The Insert Credit Show

Building Staircases on Top of People's Heads. Questions this week: What are some defining moments in your game playing history that have stuck with you? What games apart from Animal Crossing and The Sims allow you the most freedom to express yourself through interior design, and how will this subgenre evolve? What's the best Twine game you've ever played, and what Twine game would you most like to...

Insert Credit Engineers Sex with a Robot Orb. Questions this week: How was your PAX Prime time? What happened to Penny Arcade? How has Miyazaki's influence affected video games? What's going on at Capcom right now with the Kickstarter success of Mighty No. 9? Is Saints Row 4 a subversive critique of what's wrong with AAA games, or is it just another example of what's wrong with AAA games? IMPROV Z...

Insert Credit is Slick and Hand-Holdable. Questions this week: After Madden 25, other video game series could benefit from putting the number of games they made into the title? (01:30) What game has the best title music? (09:05) Will Unity's support of 2D mean more good 2D games? Should people outside of development care about this? (19:05) When is Nintendo going to give up on the second screen? (...

You Can't Drink Coffee in the Lightning Round. Questions this week: How can someone most accurately assess whether a game will be worth playing during the first 5 minutes of booting it up? Are there any visual styles you can pinpoint between Saturday Morning Cartoon and hyper-realism that more video games should be using? What's the best thing you've seen from Gamescom, and what do you hope to see...

Insert Credit loves arcade pizza. Questions this week: What's the saddest a video game ever made you? What are some notable attempts games have made to allow you to play multiple characters at once in the past? Conceptualize the Breast Game of All Time. What are some games that you're glad you've played, but wouldn't recommend to others? How can we use Twitch to set up a better and more popular 24...

We Take You on a Tour of Bethesda Studios. Questions this week: What is the video game equivalent of a luxury car? Are we paying enough attention to GaymerX? Which often overlooked multiplayer game do you think deserves more of a following in the competitive community? What is the best use of rope in a video game? You have to rob a Las Vegas casino, using a crack team of 5 video game characters. B...

Insert Credit Tip: You Could Google That But Maybe You Don't Want To. Questions this week: What's your favorite browser flash game? What's your favorite implementation of a bow and arrow in a video game thus far? What tips can you give aspiring jerks to irritate game makers to their breaking point? Design an open world sandbox game based on the golden age of cartoons. Which video game sequels to t...

Insert Credit is the viscous syrup of reality. Questions this week: TIM: What would Yuji Hori's Sonic the Hedgehog be like? (04:33) What are the implications of Nintendo acquiring Atlus? (11:00) Design a video game for Google Glass. (18:07) What are the best multiplayer games for a person with one arm? (24:22) KYLE ROBINSON: What is the game you're most proud of beating without a strategy guide or...

PlayTastin' some Edward James Oatmeal. Questions this week: Which game from the video game title generator are we going to design? Which game do you feel you could write a book about? In an alternate timeline where 8 bit video games existed in the 1940s, what games would there be in America as propaganda for the war effort? What was the second-best year for video games? Other than yourselves, whic...

Insert Credit will immediately consume a chicken leg from a trash can. Questions this week: What was the best year for video games? If California were to sink into the ocean tomorrow, how would it affect video games? Which long-abandoned video game trope to you feel is long due for a comeback? How may the concept of bosses translate into nonviolent video games? IMPROV ZONE: Satoru Iwata answering...

Insert Credit is content with viewing a jpeg of the iceberg. Questions this week: How will Zynga evolve under the man behind the Xbox One? Which Nintendo 64 game best utilized the Z trigger? Which pre-existing IP would be the best fit for an adaptation by the Civilization team? Would you rather play 1,000 hours of Fire Emblem or 1,000 hours of Advance Wars? How would you run an ARG to promote the...

All things Insert Credit. Questions this week: For the listeners who missed its glory days, tell us more about the original Insert Credit. Introduce a new acronym-based term into the video game lexicon. What games have impacted you the most? What would the Insert Credit dating sim be like? IMPROV ZONE: You're a couples counselor, the couple is fighting about their video game preferences. If you we...

