Turtle Jump Podcast

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: existential philosophy, Democritus, Atoms and the Void, Plato's Cave, Cincinnatus, and Kentucky geography. 

 

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Direct download: episode26final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:00am EDT

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. 

 

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Direct download: episode25final.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT

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 art and music, and clever design. We elaborate on all those elements, and more. 

 

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Direct download: episode24final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:46am EDT

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). 

 

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Direct download: episode23final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 11:17pm EDT

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 U game. We give our thoughts on the new information and express our excitement for the two upcoming titles. 

 

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Direct download: episode22final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:27am EDT

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. 

 

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Direct download: episode21final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:01am EDT

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, stealth, exploration, intrigue--this game has it all. 

 

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Direct download: episode20final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 1:58am EDT

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, facebook, or through an email or iTunes review. Thanks for listening, and may you successfully jump every turtle you see.

Direct download: TJ_DD_1.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 10:33pm EDT

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. 

 

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Direct download: episode18final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 12:01am EDT

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 upcoming March releases: Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and Yoshi's New Island.

 

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Direct download: turtlejump17final.mp3
Category:Video Games -- posted at: 9:19pm EDT