Turtle Jump Podcast

Follow Turtle Jump Podcast
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

A video game show for people who love video games.

Allen Boone and Paul Shirley


    • Apr 25, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 181 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from Turtle Jump Podcast with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from Turtle Jump Podcast

    #188 | Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 53:41


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! Allen and Paul did it. They braved the wilds of the Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders at Midnight on April 24th. Now, we and we alone have returned alive to share our stories.  NEW NINTENDO CONSOLE! GET HYPED! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com

    #187 | The "Nintendo Switch 2 Direct" Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 83:39


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! Allen and Paul have (finally) found the time to give you their thoughts and reactions from the big Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. Mario Kart World? Donkey Kong Bananza?! MIYAZAKI?? Are you KIDDIN' me? Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow Read More

    #186 | The NINTENDO SWITCH 2?!?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 48:11


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! Allen and Paul are coming to you with some HOTTT news right off the presses... The Nintendo Switch 2 is real! Tune in to hear our reactions, thoughts, a few predictions. and, of course, a healthy helping of nonsense. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow Read More  

    #185 | Our Favorite Games of 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 98:54


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul share their top five games of the 2024, as well as a number of honorable mentions and other tomfoolery.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #184 | Nintendo Direct (June) & Persona 3 Reload

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 64:50


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul share their thoughts on the recent Nintendo Direct. Spoilers: it's a doozy. Also, we talk about our time playing Persona 3 Reload. And boy oh boy, what a game that is! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #183 | Year in Review 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 85:47


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul give their Top-5 Games of 2023, followed by the honorable mentions, games they didn't get to play, and MOAR. Join us, won't you?  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #182 | Spider-Man 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and a Zelda Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 78:16


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul sahre their reactions to the announcement of Nintendo's upcoming Live-Action Zelda film. And of course, we talk about a number of great games we've been playing recently: from Spider-Man 2 to Baldur's Gate 3! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow Quick LinksGet Embed PlayerDownload Audio File  

    #181 | Nintendo Direct and Tears of the Kingdom!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 69:52


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul give their thoughts about the most recent Nintendo Direct, the Fall lineup for gaming, and of course, TEARS OF THE KINGDOM! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #180 | Dredge, Super Mario Bros, and Metroid Prime Remastered

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 58:29


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul chat about lots of things, such as: what they've been playing recently, the Super Mario Bros. film, and Metroid Prime Remastered. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #179 | Hogwarts Legacy & Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 44:47


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul discuss the newly revealed gameplay for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, then reveal their final thoughts on Hogwarts Legacy. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #178 | What's Next for Nintendo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 62:55


    Welcome to Turtle Jump--the video game podcast of your heart and mine (and mine)! This time, Allen and Paul give some recommendations for the 3DS and Wii U eShops, for the end is near. Then, they discuss their thoughts, fears, and predictions for the successor to the Nintendo Switch. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #177 | Year in Review 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 78:57


    Welcome to another episode of Turtle Jump! This time, Allen and Paul finally talk about their favorite games from 2022. Thanks for tuning in! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #176 | February Nintendo Direct

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 68:07


    This time, Allen and Paul discuss the awesome February Nintendo Direct, with their thoughts and predictions for the rest of the year/ Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #175 | Gaming at Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 45:06


    Allen and Paul reminisce about their favorite Chrimbus gaming memories. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #174 | Nintendo and Sony Directs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 79:21


    We discuss the latest Nintendo Direct and Playstation State of Play.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #173 | Elden Ring and Other Miscellany

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 111:16


    In this episode we adventure to The Lands Between in a bid to become the Elden Lord. We also talk about the year in gaming so far and discuss the possibilities for the second half of the year.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #172 | Year in Review 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 98:09


    We look back on video games in 2021, list our top ten releases, discuss games we played, and briefly consider the future.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #171 | Nintendo Switch OLED Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 52:56


    In which we discuss the new Nintendo Switch OLED model, the games releasing in the second half of 2021, and games we've been playing, including Mario Golf Super Rush, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, and Doki Doki Literature Club Plus. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #170 | E3 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 92:17


    The first E3 in two years has come and gone, but in its wake it left a bevy of game announcements to keep us hyped for months to come. Nintendo dropped a big ol' Direct. Microsoft did a conference. Sony was absent. But not completely. Mario, Zelda, Master Chief, and more were present. In this episode, we give analysis of it all, but mostly just top of the mind thoughts and excited screeching. Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #169 | Nintendo Direct and Other News

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 83:12


    Paul returns to talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, Pokemon Day, the PlayStation State of Play, the rumored Switch Pro rumors, and more.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #168 | Control Ultimate Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 37:48


    We discuss Control Ultimate Edition, as well as the Nintendo Direct and other recent gaming news.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #167 | Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 44:57


    In this episode we discuss such things as GameStop stock, Super Mario 3D World + Bower's Fury, New Pokemon Snap, Resident Evil 8 Village, Cyberpunk 2077, Cyber Shadow, and more, plus a deep dive into Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #166 | 2020 Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 80:42


    In this episode we discuss our favorite games from 2020, games we wish we'd had time to play, and what we're most looking forward to in 2021.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #165 | The Saga of Cyberpunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 32:22


    Cyberpunk 2077 has finally released, and it is buggy and near unplayable on older hardware. What can be done? What should the rest of the industry learn from this?  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #164 | Spider-Man Miles Morales

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 62:54


    Paul returns in this episode to discuss Spider-Man Miles Morales on the PS5! We also discuss Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, and more.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #163 | Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War (and More)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 25:49


    We discuss more next gen, including Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Demon's Souls, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more. From last gen, we take a brief look at Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity and Animals Crossing Turkey Time.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #162 | PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 36:48


