Jose Eusebio

Load Save Game

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A podcast where people share their personal journey with video games! Hosted by Jose Eusebio. New episodes twice a month! Check out our website at loadsavegame.com

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Jose Eusebio

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LSG 020: Earl Baylon talks about his Game Boy batteries exploding in the Burger King drive through, booking the role of Jonah in the Tomb Raider video game series, and sending someone to the very wrong version of the GameFAQs website 10.07.2026 1:45:14

Welcome to Episode 20 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. Sorry for the delay, it’s been hard finding time to work on the show. But as many of you know, my wife and I had a baby. Consequently I recorded this episode with Earl like a year ago, so Earl, I’m very sorry it’s taken this long to get this one out,...

LSG 019: Ralph Miranda talks opening doors in Gyromite with Nintendo’s infamous R.O.B. robot, jump kicking punks with SEGA sneakers in Streets of Rage, and whipping vampires while wearing a leather loincloth in Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest. 08.08.2025 1:56:38

Welcome to Episode 19 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is my wonderful friend Ralph Miranda. Ralph is an illustrator, a production artist, and storyboarder. Ralph has worked on marketing campaigns for big brands, movies, tv shows, and several video games including Multiversus and Call of...

LSG 018: Chris Wu talks playing Aidan Chen in Dead Space, attending the Opera in Final Fantasy VI, and getting his extra lives taken by his brother in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 03.03.2025 1:49:32

Welcome to Episode 18 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is my wonderful friend Chris Wu. Chris is an actor and has recurring roles as Noah Yang in The UpShaws on Netflix, Officer Williams in 9-1-1, and very relevant to this podcast, played the role of Aidan Chen in the 2023 remake of Dead...

LSG 017: Shaun Panado talks dodging lightning bolts in Final Fantasy X, getting his combos broken in Killer Instinct, and racing to the max level in Phantasy Star Online 20.12.2024 1:28:04

Welcome to Episode 17 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is my great friend Shaun Panado. If that name seems familiar to you it is because I mention his name every episode because Shaun is the composer of the theme song for Load Save Game, “One Shot One Kill Kestrel.” I am very grateful for...

LSG 016: Steph Gerk playing Big Head mode in Goldeneye, learning to play the piano in the puzzle game Myst, and assassinating guards with the hidden blade in Assassin’s Creed 19.09.2024 1:58:19

Welcome to Episode 16 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is my awesome friend Stephanie Gerk. Steph is a writer, a podcaster, and content creator. Steph has also moderated and been on panels at conventions such as San Diego Comic Con. Steph has been playing video games for most of her life a...

LSG 015: Jason Lo talks wrestling the “Russian Bear” Zangief in Street Fighter II, playing Sonic 3 at the K-mart kiosk, and helping the Jester save Nightopia in Nights into Dreams 21.06.2024 1:29:00

Welcome to Episode 15 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is Dr. Jason Lo. I’ve known Jason going back to our college days. Jason is one of the most talented and hardworking people I know. Jason is an amazing pianist and has played piano at Carnegie Hall, at the 2012 London Olympics, and as...

LSG 014: Nik Corzine talks barbecuing sheep as the purple dragon Spyro on the Playstation, the 4th wall breaking horror of Eternal Darkness, and being a sort-of one time video game writer while QA Testing Square Enix 10.05.2024 1:22:40

Welcome to Episode 14 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My guest today is Nik Corzine. I’ve known Nik since High School. Nik is a lovely person. He’s a great storyteller. Around the time when we first met we were both in Comedy Sportz in High School which is a comedy improv program. I did not keep up wit...

LSG 013: Frank Lima talks programming on the Commodore 64 to programming on the Sega Dreamcast, getting the Master Sword in Ocarina of Time, and growing BeachCon from a LAN party to a full blown video game convention 01.03.2024 1:29:58

Welcome to Episode 13 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. It’s been one year since we first launched the podcast! Thank you for listening for the past year. I’ve gotten so much lovely feedback from people telling me how much they love the show, how it brings up a lot of nostalgic memories of growing up with...

LSG 012: Diane Ngyuen talks about refusing to Catch Em’ All again in Pokemon, trying to get that Perfect Golden Run in Chrono Trigger, and always playing games in Hard Mode 29.12.2023 1:28:44

Welcome to Episode 12 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. First some house-keeping I know it’s been a good long while since our last episode. I’m sorry about that. I went on vacation for a while. I was fortunate to visit a friend in Taiwan. I also spent a week in Osaka, Japan right after. I think I’ll share...

