Temu somehow made the Temu version of a “Chirstmas” ad. Perfect. No notes.

This could be in a Heathcliff strip.

It’s a Manning, Manning, Manning, Manning World

To all my SoCal peeps: So is Larry H Parker just immortal or…

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode 🙄: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar

80s high school kids were like “Just finished my algebra test. Time for a smoke break with my calculighter. Better set the alarm so I’m back by third period.” They also all had mustaches and looked like they were 38 (at least to kid version of me).

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen. Michael Jackson (Jacksons Victory Tour) U2 (twice, Rage Against the Machine opened the first time, Black Eyes Peas the other) Anger Management Tour (Eminem, 50 Cent, many others) Jimmy Buffet (NYE 1999/2000) Taylor Swift (Eras tour)

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it. Sturgill Simpson - SOUND & FURY (2019)

This week, we are taking a look at the best Pokémon spin-off games of all time, which may have gotten some of you listeners to try to catch ‘em all. After that, we talk Battlefield 6, Ball X Pit, the new ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-best-pok...

This goes way too hard.

The both should have emerged from a portal during the climactic scene in Avengers: Endgame

This week -- inspired by the foxes in Ghost of Yotei -- we take a look at games that let you "collect" animals. After that, we give our impressions of Ghost of Yotei and Digimon Story: Time Stranger, and offer our takes on this week's news. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/collectimals...

Post a film with an excellent soundtrack 🎶 Desperado (1995)

People who just called it the Super Nintendo, where you at?

Drop something skeletal. 🦴🩻☠️ youtu.be/-0PpT0pfVs8?...

Did someone say Mega Man in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds? Oh, yeah. We did. Mega Man AND Proto Man are joining the race alongside the new Wily Castle course, the Rush Roadstar vehicle, and of course that legendary theme song! Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFw6...

Also this. The Saint is great.

Borderlands 4 is here, so this week, we take a look at other loot games that leave you in constant pursuit of that legendary piece of gear you've been chasing, and the dopamine hit that comes with it. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-loot-ga...

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After a long six years, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here. Was it worth the wait? You'll have to listen to find out. But before that, we talk about some of our other most anticipated game releases that have kept us waiting for years. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/most-anticip...

Props to the person in the booth who went with Billy Bragg & Wilco’s “California Stars” to go to commercial during the USC game.

@bradshoemaker.bsky.social did you figure out the secret of reaching the inventor island in DS2 yet? Hint: use your scanner and look for signs in the tar.

Following last week's release of Shinobi, we're very much still in a ninja mood around these parts, so we decided to sneak up & surprise you with a top 5 all about our favorite ninja games. Then we talk new releases, news, & more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-ninja-g...

It’s his birthday, so we let TL talk about mechs for an hour to celebrate the release of Super Robot Wars Y. Then we talk about Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Sword of the Sea, Mafia: The Old Country, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-mech-ga...

Everyone is right to move their game out of the way of Shinobi

We are all familiar with the games that are generally regarded as the best movie tie-in games, but this week we offer up some of our favorite movie games that you may not have heard of, in what we're calling the top 5 next best movie games. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/next-best-mo...

youtu.be/ijHUBZj50fE Two legendary icons, two epic crossovers. PAC-MAN and Team Ghost join the cast of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Venture through PAC-Village, eat up PAC-Dots, & escape the iconic Maze in the PAC-MAN Mobile. That's not all! Sonic is also racing into PAC-MAN World 2 Re-PAC!

This week's release of the prequel game Mafia: The Old Country is a good excuse for us to take a trip back in time to discuss games that did exactly that, as the VGA crew and special guest Greg Moore pick the best prequel games of all time. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-prequel...

Hell yeah. Pun intended.

OK, I was wrong. The picture used for this one makes it the best.

Me after reading that headline: "Oh, BROTHER!"

Is this the greatest headline of all time?

The VGA crew is going bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza, and we wanted to celebrate the best Donkey Kong game in years with a top 5 retrospective taking you through the various eras of games starring Nintendo's big, lovable ape. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-donkey-...

James Gunn's Superman flick just hit theaters, so the VGA Boyz grabbed SUPERHEROdotVG's Chris Baker and DC's own Randy Ma to hash out the best video games featuring the Man of Steel. Then we talk EA Sports College Football 26, news, and more! vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-superma...

Last 5 personal GOTYs (some in retrospect): 2020: Hades 2021: Resident Evil Village 2022: Elden Ring 2023: Baldur’s Gate III 2024: Balatro

We’re paying tribute to our beloved homeland with a show about one of the most American things we can think of: GUNS! Specifically light gun games. Pastblaster of the Podouken podcast joins to discuss those glorious games of arcades past. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/best-light-g...

If AI is so smart then someone please explain autocarrot on the iPhone.

We can't get Mario Kart World out of our heads, so we started thinking about our top kart racing items from across the genre. Guest Jarrett Green joins us to list our faves, from the most useful, to the wacky and weird, & everything in between. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-best-kar...

There are still a ton of huge announcements this month, just not at E3 itself. And that is why we are calling this our BIG NOT E3 2025 EPISODE! Oh, did we mention there was also the launch of a little thing called the Nintendo Switch 2 to discuss? vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/the-big-not-...

for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle

The big Nintendo Switch 2 launch is here, and guest Emmet Watkins Jr. and the VGA Boyz are celebrating the occasion by listing off the top Nintendo system launches of all time. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/most-powerfu...

Matty Al meets Adam Cole, bay-bay!

Getting to meet Ed Boon yesterday was pretty kool. It took all my willpower not to ask him to “get over here” for a photo.

Local park has an exercise station just for the Undertaker.

It's a short holiday week & the VGA Boyz may have taken things a bit too literally by celebrating Memorial Day week with a top 5 about... memories. Join us as we look back and remember our favorite memory sequences and flashbacks in videogames. vidjagameapocalypse.libsyn.com/thanks-for-t...

Pretty much all of row 2.

Those who have listened to this week’s show know we dedicated it to the memory of our friend Leif Johnson. In his tribute to Leif, Wes does a tremendous job showing us what an amazing life he led.