Insert Credit Co-Founder and legendary video game music composer Vincent Diamante joins the panel to cover the Playstation conference, Frank Cifaldi’s necromancy of Clippy, and Daft Williams.

Questions this week:

1. Since we’re recording on Dreamcast Day, what are your favorite Dreamcast memories? (03:23)
2. What are the coolest ways to use specific instruments in a video game soundtrack? (09:12)
3. What are the most interesting risk/reward mechanics in video games? (13:06)
4. Which video game character would give the best deep tissue massage? (18:22)
5. Improv Zone: Sony Keynote (22:33)
6. Dirtbag Dilson asks: What is the most out of touch with reality game design idea you’ve ever heard? (28:09)
7. Design a video game about the Nintendo 64 kid. (33:46)
8. What is the most hellish assignment you can imagine for a video game composer? (36:54)
9. Which video game set pieces would make the best Lego sets? (41:17)
10. Who is the John Williams of video games? (46:26)

LIGHTNING ROUND: Name That Game Tune (51:01)

This is the line of the episode description where I recommend discussing this episode in the forums!

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• Sega Dreamcast
• Illbleed
• The Last Blade 2
• EWI
• Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
• Eternal Sonata
• Wii Music
• Big Band
• Samurai Showdown
• Bushido Blade
• Celeste
• Hexic
• God Hand
• Cho Aniki
• Drill Dozer
• Zangief
• Hakan
• Dhalsim
• Trauma Center
• Dr. Faust
• Dr. Fauci
• MachAMp
• Goro
• Lady Goro
• Spiral
• Mojoverse
• Spiral’s MvC2 animation
• Mojo Jojo
• Sony AIBO
• Nintendo 64 Kid