Super Hopped-up

This week, the gang is down-bad for Balatro, Mike still has some thoughts on FF7:Rebirth, Dave is chilling with some fantasy anime unicorns, and Norris deserves his punishment. Also, the back half has a *lot* of warhammer talk. So, get excited! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

Nothing like a good Sunday drive, followed by a relaxing roadside picnic. This week the gang talks about our game of the month, Pacific Drive! Norris also learns that tires are made of rubber, and Mike learns that lights use electricity! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

Read your bibles, folks. It's a two-man jam this week on the pod, as Norris and Dave discuss warhammer tournaments, chunky pixels, dungeon synth, and why Love is Blind is both evil and a modern masterpiece. Team Jimmy or Team Chelsea choose your weapon. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

Minigames: menace to some, saviour to others. This week Mike's still on that FF7 Rebirth train, Dave's still on the Baldur's Gate train, Matt has lost his soul to Balatro, and Norris is helping a turnip rob banks. We also break down our Canonically Correct feelings about the Oscars and Dune Part 2. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe

This week, Mike yells at Cloud, Dave is deep into what I think is his fifth BG3 run, and Norris wants to be a Mountain Dew taste tester. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

This week the gang is talking The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, a fantastic visual novel game that dares to ask the player "Hey, you gonna eat that witch?" Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

This week, we're hanging down low with our favourite FF7 characters. Dave also gives us the latest from Faerun, Mike's still managing democracy, Jack is cheating at roguelike poker, and Norris' brain demons is making him do something stupid again. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris,Jack Shirai, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

This week we're in on the highs and lows of online penny-ante poker, warhammer 40k lore sickos, and Hell Divers 2. Norris also tries to explain why being creeped out by FMV hostesses in Like a Dragon Gaiden doesn't make him a prude, and we all turn into US Civil War nerds. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

Samsara gets a bad rap, honestly. Personally I'm okay being a hungry ghost or some form of woodland creature. This week the gang contemplates converting to buddhism, hot poker topics, and the 2015 Remedy game Quantum Break. There's some other video game stuff too, like GOTY 2023 Baldur's Gate 3, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. We may be a bit all over the place. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

It's that Game of the Month time, friends! This week we're talking on Strange Scaffold's El Paso Elsewhere, an indie game that dares to ask "What if your ex-girlfriend was a vampire?" We also get back to Matt's Movie Corner, where we discuss how both 'The Zone of Interest' and 'Society of the Snow' are great movies, but also what you could call "A Tough Hang." Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe

As all good gaming podcasts do, this week we take stock of the NHL during its midseason break, and lament the two teams going to the Superbowl. We also talk a bit on some 2024 games we're excited for, and Norris tries to convince Mike and Steph to get into Like A Dragon. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

This week we got all the hot action as we discuss Our 2024 Locks for your video game drafts! Also it's the triumphant return of Matt's Movie Corner, as he gives us the dirt on this year's Oscars. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe

This is it, the pod where we decide, empirically, the best game of 2023! Here the full deliberations, recriminations, childish name-calling, that goes into us deciding such an important honour! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe

It's that time of year again! Where we discuss the things that helped us get through another cold dark year: rum punch and video games! This first episode is the gang going through our individual top ten lists. Be sure to tune in next week as we bring out the knives and determine our overall game of the year! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe

This is also our game of the month episode for Chants of Sennaar, but sometimes you just get a good title and have to use it. We're out here translating languages like some real smart folks this week, as we try to figure just what the fuck everyone's trying to say in Chants of Sennaar! Spoilers, it's a great game! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe

It's the end of human culture. This week we go through the now-probably-very-old Game Awards, and also talk about the TV shows that Playstation is removing from their store, that mostly exist. Like, look at this list of tv shows: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/ Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

That's right, another award goes to Baldur's Gate 3 bay-bee! Also this week we talk about the cute bugs in Cocoon, and the cute fish in Dave the Diver. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe

It's just more Baldur's gate. Maybe some other stuff. But like just all Baldur's Gate. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

This week we're talking about beautiful black-and-white spooks, with World of Horror! The 1-bit indie game that just recently came out of early access. We also discuss where eels come from, where you're supposed to bow and clap or clap and bow at a ghost, and a bunch of other important World of Horror details! Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe

But seriously can someone *please* tell me where to find a self defense course for people in their mid-to-late 30's? Asking for a friend. This week, oh damn is that Baldur's Gate 3's music I hear? Also some Spiderman 2, some Cobalt Core, and some general musings on life. Hey, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe