Drop-In Drop-Out – Details, episodes & analysis

This week, CEO of Playground Productions Lindsay Barnett joins us to share how she brought Backyard Sports back into our lives, and where they are headed with a brand new game on July 9th!

Timecodes

Lindsay's history with Backyard sports and acquiring the rights - 1:50

Education / original source code - 15:00

The animated special - 29:03

Lindsay's vocal talent - 37:00

Monetization models in gaming - 40:00

Considerations of the future - 45:03

Playing the Backyard Baseball demo and talking shop - 47:50

Easter eggs - 1:03:00

Wrap up - 1:04:55

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Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast
Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod
Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com
Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips
Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC
And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun

Thanks for listening!

What's the best video game remake? Remaster? Let's decide! BlasterGoblin drops in this week to discuss all things remakes and remasters. Plus, we decide which ones are the best!

Timecodes

Discussing remakes and remasters - 5:14

Building the list - 30:00

Ranking the list - 1:10:55

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod
Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast
Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod
Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com
Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips
Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC
And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does
Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Pokemon Pokopia, Planet of Lana 2, Marathon, Slay The Spire 2 - what a week for new releases! Patrick, Jerica and Cog breakdown their thoughts on all these games so far in this week's episode. Which game did you pick up?

Timecodes

Pokopia - 5:00

Planet of Lana 2 -  32:32

Marathon - 45:45

Slay the Spire 2 - 1:05:36 

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

Jake Jerica and Patrick join foces once again to talk about SO MANY VIDEO GAMES! Previews, reviews, and first impressions of:

0:00 Intro
3:30 Resident Evil Requiem
22:10 Pokemon Winds & Waves
42:53 Marathon
1:01:35

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod
Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast
Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod
Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com
Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips
Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC
And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does
Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

#pokemon #residentevil #marathon

It's been a WEEK for gaming. Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are out at Xbox, PlayStation closed down Bluepoint, and Nintendo leaked some new (old) Pokemon games. Emergency pod: GO!

Timecodes

Xbox convo: 1:30

PlayStation convo: 50:35

Nintendo convo: 1:00:30

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com 

Resident Evil Reqiuem launches NEXT WEEK, so we are doing a retrospective of the entire Resident Evil franchise with Blaster Goblin! What's your favorite Resident Evil game?

Timecodes

Intro - 1:33

Our intro to RE - 6:25

RE1 - 25:20

RE2/Remake - 37:42

RE3/Remake - 49:45

RE Survivor - 1:01:25

Code Veronica - 1:02:41

Survivor 2 Code Veronica - 1:11:53

Gaiden - 1:12:33

RE1 Remake - 1:14:30

Zero - 1:16:10

Dead Aim - 1:23:25

Outbreak - 1:26:14

RE4/Remake - 1:30:53

Umbrella Chronicles - 1:44:07

Degeneration - 1:46:24

RE5 - 1:49:39

Darkside Chronicles - 1:53:25

Mercenaries 3d - 1:54:55

Revelations - 1:55:19

Operation: Raccoon City - 2:11:00

RE6 - 1:58:03

Umbrella Corps - 2:04:00

7: Biohazard - 2:05:19

Resistence - 2:15:36

Village - 2:16:47

RE:Verse - 2:24:50 

Requiem - 2:26:08

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com 

PlayStations February 2026 State of Play happened, and we have THOUGHTS! We breakdown every game shown, give our overall thoughts, and talk about PlayStation as a whole. What did you think?

