Gammy legs, getting older, men in rubber suits, first-person shooter sections, Semper-Fi, testosteroni (and whether that should be a pizza topping), and guns that make the uwu face. Obviously, this means that we talked about the 2005 movie Doom for our 2022 Spooptober episode.

• Doom
• Doom 3
• The Legend of Zelda
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Duke Nukem 3D

We were joined by Raina of The Ancient’s Den this week. Raina has recently released an HD mod for the Dreamcast version of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and it’s bloody impressive. We talk zombie feeding simulators, the entire Legacy of Kain series, and about Raina’s favourite controllers.

• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
• Tomb Raider III
• Tom Raider
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 3

Moonwalking to the fridge, Memento, video games, kitties, The Lonely Island of programming, spoilers, whether Tom Holland knows he’s Spider-Man and silliness. That could only mean one thing: G has returned to the show. But what do these things have to do with video games? Only one way to find out: listen to this episode of the show.

• The Sims (series)
• Destiny 2
• God of War (2018)
• Stray
• Pikuniku

Jay talked with Jackal and Bird of the Roadkill Software team about their new game (Fluff ‘n Fury), Gary’s Mod, Argentine architecture, and building games at the speed of creativity. They also take in a short stay at The Thunder Plains

• Fluff 'n Fury
• Half-Life
• Doom
• Call of Duty (series)
• Subnautica

Steven is someone who hasn’t just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. This week we discussed asked some more community questions, but which ones?

• Donkey Kong Country
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
• Guitar Hero
• Metroid (series)

After having seen the new Resident Evil movie, Jay took some time to reflect on it and wanted to share some of his thoughts. Was the reaction of a vocal minority of fans of the game series right to pick the movie apart?

• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil (2002)
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 2 (2019)
• Resident Evil 4

After having watched the latest Resident Evil movie, and with the Halo TV show on the horizon, Jay wanted to take a moment and reflect on how we react to movies made from our favourite video game properties

• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil (2002)
• Resident Evil 2
• Resident Evil 2 (2019)
• DOOM

We were joined by Steven L Kent this week. Steven is someone who hasn’t just written about the history of video games, he has lived it; meeting some of the biggest names in the industry. Steven was gracious enough to share some of his time with us. We discussed his books (The Ultimate History of Video Games volumes 1 & 2), his favourite games ever, and the best consoles of the 90s.

• Pong
• Tempest
• Tempest 2000
• FIFA International Soccer (3DO)
• FIFA International Soccer (SNES)

What happened after Acclaim went belly up, and which games where they actually involved in? Which games should Nightdive Studios remaster next? And just who owns the rights to No One Lives Forever? These questions, and more, are covered in part two of our catch up with The B.

• Shadow Man Remastered
• Mortal Kombat
• Alien 3
• WWF WrestleMania (1989)
• WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game

We caught up with Jane Whittaker to talk about their remembrances of working on the Atari Jaguar’s Alien vs Predator and ask questions about their upcoming projects.

• Alien vs Predator
• Valheim
• Minecraft
• Super Meat Boy
• Torchlight 3

Zachary Claxton joined us to talk about Earthrend: his Zelda-like title with Shadow of the Colossus-like scale. We talked about the wonderful hand drawn aesthetic, how the game came to be, and where you can get the demo. We also talked about our recent games, some of which might surprise you.

• Earthrend
• Minecraft
• Factorio
• Danganronpa (series)
• Among Us

The second in a two part episode where we discuss some of the first games ever created. Massive Multiplayer Online games from the 70s (no, really), potatoes, rogue-likes, and accidental plasma screens are just some of the highlights from this episode with Sean "Advent of Computing" Haas.

• Colossal Cave Adventure
• DOOM
• Unreal Tournament
• Pac-Man
• Counter Strike

The first in a two part episode with Sean Hass, the host of Advent of Computing. He joined us to talk about some of the earliest games, a little of the history of computers, what he’s been playing recently, and we dropped him off at the Thunder Plains.

