control scheme is (24:40)
11. Brenton Woodrow asks which five persons or teams should get resources to make a dream game (27:10)
12. Gigaslime asks about rejecting games based on bad humor (29:22)
13. Kiko asks which non-mainline Mario jumps best (31:46)
14. Chris asks which games are chill enough to warrant 80-hour playtimes (33:50)
15. An anonymous patron asks about designing Sonic in a ruined Earth (36:07)
16. Josh J asks about improving arcade games on console (39:30)
17. Jared P asks about “dream game mods” on many levels (42:26)
18. Sam asks for a decision between freaking, marrying, and killing Yoko Taro, Swery and Yoshiro Mikura (44:53)
19. David asks for a Bartleby the Scrivener game (46:53)
20. An anonymous patron asks which game is the best palette cleanser (49:52)
21. Shane asks about new Funko Pop lines (51:53)
22. Anders M asks about asymmetrical multiplayer (54:10)
23. Spencer S asks about Xbox Ones in the psych ward (56:46)
24. Suda 69 asks about hyperspecific aesthetics in games (58:59)
25. Anonymous asks about video game webcomic resurgences (01:01:23)
26. Kind Of Bummed That Mappy Is A Cop asks about VR for dogs (01:03:34)
27. Andy D asks to redesign the Tour de France series (01:05:44)
28. Wemblin asks if The Witness was any good (01:07:45)
29. An anonymous patron asks about recruiting new Creative Directors in AAA games (01:09:47)
30. MVB asks what thoughts Insert Credit isn’t qualified to discuss (01:12:12)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Pokemon Design (01:15:38)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Special guest Jonathan Kim joins the crew to cover what really matters: recognizing Columns as an essential work.

Questions this week:

1. Sell me a PS5 (4:23)
2. Whats The Deal with game names, Jerry? (9:22)
3. Sega’s neglected canon (15:27)
4. Best aesthetics in worst games (21:12)
5. Ideal fighting game cameos ( 26:47)
6. Patreon Supporter Sam asks: How did Japan’s game industry recover? (33:15)
7. Scott Pilgrim’s nostalgia timeshifted ten years later (40:54)
8. Insert Credit as Majora’s Mask NPCs ( 45:14)
9. Non-hellish game employers (50:53)
10. The Raid 2 of video games ( 54:01)

LIGHTNING ROUND: This or That (57:52)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Don’t buy tables that have gun holes in them.

Questions this week:

1. Future Club slogan and jingle (03:34)
2. Does rumble really matter? (09:01)
3. Is it time to panic over Microsoft acquiring Zenimax? (14:22)
4. Game director signature shots (20:29)
5. Helping video game characters with tax breaks (26:39)
6. Patreon Supporter Golok asks about the best video game cold opens (34:44)
7. Rearranging level order (41:11)
8. Saving the Mass Effect franchise (46:55)
9. Five best video game documentaries (52:10)
10. Musou games in other time periods (01:01:51)

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

The questions are perfect. The podcast is perfect. And I feel perfect. Special guest Laura Michet.

Questions this week:

1. Video game verb actions (3:12)
2. The first well written video game story (8:00)
3. What’s new with ARGs? (13:22)
4. Game articles that are fun to read but a pain to write (19:02)
5. Bubsy’s Smash reveal trailer (24:03)
6. Question by Patreon Supporter Gumby: What would a video game holiday celebrate? (30:09)
7. The balance of agency and personality in game protagonists (36:53)
8. The best time of day for video games (40:31)
9. Recommend Jaffe a dungeon crawler (44:37)
10. The Niel Cicerega of video games (49:40)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Design a League of Legends champ (53:42)

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

The term “Immersion” has been subject to perversion at the hands of vermin.

Questions this week:

1. Gaming injuries (01:21)
2. Audaciously breaking immersion (08:40)
3. Volatile video game partnerships (14:39)
4. Greatest handheld LCD games (20:24)
5. Theme sale (26:05)
6. Question by Patreon Supporter MoxBagel, who asks: When you walk into an arcade, what is Your Game? (33:18)
7. Most accurate game company name (40:14)
8. Video game characters that remind you of someone you know (46:01)
9. Beating Mario and Sonic at the Olympics (51:30)
10. The Crystal Head Vodka Bottle of video games (56:06)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (01:00:00)

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

The game enjoyer, in today’s political climate, is a rare breed of individual indeed. Special guest Liz Ryerson

CONTENT WARNING: This episode features artistic descriptions of gore during Question 9. Question 10 begins at 01:05:55 if you’d like to skip.

Questions this week:

1. What’s the last game you played for entertainment purposes? (05:44)
2. What makes horror games fail? (13:44)
3. When does video game culture most feel like a cult? (19:28)
4. What are the most out of place songs on a video game soundtrack? (25:14)
5. If you were making a Frankenstein monster out of video game characters, which body parts would you use? (31:13)
6. Question by Patreon Supporter Kiko: Which game narrative would change the most if the protagonist had access to therapy? (38:08)
7. What video games accurately reflect the time and money put into making them? (45:57)
8. What are some fake video game titles you’d use as set dressing in a haunted house? (51:40)
9. How do you do gore right in a video game? (56:42)
10. What is the Rocky Horror Picture Show of video games? (01:01:55)

FRIGHTENING ROUND: Reccing Crew (01:08:55)

Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

Sharing games with your friends can be fun, OR IT CAN BE ILLEGAL!!!!

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Very No’ From Ane-san.

Fruit is vegetables for idiots.

Questions this week:

1. Given infinite resources is it actually possible to make guaranteed money in video games? (08:36)
2. Movie Games (27:05)
3. Is the Nintendo Switch the ideal video game console? (47:47)
4. Insert Credit Mailbag (01:01:34)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Gruen’ From Bulk Slash.

Insert Credit talks memories and conventions.

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heart of Fire’ From Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.

Insert Credit Is Stuck in a Room Full of Holes.

Questions this week:

1. That Let’s Play Cancer (03:30)
2. 3D Printing Steam Controllers (16:05)
3. Fake NX Controller (25:02)
4. Favorite Easter Eggs (29:25)
5. GTA Deer Cam (41:41)
6. Xbox Wins Gross GDC Party Award (47:03)
7. Firewatch Copycats (55:33)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Everything vs Everything’ from MUGEN

Insert Credit Announces ‘The Face Phone.’ Changing the World One Face at a Time.

