Hopped-Up Gaming: East

We get together every week to talk up the news in gaming, the games we're playing, and basically whatever else might come up. Oh yeah, we drink and rate beer that we don't properly know how to evaluate.

HUGE 541 - Turns Out We're Not Dead 09/10/2024

HUGE 541 - Turns Out We're Not Dead Summer has taken us hostage, this is our proof-of-life recording. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/32998357

HUGE 540 - Trek Tropes S2 - And Now The Conclusion 06/25/2024

HUGE 540 - Trek Tropes S2 - And Now The Conclusion After several weeks probing the depths of other tropey trek episodes, the HUGE Crew have returned to settle their unfinished business from our season opener. How many of these two parters will stick the landing? Will this prove a worthwhile endeavour, or would we all be better off if these episodes got blasted by a Krenim timeship? And most importantly, how many lights will they see? Episodes Discussed: TNG - Chain of Command, Part 2 DS9 - By Inferno's Light VOY - Year of Hell, Part 2 /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/31949002

HUGE 539 - Trek Tropes S2 - Back To The Present 06/18/2024

HUGE 539 - Trek Tropes S2 - Back To The Present Ben, Tim, and the rest of the crew hop in our time machines and travel to 1968, 2022, and 2024 to follow the temporal hijinx of various Starfleet officers that just so happen to find themselves sent back in time to the exact time and place that the episodes themselves are being filmed, what a fortuitous coincidence! So grab some street meat, head to #10 Forward St, and watch out for sentient space cats that might actually be devious women in disguise, and prepare to discuss this week's episodes: TOS - Assignment Earth SNW - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow PIC - The Watcher Next week we conclude this second season of Trek Tropes by wrapping up the two parters that we started with: TNG - Chain of Command (Pt 2) DS9 - By Inferno's Light VOY - Year of Hell (Pt 2) /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/31587407

HUGE 538 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Weirdly Horny Episode 06/11/2024

HUGE 538 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Weirdly Horny Episode Lots of TV shows have their horny episodes, but Trek has got that special brand of WEIRDLY HORNY that involves reading particulary erotic sections of your grandmother's diary and getting friendzoned by your holographic crush who fell for your therapist instead. Oh, and don't forget about getting so outrageously horny you decide to murder your boss in blind rage. This weeks episodes: TOS - Amok Time TNG - Sub Rosa VOY - Alter Ego Next week we tackle episodes that send our heroes catapulting back into the distant past...that just so happens to be the present day that the episode was being recorded in, and wouldn't you know it, they're on Earth too! TOS - Assignment: Earth SNW - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow PIC - The Watcher /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/31587157

HUGE 537 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Two Parter Part 1 06/04/2024

HUGE 537 - Trek Tropes S2 - The Two Parter Part 1 Kept you waiting, huh? Yeah, sorry about that! The good news is that these Trek Tropes episodes are all recorded, edited, and scheduled, so your next four episodes will for sure come out on time and on schedule. Or, if Ben screws up, they might ALL be available right now! In this first episode of our second round of Trek Tropes, Ben, Tim, and the crew discuss the first parts of several major Trek two parters, discuss some pros and cons of two part structures, and wonder if this whole Trek tropes thing was a good idea after all. This Week's Episodes: TNG - Chain of Command (Pt 1) DS9 - In Purgatory's Shadow VOY - Year of Hell (Pt 1) In a surprise twist however, next weeks episodes are NOT the conclusions to our two parters, instead we'll use those to bookend this series, and next week will be THE WEIRDLY HORNY episodes: TOS - Amok Time TNG - Sub Rosa VOY - Alter Ego /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/31587042

HUGE 536 - The Return of Trek Tropes! 05/07/2024

HUGE 536 - The Return of Trek Tropes! Co-Captains Ben and Tim are here to chat about what they played, watched, and read this week, but more importantly, to announce Season 2 of Trek Tropes! They did it once, and by god they're going to do it again! If you want to watch along at home, the assigned trope for next episode is "TWO PARTERS: PART 1", and your episodes to watch are: Chain of Command Pt 1 (TNG-S6E10) In Purgatory's Shadow (DS9 - S5E14) Year of Hell Pt 1 (VOY - S4E08) /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/31239542