Timecodes

2:55 - Overall thoughts

26:45 - Everything announced

All games shown:

Kena Scars of Kosmora 
Ghost of Yotei Legends
Death Stranding 2 on the beach PC
Four Loop
Pragmata
Resident Evil 9
Legacy of Kain Defiance
Brigandine Abyss
Dead or Alive 6 LAST ROUND
New Dead or Alive in development
Control Resonant
Crimson Moon
Beast of Reincarnation
Rayman: 30th anniversary edition
Mina The Hollower
Neva: Prologue Feb 19th
Yakoh Shinobi Ops
Project Windless
Star Wars Galactic Racers
007 First Light
Metal Gear Solid Vol. 2 Peace Walker and Guns of the Patriots
Darwin's Paradox
Castlevania Belmont's Curse
Silent Hill Townfall
Rev.NOIR
John Wick
Marathon
Spiderman 2 PS+
Tekken Dark Resurrection
Time Crisis
Big Walk
Saros
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls
Sony Santa Monica God of War OG Trilogy remake
God of War Sons of Sparta 

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com 

The goal is simple: take down The Boss in a video game trivia battle. If you'd like to watch the YouTube version for round 2's visuals, here's the link! 

Episode 1's Boss: JakeTwitchin

Challengers: Brian, Kayla, Josh, Kamen, Jerica, Cog

This is from our In Person 1-year anniversary 12-hour livestream! Shoutout to our community member NoahC92 for creating Boss Fight!

Timecodes

Round 1 - 5:08

Round 2 - 17:00

Round 3 - 27:10

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com 

Jake Jerica and Cog gather here before you to discuss a very busy day of gaming news and announcements! A Baldur's Gate 3 TV series with Craig Mazin moving forward at HBO, a live-service Horizon game that no one asked for, and a slew of new stuff from a Nintendo Direct!

0:00 Intro
3:36 Baldur's Gate 3 TV adaption on HBO
19:18 Horizon Hunters Gathering
49:09 Nintendo Partner Direct

Nintendo Direct games covered:

Orbitals
Paranormasight 2
Captain Tsubasa 2
Tokyo Scramble
Valheim
Hollow Knight S2 Edition
eFootball Kick-Off
Adventures of Elliot
Super Bomberman Collection
FF7 Rebirth
Pragmata
Turok: Origins
Kyoto Xanadu
Digimon Story Time Stranger
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Monster Hunter Stories 3
Rave Racer Arcade Archive
Doraemon Console Archive
Sonig Wings Special Console Archive
Cool Boarders Console Archive
Ninja Gaiden 2 Console Archive
PGA 2K5
Another Eden Begins
Reanimal
WWE 2K26
Star Trek Voyager
Dreamlight Valley S2 Edition
Culdcept BEGINS
Goat Simulator 3
Tales of ARISE Beyond the Dawn
Shadow Tactics Blades of the Shogun
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil 8
RE Pro Controller
RE Amiibo
Fallout 4 Anniversary
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Elder Scrolls Oblivion Remaster

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

www.dropindropoutpod.com
Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod
Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast
Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod
Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com
Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips
Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC
And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does
Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com

To kick off our 1-year anniversary IN PERSON stream, we had to start with 2026 Fantasy Critic! If you don't know what Fantasy Critic is, we each pick video games expected to come out this calendar year to earn points based on their review aggregate on Open Critic. You can view our league here. 

Timecodes

0:45 - 2025 recap

1:40 - rules and pick order

9:35 - picks start

19:30 - 2nd round

25:44 - 3rd round

30:40 - 4th round

36:01 - 5th round

47:06 - counter picks

Drop-In Drop-Out brings together a mix of passionate gamers for an open and engaging conversation about video games. We share our takes on the latest releases, revisit old favorites, and discuss the trends shaping gaming culture. Whether you're here for insight, nostalgia, or just a good laugh, we hope you'll feel inspired to Drop In, listen for a while, and enjoy the ride. No controller required.

Want some Drop-In Drop-Out merch, or to join our discord? head to www.dropindropoutpod.com

Follow us everywhere @dropindropoutpod

Check out the JK! Games! Podcast every Monday @jkgamespodcast

Spotlight Games Podcast every Tuesday @spotlightgamespod

Daily streams from JakeTwitchin at www.amazingstreamer.com

Video essays from @Cognitive-Clips

Dumpster Dives from @TheDumpsterBoySTC

And the myriad projects that @highscoreweekly does

Opening animation by Ryan Selvy www.ryanselvy.com