Ep. 461 - Thanks, Odama

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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