The Insert Credit Show

• Ep. 385 - David Uncage

  Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield answer Alex Jaffe’s questions on A Minecraft Movie, canceling people in gaming, and most importantly, the SCUMPI II. 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: Downfall (2004) 1: Mike Drucker asks, what’s an exactly correctly rated game? (01:49) Deadly Premonition Metacritic Blue Prince Mother Brain The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Mario Kart World 2: Ash, what was it like covering a console launch? (06:45) Everything we know so far about the Nintendo Switch 2 Bomberman: Act:Zero Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Arms Wii Sports Ethan Gach Stephen Totilo 3: What do you think A Minecraft Movie is? (13:30) A Minecraft Movie (2025) Minecraft Tenacious D Jack Black Nobunaga’s Ambition Bowser Claptrap Steve Borderlands (2024) The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Minions (2015) Paw Patrol Anastasia (1997) 4: Who would you go back in time and cancel? (19:19) The Apprentice Mark Burnett Joss Whedon Jack Tramiel Atari Jaguar Sega Genesis Mark Kern Palmer Luckey Insert Credit Quick Break: Undercover Shot, available as NES cartridge and digital download (24:17) 5: Blabbo asks, what game developer or studio would you free from their current IP? (25:45) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Shu Takumi Ace Attorney series Super Smash Brothers series Masahiro Sakurai Kirby Harvey Smith Deus Ex series Tōru Iwatani Pac-Man Otamatone Hirokazu Yasuhara Sonic the Hedgehog series Final Fantasy XII Yasumi Matsuno Crimson Shroud David Cage Star Wars Ken Levine 6: What’s a question you’ve always had about video games but haven’t been able to get a good answer for? (30:56) Jesus Christ Princess Peach Sailor Moon Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Oddjob Goldeneye 007 SCRUMPI II WonderSwan Gunpei Yokoi Game Boy Super Mario Bros. 3 Monty Python Super Mario Bros. 2 PC Engine Super Mario 3D World 7: What is the drinking eight glasses of water a day of video games? (37:15) Ring Fit Adventure Pokemon GO Pokéwalker Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Nintendo DS Beyoncé Dr. Mario Nintendo Entertainment System Kelly Rowland Rhythm Heaven Rhythm Heaven Groove Golden Sun commercial Picross series LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Name Chaining (42:05) Credit Report (44:33) Recommendations and Outro (44:50): Frank: PEPPERED: an existential platformer Ash: let’s not do this Lightning Round again, The Blue Prince, Promise Mascot Agency, Monaco 2, Talos Principle Remake, Crashlands 2, Hollywood Animal, Pilo and the Holobook, Girls Made Pudding, Signal Creek, Willow Guard, Harpagun, Kaya’s Prophecy, Time Gal & Ninja Hayate HD, SnowRunner, Dave the Diver DLC Brandon: let’s do this Lightning Round again, check out the Galaxies Showcase, vote for Barbara Lee, do not vote for Lauren Taylor, Yuen Hop Co, Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland Jaffe: DC Action News This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Undercover Shot, available as NES cartridge and digital download and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 384 - Keighleyme Pie, with Mike Drucker

  Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Mike Drucker joins Brandon and Esper in answering Alex Jaffe’s questions on the Nintendo S2iitch, the ultimate fan experience, and the impossibility of defending your Persona 5 romance choice. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Brandon Sheffield, Esper Quinn, and Mike Drucker. 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: Judas Priest Topic Lords Full Frontal with Samantha Bee The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Bill Nye Saves the World Good Game, No Rematch Aftermath Hours Kinda Funny 1: Hey, you guys hear about the Switch 2? (03:19) Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 Princess Peach’s New Outfits Tom Nook Barbie Barbie series Bratz series Mario Paint Astro Bot Super Mario Maker series Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a virtual guide to the console, but you have to pay for it WarioWare series 1-2 Switch Nintendo Switch Sports Mario Kart World CD Projekt Game Boy Advance Wii U Bloodborne The Duskbloods 2: What’s the hardest problem you’ve ever had to solve in game writing or localization? (09:16) Samurai Showdown series Masahiro Sakurai Ep. 284 - Let Me Be Frank, with Simone de Rochefort Trojan Vision 3: What games have fundamentally changed the way you think about video games? (13:52) WarioWare series You Have To Burn The Rope NiGHTS into Dreams… Balatro Magic: the Gathering Indika Crow Country Silent Hill series Soma 4: Improv Zone: My Uncle at Nintendo (19:25) Pokemon Red & Blue Pikablu Super Smash Brothers series Fortnite Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Spider-Man Kraven the Hunter (2024) Black Cat Catwoman (2004) Madame Web (2024) 5: Steve with a B asks, what is the best thing about the video game industry, and what is the worst thing about the video game industry? (24:55) Peggle Wordle Bubble Bobble 6: What is the best video game ad you’ve seen on an actual television? (28:41) Merge Mansion commercials Candy Crush Saga Gears of War “mad world” commercial Final Fantasy VII commercial Sega Saturn Crash Bandicoot commercial Toonami Aftermath Metal Gear Solid commercial Mega Man 3 commercial Drakengard WWE collaboration The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Reaction Guys / Gaijin 4Koma David Lynch PS2 commercials Dreamcast commercial Segata Sanshiro Super Smash Brothers commercial 7: Who is the Jimmy Fallon of video games? (35:08) Jimmy Fallon Geoff Keighley Borderlands series Randy Pitchford Jay Leno Persona 5 Reggie Fils-Aimé Super Smash Brothers series Marth Mario Kart series Bowser Donkey Kong Yoshi Toad 8: Brandon asks, what’s it like writing video game award shows? (40:41) Tim Schafer D.I.C.E. Awards Golden Globe Awards ESPY Awards The Game Awards Embracer Group Mystery Science Theater 3000 Tom Servo R.O.B. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Metal Sonic E3 LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Panic at the Disco! Singles (46:10) Recommendations and Outro (50:07): Mike: Good Game, No Rematch available on Amazon and Other Better places Brandon: Harvey Keitel’s accent in Star Knight (1985) Esper: DC Action News, Common Side Effects This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Insert Credit Gaiden #11 - Aaron Stewart-Ahn Is a Very Silly Boy

