The Insert Credit Show

The Insert Credit Show

Brandon Sheffield

A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

1 hour 1 minute

Ep. 368 - Are You There, God? It's Me, The Witcher
Frank, Ash and Brandon design games based on historical events, explain the plot of Earth Defense Force, and discover why women have hollow bones. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03)
2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22)
Credit Report (14:58)

3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16)
4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51)
Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50)

5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32)
6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32)
7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26)

Recommendations and Outro (54:01):
- Brandon: Subway (1985), Miho Nakayama’s albums Mind Game, Catch the Night, Angel Hearts and Hide ‘N’ Seek
- Ash: The Verge’s premium subscription
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16 December 2024, 6:31 am
53 minutes 39 seconds

Ep. 367 - Rings Aren't Coins
our Insert Credit Panel covers how a video game might be political, new games for dead consoles, and the Jaffe Cut of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58)
2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38)
3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37)
4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00)
5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17)
6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25)

Credit Scores (42:51)

Recommendations and Outro (42:55):
- Brandon:
  - Do stretches before you go to bed and after you wake up
  - if you have a dog that won’t pee on dirt when it’s wet or cold try getting some mulch
  - Wicked (2024)
- Jaffe:
  - The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman
- Ash:
  - Only see Gladiator II (2024) for Denzel chewing scenery
  - The Verge’s premium subscription
- Frank:
  - The return of The Video Game History Hour
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9 December 2024, 2:01 am
1 hour 7 minutes

Ep. 366 - Xboxen
The full Insert Credit panel covers what Xboxes are, Fatal Fury movie casting, and dog football. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
Credit Report (04:06)

1: Is this podcast an Xbox? (04:48)
2: What is the most fortunate accident in video game history? (10:22)
3: Which video game genre on the whole compares best to its correspondent film genre on the whole? (15:29)
4: What class should be added in the next Dragon Quest 3 remake? (21:09)
- Dragon Quest III (Super Famicom remake)
- Thief
- Dragon Quest III: HD-2D Remake
- Beastmaster
- Pictomancer
- Arithmetician
- Adeline
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Dragon Quest series
- Cartographer
- Dragon Quest V
- Dragon Quest Monsters
- EarthBound
- Ness
- Dracky
- Final Fantasy XV
- Ignis
- Gladiolus
- Prompto
- Quina
- Final Fantasy IX
Insert Credit Quick Break: The Storied Sword, available digitally and physically (26:57)

5: Pro Skater 4 asks, how would you cast a Fatal Fury movie? (28:36)
6: If you could instantly put any game on every iPhone, what would it be? (35:34)
7: What’s the Air Bud (1997) of video games? (41:02)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Bart Vs. The Simpsons (46:23)

Recommendations and Outro (54:09):
- Frank: Please donate to the Video Game History Foundation this Giving Tuesday
- Brandon: more of a review than a recommendation, but The Beekeeper (2024) is like John Wick but not very good and doesn’t make any sense and doesn’t have stakes, “dune scene” from untitled louise weard castration movie, Shangri-La Frontier if you like anime with leveling up
- Ash: Stream Not Like Us as much as possible
- Jaffe: One Piece
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2 December 2024, 6:07 am
1 hour 15 minutes

Ep. 365 - Post-Crisis Sonic 2
The finest panel in video games covers Sony buying Kadokawa, relitigates what counts as games versus DLC, and brings you the exclusive reveal of the Nintendo Listo. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: Brandon, two years ago when Microsoft bought Blizzard Activision, you proposed something that would be really funny that Sony could do to retaliate. Do you remember what it was? (05:35)
2: At what point is a game’s DLC worth judging as its own entity? (12:08)
3: What’s the biggest gulf in difference between a game’s singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and what’s the biggest golf in video games? (21:17)
4: What is the Nintendo Listo? (24:58)
Apology Corner: None of the Hansons from Hanson are dead (32:54)
- Hanson
- The Hanson Brothers
5: Feral asks, what are your favorite completely missable areas in video games?
6: What is the Morbius of video games? (42:50)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (48:37)

Recommendations and Outro (01:03:37):
- Frank: Maybe play Dragon Quest XI, but more specifically, just lean into being comfortable right now
- Brandon: Dark Crystal - Minako Yoshida, The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, know that the Hakkaider blu-ray is a bad quality transfer
- Ash: (For Geoff Keighley specifically) Get the Flute Guy and ReFantazio Chanting Monk on the same stage to heal the world
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25 November 2024, 1:44 am
1 hour 8 minutes

