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A historian, a journalist, and a developer answer a host’s questions regarding the Sony State of Play, various consistencies of pie, and video game drag names. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, 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: “Gold Saucer? Take that shit and throw it straight in the trash!” Video Game History Foundation Nintendo DS TurboGrafx-16 This Is Why You’re Prone to Crying on Airplanes 1 : Do we have any thoughts on the Sony State of Play yesterday? (06:02) Sony June 4 State of Play We’re Dumping 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs! E3 Al Yang Silent Hill f Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) Summer Games Fest Xbox Games Showcase 2025 Copilot AI Bill Gates Joel McHale Seth Green 2 : Does anyone have any stories about pie? (12:00) “A Week in the Life of a Demonschool Student” trailer Ash’s Xbox green outfit Gamegate (harrassment campaign) House of Pies Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Game Changer Kris Graft Katatonia 3 : What is the best video game you know you’ll never play? (18:40) Deltarune Undertale Fortnite FromSoftware Bloodborne Echo Night Demon’s Souls Elden Ring Soul Blazer Tetris Effect Lumines Arise PlayStation Portable Chrono Trigger Baldur’s Gate III Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium Patrick Miller 4 : Happy pride! Let’s come up with some video game themed drag names (24:04) Master Chief Point and Click Adventure Final Fantasy series Sephiroth Ruth Bader Ginsburg Street Fighter series Ken Masters M. Bison Blanka Sonic the Hedgehog series Knuckles the Echidna Amy Rose Cream the Rabbit SNK Karnov’s Revenge Terry Bogard Dizzy the Egg Geese Howard Dizzy Guilty Gear series Mortal Kombat series Sonya Blade Johnny Cage Kung Lao 5 : James asks, I had a dream where Alex Jaffe told me “You can’t say that, there’s only one pun that’s allowed at insert credit summer camp.” What’s that pun? Also, what’s insert credit summer camp like? (29:26) Insert Credit Patreon Gacha Machine Noob Saibot Mr. Driller Playdate Tilden Park Little Farm Tom Braider Rain Jerks Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 September 11 attacks Mega Man Battle Network 6 : What’s the most work you’ve put into a video game related project that never really went anywhere? (37:39) Square Enix Nintendo Entertainment System GDC Harvey Weinstein Dr. Disrespect 7 : What is the Bride of Frankenstein of video games? (45:07) The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Ms. Pac-Man Bayonetta series Devil May Cry series Mass Effect 3 ending controversy Guile Marge Simpson LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - The Sims 4 (48:30) Recommendations and Outro (53:47): Brandon : Dr. Bronner makes chocolate now , The Singing Thief (1969) , Whorepion Frank: Don’t piss your pants, open the door instead Ash : D’Hora , Liu Sang , Ho’ Rai Cho , Ho’tal Khan , Jackoffson Briggs , Chronica Jaffe: Sign up for Patreon to receive your gacha pull! This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you . Thank you. This week’s horrible buzzer was sent in by zx.crux. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to show@insertcredit.com , and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS , YouTube , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and more!