About this episode
Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Mike Drucker joins Brandon and Esper in answering Alex Jaffe’s questions on the Nintendo S2iitch, the ultimate fan experience, and the impossibility of defending your Persona 5 romance choice. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Brandon Sheffield, Esper Quinn, and Mike Drucker. 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: Judas Priest Topic Lords Full Frontal with Samantha Bee The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Bill Nye Saves the World Good Game, No Rematch Aftermath Hours Kinda Funny 1 : Hey, you guys hear about the Switch 2? (03:19) Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 Princess Peach’s New Outfits Tom Nook Barbie Barbie series Bratz series Mario Paint Astro Bot Super Mario Maker series Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour is a virtual guide to the console, but you have to pay for it WarioWare series 1-2 Switch Nintendo Switch Sports Mario Kart World CD Projekt Game Boy Advance Wii U Bloodborne The Duskbloods 2 : What’s the hardest problem you’ve ever had to solve in game writing or localization? (09:16) Samurai Showdown series Masahiro Sakurai Ep. 284 - Let Me Be Frank, with Simone de Rochefort Trojan Vision 3 : What games have fundamentally changed the way you think about video games? (13:52) WarioWare series You Have To Burn The Rope NiGHTS into Dreams… Balatro Magic: the Gathering Indika Crow Country Silent Hill series Soma 4 : Improv Zone: My Uncle at Nintendo (19:25) Pokemon Red & Blue Pikablu Super Smash Brothers series Fortnite Sony’s Spider-Man Universe Spider-Man Kraven the Hunter (2024) Black Cat Catwoman (2004) Madame Web (2024) 5 : Steve with a B asks, what is the best thing about the video game industry, and what is the worst thing about the video game industry? (24:55) Peggle Wordle Bubble Bobble 6 : What is the best video game ad you’ve seen on an actual television? (28:41) Merge Mansion commercials Candy Crush Saga Gears of War “mad world” commercial Final Fantasy VII commercial Sega Saturn Crash Bandicoot commercial Toonami Aftermath Metal Gear Solid commercial Mega Man 3 commercial Drakengard WWE collaboration The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Reaction Guys / Gaijin 4Koma David Lynch PS2 commercials Dreamcast commercial Segata Sanshiro Super Smash Brothers commercial 7 : Who is the Jimmy Fallon of video games? (35:08) Jimmy Fallon Geoff Keighley Borderlands series Randy Pitchford Jay Leno Persona 5 Reggie Fils-Aimé Super Smash Brothers series Marth Mario Kart series Bowser Donkey Kong Yoshi Toad 8 : Brandon asks, what’s it like writing video game award shows? (40:41) Tim Schafer D.I.C.E. Awards Golden Globe Awards ESPY Awards The Game Awards Embracer Group Mystery Science Theater 3000 Tom Servo R.O.B. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Metal Sonic E3 LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Panic at the Disco! Singles (46:10) Recommendations and Outro (50:07): Mike : Good Game, No Rematch available on Amazon and Other Better places Brandon : Harvey Keitel’s accent in Star Knight (1985) Esper: DC Action News , Common Side Effects This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you . Thank you. Subscribe: RSS , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and more!