Ep. 233 - Pod of Casters, an ICS SNK KOF Roundtable

Cool, cute, and Iori Yagami! Insert Credit Fighting Game Correspondent Patrick Miller hosts Brandon Sheffield, EVO Head Tournament Organizer Andrés “nothingxs” Velasco y Coll and classic Insert Credit writer Azurelore Korrigan to cover the King of Fighters, the fall of SNK, and Insert Credit’s history with both. Questions this week: What brought this panel together? (02:11) What are your fighting game credentials? (10:55) How has SNK’s purchase by a murderous dictator impacted your relationship with the company and King of Fighters series? (18:24) What would an in-person Insert Credit event be like? (28:43) If you disappeared for twenty years, what alias would you return as? (34:49) Why do you play KOF? (41:26) How will Kyo and Iori’s long term relationship unfold? (51:32) Do you think this iteration of SNK is the most successful since the 90’s? (58:39) In a better world, what classic SNK series would you like to come back? (01:07:14) Which game in the series sound design has stuck with you the most? (01:13:03) What is the best outfit in KOF history? (01:20:56) What are your favorite King of Fighters spinoffs and minigames? (01:26:44) Who is the King of Fighters? (01:31:53) LIGHTNING ROUND: Bio Logical (01:37:37) Recommendations and Outro (01:46:56) Ready? Go! to the forums to discuss this episode! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: King of Fighters series Athena Asamiya Kyo Kusanagi Nakoruru Joe Higashi Yashiro Nanakase Angel May Lee Jinju Iori Yagami Clark Still Mai Shiranui King Leona Vanessa Mad Man’s Cafe Street Fighter series Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Skullgirls Asuka 120% Excellent: BURNING Fest. Ga-rou-den Breakblow The Rumble Fish 2 Samurai Shodown series Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman buys 96% of SNK day after KOF XV release Captain Tsubasa West Oakland Punks With Lunch King of Dinosaurs K9999 Akira (1988) Terry Bogard Krohnen McDougall Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Mr. Sakurai Presents “Terry Bogard” Chizuru Kagura Kusanagi Yuki Allegory of the Wind Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Guilty Gear series Metal Slug Tactics Twinkle Star Sprites series Shock Troopers Beast Busters series Athena Crystalis Cool Cool Jam Magician Lord Crossed Swords Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy Ikari Warriors games The King of Fighters (2010) Yashiro Nanakase Shermie Benimaru Nikaido K’ Puzzle Fighter series This is what the King of Fighters MOBA looks like Kunio / Nekketsu High games Team American Sports Duck King Recommendations: Brandon: Casa Sanchez Picoso Chips Azurelore: Far Away Times Andrés: DNOpls, Patrick Miller’s patreon Pat: Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.