Ep. 364 - Way More Chooms, with Kieron Gillen
Author and journalist Kieron Gillen joins the panel to cover the golden age of games journalism, Squaresoft’s 1996 SNES licensed X-Men JRPG, and the mysterious Hat Man. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Kieron Gillen. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: What’s the difference between game culture and comics culture? (04:44)
2: In tabletop game design, how do you make a game that allows players to do anything, while maintaining a unique identity? (10:03)
3: What’s the closest a video game has come to ruining your life? (17:19)
4: The year is 1996. Squaresoft wants you to design their final game for the SNES, a licensed X-Men RPG. What have you got? (27:22)
5: PersonalMatthew asks, how important is it that someone writing about videogames be “good” at videogames? (34:33)
6: What was the golden age of video game journalism? (40:53)
LIGHTNING ROUND: High Scoring (47:22)

Recommendations and Outro (57:22):
- Kieron: The Power Fantasy, We Called Them Giants
- Frank: Go read Kieron’s comics
- Brandon: If you’re feeling cold tuck your shirt into your pants, Manga documentary 1982, The Great Cleric if you want some extremely mid anime, follow Brandon on Bluesky
- Ash: Game Changers on HBO Max
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18 November 2024, 6:51 am
1 hour 20 minutes

Ep. 363 - Love in the Time of Dragons
Your new Insert Credit panel, now including Ash Parrish of The Verge, discusses Dragon Age fanfiction, the best video game music of the last ten years, and a Spice Girls nude code. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

The beginning of this episode features some words from Brandon Sheffield on personal loss, the election, and what we can do going forward. The usual intro begins at (09:01). Thank you.
1: Have video games completely realized the concept of importing your data from one game to the next? (20:59)
2: What do people really mean when they talk about learning curves? (27:46)
3: What’s up with video games having “Dragon” in the title and then not having very many dragons? (33:41)
4: Which video game character is tattooed on the most human bodies? (38:47)
- Mario
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Pikachu
- Ribbit King
- 1-Up Mushroom
- Hylian Shield
- Triforce
- Space Invaders
- Pac-Man
- Squirtle
- Bulbasaur
- Snorlax
- Magikarp
- Mew
- Gengar
- Slime
- Shanghai Dragons
- Overwatch
- Genji
- Hanzo
The Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppy Cam! (44:34)

5: Esther Weinbach asks, what is the most important thing you’ve ever learned from a video game? (45:38)
6: Can you think of a single piece of memorable video game music from the past ten years? (54:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Celebrity Gamers (01:00:09)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:00):
- Brandon: Give your coupons to people who seem like they need them, Monoxide Brothers, Megumi Hayashibara’s The Characters Taught Me Everything
- Ash: Get a puppy, the What is White French Dressing? episode of Aw, Would You Look At The Time
- Jaffe: 52 Pickup, the first three seasons of Slayers
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11 November 2024, 12:28 pm
1 hour 19 minutes

Ep. 362 - Official Mario Bong, with Mathew Kumar
Game designer and author Mathew Kumar joins a panel guest hosted by editor Esper Quinn to cover famous famiclones, the latest in Nintendo developments, and Tommy Tallarico’s unexpected ascent into backgammon legend. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Mathew Kumar. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: merritt k asks, what are some of the more interesting bootleg or knockoff consoles? (06:50)
- Pegasus
- famiclone
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- EA FIFA series
- Battletank
- Circus Charlie
- Phantom System
- Dendy
- Xiao Bawang
- Handheld TV game
- Frogger
- Scramble
- Commodore 64
- ZDog
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- Zdinarsik (Z-Dog)
- Battle City
- Bomberman
- PC Engine
- Ghostbusters II
- Predator
2: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part II Chapter 2 - Online Network Test (20:16)
3: What The Hell Is Going On At Nintendo? Part III - Nintendo Music (26:50)
4: At this point in your life, what would it take to get you to play more video games? (32:34)
5: Is Tommy Tallarico a backgammon champion now? (40:37)
6: Alex Jaffe asks, what is the strongest emotion that video games can produce? (43:49)
- Super Princess Peach
7: If you, somehow, wrote an essay for every game you’ve finished, what would you do with those? (51:04)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Magic: the Gathering Cards (58:24)
Recommendations and Outro (01:10:45):
- Frank: UFO 50
- Mathew: It’s very easy to replace your showerhead and shower cartridge, Every Game I’ve Finished 14>24 by Mathew Kumar
- Brandon: Mariko Tone - Purple Rose
- Esper: The YouTube version of this very podcast
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4 November 2024, 3:37 am
1 hour 18 minutes

