Ep. 365 - Post-Crisis Sonic 2

The finest panel in video games covers Sony buying Kadokawa, relitigates what counts as games versus DLC, and brings you the exclusive reveal of the Nintendo Listo. 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: Viewtiful Joe Bob & George SMS Power Forums FanFiction.Net Warlock - World of Warcraft Forums World of WarCraft Neo Geo Pocket 1: Brandon, two years ago when Microsoft bought Blizzard Activision, you proposed something that would be really funny that Sony could do to retaliate. Do you remember what it was? (05:35) Microsoft completes Activision Blizzard acquisition FromSoftware parent company confirms Sony’s acquisition interest Spike Chunsoft Acquire Octopath Traveler Tenchu series Shinobi series Stray Demon’s Souls Morbius (2022) George R. R. Martin PaRappa the Rapper Kingdom Hearts series Playstation All Stars Battle Royale Danganronpa Bloodborne 2: At what point is a game’s DLC worth judging as its own entity? (12:08) Geoff Keighley The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Elden Ring Hidetaki Miyazaki Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree D.I.C.E. Awards Emmy Awards Fortnite Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales Final Fantasy XIV Online Among Us Final Fantasy XIV Online: Endwalker Hideo Kojima International Game Developers Association 3: What’s the biggest gulf in difference between a game’s singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and what’s the biggest golf in video games? (21:17) Golden Tee Golf series Desert Golfing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 What the Golf? Golf with Your Friends PangYa Mario Party series 4: What is the Nintendo Listo? (24:58) The first mention of the Listo in ep. 363 Nintendo Alarmo Wii Fit Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! PalmPilot The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Picross Chocobo GameFAQs Playdate Listicle Resetera Apology Corner: None of the Hansons from Hanson are dead (32:54) Hanson The Hanson Brothers 5: Feral asks, what are your favorite completely missable areas in video games? Metal Slug 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Hidden Palace Zone Hidden Palace Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Christian Whitehead Sonic Mania Crisis on Infinite Earths The Doomsday Zone Star Wars: Outlaws Super Mario Bros. 6: What is the Morbius of video games? (42:50) Morbius (2022) Deadly Premonition The Callisto Protocol Dead Space Playstation All Stars Battle Royale Fat Princess Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The Sinister Six Dead2y Premonition: A Blessing in Disguise Corecell Technology Co., Ltd. Wicked Monsters: BLAST! Hidetaka Suehiro The Lord of the Rings: Gollum Aliens: Colonial Marines Bubsy series Dragon Age: Origins Jared Leto Thirty Seconds to Mars LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (48:37) Recommendations and Outro (01:03:37): Frank: Maybe play Dragon Quest XI, but more specifically, just lean into being comfortable right now Brandon: Dark Crystal - Minako Yoshida, The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti, know that the Hakkaider blu-ray is a bad quality transfer Ash: (For Geoff Keighley specifically) Get the Flute Guy and ReFantazio Chanting Monk on the same stage to heal the world This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!