Call Me By Your Game

We’re finally discussing a James Bond game on this podcast and it’s exactly the game that everyone expected, 007 Nightfire . We’re joined by comedian and overall sweet boy Rob Scerbo for a gosh darn good hang. Rob and Conner discuss Madden over the years, Rob shows Conner his Nintendo 64 collection, and our heroes brave through a brief wifi snafu to hear about Rob and his buddy Dave’s adventures w...

Hit the road Jak but please come back because we actually really like you and your buddy Daxter. Today we’re joined by comedian and baker extraordinaire Artoun Nazareth to discuss the third in the Jak and Daxter PS2 Trilogy, Jak 3 (2004). Artoun and Conner discuss losing a year of their youth, Artoun recalls a horror story when using an emulator to play Mario 64 in high school, and talks about pla...

We liked this episode so much that we’re playing it again to see if we can get an alternate ending! Spoiler: we won’t, but it’ll still be fun! Enjoy a re-release of one of the earliest episodes from Call Me By Your Game with Super NPC Radio regular Nick Limon. On this episode Nick dives into his history with one of the best games of all time: Chrono Trigger . He discusses first playing it on the P...

Sometimes your best friend is a dog who when you’re playing catch throws the ball too far and causes your dog (different kind of dog than the first. this 2nd dog is more of a pet while the 1st dog is your friend. like a regular guy. does that make sense?) to run after it and get kidnapped by a bad guy (who is also a dog, the same kind as the 1st). Today Conner is joined by TV writer Vidhya Iyer to...

It’s Connor(er) fest! Population 2! On today’s episode of Call Me By Your Game your host Conner is finally joined by another of his kin with Connor Arakaki. Connor joins to discuss the 3DS action RPG Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate (2015). Connor gives us an awesome deep dive into his general history with video games, talks with Conner about getting sucked into the loop of this game and loving the co-o...

Would you look at that! Mr. Tingle let an episode from the Legend of Zelda Games Club out of the bag for all to enjoy! Normally only available at the $10 DJ Toad Tier at Patreon.com/superNPCradio , these episodes are a part of a year long celebration of the Legend of Zelda franchise. Bi-monthly we release a book club style episode diving into nearly each of the mainline Zelda games so be sure to c...

You know what I love most about Cities? Their skylines. That’s a little joke for all the jokesters out there. On this week’s episode of Call Me By Your Game, Conner sits down with the pride of Bethesda, Maryland Scott Thiede to discuss the city building simulation game, Cities: Skylines (2015). Scott talks about adoring the management features of Cities: Skylines and how it makes the job of a city...

You like board games? You like when board games are turned into video games? You like it even better when one is turned into a mobile game? Then this game is for you! On today’s episode of Call Me By Your Game, Conner is joined by football star, sketch captain, and cool aunt Meg Joh. For the first time ever we’re discussing a mobile game! Look at us! On this episode Meg discusses her love for the...

Beware, this one could make you a little swampy around the eyes. Conner is joined by none other than Kermit the Frog of Muppets fame to discuss one of the few games he ever had a connection with, Dr. Mario (1990). On this episode Kermit discusses picking up this game at random from a Fry’s Electronics after dropping Fozzie Bear off at the Burbank airport, how at first playing Dr. Mario was just a...

Based on my friends not remembering me after the last year you’d think they call me the Nameless One, am I right? I gosh darn sure hope not… On the latest episode of Call Me By Your Game we sit down with actor, comedian, dancer, and gentleman Chuck Maa to discuss one of the greatest RPGs of all time in Planescape Torment (1999). On this episode Conner and Chuck get into all sorts of fun. Chuck div...

Together, we’ll be brave! And who better to have by your side and become brave than the wonderful tv writer, comic artist, and Sarasota FL legend Anna Salinas. Today Anna joins as a guest to discuss Humongous Entertainment’s Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside. On this episode longtime buds Conner and Anna discuss the video games industries advertising tendencies when they grew up i...

You’ll never beat us with this one! On today’s episode we’re dropping back in the pocket, scrambling for eternity, and dancing our way to the endzone with the greatest video game athlete of all time in Michael Vick. We’re talking with the hero Carl Tart about Madden NFL 2004, quite possibly the most iconic NFL game ever. Carl gets into how he got into comedy years ago by taking Second City classes...

On the heels of yet another monster release for the Resident Evil franchise with RE Village, we have our first episode in far too long discussing another game in the series. Today we’re joined by the talented and fantastic Ibanda Ruhumbika to chat about Resident Evil 5 and what space it occupied during a period of his life. On this episode Ibanda tells the tale of finally securing his name as a so...

