Ep. 386 - Trapped in the Question Hole

Frank, Ash, and Brandon begin an endless and inescapable descent into our listener-submitted Question Hole, and in the process learn to run an inn, make Ash crack up at Metafore ReFantazio again, and mention the same four guys that get mentioned every episode. 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: The Price is Right Press Your Luck Ep. 385 - David Uncage 1: What are your all-time favorite single performances on a game soundtrack? (02:52) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Faith No More Wu-Tang Clan Mega Ran Simple and Clean Kingdom Hearts Quake Nine Inch Nails Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Crazy Taxi Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors Debbie Harry Nick Cave Snake Eater Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2: Whywhy asks, what is the Megalopolis (2024) of video games? (04:40) Megalopolis (2024) Death Stranding The Last of Us Part II Shenmue III 3: Spencer asks, what are the trademarks of your favorite game designer’s styles? (05:33) Quentin Tarantino’s foot fetish FoxyLand DEcapAttack Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibōken David Cage Hidetaki Miyazaki 4: Seth asks, how would you develop a game that portrays publishers negatively? (06:30) 404 Game RE: SET -Error Game Reset- Sega Yoko Taro Nintendo Sony Neil Druckman Konami Castlevania series Bomberman series Devolver Digital ActivisionBlizzard Bobby Kotick Duty Calls Bulletstorm 5: Fruinblacksberk asks, if you could bring one person in the video game industry back to life who died a premature death, who would it be? (08:49) Gunpei Yokoi Yuji Naka Satoru Iwata 6: Chopemon asks, what game should get a remaster with a good/dumb name? (09:40) Red Faction: Guerrilla - Re-Mars-tered Lollipop Chainsaw: RePop Darksiders: Warmastered Edition Final Fantasy series Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Frank Sinatra Blaster Master Blaster 7: Riley asks, who is the tallest character in video games? (10:37) Bayonetta series Jubileus the Creator God King of All Cosmos Katamari Damacy 8: Gaagaagiins asks, have we already seen the service game with the shortest lifespan, and the service game with the longest lifespan? (11:32) Concord New Game Announces Release Date And Also Shutdown Date In Same Tweet EverQuest Ultima Online World of WarCraft RuneScape MUD 9: LeFish asks, which video games are most likely or best suited to a Broadway musical adaptation? (12:48) Yakuza series 10: BreadyToDie asks, has a video game ever affected your real life ideological bent? (13:18) BioShock Infinite Ken Levine 11: Is Officer Zuffle from Ooblets copaganda? (14:14) Ooblets Officer Zuffle 12: XCT asks, what are some of the panel’s favorite video game sequels in a different genre? (14:44) Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings Wild Arms XF R-Type Tactics series James Pond series Persona 5 Strikers Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light 13: Cheapy asks, who drives the coolest motorcycle in video games? (16:59) Wario Moo Moo Cloud Strife Shadow the Hedgehog 14: Gaagaagiins asks, what are some of the best games you can play for $0? (17:46) Doom Sega Genesis NoIntro Fullset Ep. 224 - Video Game History Pope Snake 15: Anatoliu asks, what game would you send to all of Nintendo Power’s 1990 subscribers? (19:01) Dragon Quest Nintendo Power Bonk’s Revenge TurboGrafx-16 16: connorr asks, who is the PS3 of human beings? (20:17) PlayStation 3 Giant Enemy Crabs Peter Molyneux Hideo Kojima Populous 17: Kiko B asks, what aspect of game design is most commonly misunderstood? (21:55) Yellow Paint Is Once Again Breaking People’s Brains Green Lantern South of Midnight 18: Suda 68.999 asks, what two or more games would best compliment each other if stitched together with mods? (24:27) Crusader Kings III Mount & Blade Mario Sonic Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series Super Mario Bros. Kid Icarus Melty Blood Touhou Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Sonic & Knuckles 19: Kyle asks, how would you implement skateboarding in modern games? (26:03) Spyro: Year of the Dragon Metroid Prime Yakuza series Dead2y Premonition: A Blessing in Disguise Metaphor: ReFantazio 20: Cole asks, which video game sounds could also serve as great text message tones? (27:42) Metal Gear Solid “!