Beat of the Month: Video Game Podcast

Completing our unofficial trilogy of Mega Man eligible months, this episode we bring you Robot Games! There are tons of games featuring robots so we had plenty to choose from, and despite my previous sentence - we played no Mega Man games. However, we did play a smattering of old and new titles including Detroit Become Human, Ratchet & Clank, PN03 - and more! We also talk a bit about what is technically a robot or not and some individuals express their dislike for robots (huge mistake when our AI overlords take over the world and stumble across this episode). We've also got some robot trivia, proudly created without AI. So grab your bucket of bolts an your headphones and join us for this look at Robot Games!

After a month of Resident Evil games we decided we couldn't get enough and opened it up for some more - along with everything else coinciding with Capcom! Yes it's our first (I think?) episode dedicated to a specific developer, and Capcom is a great start. Despite having a blue logo, they've been red hot this year with Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, and we're here to talk about them both. We've also got some other Capcom games to discuss like Super Puzzle Fighter 2, Marvel Vs Capcom, a bunch of Mega Man games, Resident Evil 8 - and more! We've also got some general banter about Capcom's place in the industry and some Capcom trivia - it's a packed episode! So grab your Mega Buster and your headphones and join us - for this look at Capcom games!Got any specific developers you think we should cover next? Send us an email at beatofthemonth@gmail.com.!

For this episode we have another one of our deep dives, although this time we are taking a look at not 1, not 2, but 25 individual games! UFO 50 is a compilation of 50 individual retro style games that released in 2024 and more recently this year on Switch, and has been on the Beats crew radar for awhile. But wait, there are 50 games and we're only talking about 25? What gives? Yeah, it turns out that playing 50 games takes a long time, and so does talking about 50 games. So we decided to split things in the middle and call it at the halfway point. For a sampling of what to expect from the first half of this collection, you've got a car racing game with a Splatoon paint mechanic, a golf ball RPG, a house party deck builder, a platformer with controls unlike anything we've ever played, and a ton more! It's a fun and varied collection of games with something for everyone. So settle in, grab your retro style controller of choice, and join us for this deep dive of UFO 50!

Halloween is almost here and the spooky season is coming to a close. To send things off with a bang we are celebrating by having a trivia game show contest with a spooky theme! All questions will be related to horror games such as Silent Hill, Five Nights at Freddy's, old school horror games - and more! As an added twist, we select categories in the order that we think will bank us more points. Later questions are worth more points, so it's best to tackle the challenging topics first and hope for the best later. Think you've got some skills in horror game trivia? Then grab your chainsaw controller and join us, for this Spooky Game Trivia Contest!

Spooky season is here, and to celebrate we are kicking off October with a look at one of the oldest horror themed video game franchises (that also just celebrated a 40th anniversary) - Ghosts 'n Goblins! We cover the early games on NES, Genesis, and SNES that everyone knows and loves. Wait, does everyone love them? I thought so, but maybe not... We then cover some of the spin-off games with the Gargoyle's Quest and Maximo series before getting back into the more recent traditional releases on PSP and modern consoles. And if that's not enough Ghosts 'n Goblins content for you, we dive really deep into some obscure offshoots with some True or False trivia. So grab your dagger, and your - oh shoot I accidentally grabbed my torch. No one likes the torch. Well anyway, keep playing until the dagger shows back up and then join us for this deep dive - of Ghosts 'n Goblins!

The Beat of the Month crew is back with 8 playable characters! We go over the fighting games that we played during July - some good, some bad, some TOASTY! We are joined this episode with friend of the show Smoo who shares some of his fighting game wisdom. So get ready to spam Hadoukens and build up that Special Meter as we beat each other into submission!

E3 came and went, and the Beat of the Month crew share their opinions on all of the big showrunners. Ubisoft, Capcom, Square Enix, Microsoft, Nintendo - and more! Did everyone deliver and have us ready to empty our wallets, or are we going to save our stimulus checks for meme NFTs? Ah hell, you already know we're down for some Metroid Dread!

The Beat of the Month crew role play their way through the Role Playing Games they played in January and cover the best RPGs of all time! Final Fantasy VII, Nier Automata, Mother 3, Xenoblade Chronicles...and more! And we've got to mention - we officially have a website - www.beatofthemonth.com! Check out the site for links on everywhere you can catch our podcast every other week, and who knows what else we might add. Check back in 2 weeks for our deep look into Slay the Spire!