Recorded on the eve of Wrestlemania XL and directly after seeing the groundbreaking Dune sequel, Nathan and Lukas do their very best to keep Will on the right track while they review the 2002 classic Max Payne! From exploring some of the Norse easter eggs to seeing how Max Payne's mechanics influenced today's generation of games, they take a deep dive into it all.    ––– Our Sources: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-history-of-max-payne/    https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-max-payne-20th-anniversary/    https://gamerant.com/10-things-never-knew-remedy-entertainment-developers-control/ https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tracewilliamcowen/magnum-opus-games-remedy-entertainment ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

We're back! After a snowy winter where everything fell apart for us, we're finally back with a brand new episode of LGA—and this time, we're slow-motion diving into one of the most beloved action games of all time: Max Payne! We take a look at the early days of Remedy Entertainment, exploring their early influences and how they elevated the action genre with their own unique blend of "Twin Peaks"-inspired weirdness. So go grab your painkillers, Hawaiian shirts, and leather trench coats. It's time to party like it's 1999. RIP James McCaffrey (1958–2023) ––– Our Sources: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-history-of-max-payne/    https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-max-payne-20th-anniversary/    https://gamerant.com/10-things-never-knew-remedy-entertainment-developers-control/ https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tracewilliamcowen/magnum-opus-games-remedy-entertainment ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

WOOOOOAAAHHH NELLY DO WE HAVE A DOOZY OF A FILLER EPISODE FOR YA. On this edition of Next Gen Arcade, Will and Nate dive into The Game Awards and share their 2 cents on this year's nominees. Later on, the bois get philosophical on what "content" actually means and how people are responding to being treated as consumers by corporate conglomerates like Disney. Finally, Nate and Will chrome up to deliver their long-awaited review of the much talked about Cyberpunk 2077 and it's expansion pack The Phantom Liberty. It's a huge game, one that has consumed your hosts for a better part of a year, so it's time to see how it finally stacks up to the promises it made all those years ago. ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles

The time has come. Is everything permitted, or are you just stuck climbing towers and manspreading on benches? That's right, everyone—the bois are reviewing the blueprint for modern open world gaming, 2007's Assassin's Creed! Nate and Will have ripped on this game a lot in the past, but now it's time to test its mettle and see how wrong our heroes might've been. With the help of Alan Johnson, we're taking a step back into the Crusades to murder templars, parry every single attack, and trip over unsuspecting civilians.   ––– Check out Alan's podcast "Two Bad Neighbors": https://open.spotify.com/show/6yQBSwPKPzIOtPsSQhc64f https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-bad-neighbors-a-simpsons-podcast/id985326156 Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Your resident sadbois have gone out of their way to talk a lot of smack about Assassin's Creed and its formula—but there is no denying that it has left indelible mark on the entire gaming industry. And whether our heroes like it or not, they also have a history with this long-running franchise. Now its time to put the one that started it all to the test... Joining the bois this week is Alan Johnson (AKA Dark Maniac), who is here to flesh out the journey and make a case as to why Nate and Will are being a bit too hard on this game. ––– Our Sources: https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/10/3/17924770/assassins-creed-an-oral-history-patrice-desilets https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/12/06/ubi-uncensored.aspx https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/6P2OoMbx17TavKwwHev2eT/looking-back-on-10-years-of-assassins-creed https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/company/about-us/our-story  https://www.denofgeek.com/games/assassins-creed-how-the-franchise-was-born/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/history-assassins-creed/ https://web.archive.org/web/20130327034149/http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-making-of-assassins-creed/ ––– Check out Alan's podcast "Two Bad Neighbors": https://open.spotify.com/show/6yQBSwPKPzIOtPsSQhc64f https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/two-bad-neighbors-a-simpsons-podcast/id985326156 Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Plasma guns, pixelated gore, and hell-obsessed Mormons: Doom (1993) has it all and then some! Colin Munch returns as our special guest in this episode where the boys get, quite literally, knee-deep in the dead of one of the most seminal video games in the history of forever. ––– Check Out Colin's Column: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/colinmunch/   Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

This week, we dive deeper into the depths of id and the game that started it all: DOOM.   ––– Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. By David Kushner https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/the-original-doom-cartridges-one-of-64-objects-that-shaped-video-game-history/ https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/monsters-from-the-id-the-making-of-i-doom-i- https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/ https://5years.doomworld.com/ https://episodiccontentmag.com/2015/04/17/tomhall2/ ––– Check Out Colin's Column: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/colinmunch/ Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

