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VideoDestruct Podcast
by VideoDestruct
Our weekly podcast where we play a video game and then we talk about it! Hoss (one of our hosts) has a weird encyclopedic knowledge of linking six degrees of any video game developer and we like to break down the historical and cultural significance of a classic or modern game and it’s impact on the video game industry.
Episodes
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Episode 6x05 - NES Hidden Gems
The NES is a well known system amongst the retro gamer elites but there are always small not-well-known gems hidden in every Video Game Console so we take this week to talk about some of these hidden gems from the original Nintendo Entertainment System. We Also Discuss: Konami Games Claw Machines...
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Episode 6x04 - State of the Video Game Industry
Hoss and Brandon are back to talk about the absolute STATE of the Video Game Industry after the slew of bad decisions by Sony and Microsoft, the massive amounts of layoffs and the stagnant, continuous CRASH of the major Video Game Industry. It's brutal and sucks to talk about but it's literally…
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Episode 6x03 - The Fatal Frame Series
This week Hoss got his hands on the PC Demo for Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake and he has some thoughts on that particular PC port. But that got us thinking about this particular horror game franchise and if it would be worth diving back into these wells for a brand new experience in…
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Episode 6x02 - Ranking Resident Evil Games
We're back again on VideoDestruct with two-time Bram Stoker Award®-nominated author Todd Keisling to talk about one of the biggest franchises in gaming and the goat of survival horror, Resident Evil. We're ranking all the Main Line Resident Evil games so come on in and see what you think about…
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Episode 6x01 - Mount Rushmore of Beat-Em-Ups
VideoDestruct Podcast is BACK BABY! It's been a few years but we decided to rock back into talking about Video Games. This week we landed on a topic near and dear to our hearts. What are the best Beat-Em-Ups? But not just the best, the seminal games in the genre that define it. Is it the best…
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Episode 5x15 - Nintendo Direct Reaction
Last week Nintendo had their February Nintendo Direct with lots of content announced for the Switch coming out this year. But was any of it big news or brand new? Or was it a slew of things we've seen before. We also discuss: Windjammers Retroid Pocket 2+ Sifu
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Episode 5x14 - Anticiapating 2022
Last time we talked about all our predictions for 2022 but this week we talk about all the things we are EXCITED FOR in 2022! What are some the games coming out this year that you are most excited for? We also discuss: Rainbow Six Extraction Pokemon Legends: Arceus
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Episode 5x13 - Predictions for Video Games in 2022
This week is a quick, fun episode with our returning guest Patrick as we all make major predictions (some obvious and some LONG SHOTS) for the video game scene in the year 2022. We'll revisit some of these at the end of the year and see who had the most accurate predictions just to stroke or maim...
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Episode 5x12 - The Matrix ReDacted
Brandon and Hoss both watched Matrix Resurrections this past week and it made them pause and reflect on the video game media the franchise has delivered. So sit back and have a look back on Enter The Matrix, The Matrix Online, and Path of Neo with a final talk about the latest tech demo Matrix...
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Episode 5x11 - VideoDestruct Awards 2021
It's the end of the year and we have a three person team talking about the best video games as decided by the VideoDestruct crew. Will Metroid Dread take it? Maybe Forza will take another one? Sit back for this long form episode and listen to us talk about the best games of this surprising good...
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Episode 5x10 - UnMetal and Halo Infinite
It's almost over for 2021 and we want to wrap up some game experiences we've had before we get to our Game Awards for 2021. A couple of bangers are UnMetal a weird and pretty hilarious parody of the original Metal Gear game and Xbox's big release of Halo Infinite. How did the anniversary edition…
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Episode 5x09 - Psychonauts 2
This week we finish all the "What we've been playing" list during our lengthy hiatus. We cap it all off with some history of Psychonauts series, the troubles of it's production and finally the release and reception of the long awaited sequel Psychonauts 2! We also discuss: Shenmue The Animation...
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Episode 5x08 - Metroid Dread and More!
