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Four (sometimes three) friends talk about video games, and the things that make them so wonderful. THIS PODCAST WILL CONSISTENTLY BE FILLED WITH SPOILERS FOR GAMES OLD AND NEW!

Michael Pinto


    • Aug 10, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 125 EPISODES


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    Madden Again, OR, Harpejji Hero, OR, Music Nerds, OR, We Want GTAVI

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 56:07


    Greetings of the day, dear listener. This week, most of the gang dives headlong back into nostalgia and wistful memories of the music games, Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Also what games we weren't allowed to buy/play as young'ns, and other topics.

    #ButtStuff, OR, Beach Plum, OR, What is a Grimace?, OR, Mario is a Pokemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 66:09


    Greetings of the day, Dear Listener. As is what usually happens when we don't get to regularly record, this episode definitely goes some places. But we still talk about some video games, I promise.

    Tame Cherries, OR, Madden '95, OR, Fishing is Fun, OR, The Naked Cape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 61:21


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners. This week, we talk about the myriad Remakes and Remasters that are coming out, FFXVI, LivALiv, Madden, Tomba, DayZ, and Super Mario Armageddon, among many other topics!

    Chicken Salad for the Soul, OR, Final Fantasy Sweet Sixteen, OR, A Gentleman's Game, OR, No More Pennies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 50:44


    Greetings of the Day, Dear Listeners. This week, Tom is on vacation, but we valiantly press forward. Topics of discussion include Final Fantasy XVI, a lengthy chat about Chicken Salad, Age of Empires II, Legend of Legaia, Cities: Skylines 2, and past and present items on the Taco Bell Menu.

    Nintendo is Cool, OR, Dual Flamethrowers, OR, Remember Martin Shkreli?, OR, Topical Oceangate Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 64:48


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners. This week, we discuss (mostly) the latest Nintendo Direct and all the goodies Nintendo has for us, how much Tom loves Tears of the Kingdom, Oceangate (very briefly), Martin Shkreli (what a throwback), and several other topics!

    Fleming's Disappointment, OR, FFVII Has Rebirthed, OR, It's All Nicholas Cage, OR, CLOUD IS HOT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 59:37


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners. This week, we talk about the myriad of game trailers that dropped, but mostly the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth trailer, and also the face that Nicholas Cage is going to be in Dead by Daylight.

    Internet Strangers, OR, Banana Pudding, OR, Craps at Low Stakes, OR, Taco Bell Bathroom Invitations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 58:15


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners! This week, the gang talks about... um... banana pudding, RPGs, and mostly just devolve into telling stories. Look, they can't all be winners, okay?

    The Outlast Trials, OR, Sympathy Pains, OR, Is That Fun for You?, OR, Cat Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 57:36


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners. This week, the gang discusses the Outlast Trials, Until Dawn, the longevity of a spooky game, Crappy game mechanic, and media jumping the shark, among other things.

    Zoltan or Zoltar?, OR, You Can't Be a Punchman, OR, Spore?, OR, Wash Ya D**k

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 58:47


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners. This week, we convene to discuss topics such as the Resident Evil 4 Remake, Lost Ark, Spore, DayZ, Ecosystem, Movie video games, and oddly enough... Animorphs? Among a whole host of other things.

    Gilbert Gottfried presents JoyPad, OR, PC Problems, OR, the Paradox Paradox, OR, Diablo IV?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 63:38


    Big thanks to Gilbert Gottfriend(RIP) for doing a guest intro for the podcast this week. Other topics of discussion include the RE4 Remake, PC woes, Paradox Games, Remake and Remasters, and Diablo IV, including the can of worms that entials.

    Bigger is Better, OR, Bill from Micro Center, OR, Fleming the Tax Evader, OR, Spam the Ram

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 62:58


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners! This week, most of the gang gushes over their new PCs, their Micro Center experience (thanks, Bill!), Stardew Valley, Tax Evasion, and more PC shenanigans. Enjoy!

    Hi, Mr. Beast, OR, Rage Quit Village, OR, Leon's a Hussy, OR, Chris Pratt Loves Bagels.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 52:50


    THE GANG'S BACK TOGETHER! And this week, we discuss Stardew Valley (of course), Resident Evil 4 (both original and remake), the Super Mario Bros movie, how kids are the worst, and Mr. Beast Burger.

