Beat of the Month: Video Game Podcast

On this special episode of Beat of the Month we take a look at one of the most beloved consoles to ever be released: Dreamcast. Sega's final entry into the console market had an excellent game library, offered features and graphics which had never been seen before, continues to have a loyal fanbase over 20 years later, and was unfortunately very shortly lived.  We interviewed a variety of peo...

Welcome to Mario Kart - and to Beat of the Month! The crew take a look at one of the most beloved spinoff franchises of all time - the Mario Kart series! 30 years ago the original SNES game was released and 30 years later it's still a lot of fun. How about all of the other games in the franchise? We run through our experiences with each game and whether we think they stand the test of time or if t...

We have a smaller crew this episode with just Bash, Brian, and Muff - but that doesn't mean less fun! We go over some random trivia questions (regardless of the insanity Muff says at the start of the episode, it's trivia) with a wide variety of topics such as best selling games and consoles, virtual reality, and more. We take our time and just have a general trip down memory lane or share our...

For this episode the Beat of the Month crew run down their favorite cheat codes of all time! The familiar favorites are here - Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right...well you know what it is. How about IDKFA? 007 373 5963? Pause, Option, 1+3, B,A,9,A,9,A,*,Option,6,#,*,*,Option,2,Option? If you got that one, well, you're certifiably insane. And you'd be in good company! Muff takes the reigns for this e...

The Beat of the Month crew put down their controllers and pull out the popcorn for this episode focusing on video game movies! We run down a list of nearly 50 video game movies and share our thoughts on each one. There's some good, some bad, some really bad, and some terrible movies on this list. Regardless of the relatively low quality of most video game movies, it's still fun to reflect on all t...

We round out our Fantasy Games discussion by talking about our top 3 fantasy games of all time! But before that, we once again talk about the fantasy game that has consumed our lives the past month - Elden Ring. We get a bit more into spoiler territory in this episode, so if you'd rather skip that (or if you're tired about hearing about Elden Ring - sorry!) then you can fast travel ahead to the 38...

With Elden Ring still spinning in our systems, the Beat of the Month crew decide to embrace the entire genre of Fantasy Games! We start off the episode talking about, you guessed it, Elden Ring. We get into more details about what our current status is in the game but keep it fairly light in terms of spoilers. We also talk about a few other fantasy games such as Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom...

There is an old saying of "Sex Sells", and the Beat of the Month Crew is cashing in with episode 69 - Erotic video games! We take a trip down memory lane with our first experiences on what games stole our digital virginity all the way through more modern titles with more polygonal pleasures. To be honest, 'erotic' might be a bit of a stretch for a lot of these games...pretty much any nudity is rea...

With the NCAA tournament going on we were inspired to have our own bracket for the best video game character ever! Entries were not only picked by the Beat of the Month crew, but we got many submissions from our listeners - so thank you! You'll see some of the familiar faces you would expect like Mario, Sonic, Link, and Kratos.  But we also have some characters you might not have expected suc...

The Beat of the Month Crew continues their discussion on cult classic games starting with what exactly defines a cult classic game. Not as easy as you’d think! We then rattle off our top three favorite cult classic games and round things off with cult classic trivia!

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Some games are universally loved, some are universally hated, and then there are some games that are loved by a small subset of people. But those people REALLY love those games. This episode the Beat of the Month crew are looking at cult classic games! These are games that have retained a special place in people's hearts even though they might not have been best sellers. And boy do we run through...

For this month's theme the Beat of the Month crew dive into the depths of their backlog and pull out the forgotten content of most games - Downloadble Content! It's all too common to finish the base game and move onto something else without seeing what DLC a game has to offer. We took a look at our games and checked out all the DLC that we passed up along the way including Bioshock Infinite, Contr...

This week we have a special trivia themed episode based off the craze of the year 2000 - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire! The Beat of the Month crew split into 4 teams of 2 and do our best to answer a gauntlet of questions. Will any of the teams make it to the million dollar question? Do you know what Kirby game was the first to feature copy abilities? Does Muff know how many teams are in Tecmo Supe...

The Beat of the Crew - 8 men with more miserable secrets than we can count - team up to discuss one of the longest running series of all time, Castlevania! We start at the beginning with the original on NES from 1986 all the way through Lords of Shadow 2 released back in 2014. Some games we haven't played since they came out, but others we played just this month to get a fresh take on them. We als...

The Beat of the Month crew reflect on their favorite (and least favorite) boss fights of all time! There are a TON of games that we talk about including Metal Gear Solid, Shadow of the Colossus, Sonic the Hedgehog, and more! We also talk a bit about boss fights in general - how important are boss fights in a game? What are the most annoying types of bosses? What makes a good boss fight? And then a...

The Beat of the Month crew is taking a break to gear up for 2022, but we've still got an episode for you! We took some highlights of our 2021 episodes and compiled them for your listening pleasure. Stay with us for the rest of 2022 since we've got a bunch of new episodes planned including a deep dive on the Castlevania series, a look at some of the best and worst boss fights ever, the often overlo...

The Beat of the Month crew assemble to determine the best racing game of all time! Instead of sharing our top 3 games individually in a friendly manner, we battle it out to defend our 8 individual top picks for which game should take the top spot. Will a retro game like Pole Position take the checkered flag? How about an arcade favorite like Cruisin' USA? Then you've got console classics Burnout P...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the Beat of the Month crew are taking some time to reflect on what games we are thankful for. Not necessarily the greatest games ever made, but games that we are glad exist or that we have fond memories of.  We look through a cornucopia of games including some early Nintendo classics, some more obscure titles like Steel Battalion, some more recent h...

This week the Beat of the Month crew give the definitive list of the best Real Time Strategy games of all time! OK...maybe not quite that definitive since our expertise in this genre is a bit lacking. But, we at least name drop Civilization and Starcraft to try and save face. We do reach into the depths of our knowledge to come up with some of our favorites. Are they all truly RTS games? Well, don...

Back in September, IGN hosted a bracket to determine the best game ever made. Some complete omissions, early eliminations, and the final result all had some controversy. So, the Beat of the Month crew decided to look at the entire bracket - match up by match up - and share our thoughts. Batman: Arkham City vs. Super Mario 64? Rise of the Tomb Raider vs. Half-Life 2? Burnout 3: Takedown vs. Chrono...

Halloween is just around the corner and The Beat of the Month crew are still celebrating October with an episode all about the scariest moments in gaming! We cover the classics like dogs crashing through windows in Resident Evil and monsters jumping out at you while wandering around Silent Hill. We talk about some older games like when we pissed our pants as kids playing Splatterhouse. We also tak...

The Beat of the Month crew continue to celebrate October by taking a spin through a recent horror game phenomenon - Dead By Daylight. Maybe not so much a deep dive as a shallow wading, but we took a few 'stabs' at this online multiplayer horror game to see why it has garnered so much attention. Do we fully understand all the ins and outs this game had to offer? Hmmm....not really. But we played en...

We continue our coverage of Zombie games with a look at our top 3 zombie games of all time! Of course some Resident Evil games are bound to make the list, but which ones may surprise you...or maybe they won't (spoiler: Resident Evil 2 and 4 are really good). We cover the heavy hitters as well as some lesser known Zombie games. As usual we cap things off with Zombie trivia. How many weapons from Zo...

The Beat of the Month crew continue their journey through space as they try to eradicate the Space Pirate menace. Heralded as one of the best games of all time, join us as we share our thoughts on Super Metroid. Is it a perfect game...well we're not all sure about that. But it's certainly worth your attention. So join us as we anticipate the release of Metroid Dread and take a trip with Samus on o...