It's a new episode, this week we are joined by Jarett Green from Lifebar. This wee's Top 5, we talk about our favorite new black characters from the last 10 years. And then we talk about Sons of Sparta, Mario Tennis, and the State of Play
Feb 21, 2026•2 hr 32 min
It's a brand new episode of VGA, This week we are joined by Sonya Ballentyne! On this episode, we dicuss the Top 5 Remakes and in the second half, we talk Dragon Quest, The Nintendo Showcase, and have you heard about a Steam Deck?
Feb 14, 2026•2 hr 11 min
This week, we are joined by Emmitt Wakins Jr once again. We talk about the Top 5 reasons why black people love Sonic the Hedgehog. Then we talk about new releases, the horrid start of microtransatcions and more.
Feb 06, 2026•2 hr 42 min
Hey everyone, it's a new episode! This week, we are joined by Greg Moore as we talk about Anti RPGS, and then in t he secound half we talk about some new games and some PC Gaming.
Feb 01, 2026•2 hr 23 min
On this week's episode, we are joined by Adam from Pastblasters and Flipping Grates! We talk about our top 5 arcade games based off TV Shows. Later, we talk about Big Hops, Animal Crossing, and the price of Collection.
Jan 23, 2026•2 hr 6 min
This week we are joined by Anthony Abette, aka BruceWayneBrady. We decide to go off to talk about the best island in games, as we make our Top 5. Then we look at Animal Crossing's new DLC and we talk about the price of the Steam Box.
Jan 16, 2026•1 hr 52 min
It'2026, and we have a new pod. Chris and TL are joined by Emmit Wakins Jr this wee, and the gang look at the Top 5 games that were great last year that you maybe didn't play. In the secound half, we talk about what we want to see in gaming in 2026!
Jan 10, 2026•2 hr 39 min
Hey guys, the newest episode of the year is the last episode we recorded last year! Dylan joins Chris and TL as they talk about their favorite launches, and talk more about Metroid and Token Fighters.
Jan 01, 2026•2 hr 50 min
On this week's episode we are joined by Tony Wilson from Framework. We talk about the history of Metroid, and then later we talk a little bit about Metroid Prime 4 QOTW: What is a Metroid Memory that you have?
Dec 07, 2025•2 hr 35 min
This week we talk about the Top 5 games where you can say thanks in,and give you some black friday deals.
Nov 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Hey gang, we are looking at the last 20 years of the 360! We are joined by Alex Faciane and Emmmet Wakins Jr.
Nov 28, 2025•2 hr 50 min
It's a brand new episode of Vidja Game Apocolypse. We are Joined by Emmit Wakins Jr, as we look at games that are based off TV Shows. We also talk about Chris's facination with Fortnite, The Steam Box and more
Nov 17, 2025•2 hr 50 min
The holiday release blitz continues, and we are having a ball – literally! With games like Ball X Pit , Pokémon Legends: Z-A , and Once Upon a Katamari all placing spherical shapes in prominent roles (or rolls, to be theme-appropriate), we wanted to take a look at the top games where you play as a ball. After that, we give Ball X Pit some much-deserved praise, see what Double Fine has been up to with Keeper , and tell you about our time so far in Lumiose City with our initial takes on Pokémon Le...
Oct 24, 2025•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 650
The hits just keep on comin' with this week's big release, Pokémon Legends: Z-A . As noted several times on this show, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was many people's first official foray into the Pokémon universe (one of our hosts included), so 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 let you know if Battlefield 6 is a return to form for the big EA shooter franchise, come clean ab...
Oct 17, 2025•3 hr 16 min•Ep. 649
This week's big release is Ghost of Yotei, which brings back one of our favorite features from its predecessor, Ghost of Tsushima : the adorable foxes that lead you to Inari Shrines. These furry friends are essentially collectibles, which got us thinking about other games that let you collect animals. After that, we give our impressions of Ghost of Yotei and other big new releases, including The Super Mario Galaxy Collection , Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles , and Digimon Story: Ti...
Oct 10, 2025•3 hr 10 min•Ep. 648
Oh, the ancient gods. What fickle sorts they were known to be. But if you managed to curry favor with these gods, they could also be quite generous with their gifts. This week, in celebration of the release of Hades II 1.0, special guest DocBrooke joins us to take a look at games where the gods bestow their blessings and gifts upon your hero to help them along their journey. After that, we talk all about Hades II , the new Super Mario Galaxy Collection , some big shakeups at Nintendo and EA, and...
Oct 03, 2025•3 hr 7 min•Ep. 647
It's a big week for new game releases, and we have a whopper of a show to match. We start by taking a look back at game franchises where the first entry isn't necessarily a bad game on its own merits, but is probably the worst or least memorable of the bunch. After that, we race into the second segment to talk all about Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds , Baby Steps , Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor , and Silent Hill f. Then we cover the recent State of Play, news coming out of Tokyo Game Show 2025, Xbox p...
Sep 26, 2025•3 hr 29 min•Ep. 646
Borderlands 4 is here! Or, as we like to call it around these parts, FOURderlands . Or maybe Borderl4nds ? We're still workshopping it. Regardless of what you want to call the latest entry in the long-running series, there's no denying its importance in the shlooter genre, where it made a name for itself combining best-in-class shooting mechanics with cool characters and, of course, LOOT! This week, we take a look at other loot games that leave you in constant pursuit of that legendary piece of ...
