Stop Skeletons From Podcasting

This week on Stop Skeletons From Podcasting, it’s a whopping 14 minutes and 21 seconds to Resident Evil because Grace and Derek get into Metal music, TV gaming, and the merits of the library BEFORE going hog wild into Resident Evil 4. Other topics include Doom, a full on display of pessimism vs optimism, and dogs.

If YOU want to force us to talk about something, don’t forget to comment on the Patreon or send us an email at stopskeletons@gmail.com! Also rate + review and all that jazz.

And as always, thanks so much for your support! Next podcast will be recorded April 17th aka International Haiku Poetry day. Hope to see you in the chat!!

-The Duce

Hey Skele-friends! Sorry about the late upload! This week on Stop Skeletons From Podcasting, Derek and Grace talk about their mutually traumatizing weeks (KIDDING!) and the upcoming video. Warning, this means that the time to Resident Evil is basically non-existent this episode. Other topics include water in Majora's Mask, the euphoria of Smash TV, and strategies for escaping physical activity.

If YOU want to force us to talk about something, don’t forget to comment on the Patreon or send us an email at stopskeletons@gmail.com! Also rate + review and all that jazz.

Thanks so much for your support! Next podcast will be recorded April 3rd aka the day after Derek's birthday. Hope to see you in the chat!!

-The Duce

Hey Skele-friends!

This week Derek and Grace talk about the merits of alphabetical sorting, the attractiveness of spiked shoulders and a tragic backstory, and the ADHD medication shortage (we’re doing FINE, I swear). Also commenters force us to talk about dreams, Resident Evil (Time to: 46:35), and recent best things. If YOU want to force us to talk about something, don’t forget to comment on the Patreon or send us an email at stopskeletons@gmail.com!

Thanks so much for your support! Next podcast will be recorded March 6th hope to see you in the chat!!

-Uncle Derek

Welcome to a very special episode where we review the infamous cinematic masterpiece Doom! This film stars Karl Urban and The Rock and boasts a whopping 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. Somehow, despite coexisting on the same planet for nearly two decades, Derek had never even seen it! Then we dig into Limited Run's business practices and upcoming video topics. It's a rip & tear-roaring good time.

Thanks to everyone for supporting us and listening! Next episode is recorded on February 20th and released to everyone on February 22nd. Stay powerful!

-Grace

This week’s podcast is all about chore confessions, the surprise drop of Hi Fi Rush, and the jazzy output of the Sega Saturn. Of course there’s also some brief discussion/behind the scenes chat about our latest video, and our experience chatting with the legendary Burger Becky. Do we also devolve into some irrelevant tangents about horror video games? Maybe. This week’s time until Resident Evil was 55 minutes.

Thanks to everyone for supporting us and listening, and we’ll see you next week for another episode! Stay powerful!

Grace and Derek are BACK. They get this whole video game thing rolling with Vampire Survivor talk, Illbleed’s debut on AGDQ, and why Grace had so many weird games as a child. Then it’s questions! Including a doozy that got us talking about the most essential FPS’s of all time. See y’all for the next recording on January 30th at 6pm PT!

Thanks for listening and all the support! This one is coming at y’all a bit late because of a PC issue that should be finally, FINALLY fixed. Sorry about that, but we are good now.

Grace

Hi everyone!

**Sorry for the delay! Our podcast computer crapped out but is fixed now!**

Stop Skeletons From Podcasting is closing out the year with the HOTTEST games of 2022, like Grace’s obsession with hitting her step goal. In other news, Derek “Hey it’s him” Derek might finally finish Elden Ring if he doesn’t get completely sidelined by Vampire Survivors first. The podcast then descends into a discussion of the WORST Christmas traditions (sorry mom). Capping it off, the gang answers some questions about YouTube.

Also, we are accepting applications for Mods on the discord! Go to #announcements to submit an application.

Have a merry holiday and see y’all again the week of January 16th!

