Five Minute Respawn

When the horde grows too powerful for blasters alone, the humans toil endlessly for a boon from the god...er...mods, the coveted BFG. What shape it may take varies from game to game, but all are powerful, and all are silly. Today we're gonna discuss some of our favorite BFGs, their construction, their effects, and how we earned the right to use them against the ever-present zombie horde. Take the...

Sometimes in HVZ you get out just by the freshly soiled seat of your pants. Today on Five Minute Respawn, we're gonna talk about some of the scariest moments of our careers. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

HVZ can be as much a theatrical endeavor as it is an athletic endeavor. In this episode we discuss some of our finest costumes we've donned as well as those of our friends. We may even bring those friends on in the future to talk about their much more impressive works. But for now you get the costumes that us schmucks made! Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Comm...

The third and final direct to VHS installment of the YSU Didney deep dive. What is Evil Mickey's endgame? Link to part 1: https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/ysu-didney-dive-part-1/s-CnFwI1IUCyH Link to part 2: https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/ysu-didney-dive-part-2/s-heT0b8z6Kvd Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Lice...

Part 2 of the infamous YSU Didney invitational deep dive. Did they make more parody songs? Come find out! Link to part 1: https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/ysu-didney-dive-part-1/s-CnFwI1IUCyH Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Part 1 of our our three part deep dive into the fabled Didney invitational at YSU. Was this a prototype game for Endwar 2? maybe... Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

There's a sweet spot of humans in a group for maximum effectiveness vs the horde. We're gonna talk about what happens when an entire human group goes into panic mode on this week's episode. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

More ideas have circled our heads than have seen the light of a game. In this episode we are joined by Greg, one of the masterminds behind several of THE OSU's later Infection Invitationals, and we're gonna talk about elements or even full hvz games that we want to put out into the world as game designers. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attributio...

Coolest things we've done. Simple as that. In this episode we discuss the things we're proud of that we didn't think would quite fit into another topic, but deserved to be bragged about nonetheless. Hopefully there will be more highlights to come! (Grumble grumble stay home and wear a mask if you go out so we can play again!) Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Co...

Part 3 of our SCP Invitational dissection. Haven't listened to parts 1 or 2 yet? Here are some links! Part 1: https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/scp-dive-secure-your-players-part-1/s-4xj48Jx8Qvv Part 2:https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/scp-dive-contain-your-excitement-part-2/s-VkG2FBGRiad Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...

Part two of our SCP Invitational dissection, now with 100% more talk of the actual missions! Listen to Part 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/five-minute-respawn/scp-dive-secure-your-players-part-1/s-4xj48Jx8Qvv Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The beginning of a three part discussion of the first game in the Anna Trilogy. The Society of College Paleontologists was an HVZ game that shaped the lives and friendships of our three hosts. Like Peter Jackson, we've split one game into three episodes of discussion. Unlike Peter Jackson, we aren't making you wait more than a day for each part. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licens...

Even if you weren't there, you might have heard these stories. Today with guests Ian Bailey, Tanner, and Anna, your three hosts talk about some of the coolest things that have been talked about for years. This episode is why we do this show :) Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In our third ever recording of explaining jargon and releasing it ahead of schedule, this episode starts as an explanation of all the perks we've seen used to strengthen the human and zombie forces, and then in the second half we learn about SCAD HvZ's class system (the rpg kind, not wealth kind). Sit back and enjoy :) See more of SCAD for yourself: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVxEcu2eU-Nw4...

Sometimes a game needs a little...je ne sais quoi. Something to...PROP it up. Props. Thats what. What would Indiana Jones be without the idol? What would our shoestring budget games be without cardboard, foam, and pvc contraptions? Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What all do you want to do before your time playing hvz is done? In this episode we explore our dreams that we want to see realized in the colorful canvas that is HvZ. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

DRINK RESPONSIBLY. OBEY LOCAL LAWS AND RULES OF GAME ORGANIZERS. Sometimes us nerds need some social lubricant. Ok maybe we just want it. Sometimes we mix alcohol with zombie LARP. So far it's gone ok. These are some of the debaucherous memories that stick out to us. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licens...

Sometimes the rules of a different hvz game seem almost alien to you given how strange they are. Today we shine some light on those rules with a special guest and very good friend of ours, Buffdaddy Nerf of Blasterhub, who, unlike us, has played HVZ from coast to coast, and at least three time zones. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0...

Today, we aren't looking at the games we went to, because as a wise man on a tv show once said, the journey is the worthier part. Sometimes just getting to the game can be chock full of hijinks and fond memories. "Take the Lead" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Death (being tagged) is a constant of HvZ. Some die as heroes. Some live long enough to see themselves become a toxic try-hard. We aren't talking about either of those today, but rather those outlandish silly deaths deserving of a Wilhelm Scream. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Is this Serenity or Out of Gas? Either way, we discuss how we all became friends with each other and other characters on this episode. HVZ is best played with friends, and we became incredible friends to each other. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode we discuss some of the more unique special infected we've encountered in our travels. Some were funny. Some were downright terrifying. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Some humans are tagged unceremoniously. Not us in these stories though! Here we describe some of the most valiant ways we've been claimed by the horde! We're done praying, our darts are raining, and our socks are slaying. How long can we keep the horde at bay for our comrades? Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons....

The best way to survive is to work together. In this episode we bring on our first ever guest, Anna, (Yeah, the one who directed the first two Endwar games) and talk about the illustrious nature of some particular hvz squads, old and new. Take the Lead Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

If you've never heard of Humans vs Zombies, listen to this! In this brief episode we explain what HvZ is so that those who don't know what hvz is can have a two to ten minute crash course in the game and how it works. If you are a moderator of a game in the future, you are more than welcome to use this podcast to explain hvz to school faculty, staff, and membership. "Take the Lead" by Kevin MacLeo...