What happens when you cross 2 real-life cyberpunks together? Gold, guts, and glory. This is the history of id Software. This is the story of Doom.   ––– Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture. By David Kushner https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/06/the-original-doom-cartridges-one-of-64-objects-that-shaped-video-game-history/ https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/disciplines/monsters-from-the-id-the-making-of-i-doom-i- https://gamerant.com/id-software-developer-history-doom-wolfenstein-quake-microsoft/ https://5years.doomworld.com/ https://episodiccontentmag.com/2015/04/17/tomhall2/ ––– Check Out Colin's Column: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/colinmunch/ Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

The wonderful Jo Iles joins the boys today to help balance out the Mountain Dew/Cheeto energy as they explore Hyrule in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and crawl through dreary, dusty dungeons in Diablo IV.   ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

In a this edition of the Next Gen Arcade, Will joins the PS5 Volturi and starts treating people with utter disdain, Nate details the situation happening with Microsoft and sad Phil Spencer, and both wax poetic about the new Dune: Part 2 trailer!   ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Your resident GamerBois takes on this classic from the era and holds it under the microscope. Does it deserve the praise, or should it chase chickens?  ––– Sources: https://kotaku.com/from-dream-to-disaster-the-story-of-aliens- https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-fable-one-of-xboxs-most-important-early-exclusives https://kotaku.com/the-man-who-promised-too-much-1537352493 https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com/articles/leaving-albion-the-epic-making-of-fable https://www.gamesradar.com/the-ups-and-downs-in-the-history-of-fable/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBhOdYAE60I&ab_channel=HelloArcade ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Take a trip to L'Chateau Beans and take a peak behind the flim-flam curtain of gaming's most infamous PT Barnum: Peter Molyneux. Molyneux is among the most notorious personalities in gaming, but we probably wouldn't know him from any other bean if it wasn't for the release of Lionhead's and Big Blue Box Studio's 2004 release of "Fable." But where does this story start? Why is Molyneux so hated in the industry? Why do we keep saying beans? You're going to have to listen to find out.   ––– Sources: https://kotaku.com/from-dream-to-disaster-the-story-of-aliens- https://www.timeextension.com/features/the-making-of-fable-one-of-xboxs-most-important-early-exclusives https://kotaku.com/the-man-who-promised-too-much-1537352493 https://wireframe.raspberrypi.com/articles/leaving-albion-the-epic-making-of-fable https://www.gamesradar.com/the-ups-and-downs-in-the-history-of-fable/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBhOdYAE60I&ab_channel=HelloArcade ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Let's rock!Will and Nate are joined by long-time friend, former podcast co-host, and Aliens aficionado Anthony J to help them unpack the supposed disaster that is Aliens: Colonial Marines, with some interesting results! ––– Check out Anthony and Will's band The Galacticas on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OqM9wx94VLVevksMclrGI?autoplay=true ––– Sources: https://kotaku.com/from-dream-to-disaster-the-story-of-aliens-colonial-m-5986694   https://kotaku.com/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart-5984068   https://kotaku.com/randy-pitchford-tries-to-defend-aliens-colonial-marine-1719987049   https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ripleying-yarns-more-on-colonial-marines-strange-history   https://www.destructoid.com/so-who-the-hell-did-make-aliens-colonial-marines/ ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

GAME OVER, MAN!   The video game industry has definitely had its fair share of flubs and controversies. However, almost no other studio has been slapped as hard with these issues as Gearbox Studios—known for its iconic Borderlands series, as well as well-documented disasters Duke Nukem Forever and, of course, Aliens: Colonial Marines.   And because Will and Nate love a good disaster story, this time they're diving into the story of what eventually became Aliens: Colonial Marines. Here, our heroes uncover what seems to be a tangled, wiry mess of backroom business deals, shady marketing tactics, and poor project management, which in some ways eerily echoes development stories like Cyberpunk 2077.   So grab your pulse rifle, lock and load, and let's take a look at one of the biggest bombshells to hit gaming in the 2010's!   ––– Sources: https://kotaku.com/from-dream-to-disaster-the-story-of-aliens-colonial-m-5986694   https://kotaku.com/how-aliens-colonial-marines-fell-apart-5984068   https://kotaku.com/randy-pitchford-tries-to-defend-aliens-colonial-marine-1719987049   https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ripleying-yarns-more-on-colonial-marines-strange-history   https://www.destructoid.com/so-who-the-hell-did-make-aliens-colonial-marines/ ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

On this very special episode of the Next Gen Arcade, the boys get all cozy, snuggly, and warm as they celebrate the year and talk about some of the new-ish games that caught their eyes. They also talk about The Game Awards, particularly Christopher Judge's win for best performance, and Nathan pulls the curtain back on Microsoft's behind-the-scenes legal troubles. And, of course, we talk about Assassin's Creed at least once in this video. Happy holidays everyone!