Thanks for the support,

Grace “The Duce”

Hi Skelefriends!!

Stop Skeletons From Podcasting is BACK just in time for wild speculation about the Game Awards! But quickly jump back into our lane to talk what we've been up to (leaky apartments and Callisto protocol) and to also gush about Signalis. Grace aka The Duce's unhealthy obsession with deck-building rogue-likes continues thanks to Ring of Pain and Inscyption! It's a Stop Skeletons good time.

Thanks to everyone for listening and especially thanks to everyone for their support!

Grace

Welcome back Skele-friends!

This week Derek and the Deuce go over the trials and tribulations of 16-player Faceball 2000 for the original GameBoy. The weekend was absolutely packed with Faceball 2000 related nonsense, but they still went to Portland Retro Gaming Expo and dish on their experience. Then it's Patreon question time, which prompt a minor existential crisis. It's Stop Skeletons From Podcasting!

There was no time to Resident Evil this week, which can't be right, right?? I'm shocked and shook.

As always, thank you so much for supporting the show, and don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts!

Stay Powerful!

Grace

Welcome back Skele-friends!

This week BRUTAL Derek and the 'duce herself Grace wax poetic on the downfall of Google Stadia. We then turn to the pressing issue of the day: CONTROLLERS. Reviews for Stadia’s surprisingly good controller and the legendary Logitech Playstation 2 Keyboard/Snack Tray follow. Then the collective turns to Patreon questions. It’s a Stop Skeletons banger of an episode!

Time to Resident Evil: 51:09, probably a new record!

Sorry for the lateness of the post on this one, the good news is we were distracted wrapping up a new video and it is currently being edited! And it's a shorter video for once, so look for that sooner than later.

As always, thank you so much for supporting the show, and don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts!

Stay Powerful!

Welcome back Skele-friends!

Derek has a cold, but manages to rally for a Patreon Q&A session! Turns out he never forgives or forgets when it comes to his old HVGN reviews. Grace is launching a new personal brand, and it definitely won't backfire in any significant way. The gang also discusses Immortality (the game/movie/concept) and also talks there blooming status now that Pikmin 4 is out (spoiler: ALWAYS).

Time to Resident Evil was 13 minutes and 6 seconds.

As always, thank you so much for supporting the show, and don't forget to rate us 5 stars wherever you get your podcasts!

Hey-hey Skele-friends!

In the 75th ever episode of Stop Skeletons From Podcasting, Derek and Producer "the birthday girl" Grace discuss their adventures at PAX West, the future of AI-generated stuff, and what they’d do differently if they started a YouTube channel today. Also video games. Thanks for listening and supporting!

Patrons get to listen live, next recording will be on September 19th at 4pm PT. See you then!

We back, Skele-fam!

It's the ultimate gaming episode as we recount our IRL Pikmin Bloom-ventures. Yes, there are at least four people that play this game and Seattle's Pikmin Bloom Community Day this weekend was a nightmare. Definitely one of the dumbest things we've ever participated in, and that's saying something. But we still had fun!

Plus true crime rabbit holes, gaming peripherals, and Nintendo uncles are also discussed. It's a rip-roaring time that wraps up with your questions! It's almost non-stop gaming discussion on our gaming podcast (well, if you count Pikmin Bloom as a game, which at least Grace does). Thanks so much for your support and hope you enjoy!

Next podcast records on Monday, Sept 5th. If you'd like to chat along with us, join our discord by supporting Stop Skeletons From Fighting on Patreon!

Grace

Hello again skele-friends!

This week our intrepid Producer Grace was out visiting family (which is also why this is going up so late), so we asked our local Seattle friend Kelsey Lewin to swing by and fill in. If you're not familiar with Kelsey, she is a very active person in the gaming community - co-owner of local retro game store Pink Gorilla, co-director of the Video Game History Foundation, contributor to Minmax, and North America's premiere Wonderswan collector!

