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Hosted by Scott Johnson, this is a twice-weekly look at the latest gaming headlines and commentary from around the games industry. Out every Monday and Thursday! Occasional interviews and other goodies await those brave enough to subscribe!

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    Another Forwarding Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 0:16


    Another Forwarding Test

    SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 78:00


    SPECIAL: A conversation with Chris Metzen: I really think you'll all enjoy this interview. A lot has happened since we last had this opportunity, and we talk about it all. And yes, even the Blizzard stuff you have questions about. Enjoy!

    PLAY RETRO 03: The Donkey Kong Arcade Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 73:00


    Today, it's all about a monkey named Donkey, and a little guy named Jump Man, and how the biggest shift in character-based gaming was about take a HUGE leap right under our noses. Enjoy!

    PLAY RETRO 02: Phantasy Star IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 66:00


    Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in Japan in 1993 and Europe and North America in 1995. It is the fourth and final game in the original Phantasy Star series, concluding the story of the Algol Star System. And we are here for it!

    PLAY RETRO 01: Joust

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 85:00


    The first episode is here! And there's a lot in here, including a deep loving look at Joust, and why it might be the greatest arcade game of all time. We also talk about playing retro games in VR, how Scott grew up with arcades in his basement, Guess Our Game remains, and MORE!

    BOOP 313: Retroactive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 61:00


    BOOP 312: We'll Need More Ninjas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 60:00


    Halo and drugs are quite the combo. What is Ridley Scott thinking? This week's release news! Scott reviews Cyber Shadow. Brian reviews Undungeon. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 311: Ugly but Fun!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 60:00


    Lots of stuff to talk about today, including getting into driving games again, and playing Stranger Things puzzle games. Scott reviews Dungeons of Edera. Brian reviews Recipe for Disaster. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 310: A lot to Unpack

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 65:00


    We look at this week's releases, plus a few more indie stories! Scott reviewed Unpacking. Brian reviewed Despot's Game. Guess Our Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 309: A lot to UNPACK

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 60:00


    Quick stuff about the state of Rogue Legacy 2, and Brian trying to find the real Bucky O'Hare. This week's new games include Unpacking, To The Rescue, and Giant's Uprising. Scott reviews Let's Make a Zoo, and Brian reviews They Always Run. Guess My Game, new emails and more!

    BOOP 308: Demon Handed Bathtub

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 68:00


    Lots of stuff today! New games this week and next! Scott reviews Inscryption. Brian reviews Into The Pit. Guess My Game, and your emails too!

    BOOP 307: Defend THIS Tower!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 60:00


    Games coming this week: Lumione, Into The Pit, and They Always Run. Today Scott reviewed Big Farm Story. Brian reviewed The Riftbreaker. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 306: Someone Scan The Arcade

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2021 60:00


    Dusting off the Saints and Imagine Earth. Messing with the Vanias. New games this week. Scott played Mind Scanners. Brian played Arcade Tycoon. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 305: Doing Ninja Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 78:00


    Hey! It's October and time to talk about the scary games we wanna play. Not only that, but we go through new releases and upcoming indies! Also, Scott reviews Aragami 2, while Brian reviews Potion Craft! Emails, Guess My Game, and more!

    BOOP 303: Reset The Customers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 71:00


    Streaming when you don't wanna. PS Now for Brian? New releases and upcoming games! Gas Station Sim is Scott's game. Brian plays Flynn: Son of Crimson. Guess My Game. Emails and more!

    BOOP 302: The Cute Spiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 66:00


    Back to Spiritfarer! And was Path of Neo actually good? The weeks new and upcoming releases! Scott reviews Car Mechanic Simulator. Brian played Lake. We stump each other with Guess my Game, and do your emails and more!

    BOOP 301: Scratch It

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 60:00


    What to do with all your minis. Also, the games hitting right now and this week! Plus Scott reviews Song of Iron, while Brian reviews Greak: Memories of Azur. Guess My Game, and your emails and more!

    BOOP 300: You've Ruined my Banners

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 60:00


    Mobile games that take your day over. 12 Minutes and it's weird endings. Lots of new games out this week and next. Scott played Banners of Ruin. Brian played Dreamscaper. Guess My Game! Your emails and lots more!

    BOOP 299: Rustle Up Some Game Grub

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2021 64:00


    Being a Dwarf again! Halo don't play like that! Lots of new and upcoming indie releases to talk about today. This week's games: Scott played Rustler. Brian played Atrio: The Dark Wild. Guess My Game, your emails and more!

    BOOP 298: Eat the Meat, Save the Barf

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 65:00


    Today Scott and Brian kick it off with some discussion around controller matching. Then we dive into the latest indie releases. And THEN Scott goes hard on Lawn Mowing Simulator. Brian is all in on Death Trash. We play Guess Our Game, and finish things out with some emaily things.

    BOOP 297: Back Bones and Elbows

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 74:00


    Scott got a Backbone, and Brian got a HOTAS. We also played The Last Campfire and The Ascent. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 296: Maybe Healing Him will Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 60:00


    Why some weird MMO's actually work. How many He-Man games were there? Upcoming releases and news. Scott played Death's Door. Brian played Imagine Earth. Guess My Game! Emails! And loads more!

