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- 1 weeks ago26 min
Tomb Raider - Beyond Video Games (Starring Lara Croft!)
This month I finish up my series looking at video games that transcended their genres, and in this episode I'll be digging into the most famous video game heroine of them all...Lara Croft! We'll check out how she was created, how she took over the world, and how she still inspires today. Plus, Michaela drops by to help me craft a cocktail in Tomb Raiders honor!www.drinkthemovies.comwww.patreon.com/drinkthemovies*Please Drink Responsibly*Tomb Raider Assets 1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuRc3DJogzgBBC Interview 96/971B- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l25IionYlp0BBC 1997 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg4RAPJJtFkAngelina Jolie Interview – ScreenSlam 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHGiTSvt-cE3 Trailer (Abruptly Stops) 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_JUu-WXZ8EAdvertisement Compilation (Pepsi Movie Tie-In 8:39) 5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ffS2cjQ9eIToby Gard Playing a Female Character 6 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnhZKT1YvusToby Gard Interview 7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGO4pDtpDawLara Croft Way News Report 8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibwpmHFTe44Gone a Bit Lara Lucozade Commercial 9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0kA9koPeW8Travel Channel Kings Island 10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgwjZxp-DNoRevisioned: Lara Croft Trailer 11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6jFvAvTOhU&t=26sTeaser Trailer 11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_j01Nm0gzU&t=106sBehind the Scenes Core Designs 12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC4XeooG1LILongPlay Tomb Raider: The Action Adventure @ GameXplora 13-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6JxVxSHjqEAtlantis Reveal Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqi9FAGljdk&t=27s http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1410480.stm https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2006/apr/18/larascreators1 https://archive.org/details/tomb-raider-1.0/page/n1/mode/2up https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/it-felt-like-robbery-tomb-raider-and-the-fall-of-core-design/ https://archive.org/details/NextGeneration36Dec1997/page/n3/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/laracroftartofvi00mark/mode/1up https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/scream-neve-campbell-turned-down-lara-croft-tomb-raider-movie-role-3931589 https://www.raidingtheglobe.com/games/core-design/tomb-raider-the-angel-of-darkness/tomb-raider-the-action-adventure https://realtruck.com/blog/famous-jeeps-tomb-raider-jeep-rubicon/?srsltid=AfmBOooGGyK3SFYVZQAAIKTiv0X7aNQIMR__RjK5b8YwCM7VtxTzC-29 https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Lucozade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8XN9ZF_27g-Cocktail Music
- Apr 1, 202624 min
Mortal Kombat - Beyond Video Games
In this months episode of Drink the Video games, we head into the realm of Mortal Kombat and talk about how the game came into being, how its controversies propelled it to every corner of popular culture, and how it remains a pillar of video games to this day! Plus Michaela from Drink the Movies helps us out with a Scorpion cocktail to help us win any fighting tournaments along the way.www.drinkthemovies.comwww.patreon.com/drinkthemovies*Please Drink Responsibly*Sources1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcfiq5wB2No 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsF0bpldlvEBoon, Tobias – Behind the Scenes 1992 3 -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbOQIheheDchttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdj_xquOaFw1995 Action Figure Commercial 4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrhMkfzVYQUChannel 10 Report- Violence in Video Games 1993 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx7uud2R_sInterview 6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWo6fCt5zugInterview Tobias Ultimate Guide to Mortal Kombat 7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K18WXxuSzxwMortal Kombat Mortal Monday Commercial 8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgZRPQ3hS5wMortal Kombat Animated Video Trailer 9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIfHL5UgFsMortal Kombat Trailer 199510- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtA3ihe-pgwMortal Kombat Live Roanoke Advert 11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CttLB5z_BzoMortal Kombat Conquest Trailer 12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeGeVmEyz8Q&t=698sNews Report – Mortal Monday 13-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9dlqiRsxqEHistory of Mortal Kombat Interview https://ia800300.us.archive.org/18/items/the_pit_mk_newsletter/pit_1_newsletter.pdf https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/the-mortal-kombat-theme-song-creators-on-their-knockout-hit.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mortal-kombat-movie-oral-history-815287/ https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/an-oral-history-of-mortal-kombat https://archive.org/details/GamePro_Issue_058_May_1994/page/n27/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/MortalKombatComicBookCollection/Mortal%20Kombat%20-%20Goro%20-%20Prince%20of%20Pain%2003%20%28Nov%201994%29/ https://www.scribd.com/document/869953828/The-Pit-2-Newsletter-Copia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omvdFcr0z08&list=PLNJZ_2XtY314QB9yr7ABNETJn6Bo42f3p&index=1-Cocktail Background Music
- Mar 4, 202624 min
Nintendo 1989 - Beyond Video Games
