We all know what gibs are. Questions this week: Bryan Cranston Presents the Ford Bronco (02:42) A $1200 Pac-Man Collector’s Edition (08:57) The Most Audacious Idea Thefts in Video Game History (15:19) Paper Mario EXP (22:19) Cashing in on the Cake Meme (28:22) 2007 IGN Campaign - Question by Patreon Supporter John (34:55) Does Deadly Premonition 2 live up to the original? (41:16) Twitter Account Ideas (47:20) Elemental Game Quadrants (53:40) The Horniest Video Game Without Sexual Imagery (58:53)...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 142
Wario may be the Bonk of Nintendo, but unfortunately for him–Sega is back. Questions this week: Nintendo Switch Online (03:38) Video Game Reality Shows (09:50) The Sega Aesthetic (15:49) Games for Broken Thumbs (22:01) Improv Zone: Wily vs. Robotnik (27:35) Have you ever been sitting in your car, at a traffic light or in a parking spot, and the car next to you starts moving slowly… and you freak out and think you’re the one moving? What a weird feeling! How can this feeling be translated into a ...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 141
In this episode of Insert Credit, we delve into the contents of the latest issue of Game Speculator. Questions this week: The Legacy of Andy McNamara (05:03) Is Video Game Box Art Important? (11:41) Worst Industry First Impressions (17:42) Video Game Dog Toys (24:20) THEME SALE: Super Punch-Out, Skies of Arcadia, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Resonance of Fate, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (30:22) What beloved games are mostly regarded for their localization? Question by Patreon Su...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 140
Play it later, Emulator. Questions this week: Old Business - WB Games; Frauds (04:24) 3D Platforming since Jumping Flash (09:02) Life After Mixer (15:36) Getting Lost in a Game Map (22:29) Worst Thing to Happen To You While Playing a Game - Question by Patreon Supporter Samuel (30:20) Presenting Your Save Files to the Court (37:09) Compliments for Games That Turn You Off (43:37) Jump Around and Talk to People (49:18) LIGHTNING ROUND: Soda Fountain (56:00) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toss A Co...
Jun 29, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 139
There is no ‘I’ in Top Gear. Questions this week: The Good Itch (05:02) Revive a Franchise (13:41) Greatest Frauds (20:05) WB Gaming Bid (29:07) Theme Sale (35:55) Best Pre-90s Games - Question by Patreon Supporter Samuel (44:33) Delay Announcement Strats (51:42) Crouching (58:30) Character Diet (1:05:03) What Are The Whats of Video Games? (1:11:14) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design Trump Edition (1:19:53) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Toe The Line’ from Wolfenstein - The New Order and ‘Blue Level’ ...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 138
The Truth is He Hate You. Music ‘PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer’ from PS5 Hardware Reveal Trailer and ‘Web Launch’ from Spider-Man for the PS4. Questions this week: If This Was E3 (02:06) Consoles for Cockroaches (07:16) The Next Hot Exclusive IP for Xbox (12:10) Console Allegiance (18:04) Time loop games (23:24) Fortnite Kart (28:35) What was missing? (33:57) Do any games use the new graphics? (39:27) Called Shots (45:26) Frank’s Bad Question (51:03) Controller Paddle Mystery (55:40) Will there be...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 137
If it’s gotta be one, it’s gotta be 2. Ranking games from the PS2. Official PS2 Games List: Raw Danger! R-Type Final Katamari Damacy Bujingai Steambot Chronicles SMT Nocturne Silent Hill 2 Chulip God Hand Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex Breath of Fire V Psi Ops Burnout 3: Takedown Drag-On Dragoon 2 Neo Contra Ico Metal Gear Solid 2 Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast Michigan Ape Escape 3 LIGHTNING ROUND: PS2 games that did not make the list Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Magical Sound Shower Euro...