Questions this week:

1. Coleco Chameleon (03:30)
2. Insert Credit Console (09:26)
3. Nintendo NX (17:02)
4. Hacking Your Own Game (30:38)
5. Cool Modes in Video Games (38:12)
6. Best Video Game Remixes (52:28)
7. Doom (01:04:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Brutal Doom Trailer Theme’ by Andrew Hulshult.

In this episode a fruitless conversation will ensue.

Questions this week:

1. Real Life NPCs (05:03)
2. Worst Licensed Beat ’Em Up Possible (20:42)
3. Video Game Reactions (26:35)
4. Arbitrary Constraints (36:00)
5. Heat: The Video Game (49:32)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Duck Hunt Remix Collab 01 – M.V.F.L.G.’ by YouTube User Tellee Kinetic.

Are you a paragon? Or are you a maverick?

Narrative Genre Classifications:

1. Silent Observer (08:30)
2. Forced Participation (17:50)
3. Multitasking Forced Participation (29:44)
4. Heavily Scripted Cinematic (44:04)
5. Text Dense Approach (58:00)
6. Pure Abstraction (01:05:22)
7. Make Your Own (Emergent Narrative) (01:10:42)
8. Narrative Tree (01:14:46)
9. Voice of God (01:16:50)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heartache’ From Undertale.

Video games, but who cares?

Questions this week:

1. Writing (01:20)
2. Voice (12:00)
3. Grasping for Words (16:22)
4. Reading Influences (20:48)
5. Starting with a Point or a Feeling (39:15)
6. Worst Writing (52:09)
7. Liking Your Own Writing (01:05:50)
8. Forgiving Bad Writers. (01:15:20)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Courtroom Lobby First Prelude’ From Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

“I’d pay hundreds if I was assured it’d be a great experience.” -Nicholas Wasilewski, Action Button Entertainment Programmer

Questions this week:

1. The Witness (02:15)
2. $100 Video Game (17:10)
3. Most Paid for a Game (42:03)
4. Greatest Resell Value Games (53:50)
5. RAD Lifetime Spending (58:59)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Witness Release Date Trailer’ From The Witness.

Personally, I call it a Star Punch.

Question this week:

1. Thoughts on the term ‘Gamer.’

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ From Punch-Out!! Wii.

A Non-Bonkers Cat Cop.

Questions this week:

1. Preferred Languages (03:44)
2. Foreign Story (13:44)
3. Discoverable Secrets (41:00)
4. Deliberately Hidden Information vs. Implied Unprovided Information (01:16:20)
5. Dragon Quest (01:26:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Taking on the Shagohod Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid 3 performed by YouTube user DSC.

Decompose in Real Time.

Questions this week:

1. Thrillogies (03:00)
2. Longest Session (15:50)
3. Longest Completion (29:55)
4. Most Combined Hours (45:22)
5. Cathedrals (58:10)
6. Change (01:16:22)
7. Spoilers (01:20:50)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Quiet’s Theme Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain performed by YouTube user DSC.

Trilogies and Series.

Questions this week:

1. What does anyone think about Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and the Matrix (05:11)
2. Video game series (21:05)
3. Do you find it as engaging to play older games knowing what you know now (30:00)
4. Aren’t there any video games that are trilogies? (40:00)
5. Low res 3D (46:40)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tetris Guitar Medley’ by YouTube user DSC.

Any aspect ratio is incorrect for Bubsy.

Questions this week:

1. Tetris Movie (04:20)
2. Nintendo Badge Arcade (11:39)
3. Bubsy Towfer (19:10)
4. Birthday Mania (25:50)
5. Mother 3 Republished (34:50)
6. Tim’s Thoughts on Dragon Quest (42:00)
7. Posthumous Physical Product Releases (48:37)
8. Activision Requires King (01:01:34)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Power to Progress’ by Darren and Steven Loveday from the Life is Strange Soundtrack.

Game marketing for cool guys.

Questions this week:

1. What’s the last game that surprised you. (08:15)
2. How did you find these games that surprised you. (14:35)
3. How do we get people to find cool things. (19:30)
4. This so called indie apocalypse. (42:15)
5. If you were a business person what video game would you fund right now. (47:55)
6. Could of make a version of this game that would you want to play and would be willing to make. (55:23)
7. Are there games that you all want to be playing but people are not making them anymore. (58:00)
8. Curators (01:00:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Uroboros’ by Eirik Suhrke from the game soundtrack to Downwell.

On Unlucky #113 Insert Credit discusses fashion in video games.

Questions this week:

1. Hats in Video Games (02:40)
2. Hair in Video Games (08:57)
3. Glasses in Video Games (15:18)
4. Jackets in Video Games (21:42)
5. Shirts in Video Games (28:07)
6. Belts in Video Games (34:15)
7. Pants in Video Games (40:48)
8. Dresses in Video Games (47:04)
9. Shoes in Video Games (53:24)
10. Accessories in Video Games (59:38)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Review the List (01:06:21)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Spread the Wings Remix’ from Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves remixed by YouTube user RBGasp.

The Best:

1. Hat: Cormano (Sunset Riders)
2. Hair: Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII)
3. Glasses: Lucca (Chrono Trigger)
4. Jacket: Rock Howard (Garou: Mark of the Wolves)
5. Shirt: Fiona Belli (Haunting Ground)
6. Belt: Tetsuya Nomura
7. Pants: Chun-Li
8. Dress: Ulala (Space Channel 5)
9. Shoes: Sonic the Hedgehog
10. Accessory: B. Jenet (Garou: Mark of the Wolves)

This bonus excerpt is from the initial attempt at #113 before Everything Went Wrong™.

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Stage 3 Remix’ from Sunset Riders for the SNES remixed by YouTube user MOD.

Join Showboys and Showbabies in this Frank Episode of Insert Credit.

Questions this week:

1. What Do People Like About Retro Games? (03:15)
2. Undertale (15:55)
3. Top 10 List of Games Developers Should Play (22:55)

Top 10 List of Games Developers Should Play:

1. Castlevania: Dracula X Rondo of Blood
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
4. EarthBound
5. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
6. Shining Force II
7. Secret of Monkey Island
8. Dragon Quest V
9. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
10. Gate of Thunder

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Spear of Justice’ and ‘Dogsong’ from Undertale for the PC.

A look back on looking back with Insert Credit.

Questions this week:

1. Why Collect? (02:06)
2. Video Game Imagination Play (08:45)
3. What's the most money you would pay for something you really want (17:17)
4. Past Games vs. Present Games (31:27)
5. Future Nostalgia (40:00)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Ilberns Ruins’ from Ys III Wanderers from Ys for the PC Engine.