Insert Credit ranks the most exciting games from E3 with guest Christian Nutt. The List: Super Mario World Titanfall D4 Mad Max 1001 Spikes Super Smash Bros. Knack Ys: Memories of Celceta The Wonderful 101 Destiny The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Ryse: Son of Rome Octodad: Dadliest Catch Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain The Witcher 3 Final Fantasy XV Battlefield IV Mirror's Edge Catalyst Ki...

What's the best Sega Genesis game of all time? The List: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Landstalker Gunstar Heroes Shining Force II Bare Knuckle 3 Thunder Force IV Sonic 3 & Knuckles Ranger X Castlevania: Bloodlines Contra: Hard Corps Phantasy Star IV Road Rash II Monster World 4 Rocket Knight Adventures Alien Soldier Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Gain Ground Shining in the Darkness Shadowrun...

Consolation Prize: Buzzword Hand Grenade. Questions this week: Is the Xbox One a video game console? Is this thing huge? Is it just me or is the Xbox One controller pretty great? Let's address the name. Can the Xbox One see into your dreams? How many Emmys will Steven Spielberg win in his first of what is sure to be many seasons of his Halo show? Will the Xbox One change the way we play with dogs...

No Lightning Round Because Frank Doesn't Feel Like It. Questions this week: With the original Wii, Nintendo got the family together in the living room. How does Nintendo get the whole family into the bathroom? Brandon Boyer announced a conference called "Horizon" to highlight beautiful games. What alternative conference will we need in 2 years once it becomes as big as E3? Google. IO has new featu...

Insert Credit is a class of characters with character classes. Questions this week: With the release of the new GTAV trailers, let's talk about what games feature the abilities to switch on-the-fly between playable characters. The new Xbox is rumored to feature linked achievements that can be rewarded across several titles. How do you foresee this being utilized? Disney gave EA exclusive rights to...

Higher number of trucks than your average show. Questions this week: What game would you most like to play exclusively while getting your hair cut? What video game adaptation of a film being released this summer would you most like to work on? What would be the ideal premise for a video game set in Oakland, California? Which game studio has the healthiest social conscience? What would we end up wi...

Suplexing the Biggest Willy and Getting the Most Dew Done. Questions this week: Extoll the virtues of vehicle-based deathmatch multiplayer. Name a few categories you would add to the Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer's Edition In Final Fantasy VI, Sabin is famously capable of suplexing a train. Enumerate some of the greatest feats of human strength in game characters. If not a game developer,...

Questions this week: Which developer would you like to see get their hands on Star Wars video games? What's the difference between a fun video game and an entertaining one? Which number game in a series is usually the best one? How would you fix Dynasty Warriors? Design a video game that you can safely play while driving. Can you guys talk about the Wii, now that it's at the end of its life cycle?...

Insert Credit talks about games with guest Patrick Miller. Questions this week: What is the no-fly underwear of video games? What are the implications of Microsoft going to the Always Online business model? Each of you gets a song in a Parappa the Rapper video game. What is it about? EA was recently voted the worst company in America. Is it even the worst video game company in America? Which video...

Questions this week: What are the highlights of GDC that aren't covered by mainstream game media? Who would you like to hear in David Hayter's place to play Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid V? What are the worst things you can do when remaking a classic video game? Try to make it on TV by writing a video game themed spec script of a currently airing TV show. IMPROV ZONE: GameStop manager interviewi...

Insert Credit talks about games with guest Mike Mika Questions this week: What's the best fishing minigame? Which FEMALE video game characters make the best role models? Other than Donkey Kong, what games feature the best single screen level design? How does one enter the world of rom hacking? How would you adapt the works of HG Wells into video games? What would be GOD HAND's equivalent to Final...

Questions this week: What do you expect for Drakengard 3? (01:10) Do the benefits of EA's Always Online model outweigh the risks? (07:35) In many games, after you defeat an enemy, it disappears. Where does it go? (13:55) If you could eliminate one common lazy game critique from reviewers at large, what would it be? (20:10) Who would win in an actual fight among the Super Smash Bros. cast? (26:45)...

Questions this week: Do you forgive games for being wacky because they're video games? What video game music would you put in a wedding playlist? Who's the best narrator in a video game? What is the mark of a video game that lends itself best to fanfiction? What video game ad campaign do you personally find the most offensive? What's the best level in a Mario game? Who would win in a fight: Raiden...