The Insert Credit Show

Alex Jaffe, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield continue the celebration of Patron-submitted questions, upending the dirtbag for even more “What is the ____ of video games?”

Questions this week:

1. Dirtbag Sailor Silica asks: What is the squeezing through a gap while the next area loads for previous eras of video games? (03:02)
2. Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the video game equivalent of a sommelier? (04:27)
3. Dirtbag Walt asks: What is the The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension of video games? (05:08)
4. Dirtbag MoxBagel asks: What is the This restaurant packaged the salt and pepper packets in a bag with the napkins and now the napkin is all peppery and unpleasant to use of video games? (08:35)
5. Dirtbag Kory asks: What is the OK Computer of video games, and what is the Kid A of video games? (12:13)
6. A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What are the farm-to-table restaurant and microwave dinner of video games? (14:39)
7. Dirtbag UG asks: What is the Joe Pera Talks with You of video games? (19:15)
8. Dirtbag Roman asks: What is the 1989 Velvet Revolution of video games? (22:02)
9. Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the Chinese food buffet of video games? (24:07)
10. Dirtbag Dusty asks: What is the DMC DeLorean of video games? (26:29)
11. Dirtbag TapeVulture asks: What is the British accent of video games? (29:39)
12. Dirtbag Chopemon asks: What is the hanging up of holiday decorations of video games? (34:43)
13. Dirtbag Marshall asks: What is Ross Dress for Less of video games, and what is the TJ Maxx of video games? (34:43)
14. Dirtbag A Dry Cleaner for Dogs asks: What is the hoop trundling of video games? (40:42)
15. A Dirtbag We Don’t Have the Name Of asks: What is the James Joyce’s Ulysses of video games, and what is the Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses of video games? (42:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Gaagaagiins Six (46:00)

Recommendations and Outro (54:05)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Bedouin Sheep dog
• Yorkshire Terrier
• Chihuahua
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)
• Galaxian
• Ridge Racer
• Mass Effect
• Sommelier DS
• Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre
• The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
• Ed Harris (not in Buckaroo Bonazi)
• Jeff Goldblum (is in Buckaroo Bonzai)
• Knightriders (1981)
• Breakin’ (1984)
• Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
• Destroy All Humans!
• Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
• Final Fantasy VII
• Leonard Part 6 (1987)
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
• Kinect
• Seinfeld
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Joycon drift
• OK Computer
• Kid A
• Braid
• Rez
• Katamari Damacy
• Atari Jaguar
• Kid Acarus
• FarmVille
• Diner Dash
• FarmVille 2
• VIDEOBALL
• Butt Sniffin Pugs
• Where in North Dakota is Carmen Sandiego?
• Line Wobbler
• Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons series
• Dragon Quest Builders series
• Joe Pera Talks with You
• Michigan: Report from Hell
• Animal Crossing series
• Velvet Revolution
• Yakuza: Kiwami 2
• Cyber Troopers Virtual On
• Fighters Megamix
• Fighting Vipers
• DMC DeLorean
• The Guy Who Wrote The Ready Player One
• Back to the Future (1985)
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
• Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Double Dragon Neon
• The Simpsons
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• WipEout
• Octopath Traveler
• Fatal Frame
• Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
• Final Fantasy VI
• Ross Dress for Less
• TJ Maxx
• Marshalls
• Far Cry 6
• Target
• Meijer
• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!
• Hoop trundling
• A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
• Irritating Stick
• James Joyce’s Ulysses
• Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Ulysses
• Super Mario Odyssey

Recommendations:

Tim: Listen to some more podcasts, subscribe to patreon.com/insertcredit

Brandon: Cellular shades

Jaffe: Stop playing gacha games, read more comics

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