Episode 115: Mailbag 5

The Metroid games are certified classics for a reason.  Super Metroid, in particular, is responsible for inventing an entire genre, with a shockingly tight design that puts all other games of its era ...

26 Dec 20221h 33min

When Resident Evil first came out in 1996, it wrote the book on what 3D survival horror was meant to be.  Fixed camera angles, a creepy atmosphere, tank controls and bizarrely themed puzzles - these w...

28 Nov 20221h 51min

The Chronicles of Riddick, when it first released in 2004, was the definition of mediocre sci-fi schlock.  Riddick, played by Vin Diesel, came across as a generic edgelord, and it seemed to lean into ...

7 Nov 20221h 15min

Gamefreak, on the rarest of occasions, takes a break from toiling away in the Pokemon mines.  And when they do, sometimes they strike gold.  Such was the case with Drill Dozer, first released in 2005 ...

24 Okt 20221h 8min

Mega Man X, first released in 1993 and developed by Capcom, is a certified Super Nintendo classic.  Widely considered to be one of the strongest entries in the entire expanded Mega Man franchise, it t...

3 Okt 20221h 16min

Peter Jackson made history with the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but as far as he was concerned he was just getting warmed up.  A mere two years later saw him remaking King Kong, with the...

19 Sep 20221h 18min

Blade Runner is one of the most exceptional and influential works of science fiction to ever grace the silver screen.  It brought the works of Phillip K Dick to life from its opening shots of geysers ...

5 Sep 20221h 17min

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, as the ninth game in the series, did not radically alter the formula that made the series what it is.  Take one pinch of tactics, mix liberally with some RPG mechanics a...

23 Aug 20222h 13min