Ep. 433 - The First Video Game

Our panel of experts discuss AI in game development, how to guide players, and Duke Nukem’s actual, real balls of steel. 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: Xzibit Pimp My Ride Titan Quest Ep. 430 - Pac-Man 2cular Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Ghost Witch of Netor Three’s Company John Ritter Will Eisner “I awakened prematurely, and I have found nothing but filth and destruction.” Pecan pie Cherry pie Pumpkin pie Apple pie Pizza pie Nobou Umeatsu Metaphor: ReFantazio 1: At what point is a production tool considered AI? (08:38) GenAI Claude AI Linux GrapheneOS Unreal Engine 5 2: What are the benefits of setting a game in the post-apocalypse? (15:26) Rage Pokémon Pokopia Pokémon Blue Version Star Wars Cowboy Bebop 3: What’s the worst answer you’ve ever heard from a video game professional to a question? (20:43) Naoki Yoshida Final Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy XVI has a medieval approach to diversity PlayStation 3 Gamasutra Shuhei Yoshida Ouya Simon Carless GameDiscoverCo 4: What video game facts would you put on a Snapple cap? (26:16) Snapple Scrapple Liverwurst Pong IGF Gex series Dana Carvey Dana Gould Viggo Mortensen Broke His Toe In ‘The Two Towers’ Donkey Kong series K. K. Slider Shigeru Miyamoto Sonic the Hedgehog Yuji Naka Duke Nukem Fushigi 5: LeFish asks, what are the best ways of misdirecting players in videogames? (33:49) Yellow paint BioShock Kaizo Dead Space The Secret of Monkey Island Zero Suit Samus Final Fantasy XV Cortana 6: What are historically the smallest decisions that have had the largest impact on video games? (40:30) Magnavox Odyssey Nolan Bushnell Video game modding Game & Watch D-pad Wii Sports Reggie Fils-Aimé Satoru Iwata 7: What is the realizing you were dehydrated when the water you drink is too good of video games? (45:56) Artichoke Super Mario series Crow Country Sonic Mania Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II Shōnen Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Hunter x Hunter YuYu Hakusho Sega Dreamcast LIGHTNING ROUND: Letters Delivery (51:26) Recommendations and Outro (54:52): Brandon: The videogame inspired by Philip Glass that nobody noticed, Demonschool is on sale (please rate and review), check out the library Ash: Do whimsical things outside your normal routine, Frank: Go out and find stuff Jaffe: Stay indoors This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!