LSG 011: Melissa Pountain talks about talking to dead people in Majora’s Mask, hanging out with her favorite Disney characters in Kingdom Hearts, and exploring the ruins of the National Mall in Fallout 3 04.08.2023 1:29:14

Welcome to Episode 11 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Melissa Pountain. Melissa and I talk about a ton of great games. She’s a huge fan of Fallout 3 and New Vegas and talks about a pilgrimage she took to the New Vegas locations, and if it isn’t obvious yes, sh...

LSG 010: Jordan Maeve talks about hitting the beat in Amplitude, playing the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing, and living her life on tilt playing Overcooked 14.07.2023 1:40:37

Welcome to Episode 10 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my wonderful wife Jordan Maeve. Jordan is a huge fan of rhythm games like Dance Dance Revolution, puzzle games like Tetris, and cozy games like Animal Crossing. We talk a lot about Amplitude, a rhythm game on the PS2. We d...

LSG 009: Sandy Pountain talks about the power of video game storytelling in Spec Ops: The Line, the epic scale of battles in the WarHammer 40K games, and the fun bonding experience co-op playing the Lego: Batman game 23.06.2023 1:49:33

Welcome to Episode 9 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Sandy Pountain. Sandy is a huge fan of Warhammer and talks about how his love of war games lead him to loving games turn-based and real-time strategy games like Command & Conquer, Dawn of War, and Final...

LSG 008: Xanthe Huynh talks about voice acting for video games, playing volleyball with a kangaroo in Tekken 3, and her love of party games with friends like Wario Ware and Just Dance 19.05.2023 1:06:35

Welcome to Episode 8 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Xanthe Huynh. I first met Xanthe back in our college Japanese class and while I think we’ve both wasurechatta’d a lot of our Japanese we still kept in touch many years later. I still remember Xanthe talking...

LSG 007: Becky Kralle talks about getting into video games after working in eSports live broadcasting, multiplayer gaming with friends in Stardew Valley, and her earliest video game memories playing edutainment games like JumpStart and Zap! 05.05.2023 1:11:27

Welcome to Episode 7 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Becky Kralle. In the episode Becky talks about getting into gaming as an adult after working in eSports live broadcasting productions. We also talk about her love of socializing with friends while playing mu...

LSG 006: Gwen Chase talks about playing Tomb Raider with her Dad, fighting fascists as Jak and Daxter, and the magic of playing Mario Kart DS in line at Disneyland 21.04.2023 1:35:52

Welcome to Episode 6 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Gwen Chase. Gwen is one of my oldest friends. We’ve gone to tons of conventions together like San Diego Comic-con, PAX, Anime Expo. In the episode Gwen tells me about her treasured memories playing the origi...

LSG 005: Heidi-kat and I talk about filling her front yard with tombstones in The Sims 2, simping over anime boys in Otome games, and how video games can fulfill your fantasy of being kind of an asshole 07.04.2023 1:05:55

Welcome to Episode 5 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Heidi-Kat Schultz. Heidi and I met in highschool and reconnected through an old D&D friend group years later and we’ve been friends ever since. We talk about a ton of great games in this episode. Heidi t...

LSG 004: Quincy Surasmith and I talk about early gaming on an Apple II computer, staring at a giant version of yourself through the ceiling in A Fisherman’s Tale, and trying to create the perfect metro system in Minecraft 17.03.2023 1:37:31

Welcome to Episode 4 of Load Save Game, a podcast where we share our personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend Quincy Surasmith. In the episode we talk about a ton of great games, 4X games like Civilization, the varying levels of freedom and player agency in JRPGs vs. Western RPGs vs. Tabletop RPGs. Quincy talks about taking one of...

LSG 003: Stephanie Han and I talk about playing fighting games at SoCal arcades, the joys and drama of World of Warcraft Guilds, and saving the world as a country village girl in Star Ocean: The Second Story Welcome to Episode 3 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my great friend...

LSG 002: Jason New and I talk old Disney Sega games, Goldeneye on the N64, and roleplaying the intro cinematic to World of Warcraft 23.02.2023 47:48

Welcome to Episode 2 of Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. My wonderful guest today is my long time friend Jason New. I met Jason back in highschool. He’s one of my oldest friends and we’ve played a ton of games together from Street Fighter IV, Halo, World of Warcraft, and Marvel vs. Capcom. He’s also been my...

LSG 001: What has been your personal journey with video games? 23.02.2023 36:23

Welcome to Load Save Game, a podcast where I talk to people about their personal journey with video games. I am your host Jose Eusebio. This is episode 1, the very beginning! In today's episode I talk about what Load Save Game going to be about and talk about some of the games I connected to most in my personal journey with video games. I hope you enjoy the episode! Make sure to subscribe and...