This month were firing up the good old Nintendo and taking a look at their very big 1989!! The cereal, the tv shows, The Wizard! Nintendo put it all out there in 1989 to blow away the competition, and we'll take a look at the year of Mario. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies drops in to mix up a Princess Margarita to celebrate!!www.patreon.com/drinkthemovieswww.drinkthemovies*Please Drink Responsibly*The Gaming Historian Super Mario Brothers 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxT6IwUtLSUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxT6IwUtLSU Wrestling with Gaming Powerglovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFgm4DAHw-o&t=28s Sources: 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz1uHCxWxMwThe Wizard Trailer 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOCV_FiBTT4The Wiard – Short Trailer 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXmRXZiHKqQET Flashback – The Wizard 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4OTyVefD5APower Glove – A Better Link Commercial 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeIk4cRx5D4Power Glove Commercial w/ Wizard Tie-In 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87bH9ugSStghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87bH9ugSStgPower Glove Game Players Tape Feature 7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBz_-naQK0UPAX Power Glove Commercial – Japan 8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHMlHOS2x81989 Nintendo Pepsi Commercial 9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClLVbJHZZUMcDonalds Super Mario Bros 3 1990 10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-91fLiEqB1cNintendo Cereal System 11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6iV8PPjQ68Toys ’r’ Us Commercial – 1989 12– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN-zjxf0KUWorld of Nintendo Retailer Campaign 1988 13- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt4KG9ib8S4Nuts for Nintendo 20/20 1988 14-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyBK_gQxgPcSuper Mario Brothers Super Show Ad 15-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXfMBt7_7CkCaptain N. Ad 16-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ClD8FIbq_gWizard SM3 Intro https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20002%20%28July-August%201989%29/page/44/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/game-pro-issue-1-may-1989-600dpi/GamePro%20-%20Issue%201%20May%201989%20%28Compressed%29/page/40/mode/2up https://web.archive.org/web/20161114201836/http://www.goombastomp.com/features/how-the-wizard-failed-nintendo/ https://dn721901.ca.archive.org/0/items/Retro_Magazines-Books/Retro_Gamer/1.%20Retro%20Gamer%20%28UK%29%20%282004-Present%29/Retro%20Gamer%20-%20Issue%20049%20-%20Let%27s%20Fight%21%20Beat%27em-up%20Special.pdf https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/video-games/losing-their-grip-oral-history-nintendos-power-glove https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/flashback-the-wizard-unveils-nintendos-power-glove-70404/ https://www.nintendoplayer.com/art/happy-meal/ https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/8/18536769/super-mario-bros-power-hour-metroid-castlevania-cartoons-dic/ https://www.polygon.com/zelda/23540526/legend-of-zelda-cartoon-oral-history-zeldathon/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/0
- Feb 6, 20264 min
The First Winter Olympics Game?? *Bonus Episode*
Get the torch lit, it's time for the Winter Olympics! As the games are about to begin, I was feeling nostalgic for a good old winter games tie-in and it got me thinking...what Winter Olympics licensed game was first? Lets take a look in this mini bonus episode!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies*Please drink responsibly*Winter Games Sourceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIto1QcpI8oThe Games: Winter Edition C64YouTube @majorthriftwood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbqv6EzGMpQCBS 1998 Winter Olympic Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpbGdwVFUMINagano Winter Olympics '98 – PREVIEWPlaystation Underground
- Feb 4, 202619 min
Streets of Rage - Beat 'em Ups Explored
This month I'll be taking a look at the SEGA classic, Streets of Rage! How the game shaped the SEGA 16-bit era, how the music elevated the game into a class of it's own, and how a 25 year absence can't keep this series down. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to to mix up a power boosting cocktail!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemoviesStreets of Rage Sources 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3TS6hM1EToStreets of Rage Sega Genesis Commercial 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S8_iV9AsasStreets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II Japanese Commercial 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDP0NA1W9VUStreets of Rage 2 commercial - SEGA Genesis 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgHjfKjycgGamesMaster Challenge: Streets Of Rage 2 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc5xguHLyOEStreets of Rage 2 (test Megadrive) - Bad Influence! (1993 -CITV) 7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bgPefCyfAStreets of Rage 4 - Reveal Trailer 8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PjwGHVvcXkStreets of Rage 3 Commercial 9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU39hQCnU6U2023 SEGA Game Awards Trailer10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ6sa88CLm4&list=PLZtMkjzZ3gJGqKDhTOa1_BLFYqz1tkXCS&index=4Streets of Rage 4 – Behind the Music @dotemu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_mrpsouYiE&list=PL1sDgbmgSB3G7ZN1zwHgW1hfQRm93Dw43&index=3Cocktail Section Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXjaCkPWpvUIntro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG7MvthfOxYCocktail https://retrocdn.net/images/f/f2/MeanMachines_UK_12.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20200611015638/https://readonlymemory.vg/an-interview-with-noriyoshi-ohba/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121013071858/http://www.squareenixmusic.com/features/liners/streetsragecompilation.shtml https://archive.org/details/mean-machines-s
- Jan 7, 202622 min
Double Dragon - Beat 'em Ups Explored
