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Ep. 446 - Extra Capitalismishness
Jun 22, 2026
1h 10m 16s
Ep. 445 - The Video Game Stork
Jun 15, 2026
1h 17m 15s
Ep. 444 - Trickle-Down Justice
Jun 8, 2026
1h 11m 34s
Ep. 443 - It's Da Freakin' Bat, with Lucy James
Jun 1, 2026
1h 17m 25s
Ep. 442 - Even More Questions Too Stupid for the Dirtbag, with Esper Quinn
May 25, 2026
1h 23m 39s
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| 6/22/26 |  Ep. 446 - Extra Capitalismishness | The panel you know and love discusses the video game industry crash, Grand Theft Auto VI expectations, and the human body’s fun port. 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: “Come and see me if you’re interested in being homeless.” Batman Digital Eclipse Kotaco Scrub 1: Are we in a video game industry crash? (06:47) Gabe Newell Just Bought A $70 Million Mansion In Florida Devil’s Crush Time Cruise Bandicoot Xbox 2: Is there any scenario where Grand Theft Auto VI is a flop? (11:18) Grand Theft Auto VI Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 3: What are the biggest tells that a once ambitious game developer is beginning to rest on their laurels? (15:22) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake NBA 2K22 - Jake From State Farm Flappy Bird iBeer Angry Birds Splitting the G: The Guinness Beer Challenge, Explained Age of Empires II: HD Edition 4: What QA notes do you have for the developers of reality? (21:33) The Elder Scrols IV: Oblivion MMO Spider-Man 5: Dillson asks years ago, who will the next developer or publisher or voice actor to announce an NFT project? (27:35) NFT Ubisoft Snoop Dogg RGG Studios Square-Enix Tencent Love and Deepspace Tim Sweeney All My Apes Gone New Coke Rare Donkey Kong series Battletoads series Yooka-Laylee series Amiga Simulmondo 6: On a personal level, what video games most engage your imagiation? (34:16) Archive Of Our Own Love and Deepspace Dragon Age series Baldur’s Gate III Any Austin Indika Crow Country 7: What are the best games to have on your phone when kids ask if you have games on your phone? (39:47) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Call of Duty series FIFA series Michael Brough Void Pyramid Ramble Planet Ash’s bluesky post about phone games for kids Alto’s Odyssey Tiny Wings Holedown Slice & Dice Zaga-33 Threes! Desert Golfing LIGHTNING ROUND: Game Namers (44:20) Recommendations and Outro (01:04:48): Ash: Duppy Detective Tashia, thank a black person in your life, thank a queer person in your life Brandon: Submit your game to the Game Industry Hardship Fund, Zdzisława Sośnicka, Japanese instrumental Jazz Fusion and Light Jazz playlist for Ash This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 10m 16s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Ep. 445 - The Video Game Stork | Your Insert Credit panel covers the rest of the news from Summer Game Fest, where games come from, and Mortal Kombat fetishism. 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: Watch episodes with full video on YouTube “My mayor Muslim, my bagel Jewish, my Christian Dior, Kingdom Hearts IV.” Kingdom Hearts IV Midtown Comics 007: First Light GoldenEye 007 Pokemon series Phantasy Star II Ys: Books I & II PC Engine GameFAQs 1: Anything interesting at the other summer game events we didn’t cover last time? (05:36) Summer Game Fest PlayStation State of Play Xbox Showcase Nintendo Direct Gears Of War: E-Day Is An Xbox Console Exclusive, And Is Not Coming To PS5 Kingdom Hearts fans cry foul over AI-generated artwork claims God of War Laufey Ocarina of Time Remake Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Legend of Zelda movie Spyro: A Realm Beyond Toys For Bob Goes Indie Amiibo Mike Fahey Tupac Appears in New RGG Studios Game Snoop Dogg Yakuza series Movement To Remove Voice Actor Who Has Admitted To