About this episode
The panel answers listener questions buried deep at the bottom of our Patreon bag of dirt, and in the process concept Brawl Playing Games, remake The Princess Bride, and gain a time bonus! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Pikablu Pokémon series Phantasy Star IV Phantasy Star NESticle True Detective Destiny’s Child Dragon Quest series Akira Toriyama Chrono Trigger Ruby Weapon Final Fantasy VII Imagine Games Network Sailor Moon Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Panzer Dragoon Saga AOL Question 1: MVB asks can a sports game be good enough to get people into the real sport? (07:55) Gran Turismo series Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series 2024 Summer Olympics Gran Turismo (2023) Lewis Hamilton Super Monaco GP Madden series Haikyu!! NBA 2K series FanDuel NBA Jam Street Fighter series Question 2: Matt asks, of Frank, Tim and Brandon, who has cumulatively sold the largest value’s worth of other people’s products through various casual recommendations and endorsements? (13:29) Steelcase Gesture Yuji Horii Napoleon Senki MiSTer FPGA Question 3: Jack Thompson, Not That One, asks what game would be most improved by a Sega Arcade-style announcer, and what would they say? (18:58) The Last of Us Super Monkey Ball series David Cage Question 4: Kory asks, what have you chosen to use in a video game despite it not being the best choice, and why? (20:56) Final Fantasy XV Call of Duty: Vanguard Dark Souls Red Dead Redemption series Legend of Zelda series Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Initial D Question 5: Malcove asks, what type of video game would The Princess Bride be? (25:45) The Princess Bride (1987) Westley Little Samson Fezzik Inigo Montoya The Lost Vikings Ufouria: The Saga VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action Billy Crystal Miracle Max Valerie Peter Falk Fred Savage Henry Cavill Timothée Chalamet Cary Elwes Shrek Brandon’s Snake Break (30:32) Snake Woman’s Curse (1968) Nobuo Nakagawa Jigoku (1960) Burmese python Question 6: Dilson asks, are there any video game cover bands you actually like? (32:44) The Advantage Minibosses Hella Zach Hill PAX Chemical Plant Zone Theme Sonic the Hedgehog 2 OverClocked ReMix Final Fantasy XVI SOUNDSHOCK: FM FUNK MADDNESS!! MAGFest Masato Nakamura The RAH Band Earth, Wind & Fire RaMu Prism Momoko Kikuchi Dreams Come True Super Soul Bros Question 7: Sleepynice asks, in the spirit of metroidvania, what portmanteaus can you make from two game titles to codify other microgenres? (37:45) Dark Souls series Puzzle Fighter series Super Mario series Tokimeki Memorial series Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series Streets of Rage series Elden Ring Question 8: Connor asks, what video game manual is the exemplar of what all video game manuals should be? (42:18) The Legend of Zelda Final Fantasy VI Super Mario Bros. 3 Secret of Mana EarthBound The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Question 9: Winking Winking Face asks, what is the Robery Downey Jr. returning to the MCU of video games? (47:53) Robert Downey Jr. Sets Marvel Return as Doctor Doom in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Mighty No. 9 Goichi Suda The Callisto Protocol Dead Space Mega Man Russo brothers Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Avengers: Endgame (2019) Oppenheimer (2023) Park Chan-wook The Sympathizer Shenmue III Shigeru Miyamoto Hayao Miyazaki Mario Kart 8 Question 10: Spencergifts asks, who is Mario? (54:14) Princess Peach Luigi Mario Wario John Carter of Mars Kettlebell swing Gorilla Jump Squat Dr. Mario Mario Teaches Typing Mario is Missing! LIGHTNING ROUND: Nick says name ten horror games not made by a Japanese developer (57:33) Recommendations and Outro (58:41): Brandon : Scavengers Reign , Common Side Effects Tim : Purchase an E-350 Super Duty Van and move to the upper west side of Manhattan This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you . Thank you. Subscribe: RSS , Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Spotify , and more!