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Ep. 450 - The Italian Hyphen

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The panel covers game cancellations, Gen Z’s first games, and consummating a game. 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: Suikoden Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Je suis-koden “What are you doing dying! Awful! Start over!” Triceratops Tyrannosaurus Pachycephalosaurus Ankylosaurus Stegosaurus Monster Hunter series 1: What game do you think was the first game for the highest percentage of Gen Z gamers? (03:14) Generation Z Minecraft Wii New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii Sports Guitar Hero series Angry Birds Subway Surfers Roblox Generation Alpha Mega Man: Legacy Collection Nintendo 64 2: What was the longest you have been stuck on a video game? (08:52) Exile: Wicked Phenomenon TurboGrafx Shenmue II Tomb Raider II PlayStation Bubsy Prima Strategy Guides GameFAQs 3: What’s the hardest you’ve ever been hit by a video game cancellation? (15:32) Data West Bonk RPG Yakuza: Like a Dragon SNK King of Fighters series Vectorman series Sonic X-treme Final Fantasy Versus XIII Final Fantasy XIII-2 Final Fantasy XV Forbes: An ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Civil War Game Was Canceled Because Of Yasuke Reaction, US Politics Red Dead Redemption Mafia III Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry Castle Wolfenstein series Kotaku: Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game And Shuts Down Shadow Of Mordor Studio X-Women: The Sinister Virus EarthBound 64 The Adventures of Batman & Robin Jesper Kyd Kingdom Hearts IV 4: If you could replace the words “Press Start” on video game start up screens with any other phrase, what would it be? (21:50) Insert Credit Elite Beat Agents TurboGrafx Nintendo Entertainment System Chulip 5: Propelleher asks, what video game character would you trust to house sit for you while you’re away? (26:44) Kazuma Kiryu Frey Holland Big the Cat Sonic the Hedgehog King Jack Blanka Chibi-Robo Servbot Dr. Robotnik Scratch Grounder Miles “Tails” Prower Cream the Rabbit Amy Rose Knuckles’ Chaotix Charmy Bee Cheese the Chao Blaze the Cat Goofy Pluto 6: What do you predict will be the final non-Nintendo game released on a disc? (32:49) Wii U Call of Duty series Sega Genesis FIFA series Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 MLB series Just Dance series PlayStation 5 Frogger GameBoy Color Game Gear Ms. Pac-Man 7: What is the Chubby Checker’s “Let’s Twist Again” of video games? (36:05) Chubby Checker The Twist Let’s Twist Again Twistin’ USA Twist It Up Do The Freddie Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Bubsy series Street Fighter II series Mortal Kombat series Overwatch 2 Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions Super Mario 64 Lair Sixaxis The Last of Us series LIGHTNING ROUND: Micro Maker (41:25) Recommendations and Outro (52:12): Brandon: Flamin’ Hot Doritos, dried jackfruit, check out your local physical media place and just look around Frank: That’s It Organic Fruit Crunchables, figure out how to consume media without watching ads because the social contract has been broken Ash: Fla-Vor-Ice This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Gen Z/Gen Alpha listeners ONLY! Send a one minute or less .mp3 or .wav of yourself sharing your first video game, the games you remember your older siblings playing, or what you think the final Prima Strategy Guide was to [email protected] and maybe we’ll play it on air in a future episode! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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