Sexual Assault Has Yakuza Fans At Breaking Point Shaq Kurt Cobain and Johnny Cash sing YMCA in “Band Hero” Marilyn Monroe Zombie gen Atlas Day of the Devs Tim Schafer 2: What are we going to do when every triple-A new game has AI? (19:37) Ys series 3: What other Final Fantasy characters should be distributed to fighting games? (21:14) Cloud Strife Sephiroth Super Smash Bros. series Clive Rosfield Tekken series Tifa Lockhart Street Fighter series Guilty Gear series Kimahri Ronso Noctis Lucis Caelum Sol Badguy Vaan Final Fantasy XII Vincent Valentine Jack Garland Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin SoulCalibur series Mortal Kombat series Squall Leonhart Samurai Shodown series Auron Cyan Garamonde Final Fantasy VI Cait Sith Bloody Roar series Altered Beast 3-D WorldRunner Dark Presence Galloping Ghost Aerith Gainsborough Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring Rumble Roses series Dead or Alive series Final Fantasy X-2 Yuna Rikku Paine Spice Girls Sporty Spice Baby Spice Skullgirls series Yuffie Kisaragi Lulu ONLINE MULTIPLAYER: What do YOU think the John Waters’ Pink Flamingos (1972) of video games is? (29:48) 4: Connrr asks, where do video games come from? (32:28) Shigeru Miyamoto Cronus Rhea Nintendogs Taekwondo Beijing Opera Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Yuen Biao Rampage 2: Universal Tour 5: If you were programming a video game orchestral concert, what obscure track would you drop in there? (38:45) Sunset Park (Act 3) - Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble Sonic 2 Music: Chemical Plant Zone Knuckles Chaotix - Seascape The Terminator Tommy Tallarico Sylvan Tale - Intro Panzer Dragoon series Final Fantasy XIV Flow Answers Footfalls Intellivision Lives - My Intellivision Infogrames Rocks My World Sonic Spinball - Toxic Caves X-Men Taz-Mania That One Song From Resident Evil Directors Cut 6: What is the One Piece of video games? (45:15) One Piece Star Citizen “Clowns farting”: The wild story behind Resident Evil’s worst soundtrack Luffy Pokemon series Metal Gear series Touhou series Halo series LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - AFI’s Top 100 Film Quotes (50:47) AFI’s 100 YEARS…100 MOVIE QUOTES Recommendations and Outro (01:07:12): Brandon: Hey, Sexuality by Lorelei and the Ghost, The Great Silence (1968), ****Shopping (1994), Game Industry Hardship Fund, ElFamosoDemon Frank: Sunset Boulevard (1950) Ash: Kotaku, Casiopea Jaffe: BIG BOOL This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 17m 15s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  Ep. 444 - Trickle-Down Justice✨ | Summer Game Festvideo game discussions+4 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | Insert CreditTheGamer+14 | — | Summer Game FestDungeons & Dragons+4 | — | 1h 11m 34s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Ep. 443 - It's Da Freakin' Bat, with Lucy James✨ | AI in video gamesgame development+4 | Lucy James | NBA JamSpace Jam+9 | — | Hideo KojimaAI+6 | — | 1h 17m 25s | |
| 5/25/26 |  Ep. 442 - Even More Questions Too Stupid for the Dirtbag, with Esper Quinn✨ | video game charactershidden gems in gaming+3 | Esper Quinn | Call of DutyHalo+23 | — | Leisure Suit Larryhidden gems+3 | — | 1h 23m 39s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Ep. 441 - Sigmas in the Omegaverse✨ | game mechanicsplayer retention+3 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | Ace Combat 5: The Unsung WarEarth Defense Force series+9 | — | game designflight mechanics+3 | — | 1h 19m 52s | |
| 5/11/26 |  Ep. 440 - No More Worlds to Conker✨ | GameStop acquisitionStar Fox designs+3 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | GameStopeBay+13 | — | GameStopeBay+7 | — | 1h 07m 34s | |