We are BACK BAY BAY! And we're talking Metroid Dread! We're also discussing all the games we've been playing since our long time hiatus. But for now tune in and listen to us talk about all the stuff we've been playing. What have YOU been playing? Let us know in the comments! We also discuss:...
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Episode 5x07 - The Fall of Ouya
The OUYA was an attempt to take a mobile gaming approach to the console wars. During a contentious time in the Video Game landscape Android executive Julie Uhrman stepped up to try and bring an alternative way to develop for a console with a massive kickstarting success. But ultimately the OUYA...
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Episode 5x06 - Marvel’s Return: Black Widow
We return this week for a special Friday Movie night episode as we both watched Black Widow and are glad to report... that it was totally okay! ... We talk about that and the state of the future Marvel Cinematic Universe. We also discuss: Final Fantasy XIV some more Tricky Towers The Movies That...
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Episode 5x05 - Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance
The new Dark Alliance D&D game is getting some harsh criticism. Hoss has played some of it so we'll see if those critiques are legit. But this week we wanted to talk about the original Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and the Baldur's Gate series in general as the D&D realm is a hot topic for video...
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Episode 5x04 - Snyder Cut vs. The Josstice League
We both checked out Zack Snyder's Justice League on HBO Max and we talk about all the differences in the theatrical cut. Hoss never having seen the theatrical version relies entirely on Brandon's account for how baffling the theatrical release really is when comparing it to the HBO version. Enjoy...
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Episode 5x03 - E3 Special: The Most Boring E3
E3 has come and went for 2021 and it was... Pretty underwhelming for a lot of people it seems. There were a lot of no-shows, the third party presentations were TENTATIVE to announce much, and Gearbox dropped a massive turd. But enough of all the problems. Let's talk about all the GREAT THINGS…
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Episode 5x02 - 10 Best Movie Licensed Games
Movie licensed games are notoriously bad. Big cash in properties for companies to turn around in quick fashion. Ridiculously tight deadlines from movie studios. And any number things that are contrary to making a good game play a factor in these types of games. However, these 10 games have beaten...
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Episode 5x01 - Resident Evil In Action!
Resident Evil 8 is out and there might be a few parallels with the highly maligned Resident Evil 6 from 2012. A swan song of the old Action Adventure and corny action movie departure the Survival Horror franchise dips into Resident Evil 6 dove head first into a bunch of different types of game…
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Episode 4x51 - Mortal Kombat 4 Changed Everything!
VideoDestruct is back this week and we're celebrating the release of the new Mortal Kombat movie by talking about Mortal Kombat 4 and how it was a landmark shift in direction in the franchise. Including all those great cinematic endings! Also Quan Chi sucks. Let's go! We also discuss: Rain on…
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Episode 4x50 - 10 Terrible Launch Titles!
There was a small conversation Hoss and Brandon had about Knack and weird/bad launch titles so now it's down to our two hosts to come up with 10 of the worst (or at least most infamous) launch titles in the history of the industry. Have any big ones you can think of? Let us know by emailing us…
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Episode 4x49 - Playstation Portable Dead?
The PSP has been a long standing piece of hardware for SONY and the rumor is that the stores for the PS3 the PS Vita and the PSP are shutting down in the near future. Hoss and Brandon discuss this, the history of the PSP and implications of virtual game libraries in the the future. We also…
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Episode 4x48 - Is Contra Any Good?
Hoss and I played a little CyberShadow and it got us thinking about Contra. The original classic NES Contra. But were there any other good Contra games in the franchise? Let's give it a talk and see if Contra, as a franchise, is any good and worth coming back since Konami is coming back into the...
