Ep. 322 - Vehicular Treason Murder

The classic Insert Credit panel covers a game preservation dilemma, the 2007 Honda Shepherd, and a new mascot for Violence Island. 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. Kim Justice asks: In games where water is lethal, at what part of the body should that water kill you? (08:19)
2. Is there a better way to implement communication in video games than dialogue trees? (14:06)
3. What are the top five most fun crimes to commit in video games? (20:36)
4. What would Bayonetta 9 be like? (26:49)
5. Brandon asks: When does bootlegging count as video game preservation? (32:41)
6. Gaagaagiins asks: What are some of the best (or most interesting) games you can get a physical copy of on eBay (or equivalent) for about 10 bucks USD (excluding shipping) without much trouble? (38:56)
7. What is usually the worst kind of vehicle to control in a video game? (42:54)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island (49:05)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:46)

Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Ninja Gaiden series
• Cruis’n USA
• Sisyphus
• Super Mario series
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Bubsy series
• Death Stranding
• Castlevania series
• Mega Man series
• Elevator Action
• Square Enix AI Tech Preview: The Portopia Serial Murder Case
• Snatcher
• Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
• Mass Effect series
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Cyberpunk 2077
• The Walking Dead
• Oxenfree
• Firewatch
• Batman: The Telltale Series
• The Last of Us series
• Batman: Arkham series
• Hitman series
• Dragon Quest series
• Mission: Impossible
• Rockstar Games, Inc.
• Uwe Boll
• Indigo Prophecy
• David Cage
• Hideki Kamiya
• Bayonetta series
• Kingdom Hearts series
• Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
• Shouzou Kaga
• Fire Emblem series
• TearRing Saga series
• Vestaria Saga series
• Hideki Naganuma
• Super Real Mahjong PII ・III Custom Special ☆ VER
• Action Comics 1
• Flipnic: Ultimate Pinball
• City Crisis
• Crisis City
• Gears of War series
• Halo series
• Lost Odyssey
• Lost Planet 2
• Final Fantasy IV
• L.A. Noire
• BioShock series
• Fallout 3
• The Beatles: Rock Band
• Rage (Anarchy Edition)
• NASCAR 08
• Grand Theft Auto V
• Earth Defense Force series
• The Hunt for Red October (1990)
• John McTiernan
• Wave Race series
• Jet Moto series
• F-Zero series
• PilotWings series
• Cobra Triangle
• The Hunt for Red October
• In the Hunt
• Hydro Thunder
• Crimson Skies series
• Blast Corps
• Shenmue series
• Final Fantasy VII
• Sub Rebellion
• Steel Diver series
• Star Fox series
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Normy’s Beach Babe-O-Rama
• Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!
• Mr. Gimmick
• Yoko Taro
• Hunter
• Spy Hunter
• Black Lotus
• William

Recommendations:

Brandon: Srigala (1981), Columbo

Tim: Find things to interrogate about objects you take for granted

Frank: Final Fantasy VII: Remake

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