| 5/4/26 |  Ep. 439 - Deleterious✨ | video game achievementsdeveloper feedback+3 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | Tomodachi LifeThe Sims+15 | — | video gamesachievements+6 | — | 1h 12m 12s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Ep. 438 - We Will Not Be Kept in Your Balls✨ | future of Xboxdad games vs mom games+4 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | Red Dead Redemption: Undead NightmareRed Dead Redemption II+17 | — | Xboxdad games+5 | — | 58m 15s | |
| 4/20/26 |  Ep. 437 - Cookie's Bustacular✨ | Cookie’s BustleJapanese PC adventure game+2 | — | Cookie’s BustleSega Genesis QuickTime 3+19 | New Jersey | Yoko KannoCowboy Bebop+7 | — | 1h 20m 33s | |
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| 4/19/26 |  Insert Credit Gaiden #16 - B2B KPIs at GDC 2026, with Liz Ryerson✨ | GDC 2026game development+2 | Liz Ryerson | Experimental Games WorkshopGDC+4 | — | buttered cocoaexpo hall+1 | patrons | 1h 31m 27s | |
| 4/13/26 |  Ep. 436 - Shiny Finding Instinct, with Mathew Kumar✨ | live service gamesSilent Hills+1 | Mathew Kumar | Fortnite Steam Deck PSP Helldivers IIBioShock Infinite+39 | — | game developmentvideo games+1 | — | 1h 09m 25s | |
| 4/6/26 |  Ep. 435 - Never Underestimate a PS4 Player from Kentucky Named Josh, with Catherine Masters✨ | console pricesMicrosoft BDS boycott+2 | Catherine Masters | Nintendo DSLite Dogz 2+67 | KentuckyUnited Kingdom+1 | video gamesgaming news+1 | — | 1h 10m 34s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Ep. 434 - Go Home and Be a Family Man✨ | bargaining with publishersvideo game couples+1 | — | Coke Zero Looney Tunes 1Sonic+30 | — | Cookie’s BustleLinux+5 | — | 1h 04m 14s | |
| 3/23/26 |  Ep. 433 - The First Video Game✨ | AI in game developmentguiding players+1 | Frank CifaldiAsh Parrish+1 | Claude AI Linux GrapheneOS Unreal Engine 5 2Star Wars Cowboy Bebop 3+24 | — | video gamesgame design+1 | — | 1h 07m 09s | |
| 3/16/26 |  Ep. 432 - Brandon Sheffield at GDC 2026✨ | GDC 2026game development+1 | Antonio Uribe | PancitoMergeDig! Dig! Dino+42 | — | Necrosoft GamesBrendon Chung+6 | — | 1h 34m 33s | |
| 3/9/26 |  Ep. 431 - Mr. Bustle✨ | MicrosoftSony+2 | — | Sega GenesisGame Boy Color+41 | — | video gamesleisure+1 | — | 1h 10m 11s | |
| 3/2/26 |  Ep. 430 - Pac-Man 2cular✨ | Pac-Man 2: The New Adventuresvideo games+1 | — | TekkenUncharted+34 | — | Mortal KombatBlinky+4 | — | 1h 40m 52s | |
| 2/23/26 |  Ep. 429 - Baby Brawler, with Topher Florence, Vanessa B, and Pro Kesadia✨ | live service gamescurling+5 | Topher FlorenceVanessa B+1 | HighguardOverwatch Overwatch 2+37 | the United States of America | Insert Creditvideo game culture+1 | — | 57m 23s | |
| 2/16/26 |  Ep. 428 - Even More Games of the Year 2025 | Editor Esper Quinn joins Ash and Brandon to cover the rest of 2025’s best games. Hosted by Brandon Sheffield, with Ash Parrish and Esper Quinn. 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: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Demonschool 1: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (02:28) Dynasty Warriors: Origins The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Hyrule Warriors series Linkle Vampire Survivors 2: Soulstone Survivors (05:38) 3: Let Them Come: Onslaught (06:21) 4: Vital Shell (06:38) 5: to a T (07:39) Keita Takahashi Despelote Perfect Tides: Station to Station 6: Ball x Pit (10:49) Arkanoid 7: Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (16:20) Blasphemous Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Insert Credit Gaiden #14 - Arcadevania, with Ben Fiquet 8: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (18:11) Blasphemous 9: Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (19:46) Fire Emblem series Advance Wars series Triangle Strategy Dissidia: Final Fantasy NT series Yasumi Matsuno Ogre Battle Tactics Ogre Final Fantasy Tactics Vagrant Story Final Fantasy XII Final Fantasy Tactics Advance