The Insert Credit Show

• Ep. 396 - Horse Valet, with Nicole Carpenter and Will Jagielski-Harrison

  Game journalists Nicole Carpenter and Will Jagielski-Harrison join Ash Parrish to discuss the state of game journalism, World of Warcraft, and gamer girl bathwater stolen valor. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Nicole Carpenter, and Will Jagielski-Harrison. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: No More Heroes series Pokemon series Electric type Steel type Fairy type Dark type Normal type Eevee Dog Fox Felidae 1: How fucked is game journalism? (03:23) Aftermath Aftermath Endorses Zohran Mamdani For NYC Mayor King of the Hill King of the Hill reboot Sasuke Uchiha Boomhauer Star Wars: the Clone Wars The Simpsons Alone Again, Natura-Diddily Lisa the Vegetarian 2: How do you recommend a game to someone in a way that will get them to play it? (08:24) 3: Happy pride! How does queerness and queer narratives manifest uniquely in games, in contrast to other media? (11:44) Essence of Azeroth World of WarCraft Tauren Draenei The Sims series Murloc 4: What the hell is going on in the story of World of Warcraft? (16:17) Thrall Azeroth World of WarCraft: Cataclysm Overwatch Baby Winston Reinhardt Arthas Menethil American Chopper Halo series Red Vs. Blue 5: SteveWithAB asks, what’s the worst job in a video game? (26:32) FromSoftware Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Red Dead Redemption series The Witcher series Star Trek Soma Pokemon GO 6: What do you think was the hardest video game in history to make? (32:56) Star Citizen No Man’s Sky Final Fantasy XIV War Thunder Duke Nukem Forever DC Comics Hawkman Superman Rockstar Games MindsEye Peter Molyneux Street Fighter V Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Masahiro Sakurai 7: Who in video games do you trust? (38:15) Ash Parrish Nicole Carpenter Will Jagielski-Harrison LIGHTNING ROUND: Zelda Maker (40:49) Recommendations and Outro (52:08): Nicole: Save Spot, Reese’s Take 5 Ash: Date Everything Will: Essence of Azeroth, My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by massimo. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 395 - We've Got Enough Nuts McSquirrels

  Your Insert Credit panel covers open world games, the Tango & Cash NES platformer, and the many secrets of The Ooze. Plus, credits are spent to make everyone to play a game. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: 1: Ash, how was Summer Game Fest? (02:16) Summer Game Fest Astro Bot Resident Evil Requiem Outer Worlds 2 Ben Starr Magic the Gathering Final Fantasy XVI Clive Rosfield (Vial Smasher the Fierce) Doom John Carmack Killer7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cam Clarke Die Fledermaus The Tick Liquid Snake Chairface Chippendale 2: merritt k asks, which classic film should have gotten an inexplicable platformer on the NES? (10:22) Tango & Cash (1989) Turner & Hooch (1989) Nintendo Entertainment System Last Action Hero Arachnophobia (1990) Arachnaphobia Ocean’s Eleven (2001) Ocean’s 11 (1960) Relooted Indiana Jones Lara Croft Nathan Drake Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) Flatliners (1990) Highlander (1986) It (1990) Highlander Super Mario Bros. the Movie (1993) 3: When should a video game have an open world? (16:23) Red Dead Redemption Kaizen Game Works Paradise Killer Promise Mascot Agency Any Austin Demonschool Pragmata Brandon’s Robocop 3 post Transformers: Kiss Players Marvel’s Deadpool VR 4: Happy pride! What are some extremely complicated things developers can do to make their games more queer? (24:20) The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Twine Stellar Blade David Cage 5: Littleboat asks, what is the worst goo in a videogame? (29:04) Gooigi Super Mario Bros. Wonder The Ooze Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure Death Stranding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991) A Boy and His Blob Chemical Plant Zone Captain Planet and the Planeteers Gooey Slime Final Fantasy Tactics Kingdom Hearts Doctor Who missing episodes 6: How were 90’s video games informed by their wider historical context? (35:15) G. I. Joe Disney’s Toy Story Clockwork Knight Sonic 3D Blast The Adventures of Batman & Robin Sega Genesis Demoscene Mr. Nutz Punky Skunk Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt Daxter 7: What is the “BlueSky is dying” of video games? (41:32) NBA 2K23 Magic: The Gathering Arena Fallout series Assassins Creed series Final Fantasy VI Triple Triad LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Repeatedly Novelized Game Series (47:45) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:29): Brandon: Support your alt weeklies, Guns and Guts (1974) Ash: Subscribe to the Patreon at a $10 level to get drag names from Ash, Steam Next Fest This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by B. B. Kaizo. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 394 - Fortnitification, with merritt k

