Ben Paddon | Jump Leads season 2!
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Writer, podcaster, comedian, former world-record speedrunner, unofficial Worms historian. Jump Leads, Good Chaotic, The Game of Rassilon, Out On Her Fanny, Hot Quest, PortsCenter. Non-binary, they/them. https://linktr.ee/BenPaddon
68. The Beatles: Rock Band
Most of my fondest memories of this game are the hours I spent playing it with people I love, like my dad. He and I would play through each album as they added them to the game. We were both bummed that they only did three.
Most of my fondest memories of this game are the hours I spent playing it with people I love, like my dad. He and I would play through each album as they added them to the game. We were both bummed that they only did three.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
68. The Beatles: Rock Band
Most of my fondest memories of this game are the hours I spent playing it with people I love, like my dad. He and I would play through each album as they added them to the game. We were both bummed that they only did three.
Most of my fondest memories of this game are the hours I spent playing it with people I love, like my dad. He and I would play through each album as they added them to the game. We were both bummed that they only did three.
Love Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. Love playing it online. Sure hope to someday!
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Love Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection. Love playing it online. Sure hope to someday!
67. Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Not only is this game a perfect blend of Doom and Smash TV, but in 2001 seeing what this game could do visually on relatively minimal specs was mind blowing. A gorgeous, fun game only made more stunning and challenging with its HD remasters.
Not only is this game a perfect blend of Doom and Smash TV, but in 2001 seeing what this game could do visually on relatively minimal specs was mind blowing. A gorgeous, fun game only made more stunning and challenging with its HD remasters.
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
67. Serious Sam: The First Encounter
Not only is this game a perfect blend of Doom and Smash TV, but in 2001 seeing what this game could do visually on relatively minimal specs was mind blowing. A gorgeous, fun game only made more stunning and challenging with its HD remasters.
Not only is this game a perfect blend of Doom and Smash TV, but in 2001 seeing what this game could do visually on relatively minimal specs was mind blowing. A gorgeous, fun game only made more stunning and challenging with its HD remasters.
66. Luigi's Mansion
Genuinely fun, and at times genuinely scary. I recently rediscovered the fact that the European version of the game - the one I had 20 years ago - has a bunch of content and features not included in the US release. Fortunately both are on the Switch 2.
Genuinely fun, and at times genuinely scary. I recently rediscovered the fact that the European version of the game - the one I had 20 years ago - has a bunch of content and features not included in the US release. Fortunately both are on the Switch 2.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
66. Luigi's Mansion
Genuinely fun, and at times genuinely scary. I recently rediscovered the fact that the European version of the game - the one I had 20 years ago - has a bunch of content and features not included in the US release. Fortunately both are on the Switch 2.
Genuinely fun, and at times genuinely scary. I recently rediscovered the fact that the European version of the game - the one I had 20 years ago - has a bunch of content and features not included in the US release. Fortunately both are on the Switch 2.
I was right. This is the current price showing on the US Crunchyroll front page right now for their Mega Fan tier, which is usually $11.99 a month.
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I was right. This is the current price showing on the US Crunchyroll front page right now for their Mega Fan tier, which is usually $11.99 a month.
65. Worms: The Director's Cut
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
65. Worms: The Director's Cut
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
Worms changed my life. WormsDC redefined it. Quite by accident, I became the online expert for this game. If you've read anything about it online, I either wrote it or am a primary source.
Nearly 30 years later, I'm working on an update as a producer. Still unreal.
64. Frontier: Elite II
Never understood how to play it. Never got very far. But I loved playing it anyway. I was always amazed at how they fit an entire universe onto a single floppy disk. Just incredible.
Never understood how to play it. Never got very far. But I loved playing it anyway. I was always amazed at how they fit an entire universe onto a single floppy disk. Just incredible.
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
64. Frontier: Elite II
Never understood how to play it. Never got very far. But I loved playing it anyway. I was always amazed at how they fit an entire universe onto a single floppy disk. Just incredible.
Never understood how to play it. Never got very far. But I loved playing it anyway. I was always amazed at how they fit an entire universe onto a single floppy disk. Just incredible.
63. The Unusual Case of Dr. Strange
Fantastic little Loderunner-like where the things you have to collect are the monsters trying to kill you! Brilliant, inventive, downright tricky in places, but tons of fun.
Fantastic little Loderunner-like where the things you have to collect are the monsters trying to kill you! Brilliant, inventive, downright tricky in places, but tons of fun.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
63. The Unusual Case of Dr. Strange
Fantastic little Loderunner-like where the things you have to collect are the monsters trying to kill you! Brilliant, inventive, downright tricky in places, but tons of fun.
Fantastic little Loderunner-like where the things you have to collect are the monsters trying to kill you! Brilliant, inventive, downright tricky in places, but tons of fun.
