Call Me By Your Game

Well, folks. We finally went full WTF and interviewed our host in a fun little role reversal. Our producer Jeremy Schmidt took up hosting duties for this one and sat down with Call Me By Your Game’s Conner McCabe to discuss his experience with Microsoft 3D Movie Maker (1995), a children’s animation program for Windows. Conner shares about his addiction to playing this game and reliance on fart sou...

If you’re ever feeling upset you should talk, not Hitman. Today we’re discussing the game that rebooted the popular assassin/stealth series in Hitman (2016) . Today we’re joined by the older brother of the Los Angeles improv scene and member of the Big Team, actor, and musician Ronnie Adrian to discuss Hitman and more. Ronnie shares about remembering the first game that ever made him angry, gettin...

Happy Holidays, listeners of Call Me By Your Game. Every month there is a round table version of the show that releases exclusively at our Patreon’s $10 DJ Toad Tier where Conner discusses a meaningful game with a group of people. In light of the holiday spirit we’re releasing this one for all to hear on the main feed. Enjoy this magnificent chat and consider checking out this episode and so much...

This is the GTA that did GTA first in the way that so many of us know GTA. Today Conner sits down with his dear pal, New Jersey’s sweetest son, and great writer Mike Christian to discuss the GTA that set the franchise on its modern course in Grand Theft Auto III . Mike talks about being a lonely high schooler and playing this game while listening to now probable cancelled daytime radio comedians,...

There is no spoon… but there is another episode of Call Me By Your Game! Today we’re joined by Houston native and now LA comedian Weikei Yu to discuss a masterpiece, Deus Ex (2000). On this episode we discuss Weikei’s long running history as both a console and PC gamer, dive into the joy of discovering things in games that make an experience feel unique, and the many ties of this game to both The...

You like depth? Oh, this game has depth. Today we’re joined by someone who is both a hero and magical, Jeusus Oquendo, to discuss the strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999). Jesus runs us through a selection of his meaningful video game experiences, talks about playing this game at his friend Dan’s house because he had a good PC, and how this game hit him at a time when the fantasy gen...

It’s been… 2 years? It cannot be! Alas, it is. Happy 2 years to this podcast. It feels like yesterday that we just started this thing by discussing Donkey Kong Country on the SNES. On today’s episode Conner sits down with producer Jeremy to chat about the show’s beginning, some ins and outs, and even what the future might hold for Call Me By Your Game. After their chat stay tuned for a 40 minute p...

Central Valley kids, unite! Holy moly what a surprise in this one. Turns out Conner and his guest Mark Mitchell of Nintendo Cartridge Society are from the same general area. How’s that for a coincindence (their hometowns are 202 miles apart so it’s not really that special. Mark makes his appearance on the show to discuss Kirby Super Star, watching his older sister Becca beat Super Mario Bros. for...

Hadouken whatever I want! We finally discuss a game with enough iterations to fill seats in a banquet hall. We are joined by comedian, longtime LA improviser, and big ol’ Eagles fan Jonny Svarzbein to discuss arcade phenomenon turned home console juggernaut Street Fighter II (1992). Jonny discusses begging to visit a local arcade near his grandma’s house, brings up using the more challenging chara...

*obscure happy Dolphin noises* Today we’re joined by sketch comedian and joke-enjoyer Austin Williams to discuss an absolute classic in Ecco the Dolphin (1992) for both the Sega Genesis and Master System. Austin talks to us about inheriting a Sega Genesis and bevy of games from her cousin, going over to her friend’s house and making her play Super Smash Bros. on N64, and how Ecco the Dolphin produ...

Happy Autumn! It’s been a while since we’ve heard from our host Conner so that’s exactly what we’re getting on Call Me By Your Game this week. He sits down with himself to let some video game thoughts wander and clue the listener into some things he’s been enjoying lately. Tune in for his months later feelings on The Legend of Zelda, to hear about his recent experience with the first Mass Effect g...

I can’t believe it took this long to feature a Tony Hawk game as the main event, but it’s finally happened! Today we’re discussing the 5th game in the series in Tony Hawk’s Underground (2003) with comedian, writer, and upcoming skate legend Alfred Aquino II. We talk about Alfred’s Tony Hawk to video editing career pipeline, Eric Sparrow being a douche, and how this game helped live out the dream o...

Turn on your boosters because Wizpig is hot on our tails! This week we’re joined by master of vehicles on any terrain and the co-host of Super Gamer Boys, Adrian Holmes, to discuss Diddy Kong Racing (1997) for the Nintendo 64. On this episode Adrian makes a strong case for Diddy Kong Racing as the best kart racer on the console, dives into his first weekend playing the game at a friend’s house, an...

