Ben Paddon | Jump Leads season 2!
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Writer, podcaster, comedian, former world-record speedrunner, unofficial Worms historian. Jump Leads, Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon, Out On Her Fanny, Hot Quest, PortsCenter. Non-binary, they/them. https://linktr.ee/BenPaddon
We have one of these automated cat food dispensers. It's been great, up until yesterday when we decided to add a 3rd meal to the daily schedule. This morning it decided to ignore the 1st scheduled meal, and you can see that option isn't lit up on the display for some reason.
January 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We have one of these automated cat food dispensers. It's been great, up until yesterday when we decided to add a 3rd meal to the daily schedule. This morning it decided to ignore the 1st scheduled meal, and you can see that option isn't lit up on the display for some reason.
111. Xtreme Racing
A Super Mario Kart clone for the Amiga that, because I didn't own Super Mario Kart, I spent a LOT of time with. Is it good? No idea, I've never gone back to check.
A Super Mario Kart clone for the Amiga that, because I didn't own Super Mario Kart, I spent a LOT of time with. Is it good? No idea, I've never gone back to check.
January 11, 2026 at 3:43 PM
111. Xtreme Racing
A Super Mario Kart clone for the Amiga that, because I didn't own Super Mario Kart, I spent a LOT of time with. Is it good? No idea, I've never gone back to check.
A Super Mario Kart clone for the Amiga that, because I didn't own Super Mario Kart, I spent a LOT of time with. Is it good? No idea, I've never gone back to check.
110. SoulCalibur II
Bought this on the GameCube, almost exclusively because it has Link in it, and found it to be an absolute blast. I never got good at it, but I had a lot of fun playing it with friends. Fired it up in the Switch 2 recently and I suuuuuuck now.
Bought this on the GameCube, almost exclusively because it has Link in it, and found it to be an absolute blast. I never got good at it, but I had a lot of fun playing it with friends. Fired it up in the Switch 2 recently and I suuuuuuck now.
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
110. SoulCalibur II
Bought this on the GameCube, almost exclusively because it has Link in it, and found it to be an absolute blast. I never got good at it, but I had a lot of fun playing it with friends. Fired it up in the Switch 2 recently and I suuuuuuck now.
Bought this on the GameCube, almost exclusively because it has Link in it, and found it to be an absolute blast. I never got good at it, but I had a lot of fun playing it with friends. Fired it up in the Switch 2 recently and I suuuuuuck now.
Mandy saw this and asked, with increasing insistence, "Wait, what is gobshite? Is it mouth shit? Are you mouth shit??"
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Mandy saw this and asked, with increasing insistence, "Wait, what is gobshite? Is it mouth shit? Are you mouth shit??"
109. Tetris Effect: Connected
I remember when this was first announced, asking myself, "Do we really need yet another Tetris game?"
And then I played it. Wow. What an experience. This has become my go-to game to relax, unwind, or de-stress with. Just incredible.
I remember when this was first announced, asking myself, "Do we really need yet another Tetris game?"
And then I played it. Wow. What an experience. This has become my go-to game to relax, unwind, or de-stress with. Just incredible.
January 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
109. Tetris Effect: Connected
I remember when this was first announced, asking myself, "Do we really need yet another Tetris game?"
And then I played it. Wow. What an experience. This has become my go-to game to relax, unwind, or de-stress with. Just incredible.
I remember when this was first announced, asking myself, "Do we really need yet another Tetris game?"
And then I played it. Wow. What an experience. This has become my go-to game to relax, unwind, or de-stress with. Just incredible.
108. D/Generation
I first played this on the CD32, of all places. It may not look like it, but this is a survival horror game. (No, I won't die on that hill, but I'll let myself get very sick on it.)
I first played this on the CD32, of all places. It may not look like it, but this is a survival horror game. (No, I won't die on that hill, but I'll let myself get very sick on it.)
January 9, 2026 at 4:11 AM
108. D/Generation
I first played this on the CD32, of all places. It may not look like it, but this is a survival horror game. (No, I won't die on that hill, but I'll let myself get very sick on it.)
I first played this on the CD32, of all places. It may not look like it, but this is a survival horror game. (No, I won't die on that hill, but I'll let myself get very sick on it.)