In this episode Derek picks Kelsey's brain as they discuss moving to Seattle, finishing college, her short stint as a birthday party hypeman, and general YouTube history. Thanks to everyone who chatted with us live or wrote in with questions, we had some great ones!

The next episode will be recorded August 15th, if you'd like to chat along too, support us on patreon to get access to the discord! Hope to see you then, stay powerful!

Uncle Derek

Hi all! This week we spend an inordinate amount of time debating proper organizational systems for games, and discussing all the dooms inside of dooms inside of dooms that we’ve dared to ever doom about. There’s future video talk, AVGN talk, and petty arguing about granola bars. It’s a rip roaring time!

If you have any opinions on the state of “the” in the organization of media, let us know via comments or messages!

Next podcast records in the Stop Skeletons From Fighting discord on Aug 1st at 4pm PT! Thanks for listening and see you then~

P. Grace

Hello Skelefam!

The gang returns from Alaska and recounts their harrowing adventures. Then it’s back to business with the quickest Resident Evil derailment to date. We also make time for an untimely Sonic 2 movie review!

Next podcast records July 11th in the Patreon Discord!

Hello Skelefam!

What an auspiciously numbered episode! For no reason I can think of. This week the gang pours one out for the duders and discusses the games in their lives. Grace has small-fox-big-world sized feelings about Tunic while Derek returns to Let It Die, the 2016 free-to-play rouge/souls-like from Suda-51 that refuses to die. Resident Evil 4 Remake is also yelled about.

Next podcast records on June 20th in the Patreon Discord!

Hello Skele-fam!!

It's Matcha May and Grace waxes poetical on sugar milk while Derek wonders how Kendrick Lamar managed to release a new album and bring back Silent Hill in the same week. Shockingly, this is a video game podcast, and they both remember to discuss video games long enough to dunk on the New Super PlayStation Plus Max Ultra Essential service.

Next podcast records on June 6th in the Patreon Discord!

Hey Skele-fam!

We're back with another piping hot, fresh podcast. We're a little off schedule, we had to skip last week but we're back! And we'll have another episode next week, meaning back to back SSFP! What more could you ever possibly want??

In this episode, Grace finally made Derek watch High School Musical (something she'd been trying to do for a really long time). Also Elon Musk is buying twitter, but we were too busying researching Doom and Quake ports on early 2000's PDAs to really pay close attention! Also, it's probably not a good thing that Elon Musk is buying twitter, but anyway...  Play Dates are starting to ship! Does this mean we're starting a new pocket gaming era like the late-90's and early 2000's? Well, with Nintendo allegedly bringing GBA games to Switch Online, we could see something like that. Plus your questions!

That's it for now, but we'll see you next week! Stay powerful!
Uncle Derek

Hello Skele-fam!

Well, Sony is doing a GamePass, but it's quite different from actual GamePass. It's something that's been rumored for a long while and it's not really the best sell. Not having new games day-one is not great. Their best pitch is the promise of a gigantic library of classic games. It could be good, but it would need to do really impressive things with those old games. Like bring back PS3 multiplayer games! Bring back M.A.G. and you've got me on board, day one!

But before all that we have a brief talk about our little dog Dollop, aka the Ten-Pound Terrorist. After the Relatable Pet Owner Talk, we discuss the possibly improving state of Elden Ring messages, the timelessness of Burnout 3, and the show Our Flag Means Death. Oh and remember GameRoom on Xbox 360? Then questions!!

We'll be back with another episode on the 25th! We'll be missing our regularly scheduled 3rd Monday, but this means they'll be back-to-back episodes!

Until then, stay powerful!
Uncle Derek

Hello again, skele-fam!

We made it to episode 64 if you can believe it!

