0:00

Intro

• Still remote!
• Kevin is GETTING MAD GAINZ AT THE GYM

11:52

The Puppet Pit

• The final build before Top Secret Project begins is done!
• Let's talk about performing puppets
• http://secretsofpuppetry.com/ was what Kevin did but maybe get in touch with Mike Quinn to see if the courses are still available: https://store.mikequinnstudios.com/
• Adam K's video on learning camera puppetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxQY3Vi_COg
• Kevin's follow-up to Adam's video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDHrVsDtxCRqjh4mzOWiSQz9i6iXv4l_R
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

32:05

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• The MSI Claw first looks seem soft
• Valve lists (and puts many on sale) the top 100 games (to date) played on the Deck: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/decktop100
• Is hacktintosh dead? https://aplus.rs/2024/hackintosh-almost-dead/
• Was Switch emulation going too far?
• Will Sony release PS5Pro in 2024 without a major first party title?

1:04:51

Pixels and Tokens

• This Week in Enshittification. Warner Brothers Games is running the Warner Brothers playbook on the back catalogue of Adult Swim Games. Small Radios Big Televisions: https://fire-face.com/games/srbt.html
• Was Spider-Man: The Great Web really cancelled? Why?
• Kevin breaks out of his gaming fugue with Dragon’s Dogma
• Frankie Play is kinda back!
• Any Steam Spring Sale gets?
• Seems like the Star Wars Battlefront Classic remasters are bad and maybe avoid it: https://www.eurogamer.net/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-used-modders-work-without-credit
• Games We Love continues with Andrew the God of War

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• We're remote and getting remoter
• Everything is fundamentally bad because 2024
• Breaking news: Elon is even stupider than we suspected

5:23

The Puppet Pit

• Dental hell month is done! Let the puppet builds thrive!
• Sullivan 2.0 is done! Follow Sullivan the Monster on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sullivanmonstermtg
• There might be a build stream this week and Frankie might Play again....
• All links on https://www.operationpuppet.com. Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

15:16

Gizmotown 

• NEUROMANCERRRRR
• The Deck Nook.
• Not to be outdone by Andrew, Jamie has a new retro gaming device. Ayn Odin 2
• Proton got... an icon!
• Proton Pass answers the question "what is the opposite of enshittify?" https://proton.me/blog/proton-pass-price-change

46:37

Pixels and Tokens

• Shout-out Leia
• As a lover of Diablo and Diablo-likes, Kevin has thoughts about Last Epoch
• Jamie picked up Balatro and is currently locked in a battle between wanting to max out this season's Diablo 4 character and playing a deckbuilding roguelike illegal move poker game.
• In a brief Helldivers 2 update: The servers didn't die under the user load last weekend! People could actually play AND the Steam usercount hit another record
• Sony is laying off 900 Playstation employees and closing their London UK studio entirely.
• Epic Games has been allegedly hacked and 200gb of potential customer data is being ransomed.
• In actual good news, Dark Forces Remastered is out!
• Toys for Bob is indie now!
• Games We Love continues with Kevin and a little game called Doom

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• Together again!
• We're old!

6:20

The Puppet Pit

• First sack puppet!
• Announcing the O:P Hall of Fame! If you a puppet from O:P in any public-facing work, I want to feature you on the site! Get in touch!
• The Build Streams are still on hold but this time for a nice reason
• We are IN The Fediverse!
• Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/
• Peertube: https://puppet.zone/
• Mastodon: https://puppet.town/
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

34:42

Gizmotown 

• The Deck Nook.
• - Chiaki good
• Wish.com gets sold at a huge loss
• AI still sucks
• Andrew got a new phone

1:07:07

Pixels and Tokens

• Remember board games?
• We answer the question "what if Deep Rock Galactic but Vampire Survivors?"
• Helldivers II came out to great fanfare and even greater word of mouth.
• Everything is FINE at Xbox. Please continue to Xbox as normal. Diablo 4 coming to Game Pass. Some games are coming to Playstation and Switch. There will be more Xbox hardware and it'll be super duper good, pinky swear.
• Enshittification update: Sony has decided that digital media that people bought "forever" on Funimation aren't theirs anymore now that they are shuttering the service and rolling it into Crunchyroll (for more money a month) (https://gizmodo.com/funimation-death-crunchyroll-april-2024-1851241511)
• Games We Love continues with Jamie and Sid Meier's' Alpha Centauri

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• We are Jamie-less
• Monarch good. Godzilla good.

