The Insert Credit Show

Guest Host Frank Cifaldi. Regular members Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield (also Jaffe in the end). Questions this week: Design a game to save the Atari Jaguar. Which video game features the best item shop? What needs to happen for game quality to start correlating directly with game sales? If you could get away with stealing one hardly noticeable animation from a game of your choice, what would...

Just finished watching the PS4 press conference? We can tell you what to think of it! Questions this week: Which Sony executives were the coolest, and which were the creepiest? What does one wear to a video game press conference? How many polygons are in a soul? Why would anyone ever use any of these PS4 social features? Do people still care about controller rumble? Is the PS4 truly "by game creat...

3D printing peripherals, Final Boss analysis, and Jerry Lewis analogies await you in this episode. Questions this week: What was the most painful hour of a video game you've ever played? (02:49) PK MOMS: Design an educational game for 5th graders that teaches them not to be assholes on the internet. (09:03) Is game criticism becoming more daring? (15:33) How would you run your video game conventio...

Avast! Romantic subplots, machinima, and fantasy character classes off the port bow! Questions this week: FRANK: What are the categories for the Insert Credit Awards? (01:11) RONALD WU: What is the best love story or subplot in a video game? (07:46) If American football is the best designed professional sport, what is the most poorly designed professional sport? (14:16) If you were to make a machi...

Crossovers! Halo skulls! The definition of genre! All and more are discussed on this week's episode of the Insert Credit Show! Questions this week: FRANK: What would it take for you to buy a new console? (01:50) How do video games affect people worse than guns? (09:39) Where is the synergy between Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem? (16:19) Who is the Ozzy Osbourne of video games? (23:03) IMPROV Z...

This week on the Insert Credit Show, I come one step closer to realizing my destiny as the Drew Carey of Video Games. Join us on our bold attempt to add story to our show’s gameplay as we tackle the following topics. Questions this week: Deleting one video game from your memory (02:08) A Club Nintendo Makeover (10:45) Ralph Nader vs. Video Games (17:18) The deal with Team Fortress 2 and hats (23:4...

Kotaku Features editor Kirk Hamilton joins us to talk about the definition of a power-up, video game hairstyles for your girlfriend, and why Capcom hates Mega Man. Questions this week: BioWare’s Gay Planet (02:50) Super Mario World as a Modding Community Playground (09:38) Electronic Arts president John Riccitiello vs. United States vice president Joe Biden (15:56) Modern pop artists in game music...

The insert credit crew eulogizes the Sony PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment system. Also my dad interrupts. Questions this week: TIM: Which PlayStation 2 games did you first get? (01:39) Other than the obvious increase in hardware capability, how did the PS2 era compare to the PS1? (08:20) If you were 10 years younger, would you have bought a PS2 over the GameCube, Xbox, and Dreamcast? (14:36)...

The first installment of an annual series wherein we determine, at least for this year, what may be empirically be considered the Best Game of All Time. Final List : Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Chrono Trigger (SNES) Tetris (Various) OutRun 2 (Arcade) Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (Arcade) EarthBound (SNES) Mother 3 (GBA) God Hand (PS2) The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB) The Secret of Monkey...

Frank looks back on the defining moment of 2012, Tim tells us about things he would rather eat than play video games, and Brandon is there too. Questions this week: What's your favorite snow level in a video game? (00:55) What was the most memorable moment in video games this year? (07:43) What was the greatest disappointment in video games this year? (14:01) Who won 2012? (20:19) Who was Video Ga...

Jordan, Jesse GO! cohost Jordan Morris joins us to talk about Chun-Li, side question, and Adrien Brody. Questions this week: Video games of Christmas Past (02:27) Fighting games as an Olympic event (09:14) Comedy in Japanese games vs. comedy in American games (15:39) Adrien Brody’s Predators: The Official Game of the Movie (22:06) Santa Games (27:05) What defines a good side quest (33:16) Chun-Li...

We asked you for your nominations for the Game of the Year. Now let us tell you why those are all terrible. The List: XCOM: Enemy Unknown Journey The Walking Dead Dishonored Max Payne 3 Tokyo Jungle Far Cry 3 Borderlands 2 Halo 4 Hotline Miami Fire Emblem Awakening Guild Wars 2 Dragon Quest X Gunlord Faster Than Light Mass Effect 3 Tales of Graces ƒ Clash of Clans Edited by Andrew Toups . Music: “...

