It's the final episode of the podcast, and what better way to put it out than with the help of sweet baby Aristotle as Keith and Jesse finish their look at Final Fantasy VII. Thank you for listening. This has been New Player Has Joined. Goodbye.

It's the final episode of the podcast, and what better way to put it out than with the help of sweet baby Aristotle as Keith and Jesse finish their look at Final Fantasy VII. Thank you for listening. This has been New Player Has Joined. Goodbye.

175: Final Fantasy VII - Keith & Jesse & Aristotle (Goodbye)

New Player Has Joined is coming to an end. Keith and Jesse look back on the last three years of podcasting and talk about what comes next.

New Player Has Joined is coming to an end. Keith and Jesse look back on the last three years of podcasting and talk about what comes next.

End of An Era

Albert Odyssey

It might not be the greatest game ever, but it's a game that has stuck with Jesse for decades. Keith and Jesse talk about Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, a Sega Saturn gem that shaped Jesse's love of JRPGs.

It might not be the greatest game ever, but it's a game that has stuck with Jesse for decades. Keith and Jesse talk about Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean, a Sega Saturn gem that shaped Jesse's love of JRPGs.

174: Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean - Keith & Jesse (First Love)

Some games are masterpieces, some are flops, and some are beloved despite rough edges. Keith and Jesse discuss The Legend of Dragoon as they try to figure out what makes this game a cult classic.

Some games are masterpieces, some are flops, and some are beloved despite rough edges. Keith and Jesse discuss The Legend of Dragoon as they try to figure out what makes this game a cult classic.

173: The Legend of Dragoon - Keith & Jesse (Good & Flawed)

Z shape. L shape. Square. Z shape. Square. Long piece! Keith and Jesse talk about Tetris. And yes, the song is already stuck in your head.

Z shape. L shape. Square. Z shape. Square. Long piece! Keith and Jesse talk about Tetris. And yes, the song is already stuck in your head.

172: Tetris - Keith & Jesse (Who Owns This?!)

Shadows with creepy hands and the worst Valentine's Day possible? It must be Persona 5. Keith and Jesse finish their look at the instant classic RPG that has everybody asking, "Why can't you date Yusuke?"

Shadows with creepy hands and the worst Valentine's Day possible? It must be Persona 5. Keith and Jesse finish their look at the instant classic RPG that has everybody asking, "Why can't you date Yusuke?"

171: Persona 5 - Keith & Jesse (Part IV)

Billionaire ducks AND pogo sticking enemies to death? Yeah, we're in. Keith and Jesse talk about the surprisingly great Nintendo classic DuckTales.

Billionaire ducks AND pogo sticking enemies to death? Yeah, we're in. Keith and Jesse talk about the surprisingly great Nintendo classic DuckTales.

170: DuckTales - Keith & Jesse (A Woo-Oo)

Jason Smith

Jason Smith was the CEO of Starburns Audio, the reason New Player Has Joined got made, and one of the best people the world ever made. In honor of his life we're re-releasing his episode. Jason, wherever you are, we hope there's plenty of BBQ and Crazy Taxi for you. Thank you for everything, buddy.

Jason Smith was the CEO of Starburns Audio, the reason New Player Has Joined got made, and one of the best people the world ever made. In honor of his life we're re-releasing his episode. Jason, wherever you are, we hope there's plenty of BBQ and Crazy Taxi for you. Thank you for everything, buddy.

169: Jason Smith

If you're looking to point and click your way to a good joke, this one's for you. Keith and Jesse explore The Secret of Monkey Island in all its slapstick glory.

If you're looking to point and click your way to a good joke, this one's for you. Keith and Jesse explore The Secret of Monkey Island in all its slapstick glory.

168: The Secret of Monkey Island - Keith & Jesse (All Humor)

Shaq Fu

Keith and Jesse explore the other dimensional world of Shaq Fu. Will there be basketball? No, somehow not even a little. It makes zero sense. But will there be sub-par fighting mechanics? Absolutely.

Keith and Jesse explore the other dimensional world of Shaq Fu. Will there be basketball? No, somehow not even a little. It makes zero sense. But will there be sub-par fighting mechanics? Absolutely.

167: Shaq Fu - Keith & Jesse (No Basketball)

Each episode explores the video games people love and why they love them. Why do we imprint hard on certain games, and how do those games imprint on us? Keith and Jesse chat with celebrities, game developers, industry pros, and some folks you’d never guess are into video games.

Perfect podcast, would give 6 stars but there’s not enough Aristotle

Perfect podcast

These guys are hilarious, take some real fun dives in to games, and have great guests.

NPHJ

New Player Has Joined

Mike Drucker

Mike Drucker discusses the pure joy that is Super Mario 64 as Keith and Jesse remember the feeling of video games moving into the 3D world.

