Explosion of Happiness

Explosion of Happiness 065 Wake Me When You Need Me, Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0800

...continued from Part II

0:01 - GTA Effect. (Episode 057)
4:37 - Portland. (Episode 057)
8:30 - Skyrim's world and the dumbing down of Bethesda. (Episode 057)
10:28 - CS:GO retirement. (Episode 058)
13:36 - Denuvo. (Episode 058)
15:42 - Nominees of Best Podcast. (Episode 059)
16:00 - The Sonic franchise. (Episode 059)
27:24 - Catchphrase of 2016. (Episode 060)
27:37 - Cup of noodles FFXV, pt 1. (Episode 060)
33:15 - Undertale revisited. (Episode 060)
37:40 - Cup of Noodles FFXV, pt 2. (Episode 060)
39:42 - Shadow of the Colossus degeneracy. (Episode 061)
44:30 - Andrew's porn stream. (Episode 061)
45:53 - Ryan's Limbo story. (Episode 062)
54:59 - Dolphins are douchebags. (Episode 062)
56:54 - TLOU and grimmdark pretentiousness. (Episode 062)
1:01:02 - Psycho people stories. (Episode 062)
1:06:59 - Comcast. (Episode 063)
1:09:57 - Why is it always me? (Episode 063)
1:11:02 - The gayest joke ever told. (Episode 064)
1:12:34 - Nathan Drake idolizing by game journos. (Episode 064)
1:13:34 - Cup of Noodles FFXV, pt 3. (Episode 064)
1:18:46 - Destined to disappoint. (Episode 064)
1:21:22 - More video game movies. (Episode 064)
1:26:47 - DICE Awards 2016. (Episode 064)
1:35:33 - Hail Satan. (Episode 064)
1:36:37 - Drinking stories. (Episode 064)

1:40:00 - Epilogue & Goodbye.

"Excuses" by Tresk, Darwinia OST
"Untitled" by The Green Kingdom, Expanses / Hotline Miami 2 OST
"Bouncing" by FreePlay Music, Alternative Rock Vol 1

Explosion of Happiness 065 Wake Me When You Need Me, Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 23:09:00 -0800

...continued from Part I

00:02 - The Nintendo NX is a gun. (Episode 046)
00:49 - Fallout New Orleans. (Episode 046)
03:08 - Piss's us. (Episode 046)
04:33 - Gawker is dead. (Episode 047)
04:40 - Everyone is judging you. (Episode 047)
05:04 - Tell it like it is sista. (Episode 048)
05:51 - Game breaking. (Episode 048)
06:53 - GG Ark devs. (Episode 048)
11:40 - DOAX3 VR. (Episode 048)
14:07 - How was Pax? (Episode 049)
14:25 - Naked all day every day. (Episode 049)
15:08 - Mental ward. (Episode 50)
15:27 - Hey Cortana. (Episode 051)
15:37 - The phrase 'Tawwsic'. (Episode 051)
17:19 - Death Stranding in 2020. (Episode 051)
19:00 - The Destiny conundrum. (Episode 051)
25:09 - Jersey Mike's, pt 1. (Episode 051)
30:08 - Nine Inch Nails banned music video. (Episode 051)
33:58 - FFXIV raid story. (Episode 052)
35:04 - Battleborne & Randy Pitchford. (Episode 052)
38:46 - Solitaire microtransactions. (Episode 052)
39:55 - Nidhogg 2 art style. (Episode 052)
45:14 - The Oton X. (Episode 052)
50:41 - Controller collection. (Episode 052)
52:42 - Grinding in RL. (Episode 052)
53:45 - Tits persuasion. (Episode 053)
53:52 - All you do is play XIV. (Episode 053)
54:28 - Weaponized memes and modern politics. (Episode 053)
59:12 - Hurt. (Episode 053)
1:03:05 - Citizen-con 2016. (Episode 54)
1:08:36 - Jersey Mike's, pt 2. (Episode 54)
1:22:31 - Turtle penis. (Episode 54)
1:23:14 - Taste in anime. (Episode 54)
1:25:27 - Hello darkness. (Episode 54)
1:25:48 - The Switch, it's real. (Episode 55)
1:26:19 - Hydro thunder lore. (Episode 55)
1:30:00 - Pokemon's competitive audience. (Episode 55)
1:31:52 - Brought to you by Nos. (Episode 056)
1:32:07 - Digimon & Tomogatchi. (Episode 056)
1:39:20 - Dude weed LMAO. (Episode 056)
1:39:50 - Porn Audio. (Episode 056)
1:44:28 - Donkey show, pt 1. (Episode 057)
1:48:05 - Jersey Mike's, pt 3. (Episode 057)
1:50:37 - Donkey Show, pt 2. (Episode 057)
1:51:58 - Hatred. (Episode 057)