  Writer, podcaster, and friend of the show merritt k joins Frank and Brandon to answer Esper’s questions on intercompany crossovers, the definition of 2.5D, and Gay Fire Emblem. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity Moons Over My Hammy Alem’s Coffee Metal Slug 2 Elevator Action Returns 1: How do we feel about corporate crossovers in video games? (03:57) Minecraft Steve Ichiban Yakuza Hatsune Miku Sonic Racing: Crossworlds trailer Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY Super Smash Brothers series Sonic the Hedgehog Solid Snake Magic the Gathering - Marvel’s Spider-Man Fortnite Hank Hill Summer Games Fest Minecraft The Joker Rick Sanchez Kazuma Kiryu Guile 2: What aspects from other media are worth bringing to video games? (09:41) PlayStation Park PSX - The Good Shit (20XX Edition) Tony Hawk skateboarding series Megalopolis (2024) Hideo Kojima Francis Ford Coppola John Romero Snoop Dogg 3: What are some simple things video game developers can do to queer up their games? (13:58) Demonschool Commando (1985) Persona series Fire Emblem series ROMhacking.net Marge Simpson Call of Duty series William Riker 4: Come up with a trailer for SGF in six minutes or less (20:50) Hootie & The Blowfish - Let Her Cry Pearl Jam - Jeremy Pipe wrench Super Mario series Mickey Mouse Weird Al - The Plumbing Song 5: Alex Jaffe asks, in 2025, who is each major console maker’s target market? (26:07) Panasonic Atari 3DO Amico The Phantom Ouya Casio Loopy NEC PC Engine 6 Steam Deck PlayStation VR Xbox Google Stadia Assassin’s Creed series Nintendo Sony VR Chat Wii Oprah Winfrey Xbox 360 6: With regards to JRPGs specifically but all games broadly, when do you need to play a game, and when is it okay to just watch a longplay? (32:30) Longplay Wizardry Phantasy Star Online Phantasy Star series Sega CD Game Gear Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 The Ooze Craig Stitt Digital Eclipse Sega Technical Institute Chakan: the Forever Man 7: What is a 2.5D game? (39:53) Street Fighter IV HD-2D Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Guardian Heroes Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Bloodborne Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Sega Saturn Resogun LIGHTNING ROUND: The A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Game (43:38) Recommendations and Outro (54:45): Merritt: If You’re Driving Close Your Eyes, Other Strangeness on patreon Brandon: Mami Ayukawa - SMILE, TESMart HDMI switcher, support protestors Frank: Fund people whos creative work you enjoy Esper: Don’t rank Cuomo, DC Action News This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by James Grant. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 393 - Sephiroth Bader Ginsburg

  A historian, a journalist, and a developer answer a host’s questions regarding the Sony State of Play, various consistencies of pie, and video game drag names. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: “Gold Saucer? Take that shit and throw it straight in the trash!” Video Game History Foundation Nintendo DS TurboGrafx-16 This Is Why You’re Prone to Crying on Airplanes 1: Do we have any thoughts on the Sony State of Play yesterday? (06:02) Sony June 4 State of Play We’re Dumping 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs! E3 Al Yang Silent Hill f Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Summer Games Fest Xbox Games Showcase 2025 Copilot AI Bill Gates Joel McHale Seth Green 2: Does anyone have any stories about pie? (12:00) “A Week in the Life of a Demonschool Student” trailer Ash’s Xbox green outfit Gamegate (harrassment campaign) House of Pies Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Game Changer Kris Graft Katatonia 3: What is the best video game you know you’ll never play? (18:40) Deltarune Undertale Fortnite FromSoftware Bloodborne Echo Night Demon’s Souls Elden Ring Soul Blazer Tetris Effect Lumines Arise PlayStation Portable Chrono Trigger Baldur’s Gate III Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Patrick Miller 4: Happy pride! Let’s come up with some video game themed drag names (24:04) Master Chief Point and Click Adventure Final Fantasy series Sephiroth Ruth Bader Ginsburg Street Fighter series Ken Masters M. Bison Blanka Sonic the Hedgehog series Knuckles the Echidna Amy Rose Cream the Rabbit SNK Karnov’s Revenge Terry Bogard Dizzy the Egg Geese Howard Dizzy Guilty Gear series Mortal Kombat series Sonya Blade Johnny Cage Kung Lao 5: James asks, I had a dream where Alex Jaffe told me “You can’t say that, there’s only one pun that’s allowed at insert credit summer camp.” What’s that pun? Also, what’s insert credit summer camp like? (29:26) Insert Credit Patreon Gacha Machine Noob Saibot Mr. Driller Playdate Tilden Park Little Farm Tom Braider Rain Jerks Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 September 11 attacks Mega Man Battle Network 6: What’s the most work you’ve put into a video game related project that never really went anywhere? (37:39) Square Enix Nintendo Entertainment System GDC Harvey Weinstein Dr. Disrespect 7: What is the Bride of Frankenstein of video games? (45:07) The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Ms. Pac-Man Bayonetta series Devil May Cry series Mass Effect 3 ending controversy Guile Marge Simpson LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Sims 4 (48:30) Recommendations and Outro (53:47): Brandon: Dr. Bronner makes chocolate now, The Singing Thief (1969), Whorepion Frank: Don’t piss your pants, open the door instead Ash: D’Hora, Liu Sang, Ho’ Rai Cho, Ho’tal Khan, Jackoffson Briggs, Chronica Jaffe: Sign up for Patreon to receive your gacha pull! This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by zx.crux. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 392 - Neutered Hyper Fighting