  Screenwriter Aaron Stewart-Ahn hangs out with Brandon to talk about why plot isn’t so important, the career resurgence of Nicolas Cage, and Werner Herzog’s splash damage. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Aaron Stewart-Ahn. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Mandy (2018) David Lynch Lynch on Lynch The Substance (2024) Coralie Fargeat Panos Cosmatos On the Silver Globe (1988) Boba Fett Casual Viewing Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe Baldur’s Gate series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Christopher Ford P.T. Guillermo del Toro Twin Peaks The Hardy Boys Inland Empire (2006) Basket Case (1982) David Cronenberg Chappell Roan Pink Pony Club Konami Koji Igarashi Yuji Naka Sonic the Hedgehog Toshihiro Nagoshi Neon Genesis Evangelion Hideaki Anno Christopher Lambert Kyle MacLachlan Rutger Hauer Nicolas Cage Pig (2021) Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021) Sion Sono Bringing Out the Dead (1999) Wild at Heart (1990) Face Off (1997) John Woo Michael Caine Vampire’s Kiss (1989) Con Air (1997) Werner Herzog Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Kate Bush The Line, the Cross, and the Curve (1993) Faroudja Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 383 - The Monster...Hunter

  The finest minds in video games cover both GDC and the Nintendo Direct, furniture options when playing games, and jade dizzies. Plus, a credit is spent! 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: Hoka Bondi 7 Hootie & the Blowfish Darius Rucker Metaverse IZOD General Zod Credit Report (03:16) 1: merritt k asks, what game would you give the modern rerelease treatment? (04:55) Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties Bubsy series Digital Eclipse NieR The Last of Us: Part II Bloodborne Raw Danger! Road Rash series The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Bullet Witch cavia inc. Bayonetta Fallout: New Vegas 2: Brandon Sheffield asks, what is the wearing a metal band t-shirt of video games? (10:43) Napalm Death Mario Portal The cake is a lie Rock Band Fangamer FM Towns Marty Hudson Soft Games Done Quick Desert Bus for Hope Awesome Games Done Quick’s adorable dog speedrun was just the start Kratos Pac-Man Penny Arcade Sonic the Hedgehog Luigi Woodstock Hello Kitty 3: How was GDC and the Nintendo Direct? (16:23) Games Developer Conference All the news fron Nintendo’s March Direct showcase SaGa Frontier 2 Remaster Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Virtual Game Card Proust Questionnaire Nintendo is launching a news app Alarmo Pokemon Sleep Pokemon Smile Weyland-Yutani Corporation Pikmin Wii CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. Phil Salvador The Cheesecake Factory Macy’s 4: What do you look for in a new couch? (23:47) Seinfeld r/MaleLivingSpace Insert Credit Quick Break - Crime Lake (30:53) 5: Nick asks, describe the first hour of David Cage’s Monster Hunter spin-off. (32:03) Croc: Legend of the Gobbos David Cage Monster Hunter series Monster Hunter (2020) Mila Jovovich Tony Jaa Michelle Yeoh Willem Dafoe The Lighthouse (2019) Shadow of the Colossus Tár (2022) Heavy Rain Palico 6: What’s the weirdest video game opinion you’ve ever heard in your life? (36:34) Gamergate (harassment campaign) Assassins Creed: Shadows PC Engine Bonk series Dragon Age series Return to Monkey Island Monkey Island series 7: Were video games corrupting the youth? (39:51) Mortal Kombat series MrBeast Nintendo Entertainment System Counter-Strike: Global Offensive LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Roblox (44:54) Recommendations and Outro (48:39): Brandon: Prince of Prussia, Bio-Zombie (1998), Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) Frank: A Cat’s-Eye View of Japan Ash: Donate to public media Jaffe: DC Action News This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Crime Lake and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 382 - Proustian Bargaining at GDC 2025

  Brandon Sheffield subjects well known video game characters who just happen to be attending GDC 2025 to the famous Proust Questionnaire. Yes, we know it’s pronounced “proost.” Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Matthew Burns, Frank Cifaldi, Naomi Clark, Nikki Grayson, David Hellman, merritt k, Shannon Liao, Laura Michet, Alx Preston, Liz Ryerson, Phil Salvador, and Derek Yu. 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: Luigi, via merritt k (00:14) Rick Taylor, via Derek Yu (07:12) Astarion Ancunín, via Shannon Liao (11:34) Squall Leonhart, via Phil Salvador (13:55) Headcrab, via Laura Michet (17:50) Samus Aran, via Alx Preston (20:53) Miles “Tails” Prower, via Liz Ryerson (25:44) Alan Wake, via Matthew Burns (31:02) Geralt of Rivia, via Naomi Clark (36:08) Django, via Nikki Grayson (41:30) Tim, via David Hellman (45:15) Princess Peach, via Frank Cifaldi (47:37) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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