Hopped-Up Gaming: East

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 ...

HUGE 511 - Silent Hill Book Club - Ep. 3

Our journey through Silent Hill 2 ends this week, as we have finally run out of holes/graves/sideways hallways to jump down. Join Evan, Tim, and Ben as they comiserate, gush over, and speculate on the stunning conclusion to this 2001 classic and how Bloober Team might adapt it in the upcoming remake.

HUGE 510 - Silent Hill 2 Book Club - Ep. 2

The gang are hunkered down in the dirtiest hospital around and shepherding their terminally stupid patient into a spooky... afterlife? Purgatory? Mental breakdown? All of the above? Evan gathers Ben and Tim around the microphones for Part 2 into our book club of Silent Hill 2!

HUGE 509 - Silent Hill 2 Book Club - Ep 1

Spooky season starts a little early for the HUGE Crew, as Evan leads the gang in a seance to commune with the long dead game of Silent Hill 2! Tim has played it before, but its a whole new nightmare for Ben, who's visiting the town of Silent Hill for the first time. Does the game hold up? Will our heroes be forever lost in a dense, render-obscuring fog? Crank up your radios and watch out for static as our guided tour of perhaps the most haunted town in video games begins!

HUGE 508 - Starfield has a bad map

It's time for your regularly scheduled “normal” episode of the Hopped-Up Gaming: East podcast! Evan, Tim, Ben, and Matt gather around the microphones to update you about what they've been playing and watching since the last they met. Also, get ready for next month's show theme: It's another HUGE BBC! The gang is going to be playing Silent Hill 2 in the lead up to the spookiest month of the year! If you want to follow along at home, grab yourself a copy of the game and play up to the hospi...

HUGE 507 - Geriatric Gamers

Tim, Evan, and Matthew are back with the final entry of this month's "Retro Games/Hidden Gems/Old men talk about old video games/whatever we're calling this" series! On this week's episode of the podcast, the gang talks about hidden gems from the "Fifth Generation" (releases from 1993-2001) of video games. Make sure to write down some of the games mentioned this week, you're going to want to go check them out for yourself! Come back next week for a regular episode of the podcast which sh...

HUGE 506 - Old men talk about old video games

It's another week of the podcast, and more of The HUGE Crew show up for this recording to talk about OLD VIDEO GAMES! On this week's episode of the podcast, Tim, Evan, and Matt talk about the hidden gems from the "Fourth Generation" (releases from 1988-1999) of video games. There's some pretty good ones discussed on this episode, so you should make sure to play them sometime! Come back next week for the final episode of our retro game hidden gems discussions where we'll be covering the "...

HUGE 505 - The gang's (not) all here!

Despite the entire HUGE Crew being in the room less than 24 hours ago, we only have TWO people on the podcast this week! Whoopsies! Tim and Evan will do their best to keep you company this week! On this week's episode of the podcast the boys will be talking about old video games and some hidden gems from the "Third Generation" (releases from 1983 to 1990). Come back next week when hopefully more people show up to talk about their hidden gems from the "Fourth Generation" of video games (r...

HUGE 504 - Just a Regular Show (TM)

With the Trek-troping wrapped up, it's time for your scheduled dose of Regular Show! Tim, Matt and Evan gather around the microphones and regale you with their tales of what they've been playing, reading, and watching since the last they met. If rumors are to be believed, Tim ACTUALLY FINISHED ZELDA?! Could it possibly be true?? You'll have to tune in and find out! Also discussed is the show theme for the next month, but that will have to be a surprise because I didn't appear on our e...

HUGE 503 - Trek Tropes: Transporter Accident

It's been a long road, getting from there to here. The HUGE Crew has come to the end of their Star Trek journey with one final episode of Trek Tropes. On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses “Transporter Accident” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week are:   TOS - The Enemy Within (S1 E6) TNG - Second Chances (S6 E24) VOY - Tuvix (S2 E24)   LWD - Much Ado About Boimler (S1 E7)   Come back next week for a regular...

