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• Ep. 410 - Games Somerton, with Mathew Kumar

  Writer and developer Mathew Kumar guest hosts the panel, covering the Balatro of coin flips, Bitmap Books bad decisions, and especially crude actions performed by Rabbids. Hosted by Mathew Kumar, 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: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Gremlins (1984) “Avatar! Northern Britannia has entered into a new age of enlightenment!” 1: Why are coin flips so hot right now? (02:47) Unfair Flips Universal Paperclips Q-UP Is An Esport About How Ridiculous Esports Are Balatro Former District Attorney Harvey Dent Anton Chigurh No Country for Old Men Cookie Clicker Northernlion Minecraft Candy Crush Saga 2: What was Nintendo thinking with the weird baby animation? (08:29) Nintendo’s “Close to You” animated short is a mysterious surprise Pikmin series Nintendo Pictures Marvel’s Wolverine - First Trailer Super Mario Bros. (1993) Shigeru Miyamoto 3: How does Bitmap Books dig themselves out of the hole they just dug for themselves? (14:47) Bitmap Books First Post Bitmap Books Second Post Bitmap books not looking so hot here “Games Somerton” James Somerton 4: Who will make the reconstruction-era Assassin’s Creed game now? (21:40) Assassin’s Creed game canceled to avoid racist backlash MachineGames Grace Walker One Battle After Another (2025) Assassins Creed: Shadows UPN Living Single Girlfriends Black-ish Abbott Elementary Ghost of Yotei artist fired after Kirk killing joke 5: Esper Quinn asks, if you could take the assets from any existing game and make a different game, what would you take from, and what would you make? (29:47) Assassin’s Creed series Rabbids series Inside The Muppets ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Auto Modellista Shaun of the Dead (2004) Brave Prove Final Fantasy Tactics Final Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy VII Miles “Tails” Prower 6: What’s the video game you have the warmest feelings about? (36:47) Ultima series Akalabeth & Ultima I Retrospective | The First Age of Darkness Fallout: New Vegas Dragon Age series Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit NSYNC Gears of War 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand The Smiths Final Zone II Last Alert Resident Evil 4 7: The Zine Fairy has gifted you with resources and time to make a bizarrely specific zine. What’s it about? (43:06) Quake Duke Nukem 3D Turok: Dinosaur Hunter GoldenEye 007 Alien: Resurrection Black Desert Online Dragon Age series MobyGames The Toilets of Final Fantasy VII Remake Borderlands 4 The Video Game Soda Machine Project LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Matt Farley & Charlie Roxburgh Films (49:41) Recommendations and Outro (58:04): Frank: Disney’s Donald Duck: Goin’ Quackers Brandon: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) Ash: Get some sleep Mathew: Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, exp. zine, Mathew Kumar’s Patreon 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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• Ep. 409 - Silent Hilf

  Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield cover Silent Hill f, the sacrifice of EA to the monster of private capital, and thirty PlayStation hot takes. Hosted by Esper Quinn, 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: Laparoscopy “Don’t you dare throw chunks.” Tetris Effect Lumines Arise Silent Hill f Hollow Knight: Silksong Rhythm Heaven 1: Y’all playin’ that Hilf? (05:29) Silent Hill series Al Yang Konami Kingdom Hearts series Lucy James Pyramid Head 2: EA got bought. That’s not good, right? (14:53) Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion EA’s new owners are making “a huge bet” on generative AI cost-cutting to help repay a $20 billion loan, claims report Madden series Battlefield series EA Sports FC series Rockstar finally fixed the disastrous GTA remastered trilogy years after it released BioWare The Sims series Xbox One Xbox ROG Ally 3: What do you think the CEO of Nintendo of America does? (21:03) Nintendo Of America President Doug Bowser Announces Retirement Reggie Fils-Aimé Sega Genesis Mother 3 Pokemon GO 4: Which real world non-extinct animal is presented as the most powerful in video games?(24:39) Lion Wolf Gorilla Donkey Kong Shark Red Dead Redemption II T-Rex Komodo dragon Dragon Grizzly bear Legendary Axe Golden Axe Tiger Tokyo Jungle 5: What is a “real gamer?” (26:35) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sam Bankman-Fried Super Smash Bros. series Legend of Zelda series Valorant Counter-Strike Words With Friends Wordle Spelling Bee Zach Gage Puzzmo 6: Are there protest video games? (32:02) 1000xRESIST Mouthwashing Jack Thompson This War of Mine Spec Ops: The Line Disco Elysium itch.io Despelote Consume Me Hades II Ghost of Yōtei LIGHTNING ROUND: 30 Years of PlayStation (42:02) Recommendations and Outro (52:51): Brandon: Kimimi the Game Eating She-Monster, Coyote Media, skip the commentary track for Blood of Heroes, Makeruna! Makendou 2 - Versus Menu Music Frank: Silent Hill f, Coyote Media Ash: Log off, get your uterus checked out if you have a uterus Esper: J2ME, DoCoMo i-mode, KDDI ezWeb, etc. The Mobile Gaming of ol’ thread, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads (i actually watched this the day after recording but since I write the show notes i’m going to recommend it here, it’s less than 2 hours to watch the whole first season and it’s incredible) 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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• Ep. 408 - Nacho Cheevos, with Merritt K, Simone de Rochefort, and Liz Ryerson

