Welcome to Drink the Video Games! A Podcast where each season we'll take a deep dive documentary style look into a video-game topic/genre/studio and then play a few of the games to go along with it! Plus, every great game needs a great cocktail, so join us and Drink the Video Games!
This month on Drink the Video Games we take a deep dive into Resident Evil! How did the game come to be, how did it evolve throughout its development, and how did Capcom create a new genre that still makes waves to this day. Plus, Drink the Movies stops by to mix up a Mixed Herbs cocktail!
Dive into the history of Resident Evil! Discover Capcom's development secrets, the birth of survival horror, and learn to make a Mixed Herbs cocktail.
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1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeLkPjiuokM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeLkPjiuokM)
Blockbuster Ad
2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxljCDtlnM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auxljCDtlnM)
Res 2 and DC Christmas Commercial
3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-GKK9Bap3g
Gamecube commercial
4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IJEOqeVKZU
Cybernet Review
5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU0GpTFPOdw
Behind the Scenes FMV
6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aElVyhqKYhU&list=PL_IKGU2ailEyF9Pmr_z4KmAbvxhTP-O73&index=10
Hall of Fame Induction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTzV88Ug7jY&t=955s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTzV88Ug7jY&t=955s)
Playthrough – Longplay Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6srxp1-9I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6srxp1-9I)
Zombie Turn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaXfg8tMK0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OaXfg8tMK0)
Biohazard Ad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqMlLueMpew (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqMlLueMpew)
Ghosts and Goblins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMZAi6IXtoI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMZAi6IXtoI)
Sweet Home Trailer
https://web.archive.org/web/20100818165140/http://www.gamesradar.com/f/gr-asks-why-was-biohazard-renamed-resident-evil/a-2009040810553131032 (https://web.archive.org/web/20100818165140/http:/www.gamesradar.com/f/gr-asks-why-was-biohazard-renamed-resident-evil/a-2009040810553131032)
https://www.crimson-head.com/interviews/lynn-harris (https://www.crimson-head.com/interviews/lynn-harris)
https://web.archive.org/web/20170121053755/http://www.shacknews.com/article/98623/what-resident-evil-could-have-been (https://web.archive.org/web/20170121053755/http:/www.shacknews.com/article/98623/what-resident-evil-could-have-been)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180121074256/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/12/04/resident-evil-was-originally-in-development-for-the-snes.aspx (https://web.archive.org/web/20180121074256/http:/www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/12/04/resident-evil-was-originally-in-development-for-the-snes.aspx)
https://web.archive.org/web/20120821053004/http://www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20120821053004/http:/www.glitterberri.com/developer-interviews/tokuro-fujiwara/)
https://web.archive.org/web/20160325005708/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-22-resident-evil-20-years-on (https://web.archive.org/web/20160325005708/http:/www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-22-resident-evil-20-years-on)
https://web.archive.org/web/20160801212914/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-reflects-on-th/1100-6435918/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20160801212914/http:/www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-creator-shinji-mikami-reflects-on-th/1100-6435918/)
https://pekoeblaze.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/proto-survival-horror-games-1982-1995/#:~:text=Let's%20start%20in%201982%20with%20Malcolm%20Evans',from%20a%20maze%20whilst%20avoiding%20a%20T%2DRex (https://pekoeblaze.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/proto-survival-horror-games-1982-1995/#:~:text=Let).
https://www.creativeuncut.com/art_resident-evil-remake_a.html (https://www.creativeuncut.com/art_resident-evil-remake_a.html)
2 Sept 2026
Final Fantasy 7 - The Video Game Classics Explored
This month I'll take a look at one of the most influential and impactful video games of them all, Final Fantasy VII! How Final Fantasy get started and made it's move to the west, how a move from Nintendo to Sony changed the video game landscape, and how the legacy of Cloud and crew live on to this day! Plus, we mix up a Mako Eyes cocktail to help us along the way!