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Episode 4x47 - The Fall of STADIA
STADIA lasted from launch to end of service a total of 15 months. The hype for Google's cloud based gaming service was pretty big for a year or two prior. Was it a good idea that failed to live up to expectations or was it a business model that just didn't have legs to start with? Let's talk…
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Episode 4x46 - No More Heroes / Nintendo Direct
This week we discuss the Nintendo Direct announcements from 2/17/21 including the announcements for No More Heroes 3 on the Switch. Which leads us to our topic of the day discussing the game No More Heroes! We Also Discuss: Monster Hunter Rise Skyward Sword Project Triangle Strategy
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Episode 4x45 - Red Dead Retrospective
Red Dead Redemption 2 is still in everyone's minds and if the player base has anything to say it's still one of the most popular games on the planet. So Hoss thought it might be good to go back and check out Red Dead Redemption the FIRST. A game he never got to finish. He highlights his reasons…
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Episode 4x44 - VideoDestruct Awards 2020!
The year is over and that means it's time to wrap it in plastic and throw it in a river! But before we do that we are gonna hand out our 2020 awards. Wondering what the best looking game was? Or maybe the biggest surprise or biggest disappointment? And don't forget our TOP TEN games of they year!...
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Episode 4x43 - Cyberpunk 2077: We're Depressed about Video Games
It's the holiday season and we're back to talk about the year end wrap up of video games including the much anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. How was Hoss' experience with the latest Triple A darling? It's fair to say it has it's fair share of glitches. We also preview our best of 2020 episode coming...
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Episode 4x42 - Def Jam Vendetta
Def Jam Vendetta is a weird game and a microcosm of it's time. Gangster Rap and Hip Hop was at a real high end and EVERYONE was watching wrestling. So what better way to capitalize on it than to have a bunch of Def Jam rappers fighting in a wrestling ring! Let's take a look at Def Jam Vendetta…
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Episode 4x41 - Open World Games
The late season of 2020 and early 2021 seems to have a lot of Open World/Sandbox games coming out so we thought we'd take a look back to the years following GTA3 and the glut of Open World games that came out from that revolutionary idea. What good ideas came from all this and what franchises...
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Episode 4x40 - Eternal Darkness: The Whiniest Man
The next horror game we cover on our October run through scary games is one propped up by a flurry of gimmicks that all sort of worked out in Silicon Knights' favor. The right console at the right time with the right type of coverage gave birth to a gaming classic in Eternal Darkness: Sanity's...
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Episode 4x39 - Clock Tower and Haunting Ground
It's October which means we're covering spooky horror games this month on VideoDestruct and we've got a lot to say about Clock Tower on the SNES. A first real delve into survival horror formula before it was made huge by the Resident Evil series and the Playstation era. We also cover a spiritual...
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Episode 4x38 - Mario Month: RPG's and Paper
Final week of Mario Month is upon us and we're gonna cover the RPG games, the Paper Mario games and even hit up the Mario & Luigi series on the hand held systems. It's been an enlightening week for Hoss and Brandon as revisiting the Mario library has brought to the forefront how influential all…
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Episode 4x37 - Mario Month: 3D Mario Games
Mario 3D Allstars has hit the Switch this past week and we take a dive into that port and how it holds up to the old experiences of the first three Mario 3D games. We also dive further into the 3D library with Mario 3D Land and 3D World. And we take a look back on Mario Odyssey and revise our...
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Episode 4x36 - Mario Month: Kart and Sports Games
Back to Mario Month in September and this week we're jumping into SPORTS! Mario Kart games gave way to a whole wave of off-shoot sports and party games that diverge heavily from classic Mario platforming game-play. Mario Kart jumps into party easy to pick-up racing games, Strikers takes on super...
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Episode 4x35 - Mario Month: 2D Mario Era
It's the start of Mario Month! Mario is 35 this year and with some Nintendo announcements we decided to take a all of September to talk about Mario Games. This week we break down Mario in his most base form, 2D Platforming. Get ready to reminisce about Super Mario Bros, Mario 2, Mario 3 and Super...
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Episode 4x34 - A Variety of Pain: Battletoads (NES)
A lot of people have positive memories of the NES game Battletoads. Especially in the wake of the brand new 2020 sequel game release. But is this love well deserved? The game has a massive amount of variety but does it love it's ideas enough to stand on them in the games pacing and design? I…
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Episode 4x33 - Xbox Series X: They Need Games
VideoDestruct is back and we're here to talk about the line-up for the Xbox Series X and just how light this console might be on original games. I know they SAY they have 4000 episode at day one launch. But those are games people already own. With Halo delayed until next year... what is out there...
