@thatpinguino.bsky.social
I talk about video games on the Deep Listens podcast https://deeplistens.libsyn.com/. Former freelancer at GiantBomb.com and Waypoint.
Finally got @mikedrucker.bsky.social's book! I can't wait to read it!
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Finally got @mikedrucker.bsky.social's book! I can't wait to read it!
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Fellow mod @thatpinguino.bsky.social has just started their stream for the @giantbomb.bsky.social Extra Life Team!
They will be streaming Chocobo Racing for CHARITY! Wanna see the end of the game? Tune in and donate!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpinguino
EL Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
They will be streaming Chocobo Racing for CHARITY! Wanna see the end of the game? Tune in and donate!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpinguino
EL Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Fellow mod @thatpinguino.bsky.social has just started their stream for the @giantbomb.bsky.social Extra Life Team!
They will be streaming Chocobo Racing for CHARITY! Wanna see the end of the game? Tune in and donate!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpinguino
EL Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
They will be streaming Chocobo Racing for CHARITY! Wanna see the end of the game? Tune in and donate!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thatpinguino
EL Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm starting my #ChocoboRacing stream for #ExtraLife! I'm streaming for team @giantbomb.bsky.social! Watch and donate at twitch.tv/thatpinguino!
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'm starting my #ChocoboRacing stream for #ExtraLife! I'm streaming for team @giantbomb.bsky.social! Watch and donate at twitch.tv/thatpinguino!
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shaxnkitsune just started their streaming for the @giantbomb.bsky.social Extra Life community effort today! Catch their stream and send them any donation you can spare!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/shaxnkitsune
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#games #gaming #charity #extralife
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/shaxnkitsune
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#games #gaming #charity #extralife
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
shaxnkitsune just started their streaming for the @giantbomb.bsky.social Extra Life community effort today! Catch their stream and send them any donation you can spare!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/shaxnkitsune
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#games #gaming #charity #extralife
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/shaxnkitsune
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#games #gaming #charity #extralife
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I'm streaming for four hours for Extra Life to cover for someone!
If I raise $500 today, I'll play this godawful Garfield JRPG only released on Nokia phones!
Just look at it, @giantbomb.bsky.social family!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zombiepie
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#charity
If I raise $500 today, I'll play this godawful Garfield JRPG only released on Nokia phones!
Just look at it, @giantbomb.bsky.social family!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zombiepie
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#charity
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I'm streaming for four hours for Extra Life to cover for someone!
If I raise $500 today, I'll play this godawful Garfield JRPG only released on Nokia phones!
Just look at it, @giantbomb.bsky.social family!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zombiepie
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#charity
If I raise $500 today, I'll play this godawful Garfield JRPG only released on Nokia phones!
Just look at it, @giantbomb.bsky.social family!
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zombiepie
Donation Page: www.extra-life.org/participants...
#charity
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A great discussion of an excellent game with juicy symbolism out the wazoo. And I once more defend "high school drama" being an important element of teenage protagonists' lives! lol
The f DOES stand for FUN
The f DOES stand for FUN
We were joined this week by @voidburger.com to discuss #SilentHillf! We cover the game's difficult combat and excellent story! It's spoiler city for the entire game up until the first ending! deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-251-...
Deep Listens: Episode 251: Silent Hill f With VoidBurger!
In this episode Gino, Pete, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- are joined by Jess "VoidBurger" O'Brien to discuss Silent Hill f! We cover the game's entire first playthrough storyline. We discuss ...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A great discussion of an excellent game with juicy symbolism out the wazoo. And I once more defend "high school drama" being an important element of teenage protagonists' lives! lol
The f DOES stand for FUN
The f DOES stand for FUN
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We were joined this week by @voidburger.com to discuss #SilentHillf! We cover the game's difficult combat and excellent story! It's spoiler city for the entire game up until the first ending! deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-251-...
Deep Listens: Episode 251: Silent Hill f With VoidBurger!
In this episode Gino, Pete, and Braden "ArbitraryWater" -REDACTED- are joined by Jess "VoidBurger" O'Brien to discuss Silent Hill f! We cover the game's entire first playthrough storyline. We discuss ...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
We were joined this week by @voidburger.com to discuss #SilentHillf! We cover the game's difficult combat and excellent story! It's spoiler city for the entire game up until the first ending! deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-251-...
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Can I record a podcast while actively playing the game? How many times will I swear on mic due to dying in the game? Will I be able to beat the boss in the hour and 45 minute runtime of this podcast? Find out in our Silksong episode!
This week we covered #HollowKnight #Silksong! Our experiences were all over the place with this difficult platformer! @gamemakerm.bsky.social was our resident sicko trying to beat Act 2 mid recording and @thatpinguino.bsky.social was our resident hater. deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-249-...
