Ep. 170 - Sonic the Hedgefund
Added 2021-02-01 03:11:13 +0000 UTCEarthworm Jim didn’t invent the 90’s, he was just there. Original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Previously on Insert Credit: What’s the most backhanded compliment you could give a video game? (02:52)
- Can we harness the feedback loop of gacha games for good? (09:33)
- What pair of short video games would make the best double feature? (14:58)
- Biolence Island: Viohazard Protagonists (20:31)
- Patreon Suppoerter John Beyer asks: is it wrong to play old video games and remakes instead of new video games? (32:50)
- If you weren’t aware of the credits, would you be able to tell Balan Wonderworld is a Yuji Naka game? (39:40)
- What video game actions would be more fun if they were decompressed? (46:23)
- Who are the Dexys Midnight Runners of video games? (50:33)
- 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
- Chris Redfield
- Jill Valentine
- Leon Kennedy
- Jake Muller
- Ethan Winters
- Claire Redfield
- Ada Wong
- Albert Wesker
- 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
Comments
I (brandon) read this and will probably eventually play forza horizon 4 and then will think about it
insert credit
2021-02-01 23:04:20 +0000 UTCnice
insert credit
2021-02-01 23:03:57 +0000 UTCRE: the "can gacha mechanics be built into a good game" question - how about Forza Horizon 4? the wheelspin/super wheelspin system is gacha as heck, but they can only be earned in-game, no "premium" option. cc tim rogers on this (he won't read this it's okay)
vermont_morgan
2021-02-01 17:20:26 +0000 UTCas i was hearing tim shout out birmingham, i was walking in it, thinking "this place is loud and smelly today".
rootfifthoctave
2021-02-01 13:43:48 +0000 UTCI'm definitely trying to get them uploaded earlier from now on, I know it works out better for a lot of people that way. No promises, but I'll do it whenever possible! -Esper
insert credit
2021-02-01 04:04:12 +0000 UTClove to get it so early in the evening :-) :-)
Sam
2021-02-01 03:12:26 +0000 UTC
