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We start with the original mass-market platformer Super Mario Bros. (1993) and discover that updating kids’ stories for teens and adults doesn’t always work, especially when you’re competing with the summer of Jurassic Park. Then we have Biggles-in-space with the retro-futurism of Wing Commander (1999) including what might be the first example of a major motion picture using flow-mo. We still try to extract the good from it though. Dee risks minor detours with Doom (2005) and Max Payne (2008). The emotional dynamic at the heart of Need For Speed (2014) is more gripping than the supercar races. Last movie this week is Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), a film with no plot, a female MacGuffin and a lot of recycled tropes and yet we like it. Also: Joe starts with cookie mouth. We discuss how not enough problems are solved with plumbing. The origins of post-credits stingers. Our regard for Tchéky Karyo and Jürgen Prochnow gets a shot in the arm. We both fall for Aaron Paul. We’re open to sponsorship from PlayStation and XBox. We play a game of “Coin-Op Cameos”. Joe asks what games should become movies or TV shows. Nerd Fight this week is the Most 80’s Track From A Film.