    Next Gen is here! The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are here, and we talk about them both. Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War, and more! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #161| Assassin's Creed Odyssey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 52:17


    An in-depth retrospective on Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Plus, a Nintendo Partner Direct, Animal Crossing Halloween, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo, Next Gen Eve, and more.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #160 | Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 28:44


    In which we discuss the Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access, Dungeons & Dragons in general, the imminent PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launch, and more.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #159 | Mario, Mario, Star Wars, and More Mario

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 37:10


    Microsoft acquires Bethesda. Steve in Smash. Super Mario 3D All Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35, Star Wars Squadrons, and Mario Picross. We discuss all these things, and more.  Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #158 | PlayStation 5 Preorder Madness and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 39:44


    We discuss the recent PlayStation 5 event, preorders, Xbox Series X, the Nintendo Partner Mini Direct, Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity, and more! Email Us! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Twitter Us! @TurtleJumpShow

    #157 | Super Mario Bros 35th Anniversary Direct

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 95:20


    Paul returns in this very special episode of Turtle Jump, in which we discuss the recent Super Mario Bros. 35th anniversary Direct!

    #156 | Gaming in the Second Half of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2020 29:27


    In this episode we talk about what the outlook on gaming is for the rest of 2020, as well as the new Gotham Knights and Suicide Squad games recently announced.  We are on Twitter: @TurtleJumpShow

    #155 | LEGO Nintendo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2020 32:11


    We discuss LEGO Mario, the LEGO NES set, general LEGO nostalgia, pandemic weirdness, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and more.  Follow us on Twitter: @TurtleJumpShow

    #154 | Animal Crossing New Horizons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 61:15


    In which we discuss Animal Crossing New Horizons, Dragon Quest XI, Doom Eternal, Half-Life Alyx, COVID delays, and Mario rumors.  Follow us on Twitter: @TurtleJumpShow

    #153 | Jedi Fallen Order and Nintendo Direct

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 72:24


    We discuss Jedi Fallen Order at length, as well as the Nintendo Mini Direct, the latest PS5 and Xbox Series X news, Ori and the Blind Forest, Animal Crossing, Doom Eternal, VR, Half-Life Alyx, Murder by Numbers, and more.  Follow us on Twitter: @TurtleJumpShow

    #152 | Looking Behind and Ahead (Also Pokemon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 72:01


    In this episode we look back on what we most enjoyed playing in 2019 and what we're looking forward to most in 2020. We also finally talk about Pokemon Sword and Shield.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow

    #151 | Luigi's Mansion 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 71:28


    In this episode we go in depth with Luigi's Mansion 3. We also talk about the Google Stadia launch, Half-Life: Alyx, and why we didn't go for Death Stranding. Plus more! Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #150 | Link's Awakening Remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 61:20


    The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is out on Switch. We played it. In this episode, we say words about it. Also: Ni No Kuni, Untitled Goose Game, and more.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #149 | Fire Emblem: Three Houses

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 87:41


    Fire Emblem: Three Houses is great. We talk about it at length. Also: Nintendo Direct, Indies Showcase, Ring Fit Adventure, and more.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #148 | Super Mario Maker 2 and Switch Lite

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 66:21


    We discuss Super Mario Maker 2, the newly announced Switch Lite, and many more things, including Katana Zero, Dragon Quest, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.    Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #147 | E3 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 89:10


    In which we discuss the E3 2019 show, including the conferences, demos, announcements, surprises, and disappointments. Most mostly the excitement!  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #145 | Detective Pikachu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 81:05


    We discuss a failed rafting adventure, Sekiro, Steamworld Quest, Picross, and Detective Pikachu. There are spoilers for the movie, but we give adequate warning beforehand.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #144 | Open World Musings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 43:03


    Allen goes solo for an episode to talk about open world games.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #143 | Pokemon Sword and Shield Reveal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 80:01


    In this episode we discuss the Pokemon Sword and Shield reveal, the Nindies Direct, the weird Playstation Direct thing (State of Play), Google Stadia, and more! Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #142 | A Nintendo Direct Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 88:02


    We finally got a Nintendo Direct! And it was a big one. We talk all the big news—like Super Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Remastered—and others, like Dragon Quest XI S Definitive Edition, Astral Chain, and Disney Tsum Tsum Festival.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #141 | Not a Nintendo Direct Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 76:41


    In this episode we discuss a lot of things, but none of them are a Nintendo Direct, except to say that it's absent so far. We talk about War Groove, Pikuniku, Anthem, Cross Code, and many more games. Just nothing that was announced in a new Nintendo Direct.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05

    #140 | 2018 in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 95:29


    In this episode we discuss the games we enjoyed, the games we wish we could have played, and finally our top five games of the year. And what a year it was.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05 Facebook too! facebook.com/TurtleJump

    #139 | Super Smash Bros Ultimate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 77:53


    We give our favorite video game related Christmas memories and talk about Super Smash Bros Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05 Facebook too! facebook.com/TurtleJump

    # 138 | Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 71:47


    We discuss games we've been playing, including Red Dead Redemption 2, Diablo 3, and more, plus the Detective Pikachu trailer, and finally Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee.  Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05 Facebook too! facebook.com/TurtleJump

    #137 | Horror, Undertale, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 81:06


    In which we discuss our favorite scares in gaming, Undertale, Super Mario Party, Spider-Man (spoilers at the end), and more! Email Us! letters@TurtleJumpShow.com We’re on Twitter! @TurtleJumpShow Allen: @kallenboone Paul: @jollygreen05 Facebook too! facebook.com/TurtleJump

    Claim Turtle Jump Podcast

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel