Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast

At the Movies Double Feature: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie & Mortal Kombat II – Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special (Spoiler-Free)

Featured Movie Reviews:

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Mortal Kombat II [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

PROMO: I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill – The Podcast with CatBusRuss (@idigcrazyflicks.bsky.social)

COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming joins Collateral Cinema for a special At the Movies Double Feature, as we check out TWO video game film sequels: The Super Galaxy Movie and Mortal Kombat II! Having reviewed both 2021's Mortal Kombat and 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie on Collateral Cinema At the Movies, we definitely wanted to cover their successors this year... and since they released within a month of one another, we sandwiched them into one episode. So, listen to our spoiler-free reviews of both, and stay tuned for Collateral Cinema's next At the Movies episode on Kane Parsons' Backrooms, as well as more post-season content!

Collateral Cinema and Collateral Gaming are on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: https://dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Post-4/20 Edition: Stoner Gamer Recommendations: Part II – Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! (SPOILERS)

Featured Game Recommendations:

• Buster Bros. Collection [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Mortal Kombat series [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Area 51 (1995) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] / Maximum Force [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Life sim games [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Gex: Enter the Gecko [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Resident Evil series [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: The 4/20 season has come and past again this year, and we wrap it up with another set of stoner game recommendations, like we did a few seasons ago! From puzzle action games, to retro fighters, light gun shooters, life sims, 3D platformers, and classic survival horror titles, there are a lot of genres enhanced by smoking weed; so, join us on the latest Bonus Round! episode and smoke it if you got it! Also, stay tuned for more content very soon, including our episode on Ark, Game Launch reviews, and our Season Finale on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is on Bluesky, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are also available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Also, look for us on Patreon, and check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel!

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is a Collateral Media Podcast. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Ep 64: Collateral Gaming vs. Stellar Stone's Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing (SPOILERS)

Title: Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Stellar Stone

Publisher: GameMill Publishing

Designers: Sergey Titov (producer), Artem Mironovsky

Platform: Windows

Release date: November 20, 2003 (NA)

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming returns with another bad game review, and this may be the worst we've reviewed yet. Ash and Beau discuss the notorious 2003 PC racing game Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, and boy, was it... something. Stay tuned for our episode on Ark: Survival Evolved and our Season Finale on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Ep 63: Collateral Gaming vs. Midway's Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (SPOILERS)

Title: Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer(s): Midway, Avalanche Software (PS1: add'l, N64)

Publishers: Midway (NA), GT Interactive (EU)

Designers: Dimitrios Tianis, Bill O'Neil (directors); John Tobias (producer/designer); Dimitrios Tianis, Michael Gottlieb (producers)

Platforms: PlayStation, Nintendo 64

Release date: October 1, 1997 (PS1: NA)

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: It's Bad Game April! Ash and Beau review the infamous spin-off Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. This Mortal Kombat title on the PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 is known for its awkward controls and punishing level design, but how bad is it really? Find out now, and stay tuned for our next bad game review on Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Game Launch Edition: Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)

Title: Resident Evil Requiem (バイオハザード レクイエム, Biohazard Requiem) [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Capcom

Publisher: Capcom

Designers: Koshi Nakanishi (director), Keiji Teranishi, Kenji Fukasawa

Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S

Release date: February 27, 2026

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: On Collateral Gaming's latest Game Launch review, Ash, Beau, and Dan are talking Resident Evil Requiem! The latest entry in the beloved survival horror series has seen a lot of buzz since its release and is already in the Game of the Year conversation. But what did we think? How does it compare against previous titles? Find out now, and stay tuned for Bad Game April with Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Big Rigs!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Ep 62: Konami's Vandal Hearts – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)

Title: Vandal Hearts [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer(s): Konami

• Konami Computer
  Entertainment Tokyo (PS1)
• Konami Computer
  Entertainment Nagoya (SS)
• Konami Computer
  Games Aoyama, System Sacom (PC)

Publisher: Konami

Platforms: PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows

Release date(s):

• October 25, 1996 (PS1: JP)
• March 27, 1997 (PS1: US)

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: On the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, Ash and Beau review Konami's take on the tactical RPG  genre: Vandal Hearts! Originally released on the PS1, this underrated title was accessible with its straightforward turn-based mechanics, and alluring with its surprisingly deep political story, but would unfortunately be overshadowed by Final Fantasy Tactics in 1997. If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our Bad Game April episodes on Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Big Rigs!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Game Launch Edition: Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics Review – Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!

