This week’s episode is a chronology of our favorite console launch games. You only get one chance to make a first impression and a launch lineup can sometimes make or break a system’s chances at success. The initial offering of games have the heavy task of appealing to a wider audience in an attempt to be THE reason you’re picking up an expensive new console.  Deucy and I put together some of our favorite hits and misses from everything from the Atari 2600 to PS5. It’s a looser discussion, but it’s also an interesting examination of how console makers would respond to the constantly shifting game industry to have the biggest launch ever.  Email us:  [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast

We covered the original Resident Evil and its remake last year and we’re continuing tradition this week with Resident Evil 2! The highly anticipated sequel finally released in January 1998 after numerous delays that included restarting the project from scratch. Resident Evil 2 would kick off what is widely regarded as one of the greatest years in gaming that included Metal Gear Solid, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, and StarCraft just to name a few. RE2 set a new benchmark for sequels and made a lasting impact for anyone willing to explore the zombie infested streets of Racoon City. Deucy and I revisit what was originally planned for Resident Evil 1.5 before a series of doubts led Capcom to scrap the entire project and redesign the game. We’ll also get into the remake and how it successfully reimagined the horrors we were dying to experience all over again for one last nightmare.  Our next episode releases on 11/4 and it all about the Best Launch Games Email us:  [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast

We’re continuing our month of horror this week with Devil May Cry! What was supposed to have been Resident Evil 4 ended up evolving into one of Capcom’s best-selling franchises that spawned four sequels and a divisive reboot. We’re revisiting the iconic 2001 original and its controversial, but definitely over-criticized, 2013 reboot and talk everything that led to the creation of Dante and the gothic demon hunting world that’s enchanted us for over two decades. I’ve played DmC: Devil May Cry a ton, but you’ll get a SSS-mokin fresh take as Deucy shares his experience playing the definitive edition for the first time.  Both games have a lot to talk about so pull the trigger and press play! Email us: [email protected] Instagram: @LegionGamingPodcast

October is already here and we're kicking off our month of horror with the 2008 classic Dead Space! Just short of it's 18th anniversary on October 13th,  Deucy and I dissect the survival horror classic that proudly replicated its Alien and Event Horizon influences to create an unforgettable sci-fi horror experience that's best described as "Resident Evil in space." We also cover the amazing 2023 Dead Space Remake and how it manages to make everything that happened on the USG Ishimura even more terrifying to explore while retaining the immersion and atmosphere that was so strong in the original.    0:00 - Intro and What We've Been playing 29:10 - Dead Space    Join us again in two weeks when we cover the Devil May Cry series and you can look forward to this year's special Halloween bonus episode on October 31st covering Resident Evil 2!   Email us: [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast BlueSky: LegionGamingPod.bsky.social

Riddle me this, riddle me that, who’s celebrating 30 years of the big, black bat? This week, we once again invited our friend Vito to talk about the 30th anniversary of Batman Forever and all of the tie-in games. For us, this was the Bat-mania of our childhood that was larger than Batman ’89.  The movie was released in June 1995 and we revisit the history of the movie and everything that led to Warner Bros. giving directing duties to Joel Schumacher after the financial failure of Batman Returns. The movie’s drastic change in tone was obvious and was an edict by WB  to make Batman more appealing to a younger audience and that’s exactly what it did.  And with Batman Forever came tie-in games.. we revisit all four versions that were released on Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, and GameBoy and a game most people have never played or heard of - Batman Forever: The Arcade Game for the PS1 and Saturn. You don’t need much of Batman’s detective skills to uncover that the original console versions were terrible but you might be surprised about the arcade game! Batman Forever and its games hold you, thrill you, kiss you, and ultimately kill you so join us as we dive into Gotham once more.  Email us:  [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPod

Our ’Reboots, Remakes, and Remasters’ episode gave us the itch to revisit the Crash Bandicoot series this week. Crash was heavily influenced by games like Donkey Kong Country and Naughty Dog’s gorgeous, vibrant, and expressive platformer gave the Playstation the mascot it was missing. Deucy and I cover the core four games (including  the excellent Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time) and CTR: Crash Team Racing including the remaster of the first three games Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.  Email us:  [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast

This is a huge week for game releases, especially for two in particular: Gears of War: Reloaded and the long awaited remake Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater! With that, we wanted to talk about some of our favorite reboots, remakes, and remasters and what all of them actually mean. We cover some of the earlier 8-bit and 64-bit era remasters/remakes and revisit how the Resident Evil Remake would become the new influential benchmark how to transform an old experience. Since then, it seems there’s new remasters/remakes/reboots every single week. Let us know what reboots, remakes, or remasters are your favorite by emailing us to following us in Instagram! Email: [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast BlueSky: LegionGamingPod.Bsky.Social

We’ve slowly been going through the Metroid series and today we have another episode revisiting the 2002 classics in Metroid: Fusion and Metroid: Prime. Both games were leased on the same day in 2002 which probably made it the greatest day ever if you’re a Metroid fan. We cover the history and development of both games (including how pissed people were back then about Prime being a first person game) and revisit both games and talk about their influence and impact over the last 23 years. These are two of the best games in the Metroid series and made for a really great episode. See you next mission! Email us: [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast

This week is all about high octane carnage as we dive into the entire Twisted Metal series! This series was really special for my brother and I so we invited him to revisit each of the games and how a simple idea of cars and rockets became of the most influential car combat games ever. Twisted Metal: Season 2 has just released so this episode is the perfect catch-up for everything you might’ve missed or forgotten.  Email us: [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast

We’ve made it to Episode 64 and there’s no better way to celebrate than sharing our Top 10 Nintendo 64 Games! The iconic successor to the SNES may not have been nearly as successful as the PS1, but that didn’t stop it from becoming the king of multiplayer gaming and genre defining classics like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This was a really exciting episode for us to record since we got to revisit playing so many of these games together. I talk about how we almost got a Nintendo Playstation and what led to the last major cartridge based system we’d see.  0:00 - Episode start and what we’ve been playing 18:50 - The History of the N64 39:40 - Top 10 N64 Games Email us:  [email protected] Instagram: LegionGamingPodcast