16-Bit Gladiators

When Street Fighter II dropped into arcades in 1991, it introduced a new genre of video games and spawned hundreds of copycats. Special guest Ralph Woods joins the Gladiators this week as we dive into the world of competitive brawlers. Fight!

This week we have a super-sized episode for a super franchise that has spanned over 35 years. In honor of the recent release of Super Mario 3D World, we're looking back at all of the mainline Super Mario games (including some dubious entries). Let's a-go!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and what better way to bond with your significant other than by sharing in some 2-player action...video games, that is. Special guests Mark Zamora and Joe & Joel's wives join us this week as we tackle the topic of co-op games.

Special guest Mark Zamora joins the Gladiators as we discuss the scourge of modern gaming.

Guest host Jasin Jasinski enters the ring this week as we discuss some of the best (and worst) franchise reboots in gaming, from Sonic the Hedgehog to God of War, and maybe even a little Leisure Suit Larry.

This week we get in touch with our softer side as we reminisce about games that touched our emotions. Sometimes that meant mourning a beloved character, feeling the joy of accomplishment, or just shitting our pants in terror.

2020 was a dumpster fire of a year, but at least we had video games to make us feel joy. As we put the final nail in this year's coffin, we look back on some of our favorite games that we played in 2020.

With the holidays fast approaching, we reach back in time to recall our Christmas morning video game surprises, and whether they were treasure or trash.

We get our first hands-on reviews of the newest consoles, the minimalist Xbox Series X and the chonky PS5. Luke Hawkins joins the Gladiators to give his 2 cents, and discover what AOC really stands for.

With a new generation of consoles released this week, we take a trip down memory lane and swap tales of our favorite video game consoles of all time.