VGMP: Video Game Movie Podcast

It's finally time! One of the most infamous videogame movie adaptations of all time is finally being covered on VGMP. It's 1994's Street Fighter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the success of their Fallout series adaptation, Amazon once again step into the videogame adaptation ring, this time adapting Sega's popular "beat 'em up" franchise Like A Dragon/Yakuza. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie and Rory review this animated prequel to EA's infamous space-dwelling survival horror franchise. Set aboard the USG Ishimura at the time the mysterious "marker" is brought aboard. The film charts the chaos that ensues and the slow descent into madness that leads the Ishimura to the state you find it in when playing the first Dead Space game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Remedy's 2023 Masterpiece Alan Wake 2 featured amongst it's unusual features a full short film called Yoton Yo (Nightless Night). It's a surreal art house piece that may or may not contain foreshadowing as to the future of the Remedyverse. Jamie, a huge Alan Wake 2 fan, and Rory, who has never played the game, take a look at this short to see their respective reactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revisit this classic episode of VGMP where Jamie and Rory review one of the best videogame adaptations ever made. Christoph Gans' 2006 movie remains one of the only movies to ever creep out Jamie! So does it hold up in 2024? Let's find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This animated short was made as a prequel to the 1995 movie, featuring pages of exposition and some hilarious animation choices. Is there any reason to watch this in 2024? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blumhouse adapt this popular horror franchise that dominated much of the 2010s, performing remarkably well particularly for an indie game. Will the simple, jump-scare focused gameplay translate to a movie though? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short CGI spin off of the game Sonic Unleashed, this sees Sonic haunted by a duo of spirits who are competing to win the affections of a lady ghost by seeing who can scare Sonic the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Produced by Capcom for release in Japan, Dead Rising: The Movie presents a new chapter in the developers second biggest zombie horror series. This low budget film may be lacking in budget but it makes up for it with plenty of whacky characters and inventive zombie action. Does it make for as enjoyable a movie as it does a videogame though? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Produced as a CGI Arcade experience in Japan in the late 1990s, Resident Evil 4-D Executer is a lost piece of Resident Evil Media that Jamie has wanted to see for a very long time. Finally, as part of VGMP, Jamie has has a chance to see it. Was it worth the wait? Tune in to find out... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You have once again entered the world of terrible videogame adaptations. We're stepping back into the so-called Andersonverse in this episode of VGMP as we look at the third entry in Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil series, it's Max Max with a RE skin; it's time to review Resident Evil: Extinction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Once again we're back with the Resident Evil franchise, this time reviewing a short proof-of-concept film that was made as a teaser for a proposed police procedural set in the Resident Evil universe. The show wasn't picked up in the end and now Jamie and Rory will review the short to determine whether that was a good decision or not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 30th 2024 is International Podcast Day and to celebrate we decided to re-upload a fan favourite VGMP episode with a fresh new introduction from Rory and Jamie. Fans responded particularly well to our episode on Angelina Jolie's second Tomb Raider outing and so we've chosen it to represent us on International Podcast Day.If you enjoy listening to VGMP please do consider leaving a review or rating us on your podcatcher app of choice. You can also get early access to VGMP episodes via the "Ultimate Impala" Tier on our Patreon! Thank you for listening to the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The iconic PlayStation treasure-hunting franchise comes to cinema screens in "Unchartered." Starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg, the film was controversial on release as fans felt the two male leads had been terribly miscast. With little experience of the game franchise however, what will Jamie and Rory think?This episode also includes the now infamous cats vs dogs argument between our two hosts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short film from director Neil Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie, Gran Turismo) promoting the Halo franchise. There was talk of this potentially leading to Blomkamp helming a Halo feature but it never materialised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TRIGGER WARNING: This movie and subsequently our conversation about it, touches upon themes that some people may find extremely disturbing.This is a difficult episode that, truth be told, we might have been better scrapping all together. Kung-Fu Master! is the only videogame movie so far to be deemed worthy of special release by The Criterion Collection, though upon watching it we discovered that it's ties to said videogame are very minimal. Instead this French movie explores the burgeoning romantic relationship between an adult mother and a teenage boy who is friends with her daughter. It's a difficult film to watch and one we found it particularly difficult to talk about. Please be aware that the subject matter may be disturbing for some people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a forgotten relic; this anime adaptation is based on the 1987 beat 'em up videogame of the same name published by Namco. