Video Game Movie Hell

Q1 has come and passed, and the Game Busters travel back into their Fantasy Critic League to check up on who the big winners and losers of 2022 have been so far. Will Nirav's Elden Ring win pull him to victory, or will Digimon Survive be so bad Sarim will win by pure counterpicking? What does JP Know about an unnanounced Spyro game? Will Tim ever recover from the devastating blows dealt by Chocobo...

This week, we're joined by guests Kristen and Jakob to find the TRUTH behind the animal plush line/video game/lifestyle Webkinz! You remember these lil guys from 20 years ago? Well they're still kickin', and there's less information about the origins of this gigantic brand than Walt Disney's cryogenically frozen body. Put on your tinfoil hats and join us as we unravel the mystery and surf around t...

We're joined by Sonic experts Vince and Alexis to go full spoiler mode on Sonic Movie 2! You've been warned! Click the play button to learn all about Vector the Crocodile and the things he might say if Nirav takes over SEGA. Every week, Nirav, Alyssa, and a rotating panel of self-proclaimed experts deep dive into the development cycle and legacy of the games you love.  Find us at https://twitter.c...

This week, we're joined by Nirav's DND buddies of six years, Matt and Ryan, to talk about the history and legacy of the king of tabletop RPGs! From Gary Gygax's insane life that is somehow not a David Fincher movie yet, to how he met the other guy and Zuckerberg'd him, to our own experiences with DND and the friends we made along the way, join us for a deep dive into the development of the monolit...

It's another Good Games Inc, where we take your audience suggestions for game ideas and turn them into awesome games! This week, we're joined by Kristen to create what I thought was the stupidest idea anyone had ever had - until we realized it was just Kingdom Hearts.  Thank you to the following folks for the suggestions: Adam Hood, Aerith 064, AlphaAero, Andrew R, Asia, Ash, Axel, Baumeister...

Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local emperor penguin Jakob to discuss the tumultous development cycle, history, and legacy of Club Penguin! Yeah, there's actually a LOT more going on here than you think, I promise. Join us as Alyssa reveals her dark origin sotry as the Madame of a brothel inside the children's browser game as a 12 year old, we discuss the Disney acquisition and its implications, a...

Nirav is joined by Souls veterans Momo and Jarsh as well as fellow FromSoft noob TheYeti to discuss the indsutry shattering new RPG Elden Ring! We cover everything in depth from how to get started, how the gameplay systems work, our minor complaints, and if this game works for people who don't like Dark Souls (it does). If you're still on the fence about if Elden Ring is for you, make sure to chec...

This week, we're joined by local Kingsglaive Soldier Kate and Science Turtle Jacob to discuss the history, extremely long development cycle, and legacy of Final Fantasy XV! Don't worry, we do eventually give time for a proper examination of Ardyn Izunia, gaming's most memorable villain, and we get into how cute Moogles are to distract you from possibly the most tumultuous dev cycle in AAA history....

This week, we're joined by Nikhil and Marissa to take on a little more serious topic - the history and state of accessibility in gaming. Marissa gives some insight as to her experiences with gaming as a disabled person, and we walk through the history of hardware and software acheivements in the medium and talk about how much farther we have to go (it's very far).  This week we're sponsored b...

This week, Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local spawn campers Ryan, Hunter, and Ezra for a deep dive into the development cycle and legacy of Valorant! We dive into the origins of Riot's 2nd game ever after 10 years, Machine Gun Kelly's battle for my love, Woody Allen, and talk about how bad we all are at shooting guns. Anyone have anything to add about esports? No? Okay. Every week, Nirav, Alyssa...

This week, Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local Koopa Kids Taylor and Monica for a deep dive into the development cycles, history, and legacy of various Mario Kart games throughout the years. We dive into the origins of the SNES game, the wonderful world of the Wii Wheel, battle modes, and remenisce about a bunch of people you've never met and never will meet. Everyone just hold hands, stay strong...

You want content? You got it, you disgusting leeches. In this episode, we're joined by Annie and Ben, who are siblings with each other, but not Nirav, to talk all about Nintendo's real-time strategy adventure series Pikmin! Nirav scurries through the forest of the Wikipedia page for scraps of information for this episode he didn't plan. Will he be able to defeat the Bulborb that is quality content...