This episode starts with a brief PLANT UPDATE from Plant Mommy Grace, which I know you were all dying for. Of course Elden Ring is still getting many hours of play here at SSFF HQ, but Grace has really taken to it! She's been able to play it mainly because Uncle Derek was able to get a PVM monitor from a friend and finally play light gun games again! After straining his arm with several hours of Point Blank and Virtua Cop, he started messing with RPG Maker VX. And Grace still has dreams of making a video about the Game Bike peripheral. Then it's on to questions!

So 64 episodes now! This podcast started as a Patreon exclusive thing but we decided to make it public a little over a year ago. So far we've been keeping it fast and loose, just rambling conversation between the two of us. But would people prefer something more structured? Maybe discuss game news a little more? Or have fun segments with little intro songs? Or is the ramble what you crave? We're fine with either! But let us know what you'd like to hear!

Next episode will be April 4th. Again, SSFP is a free podcast for all, but if you'd like to chat with us during the recording, please join our Patreon!

See you next time, stay powerful!
-Uncle Derek

Hello Skelefamily!!

Sorry for the late posting (again). Actually, the posting is on time but the recording was not. We had to pushback the recording a day (for reasons we discuss) but that meant this was recorded on 2/22/2022! Which is significant... right?

But in this episode Capcom's big countdown reveal and Street Fighter 6's dumb logo got your two favorite youtube bonehead's thinking about Capcom's output over the last few years. Also, will Elden Ring be the moment FromSoft and the Souls games have a backlash? Probably not. And this was recorded right before reviews went live so... yeah probably not! Also a Dead by Daylight dating sim??

Plus some questions about voice over recording for our videos, our all time favorite games of all time (for all time), and we argue, in front of you all, about making a video about Death Crimson.

We'll be back on March 7th with another episode! If you want to join us live during the recording plus chat with us before and after, support us on Patreon! Until then, stay frosty and powerful!

Uncle Derek

Welcome Back Skelefam!

Uncle D and Producer G are back with another jam-packed podcast! Full of news stories that happened the day after we recorded our last episode! Plus, did ya'll forget that Castle Crashers is great? Because we're here to remind ya'll that Castle Crashers is great! Also Bloodborne finally gets the 60FPS remake its always deserved, the Microsoft and Activision buying is kinda bad, NFT's are really bad, and we have a very passionate discussion on raisens!

SSFP will be recording its next episode Feb 22nd. If you are a Patreon supporter you can chat along live and participate in our pre and post show talks. But you don't have to support on Patreon to listen, so keep on listening for free if you'd like. Anyway thanks as always and we'll see you next time!

Uncle Derek

Hello Skelefamily!

This episode is a questions bonanza! We've been getting more and more questions lately and Grace and I have always talked about doing a (mostly) all Q&A podcast episode. So this is it! However, because I tend to ramble, we *still* didn't get to everyone's questions! But we talk about what else we'd be doing if we weren't #contentcreators, cheese nip slips, some history about the channel, childhood gaming memories and more.

Also, it turns out Grace did not lose the toothpaste, she just left it in the car.

By the way, this was recorded the day before the news about Microsoft's plans to buy Activision. Which is such an insane story! So this is the perfect podcast if you wanted to get away from that story for a bit! Anyway, we'll be back February 7th for another episode! So until then stay powerful!

-Uncle Derek

Welcome to 2022!

Happy new year and happy new Stop Skeletons From Podcasting! We can't say for sure how 2022 is going to go but we will get to episode 69 this year, which that's gotta count for something!

This is our also first episode back since we switched up our Patreon, which has been a really incredible experience. Thanks to all our new supporters!

In this episode, expect vamping about hookers, boasts about not driving in snow,  round faces that do magic, Grace's "whole snuggle system", and her new strategy RPG obsession, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Also is Earthbound completely obsolete now? And is that actually a good thing?

Of course we had plenty of questions from yall, but we have a few MORE questions than usual! Again, welcome all our new supporters! We'll be back again on the 17th for another recording, hope to see you there in the Discord chat!