Recorded in Korea, England, and America.

The final installment of Insert Credit Abroad. Brandon buys games in Korea. Tim's long journey home.

Edited by Blaine Brown.

Recorded on the streets and in the buildings of Japan. Part two.

TGS and Japan game haul.

Edited by Blaine Brown.

Recorded on the streets and in the buildings of Japan. Part one.

How to poop in Japan.

Edited by Blaine Brown.

Intentionally mellow and unintentionally staticky memories and introspection.

Questions this week:

1. What are your internet handle origins? (04:35)
2. What are the best gamer internet handles you’ve seen? (14:30)
3. How many Insert Credit community members have you met? (23:16)
4. How did Brandon meet Frank? (23:34)
5. How and why did Frank start Lost Levels? (26:26)
6. How and why did Brandon start Insert Credit? (31:50)
7. What’s your first memory of meeting an impressive video game personality? (42:00)
8. What made Tim decide to join Insert Credit? (55:00)

Questions we didn’t discuss:

1. Games with a lot of characters? (01:16:50)
2. Chinese culture in games? (01:17:10)
3. Buddhist references in games? (01:18:42)
4. What is worth remembering and talking about when it comes to Namco? (01:20:24)
5. Arcade ports more interesting than the originals? (01:21:15)

Edited by Blaine Brown.

Babysitting with Ian Adams.

Questions this week:

1. Mario vs. Mario (02:08)
2. Free to Pay Aesthetics (08:29)
3. Steam Discovery (15:00)
4. FREE VIDEOBALL CODES (23:00)
5. What’s the Point of Consoles (31:36)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Baby-Sitters Club (36:30)

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Jeffrey Theme’ from Virtua Fighter Arcade and ‘Battle Theme 3’ from Rising Thunder.

Mario Sandwich Maker.

Questions this week:

1. Eat Fresh
2. Sandwich Video Games
3. Brand Identity
4. Wahoo Maker
5. Dragon Quest XI

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Pepsiman Theme Song’ from Pepsiman for the PlayStation.

Separates the Rubes from the Iks Cubes.

Questions this week:

1. Console Startup Sounds and Soundlogos
2. What Are You Playin’?
3. What Are You Buyin’?
4. Nicholas Cage Saves the President’s Doughrter
5. Level Rush

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Track 2’ from Die Hard Arcade for the Sega Saturn.

The Bigger the Trouble the Littler the China.

Questions this week:

1. Games for Girls
2. Pachinko
3. Enjoyable Punishment Mechanics
4. PlayStation US Launch Anniversary
5. Speedruns

Edited by Blain Brown. Music ‘Idol’ from Ane-San for the PC Engine.

Join the ThinkForce today!

Questions this week:

1. Costume Changes
2. Satoru Iwata’s Faked Death
3. Talking Heads Stop Making Sense The Motion Picture Soundtrack The Video Game
4. Water Bottles and Sunny D
5. Firefighting and Concept Games
6. Looks Alone
7. Airport Levels
8. Film Licenses: Mad Max Edition

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ from Mighty No. 9.

Don’t ask me about the Insert Credit numbering scheme. -Blaine

Questions this week:

1. Best Meal at E3
2. Shenmue 3 Kickstarter
3. Pseudo 3D Driving
4. Game Social Darwinism
5. PriceCharting.com circa 2012
6. Cheap Good Bad Games
7. Beverages in Japan
8. Low Score Boy
9. Shockingly Good Looking Saturn Games

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Replay’ from Virtua Racing Deluxe for the 32x.

Celebrate Episode 100 With Contending Sports Persons Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Tim Rogers.

Questions this week:

1. Save the Sega Saturn
2. Sonic Tuesday
3. Reversing the Devaluation of Classic Games
4. Best 2D Controller

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name 100 Video Games (01:09:00)

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
2. Gunstar Heroes
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
4. Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei
5. Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
6. Bug!
7. Cross Wiber: Cyber-Combat-Police
8. Black ICE\White Noise
9. Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
10. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
11. Landstalker: Kōtei no Zaihō
12. Shining Force II
13. Crusader of Centy
14. Uniracers
15. Princess Crown
16. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
17. Bonk's Revenge
18. Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
19. Final Fantasy IV
20. Silhouette Mirage
21. Phantasy Star IV
22. Plok
23. Saturn Bomberman
24. Crash Bandicoot
25. Elevator Action -Returns-
26. Einhänder
27. Pokémon Pinball (Game Boy Color)
28. Panel de Pon
29. Jumping Flash!
30. SEGA Superstars Tennis
31. Code Name: Viper
32. The King of Fighters 2001
33. Dr. Chaos
34. Herzog Zwei
35. NiGHTS into Dreams...
36. Beneath a Steel Sky
37. Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
38. Gunhead
39. Wing Commander: Privateer
40. Grim Fandango
41. Sōkyūgurentai
42. L.O.L.: Lack of Love
43. Chulip
44. Moon
45. Little King's Story
46. Crazy Taxi
47. Sengoku Turb
48. Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
49. Space Funeral
50. Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold
51. Mother 3
52. Spelunky
53. OutRun 2
54. Ninja Five-O
55. Vice: Project Doom
56. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
57. Skitchin'
58. Road Rash 2
59. Berzerk (PS2)
60. Cannon Fodder
61. Return Fire
62. Xenoblade Chronicles
63. Little Samson
64. Clash at Demonhead
65. Streets of Rage 3
66. Ufouria: The Saga
67. Mr. Gimmick
68. Final Fight 3
69. Blaster Master
70. KickMaster
71. Devil's Crush
72. NBA Jam Tournament Edition
73. Demon's Crest
74. Landmaker
75. Shatterhand
76. Low G Man: The Low Gravity Man
77. Dynamite Headdy
78. J.J. & Jeff
79. Gunstar Super Heroes
80. Ys: Book I & II
81. Golden Axe Warrior
82. Alex Kidd in Miracle World
83. Asuka 120% Limit Over
84. Monster World IV
85. New Adventure Island
86. Battle Garegga
87. Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
88. Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
89. Layer Section
90. Treasure Island Dizzy
91. Thunder Force VI
92. Darius Gaiden
93. Bloody Wolf
94. Demon Sword
95. Ninja Spirit
96. Taz-Mania (Sega Game Gear)
97. EarthBound
98. Super Magnetic Neo
99. Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday
100. Secret of Evermore

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Chrono Trigger Main Theme Acapella’ by YouTube user Smooth McGroove and ‘Sonic Remix MegaMix Vol. 1’ by YouTube user Plasma3Music Remixes.

