Double Fine’s Heather Alexandra joins the panel to cover Jerry Lewis, beating coins out of people, and The Ultimate MacGuffin.
Questions this week:
- Previously on Insert Credit 20: You encounter someone who, quote, “plays video games for the story.” What games can you assume they own? (7:12)
- What does it mean to be a community manager for a game studio that mostly makes single player games? (12:35)
- What are the most video gamey things you’ve seen in real life? (18:04)
- It’s been one year since we all went into a global quarantine. How would video games be different right now if that never happened? (23:06)
- The Adaptation Game: Yakuza movie (27:49)
- Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the most underappreciated button on a controller? (32:20)
- What is the best MacGuffin in a video game? (37:25)
- Frank’s question: How would you design a video game museum? (40:48)
- What tea blends would you match with games? (48:37)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Blue Rogue's Code (52:59)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Skies of Arcadia
- Danganronpa
- Firewatch
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV
- Jerry Lewis
- Gallagher
- Gallagher's Gallery
- Double Fine's Discord
- Insert Credit Forums
- Everwild
- Fig
- Supergiant
- Grim Fandango
- Austin Walker
- Brent Porter
- They Live
- Intellivision Amico
- Gunsport By Necrosoft Games Available Now On Google Play Pass
- Yakuza 0
- Baka Mitai
- Turbografx controller
- VMU buttons
- Dreamcast controller
- Jaguar controller
- GameCube controller
- The Duke
- MacGuffin
- Chaos Emeralds
- Big Whoop
- The Empty Lot
- Ankaran Sarcophagus
- Amulet of Kings
- Piece of Eden
- Rain Room
- David Crane
- Cyber Doll
- Blue Rogues
- Sakura Taisen
- Bryce Boltzmann
Recommendations:
Heather: To The Horizon, Psychonauts 2, Lapsang tea, Kukicha tea
Frank: DG Voodoo 2
Brandon: Ploho, Morwan, D'LaVance, Moondog, Peppermint Bark tea, Turmeric Three Root tea, Unicorn Grass tea
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.