Hey there Call Me By Your Game listeners! Enjoy this full episode from the Super NPC Radio exclusive podcast, Super NPCs. Heck, it’s hosted by the host of CMBYG, Conner McCabe, so we think you’ll like it! This weekly show is available at all tiers of the Super NPC Radio Patreon so if you like what you hear, consider checking us out at Patreon.com/SuperNPCradio . On this episode Jeremy and Conner d...

Ocarina of Time… We’ve talked about that one before haven’t we?? The Zelda Timeline must be up to it’s silly tricks again because we’re going back, baby!! This time we’re joined by the wonderful Shereen Lani Younes from the Ethncally Amiguous podcast to discover 1998’s Ocarina of Time. Shereen joins the show and shares about her early love for making discoveries in video games with her sister, how...

Sure, Final Fantasies I-V are cool, but number VI? Now we’re talking baby. On this momentous episode of Call Me By Your Game, Cowboy Mike referenced in episode 5 by Jake Sprague makes his long waited appearance on the podcast. Mike Steele, best friend to Jake and developer on the upcoming indie game Olli Olli World , joins Conner to discuss one of the best and most revered games of all time in Fin...

Hop in the gummy ship because we’re heading to a bunch of Disney Kingdoms! Today we’re talking about a mammoth game that launched an iconic series. Joined by the hilarious and wonderful Ryan Barton we finally discuss the first Kingdom Hearts Game. It’s happening! Ryan and Conner are sure to bring you another edition of Scorpio talk as these two lovely boys share a birthday. Ryan talks about loving...

Welcome back to The Legend Of Zelda Games Club! Today, we are covering the very first game in the series, released in Japan all the way back in 1986 – it set the trend for one of the most prolific and longstanding franchises ever made. Blow in your cartridge and ready your master sword for an adventure you’ll never forget. This is the final free episode of the Legend of Zelda Games Club! Sadly the...

What’s a sequel if we don’t make it our first ever game covered twice on this show? That’s right baby, we’re back with one of the best games of all time Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest with writer for Animaniacs , actor on a bunch of things, and true comedy hero Rekha Shankar. She joins our buddy Alec Robbins the DKC2 hall of fame with this appearance and we couldn’t be happier. On this...

Who needs the Blues Brothers, Men in Black, or Ghostbusters when you can have the Elite Beat Agents? Normally we’re far from government shills, but in this case we make an important exception. This week we’re joined by hair titan and producer of Asian AF, Tony Garbanzos, to discuss Elite Beat Agents for the Nintendo DS. On this episode Tony gives us an incredibly important recommendation for the b...

Today, we officially begin our brand new games club with a nod to our own past. Last summer the first Call Me By Your Game co-op dropped with a 2hr+ long episode that covered TLOZ – BOTW and we thought that it was as good a place as any to start. The next entry you’ll see will be the very first game so consider this a freebie! Heather Woodward – Instagram Mikey Stephens – Twitter – Instagram Nick...

KaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeHAAAAA! That was worth it. On today’s episode of Call Me By Your Game we are joined by the charming comedian, Seattle stalwart, and co-host of the Reactivaders podcast, Tyler Schnupp. Tyler hopped on the show to discuss none other than Dragon Ball Z Budokai (2002). During our chat Tyler discusses his mom conveniently buying him a Pokemon game so that his brot...

If you believe you must be big in order to be tough, then you should get to know her. She’ll teach you other stuff! She’s Madeline and though she’s very small, inside she’s tall. She may be very tiny. She may be petite. Do you understand how small this child is? We can barely see her! That aside, we’re thrilled to be discussing everyone’s favorite French orphan in her best game. Today we’re joined...

Today marks the beginning of a year long exploration into the vast library of games known as the Legend of Zelda. Your pals Conner and Jeremy at Super NPC Radio will be exploring every game in the series and they’ll be joined by a slew of your favorite guests from the network to highlight each game in its own book club style episode. We love this series and cannot wait to dive in, but until your f...

The rule of threes is absolutely in our favor for this episode because we’re talking about the legendary FPS and third in the series of Bungie smash hits for the Xbox family, Halo 3. We sit down with twitch streamer and overall wonderful human Stephanie Martin to do so. Stephanie recalls waiting in line at a Game Crazy store for the midnight release with her brother and dad on her mom’s birthday,...