Jun 08, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 136
Gotta Fro Grast, Randomize your Chicken, and head on down to OnlyFranks.com on this week’s Insert Credit. Questions this week: Jigsaw puzzles (05:36) The Next Video Game Animal Star (11:24) Universal Standard Game Length Time (17:37) Soundtracks to Dance To (24:25) The Improv Zone: Magazines, YouTube, & Insert Credit (30:19) The Velvet Underground and Nico of Video Games Question by Patreon Supporter Esper (36:06) Video Game Offices (The Mortal Kombat Ad) (42:36) Localizing American Video Ga...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 135
Insert Credit has it all: robot turds, dead fish, speedbuns, night candy, and even the satisfaction of having eaten a full meal in one second. Questions this week: Genre Subversion (06:58) Getting Stuck (13:04) Good Game Sound Effects (19:18) Business Games (25:42) Video Game Marching Band (Parappa Sucks) (31:16) Brian from Patreon asks about: Renaming Video Games (38:02) The Correct Size of an RPG Party (46:52) Limited Run Games (53:09) Playing Games Wrong (59:12) LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design (...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 134
The Brain Kickstarter. Insert Credit and The Whimsical Shooting Simulator. Questions this week: Aging Video Game Stars The Legacy of the 2010s Video game preservation in the time of constant updates What are the hallmarks of a great video game trailer? The Adaptation Game: Bazooka Joe Alex C asks: Was Lost Planet 2 Proto-Destiny? Has anyone played any game they backed on Kickstarter? Podcasting Games Joke Weapons Most effective space-based games LIGHTNING ROUND: Crunch Time Edited by Blaine Brow...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 133
Everybody’s played Journey. You’ve played Journey. The Fine Line Between ‘Yes, And’ and ‘Yeah, Actually’. Questions this week: What would it take to get you actually excited about a new console (05:10) This week an English fan translation was released for LSD dream emulator. What is this game and how do you play it (11:55) Hideo Kojima fans often praise the themes for his games for their uncanny predictive powers. What makes his games so apparently prescient (18:15) What are the qualities of a V...
May 11, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 132
Insert Credit Enters the Whack-a-Box Hard Mode Challenge. Questions this week: The ideal mini-game (05:28) If Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft made cars (11:52) Favorite ways that games have covered up clearly running out of time or money (17:10) Which of Sonic the Hedgehog’s friends owes him the most amount of money (23:05) Best first impressions made by an non-player video game character (28:40) Shouting the name of a video game every time you’re hurt (35:34) Gaming’s most iconic romance (41:03) ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 131
Agree with each other or get the buzzer. Questions this week: When is a board game better than a video game (04:30) When is the easiest job in the video game business (10:50) Easily fixable flaw (17:16) What games should have been on another platform (22:50) If you were part of the Yakuza in the video game series Yakuza what would your specialty be (28:40) What are they holding back for Mario Maker 3 (34:56) Sell me on Diaster Report (41:12) Alamo Drafthouse of video games (47:10) If you could h...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 130
After 10,000 years we’re free, et cetera. The insert credit show has returned. Insert Credit: The only show on the internet in which we weekly deliver the loudest news, reviews, tips, and tricks; fresh-dripped, hot from the bottom of video games themselves. Questions this week: How will Coronavirus change video games (02:46) Which game sequels forgot the little things (09:22) What was the 2017 GotY (16:12) If half life alyx isn’t enough to bring people to VR what will (22:38) What are some setti...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 129
Sharing games with your friends can be fun, OR IT CAN BE ILLEGAL!!!! Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Very No’ From Ane-san.
Apr 27, 2017•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 128
Fruit is vegetables for idiots. Questions this week: Given infinite resources is it actually possible to make guaranteed money in video games? (08:36) Movie Games (27:05) Is the Nintendo Switch the ideal video game console? (47:47) Insert Credit Mailbag (01:01:34) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Gruen’ From Bulk Slash.
Apr 12, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 127
Insert Credit talks memories and conventions. Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heart of Fire’ From Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
Apr 16, 2016•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 126
Insert Credit Is Stuck in a Room Full of Holes. Questions this week: That Let’s Play Cancer (03:30) 3D Printing Steam Controllers (16:05) Fake NX Controller (25:02) Favorite Easter Eggs (29:25) GTA Deer Cam (41:41) Xbox Wins Gross GDC Party Award (47:03) Firewatch Copycats (55:33) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Everything vs Everything’ from MUGEN
Mar 30, 2016•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 125
Insert Credit Announces ‘The Face Phone.’ Changing the World One Face at a Time. Questions this week: Coleco Chameleon (03:30) Insert Credit Console (09:26) Nintendo NX (17:02) Hacking Your Own Game (30:38) Cool Modes in Video Games (38:12) Best Video Game Remixes (52:28) Doom (01:04:00) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Brutal Doom Trailer Theme’ by Andrew Hulshult.
