While Danny's away, Frank and the J-Boys yapped for entirely too long about Psycho Patrol R, Yakuza 5, Katamari Damacy, the Nintendo Switch 2 news, James and the Giant Peach, a new Dead or Alive game, and that weird Quake AI thing! It's a big episode! Psycho Patrol R: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1907590/Psycho_Patrol_R/ Katamari Damacy Reroll: https://store.steampowered.com/app/848350/Katamari_Damacy_REROLL/ Copilot Quake AI experiment: https://copilot.microsoft.com/wham Dead or Alive Xtreme: Venus Vacation Prism: https://www.play-asia.com/venus-vacation-prism-dead-or-alive-xtreme-multi-language/13/70hqyj Yakuza 5: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1105510/ Keita Takahashi's Presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqqA7QYlRlk iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:46 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:06:59 - Psycho Patrol R 0:28:08 - Nintendo Switch 2 Direct 0:41:37 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 x Spongebob 0:50:06 - Copilot Quake AI 1:05:56 - Katamari Damacy 1:32:39 - Dead or Alive: Venus Vacation Prism 1:48:36 - Yakuza 5's JPOP Arc 2:01:01 - Frank's Return to GTAV 2:06:08 - Reject Modernity, Embrace Nostalgia 2:12:45 - Q: Do you have any silly boomer gamer takes? 2:17:15 - Q: Do you have any tips on starting out in game dev? 2:24:11 - Q: What games fit will with lighter, weekday evenings? 2:27:01 - Q: What games do you think were ahead of their time? 2:32:58 - Q: Are there any audio interfaces we'd recommend? 2:40:35 - Sign Off
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2:43:59
inZOI, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Picross
On this week's episode, Jeremy's back from his cross country move, Danny can't quite figure out what inZOI is, Jesse's in his puzzle game era with Picross, and Frank's running from the cops in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. inZOI: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456740/inZOI/ Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2020): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328660/Need_for_Speed_Hot_Pursuit_Remastered/ Logiart Grimoire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492390/Logiart_Grimoire/ Squeakross: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2871440/Squeakross_Home_Squeak_Home/ Spilled!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240080/Spilled/ Video game curators that Jesse recommends: Dominic Tarason: https://bsky.app/profile/dominictarason.com Casey Explosion: https://bsky.app/profile/caseyexplosion.bsky.social Spacetwinks: https://bsky.app/profile/spacetwinks.bsky.social nocaps: https://www.youtube.com/@nocapsbb iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:09:03 - Jeremy's East Coast Move 0:20:40 - InZOI 0:54:22 - Picross / Nonograms 1:00:56 - Axyz 1:04:10 - Spilled! 1:06:06 - Need for Speed Hot Pursuit (2020)1:18:10 - Q: What’s a non-gaming hobby that has helped Noclip? 1:25:09 - Q: Where do you find interesting indie games to play? 1:30:00 - Sign Off
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1:37:19
Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games with Mike Drucker
BONUS EPISODE! Danny sits down to subject Mike Drucker to a gaming nostalgia focused bracket based on Mike's new book Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games! BUY Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Game-No-Rematch-Video/dp/1335012699 Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-game-no-rematch-a-life-made-of-video-games-original-mike-drucker/21338922 Follow Mike on Twitter (or X if you're a dork): https://x.com/MikeDrucker iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:19 - Mike's TV Career 0:08:21 - The Mike Drucker Nostalgia Bowl 0:09:27 - Mike Drucker Thanks OUR Patreon Supporters! 0:11:39 - Bracket 1: NES vs Gameboy 0:14:35 - Bracket 2: Quake 3 vs Unreal Tournament 0:16:11 - Bracket 3: Bioshock vs StarCraft 0:18:43 - Bracket 4: "Late Night" vs IGN 0:20:24 - The "Late Night" Writing Process 0:26:13 - Bracket 5: DDR vs. DnD 0:30:22 - Getting New Players into Dungeons and Dragons 0:33:16 - Bracket 6: Street Fighter II vs Mortal Kombat 0:38:36 - Bracket 7: Wii vs Minecraft 0:41:36 - Bracket 8: Final Fantasy VII vs Nier Automata 0:42:37 - Semifinals 0:44:20 - And the winner is... 0:48:19 - What has Mike been playing? 0:51:41 - Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made Of Video Games
