Ep. 352 - Poster's Delight

Insert Credit reunites to contemplate The Perfect Jump, share earnest pitches for the Bioshock movie, and witness the long-awaited (and possibly last ever) Violence Island Tournament of Champions. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Air Bud
• Rocket League

Question 1: Why do we see floatiness in games as a bad thing? (02:04)

• Super Mario Bros. 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Gunsport
• Fez
• Kirby games
• Hollow Knight
• Super Ghouls ’N Ghosts

Question 2: Design a brand new status effect that has never been in a game. (07:45)

• Crypto Bro
• Cryptocurrency
• Bitcoin
• Ryū ga Gotoku / Like a Dragon / Yakuza series
• Gears of War
• Mario Kart 8

Question 3: What cost-saving measures would you recommend for the Bioshock film? (13:51)

• ‘Bioshock’ Movie Still in the Works With Reduced Budget
• BioShock
• The Shape of Water (2017)
• Guillermo del Toro
• Cabinet of curiosities
• Ayn Rand
• Nicolas Cage
• Cameo
• The Legend of Zelda manual
• Nicole Kidman
• Fallout
• Gore Verbinski
• Chris Kohler
• Mike Mika
• Free Guy (2021)
• Minecraft

Insert Credit Quick Break: Capitalism Is The Constraint by Optimal Monopoly (20:12)

Brandon’s Snake Break: (21:34)

• Hungry Snake Woman (1986)
• Alien
• Lebetine viper

Question 4: Rice_9 asks, what is your favorite video game magazine cover? (24:39)

• Game Players
• Game Players November 1994 cover
• Donkey Kong
• Funky Kong
• Shaquille O’Neal
• Shaq Fu
• The Lion King
• Earthworm Jim
• Sonic & Knuckles
• Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
• Indiana Jones’ Greatest Adventures
• Donkey Kong Country
• Mortal Kombat II
• Cruis’n USA
• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer
• Atari Jaguar
• Mickey Mania
• Atari Age
• Atari Age January/February 1983
• Crazy Climber
• Dreamcast Magazine August 4/11, 2000
• Famitsu
• Susumu Matsushita
• Ghost ’N Goblins series
• Tatsuro Yamashita
• Treasures
• Famitsu June 26, 1992
• Game Developer
• Game Developer Feb. 2011 (the Minecraft cover)
• Minecraft
• Katamari Damacy
• Game Developer Dec 2004 (the Katamari cover)
• Keita Takahashi

Question 5: What is a sokoban? (35:36)

• Sokoban
• Void Stranger
• Vagrant Story
• Sugoroku

LIGHTNING ROUND: Violence Island Tournament of Champions (37:17)

• Sonic
• Sylvando
• Booker DeWitt
• Hunter
• Tatsuo in the ship from Truxton
• Agent 47
• Frey Holland
• Aigis

Recommendations and Outro (49:55):

• Brandon: Weekend Players - Pursuit of Happiness, The Summer Hikaru Died
• Frank: You can just buy dehydrated cheddar as powder called DHC, Cento Diced Hot Cherry Pepper Hoagie Spread
• Jaffe: Leave a 5-star review on iTunes with your vote on whether to return to Violence Island, or destroy it forever!

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