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Frank Cifaldi , Ash Parrish and https://bsky.app/profile/brandon.insertcredit.com cover Microsoft killing the game industry, the cast of the Street Fighter movie, and the definition of “indie 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: Sailor Moon “Humans are lame. Monkeys are good. Billy is the best.” Starbucks Bibendum Ratatoullie (2007) Peet’s Coffee 1 : What is the Starbucks of video games? (05:07) Microsoft Nintendo eShop Embracer Group Naughty Dog Nervous Dog Blue Bottle Coffee Activision Blizzard King Fortnite Destiny 2 2 : Nicole Carpenter asks, what video game character is the worst patient at the dentist? (10:25) Sonic the Hedgehog Donkey Kong Five Nights at Freddy’s series Maneater Jaws: Unleashed Jaws Ecco the Dolphin Super Mario Bros. 3 Dragon Quest Slime Gelatinous Cube Angry Video Game Nerd Tooth Protectors PowerWash Simulator 3 : What is something you always want your character to be able to do in a video game? (16:32) Kris Kross Looney Tunes Michael Jordan Baba Is You Throw Momma From the Train (1987) Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (1991) Death to Smoochy (2002) Kill Bill (2003) Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) WarioWare series Sega Genesis Sony Playstation Reservoir Dogs (1992) Demonschool 4 : What do we think of the casting for this Street Fighter movie? (20:37) ‘Street Fighter’ Cast: Who’s Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption Andrew Koji Ryu Noah Centineo Ken Callina Liang Chun-Li David Dastmalchian M. Bison Cody Rhodes Guile Jason Momoa Blanka Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Balrog Orville Peck Vega Andrew Schulz Dan Hibiki Roman Reigns Akuma Kana Urasawa Raul Julia Late Night with the Devil (2023) Murderbot The Suicide Squad (2021) Polka-Dot Man Andy Serkis Lou Ferrigno Mortal Kombat (2021) Warrior Tekken series 5 : What is an indie game? (28:16) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Scorn Hades II 6 : rejj asks, what was your first favorite game, and which game replaced it? (34:27) Atari 2600 Q*bert Super Mario Bros. Gunstar Heroes Metal Slug 3 Contra series Super Mario World Sega Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog series The Lion King Pokemon Blue Version Tomb Raider II Secret of Monkey Island Grim Fandango 7 : What the hell is wrong with video games? (40:38) Microsoft is laying off more than 6,000 employees Call of Duty: Black Ops 22 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Romero Games reportedly met with Microsoft just a day before the publisher pulled funding for the studio, and there was ‘no mention’ of the decision that put over 100 people out of work Hi-Fi Rush Microsoft’s Matt Turnbull on LinkedIn recommending AI to laid off developers 8 : Brandon, how was your trip to London and Paris? (47:20) CeX OutRun 2 SP Panic Park California Extreme GameKing Soul Bubbles Gamasutra’s Best of 2008 Taxi 2 Crazy Taxi Taxi (1998) Taxi 2 (2000) 9 : Frank, how was your trip to Chicago? And, recommendations (55:43) Jeff Lee The Three Stooges in Brides is Brides Roger Sharpe MSX Nintendo Knitting Machine The Batman (2022) Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) Gotham Central Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga Matt Reeves Finally Completes ‘The Batman 2’ Script The Penguin LIGHTNING ROUND: Frank’s Movie Title Game (01:05:39) Outro (01:17:46) 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 BippityJones. 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!