HUGE 535 - It Has Been Zero Days Since The Last Destiny 2 Incident 04/25/2024

HUGE 535 - It Has Been Zero Days Since The Last Destiny 2 Incident RED ALERT! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! BEN HAS FALLEN OF THE DESTINY 2 SOBRIETY WAGON AGAIN! In lieu of flowers, please send a Buried Bloodline exotic sidearm to MadMaritimer#4486. Beer Discussed: Banished Brewing's Space Puffin NEIPA Propeller Brewing's Southbound IPA /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30989063

HUGE 534 - The Three Minus One Host Problem 04/18/2024

HUGE 534 - The Three Minus One Host Problem We're operating on a skeleton crew this week as only Ben and Tim have answered the call to record. They start strong with a dangerously large pour and a stupendously strong IPA, and end perhaps inevitably, on a full blown rant about the 3 Body Problem books. If a host isn't using his podcast as pseudo therapy, is he even podcasting? /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30878413

HUGE 533 - We Beefed April Fools 04/09/2024

HUGE 533 - We Beefed April Fools In this definitely not delayed (we're sorry) episode, Evan, Tim, and Ben gather around the microphones for a laid back Regular Show (TM). Evan talks some more about his addiction to clearing open world objectives in FFVII Rebirth, Ben sells the gang on Dragon's Dogma 2, and Tim pitches an absolute acid trip of a movie called Destroy All Neighbors! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30736973

HUGE 532 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Book Club 03/27/2024

HUGE 532 - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Book Club Buckle up, it's time for another HUGE BOYS BOOK CLUB! It took a couple of weeks, but we finally managed to get everyone to finish Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, so now we're gonna talk about the whole dang game this week! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30558183

HUGE 531 - The One We Made Sure To Get Out On Time 03/20/2024

HUGE 531 - The One We Made Sure To Get Out On Time It's a new episode of the podcast that is out on the day it's supposed to come out! This one is still hot from the podcasting oven, so enjoy it while it's fresh! Next week we'll REALLY be back with our first Book Club of the year, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30451528

HUGE 530 - The One We Definitely Didn't Forget To Post 03/12/2024

HUGE 530 - The One We Definitely Didn't Forget To Post After a brief and not-entirely-intended hiatus, the HUGE Crew returns (with Evan in tow!) to talk about what they've been playing and watching and doing and drinking this week. There's a whole bunch of catching up to do on this one, so what are you reading this for? Dive right in! Next week we'll be back with our first Book Club of the year, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30348503

HUGE 529 - Lil' Squirts 02/28/2024

HUGE 529 - Lil' Squirts I think we need to reset Google. Sometimes when you use the search function, unexpected things show up in the results... Anyhoo! Come join Ben, Tim, Matt, and Evan for another lively podcast about beer, video games, flesh pits, Halloween drinks, and more! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30143478

HUGE 528 - Ben & Tim Practice Managed Democracy 02/24/2024

HUGE 528 - Ben & Tim Practice Managed Democracy I'm not late, you're late! It's just Ben and Tim against the hordes of unclean bugs and facist robots this week, as Ben does his best Helldivers 2 recruitment pitch. Tim also waxes nostalgic for a game that both has and hasn't happened yet as the guys discuss their hopes and dreams for FFFVII Rebirth when it launches next week. Beer Discussed: Crafty Radler, from Pumphouse Martock IPA, from Schoolhouse Feral Fox, Wild Ale w/Apricot, from Two Crows Galaxy IPA, Propeller /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/30090543

HUGE 527 - JC Dentin' 02/14/2024

HUGE 527 - JC Dentin' This week on the podcast, Matt tests the gang's video game trivia knowledge in order to find out once and for all who are the REAL GAMERS, and who are the NORMIES. Come listen to find out how Ben, Tim, and Dylan fare in this earth shattering challenge! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29944008