  Your Insert Credit panel faces parrying mechanics, Elden Ring Nightreign’s AMV theme and sexy bird men, and Hotel Rwanda but with Mario. Plus, a sneak peek at an unreleased Famicom game! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Video Game History Foundation Bubsy series Bubsy 2 Team 02.jpg Nani Ga Suki Full Sail University 1: What makes a game edgy? (03:49) Nu metal Elden Ring Nightreign Bring Me To Life trailer Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Toonami-style promo The Rehearsal Captain Sully Limp Bizkit Red Hot Chili Peppers System of a Down Korn Powerman 5000 Lit Sonic Adventure series Shadow the Hedgehog Neil Druckmann The Last of Us: Part II Nier series Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2: How do you feel about critical hit systems in games? (10:21) Ghostwire: Tokyo Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Metaphor Re:Fantazio Why BDS Is Calling for an Xbox Boycott Persona series King of Fighters series 3: Ash Parrish asks, pro- or anti-parrying? (17:14) Parrying Is The Best Thing In Video Games Parrying Is The Worst Thing In Video Games David Perry Earthworm Jim Disney’s Aladdin MDK Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Doom series Bayonetta series Baseball Perry White J. Jonah Jameson Cricket Volleyball Tennis Phil Salvador Game Boy Camera Perry Guardian 4: What would JRPGs look like from other European countries? (23:37 ) Farming Simulator European Truck Simulator Rocket League Sifu Greggs Final Fantasy XV Datsun The Witcher series Dragoon Street Fighter II Mafia series 5: Magnanimus asks, what’s the best game on the Wikipedia page “List of games notable for negative reception?” (30:41) List of video games notable for negative reception Cyberpunk 2077 Custer’s Revenge Night Trap Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Fallout 76 Final Fantasy XIV Batman: Dark Tomorrow Double Dragon series Sonic series Balan Wonderworld Babylon’s Fall Robert Louis Stevenson Hotel Mario Hotel Rwanda (2004) Mario is Missing 6: Which video game character do you think the most actual human people have been named after? (36:49) Cloud Strife Aerith Gainsborough Bella Swan John Marston Princess Zelda Zelda Fitzgerald F. Scott Fitzgerald Sephiroth Jenova Chen 7: Create a definitive ranking of the five best Pac-Man games (40:59) Pac-Man 2: the New Adventures Ms. Pac-Man Pac-Man: Championship Edition Super Smash Brothers series Pac-Land Pac ’n Roll Pac-Man World Shadow Labyrinth Secret Level Frogger series Pac-Attack Pac-in-Time Pac-Man VR Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness Pac-Pix 8: If your dog or cat suddenly became a human being, what video games do you think they’d be into? (45:43) EA FIFA / EA Sports FC series Call of Duty series Frosty the Snowman Duck Hunt Point Blank Police Trainer series Small Saga Shadow of the Colossus Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee Stray LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - JAV Titles (51:47) Credit Report (01:03:40) Recommendations and Outro (01:07:00): Frank: We’re Dumping 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs! Exclusive debut of tiles from an unreleased Famicom game, “Nurse Hitler” batch Exclusive debut of tiles from an unreleased Famicom game, “Duneish” batch Picture of Corn Dog Picture of Taffy Brandon: Wind Breaker, thanks for being a left-wing person, not the movie Blackenstein (1973) Ash: The Apothecary Diaries, touch grass, Dropout.tv Picture of Bu Picture of Gus This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by Matt McNeely. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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