Ep. 242 - Famous Characters in Funny Situations, with Mathew Kumar

The Insert Credit Show

English - June 27, 2022 08:51 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 241 - Octoplath Traveler, with Allegra Frank

Next Episode: Ep. 243 - Alunderstanding Laryngoscopy, with Doc Burford

Game design lead for Future Club Mathew Kumar joins the panel to cover piles of graphics cards, Dall E, and customer service at the dream factory.

Questions this week:

What makes a video game “obscure?” (06:27)
Brandon Sheffield re-asks: What is a game you didn’t like until you played it? (14:52)
Imagine you’re streaming through a glitch where half your viewers get audio but no visuals, and half get visuals but no audio. What game could you play that both audiences would enjoy the most? (21:00)
Design a new mode for Minesweeper (27:59)
Dirtbag Seth asks: What responsibilities does a King of Fighters have to their subjects? (34:27)
What will AI-generated video games be like? (37:31)
Does fast travel mean traversing a game’s world isn’t interesting? (44:39)
Which video game feels the most Scottish? (51:48)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Famicom Feud - Top 8 Video Game movies on Rotten Tomatoes (56:36)

Recommendations and Outro (01:13:47)

Check out that AI forum game and lots more in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

NBA 2K series

Façade

Planetokio

Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth

EarthBound

Space Invaders variants

Live a Live

ObsCure