Hopped-Up 64

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

Ep 236: Finally a Podcast for the Boys 08/22/2025

Ep 236: Finally a Podcast for the Boys This week the gang tries to come up with some money-making schemes, talk a bit about our upcoming Game of the Month, before digging in further to our Nuzlocke plans (or lack thereof). 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/37887320

Ep 235: Too Many Games 08/15/2025

Ep 235: Too Many Games And we're all just watching baseball. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37832315

Ep 234: POKEDRAFT 2025 08/08/2025

Ep 234: POKEDRAFT 2025 Oh god what are they doing now. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37712425

Ep 233: Sittin' Ain't Easy 08/01/2025

Ep 233: Sittin' Ain't Easy The gang this week is getting Baseball-Pilled, even if the gods try to stop us. We also talkin' some more Expedition 33, some more Sekiro and Donkey Kong, Dave is now a depraved horsegirl racer, and apparently they made a sequel to Happy Gilmour? Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37631045

Ep 232: I Am Not The Candy Gobbler 07/25/2025

Ep 232: I Am Not The Candy Gobbler No matter what you might have heard. We talkin' sodas this week, folks. Our foremost expertise. Also the college-sports-ification of Sumo. And whether or not the Elder Olympics would be a good idea. Jack is a real sick horse-girl head (his words), Norris *is still not* the Candy Gobbler, and Matt wants to go to Denny's. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37538845

Ep 231: Parents Don't Let Your Kids Eat Rare Candies 07/18/2025

Ep 231: Parents Don't Let Your Kids Eat Rare Candies This week, we ask Pokémon Master Mike to explain to us everything about the Deep Lore, but first we figure out the tastiest colour. Norris talks about being a cool ninja, and Matt now loves Superman and wants to hug and kiss him. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37424200

Ep 230: Deep-Freeze Rental By The Foot 07/11/2025

Ep 230: Deep-Freeze Rental By The Foot This is our business idea please you cannot steal our business idea. This week the gang talks about the Costco Life, buying a cow, and the top movies of the 21st Century. Jack got a deep freeze, Norris has played a lot of steam games, Dave is hanging out with French perverts, Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/37370835

Ep 229: Game of the Month: Doom The Dark Ages 07/04/2025

Ep 229: Game of the Month: Doom The Dark Ages This week we're going back to Rip-And-Tear-Town, as we discuss the latest adventures of Flynn Taggart in Doom: The Dark Ages! 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/37253130

Ep 228: Going to Hogwarts at 37 06/27/2025

Ep 228: Going to Hogwarts at 37 And I promise it won't make me a TERF. This week the gang talks about online witchcraft and wizardy, indie horror video games, and the 1992 film Bram Stroker's Dracula. 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/37171115

Ep 227: Ska Boy Summer 06/20/2025

Ep 227: Ska Boy Summer Catch the spirit. This week, we celebrate the return of Ska, Warped Tour, and all the Best Bands of our youth. There's news from the Stellaris front, discussions on best BG3 builds, Norris admits he cried at the end of The Boy and the Heron, and the gang gets in touch with both their feminine and masculine sides. 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/37067425

Ep 226: SummerFest, and the Living's Easy 06/13/2025

Ep 226: SummerFest, and the Living's Easy Norris bought a Switch 2; let's see how much shame he feels. This week we talk on the Summer Games Fest, Mario Kart World, what the fuck is happening with Stellaris, Doom: The Dark Ages, Crypt Custodian. Gaaaames. 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/36964305

Ep 225: Kid Cigarettes 06/06/2025

Ep 225: Kid Cigarettes Cracking a Prohibition Bud and burning down a kid ciggy during recess. This week the gang talks about tactical laser tag, fighting mimes, and, of course, Baldur's Gate 3. 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/36855175

Ep 224: Game of the Month - Blue Prince 05/30/2025

Ep 224: Game of the Month - Blue Prince We're hanging out in our cool new mansion this month, as we discuss Blue Prince! A puzzle-roguelike about a weird house and not at all about radical politics. 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/36783065

Ep 223: Open Wide For Some Hockey 05/23/2025

Ep 223: Open Wide For Some Hockey The hockeyheads are in this week, so we take a break from vidya to solve an age-long question: which team in the NHL is the saddest? 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/36665565

Ep 222: Locally Grown, Ethically Sourced Hentai 05/16/2025

Ep 222: Locally Grown, Ethically Sourced Hentai Buy local. Norris is back from Japan and has Some Important Teachings for everyone. We also discuss some Blue Prince, the new J'RPG Clair Obscur, and talk on the recent Baldur's Gate 3 patch. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/36580960

