Welcome to the Turtle Jump Podcast: the video game podcast of your hearts and ours! This week on TJ, the guys take you on the second part of our journey through a mystical land in their homemade D&D campaign, "The Hammer of Moradin." Dungeons and Dragons is one of the oldest games around, not to mention that it is considered the father of basically all RPG video games. We hope you enjoy our adventure, so PLEASE let us know! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com @turtlejumpshow on Twitter...
Jun 24, 2014•1 hr 28 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we give our thoughts on the mountain of news revealed at E3, the game industry's biggest trade show. We talk about the Sony and Microsoft press conferences, Nintendo's digital event, and the many game reveals and demos present on the show floor. This year's E3 was certainly one for the books....
Jun 17, 2014•1 hr 29 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, the we are joined by special guest Justin Davenport to talk Super Metroid, the classic action/adventure/platformer title on the SNES. After the events of Metroid II, Samus Aran learns that the evil space pirates have rebuilt their base on the planet Zebes. The valiant bounty hunter travels to...
Jun 09, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, the Turtle Jumpers share their predictions for the industry's biggest trade show, E3. What will Sony bring for the PS4? How about Microsoft's Xbox One? Will Nintendo be able to salvage the Wii U with some awesome reveals? What's in store for the 3DS? What games will we see? A new Zelda? A new...
Jun 08, 2014•24 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we bring in special guest Andrew DiMarcangelo of the PolyComics podcast to discuss Nintendo's current troubles--their NintendWoes, if you will. Wii U sales have been abysmal, and Nintendo has posted terrible financial losses for the last couple of years. What could they do to turn the game ar...
May 26, 2014•1 hr 4 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about Ubisoft's artistic platformer Rayman Legends for the Wii U, PS3, PS4, PS Vita Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC. After a long delay, this beautiful sequel to Rayman Origins has finally been unleashed on the public. Join Rayman, Globox, and friends as they seek to save the Teensies from...
May 19, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about Blizzard's free to play digital trading card game, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, now available for the PC, Mac, and iPad. We reminisce about our Pokemon TCG experiences of days gone by and then discuss our rediscovery of the joys of trading card games with Hearthstone. Also: ...
May 12, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about Nintendo's E3 presentation plans, Destiny's Beta announcement, and Eve Fanfest's MMA competition between ten game developers and UFC fighter Gunnar Nelson. Send us an letter! We'll read and discuss your emails on the show! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter! @turtl...
May 09, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we talk news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about Yoshi's New Island for the Nintendo 3DS. When the stork delivers baby Mario and baby Luigi to the wrong home, it's up to the Yoshis to protect them from the evil wizard Kamek as they journey toward their real home. This game has plenty of puzzles and platforming action, amazing ...
Apr 28, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss Fez, a delightfully charming puzzle platformer from developer Polytron. Check it out on Steam (for Windows, OS X, and Linux), the Playstation Store (for PS3, PS4, and Vita), or Xbox Live (on Xbox 360). Contact us! We'll read and discuss your letters on the show! turtlejumpletter...
Apr 21, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss Nintendo's upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Last week Sakurai revealed gobs of new information in a Nintendo Direct video, including new modes, items, stages, and character details. He also dropped the news that the 3DS version will be releasing earlier than the Wii...
Apr 16, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a weekly video game podcast focusing on Nintendo, Playstation, XBox, and PC games, and more! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss side quests, the optional content that adds flavor to games. We talk about what side quests mean to us and discuss some of our favorite game side quests. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Tomb Raider, and Skyrim, among others, are examples of games with great side quests. Cont...
Apr 07, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss Tomb Raider for the PS3, PS4, XBox 360, Xbox One, PC, and Mac. When Laura Croft and her friends and collegues are shipwrecked on a mysterious island, they must survive until they can find a way to find help or escape. However, an evil cult and possibly a supernatural force aim to keep them stranded for their nefarious plans. Action, stea...
Mar 31, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we venture into the unknown, bringing you the first of many SPECIAL episodes featuring our own forays into the world of tabletop gaming. That's right folks, this week you get to witness the TJ boys playing Dungeons and Dragons in a campaign of Paul's making: The Hammer of Moradin. Let us know what you think of this weeks episode on twitter, faceboo...
Mar 25, 2014•50 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about retro Nintendo consoles and our favorite games on those systems that seemed to fly under the radar. No Marios, Zeldas, or Donkey Kongs here--our nostalgia this episode is reserved for less well known titles. Contact us! We'll read and discuss your letters on the show! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Find us on Twitter! @turtlejumpshow...
Mar 17, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about NES Remix, Nintendo's reimagining of classic NES titles in the form of short mini-games. Join Mario, Link, Donkey Kong, and other familiar characters as they relive bits of old adventures in this challenging title on the Wii U. We also discuss current news, including the Mario Kart 8 Collector's Edition, Watch Dogs' release date, and ...
Mar 11, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, the Turtle Jumpers talk about licensed games. Love 'em or hate 'em, licensed games make up a large portion of the video games available. It has been so since the NES days, and licensed games continue to play a major role in the current generate. Some have the reputation of being cheap cash-ins poorly developed. Others hold dear places in our hearts...