Deep Listens: Episode 249: Hollow Knight: Silksong Tears At The Fabric Of This Podcast
In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em manage to finally be topical and discuss Hollow Knight: Silksong. We discuss the game's difficulty, how to judge a game that is intentionally antagonistic, and the e...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Can I record a podcast while actively playing the game? How many times will I swear on mic due to dying in the game? Will I be able to beat the boss in the hour and 45 minute runtime of this podcast? Find out in our Silksong episode!
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This week we covered #HollowKnight #Silksong! Our experiences were all over the place with this difficult platformer! @gamemakerm.bsky.social was our resident sicko trying to beat Act 2 mid recording and @thatpinguino.bsky.social was our resident hater. deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-249-...
Deep Listens: Episode 249: Hollow Knight: Silksong Tears At The Fabric Of This Podcast
In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em manage to finally be topical and discuss Hollow Knight: Silksong. We discuss the game's difficulty, how to judge a game that is intentionally antagonistic, and the e...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This week we covered #HollowKnight #Silksong! Our experiences were all over the place with this difficult platformer! @gamemakerm.bsky.social was our resident sicko trying to beat Act 2 mid recording and @thatpinguino.bsky.social was our resident hater. deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-249-...
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Hey all! We're sharing an episode of the Ojisancast on the main feed so folks can get an idea of what they're missing on the premium feed. Hope you enjoy this episode on #FLCL and consider joining the Patreon! deeplistens.libsyn.com/ojisancast-0...
Deep Listens: Ojisancast 07: FLCL- Free Sample
It's time to get a little bit fooly and a little bit cooly as our resident Ojisans discuss the seminal 2000 anime FLCL. Does it live up to their memories? How obvious is the symbolism? If a pink haire...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Hey all! We're sharing an episode of the Ojisancast on the main feed so folks can get an idea of what they're missing on the premium feed. Hope you enjoy this episode on #FLCL and consider joining the Patreon! deeplistens.libsyn.com/ojisancast-0...
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reskeeet for good luck one year.
like for good luck 2 month.
bad luck if you let a giant bomb across your path without click
like for good luck 2 month.
bad luck if you let a giant bomb across your path without click
Extremely super duper important for you to login at giantbomb.com and opt in if you want to keep your account.
September 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
reskeeet for good luck one year.
like for good luck 2 month.
bad luck if you let a giant bomb across your path without click
like for good luck 2 month.
bad luck if you let a giant bomb across your path without click
Musician: "My heart is like my jazz, it plays to its own beat."
Cardiologist: "Uh oh."
Cardiologist: "Uh oh."
August 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Musician: "My heart is like my jazz, it plays to its own beat."
Cardiologist: "Uh oh."
Cardiologist: "Uh oh."
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Our attempts at playing PEAK are going great www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl... #PEAK
ZombiePie - Oh He DEAD Dead
Watch ZombiePie's clip titled
www.twitch.tv
August 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Our attempts at playing PEAK are going great www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl... #PEAK
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Coming next Wednesday on Deep Listens, we're doing some PEAKing, some REPOing, maybe a little LETHAL COMPANYing. It's a week of proximity chat co-op games, and it's going... well, it's going.
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
August 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Coming next Wednesday on Deep Listens, we're doing some PEAKing, some REPOing, maybe a little LETHAL COMPANYing. It's a week of proximity chat co-op games, and it's going... well, it's going.
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
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This week we're doing a bunch of co-op games over on Deep Listens, and our cooperation is a thing of beauty.
Coming next Wednesday on Deep Listens, we're doing some PEAKing, some REPOing, maybe a little LETHAL COMPANYing. It's a week of proximity chat co-op games, and it's going... well, it's going.
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
www.twitch.tv/zombiepie/cl...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
August 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This week we're doing a bunch of co-op games over on Deep Listens, and our cooperation is a thing of beauty.
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Hello internet! We are Deep Listens, a video game book club that deep dives into a game each episode. Catch us on all your podcast apps of choice, on deeplistens.libsyn.com, or support us at patreon.com/DeepListens! New episodes every Wednesday!
Deep Listens
A bi-weekly video game book club that takes a deep look at one game every episode. We discuss the literary elements, philosophical ideas, and game design decisions that make games great while keeping...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Hello internet! We are Deep Listens, a video game book club that deep dives into a game each episode. Catch us on all your podcast apps of choice, on deeplistens.libsyn.com, or support us at patreon.com/DeepListens! New episodes every Wednesday!