Sep 19, 2025•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 645
After a long six years, Hollow Knight: Silksong is finally here. Was it worth the wait? You'll have to listen to our New Releases segment to find out. But before that, we talk about some of our other most anticipated game releases that have kept us waiting for years. After that, we offer up our Silksong impressions and talk about other new releases, Street Fighter movie casting news, and more! Question of the Week: Inspired by Everybody's Golf Hot Shots , what mash-up of two franchises would you...
Sep 12, 2025•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 644
We are very much still in a ninja type of mood around these parts, with the recent release of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance , the upcoming release of Ninja Gaiden 4 , and the very ninja-like Hornet, star of this week's big new release, Hollow Knight: Silksong . So we decided to sneak up and surprise you with a top 5 all about our favorite ninja games. After that, we talk about the recent Switch 2 upgrade pack for Kirby and the Forgotten Land , more Super Robot Wars Y , news about a new Rayman game i...
Sep 05, 2025•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 643
It's his birthday, so we're letting TL take over the wheel -- or the cockpit, as it were -- to walk us through a retrospective of sorts about the various genres of mech video games, inspired by this week's release of Super Robot Wars Y. From fighters to tactical RPGs and everything in between, if you like games about giant robots you pilot and punch things with, this top 5 is for you. After that, we cover the other new releases this week, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Sna...
Aug 29, 2025•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 642
Summer movie blockbuster season may be winding down, but we still have movies on the brain around these parts. So much, in fact, that we wanted to talk about movie tie-in games. And who better to help us with that than special guest Steve Guntli from the excellent CinemArcade podcast? We are all familiar with the games that are generally regarded as the best movie tie-in games. So Steve is here to offer up some of his favorite movie games that you may not have heard of, in what we're calling the...
Aug 22, 2025•3 hr 1 min•Ep. 641
Let's face it, the games industry hasn't exactly been all sunshine and rainbows lately. As the late, great Dusty Rhodes would say, the industry has been facing hard tiiiiiimes, daddy. And yet, as a game player, there's a lot of really cool stuff to be excited about, including some recent trends and changes to the hobby that are just plain awesome. The VGA crew is here to help celebrate some of those recent changes in games. After that, we give our impressions of Mafia: The Old Country and Madden...
Aug 15, 2025•2 hr 48 min•Ep. 640
This week's release of the prequel game Mafia: The Old Country is as good an excuse as any for us to get nostalgic and 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. After that, we talk about Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 , the new Shinobi: Art of Vengeance demo, the Fortnite Power Rangers crossover, Nintendo price increase news, and more! Q...
Aug 08, 2025•2 hr 49 min•Ep. 639
The recent release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps got us reminiscing about games where you get to team up with friends and create your own fantastic foursome. Whether it's huddling around an arcade cabinet, sharing a couch, or meeting up online, it doesn't take a brainiac like Reed Richards to know that some games are just more fantastic with friends, and the VGA Boyz are here to list our favorite four-player games. After that, we talk more Donkey Kong Bananza , sneak in a little Ninja Gaide...
Aug 01, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 638
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. After that, we dig deep and leave no fossil unturned as we talk all things Donkey Kong Bananza, cover this week's news, and more! Question of the Week: What's your favorite Donkey Kong memory or experience? Break song is "Banana Man" by Tally Hall. Vidjagame Apocalypse the...
Jul 25, 2025•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 637
The recent Donkey Kong redesign featured in Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza got us thinking about other video game character redesigns. When companies decide it's time for a character to get a new outfit, haircut, or entirely new look, you can always count on people having strong opinions, and we're no exception as we list our favorite game character redesigns of all time. After that, we talk about Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, more EA Sports College Football 26, some Nintendo news, and...
Jul 18, 2025•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 636
James Gunn's Superman flick just hit theaters, so the VGA Boyz grabbed not one but TWO super guests who happen to be comic book experts for this week's show. SUPERHEROdotVG 's Chris Baker and DC's own Randy Ma join us this week to hash out the best video games featuring the Man of Steel. Then it's on to way more sports talk than we're used to as TL breaks down the new EA Sports College Football 26, we discuss the state of the Forza franchise, and more! Question of the Week: What comic book chara...
Jul 11, 2025•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 635
This weekend America celebrates its Independence Day, so 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. We're joined by arcade expert Pastblaster of the Podouken podcast to discuss those glorious games of yore where the only thing standing between polite society and murderous clowns, invading aliens, or generic 80s bad guys was you, a plastic firearm, and a fistful of quarters. Then we talk about...
Jul 04, 2025•2 hr 28 min•Ep. 634
With Matt away, and left to their own devices, Chris and T.L. decided to do a bit of a looser episode. The Florida Boyz are joined by Tony Wilson from Framework, as they talk about games where the heroes are inspired by heroes from previous games in the franchise. After that, the guys talk a little about Death Stranding 2, the Capcom Showcase, and much more! Vidjagame Apocalypse theme by Matthew Joseph Payne ....
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 633