Insert Credit Fighting Game Correspondent Patrick Miller rejoins the panel to share tips on commentating esports, developing fighting game characters, and powerwashing an island covered in diarrhea. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, Brandon Sheffield, and Patrick Miller. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Questions this week:
- Have you ever made an arbitrary non-video game decision just because it reminded you of something from a video game? (03:00)
- Which fighting game characters have most significantly changed how fighting games are played? (07:44)
- What future expansions should PowerWash Simulator add? (15:08)
- What are the qualities of a good esports commentator? (20:33)
- Improv Zone - RPG AI Dialogue (23:30) Insert Credit Quick Break - Demonschool Demo on Xbox July 11 (27:44)
- Yuji asks: what’s the coolest thing you can find at the edge of a world map? (28:53)
- How do you make a character design “look cooler?” (35:02)
- What’s the greatest comeback story in video game development history? (40:01)
LIGHTNING ROUND: State Fighters - New Challengers (46:33)
Recommendations and Outro (55:27)
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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:
- Rent A Hero No. 1
- VIDEOBALL
- NBA Jam series
- Mike Haggar
- Sega
- Sonic the Hedgehog games
- Capcom vs. SNK
- CVS Pharmacy
- Walgreens
- Duane Reade
- the riddle of steel
- Shenmue
- Street Fighter series
- Ryu
- Ken Masters
- Virtua Fighter series
- Akira Yuki
- Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series
- Guilty Gear series
- Sheng Long
- Akuma
- Banjo-Kazooie series
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Minecraft
- Steve
- Bayonetta
- Yun
- PowerWash Simulator series
- Tomb Raider series
- Final Fantasy VII games
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Dead Rising series
- Twisted Metal series
- Burning Rangers
- Gears of War series
- My House.wad
- Smash T.V.
- Super Mario Sunshine
- Super Mario Galaxy series
- Earthworm Jim series
- Oh, Deer!
- Yipes
- Justin Wong
- Charles Martinet
- #IDARB
- BuzzFeed News
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Borderlands series
- World of WarCraft
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Kingdom Hearts series
- Tetsuya Nomura
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Chrono Trigger
- NieR: Automata
- Resident Evil series
- Persona series
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
Recommendations: Patrick: If you’re in the Bay Area get in touch and come to Caliburst Frank: TwoMorrows Publishing
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by the ID@Xbox Demonschool demo available July 11, and patrons like you. Thank you.
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