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Insert Credit Forums Remake
November 2024
the new york body times
As November is no more, it’s time for the November issue of Insert Credit Forums Remake! In case you don’t remember what this is, it’s a monthly recap of the forum’s activities in the prior month, with some fun things thrown in as well. This one’s coming out a bit later than last month’s, as being a student, I’ve been too busy procrastinating papers to also procrastinate this. This issue saw help from FishHead and captain; thank you for your help!
Now, on with it!
ICFR Jams
~Songs to fall into and recover from an existential crisis to~
This month’s ICFR Jams playlist was put together by FishHead, who has this to say about it:
“A lot has happened this November. Politically, on the show, for many people personally. I’ve been in the very fortunate position to fall madly in love on November 1st, which made the rest of the month much more palatable than if that had not happened. I felt compelled, nonetheless, to at least somewhat model my emotional trajectory outside of romance in the form of this playlist. Most songs are taken directly from recommendations and posts on these here forums and others are directly related to games we had discussions about in one or several threads. The playlist starts off fun and hopeful, quickly deteriorates into dystopian spheres and crestfallenness, caused by the madness going on politically right now and leads us back to mental recovery through healing and a healthy dose of silly distraction.”
Forum Clubs
Last month, the Monthly Game Club played Factorio. The discussion seemed focused on how it wasn’t a game for everyone, but those who enjoyed it seemed to be quite into it. The forum’s resident ardent Factorio zealot Gaagaagiins wanted me to ensure everyone knew that he surpassed 200 hours in his most recent Factorio save, and hasn’t even finished the “Space Age” expansion content.
This month, the club will be playing Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble! The youngest and least respected of the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Kiki thinks playing this game and assessing it on its own terms, independent of the series’ other games, might lead to a greater appreciation for it!
As well, a brand new club has opened this month, the IC Fishing Club! The club will meet weekly in a private Webfishing lobby to hang out, chat, fish, and have an overall chill time. Why not stop by?
Thread Spotlight
This month’s thread is the Exploring the Sega Saturn library in 2020 thread. It’s not 2020 anymore, but the thread grew into a general Saturn discussion thread, and this year, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the console, chazumaru wrote in-depth posts on various Saturn software for each day of the month! From Photo CDs to unreleased games to bad fighting games and other interesting subjects, chazumaru expressed their passion for the Saturn by sharing a wealth of Saturn knowledge with us, and that deserves spotlighting!
Gossip Corner
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Rumors suggest that Garret.exe, despite their username, doesn’t use Windows… whether it’s Linux or macOS remains a mystery.
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Trusted sources are hinting that Yuji Naka, perhaps in some mad act of revenge, or out of a yearning for company in his jail cell, is be plotting to frame Shigeru Miyamoto for a crime he did not commit so that he mignt be sent to prison. How does the Insert Credit forums play into this? The evidence will be planted in the “Is Mario a Republican” thread…
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Whispers abound that a recent profile picture change has accidentally revealed the true identity of forum-goer pasquinelli to be beloved Scottish comedian Limmy. Some forum members suggest that the burden of proof is on pasquinelli to prove they aren’t Limmy.
If you know of any juicy goss you want featured in next month’s issue, please whisper it to one “NoJoTo” via a private channel of communication (such as a DM), away from all the curious, onlooking eyes of everyone else.
(Insert Credit Forums Remake takes no responsibility for any of the claims made in the “Gossip Corner”)
New Threads
This month: pizza, snow, and glitches.
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Copier worshippers: a thread about fanzines and indie publishers
missingdata has started a thread for all fans of fanzines, to share their favorite fanzines! -
When
the 
box 
art 
slaps 
Gaze upon some good lookin’ box art and add your own picks in this thread created by connrrr. -
Bad pizza
I had a slice of pizza for dinner tonight; it wasn’t particularly good, but it wasn’t poor enough for this thread, started by BigHatPaul, for sharing tales of pizzas gross, unpleasant, and bad. -
Would you like to playtest Promise Mascot Agency?
Chopemon, of Kaizen Game Works, was looking for playtesters for their upcoming game Promise Mascot Agency; I assume by now they’ve found all the playtesters they needed, but you can still watch the game’s trailer! -
Karnovember
A month to honor Data East’s venerable Karnov, brought to this forum by gvfo. -
Do You Still Have the First Game You Ever Owned
freakscene’s pointedly titled thread wonders whether you still have the first game you owned, and offers a place for sharing the stories that surround them. -
New 3D Golf Simulation (series)
gingerbeardman has started a thread for appreciating T&E Soft’s New 3D Golf Simulation games. -
I need game recs and I need them NOW: 1985-1989 edition
100syndromes faces an emergency: they need recommendations for games released between 1985 and 1989; only you can save them… -
Do you always beat the games you buy?
