Ep. 341 - Nixon Babies

The Insert Credit Show

Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield cover the best of Sunsoft’s Looney Tunes games, soundtracks for emotions and driving, and 256-bit consoles. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Brandon asks: When do you feel like a video game was made for you? (06:19)
2. Should we rank the Sunsoft Looney Tunes games? (13:21)
3. What are the most common lies told in the video game industry? (NOTE: This segment contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame (2019)) (16:28)
4. What are the best video game tracks to listen to after a breakup? (22:46)
5. Magnanimous asks: If you could double any number in video games, what would it be? (28:46)
6. What do you look for while the credits are rolling on a video game? (34:50)
7. What is the memorizing all state capitals of video games? (41:10)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Kentucky Derby Winners (49:19)

Recommendations and Outro (57:24)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Atari Lynx
• Amiga
• The Bitmap Brothers
• Oliver Twins
• Sega Genesis
• Motorola 6800
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Game Boy Advance SP
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
• The Legend of Zelda
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Grim Fandango
• Final Fantasy VII
• Panzer Dragoon Saga
• Ep. 340 - Dog Eyeballs
• Game Developer Magazine Feb. 2011 “The Minecraft Cover”
• David Carson
• Ray Gun
• Paradise Killer
• Return to Monkey Island
• Ron Gilbert
• Ep. 227 - Door Bustin’ Gun Totin’ Flea Men
• A Short Hike
• Celeste
• Baba Is You
• Kingdom: Two Crowns
• Backbone
• Cloud Gardens
• CrossCode
• Wandersong
• Valis
• Lupin III: Pandora no Isan
• Attack of the Friday Monsters!
• Cheese Cat-Astrophe starring Speedy Gonzales
• Sunsoft
• Looney Tunes
• Taz-Mania
• Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage
• Ninja Gaiden series
• Castlevania series
• David Cage
• Scarlett Johansson
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Road Runner’s Death Valley Rally
• Killzone
• Assassin’s Creed series
• Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
• EarthBound
• Earthbound - Buy Somethin’ Will Ya!
• Lords of Thunder
• Lords of Thunder - Title Screen Music
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - Chemical Plant Zone
• Mazda MX-5
• Fishers, Indiana
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time - Bury My Shell At Wounded Knee
• Sunset Riders
• Guardian Heroes
• Gunstar Heroes
• Sonic Heroes
• Sonic CD
• Tommy Tallarico
• OutRun
• Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Yoshi Star Galaxy
• Alundra
• Vay
• Exile: Wicked Phenomenon
• Phantasy Star
• Ys series
• Makai Hakkenden Shada
• Vampire Survivors
• Street Fighter II Turbo
• Demonschool
• Phil Collins
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Winston Churchill
• Richard Nixon
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• #IDARB
• List of US State Capitals
• David Letterman
• Final Fantasy series
• Home video game console generations - Wikipedia
• Super Smash Brothers series
• Street Fighter series
• Mewtwo

Recommendations:

Frank: Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Ufouria: The Saga 2, open Moon Crystal on your MiSTer and turn on cheats for infinite lives

Brandon: Crow Country, We Never Stop

Tim: Interview with the Vampire, the best show on television

Jaffe: the first season of Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman

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