107. Worms Blast
Worms spin-offs have always been a mixed bag, but this one takes Puzzle Bobble and injects a little more chaos into it.
I owned this game for every system it came out for, even the GBA (where the BLAST mechanic was broken so it actually didn't work!). Such a fun game.
Worms spin-offs have always been a mixed bag, but this one takes Puzzle Bobble and injects a little more chaos into it.
I owned this game for every system it came out for, even the GBA (where the BLAST mechanic was broken so it actually didn't work!). Such a fun game.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
107. Worms Blast
Worms spin-offs have always been a mixed bag, but this one takes Puzzle Bobble and injects a little more chaos into it.
I owned this game for every system it came out for, even the GBA (where the BLAST mechanic was broken so it actually didn't work!). Such a fun game.
Worms spin-offs have always been a mixed bag, but this one takes Puzzle Bobble and injects a little more chaos into it.
I owned this game for every system it came out for, even the GBA (where the BLAST mechanic was broken so it actually didn't work!). Such a fun game.
104. Resident Evil 2 Remake
This is the game that revived Resident Evil for me. Enough that I did eventually go back and try Resi 7 (which, hey, I'm a big scaredy cat! I can't go into that house!). Felt wonderful revisiting the story and world of this game. Claire's story is still the best.
This is the game that revived Resident Evil for me. Enough that I did eventually go back and try Resi 7 (which, hey, I'm a big scaredy cat! I can't go into that house!). Felt wonderful revisiting the story and world of this game. Claire's story is still the best.
January 7, 2026 at 2:25 AM
104. Resident Evil 2 Remake
This is the game that revived Resident Evil for me. Enough that I did eventually go back and try Resi 7 (which, hey, I'm a big scaredy cat! I can't go into that house!). Felt wonderful revisiting the story and world of this game. Claire's story is still the best.
This is the game that revived Resident Evil for me. Enough that I did eventually go back and try Resi 7 (which, hey, I'm a big scaredy cat! I can't go into that house!). Felt wonderful revisiting the story and world of this game. Claire's story is still the best.
106. Control
Despite the fact that I reached a point where I could not find any lrgit way to reach my next objective and so could not finish the game, this nevertheless remains one of my favorite single player experiences of the last decade.
Despite the fact that I reached a point where I could not find any lrgit way to reach my next objective and so could not finish the game, this nevertheless remains one of my favorite single player experiences of the last decade.
January 5, 2026 at 6:51 PM
106. Control
Despite the fact that I reached a point where I could not find any lrgit way to reach my next objective and so could not finish the game, this nevertheless remains one of my favorite single player experiences of the last decade.
Despite the fact that I reached a point where I could not find any lrgit way to reach my next objective and so could not finish the game, this nevertheless remains one of my favorite single player experiences of the last decade.
105. Tritus
One of the most imaginative approaches to multiplayer Tetris I've ever played. Has Mario Kart style powerups that do anything from change the shape of the bricks, drop a little slime that eats tiles, removes the barrier between wells entirely! I love this game so, so much.
One of the most imaginative approaches to multiplayer Tetris I've ever played. Has Mario Kart style powerups that do anything from change the shape of the bricks, drop a little slime that eats tiles, removes the barrier between wells entirely! I love this game so, so much.
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
105. Tritus
One of the most imaginative approaches to multiplayer Tetris I've ever played. Has Mario Kart style powerups that do anything from change the shape of the bricks, drop a little slime that eats tiles, removes the barrier between wells entirely! I love this game so, so much.
One of the most imaginative approaches to multiplayer Tetris I've ever played. Has Mario Kart style powerups that do anything from change the shape of the bricks, drop a little slime that eats tiles, removes the barrier between wells entirely! I love this game so, so much.
What's a game you feel only you have played?
In fairness, I don't know a single other person who ever even owned this console, let alone this game.
In fairness, I don't know a single other person who ever even owned this console, let alone this game.
January 5, 2026 at 3:57 PM
What's a game you feel only you have played?
In fairness, I don't know a single other person who ever even owned this console, let alone this game.
In fairness, I don't know a single other person who ever even owned this console, let alone this game.
I just broke our best and favorite noodle bowl. It's a Buldak hot chicken flavor themed bowl by Zen. Devastated.