continued in Part III...

Explosion of Happiness 065 Wake Me When You Need Me, Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 13:27:00 -0800

The final episode of The Explosion of Happiness. Opening and closing comments by Ryan. Episode 1-64 compilation noted below. Part 1 of 3.

0:00 - Prologue

02:27 - What's a podcast? (Episode 001)
02:50 - The problem with modern multiplayer. (Episode 004)
05:17 - Yes Master Blizzard. (Episode 006)
05:25 - The Plot to Bloodbourne. (Episode 011)
05:54 - Spec Ops: The Line and the circlejerk. (Episode 012)
10:06 - Fire Emblem Incest. (Episode 013)
10:36 - Apple Fans. (Episode 014)
14:24 - Andrew & Undertale. (Episode 016)
21:07 - Minecraft Porn. (Episode 016)
22:44 - Gagged and Suffocated. (Episode 016)
24:21 - Action heroes then and now. (Episode 018)
27:10 - Newgrounds. (Episode 020)
27:19 - Would you like to update to Windows 10? (Episode 022)
27:46 - You will be purged. (Episode 023)
28:00 - Annoying bitch. (Episode 023)
28:42 - Andrew hates Capcom. (Episode 023)
31:17 - Mass Effect 3's terrible dialogue. (Episode 025)
35:27 - Buying seeds. (Episode 025)
36:12 - Beamdog Rant. (Episode 027)
44:49 - Terrible person. (Episode 027)
45:31 - It's Just a beta. (Episode 028)
45:53 - Counterstrike, I've missed you. (Episode 30)
46:05 - No. (Episode 032)
46:18 - Tracer has PTSD. (Episode 032)
49:12 - Vac banned. (Episode 033)
49:48 - Assassin's Creed Movie pre-order bonuses. (Episode 033)
52:18 - Old console nostalgia. (Episode 034)
1:00:08 - Keeping wives & girlfriends on their toes. (Episode 031)
1:01:07 - No (2). (Episode 035)
1:01:14 - Tom Clancy's The Division The Movie The Book. (Episode 035)
1:04:43 - Ryan Reacts. (Episode 036)
1:06:01 - Make America Grate Again. (Episode 036)
1:07:53 - Video Game Movies. (Episode 036)
1:14:04 - Dark Souls easy mode. (Episode 036)
1:16:15 - E3 2016. (Episode 037)
1:16:50 - The battlefield community. (Episode 037)
1:19:10 - Who? (Episode 037)
1:19:55 - We've pissed off everyone. (Episode 037)
1:20:56 - Happy birthday asshole. (Episode 037)
1:22:50 - You excited for Mighty No. 9? (Episode 038)
1:22:57 - Wasted & Andrew's breakdown. (Episode 038)
1:27:43 - Spider semen. (Episode 038)
1:29:03 - Captain Kirk vs. Goku. (Episode 039)
1:29:25 - Pokemon Go kills. (Episode 040)
1:29:54 - Andrew is not a pedophile. (Episode 041)
1:30:39 - Twitch douchebag. (Episode 041)
1:34:54 - It's just me. (Episode 041)
1:35:24 - Brain fart. (Episode 042)
1:35:42 - G2A's most expensive item. (Episode 042)
1:37:14 - Microsoft charging for Windows 10 Enterprise. (Episode 042)
1:39:20 - Mixed messages about failure. (Episode 042)
1:40:06 - Today's youth and 'bad' graphics. (Episode 042)
1:41:10 - Muh dick. (Episode 043)
1:41:28 - Andrew's camping trip & Owl stories. (Episode 043)
1:51:45 - Techraptor's podcast network. (Episode 043)
1:53:02 - Muh dick muh dick muh dick. (Episode 043)
1:53:41 - Updated terms of use. (Episode 044)
1:54:00 - Super Metroid (Episode 044)
1:56:46 - Nintendo's sense of originality. (Episode 044)
1:58:36 - Center of the No Man's Sky galaxy. (Episode 44)
2:00:10 - Looking at things. (Episode 045)
2:00:42 - Things that piss me off. (Episode 046)
2:00:50 - Puget Sound drivers. (Episode 046)
2:04:12 - Convention swag junkies. (Episode 046)
2:05:27 - Traumatic childhood video game moments. (Episode 046)

