Video Gems

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

We bring on Kat from the youtube channel Pixel A Day to talk about the state of the gaming industry, as well as the state of games research and criticism. Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Xalavier's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WritNelson Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Darkfry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Halloween Special of Video Gems, featuring Aranock, Li, and Pim's Crypt!

This time we bring on Li Usagi, who is a horror fanatic, accessibility specialist and QA at the Chinese Room, and VTuber video essayist to talk about horror, accessibility, the game industry, and more! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Adam's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ArchitectofGames Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Error's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@iamerror Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad Kevan's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BobbyBroccoli

This time we bring on fellow VTuber and Video Essayist Chipmunkuchan to discuss his video making process, his slick editing style, Resident Evil, and Kingdom Hearts! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfryChipmunk's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChipmunkuChanAranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AranockHarry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry In this episode of Video Gems we bring on David J. Bradley, a creator known for his videos about asexuality and excellent media analysis of films and theater! We talk about his latest Magnum Opus, the Dark Truth of Peanuts. We talk about depth in children's media, the pitfalls of "fan theory" media analysis, the importance of media literacy and more! David's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidJBradley

In this episode of Video Gems we welcome special guest Gameservatory, fellow video maker AND game developer, and we discuss the amazing production quality and visuals of his videos, and what it takes to produce such content. We also talk about Sonic the Hedgehog a lot.

Welcome to the New and Improved Video Gems Podcast! In this podcast we talk to Video Essayists, Game Developers and Artists about their creations and their creative process and various other topics as we learn more about them and explore the joy of creating! In this first episode of Season 2, I talk to my guests AND cohosts Aranock and Harry from Video Games Are Bad about their amazing videos and how they make them! Support the podcast on Patreon and get access to a Discord server and Exclusive Episodes! https://www.patreon.com/darkfry Aranock's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Aranock Harry's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamesAreBad

In this episode of Video Gems, we bring on Bantz Ferdinand! We talk about how awesome swearing is (seriously Bantz and Darkfry swear like sailors you're just gonna have to deal with that), horror movies, making our own stories while playing games, and more!

In this episode of Video Gems, we have the lovely Aranock as our guest! We talk about some bonkers movies, queerness in media, finding your limits as a content creator and more! Darkfry also reveals his favorite word! What is it? Listen and find out!

Did someone order a Video Gems episode featuring GC Vazquez, of Questrospective fame? Everyone did, and it's here! GC gives us excellent writing advice, we talk about streaming, video creation, and his SPICY Yakuza is for Men video! We also talk about how to criticize a piece of media you love, and how media can tackle serious themes of masculinity respectfully!

This episode of Video Gems is blessed by the presence of Kevin The Arcadologist and his smooth, dulcet tones. Kevin tells us why he's so ruthless with negative comments, how Youtube's Let's Play/Reaction culture affected indie games, moral panics, dreams, and more!

In this episode of Video Gems, Chariot Rider Rides on his Chariot to join Darkfry and Zoltiboi in discussing game design, virtual spaces, video game jargon, and MORE! Dark and Chariot also argue a bunch, neat!

You might be thinking "Hey, this seems different..." and you'd be right! This is an episode of Bonus Gems which is normally exclusive for Patrons, but we're releasing this one for everyone! Very nice of us, don't you think? We discuss with David "Jumpman" Bradley about our favourite bad and good movies and media! If you want more hilarity like this, become a patron for access to all episodes of Bonus Gems!

In this episode of Video Gems, we welcome David J. Bradley as our esteemed guest. We talk about the Asexuality-focused content David makes, the Absurdity of Youtube (literally), and Darkfry tries to guess what the J stands for

What? 2 guests? In my Video Gems Episode? That's right, this time we're joined by Kiki and Alicia of Transparency Boo fame! We talk about making videos as a duo, games as art and how to critique them. We also give some lifehacks and PRO TIPS for new creators, and talk about the best game ever!

Friendly neighborhood Woman Respecter Ludiscere joins us for this episode of Video Gems! We talk about Ludi's 3 and a half hour long epic about Hades and Greek mythology, mythology depiction in media, Ace Attorney, and Darkfry can finally flex his Greek roots!

Brace yourselves, this is another of those smart episodes folks. Today Dark and Zolti talk to Pixel A Day, literal Ph.D-haver and art enjoyer. This episode delves deep in the sublime, as we explore Kat's video on the topic, and experience some fitting natural interventions along the way. Dark, Zolti and Kat talk about Smart Thinky Bois, Nature, stargazing, paintings, human existence, and more! Darkfry also vents a bunch, it's great.

Dark and Zolti bring on Power Couple Monty Zander and the legendary "Noobus Humanus", who is tackling the infamously punishing Soulsborne series from FromSoftware, despite not being a gamer! In this especially chaotic episode, they talk about Sonic, Dark Souls, Resident Evil, Kingdom Hearts, the effects of a video "blowing up", hilarious comments, and more!

Expert of Spooky Content Pim Is Online is our guest for this episode of Video Gems. Darkfry, Zolti and Pim talk about the evils of Capitalism (spooky), the side effects of making Video Essays (scary), self-indulgence in content creation (ooooo) and Pim's video on Death Stranding and Workism (great)

Known thumbnail expert HotCyder joins us to talk about his favourite game, content creation, Tetris, Pacman, Hats and more! Join Darkfry and Zoltiboi as they find out how HotCyder built his Thumbnail Empire!

The preposterously named Video Games Are Bad joins us for the first guest appearance of Video Gems, with his video "What No Man's Sky lost through it's updates". Dark, Zolti and Harry talk about No Man's Sky's nature as a "tranquil game", game updates, motivation, Among Trees, and more! They also talk about boats and ducks.

This episode's esteemed guest is I Am Error, essayist that makes videos that are too good and does it too fast. Dark and Zolti talk with Error about their video The Invisible Tutorial of Ocarina of Time. They discuss game design elements, the importance of tutorials, and games as a concept! An episode for big brains, this one.

In the pilot episode of Video Gems, Darkfry and Zoltiboi interview each other, after all how can you know another creator, if you don't know yourself? We talk about mental health, making videos, epic inspirational quotes, getting drunk, school fights, and more!

Hosts Darkfry and Zoltiboi interview a different content creator every week about their creations. Video Gems aims to get a better understanding of the people who make the content we love so much, and shine a light on their work. Be it video essays or video games, we're always looking for video gems.