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The three finest minds in video games plumb the depths of our listener-submitted Question Hole, dredging up all manner of holiday cheer, the Floridafication of America, and the return of Seaman. 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: Barbara Walters 20/20 1: Tradegood asks, what is the best video game to play on a first date? (03:04) New Super Mario Bros. Overwatch League Love Letter 2: Kiko B asks, aside from jumping and running, what are the most important verbs in a platform game? Are there any that don’t get the attention they deserve? (06:28) 3: Breadytodie asks, which is the better racing game series: Initial D or Wangan Midnight? (07:34) Initial D series Wangan Midnight series Motohiro Kawashima Yuzo Koshiro Densha de Go! series 4: Goonbag asks, what’s the most shame you have ever experienced playing a video game? (08:48) Duke Nukem Forever Call of Duty series 5: Hobart Painsborough asks, why do so many games lie to the player when they say “press any button to continue” when in reality “any button” does not, in fact, allow you to continue? (11:23) 6: A small rabite asks, is the Mana series the most mismanaged Square-Enix franchise? (12:43) Mana series Final Fantasy series Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring Parasite Eve series 7: LeFish asks, who is the coolest videogame character whose design is family friendly or specifically aimed towards kids? (13:27) Sonic the Hedgehog 8: Tom Arrow asks, I recently noticed while playing the Dreamcast that a bunch of these games feature an arcade-style race against the clock mechanic. What was the deal with that? (13:43) Sega Dreamcast Eighteen Wheeler: American Pro Trucker Crazy Taxi Hydro Thunder Jet Set Radio Sega Rally series Tony Hawk Pro Skater Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter series 9: Connrrr asks, can playing a video game be a form of puppeteering? (15:48) 10: Michael from Cyprus asks, it was Alain Badiou I think that said “ Most people resort to the certainty of misery than the misery of uncertainty.“ What two Video Games ultimately answer to the two paths? (16:27) Alain Badiou Harvestella 11: LowGuppy asks, what video game most needs a sequel subtitled “On the Beach?” (17:55) Dragon Age series Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball Death Stranding Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama WildStorm 12: Spencergifs asks, what is the best video game that is not played with a controller, mouse and keyboard, or arcade stick (19:19) Before Your Eyes Groove Coaster Taiko Drum Master series Arkanoid Tempest 2000 Pong It Ain’t Over Till The Fat Neighbor Sings 13: Rice_9 asks, when looking at a new game online, do you watch the video, read the copy, or look at screenshots first? (21:39) 14: Why Why asks, how do you make destructible items fun to destroy? (22:01) Iron Soldier Earth Defense Force series Age of Empires series 15: Psinuxie asks, what are some later games that figured out design fundamentals? (23:29) Super Mario Bros. Resident Evil 4 Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Alien: Resurrection Quake Duke Nukem 3D Turok: Dinosaur Hunter GoldenEye 007 Batman: The Video Game Street Fighter series PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Fortnite Batsugun DonPachi Minecraft Black & White 16: Dustin asks, what was a favorite multi-disc game for you? (26:36) Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Koudelka Lost Odyssey Blue Dragon Shenmue Grandia Metal Gear Solid Devil May Cry 2 17: BluntForceMama asks, is GTA 6 late to the party regarding Florida culture? (29:18) Grand Theft Auto VI Florida Man 18: Anonymous asks, how do one’s actions in the human realm affect which video game world you go to when you die? (30:39) Sonic the Hedgehog One Piece 19: Anders Matsen asks, what specific elements make up a “hang out game?” Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe VR Chat Final Fantasy XIV A Short Hike Infinity Nikki Legend of Zelda series 20: Will Heydt Minor asks, is the world ready for Seaman 2? (35:36) Seaman Seaman 2: Pekin Genjin Ikusei Kit Deadly Premonition Tamagotchi 21: Kyle Karesh asks, what game series is better to play in chronological order rather than release order? (37:54) Legend of Zelda series The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza universe 22: Cara Esten asks, what video game would make the memory of a traumatic event worse? (38:49) Tetris Hideo Kojima 23: Dilson asks, what makes in-game lore compelling? (39:22) Mass Effect series Warlords Yuji Naka Girl’s Garden NieR Dragon Age series Pac-Man Secret Level Fallout series The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Assassin’s Creed series Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Astro Bot Credit Report (52:00) Recommendations and Outro (52:37): Brandon: Do what you can Frank: Help those around you Ash: Keep hope alive This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Composer, designer, and puzzler Chris Remo joins the panel to cover how specific instruments evoke moods in games, Mad Libs as branching path narrative, and VR’s Myst problem. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Chris Remo. 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: Metroidvania Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens Scrooged (1988) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Die Hard (1988) A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Vince Guaraldi Sesame Street A Christmas Story (1983) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) Elf (2003) The Elf on the Shelf Will Ferrell Thurl Ravenscroft The Nutcracker English National Ballet San Francisco Ballet 1: What’s the right way to modulate crossword puzzle difficulty? (06:04) The New York Times crossword puzzle Will Shortz 2: What particular moods or vibes in video game soundtracks are most closely associated with specific instruments? (12:24) Vibrato Tubular bells Metaphor: ReFantazio Homer Fez Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Genesis New jack swing Roland Synthesizers John Carpenter Demonschool Danganronpa 3: Did any of those Wordle clones have any merit? (16:41) Wordle Tetris Simple and Clean Mad Libs Dungeons & Dragons Twenty Questions Spelling Bee Connections Wheel of Fortune 4: If I haven’t been convinced to get into VR by now, am I beyond reach? (22:53) Batman: Arkham Shadow Half-Life: Alyx Beat Saber Oculus Myst Half-Life Insert Credit Quick Break: Charles Greenberg (33:27) 5: Death Strandicoot asks, what are some interesting company interactions or rivalries in gaming? (34:41) Regular Show Funko Itch.io itch.io says it was taken down by Funko Pinkerton Magic publishers sent Pinkerton agents to a YouTuber’s house to retrieve leaked cards Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption II The legal dispute between Take-Two, Rockstar, and Pinkerton has ended Tengen Mario “Super Powers Reach Exclusive Agreement” poster Tetris Atari Tommy Tallarico Intellivision 6: What is the TCM documentary about the making of The Day the Clown Cried of video games? (41:16) Citizen Kane (1941) The Day the Clown Cried From Darkness to Light (2024) The Tetris Movie (2023) Duke Nukem Forever Gearbox Software Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary Peter Molyneux Project Milo Jay Benson Firewatch Jerry Lewis Playing Columbine (2008) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 LIGHTNING ROUND: Burning Questions (47:51) Recommendations and Outro (51:34): Brandon: Play Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams… Frank: Play Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit with curious kittens if you have the chance Ash: Mouthwashing Chris: youtube.com/chrisremo, The Brutalist (2024) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Charles Greenberg and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

Frank, Ash and Brandon design games based on historical events, explain the plot of Earth Defense Force, and discover why women have hollow bones. 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: Madame Web (2024) Morbius (2022) Venom (2018) Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Venom: The Last Dance (2024) Eminem original Venom rap Glyceo the Destroyer Lucius Aurelius Maximus Arelius Caesar Minumus Caesar Agustus Hannibal Scipio Africanus The Pope Assassin’s Creed series Games where the final boss is the pope Final Fantasy XIV Final Fantasy XIII Nights of Azure series Final Fantasy Tactics Rodrigo Borgia The Young Pope Anti-Pope Psycho-Pirate Doctor Fate Marv Wolfman 52 Pickup 1: What historical events would it be interesting to recreate in a video game? (06:03) JFK Reloaded John Brown Castle Wolfenstein series Sherman’s March Titan submersible implosion Downwell Super Mario Bros. 2 Ridiculous Fishing Amelia Erhart Microsoft Flight Simulator Bayonetta Purdue 2: What video game do you like that you believe the greatest percentage of people who have played it do not like? (11:22) Forspoken Marvel Midnight Suns Fatal Fury series Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Jekyll Sonic R Credit Report (14:58) 3: Has there ever been an unreleased video game that you were glad never came out? (15:16) Confederate Beavis and Butt-Head Marble Madness Sonic X-treme Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option (Prototype) by Crak Atak in 21:44 - Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 Desert Bus for Hope Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors Drac’s Night Out Hammerman Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire Power Factory featuring C+C Music Factory Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Max Payne (2008) 4: Explain the lore of Earth Defense Force in 6 minutes (19:51) Elden Ring Earth Defense Force series Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon Insert Credit Quick Break: Puppycam! (25:50) 5: Rin asks, how often do you use button remapping? (26:32) Vampire Survivors Xbox 360 Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sony Playstation Neo Geo Sega Saturn SNK 40th Anniversary Collection Super Mario World Infinity Nikki 6: What’s the best prison or prison sequence in a video game? (34:32) Wolfenstein Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom Final Fantasy IX Fable series Peter Molyneux 7: What is the Christopher Nolan’s TENET of video games? (40:27) Tenet (2020) Hideo Kojima Metal Gear series Christopher Nolan LawBreakers Cliffy B Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Superhot Braid Sonic CD LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Past Game Awards Winners (44:26) Recommendations and Outro (54:01): Brandon: Subway (1985), Miho Nakayama’s albums Mind Game, Catch the Night, Angel Hearts and Hide ‘N’ Seek Ash: The Verge’s premium subscription This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

our Insert Credit Panel covers how a video game might be political, new games for dead consoles, and the Jaffe Cut of Rocky Horror Picture Show. 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: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) “Penis breath” clip Tetris Spelling Bee Sub Hunt PalmPilot Katamari Damacy Guitar Hero series Circus Madden series Call of Duty series Mortal Kombat series Ms. Pac-Man Sonic the Hedgehog series The Lion King Wordle Words With Friends Myst Military Madness AKA Nectaris Advance Wars Mega Man Bayou Billy 1: Are all video games inherently political? (04:58) Circus Game & Watch Wide Screen: Fire Animal Well Metal Gear Solid series Mike Tyson Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! Galactic Saga G.I. Joe Roadblock The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 2: How do video game trailers lose you? (10:38) Demonschool Granblue Fantasy: Relink HowLongToBeat.com 3: Which game console has the best library of games released by third parties after its discontinuation? (15:37) Atari 7800 Sega Dreamcast Sega Genesis Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System XenoCrisis Tanglewood Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force Asuka 120% series Game Boy itch.io Shantae Game Boy Advance Yuzo Koshiro Streets of Rage 2 Earthion Atari 2600 H.E.R.O. Halo 2600 4: Design a new boot-up screen for the PlayStation 6 (21:00) PlayStation 1 boot up Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 remake PlayStation 5 boot up PlayStation 2 boot up PlayStation 3 boot up PlayStation 4 boot up PlayStation Studios tag Sony’s Universe of Spider-Man Characers Switch boot up Xbox Series boot up 5: Captain asks, what makes a video game coin enjoyable to pick up? (27:17) Sonic Adventure Sonic Generations Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would’ve been better as a movie Banjo-Kazooie Tomb Raider series Uncharted series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Whiplash Knuckles’ Chaotix 6: Frank, what can you tell us about the state of game preservation this year? (33:54) Video Game History Foundation PC-FX Newgrounds LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - No Man’s Sky (39:25) Credit Scores (42:51) Recommendations and Outro (42:55): Brandon: Do stretches before you go to bed and after you wake up if you have a dog that won’t pee on dirt when it’s wet or cold try getting some mulch Wicked (2024) Jaffe: The Marvelous Land of Oz: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman Ash: Only see Gladiator II (2024) for Denzel chewing scenery The Verge’s premium subscription Frank: The return of The Video Game History Hour This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!