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Adaptation Decay

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Are video game movies always bad? Is there nothing to love about old Nintendo cartoons? Are any video game comics worth reading? In this monthly premium show, Gary Butterfield and Kaye Ross look at all kinds of media derived from video games and take it apart, answering whether it's a good adaptation, and whether it's a good piece of art.

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  • 92 episodes
  • Updated January 14
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  • January 14 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 106: Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie

    Let's remember a time when YouTube didn't have a ton of people talking about shitty video games. Simpler times, times when a creator like AVGN was rare. This project was his lifetime dream, and it became a nightmare. James Rolfe is clearly not having any fun, and all we left is this artifact of broken dreams. Next month: WCG Ultimate Gamer

  • Nov 15, 2025 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 104: Fallout Season 1

    If any video game had enough room for a television adaptation, then it's definitely Fallout. Not directly adapting any of the stories from the game, the Fallout TV series takes many of the iconic ideas and character archetypes and creates it's own vision of the Wasteland. What we get is a love letter to one of the greatest video game series ever made. Next month: The first two episodes of Mutant League.

  • Oct 11, 2025 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 103: Hellraiser Hellworld

    Hellraiser Hellworld is a bad Hellraiser movie, but is it really a BAD movie? Well, yes, but it's still very funny. It's not the worst thing in the world. As an adaptation of the video game medium, it's real stupid. Next Month on Adaptation Decay: Fallout (Season 1)

  • Sep 10, 2025 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 102: A*Mazing

    This one's a treat for all the Aussies out there! A*Mazing was Australia's most beloved kids' game show in the 90s, featuring a tiny bit of competitive video game play between very easy trivia and searches for hidden objects in an obstacle course. And the entire thing was presided over by one of the most critical childrens' show hosts we've seen in our time doing this show. We cover two episodes of the show: this one from 1994 and this one from 1995.

  • Jul 8, 2025 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 100: The Running Man

    A perfect encapsulation of 80's movie jank. It's dumb, it's sexist, but boy are the boss fights cool. And it inspired SmashTV! What more could you ask for? Join Ahnold as he battles the gauntlet and attempts escape from a sadistic TV show with life-or-death stakes.

  • Oct 12, 2024 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 91: Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures

    If you've never wondered what Pac-Man got up to in high school, then all I can say is what is wrong with you? There's romance, ghosts, and a confusing set of rules for what the power pellets do. And a theme song that barely sounds like real music! PRODUCER'S NOTE: This is a reupload, as there was an error in the original upload. Sorry for the double-take!

  • Sep 13, 2024 · 5 min

    [PREVIEW] Adaptation Decay 90: Video Games in Cartoons

    After the harrowing experience that was covering Wing Commander last month, we needed a palate cleanser. So enter a new kind of episode: a survey of video game-related episodes of popular cartoons! We assure you this isn’t just an excuse to talk about things we already like. First we discuss three episodes of Adventure Time: “Guardians of Sunshine”, “Card Wars”, and “Dungeon Train.” Then we talk about one of the best Simpsons episodes of all time, “Marge Be Not Proud.” Finally, we hit up the live action cartoon that is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and its episode “Charlie Rules the World”. Let us know if you like this experiment. We’ll be back with something more standard next month.