Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast

Gotta go fast! ...Except we weren’t. We sort of dropped the ball on releasing an At the Movies review while Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was in theaters, and we didn’t mention it on the Year in Review episode, but since Collateral Media has covered both of the previous films, we just couldn’t not talk about the latest—and possibly greatest—one. So, once again, Collateral Gaming j

For our fiftieth episode of Collateral Gaming, we decided we needed to do something special. So, we’re finally diving into the 1994 SNES classic: Super Metroid! Considered by many one of the greatest video games of all time, this title in part established the ”Metroidvania” genre and remains popular in the speedrunning community to this day. So, join Ash and Zach in Part 1 of

Following 2023 in gaming was a tough act, but 2024 delivered! This last year, we had a lot of bangers, too many to talk about on the show. So, once again, the Collateral Gaming crew comes together to talk about several games we played that released in 2024, as well as a few we didn’t. Then, we wrap it up with our personal winners of Game of the Year at the Collateral Gaming Award

The holidays have come and gone, and we’re wrapping them up with our annual tradition of visiting The Angry Video Game Nerd! This time, Ash and Beau give our top 5 favorite episodes from Season 3. Unless you’d rather have a buffalo diarrhea dump in your ear, or eat the rotten asshole of a road-killed skunk and down it with beer, enjoy this season’s Post-Holiday Edition of Col

#ZeldaMonth finally concludes with Part 2 of our Ocarina of Time episode, as Ash, Zach, and Megan are joined by our old friend Dan Rockwood, as well as our new friend Devin from The Last Video Game Podcast! This time, we all weigh in our opinions on this legendary title and its 3DS remake, including our childhood memories, thoughts on the story and characters, and our favorite dung

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! As for us, the Grinch stole our Christmas episode, which is why we’re releasing it 3 days late (sorry!). On our belated Holiday Special collab with Collateral Cinema, Zach and Ash discuss the video game tie-in for the 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas film. Released the same year for the PS1, DreamCast, and PC, this

Merry Christmas Eve! Zelda Month 2024 is finally a-go, as we explore the highest acclaimed entry in the series: Ocarina of Time! Devin from The Last Video Game Podcast joins in Part 1 to discuss the gameplay and cultural impact of a title considered by many to be the greatest video game of all time. Do we ourselves consider it as such, or even as our personal favorite The Legend of

Let’s-a-go! The Mario & Luigi RPG series is back, and we’ve been particularly excited for the launch of the newest title, Brothership, on Switch! Zachary and Ashley are sailing ahead into the new game with a two-part episode. Is it truly a 5/10 like IGN said, or is peak back? Find out in our spoiler-free review in Part 1, and stay tuned for our full spoiler discussion in Part 2

Collateral Gaming returns to Silent Hill once more in Part 2 of our Silent Hill 2 remake episode! Ashley takes the mic for a solo episode concluding his thoughts on Bloober Team’s reimagining of the PS2 classic survival horror title. This time, it’s a full spoiler discussion diving deep into every hole of the new game, after multiple playthroughs, a platinum trophy on PS5, and

Rip and tear! In Part 2 of our Doom franchise review, Megan and Ash cover the 2016 soft reboot released to critical acclaim! Titled the same as the original 1993 game (which we discussed in Part 1), how well does id Software’s first major series installment 12 years after Doom 3 represent the absolute metal that Doom is known for? If you enjoy this episode, check out our two-part