Your Insert Credit panel returns to cover the greatest leap in console graphics ever, the Sonic Cinematic Universe, and Tiara Cyberooski. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: How was D.I.C.E.? (04:39) When is taking notes while playing games fun, and when is it a chore? (13:07) What would it take for the next Xbox to be “the largest technical leap you’ve ever seen in a hardware generation”? (18:25) What is the future of the Sonic Cinematic Universe? (24:02) Insert Credit Quick Break: GLYDR (29:37) Kory asks: If you had to design a fighting game with a roster consisting solely of variants of the same character, who would it be? (31:16) Have you ever played a video game and gotten to a part where you thought, “Oh, this would have been an exciting surprise if I were a different sort of person”? (39:08) What’s the worst love story ever told in video games? (49:10) What makes the concept of an ancient evil returning in the present day such a staple of video games, and adventure fiction overall? (55:17) A Message from Alex Jaffe (01:01:00) Recommendations and Outro (01:03:02) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: Slimer The Real Ghostbusters Garbage Pail Kids Altered Beast Solid Snake D.I.C.E. Summit Chef Kenny Chef Kenny’s Vegan Dim Sum Nintendo Entertainment System Retro City Games SETA Corporation Kemco/Seika Nosferatu Bio Force Ape Half Bird Chicken & Beer Kung Lao Pegs Glorified Ham n Eggs Baldur’s Gate III Todd Howard David Cage Forgotten Realms R. A. Salvatore The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Final Fantasy XVI Genshin Impact Final Fantasy VIII David Lynch Microsoft says next Xbox will ‘deliver largest technical leap seen in a hardware generation’ Halo series The Witcher series Alan Wake II Cyberpunk 2077 Kingdom Hearts III Toy Story (1995) The Last of Us: Part II Gears of War Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) Knuckles Sonic 3D Blast Sonic R Sonic X-treme Tiara Boobowski Taylor Swift Krysten Ritter Rouge the Bat Hayden Christensen Shadow the Hedgehog Star Wars prequel trilogy Mark Hamill Amadeus Outcast (2014) Batman (1989) Amy Rose The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Minions Chao Tyson Hesse Ryu Ken Masters Shotokan Spider-Verse Spider-Man Super Smash Brothers series Mario Luigi Bob Hoskins Charles Martinet Al Pacino Scent of a Woman (1992) You Don’t Know Jack (2010) Phil Spector (2013) Scarface (1983) Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Serpico (1973) Dog Day Afternoon (1975) The Adventures of Captain Heat (1995) The Irishman (2019) Homer Simpson Jack Kirby Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen Newsboy Legion Superman Rick and Morty Transilvane Apokolips Darkseid Dragon Age II Felicia Day Fallout: New Vegas Mystery Science Theater 3000 #IDARB Shadow Dancer Godzilla The Revenge of Shinobi Batman Astal Marvel Spider-Man Marvel Spider-Man: Miles Morales Prowler Batman: Arkham series Jason Todd Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Final Fantasy VII: Remake Final Fantasy VII Chrono Trigger Tetsuya Nomura White Day Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) Silver the Hedgehog Bubsy series Aero the Acro-Bat Indigo Prophecy Pac-Man The Ancient Magus’ Bride Dragon Quest series J. R. R. Tolkien Game of Thrones Demonschool Dark Souls Recommendations: Tim: Get a real good chair, listen to the ad on this week’s episode of Insert Credit Frank: GLYDR now on Kickstarter Brandon: TimesSqKungFU This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by GLYDR which is now on Kickstarter, and patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!