Ep. 175 - Just Wanna Murder Kids Again, with Topher "Docfuture" Florence (Patreon)

Topher “Docfuture” Florence joins the panel to cover holographic divorce, appeasement of the Froot Brute contingent, and Lammypedia. Original music by Kurt Feldman. 

Questions this week:

1. Previously on Insert Credit 31: Design a game for the Star Trek holodeck. (06:36)
2. Which games in genres with traditionally minimal or completely absent narratives have the most compelling stories?  (12:05)
3. What would Animal Crossing be like if Tom Nook were as villainous as internet memes say he is? (17:38)
4. Which corporate mascot has the most potential as the star of a great video game?  (22:43)
5. If there was a Friends video game, what would the strats be to speedrun it?  (28:59)
6. Patreon Supporter MoxBagel asks: In an alternate reality your favorite game that deserved a sequel but never got one just had its 10th game. What is it like? (33:31)
7. What are the good Twitch streams and Let’s Plays for the discerning Insert Crediter?  (38:10)
8. Which video game characters should guest star in the next season of Scooby-Doo, and what should their episodes be about?  (43:18)
9. From Liz Ryerson: What would a Docfuture prestige TV show look like? (48:53)
10. What is the Police Dogs of video games?  (54:05)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Death by Degrees (57:08) 

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Dilton Doiley
• Archie Meets the Punisher
• Holodeck
• Facade
• The Orville
• Seaman
• Black Tiger
• Bonk's Revenge
• Katamari Damacy
• Ribbit King
• Mitch Hedberg
• Tom Nook donates 90% of his proceeds to an orphanage
• Yo! Noid
• Chester Cheetah: Wild Wild Quest
• Chester Cheetah: Too Cool to Fool
• Tony & Friends: New Adventures - Invasion in Kellogg's Land
• Flo
• Cap'n Crunch's Crunchling Adventures
• Chex Quest
• I Wanna Be The Guy
• Deception
• KFC Dating Sim
• Crazy Craving, the "Me Want Honeycomb" guy
• Friends: The One With All The Trivia
• Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures
• Shatterhand
• Um Jammer Lammy
• EyeToy
• Linda^3
• For Frog the Bell Tolls
• Video Chess
• Fallout: New Vegas - You Only Live Once
• Lance McDonald's PT Explorations
• Retro Pals
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
• Hanna-Barbera's Pac-Man show
• Kids Incorporated
• Hammerman
• Life on Mars (American series)
• WandaVision
• Sex House
• Kevin Can F**k Himself
• The King of Comedy (1982)
• Dog Police
• Strong Bad
• Hampster Dance
• Frog Fractions
• Boggy B
• Tiny Kong
• SHODAN
• Commander Shepard
• Huang Lee
• Axel
• Pimple
• Brock
• Happy Mask Salesman
• Remeer
• Blue Suede Goo
• Mr. Resetti
• Battle Arena Toshinden
• MDK

Recommendations:

Frank: Phantasy Star IV: Ludonarrative and the Artistic Value of Classic Games

Brandon: The Baddest by Toshinobu Kubota, The Changin' Times of Ike White (2019), THE ALL NEW insertcredit.com !!!

Topher: Lunatic Obscurity

PATRONS: You can submit your questions to the show using this form. And, thanks!