Hopped-Up 64

A podcast about craft beer, the video game industry, and the true meaning of friendship

Ep 271: New Car Talk 04/24/2026

Ep 271: New Car Talk We're the sequel. This week the gang talks Pragmata, Dragon Quest 3, and some more wrath of the righteous. Also please help Matt get a new car. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40970795

Ep 270: Fists to Fingies 04/17/2026

Ep 270: Fists to Fingies Watch out when they shift from one to the other. This week's docket: Sports Gambling! Resident Evil! Death Stranding 2! Pokémon! Fingies! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40883005

Ep 269: This Wheel...! It Was Made For Me! 04/10/2026

Ep 269: This Wheel...! It Was Made For Me! We're just happy to be alive and back on the wheel this week! Topics include: Baseball, the cutest berry in Berry Bury Berry, being trapped in Samsara, and some Death Stranding 2! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40782245

Ep 268: Game of the Month: Resident Evil Requiem 04/03/2026

Ep 268: Game of the Month: Resident Evil Requiem Guys I think there might be something wrong with this hospital. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40706065

Ep 267: I Could Listen To So Many Podcasts If I Got Addicted To Slot Machines 03/27/2026

Ep 267: I Could Listen To So Many Podcasts If I Got Addicted To Slot Machines The Virtuous Cycle of the 21st century. This week the gang is taking some baby steps, is digging into some Resident Evil, and figures out what's wrong with Epic Games. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40638885

Ep 266: I Would *Love* To Be An Nvidia Shill 03/20/2026

Ep 266: I Would *Love* To Be An Nvidia Shill I'll say anything you want me to say man. Just put in the script in the money envelope. This week we talk about DLSS 5, Resident Evil Requiem, a Norris game called s.p.l.i.t., and watches! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40539100

Ep 265: Cait Sith Is Not Rizz 03/13/2026

Ep 265: Cait Sith Is Not Rizz Counter-argument: Yes, he is. This week's topics include: Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth! Resident Evil Requiem! Wrath of the Righteous! Linux Problems! And more! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40393270

Ep 264: Game of the Month: Horses 03/06/2026

Ep 264: Game of the Month: Horses I thought we agreed we weren't going to let Italians own farmland. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40309155

Ep 263: Sports Bring The World Together 02/27/2026

Ep 263: Sports Bring The World Together It's another sports episode! Strap in for some hockey talk as the gang talks about Olympic hockey, and its radioactive fallout. It's *also* a video game episode, though, as Norris explains why Xbox is dead, and what led to its death. Mike and Steph also talk about their trips to The Beach, and Norris continues his fun in the steppes of Pathologic 3. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40238225

Ep 262: Type 2 Fun 02/20/2026

Ep 262: Type 2 Fun That's this podcast. This week, we try to remember how to podcast. Matt doesn't care for the Olympics, Norris extolls the need for a secret police, Mike doesn't want people to be rats, and Steph wants to set the horse girls free. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40172725

Ep 261: Game of the Year 2025: The Group List 02/13/2026

Ep 261: Game of the Year 2025: The Group List Shields will shatter; blades will bleed. This week the crew takes our favourite games of 2025 and determines, THROUGH THE POWER OF SCIENCE AND FRIENDSHIP, the game of the year. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/40069110

Ep 260: Game of the Year 2025: Individual Lists 02/06/2026

Ep 260: Game of the Year 2025: Individual Lists Come join us for (oh jesus) *over two and a half hours* as we talk up our favourite games of 2025! Then tune in next week as we fight to the death for our group GOTY! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39989320

Ep 259: I Wanna Go Poggers For Sephiroth 01/30/2026

Ep 259: I Wanna Go Poggers For Sephiroth To be fair who doesn't. This week Dave becomes the podcast's Official JRPG Guy, Mike escapes the math planet, and Norris talks about his favourite 6/10 games. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39907050

Ep 258: Fantasy Critic Draft 2026 01/23/2026

Ep 258: Fantasy Critic Draft 2026 We pickin' games! Game choices 2026! Come follow along as we make well-reasoned and smart decisions about what gaming in 2026 is going to look like. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39847505

