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  • Tanked Up 400

    That’s it. Wrap it up. 400 episodes of nonsense. Following our current 2024 format, we discuss some news including more layoffs and some studios buying themselves and their IPs back. Of course, we talk games including Fall Guys, Balatro and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Then we close on a...
  • Tanked Up 326 – Recursive Ruin w/Bit Rot Games

    Aadil is solo-hosting but is joined by the return of Chad and Curtis from Bit Rot Games. We talk the development, features, and balance of designing a narrative puzzle game that is Recursive Ruin. With only Aadil at the helm we touch on Micro-brewing vs. Craft brewing (vs. Femto-brewing),...
  • Tanked Up 317 – Why don’t they make these good games anymore!?

    Just one episode this week and we are chatting about genres we miss, or styles of play within genres we would love to see again, with maybe some nostalgia in the mix as well.   Lucy has Crak’s Fresh, a DDH IPA. Aadil has Whiplash’s Quiet Crowd, a Robust...
  • Tanked Up 307 – Dying for a good open world

    It’s just Ben and Aadil this episode and they talk extensively about Ben’s time with Dying Light 2, which prompts a discussion of what we want out of an open world, inevitably leading to the latest scoops about Elden Ring and its glowing reviews. Aadil also gives a short...
  • Tanked Up 304 – A new Gaming & Beer podcast? Like Putty in all our hands

    Tom Maya joins us once again for this week’s topical episode. This week to talk event beers and Tom’s New podcast @GameOverBeer.   We all are having the 2021 Putty, a yearly DIPA from Verdant.   Apologies for Lucy’s mic once again.   Join The Discord: https://discord.gg/JwY25Kv Visit Us...
  • Tanked Up 279 – The Ghost of Glasgow Golfs

    Adam is back, again, and is here to chat more Ghost of Tsushima. As usual, Lucy brings the games with her thoughts on Quake Remastered, AM2R and new releases Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery and Golf Club Wasteland. Ben has been playing The Big Con and joins Adam...
  • Tanked Up 271 – A juicy, human pulp apocalypse

    What! Yeah, we are not really sure either. This week Lucy has spent most of her time watching Games Done Quick and wants to chat about Geoguessr. She’s also dabbled with painting towns in Townscapper and gets a little through Ender Lilies. Aadil puts his logic hat on to...
  • Tanked Up 262 – The Genesis of Physics

    This week we have more games to talk about. Ben kicks off with his thoughts on Genesis Noir. Then Aadil talks us through three games, PogoChamp, Graviter and Legend of the Keepers. Beers, beers, beers! Lucy drinks beers from Donzoko and Other Half, Aadil has a Wiper and True...
  • Tanked Up 256 – A Sizeable Jelly Bean in his Minish Cap

    Welcome back to Tanked Up, our weekly beer and gaming show. This week we’ve all played Sizeable from Sander Ambroos and Business Goose Studios which nicely rounds out a few weeks of different types of hidden object games. Ben has returned to Fall Guys for season 4 and Lucy’s...