Ep. 174 - Sega Macarena, with Liz “Lids” Ryerson
The Insert Credit Show
English - March 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsVideo Games Leisure Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Liz Ryerson joins your favorite 7/10 podcast to cover the secret origins of CapyGames, the true name of the Saturn, and misunderstanding pixel art.
Questions this week:
Previously on Insert Credit #12: Which video game soundtracks are notable for their use of uncommonly heard instruments? (05:07)
What musicians would you have chosen to celebrate Pokemon’s 25th anniversary? (10:06)
Which video games are the best at inducing claustrophobia? (15:28)
Which is better: games about upward movement, or games about downward movement? (21:09)
Improv Zone: Salty Bet Commentary (27:17)
Patreon Supporter Malcove asks: What is the best 3-player game? (34:42)
What’s with Sony shuttering Japan Studio? (39:45)
Is it time to retire pixel art in video games? (48:48)
Frank’s Question: What do we think of modern pixel art emerging as a misunderstanding of classic pixel art? (53:58)
What is the forgetting to defrost your ingredients until right before it’s time to make dinner of video games? (59:47)
LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - Tennessee Williams Plays (01:01:28)
Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.