    BOOP 294: Head In The Clouds

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 68:00


    Does Scott actually like cooking sims? Does brian like Bears? Some news of new games, and then Scott played Crash Drive 3, while Brian played Black Skylands. Guess Our Games, and your emails and more!

    BOOP 294: Your Own Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 60:00


    What you play on the road to see family. Cleaning up your codes! Doki Doki, Fermi, and Wonder Boy in news. This week we review, Wildermyth and Hellpoint. Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 293: Stay a while, and avoid the puppets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 65:00


    Want more metroidvanias in your life? Good news! Teardown makes things easier. Alex Kidd is back and on your TV. THIS WEEK'S REVIEWS: Traveller's Rest and Hello Puppets: Midnight Show. Guess Our Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 292: Up Thru Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 70:00


    Lots more indys at E3 this week, and we talk about em. Also, Tunic is still real! LOADS of xbox demos now up. Disney loosens up a little for indy devs. Scott played and reviewed Rising Hell. Brian played and reviewed Until We Die. Guess Our Game, your emails and lots more!

    BOOP 291: Building Decks and Climbing Hills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 60:00


    We look at the big stuff that came out of the Guerrilla Collective Showcase. Plus, our games this week: Tainted Grail, For The Warp, and Insurmountable! Plus Guess My Game, and lots more!

    BOOP 290: Dodge This Ball

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 60:00


    EA Dodgeball, Days Gone, Netflix is getting into games? Wanna get new Silent Hill games? King of Seas too. Scott played Voxel Tychoon. Brian played The Wild At Heart, and LOTS more!

    BOOP 289: Devolving into Billions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 65:00


    BOOP 288: Doin' that 80 12, baby!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 70:00


    All the Golf. Waiting for that Xcloud invite. MS giving a better cut to devs. Legend of Keepers is OUT of EA. Turnips are really popular on Steam right now. Hot deals! Skeletal Avenger. We Are The Caretakers. Guess My Game. Your emails. A new contest and more!

    BOOP 287: My Bullets Go Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 60:00


    We get into it this week right away, with the Evercade VS, Mona, and Instruments of Destruction! Scott played and loved Orbital Bullet. Brian played and loved Rain on Your Parade. We have a great music discussion and more!

    BOOP 286: Cloud Monsters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 60:00


    Scott has his head in ESO hard, and Dun away did NOT get his Xcloud invite. Also, we hit some breaking indie news, and then got to some sweet games this week. Scott played American Fugitive on Switch, and Brian played The Slormancer on Steam! Guess My Game, emails and more!

    BOOP 285: Set your Grove on Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 66:00


    Put in the Italian Sub! Also, Cozy Grove is rad. Wildfire is also rad. Your emails are rad. Our Guess My Game competition is pretty rad. And loads more! Including what game we wanna see resurrected.

    BOOP 284: Romantic Dorfs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 56:00


    Rock Runners is going strong! Still can't stop with these life sims. Bite the Bullet provides twitch fun. Scott played Dorf Romantik, and Brian played Narita Boy. Guess My Game, emails and MORE!

    BOOP 283: Check it twice, that game is nice!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 66:06


    BOOP 282: Scratching that cyber itch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 64:00


    Scott decided that everyone should give Mankind Divided another shot because the game is rad and will fill your Cyberpunk void. Brian thinks the way to go is some dark fantasy turn-based business with King Arthur: Knight's Tale. Plus some Guess my Game, emails and more!

    Frogpants Plays: Special Interview with Chris Metzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 64:00


    Scott and Chris have a sit-down and chat up up about his new big project, plus lots of great insights into development of this kind of project vs something like a major game release at Blizzard. Here’s a bit more about the project. Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent is a 5E campaign setting by Chris Metzen and Warchief Gaming. The first release in this universe, Worldbook: Lawbrand, is based on the roleplaying campaign that Chris ran with his childhood friends in the eighties and nineties, before heading to Blizzard to work on worlds such as Warcraft, StarCraft, and more. Enjoy Scott Johnson chatting with Chris Metzen about his awesome new project!

    BOOP 281: Tiny Town Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 49:00


    Scott has a town building problem today. Brian got an early birthday present. We talk at length about Nebuchadnezzar, while Brian goes in deep on Rogue Heroes, Guess Our Games, emails and more!

    BOOP 280: One More Loop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 60:00


    We go from monitor buying options, too much time in Valheim, and then, this week's games! Loop Hero for Scott, and the final release for Curse of The Dead Gods for Brian. Guess Our Games, emails and more!

    BOOP 279: Just Be Millionaires.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 49:00


    Waiting for Shipbreaker patches. System Shock demo play9ing. The Touryst is really fun and on Gamepass. Ultimate Adom: Caverns of Chaos is out. Guess my Game, your emails and more!

    BOOP 278: Val Heeeeem!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 60:00


    We get down to business this week with a little more about Scott's stream play of Little Nightmares II, and how Arcanium got a nice update! His game this week is Blasphemous! Brian's is Valheim, and we both played a load of that. Guess My Game, emails and more! Oh, and what happened to Game Genies and Game Sharks!

    BOOP 277: Naked Rust Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 48:00


    Scott plays Legend of Keepers, and brian plays Little Nightmares II, and we also play Guess my Game, and we also read and answer emails. What else could you ask for?

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