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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. Language: en Genres: Leisure, Video Games Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Ep. 430 - Pac-Man 2cular
Episode 430
Monday, 2 March, 2026
The panel reviews Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures, deeming it the most British Japanese game ever, and potentially the future of video games. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Watch episodes with full video on YouTube Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums SHOW NOTES: Mortal Kombat series “Look! Look!” Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Blinky Pac-Man (TV series) The Ghost Witch of Netor Sue Will Smith The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Monkey Island series 1: Why is this game like this? (06:16) The Cutting Room Floor - Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures (Genesis) MobyGames Marvel Land Namco Pac-Attack Pac-in-Time Yakuza series The Honeymooners I Think You Should Leave “Eggman Game” sketch Red Dead Redemption Super Princess Peach Garry’s Mod Freddi Fish series Putt-Putt series Sesame Street licensees Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball The Experience Share Pokemon series Tomb Raider series Age of Empires series Tekken series Kingdom Hearts 2: If you had to live in a house shaped like a video game character, who would it be? (38:53) Super Mario Bros. 2 X-Men 2: Clone Wars Steve Slime Baba Is You Kirby Kim Kardashian 3: What other video game sequels take such a big swing they deserve the subtitle “the New Adventures?” (41:08) Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball Overwatch 2 Valis series Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Batman Final Fantasy VI Tōru Iwatani 4: Spencer Gifts asks, should Zelda style game be called adventure games or should point and click games be called adventure games? (46:56) Legend of Zelda series Adventure Colossal Cave Adventure Book Off Uncharted series God Hand Hey You, Pikachu! Lifeline Seaman The Sims Little Computer People Haunting Starring Polterguy Lemmings Shadow Labyrinth 5: Let’s talk about the hot girl in Pac-Man 2. (52:56) The Ghost Witch of Netor Pac ’n Roll Pac-in-Time Pac-Land Demona Ms. Pac-Man Pac-Mom Dexter’s Mom Mike Pence 6: Let’s talk about the arcade segments stapled onto this game. (58:17) The Lion King Mr. Bones 7: Is this a good game? (01:03:37) Indika Uncharted series Keita Takahashi LIGHTNING ROUND: Name Design - The New Adventures (01:13:21) Credit Report (01:21:06) Recommendations and Outro (01:22:45): Frank: Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures Brandon: The Feminine Complex, Corpse Mania (1981), Total Recall 2070, donate to Trans Continental Pipeline Ash: Read Aftermath, pay for journalism, take a walk in the sun Jaffe: Share your interests with people This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you. Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