Jeanne d’Arc Disgaea series 10: Terminator 2D: No Fate (25:20) Xeno Crisis The Phantom The Phantom (1996) Macaw45 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Judge Dredd Metal Slug series 11: Blade Chimera (29:03) Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth 12: Squeakross: Home Squeak Home (31:32) Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Jerma Streams - Squeakross: Home Squeak Home 13: Unbeatable (34:45) 14: Ambrosia Sky: Act One (37:06) PowerWash Simulator 15: Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To (38:54) Lofi Girl 16: Skin Deep (41:27) Laura Michet 17: Angeline Era (44:43) Ys series Earthbound 18: Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. (47:39) Tekken series Hades II 19: Birdcage (51:24) Doom: The Dark Ages Radiant Silvergun Sōkyūgurentai Ikaruga 20: JAIL DICE: Roll to Break (53:17) Devil Dice 21: Magic: The Gathering®—FINAL FANTASY™ (56:54) The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Magic: The Gathering® | The Hobbit™ Assassin’s Creed War of the Spark Ep. 401 - Let’s Gather Some Magic, with Esper Quinn 22: Hell Is Us (01:03:59) 23: Hades II (01:13:47) Hades Pyre Transistor 24: Shadow Labyrinth (01:16:42) Pac-Man Xevious Mr. Driller Secret Level 25: Doom: The Dark Ages (01:21:49) Doom Eternal Doom Djent 26: The Dark Queen of Mortholme (01:26:30) Blasphemous Slay the Princess 27: Pokemon Legends: Z-A (01:30:00) Pokémon Scarlet Yakuza universe Digimon Story Time Stranger Pokopia 28: Hotel Barcelona (01:35:53) Hidetaka Suehiro Goichi Suda Super Time Force 29: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy (01:39:43) Danganronpa series Zero Escape: The Nonary Games Kazutaka Kodaka Kotaro Uchikoshi Gnosia 30: Shujinkou (01:45:24) Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection Gunhouse 31: Haste (01:49:32) Klonoa: Door to Phantomile SSX series Tony Hawk Pro Skater series Peak 32: AI Limit (01:53:06) 33: Super Robot Wars Y (01:54:29) Gunpla Sentai 34: Routine (01:58:03) Aftermath Crow Country 35: Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (02:03:15) Sid Meier’s Civilization V Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Endless Legend Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth 36: Blast Rush LS (02:10:29) Blast Rush 37: Advent Neon (02:12:37) Socket DeviantArt Newgrounds 38: Donkey Kong Bananza (02:16:02) Donkey Kong 64 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Mario Kart World Super Mario Odyssey The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 39: Cronos: The New Dawn (02:23:03) Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill f 40: Absolum (02:27:01) Streets of Rage 4 41: Monster Prom 4: Monster Con (02:31:14) LeahPlease Monster Prom series 42: Dreams of Another (02:33:58) The Unfinished Swan Viewfinder 43: Date Everything! (02:37:49) Gijinka OS-tan Hyperdimension Neptunia series Hatoful Boyfriend 44: Kingdoms of the Dump (02:43:18) Mario RPG series Fragrant Story 45: Blippo+ (02:45:38) Playdate Yacht Telefantasy Studios Max Headroom Blippo+ (NSW2) No Commentary 46: Full Metal Schoolgirl (02:56:39) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 47: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (03:00:40) Suikoden Brain Lords - The Backlog Games of the Year ft. Esper Quinn Ben Starr Matthew Mercer Persona series Faye Wong It Takes Two Outro (03:18:04) 48: Despelote (03:20:56) Outro, Part II (03:21:24) This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 3h 22m 59s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  Ep. 427 - Game of the Year 2025 | Insert Credit nominates and ranks the fifteen best video games of the year 2025. 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 (Finalized list appears at the bottom of the show notes, don’t spoil yourself!) SHOW NOTES: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure “Displeased! If I breathe, if I live, I am displeased. Only the dead are satisfied.” 