Ep. 344 - The Bait & Switch, with Ash Parrish

The Insert Credit Show

Journalist Ash Parrish of The Verge joins Frank and Jaffe for Nintendo Direct thoughts, Elden Ring as a retelling of Inuyasha, and playersexual companions. Plus, why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is so important, by Patrick Miller. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi and Ash Parrish. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

Questions this week:

1. Frank: Talk about video game recompilation efforts (05:58)
2. Let’s go over the Nintendo Direct (15:39)

Insert Credit Presents: Why Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Is So Important, by Patrick Miller (25:57) 3. In video games with romanceable NPCs, should you as a player be unrestricted from pursuing any character regardless of gender or sexuality? (34:33) 4. Please explain the lore of Elden Ring to me. You have 6 minutes. (41:33)

Insert Credit Quick Break: Mannequin Deposit by The Houseflies (47:25) 5. Aaron Pickus: If you were working in a rental store, what games would you intentionally place in the wrong cases to give renters a different experience? (48:47) 6. Are esports good? (55:04)

LIGHTNING ROUND: New Robot Masters (01:04:56)

Recommendations and Outro (01:09:13)

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A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Taskmaster
• Selling Sunset
• The Boys
• Succession
• Boyz II Men
• Taskmaster
• Zelda: Majora’s Mask is now a native PC game, and every N64 title could follow its lead
• Super Mario 64 Decompiled
• Mega Man: Legacy Collection
• Raw Danger!
• Steambot Chronicles
• Zelda 64 Recompiled: A Revolution In N64 Native Ports For PC (the DigitalFoundry video Frank mentions)
• Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer
• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
• Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer featuring the Legend of Zelda
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
• The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
• Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports
• Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Announcement Trailer
• Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake - Release Date Trailer
• Suikoden
• Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
• Kingdom Hearts series
• Final Fantasy series
• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics - Announcement Trailer
• Marvel Vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes
• Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
• GEX Trilogy - LRG 2024 Trailer
• LEGO Horizon Adventures – Announce Trailer
• LEGO Star Wars series
• LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
• Marvel Spider-Man
• God of War
• Astro Bot - Announcement Trailer
• Pharrell to tell his life story in a Lego movie
• Elden Ring
• Dragon Age series
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Official Reveal Trailer
• Mass Effect series
• Animal Crossing series
• The Twilight Zone
• Inuyasha
• George R. R. Martin
• BioShock 2
• BioShock
• BioShock Infinite
• Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
• Deus Ex series
• Gex
• Planet of the Apes (1968)
• Sonic the Hedgehog series
• Garfield licensees
• Freedom Planet
• Blockbuster
• Mario Party series
• Overcooked!
• Lethal Company
• Pummel Party
• Grand Theft Auto series
• Overwatch
• Valorant
• Counter-Strike 2
• SonicFox
• Justin Wong
• Evo Moment #37
• Saudi Arabia’s plan to become the crown prince of gaming
• League of Legends
• Valorant Game Changers
• Nintendo World Championships
• Dota 2
• ESPN8 The Ocho
• ESPN Esports: Inside its rise, fall and resonance
• Madden series
• NBA 2K series

Recommendations:

Ash: Fund independent news

Frank: Become a reader again, Indika

Jaffe: 52 Pickup, The House in Fata Morgana

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