VGMP: Videogame Movie Podcast

Day 2 of the Superboll is here, we've gone through the first round and thinned the herd. Listen for the final time as Jamie and Rory argue to decide the best (?) Uwe Boll videogame movie. As a bonus they also discuss two documentaries made about the man himself that shed some light on what it's like to work on a Boll set. A winner must be crowned in this, the final ever episode of VGMP!Thank you to everyone who has stuck with our little show for all of these years. There's been laughs, there's been fights and at least three occasions where Jamie has almost walked away from the show, but it has been a genuine pleasure to bring this show to you each week. Thank you so much! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Six seasons and four years and now it's the beginning of the end. VGMP is closing down but when trying to decide how we should go out, there seemed to be only one real option. Uwe Boll is the name most associated with videogame movies, having garnered a reputation for putting out truly terrible titles during the 2000s and early 2010s. To close out the show we did a two part tournament to decide which is the best of this bad bunch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the people who brought you Press Start (see previous episode) comes Press Start: Bio Haphazard, a short skit that pokes fun at games in the survival horror genre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A film Jamie has been anticipating ever since it was announced a few years ago; original director Christoph Gans returns to Silent Hill to adapt the very much loved second game in the franchise. The film missed it's original release date following a poorly received trailer online and went silent for a while (ha ha) before quietly being released January 2026. Uh oh. Sounds like a bad sign right? Well if that wasn't enough, the movie opened to a whopping 7% on Rotten Tomatoes and an almost instant deluge of hate online. Yet, the boys decided to go for it anyway and see if Return To Silent Hill really was as bad as people say. So, turn up the volume and join us as we venture once more into that foggy hellmouth; Silent Hill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on the "survivor trilogy" reboot of the Tomb Raider games, this 2018 movie swaps Angelina Jolie for Alicia Vikander and casts Walton Goggins in the villain role. This adventure sees Lara searching for her missing father who has disappeared on an expedition to uncover the tomb of Himiko, an ancient witch who was rumoured to have power over death itself. Despite a sequel set up the 2018 movie never saw a follow up and has mostly faded from public consciousness. Jamie and Rory invite returning guest Harry McIlroy to join them in trying to work out why that might be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's one of the most popular videogame franchises of the last twenty years and it's movie adaptation was heralded as potentially being the first movie to break the videogame movie curse. With heavy hitters like Michael Fassbender, Marion Cottilard and Jeremy Irons onboard it certainly seemed like this might be the case...and yet...Assassin's Creed made zero impact on the pop culture and is almost completely forgotten a decade later. In this week's episode we look back at this 2016 movie to see if it deserved its fate or if it deserved better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the first movie was a surprise hit, it's no surprise that Blumhouse greenlit a sequel. Josh Hutcherson and Matthew Lillard both return but this time we add Skeet Ulrich to the cast, marking a long awaited on screen reunion between the two original Scream cast members. Except...well...not quite. This movie is a runaway success just like its predecessor, but what do the VGMP boys think of it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we rapidly approach the final ever episode of VGMP it wouldn't be right not to have Jamie do battle one more time with his arch-nemesis; Paul W.S. Anderson. After maiming the Resident Evil franchise with six increasingly bad instalments, Anderson turned his attention to another Capcom franchise; Monster Hunter. Once again casting Mila Jovovich, will Anderson have a better take on this source material than he did Resident Evil? (Spoiler Alert: He won't.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One that's been on Jamie's radar for a while now this week; Sweet Home is the first ever theatrically released videogame movie and was made in conjunction with its videogame counterpart (similar to previous episode Mirai Ninja). Perhaps more importantly, the film is directed by landmark J-Horror director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse) and was one of the chief inspirations behind one of Jamie's all time favourite games; Resident Evil! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The record-breaking Super Mario Bros. Movie from 2023 is the first videogame movie to break one billion dollars at the box office! This juggernaut film was initially met with controversy when Chris Pratt was cast as the voice of Mario but this didn't hinder the film when it came time to rake in the big bucks! This show started with the 1993 Super Mario movie so it feels fitting, as we near the final days of the show, to review the 2023 movie! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now this is a real first, at least as far as we can see, massively popular videogame Fortnite used its engine to render a deleted sequence from Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" and made it viewable in game. It was such an unusual and unexpected thing to happen, we just had to cover it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Christmas themed videogame movie staring Barney from How I Met Your Mother? Surely this can't be bad. Right? Right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now, you probably thought that Super Mario Bros. (1993) was the first videogame movie, right? That's what mummy and daddy told you when you were a tiny child who hadn't been awoken yet to how bad videogame movies could be? Well, your parents lied kid.The ACTUAL first videogame movie is THIS: Mirai Ninja from the fine folks at Namco Bandai was made in conjunction with the videogame of the same name and was released in 1988 a full five years before Super Mario Bros. however, it was only released in Japan at the time which is why most people don't remember it. This low budget movie is an odd blend of martial arts, sci-fi and Power Rangers. Seriously. It has to be seen to be believed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It wouldn't be the final days of VGMP without Jamie having one more rage-filled meltdown and Rory certainly saved the best for last! King Koopa's Kool Kartoons is a forgotten (not to mention lost) TV series from 1989, of which only 8 surviving minutes have been found. How bad can 8 minutes be? Well, strap in and pop on your headphones as we discuss the worst eight minutes you have ever heard in your life. Seriously. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a bumper episode this week as we cover multiple game adaptations in one! Saturday Supercade was a compilation cartoon series which aired in the USA and included adaptations of games such as Donkey Kong, Q*Bert, Frogger and Space Ace amongst others! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is one of the oddest things we've ever covered here on VGMP. Purportedly based on a 1980s computer game (though bearing essentially no resemblance to said game), this sitcom includes Eugene Levy (Schitt's Creek, American Pie) amongst its writers and several guest stars including Martin Short and David Cronenberg. The show ran for 3 seasons in the early 90s but is now largely forgotten, so the question is, is there any value to be found in digging this back up? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Way back in 1982 this cartoon show based on the hit arcade game "Pac-Man" was momentarily the most viewed Saturday morning cartoon on US Television. Featuring both Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, the show adds a fifth ghost to the games usual cadre of four as well as an evil overlord character named Mezmero. Does a Saturday morning Pac-Man cartoon hold up in 2025? Does it remain as timeless as the classic arcade game or does it feel like a relic lost to time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bonus mini-episode to look at this forgotten oddity from history; the TV Powww was a videogame system sold to local TV stations in the USA in the 1970s that allowed contestants to call up and play an interactive game by shouting the word "pow" into their phone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on Remedy's hit action-noir game from the PS2 era, Max Payne stars Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis along with Beau Bridges and has a fairly poor reputation. Remedy are known for their excellent stories in videogames but how does that translate to the big screen? It's time to strap in and find out as we watch Max Payne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on the SNK Fighting Game and featuring Nikita and Darth Maul, helmed by a prolific Hong Kong Director, The King Of Fighters is not a good movie. But it also isn't a boring movie. Combining cheesy one-liners, bright colours, martial arts and the biggest overuse of dutch angles you've ever seen, The King Of Fighters might not be good cinema, but it's certainly an experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.