    New PCs, OR, Tom's V(ideo) Card, OR, Heihachi's Dead (Again), OR, Fresh Frozen Salads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 58:13


    Greeting of the day, dear listeners. Most of this week's discussion is just us being excited about building new PCs, but we still find time to talk about Keanu Reeves, Plate Up, Taco Bell, and Tekken 8.

    Plate It Up, OR, The Legend of Monty, OR, Enjoy This Bird, OR, Pokemating

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 60:51


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, most of the gang discusses Plate Up! (our newest game obsession), Montezuma Brand Tequila(tm), Birds, and if they are mammals, Grand Theft Auto, Tom's bird shirt, Storms, and the ethics of Pokemon breeding.

    Several Madden Minutes, OR, A Haven for Suns, OR, Vetting Games, OR, Lazy Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 61:46


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, (most of) the gang discusses Madden, of course, our routines in gaming, Not liking new things, being too exhausted for new things, WWE'23, Power Wash Simulator, and much more.

    Stop Gating Me, Bro, OR, Mariotica, OR, Nightwish Sucks, OR, Yo Quiero Taco Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 54:35


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, most of the gang talks about the perils of streaming, Taco Bell, Mario Erotica, Madden, Resident Evil, and many other topics!

    A Leto Cult 2, OR, Spongebob the Musical, OR, The Peanut Butter Jar, OR, Phantom Brigade

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 65:47


    Greetings of the day, dear listener. This week, most of the gang discusses Diablo 3, streaming games, Day Z, Minecraft, Project Zomboid, and Jared Leto's Cult (among other things)

    Play All the Games, OR, Fury of Durga, OR, Throne of Baals, OR, My Son's Forest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 54:43


    This week, most of the gang talks about the highly anticipated Sons of the Forest, Madden (of course), Link's Awakening DX and the remake, Pokemon GO, Pokemon Snap, and many other topics!

    Stink Begets Stink, OR, the Zipline Empire, OR, a Spoiler Free Legacy, OR, Equal Opportunity Gravity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 61:54


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners. This week, the gang convenes to talk about what they've been playing, what they're drinking, Hogwarts Legacy, why it's okay to like Harry Potter despite its creator, and why people are such jerks on the internet.

    Snape Kills Goofy, OR, Patreon Poop Story, OR, Halloween in Space, OR, Hotseat Final Fantasy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 57:37


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners. This week, the gang gathers once more to discuss topics including, but not limited to: the Dead Space remake, how every game tried to be Co-op for a while there, Kingdoms Hearts, and Marvel's Midnight Suns, among others. Stay Joyful!

    A Lonely Slogan, OR, Mario Sounds, OR, Hatchet Talk, OR, Greg Proops

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 55:50


    Greetings of the Day, Dear Listeners! This week, the gang convenes to discuss a number of topics including, but not limited to: The Last of Us HBO show, Starfox, Hatchet, Greg Proops, and other game movies/TV shows.

    Tiny Dog Loves Raspberries, OR, HOLSTIEN COW!, OR, Johnny Chernobyl, OR, Schnabigail

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 57:31


    Greetings of the Day, dear listeners! This week, the gang convenes to discuss topics such as Abigail killing a man (and not letting your forget), Spelunky, Uncharted, God Of War (whatever the newest one is called), and Tom's Madden Minute

    JoyPad Sausagecast, OR, PHDs, OR, Warhammerheads, OR, Gone in 40 Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 58:51


    75% of the gang talks about Final Fantasy games (What else?), Warhammer 40K, What we got for Christmas, and depth of Gameplay.

    JoyPad Holidays 2022!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 67:21


    This was our holiday episode! CHRISTMAS GIFTS! HOPES FOR THE NEW YEAR! ETC.

    J.C. Walks, OR, Best Buy is ***, OR, Pinto's a Trombone Champ, OR, That Was Rude.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 65:57


    Greetings of the day! I know it's been a bit, the end of the year always plays havoc with upload schedules. This week, the gang talks I Am Jesus Christ, PAX Unplugged, Best Buy, and Pinto gets a little rude.