Final Fantasy Ruined Everything.

Questions this week:

1. PSX RPGs
2. Favorite Secrets
3. Things That Should’ve Been in the Game
4. Who’s That Polygon?
5. Games of 1999
6. Balance Exploration and Shooting

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U – E3 2013 Theme (Recreated)’ by YouTube User GuardianSoul.

Nobody Gets Laid in Middle Earth.

Questions this week:

1. This Week in Video Games
2. Shadows
3. Stealth Kiss
4. N64 Games
5. Convince Frank to Play Destiny
6. Games of 1998.

Best Games for the N64:

1. Super Mario 64
2. Sin and Punishment
3. Star Fox 64
4. Goldeneye
5. Majora’s Mask
6. Star Wars Shadows of the Emipre
7. Ocarina of Time
8. Pokemon Snap
9. Body Harvest
10. Diddy Kong Racing
11. Ogre Battle
12. 1080 Snowboarding
13. Perfect Dark
14. Paper Mario
15. Excitebike
16. Rogue Squadron

Bonus:

• Yoshi’s Story
• Tetris Sphere
• Star Wars Pod Racer
• Aidyn Chronicles
• Hybrid Heaven
• Mario Party 2

Best Games of 1998:

1. Mega Man Legends
2. Half Life
3. Grim Fandango
4. StarCraft
5. Metal Gear Solid
6. Fallout 2
7. Baldur’s Gate
8. Heart of Darkness
9. Suikoden 2
10. Xenogears

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Rusty Bucket Bay’ from Banjo-Kazooie Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount.

Frank is in Portland and Dead.

Questions this week:

1. Weekly Update
2. The Engagement Line
3. Favorite 1989 Console
4. Games of 1997

Best Games of 1997:

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3. Mega Man Legends
4. Asuka 120% Limited
5. Silhouette Mirage
6. Shining Force III
7. Final Fantasy tactics
8. Starfox 64
9. Grandia
10. Sonic R
11. Breath of Fire III
12. Fallout
13. Ultima Online
14. Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact
15. Gran Tourismo
16. Street Fighter III

Music ‘Theme of Nana’ from Asuka 120% Limited.

Insert Credit Drives into an Open Grave.

Questions this week:

1. Swing Copters
2. Design a Vertical Scrolling iOS Game
3. Subverting the Game World
4. Night Trap Kickstarter
5. Games of 1996
6. IQ Test – Unknown Developers
7. Wikipedia List of Video Games Considered the Best Part Two.

Best Games of 1996:

1. Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
2. Super Mario 64
3. NiGHTS
4. Dragon Force
5. Quake
6. Pokemon Red/Blue
7. Daggerfall
8. Diablo
9. Resident Evil
10. Tomb Raider
11. Wild Arms
12. Super Mario RPG
13. Crash Bandicoot
14. Bubsy 3D
15. Duke Nukem 3D

Music ‘Map Theme (ElecV 100bpm Remix)’ by YouTube User ElecV Voom based on Gargoyle’s Quest and ‘Town Theme’ from Wild Arms.

Insert Credit Ranks the Games of 1994.

Official Best Games of 1994:

1. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (GEN)
2. Castlevania: Bloodlines (GEN)
3. Streets of Rage 3 (GEN)
4. Contra: Hard Corps (GEN)
5. Final Fantasy III (SNES)
6. Shining Force II (GEN)
7. Super Metroid (SNES)
8. The King Of Fighters ’94 (NEO)
9. Metal Combat: Falcon’s Revenge (SNES)
10. Virtua Racing (32X/GEN)
11. Mega Turrican (GEN)
12. Mega Man X (GEN)
13. SOS (SNES)
14. Tempest 2000 (JAG)
15. The Lost Vikings (SNES)
16. Blackthorne (SNES)
17. Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (GEN)
18. Cybermorph (JAG)
19. Shadowrun (GEN)
20. Sparkster (SNES)

Honorable Mentions:

• Dynamite Headdy (GEN)
• Crusader of Centy (GEN)
• Demon’s Crest (SNES)
• Urban Strike (GEN)
• Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
• Vortex (SNES)

Special thanks to Insert Credit community member Alexander Tulett for transcribing this list.

Music ‘Final Battle’ from Sparkster.

Insert Credit Explores the Heart of Dogness.

Questions this week:

1. Single Adjective Titles
2. Stupider than Watch Dogs
3. 30 FPS Preferrers
4. This Week in Video Game News
5. Best Game with the Word Dog in the Title
6. Modern Celebrity Video Game
7. Wikipedia List of Video Games Considered the Best Part One

LIGHTNING ROUND:

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Strike the Earth!’ From Shovel Knight and ‘Attagirl’ from OneChanbara.

We discuss Evo with guest Patrick Miller.

Questions this week:

1. Personal Highlight of Evo
2. Evo Trading Cards
3. Tier System
4. Low Tier Tournaments
5. More Representation
6. Girl Characters
7. Creative Evo Prizes
8. PlayStation One Controller
9. Predictions for Evo 2015

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review – Games of Evo

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Next Door’ From Super Street Fighter IV and ‘Reach Out To The Truth’ from Persona 4 Arena.

We Probably Won’t But We Might.

Questions this week:

1. Next Fad After Zombies
2. Prison Games
3. Ideal Roommate
4. Is the PS Vita Worth Buying Yet?
5. Pinball
6. Best Dog
7. Hideo Kojima vs. Peter Molyneux
8. Improv Zone
9. Citizen Kane of Video Games

LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design – Video Games Based on Titles of Episodes of this Very Podcast Edition

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tetris The Movie’ by YouTube user Plasma3Music Remixes and ‘4 Minutes Before Death ~ Variation’ from Ghost Trick Phantom Detective.

Insert Credit Spins those Nordic Tracks.

Questions this week:

1. Steam Sale 2015
2. Third Place Game Dev
3. Death by Impact
4. Get Hit to Win
5. Friends Preferences
6. Most Lost
7. Custom Soundtrack Far Cry 4 Edition
8. Assassin’s Creed Series Assassinated

LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design – Decepticons

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tuffy Theme’ from Tuffy the Corgi and the Tower of Bones, ‘Vast Plain Grasslands (Day)’ from Wario Land 3, and ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas.