Continued in Part II...

Explosion of Happiness 064 Obligatory N64 Joke

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:46:00 -0800

02/24/2017 - Quick thoughts on Uncharted 4 and Darkest Dungeon. FTL developer Subset Games announces their new game. Star Trek: Bridge Crew became more appealing. Valve is actually making games again. Cup of Noodles are back. Bethesda is making new IPs to destroy later. Destiny 2 is probably going to suck. Payday 3 and assloads of inevitable micro-transactions confirmed. Paladins officially became the new Tribes Ascend. Stop making games into films please. For Honor is full of problems. Award shows are still dumb.

Explosion of Happiness 063 I Can Wake Up

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:23:00 -0800

02/09/2017 - Real life Tetris isn't so fun. The Last of Us was alright. Final collective thoughts on Doom (2016). Ryan unapologetically loved Resident Evil 7. The Deus Ex franchise is on ice.

Explosion of Happiness 062 Wake Me Up

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 18:31:00 -0800

01/27/2017 - Ryan and Andrew finally get around to playing NuDoom. Ryan shares a personal story about how his head got stopped from going up his own ass back in 2010. An unexpected tangent leads to a discussion about the film No Country for Old Men (spoiler heavy). Ryan's late opinion on Inside. Titanfall 2 revisited and declared dramatically underrated in the 2016 year in review. Favorite tidbits of Nintendo's Switch presentation highlighted. The Uncharted series is alright.

Explosion of Happiness 061 Back to Basics

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 14:08:00 -0800

01/11/2017 - New year, new podcast, new porn talk. Andrew's 3 games for Ryan to play. Ryan completed Shadow of the Colossus. As a throwback to episode 1, both hosts together revisit the complete EA's Star Wars Battlefront experience. Scalebound cancelled and with it Ryan's final reason to hold onto his Xbox One. Steam's controller UI has entered beta. Eternal Darkness trademark renewed by Nintendo. The Super Mario Bros. movie is getting a special Blu-ray hardcover edition. No Man's Sky Collector's Editions just now shipped. Elite Dangerous and frightening aliens. Lights out, guerilla radio.

Explosion of Happiness 060 Year in Review 2016

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0800

12/28/2016 - Cup of Noodles product placement in FFXV. Announcing a trilogy before starting it is a death sentence. The depth of Resident Evil 7's demo deepens, as does Ryan and Andrew's respect for it. No Man's Sky revisited once more for the December update. Every major game discussed on the podcast during 2016 is revisited and the year as a whole is put into retrospective.

Explosion of Happiness 059 Award Shows are Dumb

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:45:00 -0800

12/11/2016 - Andrew's initial thoughts on Final Fantasy XV. Ryan's conclusive thoughts on Titanfall 2. Looking back on the entire Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. The last word on Gears of War 4. The Resident Evil 7 demo deepens. The new Death Stranding trailer stoked excitement. The 2016 Game Awards are picked apart category by category. The 2016 Playstation Experience brought some neat announcements. Latest batch of Nintendo Switch leaks and news.