  Special guests Simone de Rochefort, Liz Ryerson, and merritt k have a very normal episode discussing obscure Doom wads, action game brand deals for jeans, and sending celebrities to Silent Hill. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Merritt K, Simone de Rochefort, and Liz Ryerson. 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: Simone de Rochefort Frank Cifaldi Liz Ryerson Ash Parrish merritt k Brandon Sheffield Simone de Rochefort “Shucks! Well, let’s go for a kill time.” Ken Griffey Jr. 1: What is the most niche video game you have the most opinions about? (03:42) Tearaway PS Vita A.L.T. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series Neon Genesis Evangelion Fatboy Slim BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT Supper Mario Broth post about Tokimeki songs in Mario 64 El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Edwin Jeans Sawaki Takeyasu Steel Battalion Starnaut Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8 Monster Energy - Death Stranding Fortnite 2: What are the most complex buzzwords in video games that are actually useful for discussion? (12:16) Metroidvania Topher Florence The Goonies II Pitfall II: Lost Caverns PlayStation Ultimate list of popular, gaming-related terms Summoning Salt 3: If you could go back to the primordial soup of video game music, what would you add? (17:58) Yellow Magic Orchestra Yes Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure meme Nobou Uematsu Elton John The Beatles Earthbound The Beach Boys Hirokazu Tanaka Keiichi Suzuki Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World New Order Imagine Dragons OC Remix Dream Theater 4: If you could send any real world celebrity to Silent Hill who would it be? (22:11) Silent Hill James Woods Woody Allen Chris Pratt Parks and Recreation Keanu Reeves Pyramid Head Johnny Depp Louis C.K. Charles Martinet Paul Giamatti Heather Mason Olivia Rodrigo Sydney Sweeney Nowhere (1997) Fran Drescher Charles Nelson Riley Martin Short Clifford (1994) Jiminy Glick Alice in Wonderland (1999) Whoopi Goldberg P. T. Anderson Inherent Vice (2014) P.T. 5: Kiko B asks, what are the nacho cheese and cool ranch of video games? (30:18) Doritos Battle pass Gacha game 6: Which video game character could you see yourself being friends with, but would also be the most annoying person in your friend group? (33:33) Sonic the Hedgehog series Jacob Frye Assassins Creed: Syndicate Warframe Gex Howard Stern Andrew Dice Clay Dana Gould Elvira Rip Taylor Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957) Ed Wood Solid Snake Bubsy Anachronox Democratus Grumpos Matavastros World of WarCraft LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade Of Our Own (40:14) Recommendations and Outro (53:41): Liz: Michael Haneke films, submissions are open for the Experimental Game Showcase merritt: Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road, If You’re Driving, Close Your Eyes Simone: Strange Antiquities 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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• Ep. 407 - Generosity Friend, with Lucy James

