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• Ep. 419 - Half-Life 3: Rd Person

  Guest host Esper Quinn asks Frank, Ash, and Brandon about Xbox’s Black Friday failure, The Game Awards, and creative uses for soy sauce. Hosted by Esper Quinn, 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: Nu metal Xbox 360 “It’s not just me—there’s a trillion of us!” Toledo, Ohio Cyberpunk 2077 Simple Flashlight mod Fallout: New Vegas Viva New Vegas World of Warcraft Dragon Age series Honda Prelude Pontiac Tempest 1: Vanessa B asks, what is the most ridiculous fighting game outfit you’ve seen and what about it irks your nerves? (04:51) Street Fighter series Lara Croft Ep. 418 - Keep Cringe Alive, with Vanessa B Juri Cammy Tekken series Leroy Smith Heihachi Chun-Li Mario 2: You guys see the Nex Cube outsold the Xbox on Black Friday? (09:29) Mat Piscatella Black Friday console sales PlayStation 5 Switch 2 Nex Playground Xbox Series Kinect Amico Wii Jackbox series Epic Games v. Apple Handheld TV game 3: If you ran a video game history foundation, what would you do with an unreleased NES game? (18:30) Video Game History Foundation Chris Oberth Xcavator - Lost 1991 NES Game Found and Released Golden Tee series Time Killers Mega Cat Studios WrestleQuest iam8bit Lost In Cult 4: Given that we record this show on the Thursday before it’s released, recap what happened at The Game Awards (23:46) The Game Awards 2025 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Hideo Kojima Geoff Keighley Half-Life 3 Dreamcast 2 Kermit the Frog The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Vitamin D Emmet Otter Legend of Zelda live action movie Willem Dafoe Will Farrell The Lego Movie (2014) Barbie (2023) Flute Guy 5: Yeso asks, if video games had a currency, who would be on the $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills? (30:05) Insert Credit Flavored Questions that are too stupid for the Dirtbag Mike Haggar Final Fight series 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand Ulysses S. Grant Benjamin Franklin George Washington Abraham Lincoln Alexander Hamilton Ralph Baer Sonic the Hedgehog Kane & Lynch Persona series Polybius Princess Peach Tingle Bonk Bobby Kotick Master Chief Solid Snake Yo! Noid Reggie Fils-Aimé Wario how do you politely tell a hookup that they have massively overstayed their welcome? Animal Crossing: New Leaf Nintendo 3DS 6: What age should a person play their first video game? (37:27) Intellivision Atari 2600 7: What is the soy sauce of video games? (41:04) Soy sauce Men’s Testicles Have Taste Receptors? LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Even More Magic the Gathering Cards (45:39) Recommendations and Outro (52:47): Frank: The Video Game History Foundation’s Winter Fundraiser Calendar of Events Brandon: Bullets Over Summer (1999), Jai D - Keichitsu Vol.1, Yoshie Kashiwabara - Luster, please review Demonschool 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 selib. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 418 - Keep Cringe Alive, with Vanessa B