This week, Jenna Stoeber joins the crew to chat about Monster Hunter Wilds, Frank continues his run on the island of relevance in WWE 2K25, Jesse's fighting his way through the dark of AC Shadows, and Danny reports back from GDC. Check out Jenna Stoeber's streams, podcasts, and videos on her various platforms: Video Essays: https://youtube.com/@the_jenna Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_jenna Jenna's Patron: https://www.patreon.com/thejenna Big Game Hunger: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-game-hunger/id1705967709 Burnt Cook Book Party: https://shows.acast.com/bcbparty Assassin's Creed Shadows: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3159330/Assassins_Creed_Shadows/ Wreckfest 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203190/Wreckfest_2/ Monster Hunter Wilds: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2246340/Monster_Hunter_Wilds WWE 2K25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878960/WWE_2K25/ Citizen Sleeper 2 Starward Vector: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector The Stone of Madness: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1309710/The_Stone_of_Madness/ Deliver At All Costs: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1880610/Deliver_At_All_Costs/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:54 - Danny's Time @ GDC 2025 0:22:16 - Should they move GDC? 0:27:37 - Assassin's Creed Shadows 0:49:20 - Wreckfest 2 0:59:31 - Monster Hunter Wilds 1:11:21 - WWE 2K25 1:20:17 - The Division 2 1:26:04 - Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector 1:29:30 - The Stone of Madness 1:31:15 - The Finals 1:32:30 - Deliver at All Costs 1:34:12 - Citizen Sleeper 2’s Bigger Space 1:38:02 - Jenna’s Next Video Essay Is... 1:39:49 - Q: Should a studio's background/drama matter? 1:52:47 - Noclip Updates 1:54:50 - Jenna thanks OUR Patreon supporters! 1:57:26 - Check out Jenna's work - links in the description! 2:00:56 - Sign Off
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2:05:08
Atomfall, Wanderstop, WWE 2K25
This week, Danny's having a blast in Atomfall's post-war Northern England, Jesse's brewing up some thoughts on Wanderstop, WWE 2K25 elbow drops its way into Frank's heart, and Jeremy gets introspective with a playable essay about how the internet used to be cool. Atomfall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/801800/Atomfall/ Wanderstop: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/Wanderstop/ WWE 2K25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878960/WWE_2K25/ individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset: https://alienmelon.itch.io/shovelware Expelled!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/Expelled/ iTunes Page: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/noclip/id1385062988 RSS Feed: http://noclippodcast.libsyn.com/rss Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XYk92ubrXpvPVk1lin4VB?si=JRAcPnlvQ0-YJWU9XiW9pg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/noclippodcast Watch our docs: https://youtube.com/noclipvideo Crewcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/noclippodcast Learn About Noclip: https://www.noclip.video Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/noclip Follow @noclipvideo on Twitter Chapters: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:02:14 - Thanking our Patreon supporters! 0:03:14 - Topics Preview 0:04:16 - Atomfall 0:29:23 - Wanderstop 0:46:23 - The Cozy Power Fantasy 0:52:08 - Can productivity be fun? 1:00:36 - Final Thoughts on Wanderstop 1:03:47 - Frank's Upcoming Wrestling Escapades 1:07:03 - WWE 2K25 1:21:20 - Individualism in the dead-internet age 1:34:50 - Assassin's Creed Shadows Reviews 1:40:07 - Expelled! 1:46:48 - Q: What games do you find relaxing? 1:51:31 - Q: Has Jeremy played Peripeteia? 1:52:44 - Q: Have you returned to a game after initially disliking it? 2:07:32 - Noclip Updates 2:09:26 - Sign Off
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