Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Jasper Pol, the developer behind my most anticipated game, the space taxi driver game known as Taxinaut (which just hit Steam by the way so you should all buy it, or buy it on Itch and get... The post SGJ Podcast #396 – Taxinaut appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I do show antithetical to the one we did last week, wherein this time we talk about things in gaming that we love. Not just specific games either, but things in multiple games that just speak to us. It’s a fun... The post SGJ Podcast #395 – Things About Gaming That We Love appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have some things we need to get off our chests. Typically during a show, one of our tangents involves our continued disappointment with two of the biggest names in space gaming: Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen. Well in this episode,... The post SGJ Podcast #394 – Airing of Grievances appeared first on Space Ga...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the joy of a good co-op game. We discuss our favorites, what we think goes into a really good co-op game, what we wish some games did better, and a lot more. Next week, we’ll be airing... The post SGJ Podcast #393 – The Co-Op Show appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Friends, I am so sorry this is late. Somehow last week got away from me. Anyway. this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about a topic near and dear to my heart: pilot sims versus plane sims. I love flight sims, particularly pilot-focused sims like Tornado, EF2000, 1942: Pacific Air War, whereas... The post SGJ Podcast #392 – Pilot Sim vs. Plane Sim appeared first on Space Game J...

Hey friends, sorry this was so late, I had it all ready to go last week before I went out of town, but the site was down so I couldn’t make a post! So sorry! Anyway, this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about our concern over gaming and whether CEOs are... The post SGJ Podcast #391 – Is Gaming Heading for a Crisis? appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David (new co-host) and I fully intend to sit down and talk about the legendary developer/publisher house that was and is MicroProse. We START talking about it, and then find out that Why485, the developer of Tiny Combat Arena — an amazing MicroProse-inspired... The post SGJ Podcast #390 – MicroProse appeared first on Spac...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down to (mostly, with some tangents) talk about gatekeeping, especially in gaming. This happens all the time to marginalized folks for a variety of reasons, and my god I had no idea just how bad it was. I learned... The post SGJ Podcast #389 – Gatekeeping appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about genres that we feel have gotten stale, or stagnated, the more we’ve played them. We start with space 4X games and just go off on several genres, plus a bunch of tangents. It’s a fun show where we cover... The post SGJ Podcast #388 – Genre Stagnation appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Adam Solo, formerly of SpaceSector.com, currently of Praxis Games, to talk about the latest expansion to their excellent spacey 4X, Interstellar Space: Genesis, entitled Evolving Empires! We talk about the leap from blogger to game developer, what goes into... The post SGJ Podcast #387 – Interstellar Spac...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I have a short but sweet conversation about licensed games. We had a hard stop at an hour, so it’s a bit shorter than usual, but we had a lot of fun being pleasantly surprised and sadly shocked at not only... The post SGJ Podcast #386 – Licensed Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Chris McElligott Park, and welcome for the first time Willard Davis, both of Arcen Games, to talk about AI War 2 and it’s latest expansion, the Neinzul Abyss! We talk about both Arcen’s long history, the long history of... The post SGJ Podcast #385 – AI War 2: The Neinzul Abyss appeared first on Space Gam...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down with Leyla and Soren Johnson, both of Mohawk Games, to talk about their upcoming historical, character-driven 4X, Old World. We’re all giddy as heck about this game, so it was a thrill to talk to Leyla and Soren... The post SGJ Podcast #384 – Old World appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down with Andrew Watson, the sole developer of the PC and mobile space adventure game, Millikan’s Reach! While we do talk about the game, but also talk a lot about science fiction, unity development, space gaming and a lot more.... The post SGJ Podcast #383 – Millikan’s Reach appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to the show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about representation in video games, how it’s going, how it’s reacted to and so on. We primarily talk about ethnic and LGBTQ representation, but also the representation of the disabled as well. It’s a spicy topic that covers a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #382 – Representation appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this episode of the podcast! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Egosoft Co-Founder Bernd Lehahn to talk about Tides of Avarice, the latest expansion for X4, as well as the whole series as a whole. It’s a very lively chat in which we talk about the game, the series,... The post SGJ Podcast #381 – X4: Tides of Avarice appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Glen Pawley to talk about the new Bloodlines expansion for this character-driven space strategy game, Star Dynasties! It’s a very fun show in which we talk about how expansions come about, balance and much more. Next week we’ll welcome... The post SGJ Podcast #380 – Star Dynasties appeared first on Spa...

Welcome to the show folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome Julie’s friend Chris “roundpeg” Dodson to talk about accessibility in gaming. Chris has his own accessibility issues, and we’ll talk about how he still plays games regardless, as well as the importance of allowing anyone who wants to be able to... The post SGJ Podcast #379 – Accessibility appeared first on Space Game...

Welcome to this week’s show, my friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about free space games, both true freeware and free-to-play games. There are a lot of games we discussed, so they’re listed below! Next week on the show we’ll be discussing the topic of accessibility! As always, if you have... The post SGJ Podcast #378 – Free Space Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk to Matt and Paul, the developers of the amazing space adventure game, This Means Warp! This is a really fun show, as we talk about the game, game development, getting together with other developers and so much more. These guests were... The post SGJ Podcast #377 – This Means Warp appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s of the podcast! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about games with piracy and boarding elements, of which there are a lot more than you might think. Do they do them all well though? Some do, but some are like….why? It’s a fun discussion, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #376 – Space Piracy and Boarding! appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey folks, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about the entitlement of gamers and how it damages our industry as a whole. Even though one might think we get very negative, we do strive to find positivity among the muck. It’s a very fun discussion overall. Next... The post SGJ Podcast #375 – Entitled Gamers and Rage appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston and I welcome back Fernando Z, the creator and developer of one of my most-anticipated games, Hunternet Starfighter! We talk about how far the game has come since we last had Fernando on, successful crowdfunding, the foundations of a successful dogfighting game and... The post SGJ Podcast #374 – Hunternet Starfighter! appea...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Ray Fowler, the developer of the Master of Orion-inspired spacey 4X, Remnants of the Precursors! We talk about the costs of developing a game, expectations, community involvement, and oh yes the game itself! ;) It’s a fun show, so... The post SGJ Podcast #373 – Remnants of the Precursors appeared first on...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I just basically shoot the shinola for an hour. We talk about what we’ve been playing, mostly. It’s a simple show, but a good one. Not without technical issues though, and those were on me. Next week, we’ll welcome back the developer... The post SGJ Podcast #372 – Quick Catch Up appeared first on Space Game Junkie .