Adaptation Decay

Let's remember a time when YouTube didn't have a ton of people talking about shitty video games. Simpler times, times when a creator like AVGN was rare. This project was his lifetime dream, and it became a nightmare. James Rolfe is clearly not having any fun, and all we left is this artifact of broken dreams. Next month: WCG Ultimate Gamer

If any video game had enough room for a television adaptation, then it's definitely Fallout. Not directly adapting any of the stories from the game, the Fallout TV series takes many of the iconic ideas and character archetypes and creates it's own vision of the Wasteland. What we get is a love letter to one of the greatest video game series ever made. Next month: The first two episodes of Mutant L...

Hellraiser Hellworld is a bad Hellraiser movie, but is it really a BAD movie? Well, yes, but it's still very funny. It's not the worst thing in the world. As an adaptation of the video game medium, it's real stupid. Next Month on Adaptation Decay: Fallout (Season 1)

This one's a treat for all the Aussies out there! A*Mazing was Australia's most beloved kids' game show in the 90s, featuring a tiny bit of competitive video game play between very easy trivia and searches for hidden objects in an obstacle course. And the entire thing was presided over by one of the most critical childrens' show hosts we've seen in our time doing this show. We cover two episodes o...

A perfect encapsulation of 80's movie jank. It's dumb, it's sexist, but boy are the boss fights cool. And it inspired SmashTV! What more could you ask for? Join Ahnold as he battles the gauntlet and attempts escape from a sadistic TV show with life-or-death stakes.

Join your favorite Angry Birds characters: Red! Bomb! Poopy flame bird! As they rescue their eggs from immigrants. It's bad!

Can you feel life moving through your mind? Looks like it came back for more. Can you feel time slipping down your spine? You try and try to ignore. Gary's note: We need to know you can hang before you listen to this. Can you hang? Are you going to be cool?

The film that nobody asked for, and yet all we have left are questions. One thing the film certainly doesn't leave misunderstood: that sand? That's time sand. Not that the* prince uses it much. *There is more than once prince.

Behold, a UK Television Magazine featuring contest, commentary, and a man with a large head.

If you've never wondered what Pac-Man got up to in high school, then all I can say is what is wrong with you? There's romance, ghosts, and a confusing set of rules for what the power pellets do. And a theme song that barely sounds like real music! PRODUCER'S NOTE: This is a reupload, as there was an error in the original upload. Sorry for the double-take!

After the harrowing experience that was covering Wing Commander last month, we needed a palate cleanser. So enter a new kind of episode: a survey of video game-related episodes of popular cartoons! We assure you this isn’t just an excuse to talk about things we already like. First we discuss three episodes of Adventure Time: “Guardians of Sunshine”, “Card Wars”, and “Dungeon Train.” Then we talk a...

This whole thing SMACKS of gender.

They're not funny, they're not pretty, they're names sound like things that grows on your grandmother. Oh and Battletoads are there too.

This Tron fast follow... looks horrible. Also, the Amazon Prime version is only .8x speed? Why?

Cinema sin: How in the world did this place ever stay in business?

Beautiful, in the ugliest way possible.

Weirdly, I actually remember watching the You Don't Know Jack Show on TV when it was on air.

Download the MP3? You must choose.

Sandiego is one word. This is important.

What if games... were real? A cute, but "child endangerment" style kid's movie.

You wouldn't believe it, but they worked the map in.

Ah, the reserve Belmonts. So nice to see you for the first and last time.

I don't understand how a flesh and blood creature can be scrambled like that. Best not to think about it.

I dunno man, it sounds like we didn't really appreciate what we had in the 90s.

There is no Jazz Band at Video Game High School. You play video games. Not jazz.