52 Pickup Video Game History Foundation Digital Archive Demonschool 1: Ash Parrish’s First Nominee (05:20) South of Midnight BDS Ahmed Best Jar Jar Binks 2: Brandon Sheffield’s First Nominee (09:27) Yakuza series Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Ichiban Kasuga Kazuma Kiryu Goro Majima Yakuza 0 Deadpool 3: Frank Cifaldi’s First Nominee (14:46) Wanderstop Davey Wreden The Stanley Parable The Beginner’s Guide Animal Crossing series 4: Ash’s Second Nominee (20:34) Blue Prince Escape Academy 5: Brandon’s Second Nominee (24:50) Asura the Striker Space Harrier OutRun Darius 6: Frank’s Second Nominee (28:01) The Roottrees are Dead The Séance of Blake Manor HowLongToBeat.com 7: Ash’s Third Nominee (32:37z) Dead Take Tales of Kenzera: Zau Assassin’s Creed: Origins Full-motion video Ben Starr Neil Newbon Final Fantasy XVI Baldur’s Gate III Matt Mercer Jeffrey Epstein Harvey Weinstein Alan Wake series Sam Lake Max Payne series Palworld Meet The Unconventional Publishers Trying To Unfuck The Games Industry 8: Brandon’s Third Nominee (37:53) Call of Ponchy : Mahjong Warfare Fortnite D3Publisher Inc. 9: Frank’s Third Nominee (43:24) Silent Hill f Silent Hill 2 Sonic the Werehog Bonk Bubsy Frank’s Top 5 Albums of the Year (54:01) The Tune-Yards - Better Dreaming Deep Sea Diver - Billboard Heart Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz Wet Leg - moisturizer Wet Leg: Tiny Desk Concert Wednesday - Bleeds 10: Ash’s Fourth Nominee (59:31) Hollow Knight: Silksong Hollow Knight Death Stranding 2: On The Beach 11: Brandon’s Fourth Nominee (01:05:41) Hypogea Quake 12: Frank’s Fourth Nominee (01:08:50) Windswept Donkey Kong Country Kaizo Super Mario series Oh, Deer! 13: Ash’s Fifth Nominee (01:14:37) News Tower Citizen Kane (1941) Game Dev Story Home of the Underdogs Superhero League of Hoboken Mad TV 14: Brandon’s Fifth Nominee (01:22:01) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Promise Mascot Agency Insert Credit Gaiden #13 - The Intended Game, with Oli Clarke Smith 15: Frank’s Fifth Nomination (01:27:41) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Hideo Kojima 16: Alex Jaffe’s First Nomination (01:33:29) THE INSERT CREDIT GAME OF THE YEAR 2025 TOP 16: Silent Hilf ($69.99) [14 hrs] News Tower ($24.99) [9.5 hrs] South of Midnight ($39.99) [11.5 hrs] Wanderstop ($24.99) [10.5 hrs] Hollow Knight: Silksong ($19.99) [28 hrs] Blue Prince ($29.99) [26.5 hrs] Dead Take ($14.99) [4 hrs] Promise Mascot Agency ($24.99) [12.5 hrs] Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii ($59.99) [36 hrs] Windswept ($19.99) [9.5 hrs] Hypogea ($9.99) [2.5 hrs] Asura the Striker ($14.99) [0.5 hrs] The Roottrees are Dead ($19.99) [11.5 hrs] Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater ($69.99) [12 hrs] Call of Ponchy: Mahjong Warfare ($0.99) [??? hrs] Demonschool ($24.99) [31.5 hrs] This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 39m 26s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  Ep. 426 - Fortnite for Boomers | The finest minds in video games discuss the evolution of turn-based combat, turning pixels into symphonies, and the devastating return of Violence Island. 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: Audacity E3 Doctor Who Doctor Manhattan Blink Tom Baker Sherlock Steven Moffat Daliens Cybermen “Do you think people are happy in this wizard kingdom?” Mega Man series Clown Man It Nicole Kidman Kid n’ Play 1: What tips you off that someone discussing video games has no idea what they’re talking about? (06:08) New York Times IGF Awards Call of Duty series Mega Man: Legacy Collection Batman Superman Zack Snyder Madden series Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch 2: How have turn-based battle systems evolved over 