HUGE 502 - Trek Tropes: The Holodeck

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of Hopped-Up Gaming: East. Their continuing mission: to watch old episodes of Star Trek; to talk about the weekly trope that ties the episodes together; to boldly complain like no one else has done before!  It's another instalment of Trek Tropes.That’s right! We’re still watching Star Trek and then talkn’ about Star Trek! On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses “The Holodeck” Trope and decides which episode did it best!...

HUGE 501 - Trek Tropes: Time Travel

The HUGE Crew continues their journey throughout the cosmos with another interstellar instalment of Trek Tropes.That’s right! We’re still watching Star Trek and then talkn’ about Star Trek! On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses the “Time Travel” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week are:   TNG  - Cause and Effect (S5 E15) DS9 - Trials and Tribble-ations (S5 E6) VOY - Relativity (S5 E24) Bonus Credit: SNW - Tomorrow ...

HUGE 500 - Trek Tropes: Court Room

The HUGE Crew braves the unknown and tackles a topic that they have only seldom come up against: Star Trek. That’s right! We’re watching Star Trek and then talkn’ about Star Trek! On this week’s episode of the podcast The HUGE Crew discusses the “Court Room” Trope and decides which episode did it best! The episodes being judged this week are:    TOS - Court Martial (S1 E14)  TNG - Measure of a Man (S2 E9)  VOY - Death Wish (S2 E18) Bonus credit: SNW - Ad Astra Per Aspera (S2 E2) ...

HUGE 499 - A Dante in Tidus Clothing

It's time to get back to the basics! Come join Ben, Tim, Matt, and Evan as they talk about beer and video games! And some movies too! And I guess a tv show? Look, there's a lot stuff they talk about. Some of which includes: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Legend of Zelda TotK, Final Fantasy XVI, Dave The Diver, The Mandalorian, Star Trek Resurgance, and more! Come back next week when we'll be starting our next project: Trek Tropes! The gang will be watching a number of Star Tr...

HUGE 498 - Case Closed

It's time for our final foray as freelance finders of fickle clues! Come join Matt, Dyan, and Tim as they play their last case of Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective. Will we beat The HUGE Crew's current high score? Or will we fundamentally misunderstand the case and be given the boot by Sherlock? Come back next week for a regular Beer and Video Games podcast! See ya then!

HUGE 497 - It's Crime Time

Oi! The HUGE Crew 'er at it again' as they continue their careers as Baker Street Irregulars! On this week's episode the gang plays the next case in the game "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective". Can Ben, Matt, and Evan figure out who's behind the mysterious disaperance of their fellow co-hosts? Come find out!

HUGE 496 - Private Dicks

Blimly! It's a new episode of Hopped-Up Gaming: East! Come join The HUGE Crew as they begin their new careers as Baker Street Irregulars! On this week's episode the gang plays game "Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective". Can Ben, Matt, Evan, and Dylan solve the murder of General Armstead faster than the world famous dectective himself? Come find out!

HUGE 495 - Diabloholics

Another series of suffering is over as we see Worst of the Best come to a close! It's back to our regularly scheduled programming this week as Ben, Tim, and Evan beat the heat by talking about movies, videos games, and everything in between!  I (Matthew) wasn’t on the show this week, but according to the notes I have in front of me it seems that the boys talked about: Fast X, Spider-Man Across the Spider Verse, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, maybe Hearthstone? Tim might talk ab...

HUGE 494 - Jesus CRYSIS

The deluge of detritus doesn't deter our dashing delegation of dudes, as Evan, Ben, and Tim don their suspiciously ski-googles like visors and deep dive into the world of Crysis.   (Sorry we're late on this one, go watch Across the Spiderverse!)

HUGE 493 - Worst of the Best: Mass Effect: Andromeda

It is unclear if the The HUGE Crew are capable of playing good video games anymore... This week on the podcast we have another Worst of the Best for you! The gang has played and will be discussing Mass Effect: Andromeda. Is it as bad as people say it is? Is it worse than people think? Is it the worst Mass Effect game? Listen to find out!

