Show Notes
Insert Credit co-founder Brandon Sheffield joins the panel to cover the current state of Japanese games, ace representation in video games, and owning seven PSPs.
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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SHOW NOTES:
Batman
Black Mask
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Birds of Prey (2020)
Clock King
Batman (TV series)
Bill Finger
Mr. Freeze
Batman: The Animated Series
Harley Quinn: The Animated Series
Alfred Molina
Poison Ivy
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Riddler
Jim Carrey
Joker
Alfred Stryker
Matches Malone
“You’re getting a promotion!”
MobyGames
Takafumi Noma
Unicorn Overlord
Dawngazer
Alexandra Pestretzova
Sweet Baby Inc.
Viggo Mortensen Broke His Toe In ‘The Two Towers’
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Sega Genesis
DJ Jazzy Jeff playing a Sega Genesis
Britney Spears
Beyonce
Madden series
NBA Live ’96
1: Brandon, what’s going on in Japan with video games right now? (08:13)
Tokyo Game Show 2026
COVID-19
Kotaku: Over 85 Percent Of Japanese Game Developers Are Using AI
Crazy Taxi: World Tour
Level-5
Earth Defense Force 6.2: Invaders from Another World
miHoYo
2: How do you make equipment management fun in games? (15:25)
Hollow Knight
Mina the Hollower
Earthbound
Forspoken
Bayonetta
Demonschool
Dragon Quest series
Psychopomp
Sylvan Tale
Game Gear
Bonk series
Legend of Zelda series
Mega Man series
Paperboy
3: Which characters in video games can be claimed as asexual? (21:50)
Asexuality
Phoenix Wright
Ace Combat series
Ristar
Eliza
Parvati Holcomb
The Outer Worlds
Kazuma Kiryu
Yakuza series
Overwatch
Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000
Death Stranding - An Asexual World
Ryu
Pepsiman
4: What is the most ill-advised video game related purchase you’ve ever made? (30:02)
Odama
GameCube
PlayStation Portal
Nintendo Switch
Steam Deck
PlayStation 5
Dragon Age: The Veilguard
PC Engine
PSP
5: Room Check! (37:05)
Konami
Bill Elliott’s NASCAR Challenge
Book Off
Mutant League Football
Fester’s Quest
Uncle Fester
Atari 7800
Missing in Action (1984)
Midnight Mutants
Grandpa Munster
Pretty Pretty Princess
6: Joel Valentin asks, what game do you wish had become the defining influence in its genre? (50:05)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Phantasy Star
Final Fantasy series
Chrono Trigger
Asuka 120% series
Gunstar Heroes
Final Fantasy Tactics
Shining Force
Nectaris: Military Madness
Jeanne d’Arc
LIGHTNING ROUND: The Forgotten-Named Game (54:14)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:33)
Brandon: T-Ride, They Will Kill You (2026), Tippett Studios Visual Archive
Ash: Get away from the internet, go touch grass
Frank: Go touch grass
Jaffe: Go touch grass
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