This month I'll be taking a look at one of the games that defined the brawler genre...Double Dragon! I'll take a look at how the game came into being, the legacy it created, the follow-ups that are still trying to recapture that original magic, and Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to mix up a cocktail with its' own Japanese to U.S.A. journey, the Midori Sour!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemoviesDouble Dragon Sources 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U-WU35v1nMGame Players Vol. 1 1989 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIoS0cNGACIDouble Dragon 3 – NES 1990 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIg1pDoEoIsDouble Dragon 2 – Tiger Handheld 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3i7bn2PZuIDouble Dragon Film Trailer 5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT4IJzlXQDMDouble Dragon Neon Interview E3 6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJM21W2ACPUDouble Dragon IV Trailer 7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mVxpDKUQuMDouble Dragon Sega Master System 1988 8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY6oOrG_D_0Double Dragon Tyco Commercial 9- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQdw1uRn04Double Dragon – The Wizard 10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-an_AAZ4oVideo Power – Double Dragon Game Boy 1990 11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvF5cWMdVwDouble Dragon Animated Intro 12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75FsV4JI86cDouble Dragon Animated Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UN-7JGBJNU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ5TfsiiW5s&t=9s https://www.polygon.com/2012/10/12/3495124/the-man-who-created-double-dragon/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJ7YFUotTA&list=PLDABBD9A9D77283F0&index=1Cocktail Backkground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfZz-1e-dUQDouble Dragon 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9V0iLedLv0Double Dragon 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvadjk-srWgDouble Dragon 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQiA3sCuqIsDouble Dragon Revive Announcement Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6KflLlEsKkKunio Kun Playthrough
- Dec 3, 202517 min
A History of Brawlers & Beat 'em Ups
In this season of Drink the Video Games, I'll be taking a look at the history of Beat 'em Ups! How they got started, dominated the arcade to home console cycle, created some of the best tie-in games of all time, and continue to this day. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies stops in to mi up a Plum Honey Smash worthy of a night at the barcade revisiting your favorites!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies**Please Drink Responsibly**Brawlers Source List 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zjg9zue7R0 NES Game Players VHS 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFB3mjPRnBYCAPCOM Beat ‘em Up Bundle – Trailer 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSbD4KOFgccQUByte Beat ‘em Up Collection (No Dialogue) 4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z8CJKy-HLwTMNT 2 Arcade Game Commercial 5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ZyztIMKDsRiver City Girls Launch Trailer 6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trnlwPu54jUGenesis Streets of Rage Commercial 7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uij_zoGQu4Alien Vs. Predator SNES Advertisement 8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66tPX6R2CpMGolden Axe Sega Commercial 9- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3zG-YG41kKung Fu Master 10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JweotcceM141991 Double Dragon Video Game Acclaim Commercial Cocktail Ambiancehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu6H-qbGOUI&t=754s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5x9qDqfWWEAlien Vs. Predator Game Playhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jLO1upcd8wTMNT Arcade Game Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6URmVK9knUQCadillacs and Dinosaurs Game Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO_yU0MSZJoThe Punisher Game Play Fontgenerator https://archive.org/details/ComputerAndVideoGames060Oct86/ComputerAndVideoGames/ComputerAndVideoGames042-Apr85/page/n91/mode/2up?q=kung
- Nov 5, 202524 min
Dark Forces & the Jedi Knight Series - Star Wars Video Games Explored
This month we are climbing aboard the Moldy Crow to see if Lucasarts can pull off the the ultimate Doom competitor with Dark Forces! I'll take a look at the technology that helped give Kyle Katarn an upper hand (and a lightsaber!), about the lasting legacy of the franchise, and Michaela from Drink the Movies stops by to bring a cocktail in honor of our trusty ship!https://www.instagram.com/drinkthevideogames/https://bsky.app/profile/drinkthevideogames.bsky.socialhttps://www.youtube.com/@DrinktheVideoGameshttps://www.drinkthemovies.com/https://www.patreon.com/drinkthemovies**Please Drink Responsibly**Dark Forces Source List 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZJ6w8w6h8Dark Forces Showcase – Computer Chronicles 2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqyuAUxyXTQInteractive Entertainment – Dark Forces 1995 3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wunfHCvkZAgBeing Kyle Katarn – Films in Review 4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15ijBIvCTMInteractive Entertainment – CES 1994 5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQKQo6L8W-w&t=74sLucasarts Interview – 1995 Aaron Giles 6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nuVftOSct8&t=5sLucasarts Press Coverage 1997 7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgF9-C-hsL4Opening Cutscene 8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JpRYstomsE3 21 JK2 Demo 9- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5jzIUf7VUsHasbro NYCCC Fanstream https://retrocdn.net/images/a/a0/EGM_US_085.pdf https://retrocdn.net/images/8/87/EGM_US_084.pdf https://www.therpf.com/forums/threads/new-jedi-knight-dark-forces-ii-behind-the-scenes-references.355262/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i0vsecjVgU--Ambiance for Cocktail Section— https://www.nomadsreviews.co.uk/post/influential-fps-games-5-doom-and-doom-2-part-three https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zs0wfBJmDcMandalorian – Dark Trooperhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHb9FDZua6o&t=2428sLong Play Dark Forces
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