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Episode 4x32 - Baby's First Diablo: Marvel Ultimate Alliance
The VideoDestruct is back this week and Hoss was in a comic book mood. He's been collecting some things so we decided we wanted to talk about the old days of Marvel slightly before they were a billion dollar movie franchise. A humble party game called Marvel Ultimate Alliance! We also discuss…
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Episode 4x31 - Mascot Platfomers: Playstation Generation
Crash Bandicoot for the Playstation, NiGHTS for the Sega Saturn and good ol' Mario for the N64. The Playstation generation was a race to find and hold onto the new hot platforming mascot for each companies respective new console. The market was open to new franchises to take over or fall from...
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Episode 4x30 - EA Live, Pokemon Presents and PS5 Reveal: An Eventful Week
Lots of gaming announcements this past week from Sony's PS5 Reveal event announcing a new Ratchet and Clank game, EA seems to have Star Wars back on track with Squadrons announced at EA Play Live and Pokemon SNAP making a triumphant return at Nintendo's Pokemon Presents event. Let's talk about…
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Episode 4x29 - Wild Hearts and Tiny Game Gears: Whatcha Been Playin?
It's our first week with Hoss in his new house but not to worry our remote recording allows for zero delay in content. Our weekly video game podcast marches on as we talk about what we've been playing in the last week! These games include: Game Gear Micro, Later Alligator, Jurassic Park…
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Episode 4x28 - Xbox 360: Red Ring of Death
This week Hoss and Brandon relive the launch and lifespan of the Xbox 360. A very interesting time in the console wars as Microsoft took their first real step into full on competition with Playstation and Nintendo. An amount of good will was built up during this time between Microsoft and the...
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Episode 4x27 - Splinter Cell: The Green-Eyed Monster
The Splinter Cell series is a classic but recently absent franchise in the Ubisoft library and wasn't necessarily a revolution in stealth game play but did help to incorporate elements of many stealth games and over time become a staple in the realm of stealth games in general. Gus joins us again...
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Episode 4x26 - It's Time for Video Game Remakes!
This week we have a long time listener, guest and all around friend of the show, GUS returning for our 150th episode of the VideoDrestruct Podcast! And this week we are talking about Video Game Remakes! There's a large number of them coming out recently with the newly update Resident Evil games…
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Episode 4x25 – Saints Row: It's a Big Sandbox
This week we talk about the start of an old favorite crime sandbox franchise Saints Row. Riding the coat tails of GTA: San Andreas the first Saints Row was a much more humble tail of a crime and gang warfare before it escalated into outrageous humor and alien domination plots. Let's talk about…
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Episode 4x24 – Super Mario Bros. The Movie
An atrocious movie even for the early 90's! Super Mario Bros was a crude, ugly, mean spirited mess of a film with nothing but bad vibes surrounding it's entire production. So let's talk about it today on the VideoDestruct Podcast. We also discuss: Streets of Rage 4 Retrowave
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Episode 4x23 - Resident Evil 4: A Very Brown Game
Resident Evil 4 is a prolific game not only in the Resident Evil franchise but in the timeline of video games entirely. The format where game play and camera positioning commingled almost flawlessly gave way to a slew of third-person action adventure style games spanning across multiple…
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Episode 4x22 – Final Fantasy VII: It Was THREE Discs!
Final Fantasy 7 remake came out this week and we're here to talk about the game that it came from. No not the first Final Fantasy, which I guess is techincally correct. We're talking about Tetsuya Nomura's first magnum opus, Final Fantasy 7 from 1997 and all the pretty boy band fashion that...
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Our weekly podcast where we play a video game and then we talk about it! Hoss (one of our hosts) has a weird encyclopedic knowledge of linking six degrees of any video game developer and we like to break down the historical and cultural significance of a classic or modern game and it’s impact on the video game industry.
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