30 years? (11:58) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Shin Megami Tensei series Valkyria Chronicles Final Fantasy XII Parasite Eve Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Metaphor: ReFantazio Kingdoms of the Dump The Doors - Riders On The Storm Final Fantasy X-2 3: On what occasions have you wished a game was harder? (17:27) Soulslike Gunstar Heroes Bayonetta 3 Pokemon series 4: If we were to re-establish an official video game seal of quality, what would be the qualifying criteria? (21:41) Official Nintendo Seal Steam Deck 5: Syswivv asks, what kind of video game would Andy Warhol have made? (28:08) Andy Warhol Madonna Fortnite CD-i Eric Idle Starship Titanic Harlan Ellison Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream CD+G Sega CD Empire (1965) Peter Molyneux MAGFest GDC Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective James Turrell 6: Describe Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective to Ash (32:24) Arcane Kids Donut County Bubsy series 7: What’s the best use a game has ever made of being able to click in the analog stick? (34:39) The Godfather: The Game Manhunt God of War III Oedipus Yanya Caballista: City Skater Katamari Damacy Kinect Ghost (1990) Octodad: Dadliest Catch 8: Who is your favorite video game character to debut in the last ten years? (40:39) Crow Country Mara Forest Hollow Knight: Silksong Hornet Bayonetta series Bayonetta Nier: Automata 2B Indika Final Fantasy XV Prompto Argentum Ignis Scientia Overwatch Tracer Baldur’s Gate III Astarion Balan Wonderworld Balan Concord LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (46:02) Recommendations and Outro (01:01:52): Brandon: The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1993), Gnosia, yucca Ash: Put chili crisp on everything, Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers Frank: Lil’ baby potatoes This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 11m 24s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  Ep. 425 - Hooves for Nipples | Our heroes confront video game movie adaptations, how controversy sells games, and Tom Cruise in Sonic 3 & Knuckles the Porn Parody the Official Game of the Movie. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank “Baseball” 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: The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans Lilliputians “If I was a creature made of stagnant water, I’d rather die and return to my bog.” Mark McGwire Michael Jordan Sylvester the Cat Yosemite Sam Dennis Rodman Akron RubberDucks Ricky Henderson Twitch banned Dr Disrespect after viewing messages sent to a minor, say former employees 1: What are some good games with built in breaks? (08:20) Demonschool Final Fantasy XV Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VIII Hades Loop Hero Ball x Pit Arkanoid Hypogea Quake 2: Which character has suffered the biggest design downgrade in video game history? (15:50) The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Earthworm Jim HD Arle Nadja Overwatch 2 Ugly Sonic Sonic Boom series Sonic Adventure series Cloud Strife Ballz Fat Pikachu Bomberman: Act:Zero Tomb Raider series Mario 3: Who’s your Mario? (21:29) Neo Geo Pocket Sonic The Hedgehog Pocket Adventure Super Mario Galaxy Super Mario Bros. 2 Astal Superstar Saga series Alex Kidd in Shinobi World 4: Is the average video game based on a movie better than the average movie based on a video game? (25:42) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Super Mario Bros. (1993) Max Headroom Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Return to Silent Hill (2026) Fallout Silent Hill f White Day: A Labyrinth Named School Sweet Home Werewolves of London 5: SaveaSaturn asks, what game that you’ve never played would you take to a desert island with you? (31:39) Mario Kart series Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space Magic: the Gathering Arena Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Baldur’s Gate III Dezaemon 2 Dragon Quest series Satisfactory Super Mario Maker 2 NetHack Caves of Qud Make My Video: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch 6: What makes bad video games successful? (38:30) Horses Hatred Fortnite Super Smash Brothers series Sonic ’06 Top Gun (1986) Top Gun Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. 