Insert Credit Co-Founder and legendary video game music composer Vincent Diamante joins the panel to cover the Playstation conference, Frank Cifaldi’s necromancy of Clippy, and Daft Williams.


Questions this week:

Since we’re recording on Dreamcast Day, what are your favorite Dreamcast memories? (03:23)
What are the coolest ways to use specific instruments in a video game soundtrack? (09:12)
What are the most interesting risk/reward mechanics in video games? (13:06)
Which video game character would give the best deep tissue massage? (18:22)
Improv Zone: Sony Keynote (22:33)
Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the most out of touch with reality game design idea you’ve ever heard? (28:09)
Design a video game about the Nintendo 64 kid. (33:46)
What is the most hellish assignment you can imagine for a video game composer? (36:54)
Which video game set pieces would make the best Lego sets? (41:17)
Who is the John Williams of video games? (46:26)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name That Game Tune (51:01)


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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

Sega Dreamcast

Illbleed

The Last Blade 2

EWI

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure

Eternal Sonata

Wii Music

Big Band

Samurai Showdown

Bushido Blade

Celeste

Hexic

God Hand

Cho Aniki

Drill Dozer

Zangief

Hakan

Dhalsim

Trauma Center

Dr. Faust

Dr. Fauci

MachAMp

Goro

Lady Goro

Spiral

Mojoverse

Spiral’s MvC2 animation

Mojo Jojo

Sony AIBO

Nintendo 64 Kid

Alfred E. Neuman

Streets of Rage 3

Oh Deer!

Lego Green Hill Zone

Katamari Damacy

Shenmue

Die Hard Arcade

House of the Dead

Typing of the Dead

John Williams

Nobou Uematsu

Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk

Jun Chikuma

Wendy Carlos

Specifically Not A Recommendation:


Brandon: Documental


Recommendations:


Frank: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, Wild Gunman ‘74: Nintendo’s Forgotten First FMV Game


Vince: Kate Willaert, acriticalhit.com, Video Dames #0, The True First Easter Egg: Ready Player One Was Wrong


Jaffe: Congratulations Kelsey Lewin, The Sculptor


Edited by Esper Quinn. Original Music by Kurt Feldman.

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