We rank the games of E3 2014.

The List:

1. Evolve
2. Bloodborne
3. Super Mario Maker
4. Phantom Dust
5. No Man's Sky
6. Cuphead
7. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
8. Destiny
9. Grim Fandango
10. Scalebound
11. Forza Horizon 2
12. Splatoon
13. Halo 5: Guardians
14. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
15. Assassin's Creed Unity
16. Battlefield Hardline
17. Yoshi's Woolly World
18. Sunset Overdrive
19. Ori and the Blind Forest
20. Hyrule Warriors

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Casino Calavera’ from Grim Fandango.

Who Crotches the Crotchmen?

Questions this week:

1. Frank Recap
2. Make E3 Less Boring
3. A Line in a Game Movie
4. Worst Levels
5. Alternate History Games
6. Greatest Failings of Game Engines
7. Alien Developers
8. Misunderstanding Sequels
9. Improv Zone Minor League Gaming

LIGHTNING ROUND: Hyper-Specific Japanese Genres

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Race Around the World’ from Castle Crashers, ‘Labyrinth Zone’ and ‘Marble Zone’ from Sonic 1, ‘Aiden Pearce (Main Theme)’ from Watch Dogs, and ‘Aban Hawkins Theme’ from Aban Hawkins and the 1000 Spikes.

One of Those Skullguys.

Questions this week:

1. Best Sega Games Outside of the Genesis Library
2. Kanto Careers
3. Best Crowd
4. Xbox One and PS4 Revisited
5. Personal Robot Maid
6. Fighting Game Directors
7. Cool Cartoons

LIGHTNING ROUND: Design an Original Skull Girl

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Lament’ and ‘Maplecrest Stage’ from Skullgirls and ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas.

Now Featuring Brandon Sheffield.

Questions this week:

1. Better with No Friends
2. Genres that are Dead
3. Console War Crimes
4. Games You Hate
5. Childhood is Dead
6. Mario is Dead
7. Flappy Bird Re-Release
8. Nintendo Wi-Fi is Dead
9. The Kabbalah of Video Games

LIGHTNING ROUND:

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Wily’s Castle (Recreation) – Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Music Extended’ Recreated by YouTube user BrawlBRSTMs3.

Eighty-Sixing.

Questions this week:

1. Year of Luigi
2. Most Impressive Minecrafts
3. Oculus-Facebook Billion Person MMO
4. Failed Peripherals
5. Custom Soundtrack – Candy Crush Saga
6. Avengers License
7. Fastest Video Game Ever Made
8. The Arcade Transition
9. Describe to Your Mom – Takeshi’s Challenge

LIGHTNING ROUND: Team Battle – Gauntlet

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Executor’ from Space Invaders Extreme DS, ‘8-Bit Chicken Dance’ by Newgrounds User Fineas, ‘The Fastest Thing Alive Fan Full Version’ Remixed by YouTube User kapacitado, and ‘Congo Jungle Stage’ from Super Smash Bros.

One Quarter Broadcast On Location from a Miniature Golf Course.

Questions this week:

1. Video Game Legends
2. Console Buying Games Old and New
3. Motorcycle Gang
4. Best Fashion Game Developer
5. How To Ensure Zero Sales of a Game
6. Which Games Have Changed Design for the Better
7. Most Radically Redefined Public Image
8. Video Game DJ
9. Mock Market

LIGHTNING ROUND: Best To Worst

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Bonus Level’ from Cool Spot and ‘Living in the City (Instrumental Version)’ from Sonic R

Who Are You Callin’ a Flappy Bird?

Questions this week:

1. Exclusivity Harm
2. Design the Godzilla Tie-In Game
3. Title Insults
4. Should FPS or Shmup Games Be Called ‘Shooters’
5. Underutilized Real World Physics
6. Psychiatrist Games
7. New God Game Concepts
8. Video Games as Rewards
9. Smart Bad Video Games

LIGHTNING ROUND: Team Battle

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Swear’ from Mr. Driller, ‘Main Theme’ from From Dust, and ‘Level 1 Theme’ from Marble Madness.

Insert Credit Is The Prequel to Die Hard.

Questions this week:

1. PAX
2. Best Debut Games
3. Why Was the Halo Composer Fired from Bungie?
4. Game Most Interesting to Lose
5. Most Dreamy Games
6. Do You Fight for Fun or for Glory?
7. Six Universal Emotions
8. Can Someone Please Explain Goat Simulator?
9. Favorite Game Makers (It’s Spelled ulillillia)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design Tim McGraw Games

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Trailer Soundtrack’ and ‘Main Theme’ from Goat Simulator.

Insert Credit Knows Nobody Cares About Robin.

Questions this week:

1. Saving Video Game History with Frank and Brandon
2. GDC Recap
3. Best 3D Single Player Hand-to-Hand Combat
4. FFVI – Name All Party Members and Add a Fifteenth
5. Games Other Than Dark Souls 2
6. Lowest Percentage Completion Single Player Game
7. Restaurant Staffed by Video Game Professionals
8. Worst and Most-Listened-To Song in a Video Game
9. Did Facebook and Oculus End the Kickstarter Dream?

LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Rater

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Ape Escape Theme’ Ape Escape for the PlayStation Move (Japanese Version), ‘Victory Fanfare’ from Final Fantasy VI, ‘Bubble Bobble Theme’ from Bubble Bobble Covered by Lara de Wit.

We determine the Best Competitive Game of All Time.

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Rainbow Road’ from Mario Kart 7 Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount.

Insert Credit Has Got That Bad’un.

Questions this week:

1. Good Postmortem Discussion
2. Chronotrigger Recruiting
3. Largest Critical Blindspot
4. Akira Toriyama Dragon Quest
5. Taking Smartphones Seriously
6. Themed Arcade
7. Design a Non-Violent Video Game Using the Doom IP
8. How to Become a Better Level Designer
9. Redesign a Video Game Character

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Crichtoning Round

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Sonic Boom’ from Sonic CD, ‘Victory Fanfare’ from Final Fantasy VI and ‘Level 1’ From Jurassic Park for the NES.

Insert Credit is Both the Sin and Punishment.

