Ep 61: Digital Pictures' Night Trap – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)

From Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast by Ashley Chancellor

March 5, 2026 · 1h 13m · Season 8 · Episode 9

About this episode

Beau and Ash discuss the controversial 1992 interactive movie Night Trap and its impact on the gaming industry.

On the latest episode of Collateral Gaming, Beau and Ash discuss the controversial 1992 interactive movie originally released on Sega CD—Night Trap! Both ahead of its time and of its time, it was one of the games that led to the creation of the ESRB and cited as one of the worst video games of all time. But does the title really deserve all that? We talk about it, as well as compare the original and 25th Anniversary Edition releases. Stay tuned for more retro gaming reviews, as we discuss Vandal Hearts on our next episode!

People in this episode

Host: Ash

Guest: Beau

Topics covered

interactive movie
video game history
controversial games
game reviews
Sega CD
ESRB creation

Keywords

Night Trap
Digital Pictures
Sega CD
ESRB
video game reviews
Vandal Hearts
interactive movie
controversial games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Digital Pictures, ESRB

Books & works: Night Trap, Vandal Hearts