Ep. 309 - Jovial Duress

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield answer host Alex Jaffe’s questions and uncover the most Insert Credit thing to ever happen, the latest industry megamerger, and a giant cheese wheel. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: How’d the Atari Jaguar Museum at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo go, Frank? (09:18) Tina Carter asks: Is taking advantage of a a game’s technical system in a single-player environment “cheating”? (19:33) What happens now that Microsoft bought Activision? (25:03) You’re at a family dinner, and your six year old nephew asks if you’ve got any games on your phone. What do you show him? (31:30) Tom Arrow asks: What are some other game franchises that could make interesting use of Sonic & Knuckles ‘Lock On Technology’? (35:28) Design a minigame for Insert Credit: The Video Game. (46:03) LIGHTNING ROUND: Video Game Baby Shoes (52:14) Recommendations and Outro (56:01) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Batman: Arkham series Dragon’s Lair Super Metroid Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition Atari Jaguar Portland Retro Gaming Expo Video Game History Foundation Hasbro Releases Jaguar Publishing Rights Songbird Productions BigPEmu Rayman Ultra Vortek Monkey D. Luffy Boba Fett Imagin HotRod Intra-Oral Camera Bubsy series Blinx: The Time Sweeper Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Baldur’s Gate series Animal Crossing series The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Animal Crossing: New Horizons Review - IGN Boku no Natsuyasumi Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition Call of Duty series Spider-Man 2 Pitfall! Barnstorming SEGA Rally Championship King’s Quest 3-D Ultra Pinball Donkey Kong Land 2 Quest 64 Infinite Jest Leisure Suit Larry series Halo series Candy Crush Saga Overwatch series Diablo series James Corden Carpool Karaoke Jimmy Fallon Random.org Zaga-33 Vampire Survivors Super Hexagon Holedown One pound Sonic & Knuckles Lost Judgment Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City Super Mario Bros. 2 Fallout games Mega Man: Legacy Collection Ghost of Tsushima God of War Horizon: Zero Dawn The Last of Us Marvel Spider-Man Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sonic Superstars Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series The Insert Credit Video Game Ore no Ryōri Diner Dash series The big cheese wheel Recommendations: Brandon: DVLSBLSH zine vol. 1 and 2, check out the writing of Izumi Suzuki This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!