• Pathologic
• Fallout 4
• DOOM Eternal
• Fall Guys
• Super Mario Bros

We got together with both The_B and Stoo Cambridge to discuss what they’re looking forward to in 2021, in part one of a bumper episode featuring 6 (!?) hosts. We talk about game-breaking bugs (and not just about Cyberpunk 2077), Jay drops some development theory knowledge, Stoo tells us about his new shop, and there’s a tease of a Resident Evil 2 board game stream.

• Deathloop
• Resident Evil Village
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Far Cry 6
• Cyberpunk 2077

RPGs are a big subject. And an even bigger subject is how to craft a character (or a "build" as they are sometimes known). So we sat with G (aka #dontCallMeAudry) and got some top tips on how you go about deciding what kind of character you want to be in a modern (classic) RPG

• Diablo (series)
• Borderlands (series)
• DOOM
• Mass Effect (series)
• Dragon Age (series)

This is two of our discussion with G (aka #dontCallMeAudrey) about our hidden gems in the video game canon. Which games did we choose? You’ll have to click through to find out

• Yakuza 4
• Yakuza: Dead Souls
• Dead Island
• Dead Rising (series)
• Left 4 Dead (series)

With seemingly hundreds of games released every week, we wanted to talk about some of the hidden gems in the video game canon. And who better to discuss them with than G (aka #dontCallMeAudrey)?

• Rock Band 3
• Borderlands 3
• Candy Crush
• Destiny 2
• Batman Arkham Knight

We were incredibly lucky to be able to sit with Eben Upton during the early weeks of the lockdown and chew the fat over the Raspberry Pi, retro computing, and the new (at the time of recording) Code the Classics: Volume 1

• Manic Miner
• Resident Evil
• Streets of Rage
• Centipede
• Pong

We caught up with Stan from the team behind 0 A.D. and about the game, it’s history, what it runs on, and why you should play this gorgeous, open source, RTS game.

• 0 A.D
• Borderlands 3
• Diablo III
• Worms
• Super Mario Kart

With last week’s episode covering our favourite Survival Horror games, we wanted to go back and talk about the honourable mentions. We cover a cornucopia of Survival Horror games in this episode, but which ones? You’ll have to listen to find out.

• Obscure
• Sweet Home
• Resident Evil (series)
• Resident Evil
• Resident Evil 0

Whilst the Mini Consoles are great, they’re a little limiting - unless you want to hack them. So Jay decided to talk about a number of alternatives.

• DOOM
• Metal Slug
• Streets of Rage Remake
• Quake (series)

The end is nigh! … for 2019, anyway. Also, it’s that time of year again: time to figure out just where Santa is. In this episode, we chat with G about the games he has been playing since we last heard from him, a little on MST3K, and a nifty little gadget that both Squidge and I bought.

• Batman: Arkham
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• The Last of Us
• Red Dead Revolver
• Destiny 2

JZ returns for the second part in our conversation with him. We talk about aliens, Jay’s hatred of doors, a new segment, Boots to the Head, and honking

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Halo: Combat Evolved
• They Are Billions
• Factorio
• Dead Cells

G returns to talk Post-E3, suspicious looking packages, Keanu Reeves, and The cupboard of shame

• 1080 Snowboarding
• Baldur's Gate
• Banjo Kazooie
• Borderlands (series)
• Castlevania (series)

In this episode, we brought back White Mage and Red Mage. This time we talked about our favourite games ever, suggesting a lot of games along the way, but finally settling on three each (they weren’t easy decisions at all, though). to find out which games, you’ll have to listen to the episode

• Pokémon Yellow
• Streets of Rage (series)
• The World Ends With You
• Final Fantasy
• Sonic the Hedgehog (series)

Part two of the second podcast episode is here! part one is available here A couple of things that you need to know going in: Another J-Bomb As with the first part, we have one J-bomb this time, so please listen responsibly. Resident Evil VII DLC Spoilers We drop a few pretty big spoilers for the main game and the DLC in this episode. For your convenience, here are the time stamps for that section

• Doom
• Resident Evil (Series)
• Super Mario Odyssey
• Rocket League
• Violet