Super Hopped-up

What are we going to do with all these guns! The gang this week scientifically determines the all-time best gun in a video game, but not before talking a bit about gross soda, Deathloop, and Returnal. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Sometimes you eat the Shawarma. Sometimes the Shawarma eats you. This week there's talk of tummy troubles, and a deep dive into Deathloop. Turns out: it's good! Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Bill McDonnell Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

The secret? It is a game for babies. This week we talk on the Playstation Showcase from last week, Matt's fallen off the Battletech wagon, Mike gives us an update from the Returnal salt mines, Dave's excited for a KOTOR remake, and Norris is celebrating the new game releases by playing a game from 2017. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week Bill visits an old European tourist town in RE:Village, Norris is the newest member of Cruelty Squad, Steph is trying to figure out what this whole 'Zelda' thing is about, and Dave's making his friends kiss in Wildermyth. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Bill McDonnell Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the gang psycho-analyzes Psychonauts 2, Jack gives his last thoughts on Returnal, and Dave is an undefeated warhammer king. Also we do that thing where we run out of games we've played to talk about so we discuss games that haven't come out yet we want to maybe play. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Jack Shirai, David Beebe Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week we get down into some good ol' video game talk. Mike is digging for salt in Returnal, Dave wants everyone to play Streets of Rage 4's new DLC, and Norris is stoked to say that Psychonauts 2 is actually good. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Quiet week y'all, so we just go into some discord questions! Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Mike Parker, Steph Fan Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week's all about immature dryads, Dragonball FighterZ patches, and answering a bunch of discord questions. And GoGurt's actually good and a completely fine breakfast, don't let anyone tell you differently. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Bill McDonnell, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the trio discuss regional fast casual dining, the new entries into the Knights of the Round franchise, and a bunch of video gamia. Some good talk about neural nets and AI at the end too. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

It is exactly as bad as it sounds. This week, Bill apologizes for his crimes against humanity in Rimworld, Jack digs deep into Returnal, Dave is having war flashbacks in Battlefield One, and Norris wants everyone to play Boomerang X. Also hey, this is coming out after the fact but if you have a chance to support the people who walked out this week from Activision Blizzard, be it via vocal support on social media for the #ActiBlizzWalkout tag, or by kicking a few bucks to some organizations they support (details can be found at this link here - https://blizzardwatch.com/2021/07/27/activision-blizzard-employees-plan-walkout-wednesday-heres-list-demands-corporate-leadership/) Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Bill McDonnell, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the squad gets into some Ratchet and Clank speed running, Cruelty Squad visual splendor, and some trading to Valheim in AC: Valhalla. Also Matt wants everyone to watch Summer of Soul, and Norris doesn't want anyone to watch the new Space Jam. And finally, there's weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Mike Parker, Steph Fan, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

True unity. This week, Dave is part of the Cruelty Squad, Jack is a silver, and Norris discusses his involvement in Zombie Dark Thirty. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Power to the rentoids. This week the gang solves party music. After that Mike discusses Wildermyth, David is playing Skyrim, Matt broke himself catching them all, and Norris solved a pirate mystery. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Matt Emery, Mike Parker, David Beebe Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

We spend a lot of time this episode either dunking on dead philosophers, or playing trivia. Both are important. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Don't eat it, though. This week Mike lets us know how he counter-hacked his Warzone account back, Dave gives us the initial thoughts on Guilty Gear, and Steph gives us the hands-on info on PBR's new hard seltzer. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Damn, there's some games to talk about! Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David, Beebe, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week the tres amigos end the cola wars once and for all. We also talk some games eventually, including discussing Slipways, Grift Lands, getting hacked in Call of Duty Warzone, Loop Hero, and that new horror title everyone's clamouring for: Resident Evil 7. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

Hopped-Up Boys Night. We discuss why gamers are bad, why Mountain Dew is good, and just a whole lot of weird nonsense. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Matt Emery, Bill McDonnell Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

This week we've got the triumphant return of Bracket-Mania, where we democratically decide the all-time best fast food restaurant. It gets *heated*. Before that Mike discusses how Resident Evil has aged, Matt discusses his recent stint as a pokemon trainer, Dave is still a boomer shooter, and Norris is back on his narrative gaming bullshit. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Matt Emery Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)

We're trying but we can't. This week the gang discusses things with loops in them. Loop Hero, Returnal, New Pokemon Snap, life. The usual. Come join the Discord! bit.ly/hoppedupdiscord Beer of the Week: Quarantine Beers Hosts: Chris Norris, David Beebe, Steph Fan, Mike Parker, Jack Shirai Music by David Beebe (@norwegianvowels)