Hey Poor Podcast

“Wow, Nathan’s not even here and he’s ruining the podcast.” This week, the Hey Poor Podcast forgets that videogames exist and turns into a streaming TV review show. Again. Join I “I Could Go For A Ko-Taco” Coleman and forgotten fan favorite Anthony “That Clip Of Those Wrestlers Yelling ‘He’s Fat’” Spivey as they discuss the good, bad, and ugly of trans-media adaptations, from Amazon’s excellent new Tick series to Netflix’s accursed Death Note film. We do manage to sneak in some videogame talk, though – including why Sonic Mania might be the best 2D Sonic game, how Half Life 3’s story got leaked and what makes it so terrible, the terrifying implications of Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s “unexpected story content,” and some actual on-air…

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“Wow, Nathan’s not even here and he’s ruining the podcast.”

This week, the Hey Poor Podcast forgets that videogames exist and turns into a streaming TV review show. Again. Join I “I Could Go For A Ko-Taco” Coleman and forgotten fan favorite Anthony “That Clip Of Those Wrestlers Yelling ‘He’s Fat’” Spivey as they discuss the good, bad, and ugly of trans-media adaptations, from Amazon’s excellent new Tick series to Netflix’s accursed Death Note film. We do manage to sneak in some videogame talk, though – including why Sonic Mania might be the best 2D Sonic game, how Half Life 3’s story got leaked and what makes it so terrible, the terrifying implications of Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle’s “unexpected story content,” and some actual on-air investigative journalism regarding the history of Final Fantasy nude mods. All this and more, on the Hey Poor Podcast!

Games/Films/Etc of the week: My Little Sister Can’t Possibly Have A Hemorrhoid?!, Sonic Mania, Death Note (2017), Disgaea IV, The Tick (2017)

Audience Questions: worst media adaptations, best media adaptations, cake VS pie, why people can’t seem to shut up about Dark Souls

The News: the Final Fantasy XV director has incredibly misplaced faith in the gaming community, Half-Life 3…confirmed?, Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle has a $20 season pass with “unexpected story content”, PUBG is now the most-played game on Steam

Have a question or coded message for the Hey Poor Podcast? Send it to @LastSpaceMarine on Twitter or post on the forums!

The Hey Poor Podcast can be found and subscribed to on iTunes and Stitcher. In addition to the website, Hey Poor Player can be found in page and group form on Facebook and Twitter, creating Let’s Play and video review goodness on Youtube (which is where I normally lives), and playing away for your entertainment on Twitch.

“Bubsy’s business card doesn’t fit in a rolodex! Bubsy’s business card doesn’t BELONG in a rolodex!” It’s been a lousy week for the games industry, folks, which means it’s been a great week for the Hey Poor Podcast. Join I “I’m Gonna Change The Intro/Outro Music To Wonderwall, See If I Don’t” Coleman, Jay “uggggggggggggggghhhh” Petrequin, and Nathan “Rose Of Ver-salads” Terencio as we discuss the good (the season finale of Freemaker Adventures), the meh (Lawbreakers), and the bad (Nintendo’s being awful, Microsoft’s being awful, Bioware’s being awful, and Bethesda’s being extra super MEGA awful.) Plus: Bubsy’s back! Because ours is no longer a world that can support happiness. All this and more, on the Hey Poor Podcast! Games/Films/Etc of the week: Lawbreakers, Severed’s Switch…

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“Bubsy’s business card doesn’t fit in a rolodex! Bubsy’s business card doesn’t BELONG in a rolodex!”

It’s been a lousy week for the games industry, folks, which means it’s been a great week for the Hey Poor Podcast. Join I “I’m Gonna Change The Intro/Outro Music To Wonderwall, See If I Don’t” Coleman, Jay “uggggggggggggggghhhh” Petrequin, and Nathan “Rose Of Ver-salads” Terencio as we discuss the good (the season finale of Freemaker Adventures), the meh (Lawbreakers), and the bad (Nintendo’s being awful, Microsoft’s being awful, Bioware’s being awful, and Bethesda’s being extra super MEGA awful.) Plus: Bubsy’s back! Because ours is no longer a world that can support happiness. All this and more, on the Hey Poor Podcast!

