Drop-In Drop-Out

What are your earliest gaming memories? This week, Patrick, Kayla, and Jake go full nostalgia and talk about the beginning of games for them - from CD-ROMs to Atari joysticks. 
Timecodes
4:44 - Main topic
24:16 - SNES/Barbie 
29:17 - Detective games 
35:20 - Demo discs 
41:00 - Games you couldn't figure out
46:00 - PlayStation 
49:37 - Star Wars 
51:40 - Sega
53:30 - Sonic and knuckles
1:05:40 - Gameboy / GameCube
1:07:00 - Pokémon power
1:21:50 - Launch day games/consoles
1:26:00 - Couch co op
1:30:15 - Xbox
1:35:00 - Gamefaqs/strategy guides
1:39:00 - Strat guide story Jake 
1:48:00 - PSP / gaming malfunctions
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

What are the 10 best winter video games? Well, let's just say, there are more games to choose from then you think. Patrick, Cognitive Clips and the Dumpster Boy, with the help of chat, decide the best winter levels, courses, or just overall video games. Let us know what we missed!
Timecodes
Beginning of episode - 0:00
Building the list - 7:05
Whittling down the list - 55:05
Ordering the top 10 - 1:19:58
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

What is Drop-In Drop-Out's Game of the Year for 2025? Well let's figure it out! All of us combined our top 10 games of 2025 into one list to decide our collective top 10
Timecodes
5:11 - Housekeeping
10:11 Rules
11:53 Kamen's top 10 games of 2025
14:26 - Predictions of the top 10
17:26 - Number 10
23:00 - Number 9
25: 37 - Number 8 
28:14 - Number 7 
32:22 - Number 6
36:53 - Number 5
47:21 - Number 4
55:28 - Audience GOTY
59:28 - Number 3
1:06:22 - Number 2 
1:13:03 - Number 1 
1:25:01 - Fun facts about our lists
1:29:11 - Personal top 10's
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

Step aside Geoff Keighley, there's a new awards show in town! We present the first annual INNYs, where we decide what was "In" this year in video games!
What categories should we include next year?
Timecodes
0:00 Intro
5:12 Biggest Disappointment
16:05 Most universally loved game
25:19 Best hunk
34:00 Best babe
43:15 Screenshot of the Year
48:30 Best Box Art
52:27  Best little guy
57:36 Best goblin mode game
1:03:40 best game we haven't played
1:09:16 most anticipated
1:11:55 sex of the year
1:15:44 most depressing news
1:19:58 most uplifting news
1:21:49 best map
1:27:43 Nintendo decision
1:33:40 best 7 of the year
1:44:07 team cherry award
1:54:33 best video game moment
2: 16:19 best DIDO moment
2:27:32 recap
2:28:44 The JakeTwitchin Social Media Claims Awards
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

Gianni + Shea drop in for the final episode of Hey! Deez Games Are Pretty Good, Huh? A Hades and Hades 2 Podcast for a full spoilercast! It's not full spoilers from the jump, so if you havent finished the game yet you'll be safe for a bit.
Timecodes
Our review - 4:08
Favorite areas - 12:20
Fav characters - 43:10
Endings - 46:21
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