Explosion of Happiness 058 No Longer Alive

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 19:33:00 -0800

11/26/2016 - Andrew's final thoughts on Bravely Second and initial thoughts on Pokemon Sun & Moon. Nintendo Switch launch title speculation and Beyond Good & Evil 2. Ryan's finally free of CS:GO, but now held hostage by Battlefield 1. A pronunciation lesson with Denuvo.

Explosion of Happiness 057 Donkey Show

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 20:05:00 -0800

11/11/2016 - Plenty of talk about alcohol, bestiality and dehumanization. Pokemon GO is getting better. Andrew's opinion on Bravely Second and the localization. Ryan's thoughts on Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's campaign, Modern Warfare Remastered and early impressions on Gears of War 4. A discussion on Hatred, why it deserves to exist and what a game like it should offer. Every entry of Grand Theft Auto brings strengths and weaknesses. Skyrim Remastered and the mod divide. Activision decided to screw the PC port of Call of Duty even more than usual this year. Ryan talks about the Metro series. No optimism for Mass Effect. Plenty of optimism for One Punch Man season 2.

Explosion of Happiness 056 To Be a Kid Again

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:51:00 -0700

10/28/2016 - More Nintendo Switch details trickle down. Respawn's talking up Titanfall 2's singleplayer campaign. Doom 64 is getting brutal. Pokemon Go's scars haven't healed yet. Digimon and Tamagotchi were things. Memories of early 90's Nickelodeon. Hopes of Sleeping Dogs 2 have been put to sleep by United Front's closure. NSFW stuff happens post-podcast.

Explosion of Happiness 055 Switch Back

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:19:00 -0700

10/21/2016 - Completely unfitting automotive talk. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's PS4 beta. PT being remade on PC with Unity. Red Dead Redemption 2's announcement. Hydro Thunder's deep lore. The Nintendo NX has finally been unveiled as the Nintendo Switch.

Explosion of Happiness 054 Never Go Full Anime

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 18:35:00 -0700

10/13/2016 - CitizenCon 2016 discussed. Jimmy Johns vs. Jersey Mikes round two. The Dualshock 4's getting Valve's support on Steam. For Honor is less honorable than before. 2K Games is the WB of 2016. The stale state of VR games discussed. Ryan and Andrew ramble about anime and this will undoubtedly be something they regret.

Explosion of Happiness 053 Casual Competition

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Wed, 5 Oct 2016 22:00:00 -0700

10/05/2016 - Ryan tours an evil residence and goes on a Journey. Andrew goes nowhere. No Man's Sky serves its purpose. Unwarranted political ramblings that will probably be regretted. Dead or Alive 5 is now F2P on Steam. Activision wants everyone to hate them and the Call of Duty franchise as much as possible.

Explosion of Happiness 052 Procedural Destruction

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 1 Oct 2016 02:45:00 -0700

09/30/2016 - Andrew's FFXIV binge. Ryan's Destiny cringe. Battleborne is delivering DLC to all 400 of its players. Nidhogg 2's art style is rubbing everyone the wrong way. Forza Horizon's DLC is going bye bye. Titanfall 2's been blessed by the Dorito pope. NetherRealm is upping their cash shop game in Injustice 2. The Otonx will be too amazing for anyone to comprehend. Ryan likes the Dualshock 4 a little too much.

Explosion of Happiness 051 Disaster Porn

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:27:00 -0700

09/21/2016 - Barking dogs and cringe-worthy porn captions fill the void of this catastrophic opening. Only pussies don't start the playthrough of a game series from the beginning. Psyonix wants to rule their Rocket League community with an iron safe space fist. Digital Homicide is going to have to add Ryan and Andrew to the lawsuit list. Valve changed their default review filter, and then changed it back. Ryan chooses a terrible fate with Destiny. Jimmy Johns vs. Jersey Mikes.