  Crystal Dynamics and GDQ Community Manager Vanessa B joins Ash and Brandon to talk about Horses discourse, engaging with game communities, and Juri’s feet. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and Vanessa B. 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: Discord “They hate me…But I still have to shop” Color blindness Diablo series League of Legends Crystal Dynamics Games Done Quick Vanessa B AKA PleasantlyTwstd Bloodborne 1: What’s the best community in speedrunning? (04:57) Haloruns.com Halo series Celeste Black in a Flash Cuphead Tool-assisted speedrun Castlevania series Demonschool Final Fantasy XII Super Mario 64 Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights Resident Evil series Lady Arcaders GDQueer Frame Fatales 2: How does a community manager keep the fanbase of a series engaged between release cycles? (13:23) Ep. 208 - How to Correctly Pronounce Ocarina, with Jackie Cole Tomb Raider series Twitter Can You Pet the Dog? MUD FarmVille Capcom Creator Program Monster Hunter series Victoria Tran Among Us Andy Wong Street Fighter series Marvel vs. Capcom series Juri The Behemoth 3: Here in 2025, how do you explain the significance of Lara Croft? (20:54) Lara Croft Alyx Vance Half-Life series Jade Beyond Good & Evil series Nathan Drake Pitfall Harry Indiana Jones Metroid Prime 4: Beyond yoobrandii 4: What is Gex like in real life? (30:17) Gex Geoff Keighley Conker Bubsy Sonic Alex Kidd Crash Bandicoot Ratchet Jak PaRappa Rappa Nathan Fillion Geico Gecko Batman 5: spencergifs asks, how would one make a video game that had the fewest amount of players while generating the largest amount of discourse and content? (37:07) Horses Pokemon series Umamusume: Pretty Derby Mouthwashing I Am Rich Touhou Project 6: Are there specific racial stereotypes within the video game industry and community that we have to contend with? (43:29) Michael Jackson The Witcher series Assassin’s Creed series Aloy Fallout tv series Killmonger cut Overwatch Lúcio Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stray LIGHTNING ROUND: Synestheatre (50:05) Recommendations and Outro (01:10:21): Vanessa: Back to Black 2026, Speeding Through the Holidays Ash: Sit with art that makes you uncomfortable Brandon: Under Siege (1992), the blu-ray commentary for The Hunted (1995) if you’re interested in the craft of making movies, Unglued - Way Back When Jaffe: Demonschool 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 selib. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Insert Credit Gaiden #14 - Arcadevania, with Ben Fiquet

  At Tokyo Game Show 2025, Necrosoft’s Brandon Sheffield (Demonschool, Hyper Gunsport) interviews Lizardcube’s Ben Fiquet (Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Streets of Rage 4) on animation, working with larger studios, and the right amount of exploration in action games. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Lizardcube Ben Fiquet Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Streets of Rage 4 Insert Credit Gaiden is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 417 - Large Mangle

  Frank, Ash, and Brandon hang out and talk about Steam’s censorship, friendslop, and the Never Gonna Give You Up of video games. 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: “I may be damp, but I have a cheerful character!” Tootsie Roll Half Price Books Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Jeppson’s Malört Carly Rae Jepsen New car smell Autoeroticism 1: How, if at all, should video game distribution services be screening submissions of video games? (05:15) Game Developer: Santa Ragione co-founder Pietro Righi Riva on Horses, Steam, and possible closure of the studio Horses Steam South Park: The Stick of Truth Hyperdimension Neptunia ESRB Epic Games Store itch.io 2: Where is the line between inspiration and plagarism? (11:40) Critter Crunch Money Idol Exchanger AstroPop Magical Drop ChatGPT Steve Engelhart Batman: the Animated Series Green Lantern Batman: Dark Detective The Dark Knight (2008) Guy Gardner Superman (2025) Legends of the DC Universe 3: What are the best video game tiles? (16:43) Chaos Engine Vid Grid News Tower Loop Hero Mahjong Lucky That Way by Brad Fregger 4: What is the newest kind of video game? (22:36) Extraction shooter Friendslop Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Second Life Ultima Habitat Habbo Hotel Demon’s Souls Soulslike Rogue Roguelike Metroidvania Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Metroid Castlevania God Hand Bushido Blade Battle royale PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Minecraft DayZ Motoroader MC Battle Royale The Hunger Games Tommy Tallarico A Statement from Frank Cifaldi (30:01) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars 5: Esper Quinn asks, who is the best game developer in literature? (32:33) Ready Player One Diamond Age Gandalf Dragon Quest series Akira Toriyama Yuji Horii Shigesato Itoi Black Mirror: Bandersnatch The Riddler Mary Shelley Death Stranding Hideo Kojima Frankenstein The Adventures of Batman & Robin Batman licensees Macaw45 Batman (1989) The Bat Signal lights up the sky. It must be… Bat-Octoberfest. 6: Should every roleplaying game have romance options? (39:56) Fire Emblem series Fable The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth 7: What is the Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up of video games? (45:44) Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up Bugs Bunny Among Us Call of Duty series Fortnite 9gag Bored Panda Ebaumsworld Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Dizzy series Grand Theft Auto series Akira slide Cloud Strife Legend of Zelda series Chris Person Aftermath Indiana Jones the image Frank shared in chat (53:30) National Treasure series Nicholas Cage LIGHTNING ROUND: Jaffe didn’t come up with a name for this one but he’s asking the panel to name games from a specific year and they’re knocked out if they can’t (54:12) Recommendations and Outro (01:19:29): Brandon: Please review Demonschool on Steam if you’ve bought it, Doritos has three levels of spiciness now Ash: News Tower Frank: Lucky That Way by Brad Fregger 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 selib. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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• Ep. 416 - Impulse Rifle