Questions this week:

1. Less Blank and More Blank
2. Most Fun Projectile Catching
3. Custom Soundtrack
4. Video Game Olympic Representatives
5. Improv Zone
6. Most Unpleasant Console Game to Work On
7. Personalities to Create a Game
8. Microtransactions in Nintendo Games
9. Willy Wonka and the Video Game Factory

LIGHTNING ROUND: Rank the Devil May Cry Games

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Beach Stage’ from Flying Power Disc – Windjammers for the Neo Geo and ‘Monday (Glitch Mob Remix)’ by Nalepa from the DmC Devil May Cry Trailer.

Insert Credit Has Zoop and It’s Jaffe’s Fault.

Questions this week:

1. Great Ideas Already Done
2. Irrational Games
3. Twitch Plays Pokemon
4. Monthly Video Game Comic Books
5. Most Back-Handed Compliment
6. Your Video Game Boss
7. Lightning Round Bottom Line Review Arcade Edition
8. Lightning 2 Who Would Win in a Fight

LIGHTNING ROUND: Lightning Returns Returns Elevator Pitch Co-Op Edition

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Ego Room’ from Remember Me and the Zoop Soundtrack.

Insert Credit Celebra las Consolas de los Muertos.

Questions this week:

1. Brandon at D.I.C.E.
2. Save Nintendo
3. Successful Breaks Out of the Comfort Zone
4. Mobile Birds
5. Fictional Vehicles
6. Video Game Holidays
7. Good Castlevanias
8. Nullify One Trademark, Copyright, or Patent
9. Smash Mouth’s All Star of VGM

LIGHTNING ROUND: Best to Worst

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Terra’s Theme’ from Final Fantasy VI Performed by YouTube User DSCAccount and ‘Lonely Rolling Star’ from Noby Noby Boy.

Insert Credit is the Opposite of Cool Spot (That’s a good thing, trust us).

Questions this week:

1. Disparate Worlds Tactics
2. The Series for WayForward
3. Dreamcast VMU
4. Accidental Greatness
5. Surprises in Games
6. Edutainment

LIGHTNING ROUND: Opposite Day

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘In The Mountain’ by Yuzo Koshiro from Stickman Is Back Genesis, ‘Title Theme’ from Forever Kingdom (Evergrace 2), ‘Wild Child & Manmos’ by Yasuyuki Suzuki and Emiko Suganuma from Tail of the Sun PSX, and nearly the entire Frog Fractions Soundtrack by Twinbeard.

Insert Credit would win in a fight against Past, Present, and Future.

Questions this week:

1. Easily Fixable Game Ruiners
2. No More Localization
3. Best to Worst
4. Three Laws of Video Games
5. Favorite Stage One Boss
6. Themed Arcade
7. Cover Stories for a Video Game Celebrity Magazine

LIGHTNING ROUND: Title Design

Edited by Blaine Brown. Music “Boss 3” and “Stage 4” from Gunhouse. Gunhouse is available now for PS Vita and PlayStation Mobile!

This week on the Insert Credit Show, I come one step closer to realizing my destiny as the Drew Carey of Video Games. Join us on our bold attempt to add story to our show’s gameplay as we tackle the following topics.

Questions this week:

1. Deleting one video game from your memory (02:08)
2. A Club Nintendo Makeover (10:45)
3. Ralph Nader vs. Video Games (17:18)
4. The deal with Team Fortress 2 and hats (23:42)
5. Improv Zone: Two doting parents (Rogers, Cifaldi) support their nationally ranked teenage Call of Duty player (Sheffield). (29:57)
6. Pinball Wizardry (37:12)
7. First Person Non-Shooters (46:32)
8. Game wiki management (53:02)
9. Pulling game villains from the public domain (59:22)
10. Manipulating the touch-screen interface without your fingers (01:05:42)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Directors Breaking Into Video Games (01:12:35)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Kotaku Features editor Kirk Hamilton joins us to talk about the definition of a power-up, video game hairstyles for your girlfriend, and why Capcom hates Mega Man.

Questions this week:

1. BioWare’s Gay Planet (02:50)
2. Super Mario World as a Modding Community Playground (09:38)
3. Electronic Arts president John Riccitiello vs. United States vice president Joe Biden (15:56)
4. Modern pop artists in game music composition (22:51)
5. Game-Inspired Hairstyles for your Girl/Boyfriend (29:10)
6. Title schema for future Pokémon games (35:46)
7. A report card for Platinum Games (42:20)
8. The best power-up in a video game (and what constitutes a power-up) (52:12)
9. Why Capcom hates Mega Man (58:33)
10. How to inflate your game’s metascore (01:05:01)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Elevator Pitch (01:11:27)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music for this episode includes Sleater Kinney’s “Oh!” and Pizzicato Five’s “Trailer Music” and “It’s a Beautiful Day”.

Jordan, Jesse GO! cohost Jordan Morris joins us to talk about Chun-Li, side question, and Adrien Brody.

Questions this week:

1. Video games of Christmas Past (02:27)
2. Fighting games as an Olympic event (09:14)
3. Comedy in Japanese games vs. comedy in American games (15:39)
4. Adrien Brody’s Predators: The Official Game of the Movie (22:06)
5. Santa Games (27:05)
6. What defines a good side quest (33:16)
7. Chun-Li as a sex icon (33:16)
8. Mid-nineties mascot design (46:09)
9. The Grateful Dead of video games? (55:50)
10. A GOD HAND Christmas Miracle (01:00:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND (01:04:55)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: Lemon Demon – BRODYQUEST, Add N to (X) – Metal Fingers In My Body, Add N to (X) – Revenge Of The Black Regent

We asked you for your nominations for the Game of the Year. Now let us tell you why those are all terrible.

The List:

1. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2. Journey
3. The Walking Dead
4. Dishonored
5. Max Payne 3
6. Tokyo Jungle
7. Far Cry 3
8. Borderlands 2
9. Halo 4
10. Hotline Miami
11. Fire Emblem Awakening
12. Guild Wars 2
13. Dragon Quest X
14. Gunlord
15. Faster Than Light
16. Mass Effect 3
17. Tales of Graces ƒ
18. Clash of Clans

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: “Somebody That I Used To Know”, Gotye

Another live show means discussion abounds regarding the new SimCity, the Spike VGAs, and the most pretentious video game ever made.