Stay powerful! Uncle Derek

Hello again, Skelefam!

Well, we made it through November, the end of the year is our sights! If you've got frightful weather in your area, cozy up with your two best friends for some warm podcast goodness. Despite finishing a video on RE4 VR, we manage to keep the Resident Evil talk brief this time. There really is no time for Resident Evil because Grace has been hooked on Inscryption, an indie-card-roguelike-horror game published by Devolver. And Derek fell back into Bloodborne, in a quest to the Platinum. Plus weird controller talk and Derek get kinda emotional with your questions at the end. Everything you could POSSIBLY want in a podcast, wow!

We'll be back in two weeks, recording next on the 20th. If you'd like to chat along with us during the recording, you can join our Patreon! See you next time and stay powerful!

-Uncle Derek

Hello Skella-friends!

You want to know what a weekend spent crunching on a very long video will do to a pair of people? You're in the right place because Grace and Derek were still VERY much recovering from reshoots and editing for the Xbox One Past Mortem when this was recorded, resulting in one of the most scatterbrained, topic hopping podcasts ever recorded.

What can you expect in this episode? Exclusive Pikmin Bloom coverage! Robot trust-issues! The Paranormal Activity movies! Is The Force just ghosts? Jalapeño! Cheese! Bagels! And what's with this trend of not eating nuts in November?? Plus your questions and our dogs bumping into our mic stands because you can expect the best from SSFF!

Next episode will be recorded on Nov 15th and we promise to be more rested then. Thanks as always for your questions and thanks for listening!!

Uncle Derek

Hello again Skele-friends!

We bring you tales of the strange things you can do with a 64DD and a Game Boy Camera, more on the Xbone video deep into production, and discuss how the Switch Online "Expansion Pak" is a pretty terrible deal in almost anyway you look at it (it's not even the most expensive service Nintendo has had before). Plus lots of questions! We've been getting more and more questions lately and we really appreciate it!

We'll be back November 1st with another episode, see you then!

Stay Powerful,
-Uncle Derek

Hello Skele-friends!

Our intrepid Producer Grace is back from battling bronchitis, and brought a freshly wrapped gift for you all - another podcast! After missing our last episode, the team is back together to about videos and/or video games! Actually we do spend a fair amount of time talking about production stuff, the RE4 Mobile video we just posted to Patreon, and future videos, like the follow up to our 2019 Kinect video, more DELISTED, and of course the Zeebo! Plus questions from y'all got us thinking really hard about the mountain of junk Tiger Electronic produced throughout the 90's, how game collecting has changed drastically over the last 10 years, and more!

We'll be back again on the 18th of October (health pending). Thanks for the questions and thanks for listen, we'll see you all there, stay powerful!!
-Uncle Derek

Hello again Skele-friends!

We had so much fun recording this episode, I forgot to post the damn thing!! Sorry for being a little late! We touch on a bunch of topics in this episode, like the early era of mobile games, after the Apple App store but before anyone really knew what people wanted. Also the sad but still interesting predicament Friday the 13th the Video Game is stuck in. And Nintendo is bringing GameBoy games to Switch Online? Does this mean 16 player, online Faceball 2000 is nearly upon us??

As always, thanks for the questions! Next episode recording on Sept 20th. See you all then! -Uncle Derek

Skele-freinds Unite!

We can't close out the month without another Stop Skeletons From Podcasting! We're going on a trip to visit family and that messed with our schedule a bit, so this is a little late. But lateness will not stop us from sharing with you all our experiences playing motion controlled skateboarding games, and a brand new show that's coming to the channel! The madness never stops!

Plus we take a handful of questions! We got the same questions from a lot of people so we took out many birds with a few stones, as the saying goes I'm pretty sure. What I'm trying to say is we answered questions and that killed birds some how, which I'm not comfortable with. The killing birds, not the questions, we like questions. I'm not sure where I'm going with this so I'm going to end this paragraph quickly

Hey, if you have any questions for us, send them to stopskeletons@gmail.com. We'll be back with another episode recorded August 9th and posted the next day.

