Insert Credit Fringe Games Correspondent Liz Ryerson returns to the panel to cover being a tool user, the year of peak stupidity in video games, and crystals of fun syrup. Questions this week: If you had a free day at the world’s most complete arcade, how would you spend a thousand quarters? (02:27) Is Gamescom the new E3? (07:59) What is the Snyder Cut of game conferences? (13:19) Recommend a video game soundtrack for Alex Jaffe’s dad’s commute (18:57) Improv Zone: Game Director YouTube Channels (23:49) Mr. Heck asks: what makes successful video games similar, and what makes video game failures unique? (39:24) What’s the stupidest thing you’ve ever seen in a video game? (47:59) How would you put the sound of a black hole into a video game? (52:47) What kind of games and areas of game culture do we not talk about enough on Insert Credit? (56:30) LIGHTNING ROUND: Episode Title Throwbacks (01:01:41) Recommendations and Outro (01:11:06) Two hundred and fifty? That’s a lot of episodes you could discuss in the forums! A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Yo, Bro California Extreme 2 Spicy Emergency Call Ambulance Prop Cycle Elevator Action Deluxe series Daytona USA Marble Madness Revolution X Metal Slug series Cadash EightyTwo Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder Long Island Retro Gaming Expo Phantasmagoria series Gamescom Kölsch Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) Todd Rogers John Romero that Seinfeld photo shoot Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas EverGrace NieR series BioShock series Fallout games Deathloop Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Tony Hawk skateboarding series Katamari Damacy Space Channel 5 Ape Out EarthBound FunHouse Mortal Kombat games Disney’s Goof Troop Biohazard / Resident Evil series Maniac Mansion Twister (1996) Inception (2010) Dan Snaith Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan / Elite Beat Agents series London Cab Challenge Smashing Drive Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Death of Adventure Games Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned Armed & Delirious Alex Kidd series Exile: Wicked Phenomenon Knuckles’ Chaotix Nasa releases audio of what a black hole ‘sounds’ like Legend of Zelda series Oh, Deer! Super Mario series Fortnite series Clash Royale Recommendations: Brandon: Wash your car from top to bottom, watch the Comanche dub of Prey (2022), Winter Beast (1992) Frank: If you like to channel surf old games, don’t forget to play the popular good stuff too Liz: Death’s Dynamic Shroud, Season of the Witch (1972), Kitschfork Support on Patreon Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and Liz Ryerson. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.