Earthworm Jim didn’t invent the 90’s, he was just there. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- 1. Previously on Insert Credit: What’s the most backhanded compliment you could give a video game? (02:52)
- 2. Can we harness the feedback loop of gacha games for good? (09:33)
- 3. What pair of short video games would make the best double feature? (14:58)
- 4. Bio-lence Island: Resident Evil Protagonists (20:31)
- 5. Patreon Suppoerter John Beyer asks: is it wrong to play old video games and remakes instead of new video games? (32:50)
- 6. If you weren’t aware of the credits, would you be able to tell Balan Wonderworld is a Yuji Naka game? (39:40)
- 7. What video game actions would be more fun if they were decompressed? (46:23)
- 8. Who are the Dexys Midnight Runners of video games? (50:33)
- 9. Explain Gamestop stock manipulation to your mom. (56:03)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Stock Market Tips & Tricks (01:03:13)
A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Blind Super Mario World speedrun
- Magical Taluluto
- Tommy Tallarico
- Lorenzo's Soil from Earthworm Jim 2
- The Dana Gould Hour
- Terminator for Genesis (not Genesys)
- Attack of the Friday Monsters
- Dear Substance of Kin
- BIOLENCE ISLAND: VIOHAZARD
- Resident Evil: Outbreak
- Resident Evil 6 giraffellatio logo
- Why Jake Muller Is the Worst Resident Evil Character Ever by Lucy To The T
- Balan Wonderland
- Uncharted Waters 2
- Socket AKA Time Dominator
- Blinx the Time Sweeper
- Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
- Bloodstained
- Rabbit Sonic concept art
- Interactive Firearm Reloading twitter thread
- Dexys Midnight Runners
- The Big Short (2015)
- best explanation of Shorting i've seen
Recommendations:
Frank: Baseball's Lost "NBA Jam" Revealed by Frank Cifaldi
Brandon: Use past media to help you discover enjoyable new media, Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Tim: Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Jaffe: The Other History of the DC Universe by John Ridley
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