Mar 08, 2016•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 124
In this episode a fruitless conversation will ensue. Questions this week: Real Life NPCs (05:03) Worst Licensed Beat ’Em Up Possible (20:42) Video Game Reactions (26:35) Arbitrary Constraints (36:00) Heat: The Video Game (49:32) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Duck Hunt Remix Collab 01 – M.V.F.L.G.’ by YouTube User Tellee Kinetic.
Feb 25, 2016•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 123
Are you a paragon? Or are you a maverick? Narrative Genre Classifications: Silent Observer (08:30) Forced Participation (17:50) Multitasking Forced Participation (29:44) Heavily Scripted Cinematic (44:04) Text Dense Approach (58:00) Pure Abstraction (01:05:22) Make Your Own (Emergent Narrative) (01:10:42) Narrative Tree (01:14:46) Voice of God (01:16:50) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Heartache’ From Undertale....
Feb 17, 2016•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 122
Video games, but who cares? Questions this week: Writing (01:20) Voice (12:00) Grasping for Words (16:22) Reading Influences (20:48) Starting with a Point or a Feeling (39:15) Worst Writing (52:09) Liking Your Own Writing (01:05:50) Forgiving Bad Writers. (01:15:20) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Courtroom Lobby First Prelude’ From Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.
Feb 09, 2016•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 121
“I’d pay hundreds if I was assured it’d be a great experience.” -Nicholas Wasilewski, Action Button Entertainment Programmer Questions this week: The Witness (02:15) $100 Video Game (17:10) Most Paid for a Game (42:03) Greatest Resell Value Games (53:50) RAD Lifetime Spending (58:59) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘The Witness Release Date Trailer’ From The Witness.
Jan 28, 2016•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 120
Personally, I call it a Star Punch. Question this week: Thoughts on the term ‘Gamer.’ Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Main Theme’ From Punch-Out!! Wii.
Jan 21, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 119
A Non-Bonkers Cat Cop. Questions this week: Preferred Languages (03:44) Foreign Story (13:44) Discoverable Secrets (41:00) Deliberately Hidden Information vs. Implied Unprovided Information (01:16:20) Dragon Quest (01:26:00) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Taking on the Shagohod Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid 3 performed by YouTube user DSC.
Jan 08, 2016•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 118
Decompose in Real Time. Questions this week: Thrillogies (03:00) Longest Session (15:50) Longest Completion (29:55) Most Combined Hours (45:22) Cathedrals (58:10) Change (01:16:22) Spoilers (01:20:50) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Quiet’s Theme Guitar Cover’ From Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain performed by YouTube user DSC.
Dec 22, 2015•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 117
Trilogies and Series. Questions this week: What does anyone think about Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and the Matrix (05:11) Video game series (21:05) Do you find it as engaging to play older games knowing what you know now (30:00) Aren’t there any video games that are trilogies? (40:00) Low res 3D (46:40) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Tetris Guitar Medley’ by YouTube user DSC.
Dec 17, 2015•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 116
Any aspect ratio is incorrect for Bubsy. Questions this week: Tetris Movie (04:20) Nintendo Badge Arcade (11:39) Bubsy Towfer (19:10) Birthday Mania (25:50) Mother 3 Republished (34:50) Tim’s Thoughts on Dragon Quest (42:00) Posthumous Physical Product Releases (48:37) Activision Requires King (01:01:34) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Power to Progress’ by Darren and Steven Loveday from the Life is Strange Soundtrack....
Dec 10, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 115
Game marketing for cool guys. Questions this week: What’s the last game that surprised you. (08:15) How did you find these games that surprised you. (14:35) How do we get people to find cool things. (19:30) This so called indie apocalypse. (42:15) If you were a business person what video game would you fund right now. (47:55) Could of make a version of this game that would you want to play and would be willing to make. (55:23) Are there games that you all want to be playing but people are not ma...
Nov 19, 2015•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 114
On Unlucky #113 Insert Credit discusses fashion in video games. Questions this week: Hats in Video Games (02:40) Hair in Video Games (08:57) Glasses in Video Games (15:18) Jackets in Video Games (21:42) Shirts in Video Games (28:07) Belts in Video Games (34:15) Pants in Video Games (40:48) Dresses in Video Games (47:04) Shoes in Video Games (53:24) Accessories in Video Games (59:38) LIGHTNING ROUND: Review the List (01:06:21) Edited by Blaine Brown. Music ‘Spread the Wings Remix’ from Fatal Fury...
Nov 05, 2015•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 113