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Amateur Hour strikes again! It's vibe check time for the 2025/26 NFL season! deeplistens.libsyn.com/amateur-hour... #NFL #Preseason
Deep Listens: Amateur Hour: 2026 Preseason Vibe Check
The 2026/27 NFL season is upon us and Gino, Adam "Borgmaster" -REDACTED-, and Tyler "Grav" -REDACTED- are back to discuss another season of football! We cover all of the rule changes for the new seaso...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Amateur Hour strikes again! It's vibe check time for the 2025/26 NFL season! deeplistens.libsyn.com/amateur-hour... #NFL #Preseason
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New episode of Deep Listens is up! We played Death Stranding and it tied us up in knots! deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-246-... #DeathStranding
Deep Listens: Episode 246: You Have To Pay Us To Play More Death Stranding
In this episode Gino, Pete, and Em discuss Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding! We cover the game's porting mechanics and bridge building before unpacking the deep, deep symbolism of knots, strands, and be...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New episode of Deep Listens is up! We played Death Stranding and it tied us up in knots! deeplistens.libsyn.com/episode-246-... #DeathStranding
The toilet fairy heard my prayer!
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The toilet fairy heard my prayer!
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New Off The Deep End is up! @gbdudersfeed.bsky.social and the crew played some Shin Megami Tensei nonsense! deeplistens.libsyn.com/off-the-deep...
Deep Listens: Off the Deep End Episode 63: Shin Megami Tensei If...
Hee Ho! Off the Deep End has been trapped in the demon realm with only their COMPs and dungeon crawling knowledge to guide them! Join Chris, Adam, and Braden as they learn about morality systems, supe...
deeplistens.libsyn.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New Off The Deep End is up! @gbdudersfeed.bsky.social and the crew played some Shin Megami Tensei nonsense! deeplistens.libsyn.com/off-the-deep...
Can't believe Square Enix has official FFIX 25th anniversary glasses. They're like "hey grandpa, your eyes don't work so good anymore, do they? Buy some Vivi glasses for your fucked up peepers." And I might actually do it! www.zoff.co.jp/shop/content...
ファイナルファンタジーIX
名作RPG 「FINAL FANTASY IX」の25周年を記念して初のコラボレーションが実現！
www.zoff.co.jp
July 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Can't believe Square Enix has official FFIX 25th anniversary glasses. They're like "hey grandpa, your eyes don't work so good anymore, do they? Buy some Vivi glasses for your fucked up peepers." And I might actually do it! www.zoff.co.jp/shop/content...
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If you haven't seen The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century on @giantbomb.bsky.social yet, here's some stats.
3171 ballots
2164 games
953 games w/just 1 vote
Top 100 Avg Metacritic: 91.74
N64 games: 1 - Majora's Mask
PS1 games: 1 - FF9
Oldest Game: Deus Ex
Link: www.giantbomb.com/articles/the...
3171 ballots
2164 games
953 games w/just 1 vote
Top 100 Avg Metacritic: 91.74
N64 games: 1 - Majora's Mask
PS1 games: 1 - FF9
Oldest Game: Deus Ex
Link: www.giantbomb.com/articles/the...
July 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
If you haven't seen The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century on @giantbomb.bsky.social yet, here's some stats.
3171 ballots
2164 games
953 games w/just 1 vote
Top 100 Avg Metacritic: 91.74
N64 games: 1 - Majora's Mask
PS1 games: 1 - FF9
Oldest Game: Deus Ex
Link: www.giantbomb.com/articles/the...
3171 ballots
2164 games
953 games w/just 1 vote
Top 100 Avg Metacritic: 91.74
N64 games: 1 - Majora's Mask
PS1 games: 1 - FF9
Oldest Game: Deus Ex
Link: www.giantbomb.com/articles/the...
Got my #GBGamesOfThe21stCentury! Each one is correct and perfect
June 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Got my #GBGamesOfThe21stCentury! Each one is correct and perfect
Just rolled credits on Blue Prince. I'm conflicted. I really like parts of it. However, some of the rogue-like elements detracted a lot from my enjoyment of the exploration and puzzle elements. The game feels very at odds with itself, but the depth and craft are there.
June 25, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Just rolled credits on Blue Prince. I'm conflicted. I really like parts of it. However, some of the rogue-like elements detracted a lot from my enjoyment of the exploration and puzzle elements. The game feels very at odds with itself, but the depth and craft are there.
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Also, if you love old arcades and comedy and whatnot, my book is available in audio, digital, and hardcover.
Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games―A Comedian's Memoir of Gaming and Comedy, From Nintendo to The Tonight Show
Amazon.com: Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games―A Comedian's Memoir of Gaming and Comedy, From Nintendo to The Tonight Show: 9781335012692: Drucker, Mike: Books
www.amazon.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Also, if you love old arcades and comedy and whatnot, my book is available in audio, digital, and hardcover.