HUGE 492 - Get in the Hole

Illness, bad weather, moving, birthday parties, and pretty much anything else you can think of have tried to stop this week's podcast! But nothing can stop Tim and Evan from talking about all the junk that got them through the week!  This week on the podcast you can expect to hear about: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, The Super Mario Bros. movie, and more! Come back next week and join us for the continuation of our month long project: The Worst o...

HUGE 491 - Worst of the Best: Pyre

Hello there folks! It's time for a new month of experiments from The HUGE Crew! This week we kick off our next project: "Worst of the Best"! What is this strange new thing I hear you asking? Well I'm glad you asked! In "Worst of the Best" the host presents a game that they think is the worst entry in an otherwise great series. The group discuess the pitch and eventually puts it to a vote! Our first entry is: Pyre by Super Giant Games! (Yes, we know that Super Giant Games is a company and...

HUGE 490 - Chekhov's Wood Chipper

The HUGE Crew is finally done with Dead Space 3! We've gathered the survivors to meet up and do a regular podcast about beer and video games before we dive into this month's new project. This week on the podcast Evan, Tim, and Matthew talk about: John Wick 4, The Mario Movie, Evil Dead Rise, Stellaris: Ghost Signal, Mortal Kombat 11, Magic The Gathering, and more! Come back next week and join us for the start of our next month long project: The Worst of the Best! We'll be playing and dis...

HUGE 489 - BBC Dead Space 3 - Part 4

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HUGE 488 - BBC Dead Space 3 - Part 3

Misery loves company, which is unfortunate because all of the supporting characters died this week! Come listen to The HUGE Crew continue their exploration of Dead Space 3 and find out who's resolve will be the first to break? At least we're done with all the mountain climbing and side missions the game has to offer... right? Chapters covered this week: Chapter 11 though Chapter 15 If you would like to follow along at home, make sure to finish the game for next week's episode!

HUGE 487 - BBC Dead Space 3 - Part 2

The HUGE Crew continues their deep space exploration of Dead Space 3! This week the gang repairs a shuttle, discovers that side quests are not great, and also learns the horrifying truth about snow suit insulation.  Is this where the fun begins? We are begining to have our doubts... Chapters covered this week: Chapter 6 though Chapter 10 If you would like to follow along at home, make sure to play from Chapter 11 through Chapter 15 for next week's episode!

HUGE 486 - BBC Dead Space 3 - Part 1

The HUGE Crew has finally embarked on their HUGE Boys Book Club playthrough of Dead Space 3! Is this game a burried gem? Or should it have left burried under the snowy landscape of Tau Volantis? Come listen and find out! This week the gang explores Chapter 1 through Chapter 5. If you would like to follow along at home, make sure to play from Chapter 6 through Chapter 10 for next week's episode!

HUGE 485 - HUGE is Dead, Long Live HUGE

After an absoultely unprecedented run of 433 episodes, Season 2 of Hopped-Up Gaming: East has finally run its course, and has come to an end. Time for Season 3 baby! We'll be changing things up a bit moving forward, and we're super excited for what's coming and for all of you to come along for the ride. It's going to be a great year! Match of the Batch theme: "Wild Wild Wild WILD West" Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s go...

HUGE 484 - This Title Is As Phoned In As The Intro

If you're reading this message, then SOON you'll be listening to a brand new, HUGE episode, featuring Matt, Ben, & Tim and their best "Workout Beers"! This week Tim regales us with the tale of his first Final Girl victory, Matt takes an ill-fated trip to an arcade, and Ben whips out his deck and starts waving it around in front of everyone. PROGRAMMING NOTE: Starting next week we'll be uploading on TUESDAYS instead of Mondays, so don't panic when the next episode doesn't show up right aw...

HUGE 483 - Tim Finally Finds the Final Girl

COMING together to forge Epsiode 483 this week are Tim, Dylan, Evan, and Matt. They've got brews of blackest night, and a whole weeks worth of games, movies, and TV tomfoolery to discuss. Tim finally got to play some Final Girl, Evan finished off that RE8 DLC, Dylan's been playing some multiplayer games and Matt, well, Matt just wrote "MAGIC CARDS" so I hope he's doing okay.   Match of the Batch: Black as Night   Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If ...

