Ep. 449 - Gathering Lavender, with Jesse Thorn

Legendary podcaster and founder of Maximum Fun Jesse Thorn joins Ash and Brandon for summer speedruns, a Def Jam: Vendetta update, and the besta Bethesda. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Jesse Thorn. 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: Vampire Diphthong Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “Striker to the line! Leg it! Leg it!” selectbutton podcast Topher Florence GameRankings.com WatchMojo Splitscreen Kotaku Retronauts Bonk series PC Engine Sega Saturn Taito Gamasutra GDC Jordan, Jesse, Go! Jordan Morris Judge John Hodgman Bullseye with Jesse Thorn Maximum Fun Jesse Thorn Monk Never Not Funny Archive.org 1: What’s going on with speedrunning lately? (04:30) Summer Games Done Quick Kotaku: 8 Incredible Speedruns You Have To Watch Right Now Balatro by adef in 1:04:49 Tetris by meme and huff 36:00 Sonic Dream Team by huds601 and Argick in 1:06:25 Hollow Knight: Silksong by mathulu in 1:42:41 Peanut Butter the Speedrunning Dog Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48 Mr. Bones by shmumbler and Spectral in 36:09 Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones Gracie’s Game Gauntlet Superman 64 Wayne’s World Costco Connection Gray Matter Inc. The Crow: City of Angels God Hand 2: How are old bad games bad differently from how new bad games are bad? (11:32) PowerWash Simulator Roblox Call of Ponchy: Mahjong Warfare 3: Design a new Def Jam fighting game for 2026 (17:11) Def Jam: Vendetta PaRappa the Rapper Scarface Ludacris WC Jay-Z Mankind Stone Cold Steve Austin Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style Shaq Fu Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver Evan Narcisse Zoe Tunnell Carmen Electra Lil’ Kim Megan Thee Stallion Bayonetta Umamusume: Pretty Derby Crazy Taxi series Cappadonna Chap hop MC Chris They Might Be Giants John Hodgman Musique concrète Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer Trap Grime Drill King of Fighters series Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 Snoop Dogg Jean-Michel Basquiat Too Short Roxanne Shante Yakuza series E-40 4: Are video games artsy? (25:27) Katamari Damacy Walking simulator Yume Nikki Tactile Dome Viewfinder 5: LeFish asks, would you rather live one year of your life with big head mode, loudly speak like a Mario, or only be able to walk like you’re tank controlled? (34:07) Big Head Mode Mario Tank controls Charles Martinet Metaphor: ReFantazio Yes Man Eat Pray Love Granada Pop’n Tanks! Bolo Girls und Panzer series Armored Core series Cowboy Bebop Yoko Kanno 6: What’s the best-a Bethesda? (43:27) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Starfield Fallout series IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005 Mass Effect series Ghostwire: Tokyo Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Wolfenstein 3D Ghost of Yotei Kumail Nanjiani Fallout Taskmaster Peacemaker Steve Agee Paul Scheer Suicide Squad John Ostrander John Economos James Gunn Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) Paul Rubens Dana Gould Gex Dr. Zaius Hanging With Dr. Z Planet of the Apes series Blaine Capatch The Merv Griffin Show (Seinfeld) LIGHTNING ROUND: Equip This On (56:33) Iori Yagami Red Soma Cruz Kazuma Kiryu The Bouncer (Sion Barzahd) Sora Kefka Luso Clemens Alucard Tingle Recommendations and Outro (01:21:18): Jesse: Delete Out of the Park Baseball off your work computer, The Larry Sanders Show, Vincent Price Art Museum, Vincent Price vs. Peter Lorre in Wine Tasting Contest Ash: Unbeatable OST, Theater of Blood (1973) Brandon: Stella Chang’s music, the films of Marc Price This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!