7:22

The Puppet Pit

• Light build schedule but puppets are happening! Including Murray!
• Build streams are probably on pause til Feb is done
• We are IN The Fediverse!
• Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/
• Peertube: https://puppet.zone/
• Mastodon: https://puppet.town/
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC

23:51

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook.
• Switch 2 CONFIRMED lol not really
• Ayaneo falls to the Dark Side, will use Win11 instead of HoloOS on the Next Lyte.
• THE CLAW will have VRR and anthropometry
• George Carlin AI bullshit not even AI. Just bullshit.
• MS is worth $3 Trillion now! Also, you're fired. Thank you for your sacrifice
• https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/30/go-nuts-meine-kerle/
• Apple's 1984 ad is, well, 40
• Vision.... pro?

48:30

Pixels and Tokens

• New Diablo IV Season is upon us. Avoid if you suffer from Arachnoautomatonophibia.
• City of Heroes: Victory is being added to CoH:Homecoming as part of the official license deal
• Mobile gaming is dumb and sad
• Kevin got that game. Yes that one. You know the one.

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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0:00

Intro

• We’re back!

10:56

The Puppet Pit

• Catching up with The Puppet Mines
• We are IN The Fediverse!
• Owncast: https://www.operationpuppet.live/
• Peertube: https://puppet.zone/
• Mastodon: https://puppet.town/
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/3zPqDcGJAC
• Diversion!

27:47

Gizmotown 

• CES is a thing that happened. Invisible TVs!
• The Deck Nook -- Catching up with the Deck Nook!
• OLED Deck came out during the hiatus! - Thoughts? Upgrade temptation?
• MSI has entered the fray - leaked name "MSI Claw" reportedly using an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H APU with 32gb RAM, should be launched at CES before we record
• Switch2? Maybe?
• Catching up with Linux, self-hosting and The Fediverse

1:13:48

Pixels and Tokens

• Catching up with gaming!
• The Steam Winter Sale has come and gone, were there any hidden gems? Did we notice any different buying habits?
• City of Heroes Homecoming goes legit!
• New feature: Games We Love kicks of with Andrew! The Legend of Zelda!
• Rebel Moon Bad
• Scott Pilgrim Good

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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Just a quick note the podcast is going on a brief hiatus, but we will be back! As always keep up with all O:P shenanigans on Socials:

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Yes we actually live streamed this one! Watch the VoD here:

https://www.youtube.com/live/XQlI2Zqy3vg?si=dXzRwVi0g1b69x-U

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0:00

Intro

• We are living on video! 80's references!
• 64 is the best number of bits

7:02

The Puppet Pit

• Every Day is Halloween and Andrew is in the wrong house
• Our first Premium Puppet is done! Also, what is a premium puppet?
• 3D printing update
• Nosfera-talk!
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc
• Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

21:56 Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook -- No faster Decks in the next couple of years says Valve
• Lenovo Legion Go (AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme/16GB RAM/512GB SSD) listed on BB at $949Cdn, Pre-order Oct 1
• Microsoft, Google and Facebook are shoving "AI" into every hole they can find. Talk to your children and Venture Capitalists about consent.
• A live question and actual for-real answer!

45:55

Pixels and Tokens

• Microsoft is leaking!
• Microsoft is (probably) buying! UK regulators declare provisional approval for acquisition. Your reminder that as charming as Phil Spencer seems, monopolies are always bad for consumers 
• Diablo 4... still exits? I guess?
• Destiny 2 exploit was briefly accepted by Bungie, chaos ensued
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time completes with Kevin's Number 1:Atari Adventure !

Our Top 5 Game of All Time:

Andrew:

• Number 1: Final Fantasy 3 (1994)
• Number 2: Mass Effect 2 (2010)
• Number 3: Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)
• Number 4: Yakuza 0 (2017)
• Number 5: Fort Apocalypse (1982)

Jamie:

• Number 1. Sam and Max Hit the Road (1993)
• Number 2. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) 
• Number 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

• Atari Adventure (1980)
• Number 2: Neverwinter Nights (2002)
• Number 3: EverQuest (1999)
• Number 4: Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)
• Number 5: Diablo 3 (2012)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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 Pixels and Puppets Episode 17: The Maquettecast

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0:00

Intro

• 20 Minutes into the future
• Announcement! Ep 18 of the podcast will be live streamed on Twitch and YouTube! Fri Sept 22 probably around 8pm ET but we'll confirm the time on socials soon.