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*Please Drink Responsibly*
FF7 Sources
https://web.archive.org/web/20170109201832/http://www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7 (https://web.archive.org/web/20170109201832/http:/www.polygon.com/a/final-fantasy-7)
Oral History of FF7 – Polygon
https://www.avclub.com/how-final-fantasy-7-revolutionized-videogame-marke (https://www.avclub.com/how-final-fantasy-7-revolutionized-videogame-marke)
https://gonintendo.com/contents/30336-square-enix-shares-final-fantasy-vii-mako-s-eye-cocktail-recipe (https://gonintendo.com/contents/30336-square-enix-shares-final-fantasy-vii-mako-s-eye-cocktail-recipe)
https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_concept_art (https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_concept_art)
https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/11/final-fantasy-7-beta/
1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNjL6aJ4Sk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNjL6aJ4Sk)
Japanese Commercial (No Audio)
2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW32PyzxLd0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW32PyzxLd0)
FF7 Collectors Video - Interviews
3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9zzFEdGWk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru9zzFEdGWk)
Commercial
4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9pF9BJQBLo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9pF9BJQBLo)
Commercial 2
5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JujtlsiqZ-E
FF7 Intro
6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YETiM7hYg4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YETiM7hYg4)
Cybernet – Final Fantasy 7
7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUe6cJu3rM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUe6cJu3rM)
GamesMaster FF7 Review
8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYf9uKjOMKE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYf9uKjOMKE)
Advent Children Commercial
9- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lu5DWPmINc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lu5DWPmINc)
Remake Announcement
10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IaJNizRmk8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IaJNizRmk8)
Playstation Launch Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9iaZo7zXg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL9iaZo7zXg)
FF2 Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbL0TSMnS3A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbL0TSMnS3A)
Cloud & Tifa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PD-xq1k6MQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PD-xq1k6MQ)
Cloud & Zack
https://youtu.be/kcnmFqdrFuc?si=PItSzlWt4DodNxXq (https://youtu.be/kcnmFqdrFuc?si=PItSzlWt4DodNxXq)
Final Fantasy Main Theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhXYe1N7DGw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhXYe1N7DGw)
Tifa’s Bar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiv2Yz68pks&t=61s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiv2Yz68pks&t=61s)
PC Re-Release Trailer
5 Aug 2026
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Video Games Explored
This month I head into the sewers to find out about all those Ninja Turtle video games! Take a look at how they got started by Konami, carried on over the years, were re-imagined along with new animated series, and how hopefully Paramount brings these games into the future. Plus, Michaela from Drink the Movies drops in to help with a cocktail to keep the turtles on track!
Turtles Sources
https://web.archive.org/web/20180709002104/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-nes/
https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/top-ten-difficult-nes/
https://gameinformer.com/feature/2024/05/01/turtle-power (https://gameinformer.com/feature/2024/05/01/turtle-power)
https://www.ign.com/articles/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-the-last-ronin-is-in-development-at-platinumgames
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk-q97CjoUk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk-q97CjoUk)
1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMm6NIhJFJ4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMm6NIhJFJ4)
https://www.youtube.com/@worldoflongplays (https://www.youtube.com/@worldoflongplays)– Turles 2 Arcade Game
2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k9Rxoee1Aw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k9Rxoee1Aw)
Original Playmates Commercial
3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btvg-f9gYEQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btvg-f9gYEQ)
TMNT NES Commercial
4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxj-B3sOsVA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxj-B3sOsVA)
TMNT NES Commercial Australia
5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTdt3eiEPQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhTdt3eiEPQ)
Turtles 2 Arcade Game Commercial
6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l8dwnmXn5U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l8dwnmXn5U)
Fall of the foot clan commercial
7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_R__u5mK4
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Arcade GameAdvert
8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojEGmHp5zww
Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist Commercial
9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl8lqbKobrk
TMNT 2003 Premiere Trailer
10-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKhyQO6shQw
Activision Commercial
11-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIaBXOuJywY
Shredders Revenge Behind the Scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGprpoch4Cs&t=55s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGprpoch4Cs&t=55s)
Manhattan Missions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS7AvmHAk6o
Top Gun Landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxF50w3_624 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxF50w3_624)
UK NES Bundle Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCwLKnbRQok&t=14s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCwLKnbRQok&t=14s)
TMNT Arcade Famicom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1sPSAEm2Yo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1sPSAEm2Yo)
Fall of the Foot Clan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevqBoSSY_E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aevqBoSSY_E)
Back from the Sewers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKSVjq54k0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMKSVjq54k0)
Radical Rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTVkeX7-K68 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTVkeX7-K68)
re-shelled promo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM70V1eMqhE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM70V1eMqhE)
Manhattan Project Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BAlYwbLgA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7BAlYwbLgA)
Hyperstone Heist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpz0xxjZuCw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpz0xxjZuCw)
Turtles in Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1HkKGVO558 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1HkKGVO558)
Tournament Fighters Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaZF5bxc50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlaZF5bxc50)
Cowabunga Collection Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9_F-W6ONJo
Mutant Melee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3LjZKRIUiY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3LjZKRIUiY)
Training Lair Title Screen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86JYR7bK6RU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86JYR7bK6RU)
Shredder’s Revenge Reveal Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RnIOj126E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_RnIOj126E)
The Last Ronin Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jLO1upcd8w&t=1s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jLO1upcd8w&t=1s)
TMNT Arcade Game
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Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100
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