Pixels and Puppets

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:

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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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Intro

• British and Canadian polite audiences?
• Jamie got catcalled
• Andrew isn't a cop. Or is he?
• Whales swimming in cheese
• Is the podcast going weekly? Stay tuned

10:06

The Puppet Pit

• Phase II adjusting
• Recent builds: Experimenting with removable arm rods, new designs and several commissions
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc
• Shoutout Tom Stewart! https://www.thecreatureworksstudio.com
• Buy us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

33:37 Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook: Kevin had an interesting and instructive adventure with his Deck!
• Andrew bought a Miyoo Mini+
• Thanks to Indyskeep, there's a 3D printer in the house, the Sovol SV01 Pro! Check out Indyskeep YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/@indyskeepproductions
• Freedom Mobile has rolled out 5G in major urban areas!
• AI journalists got fooled twice. Glorbo lives!

1:37:05

Pixels and Tokens

• Guess what’s coming to Xbox? It’s Final Fantasy 14!
• Ubisoft is going to delete your account! Well, maybe not…
• Diablo check in: Patchpocalypse, toxic subreddits and Season 1 thoughts
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Jamie's Number 2 - Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game (1997) - https://youtu.be/geLiEiAiQJA

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 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 13: Brundlegrouch

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0:00

Intro

• Beards eh?
• Kevin forgets to beg for money: https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

8:26

The Puppet Pit

• Recent builds: Eyebrow mech green rod arm monster and ogre
• Experimenting on the build stream: Bert mech
• Is it The Fleecepocalyspe?
• Frankie Play is back!
• Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc

43:19

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook: Asus confirms some SD cards in the ROG Ally fail when exposed to concentrated heat. In non-Ally news, Kevin is considering getting the iFixit fan upgrade for his Steam Deck.
• Prime Day happened! How hog wild did we go? 
• Kevin may finally be ready to dip into 3D printing 
• The first movie on Web3, lol, lmao
• Hollywood strike/AI crap (also find the Ron Pearlman rant and watch it, the only direct link we could find was on Twitter and we're not posting Twitter links)

1:27:52

Pixels and Tokens

• Kevin's been playing that popular Blizzard game
• Diablo IV update
• Microsoft has won the right to buy Activision! Or have they?
• Major Nelson moves on
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Andrew's Number 2

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 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

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

Ending Thanks

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 a podcaster short!
• Canada eh?
• Wrestling eh?
• Beg for money.
• https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet

13:55

The Puppet Pit

• Have you heard of the TikTok?
• https://www.tiktok.com/@operationpuppet
• Build streams return!
• https://www.twitch.tv/operationpuppet,
• https://www.youtube.com/c/operationpuppet
• Builds: Blue live hands monster and two Smols
• Also Frankie Play will return, likely soon. Join the Discord!
• https://discord.gg/USQdYP4CZc

35:00

Gizmotown

• The Deck Nook: Ally drama continues. A bit of cyberpunk philosophy and the last verse in the Early Adopter Blues.
• The Reddit tire fire continues, Jamie has been trying alternatives

1:24:49

Pixels and Tokens

• Diablo IV update
• AEW: Fight Forever came out this week! Jamie has played a little bit of it!
• Our Top 5 Games of All Time continues with Kevin's Number 3

The Top 5 list so far:

Andrew:

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

Jamie:

• Number 3: Quake (1996)
• Number 4: Earthbound (1994)
• Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

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

Ending Thanks

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 11: O:P Phase II

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0:00

- Intro

- Welcome to the future. We're late. It's been a week. Or three.

- Wallets and shoes. Discuss.

- The part where we ask you for money. You can help support the monthly hosting fees and say thanks by buying us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet 12:00

The Puppet Pit

- The Pride Build Stream Happened!

- Etsy sucks, which leads to O:P Phase II

34:23

Gizmotown

- The Deck Nook: is Ally a good ally?

- Reddit ambles down the Musky road

- Insert a link to Kyle Hill’s Chat GPT video here. https://youtu.be/-4Oso9-9KTQ

- Jamie has been trying Lemmy, the fediverse version of Reddit.

- Old men yell at clouds and Twitter

- Hey, RSS is still good

1:38:36

Pixels and Tokens

- Kevin admits hypocrisy and also is really enjoying Diablo 4. Jamie might also be a hypocrite.

- Many Summer Games announcements happened, some in a Fest and some Festless. We talk about what stood out to us.

- Podcast ran long so we're pushing the Top 5 to next show

Ending Thanks

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

- Afternoons and angry Danny tacos

- Don't look up Meat Puppets

- The part where we ask you for money. You can help support the monthly hosting fees and say thanks by buying us a Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/operationpuppet 6:57

The Puppet Pit

- Andrew declares: birds are the enemy of puppets

- Belgium!

- Previous 2 week's builds (two furry rod arm monster commissions)

- New Oracle dropped!

- Everything is back on Etsy

- Studio revamp redux: Making space

- Build stream updates and FAQ Videos incoming. Submit your questions!

- Pinecone has been going through the Build Stream archives and timestamping different topics

25:55

Gizmotown

- Rain Dogs

- The Deck Nook. O:P Recommends reviews from Retro Game Corps: https://retrogamecorps.com/.

- In Ally news, against all probability, Asus seems to be... fixing... things on the software side? https://youtu.be/63vVk89xYY8

- What’s. The Deal. With Video Cards?

- Microsoft putting "AI" into Windows and Kevin may have feelings about that

- The Fishtank got an enema.

- Jamie's Mac Mini needs an enema.

1:12:02 Pixels and Tokens

- Sony PlayStation something-or-other is an Event that Happened

- Diablo 4 Server Slam Thoughts.

- Speaking of Activision Blizzard, the sale to MS has been approved in China

- In F-tendo news, Mario stomps Dolphin on Steam

- We continue our Top 5 Games of All Time with Jamie’s Number 3

The Top 5 list so far:

Andrew:

Number 3: Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)

Number 4: Yakuza 0 (2017)

Number 5: Fort Apocalypse (1982)

Jamie:

Number 3: Quake (1996)

Number 4: Earthbound (1994)

Number 5: Zork (1977)

Kevin:

Number 4: Assassin's Creed: Origins

Number 5: Diablo 3 (2012)

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