    RADIOACTIVE, OR, Stinky Little Breezecast, OR, The DayZ Itch, OR, Tom's Twitter Takes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 59:08


    HAPPY THANKSGIVING, AND GREETINGS OF THE DAY. This week, the gang convenes to chat a number of topics. Including, but not limited to: Spiderman's Radioactive Semen, Elon Musk's new ownership of Twitter, Men eating fruit salad, Kingdom Hearts 4, and why Project Zomboid is so damn hard.

    Silent Hills, OR, Domesticated Cherries, OR, Respect the Past, OR, Scared Flailing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 58:42


    Greetings of the Day, Joyous! This week, we try something a little different. With a whole slew of new horror games being announced (Most of them in the Silent Hill universe), we decided to watch several trailers of these newly announced games and react to them. This audio-only version is more heavily edited than usual. Be sure to check out the video version on our Youtube channel, JoyPad.

    100% Spiderman, OR, Do Cannibalism, OR, Heated Seat Subscription, Or, ACHIEVE NOTHING

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 59:18


    Greetings of the day, Joyous. This week, the gang discusses Spiderman, and what it takes to 100% it, achievement hunting (kind of), and the future of data storage as to how it pertains to gaming.

    Show, Don't Tell, OR, Dynamite Rabbits, OR, Press Z to Poop, OR, Mario's Pancake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 60:38


    Greetings of the day, Joyous. Today, we discuss conveying information to the player via game play, rather than through text or dialogue, Mario's butt, and pooping in various different game.

    DREAMWORLD, Or, PC Parley, OR, Warhammer Wheedling, OR, Fleming Wants a New PC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 60:51


    Greetings of the day, Joyous. We are once again running at 75% capacity this week, but we soldier on regardless. This week, we discuss PCs, Pinball Machines, Arcade Cabinets, Warhammer, and PCs... again.

    DK Dabs, OR, Emulate This, OR, Captain Buttpants, OR, Jacked Salt Bae

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 62:27


    Greetings of the day, Joyous. This week, we discuss things such as: Our Mario Kart 8 character preferences, Final Fantasy Tactics, specialization in games, enemies that look like hot dogs, and frustrations with the Forest.

    Switch It Up, OR, We Like Leaf Water, OR, MLP:TCG, OR, The (Twilight) Struggle is Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 59:29


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners. We are still searching for the elusive sponsor... maybe True Leaf is interested? Anyways, this week, the gang talks about various board games, the two Switch household, and ancient mythological beasts.

    5 Rocks to the Wall, OR, John the Worm, OR, Retailoligist, OR, Eff You Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 59:33


    Hello, dear listeners. No single topic, but we discuss The Forest, Replayability in Games, Collectibles, the state of Remakes/Remasters, and Expensive Stuff.

    Mad About Madden, OR, Selecting War, OR, Disney Buys EA, OR, Hair Poop

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 54:59


    Greetings of the day, Dear Listeners. This week we are missing Megan, but we discuss Madden, and the problems with Madden (and that sort of business model), Licensed games, War Selection, and starting a collective OnlyFans for our cats.

    How IS Fish Made?, OR, Return of the Madden Minute, OR, Gaming Daddy, OR, Backed Board Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 54:55


    Greetings of the day, dear listeners. No real topic this week as we ramble on as usual. Topics include: Board games, how fish is made, arcade cabinets, and many other!

    We're Back, Baby!, OR, Slobert, OR, Starcraft Whore, OR, Stray Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 54:34


    Oh, hello there! It's been awhile, eh? This week, we talk about what we've been doing for the past 2 or so months, and that's basically it. Feels good to be doin' the podcast thing again!

    Tunez, OR, Ocarina Mouth Sounds, OR, Ball Is Life, OR, Ominous Latin Chorus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 59:47


    This week, the gang talks about music in games. It's kind of hard to do without actually being able to PLAY the music, but we do our best.

    6500X Speed, Or, Thanks, Time God, OR, Butter Vehicles, OR, Pull the Plug!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 60:08


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, most of the gang discusses and laments once more the lack of open world survival co-op games that don't have a more casual setting. That feels awful specific, but it's a pretty big deal. Also, let's talk about U Boat.

