Every member of the Insert Credit panel gathers for a feast of questions regarding cartridge consumption, Tom Cruise title changes, and Bangai-O. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:

How would video games be different if the concept of a sequel didn’t exist? (10:39)
How do you keep enemy encounters from feeling repetitive? (17:53)
What’s the best law to break in a video game? (24:28)
What is the best jump noise in video games? (32:03)
What’s the worst first impression you’ve had of a game due to outside circumstances? (37:58)
What video game cartridge or disc would you like to eat the most? (43:02)
What can the U.S. healthcare system learn from healthcare in video games? (49:04)
What are the greatest non-corporate rivalries in video games? (55:09)
Is it possible to make a competitive multiplayer game completely diagetic to its story? (01:00:55)
Has a piano ever been dropped on or near someone in a video game to great effect? (01:06:14)
Should fall damage be phased out? (01:11:09)
How would you explain Bangai-O to your mom? (01:18:03)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Potpourri (01:25:36)
Recommendations and Outro (01:30:02)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series


Alex Jaffe


Insert Credit Patreon (The Dirtbag)


Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag


Topher Florence


Tofurky


Impossible Foods


Be’f


Repo Man (1984)


Taylor Swift


Mission: Impossible


Tom Cruise


Nintendo Entertainment System


Balloon Fight


Clu Clu Land


Urban Champion


Popeye


Donkey Kong


Mario Bros.


Super Mario Bros.


Yume Kōjō: Dokidoki Panic


Super Mario Bros. 2


Metroid


The Legend of Zelda


Kid Icarus


Psycho Fox


DEcapAttack


Magical Hat no Buttobi Turbo! Daibōken


Wonder Boy series


Brave Fencer Musashi


Threads of Fate


Yu Suzuki


After Burner


Space Harrier


OutRun


Fire Emblem series


Gunstar Heroes


Chrono Trigger


Dragon Quest series


Final Fantasy series


Pokémon series


Final Fantasy VII


Cliff Bleszinski


LawBreakers


Uncharted series


Animal Crossing series


Cyberpunk 2077


Base Wars - Cyber Stadium Series


Atari Jaguar


Virtual Boy


Wii U


Deca Sports


MLB The Show series


Spider-Man 2


Power Pros


Super Mario series


Mega Man series


The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild


Sonic the Hedgehog series


The Witness


Jonathan Blow


Elon Musk


Elden Ring


Joseph Conrad


Vladimir Nabokov


Minecraft


Markus “Notch” Persson


GameCube


PlayStation 5


HuCard


PlayStation Vita


Nintendo Switch


Yes, Nintendo Switch cartridges taste terrible


PC Engine


John Woo


Live, Die, Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)


All You Need Is Kill


Pokémon Center


Call of Duty series


Control


Gears of War series


Alan Wake II


Pregnant Elsa Dies at Dentist


Daigo Umehara


Justin Wong


Evo Moment 37


Kazuma Kiryu


Goro Majima


SonicFox


Battlefield series


Cloud Strife


Sephiroth


Capcom


SNK


Marvel


Monday Night Combat


Apex Legends


Football Manager


Videoball


Tokimeki Memorial


Boku no Natsuyasumi


Destiny


Hyper Gunsport


Looney Tunes licensees


WarioWare series


Bugs Bunny


Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner


Coyote vs. Acme


The Day the Clown Cried


Dave the Diver


CTR: Crash Team Racing


Mario Kart series


Super Mario 64


Bangai-O


Recommendations:
Tim: Check out some cheese, drink whole milk if you’re gonna drink milk,
Brandon: RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Jaffe: 52 Pickup
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