Ep. 424 - Insert Credit Annual #7

As has become tradition, Insert Credit ranks the best games of all time. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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Digital Eclipse

Final Fantasy VIII

“If I die here alone, a miserable death, no one will bother to pick up my bones.”

Sonic the Hedgehog

Arator the Redeemer

World of WarCraft

Demonschool

Ryu Number

#IDARB

Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection

Aetherdrift

Bestow Greatness (the supposed Ash card)

Johnny Silverhand

Yakuza 0

EarthBound

Super Mario Bros. 3

Panzer Dragoon II: Zwei

Doom

OutRun: Online Arcade

Silent Hill

1: Frank’s Mom’s Favorite Game (08:56)

Super Mario series

2: Ash’s Cousin Eric’s Favorite Game (14:07)

Ms. Pac-Man

Sega Genesis

Mortal Kombat series

Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures

3: Brandon’s Partner Christina’s Favorite Game (19:45)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Nintendo DS

Grand Theft Auto series

Game Boy Advance

Ivy the Kiwi?

4: Frank’s Co-host Ash’s Favorite Game (25:08)

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Overwatch

Bayonetta

Sonic the Hedgehog Part II

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

Sega Technical Institute

Mark Cerny

5: Ash’s Friend Nicki’s Favorite Game (34:34)

Pokémon Red Version

The Vision of Escaflowne

ACen

Pokémon Blue Version

Sega Game Gear

MissingNo

Sailor Moon

Street Sharks

Pikachu

6: Brandon’s Dad’s Favorite Game (39:52)

Military Madness

TurboGrafx-16

Famicom Wars

Advance Wars

Neutopia

Legend of Zelda series

Tetris

Spelling Bee

Sub Hunt

PalmPilot

Atari 2600

Circus

7: Frank’s Best Friend and Editor Esper’s Favorite Game (45:31)

Drifting Off with Joe Pera: A Sleep Podcast

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Final Fantasy VII

Phil Salvador

Sega Saturn

Final Fantasy VII: Remake

Barrett Wallace

Final Fantasy Got It Right With Two Black Fathers

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

8: Ash’s Friend Will’s Favorite Game (55:34)

Karazhan

Ventrillo

Hikikomori

Elwynn Forest

Dreadsteed

9: Brandon’s Friend Scott’s Favorite Game (01:04:38)

Final Fantasy VI

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Record of Lodoss War

La Blue Girl

Nobuo Uematsu

10: Frank’s Friend Lucy’s Favorite Game (01:11:42)

Mass Effect 2

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Fallout: New Vegas

11: Ash’s Cousin Jason’s Favorite Game (01:24:29)

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai

Dragon Ball Z

Vegeta

Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball Super

12: Brandon’s Former Coworker Christian’s Favorite Game (01:32:36)

Ys: Book I & II

Tengai Makyō: Ziria

Bump System

The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls

13: Frank’s Wife Amanda’s Second Favorite Game (01:38:38)

Kickle Cubicle

Irem

R-Type series

Disaster Report series

Adventures of Lolo

14: Ash’s Husband Travis’s Favorite Game (01:42:33)

Contra III: The Alien Wars

Mana series

Castlevania: Bloodlines

Contra Hard Corps

Weenie Hut Jr’s

Super Castlevania IV

UFO 50

15: Brandon’s College Friend and Insert Credit Co-Founder Vincent’s Favorite Game (01:47:42)

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Puyo Puyo Sun

Bubble Bobble

Puzzle Bobble

16: Frank’s Pal Ian’s Favorite Game (01:52:31)

Killer7

Suda51

Cam Clarke

Resident Evil 4

No More Heroes

Shadows of the Damned

17: Ash’s Sister Alexis’s Favorite Game (01:59:53)

Uno No Mercy

Connect Four

Kingdom Hearts

Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit

Disney Channel

No Strings Attached

Katamari Damacy

18: Brandon’s Friend Chaz’s Favorite Game (02:06:00)

Shining Force II

N-Gage

19: Frank’s Other Friend Ian’s Favorite Game (02:10:48)

Super Mario World

Kaizo

Super Mario Maker

Disneyland

Walt Disney World

20: Ash’s Best Friend Abby’s Favorite Game (02:17:11)

Dragon Age: Inquisition

Baldur’s Gate series

Alistair

Sid Meier’s Civilization series

Cullen Rutherford

Miscegenation

21: Brandon’s Coworker Tara’s Favorite Game (02:28:43)

Aces Wild: Manic Brawling Action!

NieR: Automata

NieR

PlatinumGames Inc.

Final List (