    Pope Turtle, OR, Gamer Snacks, OR, More Pepsi Than Person, OR, Put Some Cheese On A Chip

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 48:04


    Welcome back, dear listeners. This week, we kind of discuss what we've been playing before stumbling into the topic or our favorite snacks to much on while gaming. And drinks. What do YOU like to eat while gaming, if anything?

    Megan GETS Elden Ring, OR, A Haven of Gloom, OR, The Game Du Jour, OR, Give Me a Full Game, Please

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 50:48


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, Megan finally gets into a Soulsborne game, we discuss what the next "big" game or gaming franchise will be, and lament the current trend of DLC and Micro transactions in games (again), and just the unfinished and rushed nature of games in general.

    E G G, OR, Power Wobbles, OR, No One Beats Skyrim, OR, So Many Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 53:33


    Hello, everyone. This week, we continue our vague ranting about how we can't find the games we're looking for. Really, I think we're just old and growing out of gaming a little bit, but then... then we discover a game like Wobble Dogs. Wobble Dogs!!

    Stop Buying Skyrim, OR, Annual Games, OR, The McRib of Games, OR, Theatrical Hugging

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 65:06


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, the gang discusses annual games. Games that come out everywhere that, let's be honest, don't have the best track record these days? And yet, people still gobble them up. Why? Let us discuss.

    Tom Hates Kids, OR, Is This Fun?!, Or, Paradox Games are Complicated, OR, We Were Four Dads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 57:00


    Welcome back, dear listeners. This week, we discuss Fortnite, Paradox Games, Elden Ring, Game Delays, Presales, and Collectibles. Among other things, of course.

    Secondary Coffee, OR, Dive Into Pleasure, OR, Cherish It, OR, Weights in the Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 56:16


    Welcome back, dear listeners. Apologies for the unplanned hiatus due to health issues. But we're back with a vengeance! This week's topics include: Anime, Elden Ring, the Horizon series, and, of course, Project Zomboid.

    What's Space Taste Like?, OR, Zomboid 2: Apocalypse Boogaloo, OR, Double or Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 47:38


    This week, 75% of the gang talks about our obsession with Project Zomboid, what space tastes like, and some games we are looking forward to that might eventually see the light of day.

    Zomboid Talk, OR, Boys Are Weird, OR, Share That Cockroach, OR, I'll Still Laugh If You Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 52:07


    Welcome back, dear listeners. This week's episode focuses mostly on our new game obsession, Project Zomboid. it's a pretty good game.

    Horizon Talk, OR, Tom Builds a PC, OR, Financial Belts, OR, Past Presents for Future Selves

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 57:48


    Welcome back, dear listeners. Listen this week as Tom brags about his new PC build, we talk about Horizon Forbidden West, and we complain about being adults (again)

    It's Okay to Have Fun, OR, Value vs. FPM, OR, Games to Poop to, OR, Vague Fruits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 44:56


    Hello, dear listeners. This week, we talk about the ethical problems we run into when spending our time gaming vs spending our time doing, well... anything else. CONCLUSION: Just enjoy yourself!

    JoyPad Zombiecast, OR, Be A Normal Person, OR, People Love Tendies, OR, I'm Gonna Go Find Satan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 54:15


    Welcome back, dear listeners. This week, we dive into another number of topics including, but not limited to: Zombies! What's the most popular kind of chicken? Satan is in Skyrim? What makes a good streamer?

    satan zombies skyrim people love go find normal person joypad zombiecast
    Tom's Rantcast, OR, Don't Be a Dick, OR, Make Things Cheaper, OR, Nintendo, Take My Money!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 57:35


    We need to air some grievances this episode, in hopes of making the world a better place. Topics include: Bad manner in games, Nintendo's odd business decisions, and the rising cost of... life?

    Be a Better Gamer, OR, Western Asians, OR, Clutch or Kick, OR, Challenged by Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 57:35


    Welcome back! Today, 75% of the gang talks about competitive gaming vs. co-op gaming, and the merits of both. Or, the happy medium, which we greatly enjoy, competitive co-op games!

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