7:00

The Puppet Pit

• At long last a new Oracle episode was released! https://youtu.be/6Qlo3K7qhrQ?si=jpj-7lBwl6E-mv6V 
• Previous week's updates: Halloween begins, vertical mouth plate build stream
• 3D printed flat patterning works well!
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc
• Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

29:48 Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook: Lenovo "Legion Go" has released some pricing and specs
• Switch 2 exists!
• Andrew has a new retro device (Anbernic RG405M)

52:56

Pixels and Tokens

• Kevin played Cyberpunk 2077 and... really enjoyed it? What?
• Starfield is out! At long last something new from Bethesda. Or is it?
• Lol skull and bones
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Jamie's Number 1 Time to Hit the Road!

The Top 5 list so far:

Andrew:

• Number 1: Final Fantasy 3 (1994)
• Number 2: Mass Effect 2 (2010)
• Number 3: Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)
• Number 4: Yakuza 0 (2017)
• Number 5: Fort Apocalypse (1982)

Jamie:

• Number 1. Sam and Max Hit the Road (1993)
• Number 2. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) 
• Number 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

• Number 2: Neverwinter Nights (2002)
• Number 3: EverQuest (1999)
• Number 4: Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)
• Number 5: Diablo 3 (2012)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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 Pixels and Puppets Episode 16: Bawls in Scagway

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0:00

Intro

• Andrew is back from Alaska. Did not see Russia. Did see Scagway. 
• Jamie went to Gastown
• Remember Bawls? A Gamer drink for Gamerz

15:33

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Sashay Divine, 2 Smols and FrankenHooman
• Forget removable arm rods, long live removable arms
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc
• Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

40:00 Gizmotown

• iPads eh?
• The Deck Nook: Playstation Portal: $199.99, and it’s bad, actually
• Happy 30th birthday, Debian! Live Linux upgrading!
• Andrew has retro issues
• AMD’s FSR3 doesn’t need hardware, looks great?

1:37:04

Pixels and Tokens

• Charles Martinet is being sent to the Voice Actor farm in Upstate New York
• Gamescom happened. There were games.
• Warhammer 40K Darktide Oct 4 on Xbox/Gamepass
• After a season that burned out The Fireteam Destiny 2 might be good again?
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Andrew's Number 1!

The Top 5 list so far:

Andrew:

• Number 1: Final Fantasy 3 (1994)
• Number 2: Mass Effect 2 (2010)
• Number 3: Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)
• Number 4: Yakuza 0 (2017)
• Number 5: Fort Apocalypse (1982)

Jamie:

• Number 2. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) 
• Number 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

• Number 2: Neverwinter Nights (2002)
• Number 3: EverQuest (1999)
• Number 4: Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)
• Number 5: Diablo 3 (2012)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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Pixels and Puppets Episode 15: The Not Parzivalcast

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0:00

Intro

• We are again Andrewless, and he is Lancelot
• The The The? Scraping Puppets off the Wheel? (JG Thirlwell reference)

4:53

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: The last commissions are done, starting on restocking the shops, and a Hooman! Shoutout Scarlet!
• 3D Printer Update
• Live prototyping!
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc
• Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

39:18 Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook: Valve has just started selling Certified Refurbished Steam Decks, a good way to get into a Deck Nook of your own for cheaper!
• Out with the Mac Minis and in with the NUCs! Jamie has pivoted to a Beelink SEi11 for his Plex needs.
• Nintendo Switch Hacking and You!

1:17:14

Pixels and Tokens

• Kevin has BG3 thoughts. You won't like them. He also has thoughts about what you can play that isn't BG3.
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Kevin's Number 2 - Neverwinter Nights (2002)! We also talked about Neverwinter on Ep 3: https://sites.libsyn.com/450720/site/pixels-and-puppets-episode-3-no-such-thing-as-an-ai-puppet-builder-yet

The Top 5 list so far:

Andrew:

• Number 2: Mass Effect 2 (2010)
• Number 3: Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)
• Number 4: Yakuza 0 (2017)
• Number 5: Fort Apocalypse (1982)

Jamie:

• Number 2. Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) 
• Number 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

• Number 2: Neverwinter Nights (2002)
• Number 3: EverQuest (1999)
• Number 4: Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017)
• Number 5: Diablo 3 (2012)

Music Credits:

• Opening Music/Stinger: Funk Babe by emiliomerone. Audiojungle Broadcast License.
• Gizmotown: kiddpark, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License).
• Pixels and Tokens: Kagateni, Freesound.org (Creative Commons 0 License)

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