Ep. 170 - Sonic the Hedgefund (Patreon)

Earthworm Jim didn’t invent the 90’s, he was just there. Original music by Kurt Feldman. 

Questions this week:

1. Previously on Insert Credit: What’s the most backhanded compliment you could give a video game? (02:52)
2. Can we harness the feedback loop of gacha games for good? (09:33)
3. What pair of short video games would make the best double feature? (14:58)
4. Biolence Island: Viohazard Protagonists (20:31)
5. Patreon Suppoerter John Beyer asks: is it wrong to play old video games and remakes instead of new video games? (32:50)
6. If you weren’t aware of the credits, would you be able to tell Balan Wonderworld is a Yuji Naka game? (39:40)
7. What video game actions would be more fun if they were decompressed? (46:23)
8. Who are the Dexys Midnight Runners of video games? (50:33)
9. Explain Gamestop stock manipulation to your mom. (56:03)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Stock Market Tips & Tricks (01:03:13) 

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Blind Super Mario World speedrun
• Magical Taluluto
• Tommy Tallarico
• Lorenzo's Soil from Earthworm Jim 2
• The Dana Gould Hour
• Terminator for Genesis (not Genesys)
• Attack of the Friday Monsters
• Dear Substance of Kin
• Chris Redfield
• Jill Valentine
• Leon Kennedy
• Jake Muller
• Ethan Winters
• Claire Redfield
• Ada Wong
• Albert Wesker
• Resident Evil: Outbreak
• Resident Evil 6 giraffellatio logo
• Why Jake Muller Is the Worst Resident Evil Character Ever by Lucy To The T
• Balan Wonderland
• Uncharted Waters 2
• Socket AKA Time Dominator
• Blinx the Time Sweeper
• Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
• Bloodstained
• Rabbit Sonic concept art
• Interactive Firearm Reloading twitter thread
• Dexys Midnight Runners
• The Big Short (2015)
• best explanation of Shorting i've seen
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Recommendations:

Frank: Baseball's Lost "NBA Jam" Revealed by Frank Cifaldi

Brandon: Use past media to help you discover enjoyable new media, Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Tim: Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Jaffe: The Other History of the DC Universe by John Ridley