Your Insert Credit panel returns to cover the greatest leap in console graphics ever, the Sonic Cinematic Universe, and Tiara Cyberooski. 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 was D.I.C.E.? (04:39)
When is taking notes while playing games fun, and when is it a chore? (13:07)
What would it take for the next Xbox to be “the largest technical leap you’ve ever seen in a hardware generation”? (18:25)
What is the future of the Sonic Cinematic Universe? (24:02)
Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (29:37)
Kory asks: If you had to design a fighting game with a roster consisting solely of variants of the same character, who would it be? (31:16)
Have you ever played a video game and gotten to a part where you thought, “Oh, this would have been an exciting surprise if I were a different sort of person”? (39:08)
What’s the worst love story ever told in video games? (49:10)
What makes the concept of an ancient evil returning in the present day such a staple of video games, and adventure fiction overall? (55:17)

A Message from Alex Jaffe (01:01:00)
Recommendations and Outro (01:03:02)
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


Slimer


The Real Ghostbusters


Garbage Pail Kids


Altered Beast


Solid Snake


D.I.C.E. Summit


Chef Kenny


Chef Kenny’s Vegan Dim Sum


Nintendo Entertainment System


Retro City Games


SETA Corporation


Kemco/Seika


Nosferatu


Bio Force Ape


Half Bird Chicken & Beer


Kung Lao


Pegs Glorified Ham n Eggs


Baldur’s Gate III


Todd Howard


David Cage


Forgotten Realms


R. A. Salvatore


The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


Final Fantasy XVI


Genshin Impact


Final Fantasy VIII


David Lynch


Microsoft says next Xbox will ‘deliver largest technical leap seen in a hardware generation’


Halo series


The Witcher series


Alan Wake II


Cyberpunk 2077


Kingdom Hearts III


Toy Story (1995)


The Last of Us: Part II


Gears of War


Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)


Knuckles


Sonic 3D Blast


Sonic R


Sonic X-treme


Tiara Boobowski


Taylor Swift


Krysten Ritter


Rouge the Bat


Hayden Christensen


Shadow the Hedgehog


Star Wars prequel trilogy


Mark Hamill


Amadeus


Outcast (2014)


Batman (1989)


Amy Rose


The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)


Minions


Chao


Tyson Hesse


Ryu


Ken Masters


Shotokan


Spider-Verse


Spider-Man


Super Smash Brothers series


Mario


Luigi


Bob Hoskins


Charles Martinet


Al Pacino


Scent of a Woman (1992)


You Don’t Know Jack (2010)


Phil Spector (2013)


Scarface (1983)


Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)


Serpico (1973)


Dog Day Afternoon (1975)


The Adventures of Captain Heat (1995)


The Irishman (2019)


Homer Simpson


Jack Kirby


Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen


Newsboy Legion


Superman


Rick and Morty


Transilvane


Apokolips


Darkseid


Dragon Age II


Felicia Day


Fallout: New Vegas


Mystery Science Theater 3000


#IDARB


Shadow Dancer


Godzilla


The Revenge of Shinobi


Batman


Astal


Marvel Spider-Man


Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales


Prowler


Batman: Arkham series


Jason Todd


Final Fantasy VII Rebirth


Final Fantasy VII: Remake


Final Fantasy VII


Chrono Trigger


Tetsuya Nomura


White Day


Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)


Silver the Hedgehog


Bubsy series


Aero the Acro-Bat


Indigo Prophecy


Pac-Man


The Ancient Magus’ Bride


Dragon Quest series


J. R. R. Tolkien


Game of Thrones


Demonschool


Dark Souls


Recommendations:
Tim: Get a real good chair, listen to the ad on this week’s episode of Insert Credit
Frank: GLYDR now on Kickstarter
Brandon: TimesSqKungFU
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by GLYDR which is now on Kickstarter, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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