Worst of all, they don't appear to make it anymore. If anyone has a lead on a replacement...
Worst of all, they don't appear to make it anymore. If anyone has a lead on a replacement...
January 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I just broke our best and favorite noodle bowl. It's a Buldak hot chicken flavor themed bowl by Zen. Devastated.
Worst of all, they don't appear to make it anymore. If anyone has a lead on a replacement...
Worst of all, they don't appear to make it anymore. If anyone has a lead on a replacement...
103. Back to the Future: Part II
Pretty sure I only ever had the demo, which I played over and over again despite having little to no understanding of what the actual factual fuck I was supposed to do. When I think of the main BTTF theme, the version from this game is the one I hear in my head.
Pretty sure I only ever had the demo, which I played over and over again despite having little to no understanding of what the actual factual fuck I was supposed to do. When I think of the main BTTF theme, the version from this game is the one I hear in my head.
January 2, 2026 at 7:34 PM
103. Back to the Future: Part II
Pretty sure I only ever had the demo, which I played over and over again despite having little to no understanding of what the actual factual fuck I was supposed to do. When I think of the main BTTF theme, the version from this game is the one I hear in my head.
Pretty sure I only ever had the demo, which I played over and over again despite having little to no understanding of what the actual factual fuck I was supposed to do. When I think of the main BTTF theme, the version from this game is the one I hear in my head.
102. Canabalt
There are other endless runners that are probably better designed, but few with better atmosphere. Canabalt shows you a world you desperately want to know more about, then says "No time for that, run! Jump!" My favorite example of the genre, and one I keep coming back to.
There are other endless runners that are probably better designed, but few with better atmosphere. Canabalt shows you a world you desperately want to know more about, then says "No time for that, run! Jump!" My favorite example of the genre, and one I keep coming back to.
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
102. Canabalt
There are other endless runners that are probably better designed, but few with better atmosphere. Canabalt shows you a world you desperately want to know more about, then says "No time for that, run! Jump!" My favorite example of the genre, and one I keep coming back to.
There are other endless runners that are probably better designed, but few with better atmosphere. Canabalt shows you a world you desperately want to know more about, then says "No time for that, run! Jump!" My favorite example of the genre, and one I keep coming back to.
101. Rise of the Robots
Famously given dozens of 90%+ reviews by magazines of the day despite being absolute shash.
One day our dad came home with a CD32 and a stack of games. This was one of them. I desperately wanted this game to play as good as I thought it looked. It didn't. Wretched.
Famously given dozens of 90%+ reviews by magazines of the day despite being absolute shash.
One day our dad came home with a CD32 and a stack of games. This was one of them. I desperately wanted this game to play as good as I thought it looked. It didn't. Wretched.
December 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
101. Rise of the Robots
Famously given dozens of 90%+ reviews by magazines of the day despite being absolute shash.
One day our dad came home with a CD32 and a stack of games. This was one of them. I desperately wanted this game to play as good as I thought it looked. It didn't. Wretched.
Famously given dozens of 90%+ reviews by magazines of the day despite being absolute shash.
One day our dad came home with a CD32 and a stack of games. This was one of them. I desperately wanted this game to play as good as I thought it looked. It didn't. Wretched.
100. Yoshi's Island
One of the most charming games I've ever played. There have been a couple of sequels like Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS that didn't quite capture the same charm, but you can't beat the original.
One of the most charming games I've ever played. There have been a couple of sequels like Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS that didn't quite capture the same charm, but you can't beat the original.
December 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM
100. Yoshi's Island
One of the most charming games I've ever played. There have been a couple of sequels like Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS that didn't quite capture the same charm, but you can't beat the original.
One of the most charming games I've ever played. There have been a couple of sequels like Yoshi's Story and Yoshi's Island DS that didn't quite capture the same charm, but you can't beat the original.
These are the only caption settings the Roku app will show me. I can customize the appearance of captions, but I can't turn them on.
December 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
These are the only caption settings the Roku app will show me. I can customize the appearance of captions, but I can't turn them on.
99. Street Fighter II (Amiga)
My friends all had this for the SNES. I had the Amiga version, which was... clunky, to say the least. Different enough from the SNES version that my friend Adam tried to convince me it was a bootleg. The Amiga never had much luck with Street Fighter ports.