Nirav and Alyssa are joined by Pokemaniac Alex and Bug Catcher Nikhil to deep dive into the history, development cycle, and legacy of Pokemon Red and Blue, the games that started it all! Personal stories and feels abound, plus our initial impressions of Pokemon Legends Arceus (spoilers: it's good) and some delightful education about the Chinese language. Also I heard on the playground that if you...

This week, the Game Busters begin their 2022 Fantasy Critic League and draft what we think will be the best games of the year!  Fantasy Critic is essentially Fantasy Football for video games, where each player (publisher) drafts a team of games and the review scores give or take away points, depending on how well they do. Join Nirav, Sarim, Jess, Kate, Tim and JP for some good natured competi...

This week we're trying a new episode format - we're joined by Hollywood experts Jason and Monica to try and turn the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise into an actually good movie in an hour. Did we crack it? Let us know on Twitter! Every week, Nirav, Alyssa, and a panel of self-proclaimed experts bring you game development deep dives, spoilercasts, Good Games Inc specials where we turn your audien...

Welcome to Good Games Inc, where we take your audience suggestions and make a (hopefully) profitable video game out of them! Rhi from TheGamer joins us as a consultant as we throw an actually good mystery thriller game into the Mississippi River in favor of a licensed Death Note Battle Royale game. Follow us on Twitter so you don't miss the next one! Thanks to Andrew R, Big John, Bokthand, Calcput...

We're back baby! After a holiday hiatus, Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local Infected Adam and Ian to dive into the history, development, and controversy of Valve's Left4Dead franchise! From Turtle Rock Studios to the sequel boycott to Back4Blood, we've got it all! Nothing is sexist about the Witch, why do you bring it up?  Every week, Nirav, Alyssa, and a panel of self-proclaimed experts br...

This week, we're taking a little time before the holidays to talk with Michelle and Nairon about Netflix's hit show Arcane, based on the game League of Legends (kind of). We discuss everything from the masterful story, to the animation, to the music, to Vi stepping on us. Oh ho! Join us. Professor Yoda welcomes you to Science University! Full spoilers obviously for the show. We'll be off for a bit...

Nirav is joined by Sarim, Axel, Kate and Tim to whittle down the list to the 10 best games of 2021. We had to kill a few of our babies, folks. And it wasn't pretty. Keep an eye out on Gameluster.com for our articles on why each of these games deserves to be on the list! The holidays have us on a bit of a weird schedule, but we'll have some good stuff out for you the next few weeks with some irregu...

Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local NAVCOM Cadets Kyle and Andrew to talk all about the development cycle, history, and legacy of Halo: Combat Evolved. We cover everything from the creation of Bungie to the insurmountable legacy of the game that defined the Xbox. And of course, we sprinkle in a little bit of hype for Halo Infinite. Also, did you guys also have Halo installed on your school comput...

Nirav is joined by Sarim, David, Axel, Adam, Momo, Ronn and Sunny to lay down their bets and predictions for the Game Awards 2021! Who will take home Game of the year? Will Patrick Star reveal himself? And will a big boy slip? Join us as we put all our Toddcoins on the line in this special episode of Game Busters! We'll be back to our regular programming next week! Every week, Nirav, Alyssa, and a...

Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local Teemo tops Nikhil and Matt to talk about the history, development, and legacy of League of Legends! To celebrate the release of Arcane, the League of Legends Netflix show, we take a deep dive into the history of small indie dev Riot Games and League's solidification of esports and free to play games as mainstays in the industry. Please Tweet SFW imagery of Vieg...

Nirav and Alyssa are joined by local Daedric Prince Ryan and Stormcloak Grunt Matt to talk about the history, development, and legacy of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim! This week is the 10th anniversary of the best selling RPG ever (and the release of the Anniversary Edition), and yes, we do address the memes. I took an arrow to the knee! Haha I said it. Is that what you want, you animals??? Every we...

This week, we're joined by Pearl and Ezra as we strap on our Mozambieques and dive into Ape Legs Webkinz! From Respawn's journey from Titanfall to their smash hit battle royale, we'll cover everything Apex Legends including the development cycle, legacy, esports, culture, memes, and more! Alyssa has brought on two other fanatics as guests so now Nirav is the weird one I guess for not having a Loba...

It's another Good Games Inc, where we take your audience submissions for game ideas, find the dank nug, and turn it into a real game with the help of guests Ryan and Annie! This week, we filter through tons of great suggestions and end up with a licensed Ratatouille x Resident Evil crossover game that will leave you questioning the very nature of humanity, and also meat people.  Thanks to eve...