62. Grim Fandango
There are maybe 5-6 games I would describe as perfect. This is one of them.
There are maybe 5-6 games I would describe as perfect. This is one of them.
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
62. Grim Fandango
There are maybe 5-6 games I would describe as perfect. This is one of them.
There are maybe 5-6 games I would describe as perfect. This is one of them.
61. The Movies
Thinking about 3DMM and business Sims like Theme Park inevitably leads me here, to The Movies. God, I loved this game. @mikeyface.bsky.social and I streamed a bit of this way back in 2019.
Thinking about 3DMM and business Sims like Theme Park inevitably leads me here, to The Movies. God, I loved this game. @mikeyface.bsky.social and I streamed a bit of this way back in 2019.
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
61. The Movies
Thinking about 3DMM and business Sims like Theme Park inevitably leads me here, to The Movies. God, I loved this game. @mikeyface.bsky.social and I streamed a bit of this way back in 2019.
Thinking about 3DMM and business Sims like Theme Park inevitably leads me here, to The Movies. God, I loved this game. @mikeyface.bsky.social and I streamed a bit of this way back in 2019.
60. Theme Park
Before there was Rollercoaster Tycoon, there was Theme Park. The Amiga version will always feel like a stripped-back version of the game that came out on PC and PS1, but I loved it.
Before there was Rollercoaster Tycoon, there was Theme Park. The Amiga version will always feel like a stripped-back version of the game that came out on PC and PS1, but I loved it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
60. Theme Park
Before there was Rollercoaster Tycoon, there was Theme Park. The Amiga version will always feel like a stripped-back version of the game that came out on PC and PS1, but I loved it.
Before there was Rollercoaster Tycoon, there was Theme Park. The Amiga version will always feel like a stripped-back version of the game that came out on PC and PS1, but I loved it.
59. 3D Movie Maker
My dad gave me a copy of this game, which I suspect came free with his PC. I spent hours making movies in this thing, and watching movies the online community had created.
My dad gave me a copy of this game, which I suspect came free with his PC. I spent hours making movies in this thing, and watching movies the online community had created.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
59. 3D Movie Maker
My dad gave me a copy of this game, which I suspect came free with his PC. I spent hours making movies in this thing, and watching movies the online community had created.
My dad gave me a copy of this game, which I suspect came free with his PC. I spent hours making movies in this thing, and watching movies the online community had created.
58. The Curse of Monkey Island
This was everything I wanted a third Monkey Island to be. I found the ending disappointing - it just sort-of stops - but loved the journey.
This was everything I wanted a third Monkey Island to be. I found the ending disappointing - it just sort-of stops - but loved the journey.
November 20, 2025 at 11:13 PM
58. The Curse of Monkey Island
This was everything I wanted a third Monkey Island to be. I found the ending disappointing - it just sort-of stops - but loved the journey.
This was everything I wanted a third Monkey Island to be. I found the ending disappointing - it just sort-of stops - but loved the journey.
57. Super Smash TV
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
November 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
57. Super Smash TV
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
My friend Adam - well, I say "friend", he'd later go on to steal my Game Boy - has this on his SNES. I loved it. The first twin-stick shooter I ever played!
56. HeroQuest
Another board game adaptation, and as with most board game adaptations this was perfect for me because I had zero friends. A fine adaptation with some rules changes for technical reasons.
Another board game adaptation, and as with most board game adaptations this was perfect for me because I had zero friends. A fine adaptation with some rules changes for technical reasons.
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
56. HeroQuest
Another board game adaptation, and as with most board game adaptations this was perfect for me because I had zero friends. A fine adaptation with some rules changes for technical reasons.
Another board game adaptation, and as with most board game adaptations this was perfect for me because I had zero friends. A fine adaptation with some rules changes for technical reasons.
55. Zool
I went back to this recently and it's… fine. It's okay. But God, I spent so much time playing this (and its sequel) as a kid. Still has a banger soundtrack, though.
I went back to this recently and it's… fine. It's okay. But God, I spent so much time playing this (and its sequel) as a kid. Still has a banger soundtrack, though.
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
55. Zool
I went back to this recently and it's… fine. It's okay. But God, I spent so much time playing this (and its sequel) as a kid. Still has a banger soundtrack, though.
I went back to this recently and it's… fine. It's okay. But God, I spent so much time playing this (and its sequel) as a kid. Still has a banger soundtrack, though.
54. Unreal Tournament
Such a great game. I think you could make a really solid argument for this being the pinnacle of the early 00s PC FPS space. Loved this game, miss it every day.
Such a great game. I think you could make a really solid argument for this being the pinnacle of the early 00s PC FPS space. Loved this game, miss it every day.
November 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
54. Unreal Tournament
Such a great game. I think you could make a really solid argument for this being the pinnacle of the early 00s PC FPS space. Loved this game, miss it every day.