Shwing shwing! That’s the sounds that swords make, right? YUP! On today’s episode we’re joined by comedian, co-host of Friends Talk Frasier and Feelings podcast, and the world’s greatest St. Louis Cardinals fan Victoria Longwell to discuss weapon-based fighting game Soulcalibur II (2002). Victoria chats with Conner about the day her brother got his N64, messy basements and their snacks, and how th...

What a week we’ve had. Buckle up because today we’re dropping another Re-release from the Call Me By Your Game early days. Enjoy a reprise of Episode 4, featuring our buddy Matt Apodaca from How Did This Get Played? discussing Guitar Hero. It’s a great one. Actions and Resources for 10/5/2021 Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds Support the Breathe Act Get Involved Locally – LA Organiz...

Destiny with Rod Benson. That sure sounds like a final boss encounter if you ask me. Speaking of bosses (forgive my 2007 diction), on today’s episode we are joined by former pro basketball player, current artist, speaker of souls, and contributor to SF Gate Rod Benson to discuss Destiny (2014). We discuss Rod’s high school Pokemon battles with Chad, his incredible Madden rating, and how his presen...

Enjoy this preview of the latest deep dive co-op Episode from Call Me By Your Game. If you’d like to hear the full thing and get loads of other bonus content, consider supporting us over at Patreon.com/superNPCradio at the $10 DJ Toad Tier. ————— We are finally covering a Super Nintendo title in our Call Me By Your Game co-op series and what better game to do it with than an absolute classic, Supe...

Can you believe it took 86 episodes to discuss a game about the savior of the universe, Kirby? Shame on us! Luckily we were saved by actor, artist, and karaoke master Nikki Osborne to discuss the SNES puzzle game Kirby’s Avalanche (1995). On this episode Nikki does the world a favor and and discusses the Phillips CD-i during a walk down memory lane, discusses the occasional Mario Kart 64 romp, and...

“Rolling around at the speed of sound, Got places to go, gotta follow my rainbow Can’t stick around, have to keep movin’ on, Guess what lies ahead, only one way to find out” are words to live by and the lyrics to Sonic Adventure 2 Battle’s “Escape the City”. This week were are dicussing that incredible title with none other than comedian and sweet fella from the Artists on Artists on Artists on Ar...

Holy Moly! The “Joey Clift Has Some Free Time So He’s Spending it Guesting on Podcasts Tour of 2021” has made a stop at Call Me By Your Game. The event of the Summer (or century perhaps??) is here and we are all better for it. Conner is joined by writer and cat enthusiast Joey Clift to discuss SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs and so much more. He’s currently playing Mother 3 so I understand if we all become...

Whoa! It’s re-release time yet again! Please enjoy a wonderful episode from seemingly years ago, featuring Courtney Vineys. Courtney hops aboard to discuss MYST . She’s a wonderful improviser, twitch streamer, and is probably best known for her voice acting in the hit action RPG Hades (2020) as both Dusa and Aprhodite. Enjoy this lovely throwback and have a swell week! Actions and Resources for 9/...

What’s a road without a rash? A path I guess. Today we are joined by rock star from the Fuckbois, New York sweetheart, and Piss King himself Andy Bustillos to discuss a rad, rip roarin’ game on the PS1 titled Road Rash. This game was originally made for the 3DO but received ports to a number of consoles. On this episode Andy discusses visiting his cousins in Ecuador and falling in love with the mu...

A real-time strategy games are the bees knees. You’re telling me there’s one about something called the Age of Kings? Sign me the heck up! Today we’re joined by actor, writer, and K-Town icon Jane Kim to discuss a game that modernized RTS games, Age of Empires II: Age of Kings . Jane jumps aboard to discuss internet cafes, winter break during elementary school, and how the opening video from Age o...

I will not play video games and neglect my responsibilities. I will not play video games and neglect my responsibilities. I will not play video games and neglect my responsibilities. I will not play video games and neglect my responsibilities. I will not play video games and neglect my responsibilities. But I will enjoy this wonderful episode with one of the funniest improvisers and talented actor...

Be ready outside on the sidewalk because we’ve got a a timely delivery with this one! Today we’re discussing the bicycle focused delivery game Courier Crisis (1997) for the PlayStation with actor and hero, Adrian Snow. Adrian discusses her semi-recent return to playing video games, shares about a few experiences as an actor in games like Madden and Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, and talks about how...