“ Panzer Dragoon Sonic the Hedgehog Super Mario World David Hayter 21: SpencerGifs asks, if a game has multiple versions, how do you decide which to play? (29:14) Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age 22: Classic Anonymous asks, who is the William Randolph Hearst of video games? (30:09) William Randolph Hearst Citizen Kane (1941) 23: Dark Saikan asks, do you know what Neal Stephenson’s blockchain thing is? (31:24) Neal Stephenson Blockchain 24: Rice9 asks, do good critics make good designers? (32:16) 25: Camillo asks, what is the cane from Citizen Kane of video games? (34:21) Kane & Lynch: Dead Men Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days Jeff Gerstmann 26: Propellher asks, what is the most dad game of all time? (34:52) God of War The Last of Us Dr. Mario Octodad Star Wars games 27: What’s the most daddy game of all time? (36:38) Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator 28: Chopemon asks, what is your Gamer forum signature? (36:53) Gackt Malice Mizer Dovahkin 29: SpencerGifs asks, what should a Nintendo baby play to grow out of Nintendo babydom? (38:16) NieR: Automata Knuckles’ Chaotix Russian roulette 30: Yeso asks, what is the tucking in your shirt of video games? (39:18) 31: LeFish asks, who is the Sister Rosetta Tharpe of video games? (41:04) Sister Rosetta Tharpe Lara Croft Grace Walker Deborah Wilson Coleco Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle Lawrence Schick Baldur’s Gate III Sega Genesis 32: Bebedor asks, what steps are you taking to get John Carpenter on the show? (44:34) John Carpenter The Thing (1982) John Carter of Mars Fantastic Four Ghosts of Mars (2001) 33: Yuji asks, what video game will still be played 5,000 years from now? (45:35) Backgammon Nintendo Entertainment System Pong Can You Pet The Dog? 34: SpencerGifs asks, how do the video game generations break down if you go by design innovation? (47:08) Atari Xbox 360 G4 35: ASmallRabbite asks, what is the most finally making it to an inn with 1hp and no potions moment in your real life? (48:32) Honda Prelude Pontiac Tempest 36: Nemoid asks, how can public institutions like libraries foster positive relationships with game enthusiasts? (51:38) Half-Price Books Wii PlayStation Classic Sega Genesis Mini TurboGrafx-16 Mini Nintendo Classic Mini Rock Band 37: Spencer asks, why did so many companies throw their hat in the console ring in the fifth generation? (55:07) Game console generations, according to Wikipedia 3DO CD-i Sega Saturn PlayStation PlayStation 2 Dreamcast Portland Retro Gaming Expo Funk Soul Brother PC-FX Steam Box VCR 38: Gaagaagiins asks, what is the best and worst default jump button? (58:44) The Godfather the Game God of War III 39: Anonymous asks, what is the Ween of video games? (01:01:31) Ween League of Legends 40: Gruntin’ Gary asks, in what ways have video games become more and less accessible over the years? (01:02:56) 41: RepelHer asks, does the panel just generally never cry, or is there something about video games specifically? (01:04:24) Mother 3 Demonschool Annie Lee’s Blue Monday New Order’s Blue Monday Annie Lee’s Sixty Pounds 42: Spencer asks, is video game marketing different from other marketing? (01:08:20) Call of Duty series Ep. 384 - Keighleyme Pie, with Mike Drucker Golden Sun Commercial The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 43: SecretBilly asks, what niche types of game player would historical figures have been? (01:12:13) Issac Newton Half-Life 2 Wolfgang Mozart Leonardo da Vinci Tetris: the Grand Master The Talos Principle Oscar Wilde Harry Houdini Teddy Roosevelt Dragon Age: Inquisition Iron Bull Marie Curie Overcooked! F. Scott Fitzgerald Martin Luther King Jr. Mafia III Recommendations and Outro (01:14:33): Brandon: Speed Racer (2008), The Golden Buddha (1966) or From Beijing with Love (1994), Flying Saucer Video Frank: watch two things with an actor at the same time Ash: The Boondocks, send Ash recommendations for Chinese historical harem dramas This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!