Insert Credit nominates and celebrates the greatest, most influential, and most personally beloved game development studios of all time.

THE INSERT CREDIT TOP TWELVE GAME DEVELOPMENT STUDIOS

  1. SEGA
  2. Nintendo
  3. Taito
  4. Square
  5. ATLUS
  6. BioWare
  7. Namco
  8. SNK
  9. Hudson
  10. Sunsoft
  11. Harmonix
  12. Golden Age Activision

HONORABLE MENTIONS

  • Aggro Crab
  • Compile
  • Core Design
  • Evening Star
  • Human Entertainment
  • Kaizen Game Works
  • LucasArts
  • PlatinumGames
  • Red Entertainment
  • Rocksteady

THE PATRON SAINT OF THE INSERT CREDIT PODCAST

  • Cavia

CELEBRATED MENTIONS

  • Alpha System
  • Blizzard
  • Camelot
  • Capcom
  • Clockwork Tortise
  • Data East
  • FACE
  • Falcom
  • Fill-In-Cafe
  • Flight Plan
  • Gau Entertainment
  • HAL Laboratory
  • Irem
  • NEC Avenue
  • Nihon Telnet
  • Sacnoth
  • Sandlot
  • Supergiant
  • Travelers Tales
  • Treasure
  • Vic Tokai
  • Wolf Team

SHOW NOTES:

1: Brandon’s First Pick (08:00)

2: Ash’s First Pick (12:29)

3: Frank’s First Pick (14:59)

4: Brandon’s Second Pick (19:05)

5: Ash’s Second Pick (24:39)

6: Frank’s Second Pick (28:23)

7: Brandon’s Third Pick (34:43)

8: Ash’s Third Pick (37:56)

9: Frank’s Third Pick (41:24)

10: Brandon’s Fourth Pick (48:49)

11: Ash’s Fourth Pick (52:52)

12: Frank’s Fourth Pick (57:01)

13: Brandon’s Fifth Pick (01:02:23)

14: Ash’s Fifth Pick (01:08:27)

15: Frank’s Fifth Pick (01:16:24)

16: Brandon’s Sixth Pick (01:21:06)

17: Ash’s Sixth Pick (01:27:40)

18: Frank’s Sixth Pick (01:32:20)

19: Brandon’s Seventh Pick (01:37:27)

20: Ash’s Seventh Pick (01:43:34)

21: Frank’s Seventh Pick (01:50:52)

Celebrated Mentions (01:55:14)

Ranking Nominees (02:03:35)

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