Ep. 329 - The Nephew Line

The Insert Credit Show

The finest minds in video games and beyond contemplate unique input interfaces, classic adventure games, and a return to Violence Island. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. With the recent closing of Rooster Teeth, how has machinima developed over the last 20 years? (03:19)
2. Design a themed video game controller that ties into a particular brand but would also be fun to use. (10:12)
3. What are the most credible depictions of gamers in media? (16:48)
4. How do you convince a studio executive they have a bad idea before it’s too late? (23:24) Insert Credit Quick Break: Labyrinth of Cinema (29:55)
5. Irish Carl asks: Rank the corpus of adventure games from Sierra On-Line, Infocom, LucasArts, and Cyan (30:51)
6. What are your favorite broad personality archetypes in video game supporting characters? (38:11)
7. Which video game would benefit most from the “World of Warcraft Classic” treatment? (43:14)
8. How’s the future looking right now for emulation? (46:51)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (55:01)

Recommendations and Outro (01:03:24)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Bob’s Burgers
• Teddy
• Jimmy Pesto
• Jay Johnston, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor, Is Arrested on Jan. 6 Charges
• Mr. Show with Bob and David
• SpongeBob SquarePants
• Mr. Peanutbutter
• Rooster Teeth Shut Down by Warner Bros. Discovery
• Rooster Teeth
• Halo series
• Machinima
• Red vs. Blue
• Minecraft
• Great Famine (Ireland)
• Dropkick Murphys
• Skibidi Toilet
• RWBY
• RTX
• #IDARB
• Krusty the Clown
• The Simpsons
• The Homer
• Steel Battalion
• Laurie Anderson’s Puppet Motel
• David Cage
• Wii Remote
• Katamari Damacy
• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2
• SCUF Envision
• SCUF Reflex
• Max Payne series
• Groove Coaster series
• Resident Evil series
• TourBox
• Existenz (1999)
• DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
• This is the actual face you make when playing Aerial Assault on the Game Gear
• Bluesky
• Airheads (1994)
• Aerial Assault
• Game Gear
• Donkey Kong
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Breaking Bad
• The Sopranos
• Mario Kart 64
• Doom 3
• Adam Sandler
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Uncut Gems (2019)
• Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing: Transformed
• TimeSplitters
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• Simon Pegg
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• The World’s End (2013)
• Mission: Impossible
• Scotty
• Elon Musk
• Sierra Entertainment
• Infocom
• Lucasfilm Games
• Cyan Worlds
• Ron Gilbert
• Tim Schafer
• Zork
• A Mind Forever Voyaging
• Myst
• Riven: The Sequel to Myst
• Final Fantasy series
• Blade Runner
• Harlan Ellison: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
• Tokimeki Memorial
• Maniac Mansion
• Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
• Shadowgate
• The Space Bar
• Dennis Hopper
• Microsoft Office
• The Witness
• Barret Wallace
• Ooblets
• Musashi
• Archie Bunker
• Tifa Lockhart
• Aerith Gainsborough
• Judgment series
• Don Quixote
• World of Warcraft Classic
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Bejeweled 3
• Candy Crush Saga
• Angry Birds
• Resident Evil 4
• Devil May Cry
• Wii
• Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu will utterly fold and pay $2.4M to settle its lawsuit
• Dolphin Emulator
• Steam Deck
• Red Viper
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Truxton
• Blazing Lazers
• Rampage
• Fort Condor
• Pepper Roni
• Servbot
• Domasi “Tommy” Tawodi
• Morgan Yu

Recommendations:

Brandon: Johnny’s Selected Seeds instead of Baker Creek Seeds if you’re a gardening type person who wants to avoid funding bad stuff, Gary Jagels, Zindrew Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil

Tim: Xi’an Famous Foods Chili Oil & Crisps Jar

Frank: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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Questions this week:

1. Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
2. Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57) 3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33) 4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25) 5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47) 6. Are esports good? (55:04)

LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Taskmaster
• Selling Sunset
• The Boys
• Succession
• Boyz II Men
• Taskmaster
• Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead
• Super Mario 64 Decompiled
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• Raw Danger!
• Steambot Chronicles
• Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFoundry video Frank mentions)
• Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
• Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring the Legend of Zelda
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
• Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Release Date Trailer
• Suikoden
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Kingdom Hearts series
• Final Fantasy series
• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Announcement Trailer
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes
• Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
• GEX Trilogy - LRG 2024 Trailer
• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Announce Trailer
• LEGO Star Wars series
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
• Marvel Spider-Man
• God of War
• Astro Bot - Announcement Trailer
• Pharrell to tell his life story in a Lego movie
• Elden Ring
• Dragon Age series
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Official Reveal Trailer
• Mass Effect series
• Animal Crossing series
• The Twilight Zone
• Inuyasha
• George R. R. Martin
• BioShock 2
• BioShock
• BioShock Infinite
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• Deus Ex series
• Gex
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Sonic the Hedgehog series
• Garfield licensees
• Freedom Planet
• Blockbuster
• Mario Party series
• Overcooked!
• Lethal Company
• Pummel Party
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Overwatch
• Valorant
• Counter-Strike 2
• SonicFox
• Justin Wong
• Evo Moment #37
• Saudi Arabia’s plan to become the crown prince of gaming
• League of Legends
• Valorant Game Changers
• Nintendo World Championships
• Dota 2
• ESPN8 The Ocho
• ESPN Esports: Inside its rise, fall and resonance
• Madden series
• NBA 2K series

Recommendations:

Ash: Fund independent news

Frank: Become a reader again, Indika

Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana

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