Your Insert Credit panel returns to cover another death of physical media, Steamboat Willie, and The Minecraft Reality TV Show Criminal Court Case Chronicles. 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. Are we approaching an era without physical game releases? (04:51)
  2. Does gameplay have to be the starting principle of a good video game? (20:00)
  3. Public Domain Adaptation Game: Design a game based on Steamboat Willie (26:12)
  4. Catherine: What games are best structured for playing a little bit each day? (35:21)
  5. Following the acclaim of Pokemon Concierge, what should be the next video game show set in the world of a game but not about the game itself? (42:55)

LIGHTNING ROUND: The Time Is Right (49:20)

Recommendations and Outro (01:00:36)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Recommendations:

Brandon: Apologies to people who know about religions, The Tairyou Jigoku

Frank: Search a search engine for The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX

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