Your Insert Credit Panel takes a look at the failure of Concord, finds the Normandy Beach of Racing Games, and gets ready to Wake n’ Quake. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Tim Rogers, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

Question 1: Which games have the nicest fans, and which games have the smartest fans? (04:07)

Can You Pet the Dog? Brandon Boyer Katamari Damacy Annapurna Interactive Zachtronics 4X The Sims series Pokémon series Fighting game community

Question 2: What’s the most you’ve been hurt by a video game? (10:45)

3DO Interactive Multiplayer Playstation 2 Clash Royale Panzer Dragoon Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Incredible Crisis Mario Party series Splatoon series Super Smash Brothers series

Question 3: Let’s talk about Concord. Have we seen the death of multiplayer shooters outside the free to play model? (16:43)

Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after disastrous launch Concord grape Concord Jeff Gerstmann Conker’s Bad Fur Day State of Play | May 30, 2024 Overwatch series Halo series Team Fortress series Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Cyberpunk 2077 Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds The Witcher series Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Guardians of the Galaxy Foamstars God of War LittleBigPlanet / Sackboy series PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Fat Princess series Fortnite PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Question 4: Which businesses in 1994 would you try to expand arcade cabinets to? (25:33)

Super Street Fighter II Turbo NBA Jam Mortal Kombat II Daytona USA Harry Reid International Airport San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport Hollywood Burbank Airport O’Hare International Airport Midway International Airport Midway Games Cruis’n USA Killer Instinct Target Corporation Darius

Question 5: MoxBagel asks, select the ideal game for breakfast, lunch, dinner, supper, and Fourthmeal. (34:45)

Al Bundy Bonk’s Revenge Star Wars: Outlaws Pac-Man Sabacc earmark Ford Super Duty Fourthmeal Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Quake Animal Crossing series Final Fantasy XIV Online Gran Turismo 7 Nürburgring Normandy landings White Castle Grand Theft Auto series

Question 6: Which has the best game design: duck hunting, deer hunting, or fishing? (50:32)

Waterfowl hunting Deer hunting Fishing Hitman series Final Fantasy XV

LIGHTNING ROUND: GameFAQ&As: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (57:26)

Recommendations and Outro (01:00:54):

Tim: Shadow of the Ninja: Reborn

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