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VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast

Movie adaptations of videogames have a fairly infamous reputation for being...well, let"s be honest, terrible. But surely an entire genre can"t be written off? Of the hundreds made so far, there must be a few good ones, right? Join hosts Jamie and Rory as they suffer through the seemingly endless sea of bad videogame movies in search of the few diamonds in the rough. There will be laughs, tears (mostly from Jamie) and nerdy details nobody could possibly care about! Let us suffer through these

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16:26

DLC: Resident Evil: Arklay

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/10/01

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.

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1:28:30

Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life INTERNATIONAL PODCAST...

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2024/09/30

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

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1:32:20

Retro: Uncharted

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2024/09/28

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.

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13:42

DLC: Halo: Landfall

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/09/24

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.

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43:49

Kung-Fu Master!

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/09/21

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

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18:58

DLC: Wonder Momo

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/09/17

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.

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1:34:08

VGMP Retro: Dead Or Alive

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2024/09/14

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.

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15:20

DLC: The Far Cry Experience

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2024/09/10

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.

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14:46

DLC: Starcade (2019)

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/09/03

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.

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21:06

DLC: Sonic Mania Adventures

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2024/08/27

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.

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1:10:38

Gran Turismo

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/24

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.

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18:13

DLC: Resident Evil: Wesker's Report

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/20

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

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1:14:11

Detective Pikachu

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/17

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.

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1:16:33

Borderlands

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/13

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

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1:00:06

Yakuza - Like A Dragon

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/10

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.

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28:26

DLC: Portal: No Escape

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/06

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.

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1:20:30

Retro: Hackers

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/08/03

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

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23:20

DLC: Xavier's Arcade Challenge

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/07/30

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.

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DLC: Grand Theft Auto 2 - The Movie

VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast ·

2024/07/23

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.

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57:05

VGMP Retro: Captain N: The Game Master

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2024/07/20

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.

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