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The Besties

How video game movies got good: A Post Games bonus

The Besties

The Besties

Leisure, Video Games

4.95K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Filmmaker and video essayist Patrick H. Willems makes sense of 30 years of video game movies. Learn how Mario went from box office poison to Hollywood's favorite blockbuster!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, it is Christopher Thomas Plant. As you can tell, this is not an episode of the besties.

0:06.3

The guys very kindly allowed me to do a feed drop of my new show, Post Games. I'll keep this

0:12.5

brief so we can get right to it. Postgames is a show about how and why we love video games. Think of it like

0:19.6

NPR, BBC, New York Times audio show.

0:23.6

But for the stuff that we love, I've talked to experts on not safe for work and lewd games.

0:30.2

I chatted with the relatively new CEO of Atari about how the hell Atari is making a comeback.

0:36.6

I chatted with Dunkie about how he changes opinions on video games

0:42.2

and his approach to criticism.

0:44.8

This week's episode just is so special and feels very in line with besties.

0:51.5

And that's why I chose to feed drop this one.

0:53.9

It's with Patrick H. Willems,

0:56.4

the video essayist and filmmaker, and it's about the past 30 years of video game adaptations.

1:04.1

Like I said, the sort of stuff that I think you, a Besties listener, will love. If you enjoy the show,

1:14.1

subscribe for free, Apple or Spotify or your favorite podcast app. You can get free show notes at post.com. And if you really love the

1:21.3

show and you want episodes early without ads and you want bonus content, subscribe at patreon.com forward slash postgames.

1:30.8

For subscribers, next Monday, I'm publishing an audiobook version of the history of Streetfighter

1:38.5

the movie, and let me tell you, it's sick. I can't wait to share it. I will not be doing this

1:43.9

every week. This is a one-off thing,. I can't wait to share it. I will not be doing this every week.

1:44.4

This is a one-off thing, but I really appreciate my fellow besties giving me a chance to share

1:50.1

this show that I love so much. I am your host, Chris Plant. Thank you. Welcome to Post Games, a podcast about how and why we love video games.

2:18.6

I am your host, Chris Plant.

2:21.1

Thank you so much for being here.

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