Featured Game Reviews:

• Virtual Boy Wario Land [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Mario's Tennis [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Mario Clash [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Red Alarm [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• 3D Tetris [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Golf [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Galactic Pinball [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• The Mansion of Innsmouth [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Teleroboxer [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: It's Virtual Boy time on Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!, as Ash and Beau dive into the catalog of games currently available on the Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics service! From Wario Land to Teleroboxer, and even Mario's Tennis and Mario Clash released on MAR10 Day, we review all of it. As more games launch on the service, we'll cover them, so stay tuned for that, and very soon, more retro gaming content with our upcoming episode on Vandal Hearts!

Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is on Bluesky, Threads, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. We are also available on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Also, look for us on Patreon, and check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel!

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! is a Collateral Media Podcast. All game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Ep 61: Digital Pictures' Night Trap – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)

Title(s):

• Night Trap [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Night Trap: 25th Anniversary Edition [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Developer: Digital Pictures

Publisher(s):

• Sega (SCD/32X)
• Virgin Interactive (3DO)
• Digital Pictures (DOS/Mac)
• Screaming Villains (25AE)

Designers: James Riley (director), Rob Fulop

Platforms:

• Sega CD, 32X, 3DO, MS-DOS, Mac OS
• PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita (25AE)

Release date(s):

• November 1992 (SCD)
• August 15, 2017 (25AE: PS4/PC)

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: On the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, Beau and Ash discuss the controversial 1992 interactive movie originally released on Sega CD—Night Trap! Both ahead of its time and of its time, it was one of the games that led to the creation of the ESRB and cited as one of the worst video games of all time. But does the title really deserve all that? We talk about it, as well as compare the original and 25th Anniversary Edition releases. Stay tuned for more retro gaming reviews, as we discuss Vandal Hearts on our next episode!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

At the Movies Edition: Collateral Cinema & Collateral Gaming vs. Christophe Gans' Return to Silent Hill – Collaboration Special (Minor Spoilers)

Title: Return to Silent Hill [Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Christophe Gans

Producers: Victor Hadida, Molly Hassel, David M. Wulf

Writers: Christophe Gans, Sandra Vo-Anh, Will Schneider; Konami (original game)

Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson

Release date: January 23, 2026 (US)

PROMO: I Dig Crazy Flicks Presents: Ninety For Chill – The Podcast with CatBusRuss (@idigcrazyflicks.bsky.social)

COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: In Collateral Cinema's first At the Movies review—and first Collateral Gaming collab—of the year, we look at Christophe Gans' film adaptation of Silent Hill 2, Return to Silent Hill. Being fans of both the source material and Gans' previous Silent Hill movie (which we covered in an earlier season), we were highly anticipating this, but early reviews were.. disappointing. However, what we did think? Find out now, and stay tuned for our episodes on Night Trap and Vandal Hearts!

Collateral Gaming and Collateral Gaming are on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming and Collateral Cinema are Collateral Media Podcasts. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)

Game Launch Edition: 2025 in Review – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Some Spoilers)

Featured Games:

• Battlefield 6 [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• ARC Raiders [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Avowed [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Blue Prince [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Pokémon Legends: Z-A [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Dispatch [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• ...and several more!

PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast)

SHOWNOTES: With the passing of another year comes another batch of games to look back at, and boy was 2025 stacked! We covered several last year, but with so many more unreviewed, it was time to catch up. Ash, Megan, and Dan discuss a few select titles at length, mention others we've each played, and reveal our personal picks for Game of the Year at the Collateral Gaming Awards! Stay tuned for more content in 2026, including our next Game Launch review on Resident Evil Requiem, as well as our upcoming episode on Night Trap.

You can watch Megan on Twitch at MirrorsEffect, and check out Dan's articles on TechRaptor.net!

Collateral Gaming is on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, and is on Goodpods, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeart, and wherever else you get your podcasts! Also, check out Collateral Let's Play! on our YouTube channel.

Collateral Media merch is available on Dashery! Check out everything from shirts and hats, to stickers and even tapestries, at our affiliate link now: collateralmedia.dashery.com

Collateral Gaming is happy to announce that we are now partnered with Dubby Energy! Use our promo code CGAMINGPOD to get 10% off your first purchase of Dubby Energy drinks on their website: dubby.gg/discount/CGAMINGPOD

(Collateral Gaming is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat from Purple Planet Music. All music and game clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)