Super Hopped-up

This week the trio discuss regional fast casual dining, the new entries into the Knights of the Round franchise, and a bunch of video gamia. Some good talk about neural nets and AI at the end too. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

It is exactly as bad as it sounds. This week, Bill apologizes for his crimes against humanity in Rimworld, Jack digs deep into Returnal, Dave is having war flashbacks in Battlefield One, and Norris wants everyone to play Boomerang X. Also hey, this is coming out after the fact but if you have a chance to support the people who walked out this week from Activision Blizzard, be it via vocal support on social media for the #ActiBlizzWalkout tag, or by kicking a few bucks to some organizations they support (details can be found at this link here - https://blizzardwatch.com/2021/07/27/activision-blizzard-employees-plan-walkout-wednesday-heres-list-demands-corporate-leadership/) Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Bill McDonnell, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the squad gets into some Ratchet and Clank speed running, Cruelty Squad visual splendor, and some trading to Valheim in AC: Valhalla. Also Matt wants everyone to watch Summer of Soul, and Norris doesn't want anyone to watch the new Space Jam. And finally, there's weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

True unity. This week, Dave is part of the Cruelty Squad, Jack is a silver, and Norris discusses his involvement in Zombie Dark Thirty. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Power to the rentoids. This week the gang solves party music. After that Mike discusses Wildermyth, David is playing Skyrim, Matt broke himself catching them all, and Norris solved a pirate mystery. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

We spend a lot of time this episode either dunking on dead philosophers, or playing trivia. Both are important. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Don't eat it, though. This week Mike lets us know how he counter-hacked his Warzone account back, Dave gives us the initial thoughts on Guilty Gear, and Steph gives us the hands-on info on PBR's new hard seltzer. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Damn, there's some games to talk about! Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the tres amigos end the cola wars once and for all. We also talk some games eventually, including discussing Slipways, Grift Lands, getting hacked in Call of Duty Warzone, Loop Hero, and that new horror title everyone's clamouring for: Resident Evil 7. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Hopped-Up Boys Night. We discuss why gamers are bad, why Mountain Dew is good, and just a whole lot of weird nonsense. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery, Bill McDonnell Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week we've got the triumphant return of Bracket-Mania, where we democratically decide the all-time best fast food restaurant. It gets *heated*. Before that Mike discusses how Resident Evil has aged, Matt discusses his recent stint as a pokemon trainer, Dave is still a boomer shooter, and Norris is back on his narrative gaming bullshit. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

We're trying but we can't. This week the gang discusses things with loops in them. Loop Hero, Returnal, New Pokemon Snap, life. The usual. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week we got talks on Loop Hero, Resident Evil Village, New Pokemon Snap, Streets of Rage 4, Dusk, Returnal, and a bunch of anime that may or may not be real. Also fight your dad. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week Dave tries to roll everyone up into a little ball, Matt brings out the FTL ship tier list, and Norris feels bad about participating in war crimes. We also talk about Gamergate. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week, we spill the tea on the Oscars, discuss the hot new Tetris tech that just dropped, and also determine the best game of the last decade. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

For real, tell me about a fruit I've never had. This week we talk a lot about food, and a bit about video games. Also did you know the Oscars are this weekend? I sure as hell didn't, but Matt gives us all the details. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week we discuss the incoming wave of Summer Drinks, and also try to figure out what the good Warhammer video games are. Also Jack wants everyone to know that StarSector whips, and Norris wants everyone to know that Yakuza: Like a Dragon whips also. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

We discuss video games. Art: are they? Let's investigate. Also there's more Morrowind discussion because if given the opportunity that's all we would ever talk about. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Billy Batwings rides again this week, as we bracket the top 16 bad early 2000's rock bands. Also just like 30 minutes of Morrowing talk. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week starts our brave foray into ASMR. Also some discussion on Yakuza: Like a Dragon, EVO getting bought by Sony, and the PS3/Vita Stores shutting down. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)