Ep 257: $20 on Girl 01/16/2026

Ep 257: $20 on Girl I'd be crazy not to take that action. This week the gang discusses: Mike's worrying Factorio addiction. Steph's worrying Dispatch addiction. Norris' overall opinion on the French, and Dave's fear of Blue Prince. We also make some very normal bets. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39751170

Ep 256: Game of the Month: Arco 01/09/2026

Ep 256: Game of the Month: Arco On the first GotM of 2026, we talking Arco! An indie darling about getting repeatedly shot to death. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39655925

Ep 255: Happy HondaDays 01/02/2026

Ep 255: Happy HondaDays We close out the year doing what we do best: talking about RAM. We also look back at 2025 a bit, look forward to 2026 a bit, and talk about some last minute holiday gaming. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39586610

Ep 254: Linux Episode 12/26/2025

Ep 254: Linux Episode Who let these two clowns run an episode. We talk about our Beautiful AI Future, Matt getting sucked into Wrath of the Righteous, and Norris confirming that even decades later Life Is (still) Strange. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39523320

Ep 253: White Boy's Machine 12/19/2025

Ep 253: White Boy's Machine This week the gang solves the video game industry, talk on the Game Awards a bit, and invent the perfect Dating Game. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39451455

Ep 252: Cloud Strife, INCEL First Class 12/12/2025

Ep 252: Cloud Strife, INCEL First Class A hero for some. This week we're talking about cute choo-choo Lego, running a small antique shop, and our distrust of the French. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39364655

Ep 251: Game of the Month: Hades 2 12/05/2025

Ep 251: Game of the Month: Hades 2 God DAMN these gods are horny. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39263900

Ep 250: Turns Out You Can Go Back 11/28/2025

Ep 250: Turns Out You Can Go Back This week we're talking about cool little puzzles we like to play on our various devices. And also emulating the classics. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39194840

Ep 249: Game Awards Nominations? In This Economy!? 11/21/2025

Ep 249: Game Awards Nominations? In This Economy!? At this time of year, At this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within Geoff Keighley's mind. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39119245

Ep 248: If The World Ends, I Want To Be Able To Play All The Dragon Quest Games 11/14/2025

Ep 248: If The World Ends, I Want To Be Able To Play All The Dragon Quest Games Which is an understandable request. This week, the gang talks about software emulation, Microsoft kinda just giving up, how much Super Mario World rules, Arc Raiders, and how AI is gonna kill us all. Also you (yes you) should play Strange Antiquities. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/39042095

Ep 247: Game of the Month: Look Outside 11/07/2025

Ep 247: Game of the Month: Look Outside Who's that out my window screaming at me to look out side. I will never look outside. This week we're talking Look Outside, the result of mixing Earthbound, Junji Ito, and Charles Barkley Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38926840

Ep 246: Give Me A Horror Movie For The Freaks 10/31/2025

Ep 246: Give Me A Horror Movie For The Freaks A real greasy grabber. This week the gang is about baseball, we're about Hades 2, and we're about horror movies. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38856055

Ep 245: I'm Not A Video Game Idiot 10/24/2025

Ep 245: I'm Not A Video Game Idiot He's not! People need to stop saying it! This week, there's some Blue Jays talk, some Look Outside talk, and some Hades 2 talk. We also discuss video game difficulty and the heated race that is the Hopped-Up Fantasy Critic competition. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38747515

Ep 244: Justinian Mindset 10/17/2025

Ep 244: Justinian Mindset Gregorian Grind. This week we talk about Look Outside, Hades 2, dubstep, rap history, Taylor Swift, dumb guys trying to sound like smart guys, and a bunch of horror films. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38615240

Ep 243 Seizing The Initiative 10/10/2025

Ep 243 Seizing The Initiative Carpe Podcast. This week we discuss: computer hygiene, One Battle After Another, Eddington, Silksong, Dark Souls, Hades 2, Microsoft and EA competing to see who can get out of games faster, and just vibes. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38519575

Ep 242: Game of the Month: Pokémon Fire Red Nuzlocke 10/03/2025

Ep 242: Game of the Month: Pokémon Fire Red Nuzlocke Friends don't let friends Nuzlocke. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/38450770

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