Ep. 330 - Squadala

The Insert Credit Show

Frank, Tim and Brandon share their thoughts on Akira Toriyama, the genres that defined consoles, and CD-i memories. 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. Let’s discuss Akira Toriyama’s impact on art, culture, video games, and us personally (08:03)
2. What’s the most common misconception about video games in 2024? (23:05)
3. Based on a dream I had, should I learn magic, or Magic: the Gathering? (31:04)
4. LeFish: Are there any videogames based on works in other media that have been led by their original creators? (37:10)
5. Which game consoles do you most closely associate with particular video game genres? (43:51)

Recommendations and Outro (01:02:04)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Radiatori
• Lucky Charms
• Super Smash Brothers series
• Link
• Legend of Zelda series
• Tagliatelle
• Rotini
• Super Mario Bros. Shaped SpaghettiOs with Meatballs
• Super Mario series
• Cheerios
• Oops! All Berries
• Xi’an Famous Foods Chili Oil & Crisps Jar
• Akira Toriyama
• Satoru Iwata
• Osamu Tezuka
• Dragon Ball
• Cool S
• Dragon Ball Z
• Toonami
• Buzz Rickson’s USAF L-2B Flying Jacket H-Type
• Dragon Quest series
• Sand Land
• Sand Land (video game)
• Kentaro Miura
• Yuji Horii
• Koichi Sugiyama
• Naoki Yoshida
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Final Fantasy XIV Online
• Dragon Quest X: Mezameshi Itsutsu no Shuzoku Online
• Eiichiro Oda
• One Piece
• Yuzo Koshiro
• Astro Boy
• Black Jack
• Unity
• Unreal Engine
• Grand Theft Auto V
• G4
• The Ice Cream Is Revealed As Ninja
• Ninja
• The Masked Singer
• Minecraft
• Magic: The Gathering
• Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
• Hex & Company
• Game Developers Conference
• Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama
• Keith Robinson
• Douglas Adams
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
• Vin Diesel
• David Twohy
• Brian Eno
• Bob Dylan
• Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors
• Takeshi’s Castle
• Takeshi no Chōsenjō
• Most Extreme Elimination Challenge
• The Last of Us
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
• Penn & Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends
• Moonwalker
• Ghostbusters
• Dan Aykroyd
• Harold Ramis
• Back to the Future: The Game
• Bob Gale
• Boom Blox
• Steven Spielberg
• PlayStation 2
• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Batman: The Video Game
• Vice: Project Doom
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• PlayStation
• Sega Genesis
• Dither
• Shatterhand
• Low G Man
• Gunstar Heroes
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Socket
• PC Engine
• PC-98
• Earthworm Jim
• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
• Ratchet & Clank
• Dynasty Warriors series
• Sega Saturn
• Atari 2600
• Dreamcast
• Crazy Taxi
• Space Channel 5
• Neo Geo
• Game Boy
• Castlevania series
• WonderSwan
• Xbox 360
• Gears of War
• Gears of War 2
• Gears of War 3
• Wii
• PlayStation 3
• GameCube
• Pikmin
• F-Zero GX
• Metroid Prime
• Nintendo 64
• Conker’s Bad Fur Day
• Wii Music
• Wii Sports
• Wii Sports Resort
• Imagine: Party Babyz
• Disney Epic Mickey
• ZX Spectrum
• Manic Miner
• Batman
• Dizzy series
• Amiga
• Atari Jaguar
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Doom
• CD-i
• Panzer Dragoon
• Ridge Racer
• Road Rash
• PlayStation Portable
• PlayStation Vita
• Game Boy Advance
• Astro Boy: Omega Factor
• Nintendo DS
• Ace Attorney series
• Resident Evil series
• Hotel Dusk: Room 215
• Feel the Magic XY/XX
• Nintendo 3DS
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf
• Mario Kart series
• Virtual Boy
• PlayStation 4
• PlayStation 5
• The Last of Us series
• Marvel Spider-Man
• Days Gone
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Ghost of Tsushima
• God of War series
• Another World

Recommendations:

Brandon: if you thought the pontification on religion and human nature in Prometheus (2012) was bad check out the deleted scenes to see how much worse it could have been, DAFENCII

Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore

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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)

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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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