  A game historian, a game journalist, and a game developer discuss Half-Life 3, The Game Awards, and mpreg. 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: Demonschool Mpreg Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr. Mom (1983) Junior (1994) Joe Pesci Michael Keaton Beetlejuice (1988) Hideo Kojima “Welcome to the virtual zone. I hope you enjoy yourself.” Kasha varnishkes Lancaster, Pennsylvania Shake Weight America’s Test Kitchen: How to Make Brussels Sprouts Taste Good Brandon’s Vegetarian Gravy Start with a roux Add milk (oat is probably fine) Add nutritional yeast, soy sauce, herbs like sage and thyme, cumin, beer if you want Just keep cooking it up until it tastes tangy Optional: add a smidge of vinegar Ash’s Greens Sautee Turkey necks until kinda brown Add chicken stock, sauteed onions, garlic, whatever Braise meat until tender Add greens (not kale) Add seasonings (bay leaf, thyme, sage, pepper, mustard powder, smoked paprika, garam masala, whatever) Boil another 20-30 minutes Add a little apple cider vinegar but not too much 1: What happens at an independent game development studio immediately after they release the game they’ve been working on for years? (13:18) 2: What are the best possible conditions under which to play a video game for review purposes? (16:22) Game Boy Advance Vicarious Visions The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom FromSoftware, Inc. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Game Developer Magazine Wired insert credit Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 3: What can we say about Rebecca Heineman? (22:28) Rebecca Heineman PC Gamer: Legendary game designer, programmer, Space Invaders champion, and LGBTQ trailblazer Rebecca Heineman has died Interplay Productions, Inc. Wasteland The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate Space Invaders Jennell Jaquays VCF West: DOOM 3DO: Or How I Survived Hell — Burger Becky John Carmack Fallout 4: What video game would have the best lipstick and nail polish line? (31:13) Bayonetta NYX Professional Makeup ColourPop Cosmetics Hello Kitty Island Adventure King of Fighters series Ash Crimson Promise Mascot Agency Forspoken Overwatch Guilty Gear series Dragon Age series Space Channel 5 Space Channel 5 Japanese Sanitary Towel Commercial Drew Scanlon Space Channel 5: Part 2 Michael Jackson Yakuza series Sonic the Hedgehog series Sailor Moon Pokemon series Shadow the Hedgehog Ichiban Kasuga Ace Attorney series Critical Role 5: Low Guppy asks, if you could take the assets of any videogame and make a completely different game with them, which game would you use and what would you make? (36:59) ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories WayForward Technologies, Inc. Sailor Moon licensees 6: BreadyToDie asks, how hard should a game push a player to play a certain way? (39:08) Legend of Zelda series Super Mario Bros. Wonder Kirby Air Riders Aliens (1986) Masahiro Sakurai 7: What effect does The Game Awards actually have on video games? (43:47) The Game Awards The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Call of Duty series Hideo Kojima Geoff Keighley Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences D.I.C.E. Awards 8: How are they going to one-up the Gravity Gun? (49:22) Gravity Gun Kotaku: Why The Internet Thinks Half-Life 3 Is Being Announced This Month Half-Life: Alyx Steam Machine Fortnite Telltale Games Firewatch Campo Santo Dog The Phantom Tollbooth Super Mario Odyssey LIGHTNING ROUND: One Sentence Review but it kind of also becomes Name Design halfway through (54:52) Recommendations and Outro (01:00:57): Brandon: All Those Moments by Rutger Hauer, please review Demonschool on Steam if you’ve bought it Frank: Windswept, review the games you like Ash: Let the people in your life know you love them, Sailor Moon Abridged 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 selib. Thanks! To submit your own horrible buzzer, send an original recording no longer than two seconds in mp3 or wav format to [email protected], and maybe we’ll use it on the show! Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!

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