My friends all had this for the SNES. I had the Amiga version, which was... clunky, to say the least. Different enough from the SNES version that my friend Adam tried to convince me it was a bootleg. The Amiga never had much luck with Street Fighter ports.
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
99. Street Fighter II (Amiga)
My friends all had this for the SNES. I had the Amiga version, which was... clunky, to say the least. Different enough from the SNES version that my friend Adam tried to convince me it was a bootleg. The Amiga never had much luck with Street Fighter ports.
My friends all had this for the SNES. I had the Amiga version, which was... clunky, to say the least. Different enough from the SNES version that my friend Adam tried to convince me it was a bootleg. The Amiga never had much luck with Street Fighter ports.
98. Another World
Finishing this game was an experience I will never be able to recreate, no matter how many times I replay it. I just remember being blown away that games could be this cinematic. Did a lot of stuff in 1991 that we take for granted in games today.
Finishing this game was an experience I will never be able to recreate, no matter how many times I replay it. I just remember being blown away that games could be this cinematic. Did a lot of stuff in 1991 that we take for granted in games today.
December 29, 2025 at 5:53 AM
98. Another World
Finishing this game was an experience I will never be able to recreate, no matter how many times I replay it. I just remember being blown away that games could be this cinematic. Did a lot of stuff in 1991 that we take for granted in games today.
Finishing this game was an experience I will never be able to recreate, no matter how many times I replay it. I just remember being blown away that games could be this cinematic. Did a lot of stuff in 1991 that we take for granted in games today.
97. Doctor Who: Time Snare
An unfinished Doctor Who fan game made in Adventure Game Studios - a Fourth Doctor adventure set in Nazi Germany that does a decent job of capturing the LucasArts aesthetic of games like Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2. Ends on a cliffhanger!
An unfinished Doctor Who fan game made in Adventure Game Studios - a Fourth Doctor adventure set in Nazi Germany that does a decent job of capturing the LucasArts aesthetic of games like Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2. Ends on a cliffhanger!
December 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
97. Doctor Who: Time Snare
An unfinished Doctor Who fan game made in Adventure Game Studios - a Fourth Doctor adventure set in Nazi Germany that does a decent job of capturing the LucasArts aesthetic of games like Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2. Ends on a cliffhanger!
An unfinished Doctor Who fan game made in Adventure Game Studios - a Fourth Doctor adventure set in Nazi Germany that does a decent job of capturing the LucasArts aesthetic of games like Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2. Ends on a cliffhanger!
96. Sam & Max Save the World (aka Sam & Max Season One)
One of the few Telltale Games releases I finished. Just an absolute joy from start to finish. Captures that Sam & Max sensibility perfectly, and the remaster gives it that little extra polish.
One of the few Telltale Games releases I finished. Just an absolute joy from start to finish. Captures that Sam & Max sensibility perfectly, and the remaster gives it that little extra polish.
December 29, 2025 at 5:43 AM
96. Sam & Max Save the World (aka Sam & Max Season One)
One of the few Telltale Games releases I finished. Just an absolute joy from start to finish. Captures that Sam & Max sensibility perfectly, and the remaster gives it that little extra polish.
One of the few Telltale Games releases I finished. Just an absolute joy from start to finish. Captures that Sam & Max sensibility perfectly, and the remaster gives it that little extra polish.
Donkey Kong in italics.
December 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Donkey Kong in italics.
95. Super Monkey Ball 2
This game (and TimeSplitters 2, for obvious reasons) basically dominated my GameCube in the 00s. If we had friends over, we were playing Monkey Ball at some point. It was unavoidable.
This game (and TimeSplitters 2, for obvious reasons) basically dominated my GameCube in the 00s. If we had friends over, we were playing Monkey Ball at some point. It was unavoidable.
December 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
95. Super Monkey Ball 2
This game (and TimeSplitters 2, for obvious reasons) basically dominated my GameCube in the 00s. If we had friends over, we were playing Monkey Ball at some point. It was unavoidable.
This game (and TimeSplitters 2, for obvious reasons) basically dominated my GameCube in the 00s. If we had friends over, we were playing Monkey Ball at some point. It was unavoidable.