Ep. 314 - Tofurtacular Thank Tank

Every member of the Insert Credit panel gathers for a feast of questions regarding cartridge consumption, Tom Cruise title changes, and Bangai-O. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: How would video games be different if the concept of a sequel didn’t exist? (10:39) How do you keep enemy encounters from feeling repetitive? (17:53) What’s the best law to break in a video game? (24:28) What is the best jump noise in video games? (32:03) What’s the worst first impression you’ve had of a game due to outside circumstances? (37:58) What video game cartridge or disc would you like to eat the most? (43:02) What can the U.S. healthcare system learn from healthcare in video games? (49:04) What are the greatest non-corporate rivalries in video games? (55:09) Is it possible to make a competitive multiplayer game completely diagetic to its story? (01:00:55) Has a piano ever been dropped on or near someone in a video game to great effect? (01:06:14) Should fall damage be phased out? (01:11:09) How would you explain Bangai-O to your mom? (01:18:03) LIGHTNING ROUND: Potpourri (01:25:36) Recommendations and Outro (01:30:02) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series Alex Jaffe Insert Credit Patreon (The Dirtbag) Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag Topher Florence Tofurky Impossible Foods Be’f Repo Man (1984) Taylor Swift Mission: Impossible Tom Cruise Nintendo Entertainment System Balloon Fight Clu Clu Land Urban Champion Popeye Donkey Kong Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. Yume Kōjō: Dokidoki Panic Super Mario Bros. 2 Metroid The Legend of Zelda Kid Icarus Psycho Fox DEcapAttack Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibōken Wonder Boy series Brave Fencer Musashi Threads of Fate Yu Suzuki After Burner Space Harrier OutRun Fire Emblem series Gunstar Heroes Chrono Trigger Dragon Quest series Final Fantasy series Pokémon series Final Fantasy VII Cliff Bleszinski LawBreakers Uncharted series Animal Crossing series Cyberpunk 2077 Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series Atari Jaguar Virtual Boy Wii U Deca Sports MLB The Show series Spider-Man 2 Power Pros Super Mario series Mega Man series The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sonic the Hedgehog series The Witness Jonathan Blow Elon Musk Elden Ring Joseph Conrad Vladimir Nabokov Minecraft Markus “Notch” Persson GameCube PlayStation 5 HuCard PlayStation Vita Nintendo Switch Yes, Nintendo Switch cartridges taste terrible PC Engine John Woo Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) All You Need Is Kill Pokémon Center Call of Duty series Control Gears of War series Alan Wake II Pregnant Elsa Dies at Dentist Daigo Umehara Justin Wong Evo Moment 37 Kazuma Kiryu Goro Majima SonicFox Battlefield series Cloud Strife Sephiroth Capcom SNK Marvel Monday Night Combat Apex Legends Football Manager Videoball Tokimeki Memorial Boku no Natsuyasumi Destiny Hyper Gunsport Looney Tunes licensees WarioWare series Bugs Bunny Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Coyote vs. Acme The Day the Clown Cried Dave the Diver CTR: Crash Team Racing Mario Kart series Super Mario 64 Bangai-O Recommendations: Tim: Check out some cheese, drink whole milk if you’re gonna drink milk, Brandon: RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop Jaffe: 52 Pickup 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!