Hopped-up Gaming: East

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 hospital section. Once you get there, save and quit!    Good luck with this one, I hear it's a pretty scary game!   Match of the Batch Theme: Best Musical Performance

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 should hopefully feature beer, video games, and everything in between.

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 "Fifth Generation" of video games (releases from 1988-1999).

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 videos 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 (releases from 1988-1999).

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 edit this one, I'm just posting it! I'll find out when you do! Match of the Batch Theme: Buckle Up!

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 episode of the podcast! 

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! The episodes being judged this week are:   TNG - Ship in a Bottle (S6 E12) DS9 - Take Me Out To The Holosuite (S7 E4) VOY - Bride of Chaotica! (S5 E12)   Bonus Credit: ENT - These Are The Voyages (S4 E22)   Come back in one week for the next “Trek Trope”: Transporter Accident   Watch the following episodes for next week's discussion: TOS - The Enemy Within (S1 E5) TNG - Second Chances (S6 E24) VOY - Tuvix (S2 E24)   LWD - Much Ado About Boi

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 and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (S2 E3)   Come back in one week for the next “Trek Trope”: The Holodeck   Watch the following episodes for next week's discussion: TNG - Ship in a Bottle (S6 E12) DS9 - Take Me Out To The Holosuite (S7 E4) VOY - Bride of Chaotica! (S5 E12)   Bonus Credit: ENT - These Are The Voyages (S4 E22)

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)   Come back in one week for the next “Trek Trope”: Time Travel   Watch the following episodes for next week's discussion: TNG  - Cause and Effect (S5 E15) DS9 - Trials and Tribble-ations (S5 E6) VOY - Relativity (S5 E24) Bonus Credit: SNW - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (S2 E3)

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 Trek episodes centred around a partcilar "Trek Trope" and then discussing which episode did it best! The first trope up for examination is "Court Room". Make sure to watch the following episodes for next week: TOS - Court Martial TNG - Measure of Man VOY - Death Wish SNW - Ad Astra per Aspera   Match of the Batch theme: "Vault Beer"

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!

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!

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!

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 about some Star Trek? I’m pretty sure there’s a bunch of Diablo 4 in there too. Anyways, enjoy! Next week we’ve got a new project to fool around with! Make sure to bring your detective cap and pipe! Match of the Batch theme: "Save Yourself, Not The World"

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!)

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!

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 of the Best! Next week we'll be playing and discussing the "worst" Mass Effect game: Mass Effect Andromeda. It'll hopefully be an interesting discussion! Match of the Batch theme: None this week!

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 not a video game series. You'll have to tune in to find out how Ben spins this one!)

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 discussing the "worst" game in an otherwise good series. First up: Pyre by Super Giant Games! Match of the Batch theme: "Mystic Adventure"  

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