HUGE 482 - Dragonheart is the 2nd Best Movie of 1996

IS there a better 1996 movie than Dragonheart? Well, yeah, Fargo, that's why we said 2nd Best! Join Ben, Dylan, Evan, and Matt as they fall down the anime rabbit hole, discuss Michael Jackson's oft forgotten latent transformer abilities, Joe Pesci's inverted ponytail, and the many faces of The Witness in Destiny 2's latest expansion! MotB Theme: Dragon Fire  Beer Featured: Winter Wizard, Drag'n Anchor, Lykos   Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we...

HUGE 481 - Ketamine King Kobra

THREE podcast hosts enter the ring with a Ketamine King Kobra, a DMT Giraffe, and a Cocaine Bear, who emerges victorious? You're guess is as good as mine, I wasn't on this episode! Join Dylan, Evan, and Tim as they embark on a journey filled with exotic wildlife and even more exotic pharmaceuticals, and probably a video game or two, too.   Match of the Batch Theme: Explore the Unknown   Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s ...

HUGE 480 - One Night Stands Don't Have To Be Shameful

The winter SEASON has arrived in force, so the HUGE Crew have settled in, got cozy, and watched a lot of TV and movies, including Puss & Boots, Knock at the Cabin, and Dark (and Season 3 of Picard, I guess, for some reason)! Ben has been keeping warm at the fireside of frustration dealing with Hollow Knight's more difficult gauntlets, and the gang uses the buggy mess that is Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain as a launchpad to talk about their video game one night stands. How the hell did that...

HUGE 479 - A Colosseum of Fools

Match of the Batch makes its triumphant return this week, with the somewhat befuddling theme of "I'm your new drummer." What could it mean?? Ben, Evan, Matt, and Tim try to answer that question, as well as discuss their (mis)adventures of the week, featuring discussion of Hollow Knight, genocidal court jesters, and the increasingly ridiculous costs of gathering all that magic. Featured Beers: Good Monster DIPA Uncle Giggles Paranoia Belgium Blond   Do you want to see Ben dodge ...

HUGE 478 - Who Let This Man Have A Sound Board?

Ben, Matt, and Tim are here to help you weather an auditory storm of our own creation as Matt unleashes his new soundboard on the world. We're sorry. He's not, but we are. MotB still in between season hibernation, but we did have a few drinks! Specifically: The Instigator, West Coast IPA Offerman Edition Lagavulin Nanaimo Imperial Stout Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and ...

HUGE 477 - Chris Jacobs is VERY Upset

Somehow, the description for this episode got deleted! But now it's back, sort of. At least there's something written here now. Hopefully nobody noticed. But I guess if you're reading this now, then you've sort of retroactively been made aware. Whoops.

HUGE 475 - GOTY 2022 Part II

The battle lines have been drawn, and our warriors stand at the ready for a glorious battle royale. Which game will emerge as the champion of 2022? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!   Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can get for your support! Stay tuned for updates about future project releases

RE-RELEASE - Ep 465 - Cakes Under Duress - 11/14/2022

Hey all, this week is a re-posting of what appears to be a LOST EPISODE that got banished to the void when we finally jumped from the sinking ship known as Hipcast (RIP). You may have still had a chance to listen on the original feed before the changeover completed, but since it's missing from the now main feed we're taking this week to fill in the gap. See you next week for GOTY Part II! ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: It's just Ben and Matt this week. I think everyone else forgot that we do a...

HUGE 474 - GOTY 2022 Part I

Someone call Rian Johnson because the HUGE Crew have all showed up with their knives fully out as they gather around the table to cut down every game 2022 had to offer until we are left with only 10 games standing. Beer Featured: Ain't nobody got time for that! It's GOTY season! Did you like the first season of HUGE A-SS? Well check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and you can watch season two, RIGHT NOW! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can get for your support! Stay tuned...

HUGE 473 - I Really Enjoy Double Jumps

Would you look at the time! Get ready to gobble up this definitely not slightly late episode of Hopped-Up Gaming: East, featuring Tim, Evan, and Ben! The gang has been crossing off their to do-lists in preparation for the looming apocalypse that is GOTY 2022, and so they've got some closing thoughts on GoW: Ragnarok, Tunic, and Signalis, as well as some early impressions of High on Life! We also return to Match of the Batch this week, and ponder the best beer for the kind of person who w...

HUGE 472 - Grumpy Old Men Play Game About Being Grumpy Old Man, Are Grumpy About It

It's a New Years Miracle, we managed to round up the gang for a podcast recording! And Matt's here?! What has he been doing with all of his time away from the show? You'll have to tune in to find out! We've also watched a couple of great(?) movies this week, so get set to get wet as we throw some cold water on the Avatar 2 hype. Beer this week:  A Miserable Pile Of Secrets Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check...

HUGE 471 - Tim does a Solo show? - 2022/26/12

It's the holidays, so most of The HUGE Crew is out of commision this week! Come join Tim as he drives the podcasting sleigh and delivers all the good boys and girls their .mp3s for the week! Hopefully there aren't any uninvited guests... Beer this week:  n/a Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can ...

HUGE 470 - Sleepin' on Citizen Sleeper 2022/12/19

HUGE 469 - Tunic Got Added To The Clinton Body Count - 2022/12/12

In this exta special event of an episode, we gathered the gang together in person to make our predictions for the Game Awards winners, watch the show, and then record our reactions! Pay no attention to the dramatic change in audio between the sections, they were recorded in the same place at the same time, we promise. Beer this week:  Permanent Vacation NEIPA by Two Crows Mikes Hard Red "Orange" Freezie and Mikes Hard White "Blue" Freezie Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts...

HUGE 468 - Like a Dill Pickle Ice Tea - 2022/12/05

Be thankful that the podcast scientists haven't invented a way for us to beam taste signals into your ears, because Ben drank something truly vile for Match of the Batch this week. Once the dust (and Ben's guts) settled from MOTB, the gang checks out what else is on The Menu, Evan struggles to git gud, Tim dances with the devils like a naive angel, and Ben tells everyone what its like to be best friends with an Avenger (or two). Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final F...

HUGE 467 - Can Your Child Survive In Space

Ben, Evan and Tim are here to answer the tough questions this week, like: Could a child survive in space? Should you play 1899? What is GFUEL? What's in The Menu? Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can get for your support! Stay tuned for updates about future project releases As always keep se...

HUGE 466 - RAGNAROCK'N'ROLL - 2022/11/21

The gang's all here, or at least as all here as they're going to be for the foreseeable future.... Ben, Dylan, Evan, and Tim start by praising the sun with offerings of beer, then immediately get into the apocalyptic tales of both Raganarok and Evan's voyage to Vancouver. Discussed this week: God of War: Ragnarok Tunic Smile The perils of cross country flights And more! Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! ...

Ep 464 - Valkyries are hard - 11/07/2022

Ben, Tim, and Matt hold down the fort this week. There’s video games to talk about, movies to talk about, and a whole lot more! You can expect to hear about: Midnight Club Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities God of War 2018 Streaming Games Persona 5 And more! Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you c...

Ep 463 - It’s Halloween - 10/312022

I just got in from Trick or Treating, so you’re getting a quickly written show note this week! Join Ben, Tim, Matt, and Evan for some video games talk, beer talk, movie talk, technical issues, and more! Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can get for your support! Stay tuned for updates about future proj...

Ep 462 - The Rats of Us - 10/24/2022

Ben, Tim, and Matthew have survived another week and they’re ready to podcast! Come join The HUGE crew as they chat about: Halloween Ends Twilight A Plague Tale: Requiem Scorn Bike updates Marvel Champions And more! Do you want to see Ben dodge 200 lighting bolts in Final Fantasy X? If we get to 10 Patrons he’s gotta do it! Check out patreon.com/hoppedupeast and support the show if you like! Take a look at our tier options and see what you can get for your support! Stay tuned for updates abou...