Stay powerful,
Uncle Derek

Hello again Skele-fam!

We survived the recent heat wave by doing what we've many times over, squatting at a Starbucks. Derek's also been playing a lot of Burnout games, which are pretty uniformly great if you haven't heard! Also learn about the Xbox 360's launch webcam and have a mini Punching Weight meeting live on the air. Plus lots questions from the chat, this one ran long, we hardly noticed!

Next episode will be recorded July 19th, until then stay cool!

Uncle Derek

Hey Skele-fam!

It’s the third week of the month, which means it’s time to Stop Podcasting! Today we talked about our 100000% accurate E3 predictions, but not before Dubstep, Silent Hills Director’s Director’s Cut, the merits of Angelfire graphic design, and Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties. The next podcast will be recorded on July 5th and if you want it to pop up on your phone all easy-style, then subscribe to it on your pod-catcher of choice (your Spotify’s, your Overcast’s, your Apples). Also rate it if you feel especially nasty. But positively! Positively nasty.

Next podcast will be recorded on July 5th!

XOXO,

Grace

Hello Skele-friends!

Nokia N-Gages, Pokemon Minis, and PS2 DVD Remotes have taken over our lives. They've proven to be rabbit holes far deeper than we ever could've known. But it is our duty to the public to report on these subjects! A little taste of SSFF videos to come, plus the random nonsense and tangents you've come to expect from Derek n Grace.

And if have any questions for the next episode send them to stopskeltons@gmail.com with "Podcast" in the subject.

Stay hydrated and stay powerful!
Uncle Derek

Hey-hey Skele-fam!

Stop Skeletons From Podcast is back with the most electrifying podcast content on the internet! Grace's new plants, Derek finally unpacking the last box of his video game collection, and the continued struggles with housebreaking our new dog. Oh, and also next batch of videos we're working on and how the N-Gage has sent us down a spiral.

SSFP is recoded on the 1st and 3rd Monday's of the month, but March happens to have 5 Mondays. We we'll be back with another episode in 3 week, on April 5th.

And you know what? We made this podcast public and more widely available, it's past time we made the questions more widely available too! If you have a question for D 'n G, email stopskeletons@gmail.com with "PODCAST" in the subject and we'll answer it next time.

Until then, stay powerful! -Uncle Derek

Hello Skelefam,

We are settled in our new living space, video production is back up and running, it's time for Stop Skeletons From Podcasting to return to its regularly scheduled output! Which is the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Feels good to be back!

For this episode, we get super casual, talk about life over the last few months, the videos we put out last week, and our pets pooping on the carpet. It's an hour of domestic bliss with Derek & Grace!

I know we've been spotty with the podcasts since December but we will be back with another podcast in two weeks. Hope to see you there!

Thanks,
-Uncle Derek

It's been a wild few months but Podcasts have returned! Has it really been 3 whole months since our last podcast?? Woof...

Anyway, the game in the hot seat this time is Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask, the time-loop N64 follow-up to Ocarina of Time. Majora's Mask is a game I've long appreciated but never actually finished. Now that I've not only beaten it but also spent ample time with the GameCube and 3DS ports, I'm ready to dish! That's right, we're talking both the original version and the controversial 3DS port! Which really shouldn't be as controversial but whatever...

It is also with a heavy heart that I must announce that this will be the final SSFF GameClub. We all needed a little extra community time during the early throes of lockdown and it got me to knock a bunch of games off of my bucket list, but in the end it was too much of a commitment. Video production is the most important thing and if things start to interfere with that, we have to step back and reevaluate things.

We haven't yet decided what, if anything, will take its place. But we've always been trying new things with this Patreon! We've had things come and go, we'll think of something fun.

As always, thanks for the support! Stay powerful!
Uncle Derek