BigHatPaul has created a thread for discussing whether we always complete the games we buy, and how we feel about leaving games uncompleted. -
If I did a film podcast, what should it look like?
exodus bought a film-related domain name, and wants some feedback on his ideas for a film podcast. -
Snow Time 2024 (Not the never Snow Time One!)
It’s that time of the year when snow starts falling, and Bonsai has started a thread to discuss and document it. -
Are We There Yet? (FKA How Long Until It Gets Good)
Herb has started this thread to be a resource for sharing how long it takes for a game to get good, and has organized everyone’s answers into a nice table. -
Last music concert you’ve been
gvfo is curious about what the last live music event you went to was! -
Forum Moderation Recruitment - 2025
The moderation team were looking for a few new moderators; the window to apply has now closed, and the moderation team’s decisions will be announced on December 16. -
Saturn games to learn Japanese with
Forum newcomer losth1ghway is looking for some Saturn games that would help them learn Japanese. -
From the creator of Desert Golfing: Castaway on a Weird Island (rogue-like)
jrronimo wants to share an interesting deduction rougelike game by developer Captain Games, in which you try to escape from a desert island. -
What other genres of games would suit Zelda if she’s to continue being a main character?
Given Zelda’s role in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, SoC is wondering what other game genres might suit her character? -
Being Something Else: Tabletop Role-Playing Games
There’s now a thread for discussing TTRPGs, started by Mnemogenic. -
I need game recs and I need them NOW: 1990-1994 edition
100syndromes has fallen into a pickle again, and this time, they need recommendations for games released between 1990 and 1994… someone, recommend something, before it’s too late! -
2025: let’s play weird games
Irishninja wants to make 2025 the year they play some weird games, and so has started a thread for sharing and talking about weird games. -
It’s That GOT-damned-Y Time of the Year Once Again: The Forum Community GOTY Thread 2024
Over the course of 2024 many games were set loose into the world, and now, as the year comes to an end, it’s time to round them up and share our picks for GOTY, in this thread started by Gaagaagiins (don’t tell anyone I haven’t really played any games released this year!) -
smoking goblin bunker public access 4🚭
dicegame is here to announce the 4th Goblin Bunker Public Access stream, which is going on as I write this, showing off some sick looking stuff while raising money for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (as I was watching it, I realized I’d barely done any work on this, oops). -
Favorite Fake Credit Names
Before games inserted real credits, they inserted fake credits, and rearnakedwindow wants to see your favorite fake developer names! -
What’s the oldest game you’ve been playing recently?
SteveWithaB has started a thread for sharing the oldest games we’ve been playing as of late. -
Best of Bugs (a.k.a. Greatest Glitches)
Glitches in games are often fun and interesting, and now samderboo has started a thread to share and talk about them!
The Conclusion
Well, that concludes the last issue of Insert Credit Forums remake for 2024! Thanks again to FishHead for making the wonderful ICFR Jams playlist, and to captain for helping me choose which thread to spotlight! If you want to help contribute to future issues, be that by writing, proofreading, making the next ICFR Jams playlist, brainstorming ideas, or even if you just want to lurk in another Insert Credit-adjacent Discord server, please join this server!
Now, before we can look forward to future issues in 2025, there’s just one more thing we need to decide…
Unofficial Mascot for the Month
Vibri, from Vib-Ribbon, won the position of unofficial mascot last month, beating out some princess, a shredder, and a fish. With a new month, however, comes a new set of contestants; who will win this month?
- Shadow the Hedgehog, from Shadow the Hedgehog (submitted by Captain)
- Jeff Gerstmann being interviewed on Good Morning America about the Sega Dreamcast whilst wearing a FUBU jersey (submitted by MovingCastles)
- Wonder Bull, from Pathologic 2 (submitted by Gaagaagiins)
- Pomeranian, from Tokyo Jungle (submitted by Tradegood)
If you want your pick in the next month’s installment, please DM (or otherwise privately contact me) the character whenever you want. It doesn’t have to be a video game-related character, just any character you think is befitting of being the forum’s unofficial mascot!