Explosion of Happiness 050 Jump Around

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 17:13:00 -0700

09/17/2016 - The biggest milestone yet is celebrated with self-loathing. Chris Metzen left Blizzard. Remedy entertainment is branching into multiplayer. Andrew's favorite game had its one year anniversary. New Resident Evil 7 trailer goes full Rob Zombie. Sony is targeting the PC playerbase with the PS4 Pro because they have no idea what they're doing. Apple rants. Samsung rants. Microsoft wants to kill us all. The Gamecube is 15 years old. Ryan gives his Interplay eulogy.

Explosion of Happiness 049 Dude Sex

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:43:00 -0700

09/08/2016 - Please forgive the annoying mic bumping because Andrew's an idiot. The final word on Deus Ex. Ryan went to PAX. Nintendo's copyright crusade continues. Studio Wildcard's greedy hackjob continues. Playstation 4 Pro discussed.

Explosion of Happiness 048 WTF Nintendo

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 3 Sep 2016 17:10:00 -0700

09/02/2016 - Ryan and Andrew took a bite out of Mankind Divided. Duke Nukem is coming back, should we bet on him? Nintendo has sunk to an all time low. Studio Wildcard released an expansion pack to their unfinished game. EVE Online has a free to play option now. Mortal Kombat X is finally getting fixed on PC. Horizon Zero Dawn is Horizon Zero Dawn. Team Ninja is doing God's work with Dead or Alive Xtreme 3's VR mode.

Explosion of Happiness 047 Gawkers are Dead, Gawkers are Over

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 09:26:00 -0700

08/24/2016 - Gawker media is no more. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is out, and despite Ryan and Andrew's optimism, there's undeniable controversy surrounding the game. Facebook is going to compete with Valve, except not really. Plentiful Sony hardware news. ZeniMax vs. John Carmack. AM2R's creator is back and baiting Nintendo's wrath. Where the hell is the NX? Devolver Digital and Croteam are putting out a survival sandbox game. First Dark Souls 3 expansion is coming. Valve is pissing off CS:GO eSports cum guzzlers. Allison Road is back from the dead.

Explosion of Happiness 046 Please Traumatize Children

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:05:00 -0700

08/17/2016 - Spontaneous directionless angry rants brought to you by the usual degenerates. Metal Gear Survive is what none of us wanted. Resident Evil 7 is what some of us wanted. EA is remastering games that they didn't already get to ruin. Breath of the Wild is going to have meaningful day and night cycles. Kids need a good scare sometimes. New Orleans is a fitting place for Fallout.

Explosion of Happiness 045 No Game's Sky

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:28:00 -0700

08/13/2016 - It only took 20 hours to see all there is to see in an infinite universe. Egos are masturbated in a discussion about No Man's Sky's reception as well as collected thoughts on the actual game. Andrew forced himself to see Suicide Squad. Star Trek Discovery's marketing and pandering is going exactly the way Ryan dreaded. Marvel Ultimate Alliance is back on PC for full price and along with a ton of bugs. Quake: Champions and Prey's gameplay trailers maintain the status quo. Nintendo is DMCAing awesome things again, like AM2R and the Nintendo Power archive. Quantum Break is coming to Steam, Windows 7 and DX11. The makers of Black Desert Online decided they don't want fans anymore.

Explosion of Happiness 044 Terms of Use

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Wed, 3 Aug 2016 17:20:00 -0700

08/03/2016 - The Metroid series has aged like fine wine. Blizzard's latest ban wave sent cheaters into a rage. Character skins are not video games. Battlefront 3 continues its cycle of cancellation and resurrection. More Microsoft shenanigans. Niantic is pissing off their audience. No Man's Sky is almost out and the leaks are confirming expectations. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided looks rad.

[AUDIO FEATURE] Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void

noreply@blogger.com (explosionofhappiness.com) — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:47:00 -0700

07/17/2016 - Major spoilers throughout entire recording. Comprehensive discussion about the gameplay and story of Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void. Feature hosted by Ryan and Andrew. Music composed by Michael Patti, Legacy of the Void OST.