Ep. 381 - Gamer Water, with merritt k and Eric Silver

Writer/comedian merritt k joins Ash, Brandon, and guest host Eric Silver to figure out why Pokemon games look bad now, why Insert Credit doesn’t talk about Nintendo, and the LeBron James of Video Games. Hosted by Eric Silver, with Ash Parrish, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.

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SHOW NOTES:

• Atari Jaguar
• Chun-Li
• Juri
• Elena
• Jackbox Party Pack
• Mario Party
• Princess Daisy
• Fighters Megamix

1: Will mainline Pokemon games ever not look like garbo again? (04:00)

• Pokémon main RPG series
• Pokemon Legends: Z-A
• Pikachu
• Mario
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
• Roblox
• Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu!
• The Legend of Zelda series

2: What is the best sword or gun in video game history? (10:10)

• Squall Leonhart
• Gunblade
• Greedy: Notes from a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much
• Gackt
• The Doohickey
• Assassins Creed series
• Buster Sword
• Master Sword
• Soul Edge
• Needler
• Gravity Gun
• Portal Gun
• Farsight
• Perfect Dark
• Golden Gun
• Destiny series
• Keyblade
• Kingdom Hearts series
• Honey Blaster
• X-Blade

3: Why doesn’t Insert Credit talk about Nintendo more? (15:06)

• Nintendo
• Channel F
• NEC
• Sega
• TurboGrafx
• Bonk series
• Air Zonk
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• PlayStation
• Sega Saturn
• Final Fantasy VI
• Chrono Trigger
• 3DO
• Nintendo 64
• ActRaiser
• Kendo Rage

4: What aspects of Insert Credit Show have evolved to outlive other podcasts? (19:55)

• PC Engine

5: If someone discovered a wellsp