Ep. 260 - Banjo-Kazoomer

The Insert Credit Show

English - November 07, 2022 09:18 - 1 hour - 74 MB - ★★★★★ - 99 ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 259 - Specdracular 2022, with Christa Lee

Next Episode: Ep. 261 - Clown Insanity, with Andrés Velasco y Coll and Fūnk-é Joseph

The full panel reunites to determine what a video game is, how to do RPG dungeon music right, and Bob Oldfather. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

Why did Embracer Group acquire Square Enix Montreal, change its name to Onoma, and then immediately shut it down? (05:25)
What kind of video game items do you never want to use again? (08:09)
When you’re playing an RPG and you complete an enemy encounter, should the overworld or dungeon theme start over from the beginning, pick up where it left off, or just play through the encounter itself? (15:15)
NASCAR racer Ross Chastain pulled off a risky wall-riding maneuver this week setting a lap record, claiming that he learned the move from playing NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube. How is it that video games are changing the way sports are played in real life? (21:04)
Is this particular dartboard a video game console? (30:02)
Violence Island (39:17)

LIGHTNING ROUND: From Yeso: Guess the game based on its Metacritic review (01:06:38)

Recommendations and Outro (01:13:31)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

The Laughing Cow Light Cheese Spread

Kosher Natural & Kosher Shredded White Mozzarella Cheese

Cheez-It® Extra Toasty Snack Crackers

Goldfish Crackers

Video Game Studio Goes Through Expensive Rebrand, Is Then Immediately Shut Down

Final Fantasy series

Hollow Knight

Yakuza / Ryū ga Gotoku series

Pokémon main RPG series