Mike Drucker discusses the pure joy that is Super Mario 64 as Keith and Jesse remember the feeling of video games moving into the 3D world.

4: Super Mario 64 - Mike Drucker (The Joy Of Mario)

Aldrin Cornejo

A game about kids going to war and trying to get with their teacher? It must be an RPG. Keith and Jesse sit down with American Dad animator and friend of the show Aldrin Cornejo to talk about Harry Potter with more death, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

A game about kids going to war and trying to get with their teacher? It must be an RPG. Keith and Jesse sit down with American Dad animator and friend of the show Aldrin Cornejo to talk about Harry Potter with more death, Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

103: Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Aldrin Cornejo (Deadly Hogwarts)

Music plays a large role in creating memorable video games, so it seems only natural that New Player Has Joined would find some great musicians to talk to about both mediums. Keith and Jesse sit down with the members of 8-Bit Jazz Heroes to discuss the...

Music plays a large role in creating memorable video games, so it seems only natural that New Player Has Joined would find some great musicians to talk to about both mediums. Keith and Jesse sit down with the members of 8-Bit Jazz Heroes to discuss the...

33: Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, and Halo 2 - 8-Bit Jazz Heroes (The First Music Episode)

Ron Funches

Keith and Jesse sit down with Ron Funches to talk about everybody's favorite emotionally devastating game, The Last Of Us. Oh, and there's also some talk about Super Mario Bros. III and touching butts.

Keith and Jesse sit down with Ron Funches to talk about everybody's favorite emotionally devastating game, The Last Of Us. Oh, and there's also some talk about Super Mario Bros. III and touching butts.

13: The Last Of Us... ish - Ron Funches (Once Is Enough)

Jackie Johnson

Are there any bosses? Nope. Any crazy fighting mechanics? None. Puzzles? Not really. But is it one of the most popular video games of all time? Absolutely. Keith and Jesse sit down with the host of Natch Beaut, Jackie Johnson, to talk about her love of The Sims.

Are there any bosses? Nope. Any crazy fighting mechanics? None. Puzzles? Not really. But is it one of the most popular video games of all time? Absolutely. Keith and Jesse sit down with the host of Natch Beaut, Jackie Johnson, to talk about her love of The Sims.

24: The Sims - Jackie  Johnson (Need That Spanish Villa)

Rain makes you old, ghosts want your pod baby, and the floating worms make you feel better. Obviously we're talking about a Hideo Kojima game. Keith and Jesse sit down to discuss Death Stranding and all the great weirdness that comes along with it.

Rain makes you old, ghosts want your pod baby, and the floating worms make you feel better. Obviously we're talking about a Hideo Kojima game. Keith and Jesse sit down to discuss Death Stranding and all the great weirdness that comes along with it.

123: Death Stranding - Keith & Jesse (Mads & BB)

Miles Gray

Sometimes video games are about more than just pointing a weapon and defeating an enemy. Daily Zeitgeist host Miles Gray joins Keith and Jesse in studio to talk about music, Guitar Hero, and to finally answer the age old question - what's chill?

Sometimes video games are about more than just pointing a weapon and defeating an enemy. Daily Zeitgeist host Miles Gray joins Keith and Jesse in studio to talk about music, Guitar Hero, and to finally answer the age old question - what's chill?

21: Guitar Hero - Miles Gray (Now Here's The Thing About This Game...)

Alison Haislip

Grab your weighted companion cube because it's time to have fun with physics. Keith and Jesse sit down with 'Attack Of The Show!' star Alison Haslip to talk about why Portal is both terrifying and funny. So enjoy the episode and also a series of possibly dangerous tests that may or may not result in your untimely insineration. And then there will be cake.

Grab your weighted companion cube because it's time to have fun with physics. Keith and Jesse sit down with 'Attack Of The Show!' star Alison Haslip to talk about why Portal is both terrifying and funny. So enjoy the episode and also a series of possibly dangerous tests that may or may not result in your untimely insineration. And then there will be cake.

38: Portal - Alison Haislip (The Episode Is A Lie)

Amanda Seales

He's fast, he's blue, and he's Sega's answer to Mario. Keith &amp; Jesse jump into the world of 'Sonic The Hedgehog' as Amanda Seales talks about her love for the speedy mascot.

He's fast, he's blue, and he's Sega's answer to Mario. Keith &amp; Jesse jump into the world of 'Sonic The Hedgehog' as Amanda Seales talks about her love for the speedy mascot.

15: Sonic The Hedgehog - Amanda Seales (The Gift Of Sega)

Kelly Nugent

We all love games, but do we love characters? I mean really love them? Like, take them home to mom and dad love them? Keith and Jesse sit down with Kelly Nugent to get to the bottom of what makes game relationships work.