Ep 221: No Pants, Bare Ass, Can't Lose 05/09/2025

Ep 221: No Pants, Bare Ass, Can't Lose This week we discuss forcing your kids to cheer for bad hockey teams. Also: Matt is back on the Tactics, Mike is back on the Nuzlocke, and Norris is just chillin' with South of Midnight. 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/36274675

Ep 220: Game of the Month - The Roottrees Are Dead 05/02/2025

Ep 220: Game of the Month - The Roottrees Are Dead The game that destroyed Norris' sleep schedule. It might be good folks! 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/36274650

Ep 219: Marriage Counselling 04/25/2025

Ep 219: Marriage Counselling This week, Norris needed to record an ep when nobody was available, so he press-ganged his wife in front of a microphone. We discuss: Split Fiction! Eephus! Star Wars! And a whole bunch more! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, with Special Guest Kattia W Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/36232775

Ep 218: Are Energy Drinks Tariff-Exempt? 04/18/2025

Ep 218: Are Energy Drinks Tariff-Exempt? I'm just ruminating on some business ideas, it's a valid question. This week: Dave is Avowed's Shock Wizard, Norris drinks a canned cocktail, and we ruminate how we got here as a species. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/36202385

Ep 217: Burger Scalping 04/11/2025

Ep 217: Burger Scalping Classic Triple at Classic Double prices. This week the gang talks about the Nintendo Switch 2 news, which is all going out the windows anyways with tariff stuff. Also some talk on R.E.P.O., Rogue Trader, and that hot new console: the Nintendo DS. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, David Beebe, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/36079700

Ep 216: Game of the Month: Do No Harm 04/04/2025

Ep 216: Game of the Month: Do No Harm The gang's humours are all out of balance this week, as we discuss drink gremlins VS drink trolls, and also talk about our game of the month: Do No Harm. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35970090

Ep 215: The Podcaster's Curse 03/28/2025

Ep 215: The Podcaster's Curse We're getting Ghibli-fied this week as we talk about the most important things to podcasters: aspartame, video games, Cinema, and warhammer. Get on the bus, toot toot! 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/35882935

Ep 214: That Red Toad Has Hands 03/21/2025

Ep 214: That Red Toad Has Hands We open up some Split Fiction, some Avowed, some Star of Providence this week. Also, we apologize that the last 20 minutes of the pod is *entirely* about Warhammer. But boys will be boys. 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/35785950

Ep 213: The Revolution's Manga Expert 03/14/2025

Ep 213: The Revolution's Manga Expert The Feelin' Fine Train keeps chugging along, toot toot! This week the gang gets into Avowed, talks some Silent Hill 2, and about whether it's prudent to buy a gun. 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/35649155

Ep 212: Game of the Month: Tactical Breach Wizards 03/07/2025

Ep 212: Game of the Month: Tactical Breach Wizards This week the gang is talking about what's truly making them depressed: the Vancouver Canucks. Oh, and we're talking a game of the month this week! We're talking Tactical Breach Wizards, a game where you play as a tier-1 operator in a pointy hat. 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/35555760

Ep 211: Limp Bizkit's Mission Impossible 02/28/2025

Ep 211: Limp Bizkit's Mission Impossible It's been a while since the fellas met, so we're talking a lot of games. But also! Take a trip to Matt's Movie Corner, as we discuss the festering pile of movies that is this year's Oscar nominees! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35453810

Ep 210: Video Game Draft 2025 02/21/2025

Ep 210: Video Game Draft 2025 2025: Shaping up to be a great year! And to celebrate how fantastic 2025 is most certainly going to be, we're doing a Game Draft! What's a Game Draft? Come find out! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35346340

Ep 209: Game of the Month: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop 02/14/2025

Ep 209: Game of the Month: Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop We choppin' and rockin' this week with a neat little roguelite fix-em-up! That's right we're discussing out January GotM, Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop! Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, David Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35281130

Ep 208: Game of the Year 2024 Part 2 02/07/2025

Ep 208: Game of the Year 2024 Part 2 We're dialed up, we're jacked in, the niceties are out of the way. Let's figure out 2024's Game of the Year! *dramatic electronic music starts playing* Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35185065

Ep 207: Game of the Year 2024 Part 1 01/31/2025

Ep 207: Game of the Year 2024 Part 1 It's the most acrimonious time of the year, as the full gang determines their ten favourite games of 2024! It's a two-part process, and this week we go through our individual top ten lists. Generally a feel-good time! Tune in next week as we take our individual top ten lists and carve it down in true barbaric fashion. Also, come chill with us at our discord: bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai, Matt Emery, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe /episode/index/show/b584d519-b741-491f-aca9-704f3026851f/id/35041395

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