Games/Films/Etc of the week: Lawbreakers, Severed’s Switch port, Lost Technology, Guild Wars 2, Chao Resort, Nathan enters a Smash 4 tournament, StarCraft: Remastered, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Quake: Champions Early Access

Audience Questions: the current state of games media, hamburger toppings

The News: The SNES Classic launch somehow went even worse than anticipated, Bubsy’s back with a physical edition, Bioware has decided to stop supporting the still-broken Mass Effect: Andromeda, Age of Empires IV’s “announcement” trailer

Have a question or coded message for the Hey Poor Podcast? Send it to @LastSpaceMarine on Twitter or post on the forums!

The Hey Poor Podcast can be found and subscribed to on iTunes and Stitcher. In addition to the website, Hey Poor Player can be found in page and group form on Facebook and Twitter, creating Let’s Play and video review goodness on Youtube (which is where I normally lives), and playing away for your entertainment on Twitch.

“We gotta get out of the bit!” Guys, we know it’s two hours long, but you gotta understand – this week’s Hey Poor Podcast is almost certainly the best we’ve ever done. I “Subject X” Coleman and Jay “Suck Weed” Petrequin may have a reputation for arguing with each other about everything under the sun, but in this episode they join forces for a much more noble goal: arguing with the entire rest of the games industry about everything under the sun. We take on lazy games writers and the lazy writing techniques that sustain them, hateful gamers and their love of hate, and – of course – the ever-revolting antics of “Scum Companies, or Scumpanies.” It’s not all negative, though – we’ve got lots…

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“We gotta get out of the bit!”

Guys, we know it’s two hours long, but you gotta understand – this week’s Hey Poor Podcast is almost certainly the best we’ve ever done. I “Subject X” Coleman and Jay “Suck Weed” Petrequin may have a reputation for arguing with each other about everything under the sun, but in this episode they join forces for a much more noble goal: arguing with the entire rest of the games industry about everything under the sun. We take on lazy games writers and the lazy writing techniques that sustain them, hateful gamers and their love of hate, and – of course – the ever-revolting antics of “Scum Companies, or Scumpanies.” It’s not all negative, though – we’ve got lots of good things to say about Pyre, Gigantic, and an upcoming game about secret cats, and along the way we also finally provide a few of the musical moments that people are always asking us for and introduce a new character who’s sure to become a fan favorite. All this and much, much more – only on the Hey Poor Podcast!

Games/Films/Etc of the week: Splatoon 2, Pyre, Lawbreakers, Jay’s thoughts on Spider-Man: Homecoming, Atomic Blonde, Dunkirk, Gigantic, StarCraft: Remastered

Audience Questions: Favorite game settings, favorite videogame protagonists, pet peeves, Nutella love/hate

The News: the Deadly Premonition designer announces his new game about secret cats, Shadow of War has the worst loot box system of any game ever, EA says FIFA 18’s sales will determine whether or not they support the Switch

Have a question or coded message for the Hey Poor Podcast? Send it to @LastSpaceMarine on Twitter or post on the forums!

The Hey Poor Podcast can be found and subscribed to on iTunes and Stitcher. In addition to the website, Hey Poor Player can be found in page and group form on Facebook and Twitter, creating Let’s Play and video review goodness on Youtube (which is where I normally lives), and playing away for your entertainment on Twitch.

“That’s not a druid. That’s just every homeless guy in San Francisco.” On this week’s episode of the Hey Poor Podcast, it’s up to I “Chocolate Torte And Apple Cider” Coleman and Nathan “Green Tea And Lumpia” Terencio to hold down the fort – the Fort Nite, tha is! We compare and contrast the business models of Epic’s new “it should be free” $40 build-em-up with Motiga’s adorable development hell MOBA Gigantic, discuss how Paco The Demon Frog has found his way into yet another game, complain about why The Dark Tower isn’t a better movie than it is, and even somehow have a conversation about DC’s Infinite Crisis, a game that nobody played or remembers. Plus big announcements, comfort food, a frank and slightly…

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“That’s not a druid. That’s just every homeless guy in San Francisco.”