3 7: What is the “Maybe it will happen today” of video games? (44:17) Mother 3 Duke Nukem Forever Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Beyond Good and Evil 2 SNK Kingdom Hearts IV Chrono Trigger Fallout: New Vegas LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As - Genshin Impact (49:54) Recommendations and Outro (56:38): Brandon: From the Fields granola, Dosa Chips, American Rickshaw (1989), please review Demonschool positively on Steam Frank: Rate and review things in general This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 10m 55s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  Ep. 424 - Insert Credit Annual #7 | As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time. 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: Digital Eclipse Final Fantasy VIII “If I die here alone, a miserable death, no one will bother to pick up my bones.” Sonic the Hedgehog Arator the Redeemer World of WarCraft Demonschool Ryu Number #IDARB Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection Aetherdrift Bestow Greatness (the supposed Ash card) Johnny Silverhand Yakuza 0 EarthBound Super Mario Bros. 3 Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei Doom OutRun: Online Arcade Silent Hill 1: Frank’s Mom’s Favorite Game (08:56) Super Mario series 2: Ash’s Cousin Eric’s Favorite Game (14:07) Ms. Pac-Man Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat series Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures 3: Brandon’s Partner Christina’s Favorite Game (19:45) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Nintendo DS Grand Theft Auto series Game Boy Advance Ivy the Kiwi? 4: Frank’s Co-host Ash’s Favorite Game (25:08) Dragon Age: Inquisition Overwatch Bayonetta Sonic the Hedgehog Part II Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles Sega Technical Institute Mark Cerny 5: Ash’s Friend Nicki’s Favorite Game (34:34) Pokémon Red Version The Vision of Escaflowne ACen Pokémon Blue Version Sega Game Gear MissingNo Sailor Moon Street Sharks Pikachu 6: Brandon’s Dad’s Favorite Game (39:52) Military Madness TurboGrafx-16 Famicom Wars Advance Wars Neutopia Legend of Zelda series Tetris Spelling Bee Sub Hunt PalmPilot Atari 2600 Circus 7: Frank’s Best Friend and Editor Esper’s Favorite Game (45:31) Drifting Off with Joe Pera: A Sleep Podcast The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) Final Fantasy VII Phil Salvador Sega Saturn Final Fantasy VII: Remake Barrett Wallace Final Fantasy Got It Right With Two Black Fathers Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII 8: Ash’s Friend Will’s Favorite Game (55:34) Karazhan Ventrillo Hikikomori Elwynn Forest Dreadsteed 9: Brandon’s Friend Scott’s Favorite Game (01:04:38) Final Fantasy VI Super Nintendo Entertainment System Record of Lodoss War La Blue Girl Nobuo Uematsu 10: Frank’s Friend Lucy’s Favorite Game (01:11:42) Mass Effect 2 Pulp Fiction (1994) Fallout: New Vegas 11: Ash’s Cousin Jason’s Favorite Game (01:24:29) Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Dragon Ball Z Vegeta Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Super 12: Brandon’s Former Coworker Christian’s Favorite Game (01:32:36) Ys: Book I & II Tengai Makyō: Ziria Bump System The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls 13: Frank’s Wife Amanda’s Second Favorite Game (01:38:38) Kickle Cubicle Irem R-Type series Disaster Report series Adventures of Lolo 14: Ash’s Husband Travis’s Favorite Game (01:42:33) Contra III: The Alien Wars Mana series Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra Hard Corps Weenie Hut Jr’s Super Castlevania IV UFO 50 15: Brandon’s College Friend and Insert Credit Co-Founder Vincent’s Favorite Game (01:47:42) Metaphor: ReFantazio Puyo Puyo Sun Bubble Bobble Puzzle Bobble 16: Frank’s Pal Ian’s Favorite Game (01:52:31) Killer7 Suda51 Cam Clarke Resident Evil 4 No More Heroes Shadows of the Damned 17: Ash’s Sister Alexis’s Favorite Game (01:59:53) Uno No Mercy Connect Four Kingdom Hearts Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit Disney Channel No Strings Attached Katamari Damacy 18: Brandon’s Friend Chaz’s Favorite Game (02:06:00) Shining Force II N-Gage 19: Frank’s Other Friend Ian’s Favorite Game (02:10:48) Super Mario World Kaizo Super Mario Maker Disneyland Walt Disney World 20: Ash’s Best Friend Abby’s Favorite Game (02:17:11) Dragon Age: Inquisition Baldur’s Gate series Alistair Sid Meier’s Civilization series Cullen Rutherford Miscegenation 21: Brandon’s Coworker Tara’s Favorite Game (02:28:43) Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action! NieR: Automata NieR PlatinumGames Inc. Final List (02:28:43) View the finalized list right here! This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 2h 39m 35s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  Ep. 423 - Explode My Bones | The panel reviews Mr. Bones, a Sega Saturn classic featuring frustrating design choices, a certain comedy level, and skeletism. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, 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: “Oh, there go all my bones!” Mr. Bones Bonk series 1: How did we get here? (03:57) Sega Saturn Star Trek Awesome Games Done Quick January 6 United States Capitol attack Mr. Bones by Lizstar in 1:12:00 Boneitis LSD: Dream Emulator Game Boy Color Game Gear Street Fighter series PlayStation Sega Genesis Sega Dreamcast Ronnie Montrose Ed Anunziatta Sinners (2025) Paul Pena Bastion 2: What are the good versions of the ideas presented in this game? (27:20) Tempest Vectorman series Arzette: the Jewel of Faramore Fitz Houston Seinfeld Contra series 3: Brenton Woodrow asks, which Saturn or Dreamcast game that never had a sequel is best suited for a sequel in 2021? (37:02) Burning Rangers Magic Knight Rayearth Sonic R Richard Jacques Sonic & All-Stars Racing series Powerslave Black Fire Metroid Prime Final Fantasy II Last Bronx Shining Force series Panzer Dragoon Saga Rick Moranis Clockwork Knight Dark Savior 4: If not Mr. Bones, what’s the best skeleton in a video game? (42:04) Dry Bones Dry Bowser Mr. Bones Japanese cover Grateful Dead 5: Let’s talk about this game’s comedy level (44:46) Monkey Island series Grand Theft Auto series Super Mario series Jeff Fort Zono, Inc. Generations Lost Bruce Straley The Last of Us KISS Frank’s preservation of the print art for Generations Lost X-Men 6: What can we learn about the blues from this video game? (51:07) Paul Pena Jet Airliner 7: Do you like Mr. Bones? (56:43) TechnoClash X-Men 2: Clone Wars The Amazing Spider-Man: Web of Fire Sega Channel Sega Menacer Freak Boy LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Mr. Organs (01:02:31) Credit Report (01:08:16) Recommendations and Outro (01:13:08): Brandon: The All New, All Astonishing Insert Credit Patreon, May I Ask For One Final Thing?, Journal with Witch, Blackhawk Museum Ash: Ball x Pit, touch grass, tell people you care about them, this empire shall burn too Frank: someone make a thread in the forums of media where fascists lose and die This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! | 1h 34m 47s | ||||||
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