Smashing Game Time

Nick and Josh are checking out some Steam Next Fest Demos this week. Nick’s getting Peggle vibes from Ballionaire. He’s also playing hide, seek, and shoot in Midnight Murder Club. Nick also shares his first impressions on Keep Driving, To Kill a God, and The Precinct. Finally, the bros each make 5 bold predictions about the future of console gaming. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE...

We’re a day late, but the silver lining is that we get to talk about the Nintendo Alarmo, so that’s not nothing. Josh is playing Crash 4: It’s About Time. Nick is getting Remedy-Pilled with Alan Wake 2 and Control. The bros talk Ubisoft woes, Nintendo’s foray into the lucrative alarm clock business, and Alien Isolation finally getting a sequel. Then Nick and Josh discuss the top 5 things the Halo...

After fighting off illness and pulling their heads out of their butts, Nick and Josh return to talk Nintendo and their sue happy ways, Frostpunk 2 and sending the kids back to work, and Remnant 2’s latest DLC release. The boys wrap on what they’re working on for the rest of the year for the website.  In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website...

Josh tries to bounce back and prove he is not a fake gamer by beating Sonic 2 in one sitting. Nick shares this week’s news: Rocksteady rocks the layoff boat, a Final Fantasy goes dark, and if you blinked you might have missed Concord. Nick also talks Cult of the Lamb and fills us in on his latest horror comic reads. Finally a Sonic quiz that digs deep.     In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … F...

The boys are trying something new with this one. Join Nick as he carries Josh through the 90s classic, Zombies Ate My Neighbors. Nick shares his newfound love for Cult of the Lamb, while Josh goes over the big news we’ve missed while we’ve been gone. Pardon the dust while we figure out this new format folks. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new w...

The boys are back in town! Nick and Josh catch us up on how they spent the hiatus. They then get into the Xbox 360 Marketplace shutdown, Game Informer’s demise, and a Star Wars going back to the PS4 and Xbox One. Finally, Josh quizzes Nick on every Game of the Year Game Informer ever named.   In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!    We have a new website! Come...

It’s been a busy summer, so we sadly had to do an abbreviated version of Game of the Year So Far (GOTYSO for our cultured listeners.) Nick and Josh pick the top 10 games of 2024 so far. Josh also gets a special surprise.    In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin...

Nick and Josh are putting the bow on GOTYSO this week, so for this episode we bring you a live table read of Nick's multi-cam comedy pilot, BASTARDS' KEEP. All you need to really know is that it's basically CHEERS with a Game of Thrones twist.  Originally streamed May 17, 2024. 

While Nick and Josh work on GOTYSO 2024, we return to an interview from December 2023 featuring Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias of Black Tabby Games. With the release of "The End of Everything" content update for Slay the Princess, the Pristine Cut and physical copy announcement, and their continue work on Scarlet Hollow, Abby and Tony have been very busy since we last saw them.  Original Showno...

Nick’s playing #Blud, which is basically a Saturday morning cartoon. Josh is dabbling in Syphon Filter for some old school feels.  The bros chitchat about some Gears of War and Mass Effect. They’re also pumped for new Metroid Prime. Finally, they pick their GOTYSO categories live(ish).  In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check i...

Nick and Josh chat about some of the big reveals from Summer Game Fest and it’s neighboring shows. Josh gives his ending thoughts on Moonscars and continues through the early hours of Legend of Legaia. Nick is reading through Invincible and now things Hauntii is a Mario 64 clone. Finally the bros make way too early assumptions about Black Ops 6 and Gears of War: E-Day   In lieu of ratings and revi...

Nick and Josh go in for one last Tier List, ranking some recent Metroidvanias to make a splash in the genre. Nick is checking out the first Hellblade and has early impressions of Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Josh gets a little further in Moonscars and is excited by some possible Days Gone news.  In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Co...

You liked the last tier list, so we’re back with one for Castlevania. Nick shares his thoughts on the Firewatch ending and why it isn’t disappointing. He also talks early impressions of Hauntii and SOMA. Josh gives us the skinny on Moonscars and is finally finishing the Spyro Collection. Also, yay more acquisitions…this time from IGN.  In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TE...

Nick and Josh have a busy week of recording, so they decided to do a Metroid Tier List.   In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/lizardbeach?ut ...

Nick and Josh are back to talk about Braid Anniversary Edition, Gamers running for Congress, and what they actually like about gaming at the moment.    In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://soundcloud.com/liza...

While Sony backpedals, Microsoft plants its own foot firmly up its own ass. 

Nick and Josh are joined by Alec and James from 321Backlog to talk Stellar Blade backlash, if anyone can ever really escape from Tarkov, and then rank the ten best video game adaptations.     In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hu...

Nick and Josh are joined by Johnny from the casual hour to talk Josh’s nasty addiction, some Dragon’s Dogma 2, Embracer splitting up, and ranking the top 10 most hated characters in video games.    In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening th...

Nick and Josh are joined by Katie, of Overthinking Games Podcast to talk what they’ve been playing, some news, and on if you really need to play any of the “Classics”   In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marvin Clark for our opening theme Hunt Him Down. https://so...

Weekly episodes now out Wednesday mornings. Josh continues to work through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Nick shares his time with Pepper Grinder and REVEIL. The bros laugh at some KIA fools and their Stellar Blade obsession, and then share their GOTYs of the first three months.    In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! h...

This week Nick and Josh sat down with Sebastien Benard, founder of Motion Twin, Lead Developer of Dead Cells, and now founder and solo developer at Deepnight Games. Sebastian shares his experience in going solo, his thoughts on the state of the industry, and gives us a deeper look at Nuclear Blaze. Learn more about Deep Night Games: https://deepnight.net/   In lieu of ratings and reviews we say …...

Josh is still stuck on Costa De Sol. Nick has the Balatro bug and shares his new love for Tokyo Vice and Radiant Black. After the news, the bros read some listener emails about gaming media that isn’t games, favorite websites, and GOTYSO! In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND!   We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank yo...

Nick and Josh are joined by special guest Leif, from the Non Judging Breakfast Committee, and an active member of The Last of Us Factions Multiplayer community. Josh and Leif talk Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and swimsuit choices, Nick and Josh argue about game piracy, and to wrap up the bros interview Leif about the state of TLOU Factions multiplayer and get the low down on the community.    Just to...

Josh gets into his first 9ish hours with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Nick has second thoughts about Ultros and Inkulinati. The bros share their good times in Helldivers II. Finally they tier as many Final Fantasy games as they can stomach.   Just to be safe, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (and Final Fantasy X) SPOILERS 20:00 – 43:00…and then some more at 43:45 – 48:20.   In lieu of ratings and reviews w...

Back from their week off, Nick and Josh jump into discussions around Nuclear Blaze, Final Fantasy VII – Remake and the build up to Rebirth, the trippy looking Ultros, some Helldivers II, and then catch up on two weeks of news. In lieu of ratings and reviews we say … FUCK THE ALGORITHM, TELL A FRIEND! We have a new website! Come check it out! https://www.smashinggametime.com/ Thank you to Alex Marv...