We all love games, but do we love characters? I mean really love them? Like, take them home to mom and dad love them? Keith and Jesse sit down with Kelly Nugent to get to the bottom of what makes game relationships work.

19: Mass Effect 2 - Kelly Nugent (Love To Game, Game To Love)

Chain some giant knives to your arms because Keith and Jesse are back with a full length episode about the action-adventure classic God of War. It's over the top and violent in ways that scare your parents. Like we said - a classic.

Chain some giant knives to your arms because Keith and Jesse are back with a full length episode about the action-adventure classic God of War. It's over the top and violent in ways that scare your parents. Like we said - a classic.

128: God of War - Keith & Jesse (Kick Down A Door)

Shereen Younes

Keith and Jesse sit down with Shereen Younes to talk about her home nation of Syria, and how it feels to play Assassin's Creed when the game takes place in your historical backyard.

Keith and Jesse sit down with Shereen Younes to talk about her home nation of Syria, and how it feels to play Assassin's Creed when the game takes place in your historical backyard.

16: Assassin's Creed - Shereen Younes (The Gaming World)

Get ready for some mayhem and maybe a few rounds of golf because we're about to explore the fictional yet very real world of Los Santos. Keith and Jesse are jumping into Grand Theft Auto V, and like anybody who jumps in this game, it's going to look silly.

Get ready for some mayhem and maybe a few rounds of golf because we're about to explore the fictional yet very real world of Los Santos. Keith and Jesse are jumping into Grand Theft Auto V, and like anybody who jumps in this game, it's going to look silly.

125: Grand Theft Auto V - Keith & Jesse (Five Stars)

Avery Monsen

The first step is admitting you have a problem. The second step is getting to level 120 of the mines. Keith and Jesse are joined by comedian Avery Monsen to talk about Stardew Valley and how sometimes too much of a good thing is a hilarious thing.

The first step is admitting you have a problem. The second step is getting to level 120 of the mines. Keith and Jesse are joined by comedian Avery Monsen to talk about Stardew Valley and how sometimes too much of a good thing is a hilarious thing.

89: Stardew Valley - Avery Monsen (Slightly Addicted)

Doors, doors, and even more doors! Welcome to the game that put horror/survival on the map - Resident Evil. Keith and Jesse sit down to discuss the creepy hilarity at the heart of the original entry in the zombie genre's most iconic franchise.

Doors, doors, and even more doors! Welcome to the game that put horror/survival on the map - Resident Evil. Keith and Jesse sit down to discuss the creepy hilarity at the heart of the original entry in the zombie genre's most iconic franchise.

127: Resident Evil - Keith & Jesse (Horror Defined)

Grab some headphones and settle in, because it's time for volume II of music in gaming. Keith and Jesse share some of their favorite and most memorable songs from games throughout history.

Grab some headphones and settle in, because it's time for volume II of music in gaming. Keith and Jesse share some of their favorite and most memorable songs from games throughout history.

130: Music In Gaming 2 - Keith & Jesse (2 Music 2 Furious)

Mike Eagle

Is it an easy game? No. Is it a frustrating game? Absolutely. Is it a fun game? Somehow, yes. Keith and Jesse dive into the challenging and rewarding world of Dark Souls with Open Mike Eagle. Spoiler Alert - they die a ton of times.

Is it an easy game? No. Is it a frustrating game? Absolutely. Is it a fun game? Somehow, yes. Keith and Jesse dive into the challenging and rewarding world of Dark Souls with Open Mike Eagle. Spoiler Alert - they die a ton of times.

45: Dark Souls - Open Mike Eagle (You Downloaded)

Jesse Thorn

Get your 'Intro To Psych' textbooks ready because Keith and Jesse are sitting down with Jesse Thorn to discuss the complex emotional journey of the indie game Firewatch. Towerwatch? Not Overwatch, right? No, yeah. Firewatch. It's definitely Firewatch.

Get your 'Intro To Psych' textbooks ready because Keith and Jesse are sitting down with Jesse Thorn to discuss the complex emotional journey of the indie game Firewatch. Towerwatch? Not Overwatch, right? No, yeah. Firewatch. It's definitely Firewatch.

40: Firewatch - Jesse Thorn (Exploring Emotions)

Keith and Jesse are back with a blast from the past. A bazooka blast, specifically. It's time to talk about General Chaos and all of the cartoonish war that comes along with it.

Keith and Jesse are back with a blast from the past. A bazooka blast, specifically. It's time to talk about General Chaos and all of the cartoonish war that comes along with it.

124: General Chaos - Keith & Jesse (Just The General Type)

Jessica Chobot

Some games don't need an introduction. Keith and Jesse sit down with Jessica Chobot to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Some games don't need an introduction. Keith and Jesse sit down with Jessica Chobot to talk about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

75: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Jessica Chobot (About Time)

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