HUGE 526 - The GOTY Hangover 01/31/2024

HUGE 526 - The GOTY Hangover Whew, we're done with that Game of the Year stuff for at least... another year? Yeah, that makes sense! Come join Ben, Tim, and Matt as they get back into the groove of things with some regular old talking about video games and beer! There's some Baldur's Gate 3, some Alan Wake 2, and there's even a card games or two! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29724688

HUGE 525 - GOTY 2023 Part 2 01/24/2024

HUGE 525 - GOTY 2023 Part 2 It's time to order the list. Wish us luck. Beer Featured: Ain't nobody got time for that! It's GOTY season! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29621538

HUGE 524 - GOTY 2023 Part 1 01/09/2024

HUGE 524 - GOTY 2023 Part 1 It's time to gather the best games of 2023, and ruthlessly judge them. Beer Featured: Ain't nobody got time for that! It's GOTY season! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29418413

HUGE 523 - GOTY Spotlight #4 Baldur's Gate 3 and... Doctor Who...? 12/27/2023

HUGE 523 - GOTY Spotlight #4 Baldur's Gate 3 and... Doctor Who...? December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, we're spotlighting 2 games each week in December, giving us time to just chill and shoot the breeze about some of our favourite games of the year, without the pressure of trying to force a vote before one of us passes out at our desks or run the risk of going so long that we cant post the episode on Spotify (yes, its possible, we've done it). This week, the games on the docket are Baldur's Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom... or maybe Doctor Who... or Magic The Gathering? Tune in and find out what we thought, and why we think they were something special this year. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29237458

HUGE 522 - GOTY Spotlight #3 Zelda TotK and Lies of P 12/19/2023

HUGE 522 - GOTY Spotlight #3 Zelda TotK and Lies of P A podcast is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when the editor remembers to upload it!" December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, we're spotlighting 2 games each week in December, giving us time to just chill and shoot the breeze about some of our favourite games of the year, without the pressure of trying to force a vote before one of us passes out at our desks or run the risk of going so long that we cant post the episode on Spotify (yes, its possible, we've done it). This week, the games on the docket are Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Lies of P. Tune in and find out what we thought, and why we think they were something special this year. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29178073

HUGE 521 - GOTY Spotlight #2 Dave the Diver and RoboCop Rogue City 12/12/2023

HUGE 521 - GOTY Spotlight #2 Dave the Diver and RoboCop Rogue City December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, we're spotlighting 2 games each week in December, giving us time to just chill and shoot the breeze about some of our favourite games of the year, without the pressure of trying to force a vote before one of us passes out at our desks or run the risk of going so long that we cant post the episode on Spotify (yes, its possible, we've done it). This week, the games on the docket are Dave The Diver and RoboCop: Rogue City. Tune in and find out what we thought, and why we think they were something special this year. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/29048783

HUGE 520 - GOTY Spotlight #1 Cocoon and Chants of Sennaar 12/05/2023

HUGE 520 - GOTY Spotlight #1 Cocoon and Chants of Sennaar "A podcast is never late, nor is it early, it arrives precisely when the editor remembers to upload it!" December is Game of the Year homework month! In an effort to try and mix up our GOTY formula a bit, we're addressing an issue we've been feeling with the process, which is that we never actually get to talk about the games on the GOTY double header, we're too busy arguing with each other and plotting coups (and getting drunk). So to help fix that, we're spotlighting 2 games each week in December, giving us time to just chill and shoot the breeze about some of our favourite games of the year, without the pressure of trying to force a vote before one of us passes out at our desks or run the risk of going so long that we cant post the episode on Spotify (yes, its possible, we've done it). This week, the games on the docket are Cocoon and Chants of Sennaar. Tune in and find out what we thought, and why we think they were something special this year. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28963828