Another live show means discussion abounds regarding the new SimCity, the Spike VGAs, and the most pretentious video game ever made. Questions this week: Q*Bert , narrated (02:06) Anatomy of a Fake Gamer (05:35) What video games feature the most interesting internal economy? (11:27) What would you like to be able to do in the new SimCity? (17:54) What categories would you add to the Spike TV Game...

The Four Guys get together to livestream some real talk about fighting game spinoffs, rail shooters, and the Mayan apocalypse. Questions this week: Brandon’s homework assignment. Which RPG puzzles have you particularly actually enjoyed? (01:20) Why don't fighting game spin-offs work out? (06:00) What are the best ways to implement your phone's GPS into a mobile game? (12:23) Is there any good reas...

Tim, Frank, Brandon and Patrick Miller discuss Skyrim with guns, Tim Schafer's fanbase, and the Fender Stratocaster. Questions this week: What is your favorite game where mistakes are as important as what you do on purpose? (01:50) What will the hallmarks be of the Wii U console generation? (08:07) What games would be better with guns in them? (14:38) How would you design a Capcom franchise restau...

Brandon's adventures in the Far East can only mean the return of Patrick Miller! Level editors, the Duckiverse, and swimsuit design are discussed. Questions this week: What exactly defines a roleplaying game? (02:03) JASON YOUNG: Which video games should be used as recruiting devices in the tradition of The Last Starfighter? (08:30) What would Warren Spector's DuckTales be like? (14:46) Which vide...

The Core Three give us the scoop on Polygon, the LucasArts buyout, and preorder bonuses. Questions this week: FRANK: Adapt Sanford and Son into a video game. (01:52) Are we in the Golden Age of video game journalism? (08:55) How effective are preorder bonuses as a marketing strategy? (15:10) What is the best Atlus game? (21:19) Explaining Dishonored to your mom. (27:30) What does Disney buying out...

Vito Ghostualdi joins Frankenstein Cifaldi, The Grim Rogers, and that other guy to share spooky stories. Questions this week: Which video game franchises could benefit from a Halloween-themed entry? (04:38) Explain the relationship between Count Dracula and Death in the Castlevania series. (10:34) What are some easy video game costume ideas? (17:05) How do you make zombie games interesting again?...

Gamasutra Editor in Chief Kris Graft shares his opinions on region locking, naming your characters, and the battle capabilities of Fat Princess. Questions this week: Christian Nutt’s homework (01:10) What is the deal with regional lockout? (09:53) How may video game enthusiasts tastefully decorate their living spaces to reflect their hobby? (16:11) Let's ruin Halo 4 for our listeners. (22:38) Whic...

Christian Nutt returns by popular demand for discussion of up and coming game developers, the next career move for CliffyB, and promotional t-shirts. Questions this week: Think of a popular video game from the past 6 years that you really dislike, and say something nice about it. (07:39) If you were the curators of The Smithsonian's "The Art of Video Games," what would you put on display? (14:08)...

QWOP creator Bennett Foddy joins us to talk about stuff. Stuff like Alan Moore, air dropping video games, and an actual Nintendo theme park. Questions this week: How do we get people back into arcades? (02:32) We know what a AAA video game is, but what's an A, AA, or AAAA video game? (08:53) When is DLC worth buying? (15:17) What are the best underwater segments in video games? (21:49) Who is the...

Jaffe tries his best not to sound like a psychopath while the host of My Brother My Brother and Me podcast Justin McElroy chats with us about Sony's trophy system, games we got as gifts, and speed running. Questions this week: You've been evicted from your home and are being relocated to a city or town from a video game of your choice. Where do you go? (03:26) What is the philosophical difference...

Action Button Dot Net columnist and Music of the Spheres developer Hamish Todd makes a special appearance to discuss cosplay, surprise sequels, and high luncheon. Questions this week: What do we have to look forward to if the Wii U builds itself as a home for potentially dead franchises? (03:42) If you were judging a cosplay competition, which costumes would be most likely to win? (10:07) Which co...

The Insert Credit Crew is joined by CANABALT creator Adam Saltsman to discuss the appeal of giant robots, to design a game for my old Nokia cell phone, and to play "Kill, Marry, Boff" Round 3. Questions this week: What is your favorite depiction in a video game of Hell? (03:56) What is it about about giant robots that people find so appealing? (10:11) What can we expect from Grand Theft Auto 20? (...

Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo debates with us over the validity of video game nostalgia, online comment systems, and the sanctity of the Warthog. Questions this week: All of your games and consoles have been stolen, but you do have a $1,000 GameStop gift card that expires at the end of the week. How do you spend it? (03:14) Which games have most innovatively used the DualShock controller?...