It ain't easy being an Italian plumber on Dinosaur Island, which is why the boys at LGA have invited newcomer onto the podcast Braden Thorvaldson from the What?! Explain to show them the way! But how does the peak of platforming compare to today's classics? Does Will actually beat the game? Will Nate complain about Chris Pratt? All this and more in our review for Super Mario World ––– Braden's Links: Extralife Link: https://www.extra-life.org/participant/BradenThorvaldson Bleepin’ Space, Jim! Alternating Wednesdays at https://www.twitch.tv/ehhbop What?! Explain. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-explain/id1534905115   ––– Sources: https://goombastomp.com/history-of-super-mario-bros/ https://shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/ https://comicyears.com/gaming/the-history-of-super-mario/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2bTQK6vbKI https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html https://thegaminghistorian.com/the-story-of-super-mario-world/ ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

The sadbois are jumping back into the SNES era with arguably one of the most popular launch titles in Nintendo's history: Super Mario World! In a time where Nintendo was the definitive console KING for years, the company finds itself at a crossroads: reinvent the Nintendo Entertainment System, or get swept away by the competition. Super Mario World's development history is smack dab in the middle of this new challenge as developers like rockstar Shigeru Miyamoto and his ragtag team look at how they can bring everybody's favourite plumber into the 16-bit generation. Will the newest game in the historic series stand toe-to-toe to the new kids on the block like Sega, or is it all just a pipe dream? Listen to find out!   ––– Sources: https://goombastomp.com/history-of-super-mario-bros/ https://shmuplations.com/supermarioworld/ https://comicyears.com/gaming/the-history-of-super-mario/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2bTQK6vbKI https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Hardware/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html https://thegaminghistorian.com/the-story-of-super-mario-world/ ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

Fighting through hordes of Ganados can be pretty scary stuff, especially if you gotta protect the President's daughter at the same time. Thankfully, the boistm have hired Special UK Agent Drew Morrell to help them wade through this villainous village and review this watershed moment in gaming history. Can spinning heel kicks 1-shot an unsuspecting zombie? Is it possible to be as handsome as Leon? And does the game hold up today?Well, you're already here so you might as well listen! ––– Sources: https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-resident-evil-4/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/random-masahiro-sakurai-was-the-first-to-praise-resident-evil-4s-camera-system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsYYokJj8NM https://www.nintendojo.com/features/editorials/the-history-of-resident-evil-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQ56iKJRFs ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

The sadboistm return to Shinji Mikami's nightmare world to uncover the lost stories and legacy of one of the most influential video games of all time: Resident Evil 4. Whether you're a horror or action game fan, critics and fans alike laud Resident Evil 4 for redefining the medium thanks to how it advanced the franchise and the industry as a while. From Dead Space all the way to 2018's God of War, we see the ghost—or should we say DNA—of this masterpiece all over video games and beyond. So grab your herbs, get ready to smash that 'kick' button, and buckle up for a behind the scenes look at this classic Capcom release. ––– Sources: https://www.gamesradar.com/making-of-resident-evil-4/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/08/random-masahiro-sakurai-was-the-first-to-praise-resident-evil-4s-camera-system https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsYYokJj8NM https://www.nintendojo.com/features/editorials/the-history-of-resident-evil-4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zQ56iKJRFs ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles  

We're back, everyone! After a short hiatus, our sadboi heroes return to share tales of their adventures, celebrate some huge life achievements, and talk about the games, books, and movies that helped them along the way. On our first episode back, we go over how Will has used Skyrim to help him do more cardio, Nathan's journey through The Last of Us: Remastered, and a plethora of indie titles like Tunic and My Friend Pedro. It's good to be back. ––– Visit our website: www.chapspodcastnetwork.com Check out Nathan's Blog: https://lastgenarcade.ca/ BECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/lastgenarcade   Follow Us!   @LastGenArcade on Twitter   @LastGenArcade on Instagram   Music by Nathan Iles