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How exactly do you turn a fighting game franchise most known for it's implementation of....and we're not kidding here..."jiggle physics" (TM) into a blockbuster action movie? Well, somebody tried it, and since they did, Jamie & Rory had to watch it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Released as a promotional feature alongside Far Cry 3, this web series features Christopher Mintz-Plasse playing a fictionalised version of himself who finds his lovely tropical cruise interrupted by the arrival of Vas (Michael Mando) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VGMP returns to take a look at this Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson vehicle from 2018 which sees the eyebrow-raising, elbow dropping superstar thrust into a battle between three heavily mutated kaiju-like monsters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie and Rory take a brief look at an internet comedy short that tells the story of two men engaged in a battle to top one another's high scores on a Pac-Man arcade cabinet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The late 1980s saw videogame media making its first steps into the realm of film and television and usually the results were, at best, ill conceived. Like this show featuring former wrestler Lou Albano as Mario in live action segments interspersed between an animated cartoon. Various celebrities of the time guest star but the show is perhaps best remembered for its pseudo-rap opening theme set to the original theme of the game! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A throwback to the classic early 90s animation style of the Sonic cartoon, Sonic Mania Adventures was a piece of tie-in media released alongside the popular retro-style game Sonic Mania. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Loosely based on a true story; Gran Turismo tells the story of an outside-the-box marketing expert, a washed up race car driver and a teenager from the UK with big dreams who come together to try and pull off the ultimate brand cross over. To turn an adept player of Sony's Gran Turismo game (sorry, I mean "driving simulator") in a real life race car driver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're continuing to release our classic episodes and this one was certainly an odd one. Poor Rory fell ill one week and couldn't record and so Jamie decided to grab a mic and record thoughts on this strange piece of Resident Evil content that Capcom released alongside limited editions of Resident Evil CODE: Veronica X. Shining some light on the actions of the series signature villain Albert Wesker, is there's anything in Wesker's Report that is still worth seeing in 2024? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie & Rory return to the Pokémon franchise as they review this Hollywood offering. Starring Deadpool (I mean, Ryan Reynolds) as Pikachu, Detective Pikachu was positively received on release but doesn't seem to have made an impact long term. Does it hold up a few years later? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's being decried as one of the worst movies of all time, reviving the long established "videogame movie curse" and some have even said it feels like an Uwe Boll film. So the question becomes; is Borderlands really as bad as everybody says it is? Joined by special guests, Jamie and Rory take a look at this hot new release to decide if the negative reaction is undeserved or if Borderlands really deserves to be consigned to the trash heap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the boys look at this adaptation by legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike of Sega's popular action RPG franchise. This is one of Rory's favourite franchises but will the movie stack up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short proof-of-concept movie based on Valve's popular puzzler videogame. A woman wakes inside a facility and desperately seeks escape with the help of a portal gun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one is a blast from the past! From the early days of VGMP when we were still recording sharing one very cheap microphone in Jamie's noisy front room. Chill out with this freshly polished re-release as Jamie and Rory discuss 90s technothriller Hackers. A dive into hacking subculture that appears to have been made by somebody as far removed from said subculture as possible. Rory has a soft spot for this one but will Jamie see its charms? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie and Rory sit down to review an unusual piece of gaming media; a small feature in which WWE Superstar Xavier Woods travels to arcade cafe's and tries out various videogames. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on the popular 1990s series of PC games, this science-fiction thriller stars 90s favourites Freddie Prinze Jr and Matthew Lillard in a story that feels like a mash-up of Top Gun and Starship Troopers. However, the film seems to be focusing its attention in the wrong areas. Tune in to this episode as Jamie and Rory discuss where the film goes wrong and how it could be fixed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's DLC edition of VGMP, the boys look at this odd little promotional film that was released alongside Grand Theft Auto 2. Essentially a music video packed full of that late 90s quick cutting, headache inducing visual style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DIC return to the podcast this week with another of their Saturday morning cartoons based on a videogame. This time around it's Captain N: The Game Master, a giant Nintendo commercial featuring appearances from all of the iconic Nintendo characters such as Mega Man, Kid Icarus, Simon Belmont and Super Ma-...oh, wait, what's that? Mario isn't in this? They didn't even get Luigi? Oh. What are we doing here then? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We love uncovering forgotten gems here on VGMP and this certainly ranks amongst them. Whilst he never stood with the likes of Sonic and Mario in the hall of platformer greats, Bubsy Bobcat had a few games in the early 1990s that were successful enough to warrant trying a cartoon based on the property. The result was this TV pilot that was not picked up for a full series. When you watch it, you'll understand why. This show is like an acid trip on the Vegas Strip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time has once again come for the boys to delve into the back catalogue of the most infamous video game movie director of all time, Raging Boll himself, Uwe Boll. No, your eyes don't deceive you, this movie does indeed star Sir Ben Kingsley in one of the biggest cases of "how the F*!K did that happen?" in the history of film. Clearly Ben was asking himself that question too because his performance here in unlike any performance you've ever seen him do. We promise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys dip into one of Jamie's favourite franchises this week as they review the short tie-in web series "Bright Falls" released in 2010 alongside the original Alan Wake release. This low budget web series revolves around a man who visits Bright Falls and soon begins questioning his own sanity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie once again does battle with his arch-nemesis Paul W.S. Anderson as the boys review the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys take a brief look at this forgotten artefact that was released exclusively in Japan as a pitch for a full length animated series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special re-release from our back catalogue Jamie and Rory look back at all of the films they covered in 2021 and look ahead to what releases were coming in 2022. Looking back, how many predictions did we get right and what did we get wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A low budget indie comedy sees a young man whose life suddenly becomes inextricably linked with videogames, forcing him on a quest through various gaming genres in an effort to defeat an evil dark wizard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys take a look at this unusual TV special from a bygone era in which celebrity teams compete against one another in a series of arcade gaming challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of VGMP the boys take a look at the Japanese Sonic The Hedgehog OVA from 1996 which was released in western territories as Sonic The Hedgehog The Movie. It's an animated movie that definitely makes some interesting choices when it comes to voice cast and some of the more "anime" elements found in the film (yes, Robotnik kidnaps a cat-girl then fantasises about having an entire brood of children with her, it's weird, we move past it.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys take their first foray into this long-running Japanese RPG series with this animated short; Persona 5: The Day Breakers. Will they be able to understand anything without knowing the deep lore of the franchise? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys go back to the Pokemon franchise this week to tackle the second movie in this franchise. Revolving around the legendary bird Pokemon from the original 150, how will this movie compare to the previous entry, Mewtwo vs Mew? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys check out this unique Sonic The Hedgehog inspired short which brings to life the famous Chao In Space movie posters from Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Relive this classic VGMP episode where Rory showed Jamie one of his all time favourite movies and Jamie...mocked it relentlessly. This is 1989's The Wizard starring Beau Bridges, Christian Slater and Fred Savage and features the first ever footage western audiences saw of Super Mario Bros. 3! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this short episode of VGMP, the boys take a look at this strange and little-known animated Street Fighter movie that was originally released as part of a historic celebration of Japanese culture! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerard Butler plays a condemned man forced to participate in a real life arcade shooter for the entertainment of a dystopian future. His estranged wife, desperate for money, takes part in a real world recreation of The Sims. Dexter's Michael C. Hall rounds out the cast as the signature tech mogul villain in this sci-fi actioner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paramount's Sonic The Hedgehog spin off comes to a close with it's final two episodes but does the show manage to stick the landing? Is it a smart idea to have a show about the last Echidna warrior end in bowling tournament? Let's find out... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Relive the time Rory subjected Jamie to one of the worst and most gratingly annoying shows ever made. It's the infamous 1989 animated Legend Of Zelda series! Well excuse me indeed! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.