HUGE 519 - The Wager 11/29/2023

HUGE 519 - The Wager The gang has clearly learned nothing from last week, because they left Ben and Tim unsupervised, AGAIN. At this point they really can't be held responsible for what happens. Beer Discussed: Biere De Garde - Boxing Rock Winter Beard Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout - Muskoka Brewing Leviathan Triple IPA - Propeller Brewing Co /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28835533

HUGE 518 - See I Was Totally Right About The Episode Number 11/21/2023

HUGE 518 - See I Was Totally Right About The Episode Number Someone left Ben and Tim unsupervised around the mics again, and wouldn't you know it those scamps have gone and recorded a podcast episode. They also somehow managed a conversational leap from the Game Awards to signing a pact to watch two of the saddest movies on the planet together. They're still not sure how that happened exactly so you'll just have to listen and find out so you can tell them over at bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord! Beer This Week: Galaxy - Propeller Brewing Co. (GEE WHAT A SHOCKER, TIM) Lindemans Raspberry/Cherry Lambics /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28746058

HUGE 517 - 19 INCHES OF VENOM 11/14/2023

HUGE 517 - 19 INCHES OF VENOM Ben finally snapped and kidnapped all of his friends and forced them to play Baldur's Gate 3 with him. He's not a total monster though, he allowed them to take a break... and then forced them to use that break to record this week's podcast episode! They all told him they had a real fun time though so I'm sure it's fine. /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28647298

HUGE 516 - Space is a Real Dark Place [TM] 11/07/2023

HUGE 516 - Space is a Real Dark Place [TM] Now officially graduated from Slasher School, the gang collectively takes a beat to put their feet up and shoot the breeze with a Regular Show about all of the things they've been playing. Evan finally puts Starfield to bed, Ben and Tim talk Star Trek games both new and old, and the whole gang has gone to a deep dark place with Alan Wake 2. Featured Beer: Space Puffin - Banished Brewing Tim's IPA - Big Spruce /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28548197

HUGE 515 - Slasher School 3 Ft. Chad Kreuger 10/31/2023

HUGE 515 - Slasher School 3 Ft. Chad Kreuger In the blood curdling final session of Slasher School, Tim serves up a double header of Wes Craven meta-slashers with New Nightmare and Scream. It's a mind bending ride that's full of ups and downs and unexpected twists, including a surprise appearance from... Chad Kreuger? You may need to see it to believe it, so go ahed and hop on into our discord at bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord, we have such sights to show you! Match of the Batch Theme: "What's Wes Cravin'?" /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28480394

HUGE 514 - Slasher School Term 2 10/24/2023

HUGE 514 - Slasher School Term 2 Classes are back in session as Professor Tim serves up another killer selection of required viewings, this time it's Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives followed by Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Will Ben, Dylan, and Evan survive another session of Slasher School? You'll have to tune in to find out! For next week, Slasher School goes meta! Our homework for the final episode will be a Wes Craven double header, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and Scream! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28415711

HUGE 513 - Slasher School Term 1 10/17/2023

HUGE 513 - Slasher School Term 1 Professor Tim takes the gang to Slasher School and teaches the gang what makes slasher movies tick and why he likes them so much. On the syllabus this week, Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th, two of the most seminal flicks to the genre. We're also doing special Match of the Batch contests for each Slasher School, this week's prompt was "Behind the Mask". If you wanna follow along, next week's readings are A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives! /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28351304

HUGE 512 - Enhancing Our P-Organs 10/10/2023

HUGE 512 - Enhancing Our P-Organs Now that our vacation in Silent Hill is over, the gang gets back together for a good old fashioned Regular Show (TM) and shoots the breeze about what they've been playing and watching over last month or so. We also have surprise guest appear just in time for Tim to tell us what dastardly plans he has for us this month. Topics Discussed (roughly in order of appearance): Ahsoka Talk To Me Gen V Mortal Kombat 1 Cocoon Chants of Sennaar Blasphemous 2 Lies of P Sea of Stars Starfield Goodbye Volcano High Alan Wake /episode/index/show/ba2a93ab-b653-4327-b3b5-30e460927380/id/28280132

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