Questions this week:

1. Q*Bert, narrated (02:06)
2. Anatomy of a Fake Gamer (05:35)
3. What video games feature the most interesting internal economy? (11:27)
4. What would you like to be able to do in the new SimCity? (17:54)
5. What categories would you add to the Spike TV Game Awards? (24:18)
6. What music would you license for the next GTA? (31:00)
7. Design Wikipedia: The Game. (35:09)
8. How did video games come to be stereotyped as a male activity? (40:26)
9. Which character archetypes could afford to disappear from games for a while? (47:06)
10. What's the most pretentious video game ever made? (53:32)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Famous Historical Figure (01:01:28)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music: Francoise Hardy – “Le Temps d’Amour”, Jacques Dutronc – “Les Playboys”, France Gall – “Teeny Weeny Boppie”, and Francoise Hardy – “Ce Petit Coeur”

The Four Guys get together to livestream some real talk about fighting game spinoffs, rail shooters, and the Mayan apocalypse.

Questions this week:

1. Brandon’s homework assignment. Which RPG puzzles have you particularly actually enjoyed? (01:20)
2. Why don't fighting game spin-offs work out? (06:00)
3. What are the best ways to implement your phone's GPS into a mobile game? (12:23)
4. Is there any good reason to keep making rail shooters? (17:40)
5. How would you redraft ESRB policy? (24:02)
6. In the context of video games, when is it okay to use the word "epic"? (30:17)
7. What non-video game jobs would prepare you most to work in video games? (36:55)
8. How will the impending Mayan apocalypse affect the video game industry? (44:54)
9. Has there ever been a minigame better than the game it was in? (51:17)
10. Redesign Minesweeper as a Tetsuya Nomura RPG. (57:52)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Sacred Cow Barbecue (01:04:10)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Tim, Frank, Brandon and Patrick Miller discuss Skyrim with guns, Tim Schafer's fanbase, and the Fender Stratocaster.

Questions this week:

1. What is your favorite game where mistakes are as important as what you do on purpose? (01:50)
2. What will the hallmarks be of the Wii U console generation? (08:07)
3. What games would be better with guns in them? (14:38)
4. How would you design a Capcom franchise restaurant? (20:59)
5. Who would win in a fight between Kratos and Bayonetta? (27:25)
6. When was the exact point in time that talking about video games in public became socially acceptable? (33:20)
7. Which artists would you put on the soundtrack for a Metroid movie? (39:48)
8. DANIEL CLELLAND: What is the Fender Stratocaster of video games? (46:09)
9. What would a game entirely solicited by Tim Schafer's fanbase be like? (52:25)
10. How can we make visual novels more popular in America? (59:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: I'm going to name 12 Japanese pornographic games, and you have to reimagine them as non-pornographic games. (01:08:00)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music, Brainlord: “Natural Cave”, Shuggie Otis: “Purple”, “Sparkle City”.

Brandon's adventures in the Far East can only mean the return of Patrick Miller! Level editors, the Duckiverse, and swimsuit design are discussed.

Questions this week:

1. What exactly defines a roleplaying game? (02:03)
2. JASON YOUNG: Which video games should be used as recruiting devices in the tradition of The Last Starfighter? (08:30)
3. What would Warren Spector's DuckTales be like? (14:46)
4. Which video game features the best built-in level editor? (22:55)
5. You encounter someone who "plays video games for the story." What games can you assume they own? (29:09)
6. What would happen if a pinball table and a jazz band had a million weird babies? (34:17)
7. There has not been a female protagonist in a Rockstar game since GTA 1. Can Rockstar make a game within their wheelhouse with a female lead? (39:48)
8. What would you include in the next Dead or Alive swimsuit pack? (46:15)
9. What is the most difficult type of video game to review? (51:48)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Reviews: Console Edition (57:10)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

The Lost Fully Interactive Podcast 19.

Questions this week:

1. Who are the best mothers in video games? (02:14)
2. If you had to get a video game neck tattoo, what would it be? (08:28)
3. What is the Rugrats Movie of video games? (14:44)
4. When was the first time you got a boner while playing a video game? (20:54)
5. Who would win in a fight: Seanbaby or Yahtzee? (27:10)
6. What would you put on the soundtrack of a new Idolmaster game? (34:35)
7. Design a video game based on the life of Miley Cyrus. (40:30)
8. IMPROV ZONE: You've just been appointed the President of Video Games. You are addressing the public as your leader, making your inaugural address. (46:58)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (52:48)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Music ‘Tristram Village’ from Diablo I and II, ‘Level 1 Theme’ from Marble Madness, and ‘Backyard’ from Rugrats Search for Reptar

The Core Three give us the scoop on Polygon, the LucasArts buyout, and preorder bonuses.

Questions this week:

1. FRANK: Adapt Sanford and Son into a video game. (01:52)
2. Are we in the Golden Age of video game journalism? (08:55)
3. How effective are preorder bonuses as a marketing strategy? (15:10)
4. What is the best Atlus game? (21:19)
5. Explaining Dishonored to your mom. (27:30)
6. What does Disney buying out LucasArts mean for videogames? (34:51)
7. What expectations can we extrapolate for Portal 3? (41:08)
8. Why the hell are Square Enix mobile games like 15 bucks? (47:25)
9. Who is the PT Barnum of video games? (53:51)
10. What was the deal with that handle on the back of the GameCube? (01:00:19)

LIGHTNING ROUND: MathM: Pitch me some games to relay to my dad, David Jaffe. (01:06:44)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Vito Ghostualdi joins Frankenstein Cifaldi, The Grim Rogers, and that other guy to share spooky stories.

Questions this week:

1. Which video game franchises could benefit from a Halloween-themed entry? (04:38)
2. Explain the relationship between Count Dracula and Death in the Castlevania series. (10:34)
3. What are some easy video game costume ideas? (17:05)
4. How do you make zombie games interesting again? (23:23)
5. Why is Pac-Man chased by ghosts? (30:37)
6. Come up with a better localized name for the Biohazard series than Resident Evil. (36:55)
7. What would the Insert Credit DOOM .wad be? (43:26)
8. Nemesis, Pyramid Head, Scissor Man: KMF? (49:43)
9. What's the scariest video game ever made? (55:20)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Frightening Round (01:02:17)

Edited by Andrew Toups. Art and Story by Gilbert Smith.

Gamasutra Editor in Chief Kris Graft shares his opinions on region locking, naming your characters, and the battle capabilities of Fat Princess.

Questions this week:

1. Christian Nutt’s homework (01:10)
2. What is the deal with regional lockout? (09:53)
3. How may video game enthusiasts tastefully decorate their living spaces to reflect their hobby? (16:11)
4. Let's ruin Halo 4 for our listeners. (22:38)
5. Which games should come pre-installed with the next version of Windows? (29:08)
6. What would video games be like if Dead or Alive fans got everything they wanted? (35:31)
7. XCOM 2012 is to XCOM 1994 as... (43:06)
8. DANIEL CLELLAND: What's the best mounted weapon in a video game? (49:28)
9. Who would win in a fight: Sweet Tooth or Fat Princess? (55:46)
10. Which fictional video game character would you write into the presidential ballot? (01:02:09)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:08:34)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Christian Nutt returns by popular demand for discussion of up and coming game developers, the next career move for CliffyB, and promotional t-shirts.

Questions this week:

1. Think of a popular video game from the past 6 years that you really dislike, and say something nice about it. (07:39)
2. If you were the curators of The Smithsonian's "The Art of Video Games," what would you put on display? (14:08)
3. Which up-and-coming rookie game developers show the most promise in their future careers? (20)
4. Devise Waluigi's solo video game debut. (26:56)
5. THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS: Design the ideal games for the other panelists, but they can only comment with colder and hotter. (33:24)
6. What's next for CliffyB? (40:40)
7. Which video game would be best adapted into an HBO miniseries? (47:00)
8. What messages would you send back in time to video game companies in 2006? (52:04)
9. When is it okay and when is it not okay to wear a video game t-shirt? (59:08)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name the Review (01:04:37)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

QWOP creator Bennett Foddy joins us to talk about stuff. Stuff like Alan Moore, air dropping video games, and an actual Nintendo theme park.

Questions this week:

1. How do we get people back into arcades? (02:32)
2. We know what a AAA video game is, but what's an A, AA, or AAAA video game? (08:53)
3. When is DLC worth buying? (15:17)
4. What are the best underwater segments in video games? (21:49)
5. Who is the Alan Moore of video games? (28:07)
6. If you could send 3 portable games on one device to everybody in the world, what would they be? (35:55)
7. What would be the attractions of a real Nintendoland? (42:28)
8. What company should Capcom fight next? (48:51)
9. How would you explain QWOP/Noby Noby Boy to your mom? (55:17)
10. My sister asks: Which video game character would have the most trolls on Twitter? (01:02:20)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Jaffe tries his best not to sound like a psychopath while the host of My Brother My Brother and Me podcast Justin McElroy chats with us about Sony's trophy system, games we got as gifts, and speed running.

Questions this week:

1. You've been evicted from your home and are being relocated to a city or town from a video game of your choice. Where do you go? (03:26)
2. What is the philosophical difference between Microsoft's Gamerscore system and Sony's trophy system? (09:38)
3. Who would win in a fight: Sid Meier or American McGee? (15:40)
4. LEONARDO: Do you remember any game you got as a gift that you thought would suck, but was actually pretty neat? (22:00)
5. You have to make a game to appeal to the Brony subculture, but do not have the My Little Pony license. (28:27)
6. Write instructions to Final Fantasy: The Board Game. (36:20)
7. What should our cubicle-bound listeners be playing in their browsers at work while the boss isn't looking? (40:18)
8. Rank these games from best to worst: Mass Effect 3, Borderlands 2, Xenoblade Chronicles, Journey. (46:53)
9. Yahoo Answers question: PlayStation account hacking addiction? I want to stop but I'm too addicted. (52:56)
10. What are the hallmarks of a video game ideal for speedrunning? (59:33)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Video Game Name (01:05:50)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Action Button Dot Net columnist and Music of the Spheres developer Hamish Todd makes a special appearance to discuss cosplay, surprise sequels, and high luncheon.

Questions this week:

1. What do we have to look forward to if the Wii U builds itself as a home for potentially dead franchises? (03:42)
2. If you were judging a cosplay competition, which costumes would be most likely to win? (10:07)
3. Which console featured the absolute best launch library? (16:17)
4. What is one video game that you will never, ever play, and why? (22:33)
5. Who would win in a fight: Doctor Wily or Doctor Robotnik? (28:50)
6. Do you feel your work is appreciated? (36:30)
7. What would a Mario game be like where you played as a Goomba? (43:03)
8. If you could grab the novelization rights to any video game, which would you get, and how would you use it? (49:12)
9. Which video game soundtracks are most notable for their use of uncommonly heard instruments? (55:36)
10. What is the worst idea for a game that has never been released that you've ever heard? (01:01:50)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Bottom Line Review (01:08:17)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

The Insert Credit Crew is joined by CANABALT creator Adam Saltsman to discuss the appeal of giant robots, to design a game for my old Nokia cell phone, and to play "Kill, Marry, Boff" Round 3.

Questions this week:

1. What is your favorite depiction in a video game of Hell? (03:56)
2. What is it about about giant robots that people find so appealing? (10:11)
3. What can we expect from Grand Theft Auto 20? (15:39)
4. John Romero, Jonathan Blow, CliffyB: KMF? (22:05)
5. JASON YOUNG: Other than Final Fantasy VII, what other games might benefit from a de-make? (28:35)
6. First we lost Nintendo Power, now G4 is going off the air. What's the next video game celebrity death? (36:50)
7. What is your dream video game crossover? (42:55)
8. Pitch me a mobile game for the Nokia cellphone I had in high school. (49:08)
9. Which Valve headliner will have the greatest impact on video games: Greenlight, Steam TV, or Steam's VR headset? (55:26)
10. If Valve is the Pixar of Video Games, then who's the Dreamworks of Video Games? (01:02:20)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Who would you cast? (01:08:11)

Edited by Andrew Toups.

Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo debates with us over the validity of video game nostalgia, online comment systems, and the sanctity of the Warthog.

Questions this week:

1. All of your games and consoles have been stolen, but you do have a $1,000 GameStop gift card that expires at the end of the week. How do you spend it? (03:14)
2. Which games have most innovatively used the DualShock controller? (09:46)
3. Has a video game ever made you cry? (16:08)
4. What are the most embarrassing comments you've seen on an online video game article? (22:16)
5. What can we the viewers expect from the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie? (28:36)
6. What are the biggest mistakes to avoid when designing a dungeon? (37:36)
7. How can the Tony Hawk franchise stage a comeback? (43:59)
8. JOEX111: How would you design a great game around a daytime soap opera while staying true to the spirit of the show? (50:15)
9. Create a mixtape of video game music to listen to while driving your car. (56:38)
10. What's the best video game quote to put on your tombstone?(01:03:00)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Corporate Slogans (01:04:04)

Edited by Tim Rogers.