Ep. 361 - Specdracular 2024, with merritt k
Writer and game designer merritt k joins the Insert Credit panel on the most haunted podcast of the year, delving into how one really evokes fear in games, Skibidi Toilet costumes, and vampire streaming services. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34)
2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32)
3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26)
4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03)
5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17)
6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23)
7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41)
8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34)
FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:22):
- Merritt: Fledgling Manor on Steam and itch.io, Retro Game Zine Issue 001 - It Came From The Desert,
- Frank: Vote, and not Republican.
- Brandon: Vote for Harris regardless of whether or not you like her and her many problems, let’s get those fascists back in the ground where they belong, Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Desert Golfing
- Jaffe: Consider phone banking for the Environmental Voter Project, send us your homemade Horrible Buzzers to possibly hear them in the show!
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28 October 2024, 5:30 am
2 hours 5 minutes

insert credit #360: tim rogers enjoys 36 xbox 360 games

View the full video for this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi7Sfj3quMA

00:00 - introduction 20:06 - #36 22:53 - #35 25:26 - #34 27:50 - #33 30:29 - #32 33:03 - #31 25:41 - #30 38:27 - #29 41:08 - #28 43:50 - #27 46:30 - #26 48:54 - #25 51:56 - #24 54:16 - #23 56:50 - #22 59:41 - #21 1:02:23 - #20 1:04:39 - #19 1:07:07 - #18 1:09:54 - #17 1:12:31 - #16 1:15:03 - #15 1:17:25 - #14 1:19:51 - #13 1:22:38 - #12 1:25:06 - #11 1:27:46 - #10 1:30:26 - #9 1:33:11 - #8 1:36:08 - #7 1:39:02 - #6 1:41:49 - #5 1:44:32 - #4 1:47:07 - #3 1:49:40 - #2 + #1 2:00:44 - outroduction

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22 October 2024, 10:43 pm
1 hour 42 minutes

Ep. 359 - Be Curious, with Ash Parrish
Ash Parrish of The Verge returns as host to implement new segments, consider community Halo grievances, and weigh evidence that Frank might have been the first person to ever draw a dick in Pictochat. Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: When did animals pivot from enemies to allied NPCs in video games? (13:58)
2: (New Segment) What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part I - Alarmo (23:00)
3: What should Nintendo’s next lifestyle product be? (31:20)
4: What the hell is going on at Nintendo? Part II - Switch Online Playtest (34:15)
5: (New Segment) r/OffMyChest (43:00)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Metaphor: ReFanpastio (01:19:28)

Recommendations and Outro (01:29:34):
- Frank: Own your media, if you know what Frank means, and Frank don’t mean disks, if you know what Frank means
- Brandon: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, 12 Angry Men (1957), don’t forget to watch good things if you’re a person who enjoys trash things, The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
- Tim: Frankenstein (1931)
- Ash: The Animatrix (2003)
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14 October 2024, 6:05 am
1 hour 28 minutes

Ep. 358 - Soak the Hippo, Save the World, with Ash Parrish
Reporter for The Verge Ash Parrish guests hosts our panel as they correctly guess the discourse around Zelda and Dragon Age, briefly review Megalopolis, and develop a free exclusive phrase you can use! Hosted by Ash Parrish, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:
1: Are there any games that take heavily from Jewish mythology? (11:01)
2: How do you feel about the direction Dragon Age is going? (19:16)
3: What is the Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (36:56)
4: Design a serious triple-A video game about Moo Deng (44:45)
5: How can Nintendo make a well-rounded all-ages video game with a female protagonist that isn’t Samus? (48:34)
6: Design a game starring either Princess Peach or Zelda (56:58)
LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (01:03:32)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:43):
- Frank: Sometimes you should have a burrito
- Tim: See Megalopolis (2024) in theaters. If you want it to be a good movie, watch Metropolis (1927), Metropolis (2001), Nosferatu (1920), and at the lowest framerate possible Intolerance (1916), as well as Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), and also you should have seen The Godfather (1972)
- Brandon: Reservation Dogs season 3, the original Bubblegum Crisis OVAs, The Left Hand of Darkness
- Ash: Appleseed (1988), Dandadan
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7 October 2024, 5:48 am
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