Such a great game. I think you could make a really solid argument for this being the pinnacle of the early 00s PC FPS space. Loved this game, miss it every day.
53. Crazy Taxi
File under games I am awful at but keep coming back to anyway.
File under games I am awful at but keep coming back to anyway.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
53. Crazy Taxi
File under games I am awful at but keep coming back to anyway.
File under games I am awful at but keep coming back to anyway.
52. New Zealand Story
Real ones remember the cheat code on the Amiga version of this game.
Real ones remember the cheat code on the Amiga version of this game.
November 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
52. New Zealand Story
Real ones remember the cheat code on the Amiga version of this game.
Real ones remember the cheat code on the Amiga version of this game.
51. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
After the relative safety of Monkey Island, playing a LucasArts game where you can die (or get arrested!) presented significant challenges for young Ben. I don't think I ever finished this game, but I got pretty far in and loved it.
After the relative safety of Monkey Island, playing a LucasArts game where you can die (or get arrested!) presented significant challenges for young Ben. I don't think I ever finished this game, but I got pretty far in and loved it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
51. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
After the relative safety of Monkey Island, playing a LucasArts game where you can die (or get arrested!) presented significant challenges for young Ben. I don't think I ever finished this game, but I got pretty far in and loved it.
After the relative safety of Monkey Island, playing a LucasArts game where you can die (or get arrested!) presented significant challenges for young Ben. I don't think I ever finished this game, but I got pretty far in and loved it.
I just checked, we still have the PSD on our computer.
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I just checked, we still have the PSD on our computer.
I don't think I've ever shown BlueSky the Star Trek tee-shirt @mandyqueersolid.bsky.social made for herself and me. It's truly a work of art.
I feel like @regretagarbo.rip would probably appreciate this.
I feel like @regretagarbo.rip would probably appreciate this.
November 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I don't think I've ever shown BlueSky the Star Trek tee-shirt @mandyqueersolid.bsky.social made for herself and me. It's truly a work of art.
I feel like @regretagarbo.rip would probably appreciate this.
I feel like @regretagarbo.rip would probably appreciate this.
50. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
My first exposure to Indiana Jones. As a kid, I never got past the first level. But I played it a lot. A LOT.
I did eventually get further as an adult, but I don't think I finished it without cheats. It's aggressively difficult.
My first exposure to Indiana Jones. As a kid, I never got past the first level. But I played it a lot. A LOT.
I did eventually get further as an adult, but I don't think I finished it without cheats. It's aggressively difficult.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
50. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
My first exposure to Indiana Jones. As a kid, I never got past the first level. But I played it a lot. A LOT.
I did eventually get further as an adult, but I don't think I finished it without cheats. It's aggressively difficult.
My first exposure to Indiana Jones. As a kid, I never got past the first level. But I played it a lot. A LOT.
I did eventually get further as an adult, but I don't think I finished it without cheats. It's aggressively difficult.
49. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Of all the games in the MGS series, this is the one I've replayed the most. I keep coming back to it. Some people hate the over-the-top cutscene animations, but I love how much TTS leans into the ridiculous anime nature of MGS.
Of all the games in the MGS series, this is the one I've replayed the most. I keep coming back to it. Some people hate the over-the-top cutscene animations, but I love how much TTS leans into the ridiculous anime nature of MGS.
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
49. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Of all the games in the MGS series, this is the one I've replayed the most. I keep coming back to it. Some people hate the over-the-top cutscene animations, but I love how much TTS leans into the ridiculous anime nature of MGS.
Of all the games in the MGS series, this is the one I've replayed the most. I keep coming back to it. Some people hate the over-the-top cutscene animations, but I love how much TTS leans into the ridiculous anime nature of MGS.
48. Super Foul Egg
Speaking of Puyo Puyo, this is how I first experienced it - a freeware game included on a cover-mounted floppy disk for an Amiga magazine (Google thinks it would've been Amiga Power, but I'm confident it was Amiga Format or CU Amiga as we rarely got Power). Cracking good fun.
Speaking of Puyo Puyo, this is how I first experienced it - a freeware game included on a cover-mounted floppy disk for an Amiga magazine (Google thinks it would've been Amiga Power, but I'm confident it was Amiga Format or CU Amiga as we rarely got Power). Cracking good fun.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
48. Super Foul Egg
Speaking of Puyo Puyo, this is how I first experienced it - a freeware game included on a cover-mounted floppy disk for an Amiga magazine (Google thinks it would've been Amiga Power, but I'm confident it was Amiga Format or CU Amiga as we rarely got Power). Cracking good fun.
Speaking of Puyo Puyo, this is how I first experienced it - a freeware game included on a cover-mounted floppy disk for an Amiga magazine (Google thinks it would've been Amiga Power, but I'm confident it was Amiga Format or CU Amiga as we rarely got Power). Cracking good fun.