A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
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episode 214: Ep. 214 - The Ocarina of Time of Anything
Questions this week:
- Brandon Sheffield asks: What was the first time a parent of your praised a video game unprompted? (02:01)
- Has Dark Souls replaced Ocarina of Time as The Greatest Game of All Time? (07:59)
- If you could clone one person 100 times to make an entire game development team, who would it be? (15:03)
- In light of his passing, what can you tell us about NES and SNES lead architect Masayuki Uemura? (20:45)
- Is Halo cool? (26:06)
- Dirtbag Nick asks: What are the best times a game has broken its own rules? (31:55)
- You wanna talk about the Game Awards? (37:53)
- Are there really any video games that you couldn’t make today? (45:18)
- Previously on Insert Credit: What is the real life equivalent of playing a Far Cry game? (50:21)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design – JAV Titles (56:22)
Recommendations and Outro (01:02:54)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Yars’ Revenge
- Vic Viper
- Blaster Master
- Journey to Silius
- Fester’s Quest
- Batman: The Video Game
- The Addams Family
- Bullet Witch
- Myst (Jaguar)
- Power Drive Rally
- Castle Wolfenstein
- DOOM
- ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS DOOM
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
- Assassins Creed III commercial
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Shenmue
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Dark Souls
- GameFaqs “Best. Game. Ever.” Poll
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Yngwie Malmsteen
- Death Stranding
- Ocarina of Time decompilation
- Toby Fox
- Shigesako Itoi
- Jeff Minter
- Undertale
- Groove Coaster
- Jay Tholen
- Hypnospace Outlaw
- Joakim Sandberg
- NES and SNES creator Masayuki Uemura dies at 78
- Ralph H. Baer
- Gunpei Yokoi
- Time Crisis
- The House of the Dead
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: Infinite
- Dwayne The Rock Johnson was in Fortnite
- The moon in Duck Tales, dude
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- Dragon Warrior
- Mother / EarthBound series
- I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie - The Game
- Fight Club
- Mega Man 11
- The Game Awards
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Resident Evil: Village
- Metroid Dread
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Swedish Erotica: Custer’s Revenge
- Shenmue III
- Star Citizen
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
- Far Cry series
- Blue Man Group
Recommendations:
Brandon: School of Chocolate if you’re interested in seeing a reality show that doesn’t work so great, Hyper Gunsport now wishlistable on Steam
Frank: Get a Costco card
Tim: Don’t even try getting a PS5 for the holiday season, get your child a MiSTer
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.