Your wise and benevolent Insert Credit panel covers industry shifts caused by Helldivers II, decides the Dreamcast 2 launch lineup, and imagines the gritty Super Monkey Ball: Act Zero. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman. Questions this week: What can you tell from a video game’s color scheme? (03:42) Which video game has the best original take on what the internet is? (09:17) In games where you pick from an assortment of guys, when do you pick the big guy, and when do you pick the little guy? (15:03) Design a fourth-person shooter. (18:53) rose asks: What would the ideal starting lineup be for the Dreamcast 2? (25:44) Who is the most famous person who could beat you at Street Fighter? (33:01) What is the taking a melatonin and drinking a caffeinated beverage of video games? (38:37) LIGHTNING ROUND: Console Genre Associations (44:02) Recommendations and Outro (51:35) Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED: O. J. Simpson Billy Joel J. Jonah Jameson Gears of War Resident Evil (film series) Steven Soderbergh Batman Begins (2006) The Dark Knight (2008) Front Mission 3 Phantasy Star Online Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor .hack series .hack//Versus .hack//Beyond the World (2012) District 9 (2009) God of War III Stealth (2005) WipEout Pure Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day Rocko’s Modern Life Tokyo Jungle Dragon’s Dogma series Samurai Shodown series Street Fighter series Baldur’s Gate III Helldivers II Rainbow Six series