Mar 03, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about Capcom and Wayforward's Ducktales: Remastered, the revamped version of the classic NES platformer that helped define the genre. Lead the extravagantly rich Scrooge McDuck through the Amazon, Himilayas, Transylvania, the Moon, and more as he seeks to thwart the Beagle Boys and recover five rare treasures for his money pile. The game is...
Feb 24, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we talk about love in video games: our favorite game couples, the best love stories, and dating simulator games. We also do a brief roundup of the Nintendo Direct news from February. Contact us! We'll read and discuss your letters on the show! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Find us on Twitter! @turtlejumpshow
Feb 17, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss Batman: Arkham Origins by Warner Bros. Games Montreal. When Black Mask puts a bounty on the Batman, the caped crusader is in for the Christmas eve of his life as the world's deadliest assassins converge on Gotham City. Free-flow combat, predator stealth, detective works, and Gotham exploration--in this game, you ARE Batman. Contact us! W...
Feb 10, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, we discuss game guides per Jonesy's letter, Allen's new PS4, and Nintendo's fate in the midst of their current troubles. Contact us! We'll read and discuss your letters on the show! turtlejumpletters@gmail.com Find us on Twitter! @turtlejumpshow 1:40 - Jonesy's Letter: Game Guides 12:20 - Allen's Shiny new PS4 21:20- Nintendo's fate in the midst of...
Feb 03, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now a WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. In this episode, the duo discusses retro games--the originals, the remakes, and those titles that try to capture the essences of games from days gone by. We run a few rabbit trails along the way.
Jan 27, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now a WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. This time, the Turtle Jump Duo discuss the coming year in gaming for 2014. Join us as we reveal the games we are most anticipating, most dreading, 2:33 - Letters and Tweets13:35 - Our most anticipated game(s) of 201415:28 - What we're excited for from Nintendo20:11 - What we're excited for from... Everyone else24:54 - Our (bold?) predictions for 2014 Send us a le...
Jan 22, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now a WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. This week on the show, we give you our first full game review of 2014: Super Mario 3D World on the Nintendo Wii U! Listen as we gush about our second favorite game of 2013. You will hear all of the many things that we loved about the game, the very few things we did not, and the multiplayer shenanigans that we get into! 2:50 - Overcoming Preconceived Qualms (and ...
Jan 13, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a now a WEEKLY video game podcast! Join us as we discuss news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. For this episode, the first in our new weekly format, we take a good hard look at the year 2013 and what it meant in the world of gaming. We discuss what we loved, what we missed out on, and maybe even a bit of what we hated. You won't want to miss out on this one! 7:26 - Our top 5 games of the year10:55 - This year on the 3DS (Cause who has a Vita, amiright?)17:...
Jan 06, 2014•30 min
Turtle Jump is a monthly (but soon to be weekly) video game podcast with news, reviews, and in depth discussions of our favorite games. This episode we talk at length about the latest entry in our favorite franchise, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. We also discuss the recent launches of the PS4 and Xbox One and give our characteristic banter. 4:00 - Show announcement: Turtle Jump is going weekly!13:00 - PS4 and Xbox One launches22:25 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Send ...
Dec 06, 2013•1 hr 15 min
Turtle Jump is a video game podcast that releases monthly with news, reviews, and an in depth discussion of a featured game every episode. This month we bring you Pokemon X and Y! We also talk about the impending launch of the PS4 and Xbox One and the grand adventure Paul and I had at The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses in Cincinnati. 3:00 - The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses 8:55 - Letter on 3DS XL and Zelda 11:35 - News: Nintendo Video additions 18:30 - News: PS4 and Xbo...
Nov 12, 2013•1 hr 2 min
Shadow of the Colossus, our main feature, is a classic PS2 title featuring beautiful landscapes, massive boss battles, and a wonderfully immersive story. Also on this episode are reviews of Rogue Legacy and FTL: Faster than Light; news discussion on the Steam OS, console, and controller reveals; and your letters, read and discussed on air!" Turtle Jump is a video game podcast that releases monthly with news, reviews, and an in depth discussion of a featured game every episode. Subscribe to us on...
Oct 15, 2013•59 min
In this episode, the Turtle Jumpers let loose their love for the Pikmin franchise as they discuss and review Pikmin 3, the latest entry in Nintendo's beautiful and creative action-strategy video game series. Also: letters, the Nintendo 2DS, PS Vita TV, Plants vs Zombies 2, and Rayman Origins. 2:25 - Letter: 3DS games 10:33 - Letter: Pikmin thoughts and non-Nintendo coverage 20:00 - News: 2DS, PS Vita TV 26:55 - Mini-Review: Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time 29:30 - Mini-Review: Rayman Legends...
Sep 13, 2013•54 min
In this episode Paul and Allen discuss The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, two games from their favorite game series. You will feel the love tonight. 1:00 - Letter: Religion in games. 8:24 - Letter: Tactical RPGs 14:05 - Letter: Zelda 15:35 - The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons 42:05 - Next episode announcement: Pikmin 3
Aug 12, 2013•44 min
