Ep. 392 - Neutered Hyper Fighting

Ep. 392 - Neutered Hyper Fighting

The Insert Credit Show · 2025-06-02

Your Insert Credit panel faces parrying mechanics, Elden Ring Nightreign’s AMV theme and sexy bird men, and Hotel Rwanda but with Mario. Plus, a sneak peek at an unreleased Famicom game! Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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1: What makes a game edgy? (03:49)

Nu metalElden Ring NightreignBring Me To Life trailerDragon Ball: Sparking Zero Toonami-style promoThe RehearsalCaptain SullyLimp BizkitRed Hot Chili PeppersSystem of a DownKornPowerman 5000LitSonic Adventure seriesShadow the HedgehogNeil DruckmannThe Last of Us: Part IINier seriesMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

2: How do you feel about critical hit systems in games? (10:21)

Ghostwire: TokyoClair Obscur: Expedition 33Metaphor Re:FantazioWhy BDS Is Calling for an Xbox BoycottPersona seriesKing of Fighters series

3: Ash Parrish asks, pro- or anti-parrying? (17:14)

Parrying Is The Best Thing In Video GamesParrying Is The Worst Thing In Video GamesDavid PerryEarthworm JimDisney’s AladdinMDKStreet Fighter III: 3rd StrikeDoom seriesBayonetta seriesBaseballPerry WhiteJ. Jonah JamesonCricketVolleyballTennisPhil SalvadorGame Boy CameraPerryGuardian

4: What would JRPGs look like from other European countries? (23:37 )

Farming SimulatorEuropean Truck SimulatorRocket LeagueSifuGreggsFinal Fantasy XVDatsunThe Witcher seriesDragoonStreet Fighter IIMafia series

5: Magnanimus asks, what’s the best game on the Wikipedia page “List of games notable for negative reception?” (30:41)

List of video games notable for negative receptionCyberpunk 2077Custer’s RevengeNight TrapDr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFallout 76Final Fantasy XIVBatman: Dark TomorrowDouble Dragon seriesSonic seriesBalan WonderworldBabylon’s FallRobert Louis StevensonHotel MarioHotel Rwanda (2004)Mario is Missing

6: Which video game character do you think the most actual human people have been named after? (36:49)

Cloud StrifeAerith GainsboroughBella SwanJohn MarstonPrincess ZeldaZelda FitzgeraldF. Scott FitzgeraldSephirothJenova Chen

7: Create a definitive ranking of the five best Pac-Man games (40:59)

Pac-Man 2: the New AdventuresMs. Pac-ManPac-Man: Championship EditionSuper Smash Brothers seriesPac-LandPac ’n RollPac-Man WorldShadow LabyrinthSecret LevelFrogger seriesPac-AttackPac-in-TimePac-Man VRMs. Pac-Man Maze MadnessPac-Pix

8: If your dog or cat suddenly became a human being, what video games do you think they’d be into? (45:43)

EA FIFA / EA Sports FC seriesCall of Duty seriesFrosty the SnowmanDuck HuntPoint BlankPolice Trainer seriesSmall SagaShadow of the ColossusPokemon Let’s Go EeveeStray

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - JAV Titles (51:47)

Credit Report (01:03:40)

Recommendations and Outro (01:07:00):

Frank: We’re Dumping 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs!Exclusive debut of tiles from an unreleased Famicom game, “Nurse Hitler” batchExclusive debut of tiles from an unreleased Famicom game, “Duneish” batchPicture of Corn DogPicture of TaffyBrandon: Wind Breaker, thanks for being a left-wing person, not the movie Blackenstein (1973)Ash: The Apothecary Diaries, touch grass, Dropout.tvPicture of BuPicture of Gus

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The Insert Credit Show

A relentlessly on topic smorgasbord of hard hitting video game questions as addressed by a panel of experts. Featuring Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and a rotating group of special guests. Hosted by Alex Jaffe. Edited by Esper Quinn. Original music by Kurt Feldman.

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