Ep. 387 - Ethical Banana Diamonds, with Brian David Gilbert

Brian David Gilbert of Dropout.tv, Unraveled, and his own excellent youtube channel joins our panel to cover Switch 2 preorders, Donkey Kong dating your friends, and the legendary Nier butthole. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Brian David Gilbert. 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: Mystery Men (1999) Flaming Carrot Comics The Legend of Zelda series Video game Sega PlayStation Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Nintendo Nintendo 64 1: We’re recording this the day that preorders have gone live for the Switch 2. What’s the worst case you’ve ever seen of Preorder Madness? (08:05) I got my Switch 2 preorder the old-fashioned way: lining up at GameStop Crysis Pepe the Frog Alan Wake II GameStop 2: What’s the right amount of bullshit to put in a video game? (15:13) Demonschool Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe Everything Xenoblade Chronicles series Batman Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 3: How would video games be different today if when you died in the game, you died in real life? (20:45) Elon Musk Gamergate (harassment campaign) The Most Dangerous Game Alex Honnald Elden Ring Dark Souls series Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Bebe’s Kids (1992) 4: How would you describe the character of Donkey Kong? (23:51) Donkey Kong Pauline Mario Romeo and Juliet Diddy Kong Sean Combs Funky Kong Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Rare Ken Penders Ms. Pac-Man Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Mario Odyssey Jake Lloyd Mario Party series Insert Credit Quick Break: DC Action News (32:47) 5: Magnanimous asks, is there any old video game slang you’d bring back? (33:36) Atari Space Invaders Doom Roblox Immersive sim JRPG Yacht rock 6: Which video game vehicle would receive the best JD Power & Associates car rating? (39:00) JD Power & Associates Final Fantasy XV The Regalia Mario Kart series Lakitu Ridge Racer series Spice Girls The Big Bang Theory Halo series Fortnite 7: What is the Tom Hooper’s Cats of video games? (43:54) Cats (2019) Editing the Buttholes Out of ‘Cats’ Was a Total Nightmare for VFX Crew Gemini Man (2019) Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Idris Elba Peter Molyneux Borderlands (2024) Uwe Boll Bloodrayne (2005) House of the Dead (2003) Donut County NieR series Stellar Blade LIGHTNING ROUND: Arcade of Our Own (51:20) Credit Report (01:06:59) Recommendations and Outro (01:07:21): Frank: Watch Tempo on YouTube for a second and decide what you think about it Brandon: Minako Yoshida’s Dark Crystal, Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch Ash: Go outside and take a walk Brian: VVVVVV, brian david gilbert on YouTube, Um, Actually This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by DC Action News and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!