On this week’s episode of the Hey Poor Podcast, it’s up to I “Chocolate Torte And Apple Cider” Coleman and Nathan “Green Tea And Lumpia” Terencio to hold down the fort – the Fort Nite, tha is! We compare and contrast the business models of Epic’s new “it should be free” $40 build-em-up with Motiga’s adorable development hell MOBA Gigantic, discuss how Paco The Demon Frog has found his way into yet another game, complain about why The Dark Tower isn’t a better movie than it is, and even somehow have a conversation about DC’s Infinite Crisis, a game that nobody played or remembers. Plus big announcements, comfort food, a frank and slightly painful discussion about the allegations surrounding Polygon’s Nick Robinson, and more of that F*ck Valve content you crave. All this and more, on the Hey Poor Podcast!

Games/Films/Etc of the week: Crash Day, Gigantic, Mobile Heroes, The Dark Tower, Fortnite, Rick & Morty Season 3

Audience Questions: Biggest wastes of time, comfort food questions

The News: the Nick Robinson allegations, the death of Counter Strike: Global Offensive, EA shuts down Bioware Montreal

Have a question or coded message for the Hey Poor Podcast? Send it to @LastSpaceMarine on Twitter or post on the forums!

The Hey Poor Podcast can be found and subscribed to on iTunes and Stitcher. In addition to the website, Hey Poor Player can be found in page and group form on Facebook and Twitter, creating Let’s Play and video review goodness on Youtube (which is where I normally lives), and playing away for your entertainment on Twitch.

“Konichiwa, True Believers! We’ve got a kawaii caper for you this evening, in the classic Marvel style!” We’re not gonna lie to you, folks: thanks to some Jay-shaped technical difficulties, we actually recorded this episode of the Hey Poor Podcast two weeks ago and are just getting it up now. Whoops. Hopefully Comic-Con is still relevant in this, the dark future of August 2017. To make up for it, it’s an extra-long, extra-chunky episode featuring appearances from all your favorite HPPeople: I “I’m Too Sick For Jokes” Coleman, Nathan “Credit Card Out” Terencio, Jay “I Know We’ve Gone Long On This Already BUT…” Petrequin, and Anthony “I Forgot What Narnia Was For A Second” Spivey. We’ll continue the ongoing Centaur VS Dead Centaur debate, ink…

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“Konichiwa, True Believers! We’ve got a kawaii caper for you this evening, in the classic Marvel style!”

We’re not gonna lie to you, folks: thanks to some Jay-shaped technical difficulties, we actually recorded this episode of the Hey Poor Podcast two weeks ago and are just getting it up now. Whoops. Hopefully Comic-Con is still relevant in this, the dark future of August 2017.

To make up for it, it’s an extra-long, extra-chunky episode featuring appearances from all your favorite HPPeople: I “I’m Too Sick For Jokes” Coleman, Nathan “Credit Card Out” Terencio, Jay “I Know We’ve Gone Long On This Already BUT…” Petrequin, and Anthony “I Forgot What Narnia Was For A Second” Spivey. We’ll continue the ongoing Centaur VS Dead Centaur debate, ink ourselves talking about Splatoon 2, and explain why everyone else is wrong and you should go watch Valerian. Plus: everyone but I is still wrong about Ant-Man, Jay and Anthony think 2017 might be the best year for games ever, Nate gives us the rundown on how the Yu-Gi-Oh card game is trying to unf*ck itself, and somebody does an incredible impersonation of Stan Lee that everyone else just kinda sleeps on. All this and more, on the Hey Poor Podcast!

Games/Films/Etc of the week: Splatoon 2, Stan Lee’s The Reflection, A Centaur’s Life, Iron Tides, Yu-Gi-Oh! (the card game), Aven Colony, Antihero, DOOM 2016 Update 6.66, Solstice Chronicles: MIA, Valerian and the City of A Thousand Planets

Audience Questions: Most anticipated upcoming releases, best game enemies, favorite type of soup

The News: SDCC Trailer Reactions

Have a question or coded message for the Hey Poor Podcast? Send it to @LastSpaceMarine on Twitter or post on the forums!

The Hey Poor Podcast can be found and subscribed to on iTunes and Stitcher. In addition to the website, Hey Poor Player can be found in page and group form on Facebook and Twitter, creating Let’s Play and video review goodness on Youtube (which is where I normally lives), and playing away for your entertainment on Twitch.