Call Me By Your Game

Keep your hands, feet, arms, and legs inside the ride at all times on this episode! Today Conner is joined by wonderful comedian Lyndsey Frank to discuss her time with the iconic RollerCoaster Tycoon (1999), the fun of goofing off and exploring an open world game, and heading to crush island.   Show Notes   Lyndsey Frank - Instagram Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jere...

There are games we love and there are games we hate. THEN, there are games we love/hate. Today actor, improviser, and overall legend Sarah Claspell joins Conner to discuss her time with Cid Meier's Civilization V. Sarah recalls receiving a Super Nintendo as a kid, evangelizes to Conner about an incredible sounding board game, and gives us a peek at what it means to have a love/hate relationship wi...

Extra-terrestrial rappers? It's a 1991 dream come true! Today Conner is joined by actor, DJ, and collector extraordinaire Abe Spigner to discuss his time with ToeJam & Earl (1991). Abe discusses the week of his life as a child, playing a NeoGeo once at a rich kid's house, and talks about a few LA area Arcade Bars.   Show Notes   Abe Spigner - Instagram - Twitch Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/...

What's an island without an adventure? A regular old island I guess. Today Conner is joined by Pacman 99 icon Mimi Olsen to discuss her history with Hudson's Adventure Island (1996). On this episode Mimi discusses revisiting beloved games from childhood that don't hold up, revels in the joy of quality of life improvements for old games, and recalls about a Tetris keychain incident in school. Show...

It's about time that Hockey gets it's day in the sun on this podcast! Today comedian, improviser, and brief college football player Blake Edwards stops by to talk with Conner about NHL Hitz 2002 . Today Blake talks about rambunctious childhood sleepovers, failed pranks, and shares about late night hoagies in college. Show Notes Blake Edwards - GAG at Harold Night - Instagram Conner McCabe – Twitte...

This episode was trapped in the castle walls and today we're re-releasing it! Enjoy this Call Me By Your Game throwback about Super Mario 64 .  -------------------------------------- Follow the Call Me By Your Game podcast as we make our way to Peach’s castle with the promise of cake. Yes, we’re here talking one of the greatest games of all time in Super Mario 64 with the Louisiana Lover himself,...

I think Mario's been laying off of the pasta, lately he's been looking paper thin! Today Conner is joined by comedian and improviser with PONY, Kale Hills, to discuss his experience with the first Paper Mario (2001) for the Nintendo 64. Kale discusses making the most of limited gaming time as a kid, stealing anti-Pokemon propaganda as a kid, and a deep dive into the Resident Evil series. Show Note...

Fus-ro-DUH this episode fricken rules dude! Today we're joined by actor, comedian, RPG aficionado, and singer Mary Lou to discuss her relationship with The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim (2011). On today's episode Mary Lou recalls communiting from San Diego to Los Angeles for auditions as a kid, discusses blowing off her date with Kanto's Elite Four, and dives into how she got sucked into the world of Sk...

Secrets, secrets are no fun, but Secret of Mana absolutely is! Today Conner is joined by co-host of the RPG podcast Axe of the Blood God and independent video game journalist Nadia Oxford for an extended Nadia nook as they discuss Secret of Mana (1993) for the SNES. On this one Nadia shares about the power of video game rentals, she discusses the great environmental storytelling of the game, and r...

Today we all realize our collective dream and become professional skateboarders! On Episode 153 comedian, skate uncle, and host of Peacock Kids' Don't Forget Your Underwear Josh Rothenberg joins Conner to discuss Tony Hawk's Underground (2003). Conner and Josh share chess stories on podcast, Josh talks about finishing a TV show after having it halted by covid, and he shares about a prank involving...

No need to use the rewind feature because this episode is perfecto! Today UCB Maude Writer and rock climbing cutie Justin Kim joins Conner to discuss his time with Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time (2003). On this episode Justin reminisces about student becoming the master, he talks about goofing at early co-ed parties, and he and Conner discuss a recent day they spent together working backgroun...

We're bobbing up and down through the air with our capes on this one! Today Los Angeles improviser and actor Jake Regal joins Conner to discuss one of the greatest games of all time in Super Mario World (1991) for the SNES. Jake informs us about the origin of the fabeled Mach improv show, recalls host with the most Marla, and tells of the void filled by playing someone else's SNES after moving acr...

Today we bring you a special release of our weekly Patreon show Super NPCs in its entirety. On this one Conner and Jeremy Schmidt host Patrick Ehlers and Mark Mitchell from the Nintendo Cartridge Society to count down their Top 9 SNES games in a celebration of the console. If you enjoy this podcast consider supporting us on Patreon . Show Notes Patrick Ehlers - Twitter - NCS Patreon Mark Mitchell...

Hut, hut, hike! (It's a football thing, okay!) Today Conner is joined by comedian and future Green Bay Packers co-owner Nikhil Desphande to talk about his time with Madden NFL 25 and the franchise in general. Nikhil shares about finding his niche at LAN parties, Conner has Nikhil guess previous Madden cover athletes, and Nikhil dives into running a Madden team for years. Show Notes Nikhil Desphand...

Stretch our new 3D modeled faces as much as you'd like! We present to you a preview of Super NPC Radio's brand new Super Mario 64 Games Club. During the first quarter of 2023 the crew at Super NPC Radio are going through Super Mario 64 with a fine toothed comb and bringing you a games club in the style of a traditional book club where over 12 weeks we'll cover this monumental game. If you enjoy ep...

No palms were harmed in the making of this podcast! Today Conner is joined by hilarious comedian Ally Phillips to discuss her time with Mario Party 2 (2000) for the Nintendo 64. Ally discusses rushing home from school to play this game, let's Conner overshare about the ins and outs of meeting people through improv, and she talks about presently owning the newer games of ones she loved as a kid.  ...

Oh to be a college student and dungeon crawl with your buds. Today great improviser and director Alex Fernie joins Conner to discuss a classic in Diablo II (2000). Alex recalls fighting demons while playing games during the throws of the pandemic, calls back to the glory of Rock Band's big moment, and dives into the staying power of Diablo II in his life. Show Notes Alex Fernie - Twitter - Instagr...

Today we break new ground on the podcast and highlight an operating system! Wonderful and fun comedian Miki Ann Maddox stops by to discuss her time with the games featured on Windows 95. Ann discusses the allure of Minesweeper, talks about watching Oscar Montoya play Yakuza, and recalls pleasant memories of her dad waking up early to play Solitaire for hours. Show Notes Ann Maddox - Instagram - Tw...

Unfinished basements are based, don't @ me bro! Today wonderful improviser, sweet lad, and co-host of the Scary Movie Sleepover podcast Matt Adams joins Conner to discuss his time with Guantlet Dark Legacy (2001). Today Matt and Conner reminisce about the golden age of DVD special features, Conner blurts out his love for laser tag chain Laser Quest , and Matt shares about his friendship with the C...

Enjoy this 30 minute preview of our recent thorough discussion about God of War: Rangarok for co-op Episode 30. If you'd like to hear the rest of this episode and all 29 other panel episodes you can support us at the $10 DJ Toad Tier at our Patreon HERE . Thanks for listening! ------------------------------------ Ragnarok is here and boy is it far more cozy than we expected! Today marks the 30th d...

Blitzball baby. Sometimes what brings you back to a game is the weird sports tactics game inside of said massive JRPG. Today the host of Dirty Laundry on Dropout.tv Lily Du joins Conner to discuss her time with Final Fantasy X (2001). On this one Lily recalls tumbling grade goals set by her parents, remembers obsessing over a text based MMORPG, and tells the tales of Blitzball glory. Show Notes Li...

Warning: do not play this game alone in the dark unless you want to be super emotional and have your eyes opened by the power of storytelling! Today Conner is joined by 1/4 of comedy team Big Grande and director extraordinaire Jon Mackey to chat about his time with The Last of Us (2013). Jon talks with Conner about a very Sega Christmas from his childhood, remembers seeing Conner's former residenc...

Younger siblings who had to wait years to even touch a controller, your time is now! Today Conner is joined by hilarious comedian by day and dentist by night Shaan Baig to hear about his time with Rare's legendary mascot platformer Banjo Kazooie (1998). Shaan talks about playing games in his room during family gatherings, having an older brother to usher in pop culture, and shares an all-time grea...

Modestans unite! Today Conner is joined by writer/director/comedian/sweetie pie Derek Mari to discuss his time with Fable II (2008). On this episode Derek discusses a sick gaming chair, roaming around the opening area of Kingdom Hearts, and finding a game and diving into it in a deep way. Show Notes Derek Mari - Vimeo - The Agenda show - Instagram - Twitter Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conz...

Woohoo, keep an eye on the oven of this episode, we don't want to burn the house down! Today comedian and social media wizard Nicole Villela stops by to discuss her time with the first in the iconic The Sims (2000) franchise. On this one Nicole discusses finding old Kablam toys from McDonalds, reminisces bringing CD-Rom games to play at her dad's work as a kid, and sharing the experience of The Si...