Ep. 343 - The Invention of Teabagging, with Esper Quinn

The Insert Credit Show

Editor Esper Quinn hosts the best panel in video games looking at the legacy of Halo, reactions to Summer Game Fest, and the origins of rude crouching. Hosted by Esper Quinn, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Let’s talk about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase (06:50)
2. What’s your personal experience with the Halo franchise, and how has it impacted video games? (18:48)
3. What game, ultimately, was the Halo Killer? (23:28) Insert Credit Quick Break: The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th (28:51)
4. Alex Jaffe asks: I need to play the first 3 hours of Demonschool right now. What should I do? (30:07)
5. Is dual wielding just a gimmick, or does it actually have interesting gameplay ramifications? (32:19)
6. What are the warning signs when developing a colorful companion character that they might be annoying? (37:36)
7. Do you think you could be friends with Master Chief in real life? (44:43)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Halo Fragrances (50:12)

Recommendations and Outro (54:20)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Overwatch
• Left 4 Dead
• Minecraft
• Doom
• Quake
• GoldenEye 007
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• Titanfall
• Halo 2
• Wolfenstein 3D
• Alien: Resurrection
• Every big announcement and trailer from Summer Game Fest 2024
• Everything announced at the Xbox showcase at Summer Game Fest 2024
• Gears of War: E-Day trailer
• Fable trailer
• Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007
• Perfect Dark trailer
• Doom: The Dark Ages trailer
• Tomb Raider series
• Mindjack
• Perfect Dark Zero
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle trailer
• Wolfenstein
• Every big announcement from PlayStation’s new State of Play
• Astro Bot trailer
• Sackboy
• Slitterhead
• Call of Duty series
• Medal of Honor series
• Halo: Reach
• Halo: Infinite
• Halo 3
• Halo 4
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo Wars
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• Heroes of the Storm
• Destiny
• Fortnite
• Tiger Woods
• Gears of War
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Kingdom Hearts II
• Demonschool
• The Last of Us
• John Woo
• Chow Yun-fat
• Final Fantasy XV
• Noctis Lucis Caelum
• Prompto Argentum
• Ignis Scientia
• Gladiolus Amicitia
• Kazuma Kiryu
• Goro Majima
• Chris Pratt
• Keanu Reeves
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Werner Herzog
• Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Keith David
• The Thing (1982)
• They Live (1988)
• John Carpenter
• Rick and Morty
• Master Chief
• Boba Fett
• The Mandalorian
• Samus Aran
• Doomguy
• Teabagging

Recommendations:

Brandon: Byblos yogurt, Grand Bakery bagels

Frank: The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of Titanic, June 21-30th, and patrons like you. Thank you.

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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

This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies, and patrons like you. Thank you.

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