Your beloved Insert Credit Show panel convenes on topics such as Sony Zelda, the Buddha’s Pickle Rick era, and the return of Violence Island.

Questions this week:

  1. Phil Salvador asks: What is a game you love that you would not recommend? (07:02)
  2. What’s the best way to pepper sidequests through an RPG? (12:47)
  3. What’s the difference between a good artist and a good concept artist? (18:08)
  4. What will Link’s first line of dialogue be in the live action Legend of Zelda movie? (23:47)
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  5. Jerome asks: which real people have had the most legally distinct video game characters based on them? (32:05)
  6. Why is the Streets of Rage pickup sound better than the Pac-Man pickup noise? (38:14)
  7. What are, according to Wikipedia, some video games the Buddha might or might not enjoy? (42:29)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (49:11)

Recommendations and Outro (01:11:08)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Frank: The Legend of Beavis

Brandon: If you’re watching Yakuza Apocalypse (2015) the only watchable version is on Tubi, Saturnalia on Steam

Tim: The new Daytona USA 2 port on Steam

Jaffe: Aftermath, 52 Pickup

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Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.