Ep. 367 - Rings Aren't Coins

our Insert Credit Panel covers how a video game might be political, new games for dead consoles, and the Jaffe Cut of Rocky Horror Picture Show. 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: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) “Penis breath” clip Tetris Spelling Bee Sub Hunt PalmPilot Katamari Damacy Guitar Hero series Circus Madden series Call of Duty series Mortal Kombat series Ms. Pac-Man Sonic the Hedgehog series The Lion King Wordle Words With Friends Myst Military Madness AKA Nectaris Advance Wars Mega Man Bayou Billy 1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58) Circus Game & Watch Wide Screen: Fire Animal Well Metal Gear Solid series Mike Tyson Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Galactic Saga G.I. Joe Roadblock The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38) Demonschool Granblue Fantasy: Relink HowLongToBeat.com 3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37) Atari 7800 Sega Dreamcast Sega Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System XenoCrisis Tanglewood Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Asuka 120% series Game Boy itch.io Shantae Game Boy Advance Yuzo Koshiro Streets of Rage 2 Earthion Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. Halo 2600 4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00) PlayStation 1 boot up Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 remake PlayStation 5 boot up PlayStation 2 boot up PlayStation 3 boot up PlayStation 4 boot up PlayStation Studios tag Sony’s Universe of Spider-Man Characers Switch boot up Xbox Series boot up 5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17) Sonic Adventure Sonic Generations Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie Banjo-Kazooie Tomb Raider series Uncharted series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Whiplash Knuckles’ Chaotix 6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54) Video Game History Foundation PC-FX Newgrounds LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25) Credit Scores (42:51) Recommendations and Outro (42:55): Brandon: Do stretches before you go to bed and after you wake up if you have a dog that won’t pee on dirt when it’s wet or cold try getting some mulch Wicked (2024) Jaffe: The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman Ash: Only see Gladiator II (2024) for Denzel chewing scenery The Verge’s premium subscription Frank: The return of The Video Game History Hour This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!