Three of your favorite Insert Credit panelists cover three questions from Alex Jaffe, three listener questions, and three Lightning Rounds. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What are your favorite video game conspiracy theories? (07:06) Which hybrid characters in video games best take advantage of both halves of their nature? (14:33) Adaptation Game: The Three Musketeers (19:19) BluntForceMama asks: Do you have to play a game to like it? (26:10) Spencer Gifts asks: Where are we in video game history parallel to other media? (28:20) Crumar Bones asks: What are some games that look better through composite output rather than component or S-Video? (33:55) DITHERED LIGHTNING ROUNDS: Violence Island Exhibition, GameFAQ&As: Kingdom Hearts III, and Name Design: Trilogy Endings (39:24) Recommendations and Outro (54:24) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: SaGa: Emerald Beyond Akitoshi Kawazu Final Fantasy II the photo of Akitoshi Kawazu tim mentions Jolly Rancher Gunpei Yokoi Yuji Naka Gizmondo Balan Wonderworld Uwe Boll Kingdoms of Amalur series Curt Schilling Eastbound & Down NEC PC-FX Sonic Mania Penny’s Big Breakaway Mother 3 Sakura Taisen Metal Gear Solid Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Shining Force series Fire Emblem series Elder Scrolls series Alucard Bayonetta Persona series Samurai Shodown series Prince of Persia: Warrior Within Jak II Devil May Cry series Devil Jin Tekken series The Three Musketeers Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Lost Vikings series Kingdom Hearts series Final Fantasy XV The Three Caballeros (1944) Three Amigos (1986) Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting - All For Love Oliver Platt FX The Bear Hulu ALF Abbott Elementary Arrested Development Assassin’s Creed series French New Wave E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Roger Ebert The Gentlemen Shōgun Spacewar! Composite video Component video S-Video Warlock Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Streets of Rage 3 The Lion King Recommendations: Brandon: Messengers of Love by Carmody, enjoy the new Insert Credit Forums, do a better job if you’re a person in charge of the internet Frank: X-Men ’97 Tim: If you own 100% of your profits and are open to dying early, crunch isn’t so bad This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more!