  Gamespot’s Lucy James joins the panel to cover the Nintendo Direct, $100,000 collector’s editions of games, and being friends with Sonic characters. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Lucy James. 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: Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater CalorieMate Hideo Kojima Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Robert Redford Yuji Naka Diddy Kong Pathologic 2 The Darkness Silent Hill series Hollow Knight “For the Generosity friends. For the Innocent fighters. AS YOU……” Chainsaw Man 1: How about that Nintendo Direct? (04:10) Nintendo Direct 9.12.2025 Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online Fight for glory in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave coming to the Switch 2 next year Metroid Prime 4 goes beyond, launching this December Nintendo Direct September 2025: all the news and trailers Super Mario Galaxy 2 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Virtual Boy Nintendo Labo Nintendo reveals replica Talking Flower Baby Yoda Bop It! Star Wars: The Mandalorian The Child Edition 2: What are the greatest acts of hubris in the history of game development? (11:03) Peter Molyneux WELL BAM there it is NFTs John Romero’s Daikatana Doom HitRECord founder responds to backlash over crowdsourcing assets for Beyond Good and Evil 2 Rayman Origins Beyond Good & Evil Uncle Pey’j Helldivers II SmartGlass Game of Thrones Dark 3: When has a video game benefitted the most from the involvement of a celebrity? (17:16) Joseph Gordon-Levitt 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Warhammer 40,000 Henry Cavill Curt Schilling Kingdoms of Amalur series Usher Just Dance series Dance Central 3 Samuel L. Jackson Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Sean Connery 007: From Russia With Love Fortnite Call of Duty series Nicki Minaj Street Fighter series Nicki Minaj - Chun-Li Phil Collins Phil Collins animated biopic set in the world of Grand Theft Auto Robbie Williams Better Man (2024) Pharrell Williams Piece By Piece (2024) 4: What features would you include in a $100,000 collectors edition of a game? (23:25) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Baldur’s Gate III Todd Howard Randy Pitchford How Long To Beat Hollow Knight: Silksong IGN 5: SwirlTheNumber asks, could there ever be a good Garfield game? (31:00) Garfield Garfield Kart 2: All You Can Drift Cooking Mama series Nermal GarfieldEats Garfield licensees Gex Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Hello Kitty Snoopy Mickey Mouse Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse King Mickey Kingdom Hearts series Epic Mickey series Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) 6: What are some examples of video game writing you really love? (38:19) Grand Theft Auto V Franklin Clinton Grace Walker Wolfenstein: The New Order Debra Wilson Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Amanda Waller Joker Batman: Arkham Knight Paul Dini Harley Quinn Batman: the Animated Series Grand Theft Auto IV Dishonored Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Bashi Bazook: Morphoid Masher 7: Which video game character do you think you could be friends with, but would be the most difficult person in your friend group? (44:42) Sonic the Hedgehog Ryuji Persona 5 My Hero Academia Minoru Mineta Shadow the Hedgehog Rouge the Bat Knuckles the Echidna Miles “Tails” Prower Charmy Bee Cream the Rabbit Knuckles’ Chaotix LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Hollow Knight (50:34) Recommendations and Outro (54:42): Frank: Support your local PBS station Lucy: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, GameSpot and Friends Per Second Ash: Anciliary Justice, 30 Minute Missions Jaffe: 52 Pickup, 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 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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• Ep. 406 - Sextuple A, with Esper Quinn

  Podcast Editor and Game Industry Analyst Esper Quinn joins the panel to cover why Silksong’s price doesn’t matter, what the A’s in AAAAA-Game stand for, and the Loudness War. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Esper Quinn. 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: GDQ Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog Ivan Drago “It’s a Russian taunt” Void Stranger Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Hollow Knight: Silksong Sid Meier’s Civilization V Magic: the Gathering The Sims 2 Hyper Gunsport Gunhouse Demonschool Oh, Deer! 1: Ash Parrish asks: Frank, have you gotten to the ladder in Snake Eater? (06:34) Triangle Strategy Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Taylor Swift Cynthia Harrell Vincent Diamante 2: What is the hardest console, currently and historically, to develop video games for? (10:54) PlayStation 3 Sega Saturn Atari Jaguar PlayStation Xbox 360 Casio Loopy Atari 2600 Nintendo Entertainment System Spacewar! Atari 7800 Amiga Sega Dreamcast 3: What is the most common thing to change in a video game’s first sequel? (16:47) Borderlands 4 Metroid series Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Resident Evil series Yakuza series Miles “Tails” Prower Miles Morales Sonic the Hedgehog series Pokemon series Klefki Sinistea Mimikyu Pikachu Pokemon Legends: Z-A Tandemaus Maushold Blue’s Clues The Spice Family 4: What do each of the A’s in Quintuple A stand for? (22:01) GTA 6 Is The First “AAAAA Game,” Industry Veteran Says Grand Theft Auto VI Devolver Digital Hot Coffee XTC - Making Plans For Nigel Blazing Saddles (1974) Mel Brooks Richard Pryor 5: Anonymous asks, why do so few indie games share their price before launch? (28:17) Borderlands 4 turns off your brain and turns on the fun In Silksong, spite is my motivation to keep playing 6: What is the main reason someone will buy a video game? (34:51) The Matrix Revolutions (2003) The Toys That Built America Frank on the History Channel with the subtitle “This is epic.” Fortnite Minecraft Trojan Vision Mystery Science Theater 3000 G4 LIGHTNING ROUND: Clown Car (42:30) Recommendations and Outro (48:51): Brandon: Final Draft if you want to watch a bad competition show, release Tracie Spencer’s Naturelle album from 1993 if you work for Capitol Records Ash: Great British Bake-Off, Wildcard Kitchen Frank: Antiques Roadshow Jaffe: Esper Quinn is available for audio and video editing services Esper: Alex Jaffe is available for hosting and voice acting services, follow my partner and love of nine years Ripley, don’t watch Big Brother 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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