Space Game Junkie Podcast

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I get to know our new cohost Hunter a little better, and we talk about all manner of things, such as where the podcast has gone, where we’d like it to go, what we can do better and all sorts... The post SGJ Podcast #100 – Looking Back, Moving Forward appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey folks, this week Jim, Hunter and I talk to Mike Dolan about his upcoming space combat sim, Space Warfare: Infinite! This game, even in its early stages, is a lot of fun, and is also very ambitious. It has planned dynamic campaigns, and open-universe mode similar to Elite or Privateer, and a custom mission... The post SGJ Podcast #99 – Space Warfare: Infinite – Infinite Funness appeared first o...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, joining Jim and I is friend of the show and fellow TIE Fighter fanatic Hunter Mullins along with the host of the Upper Memory Block Podcast, Joe Mastroianni, to discuss the seminal space sim, Lucasarts and Totally Games’ 1994 smash TIE Fighter. We all... The post SGJ Podcast #98 – TIE Fighter – The Best Game, or THE BEST GAME? ap...

Hey folks, welcome to this week’s Space Game Junkie Podcast. This week, Jim and I bring on regular X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter wingman Hunter Mullins to talk about how wrong we were about this amazing game, plus a bunch of other topics. Unfortunately, partway through the recording, my Internet connection went all kerflibble, so we have... The post SGJ Podcast #97 – X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter and a Hodge Po...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! Sorry for the lateness of this one folks, it has been a HELL of a week. In this episode, Jim and I talk to Transcendence developer George Moromisato about his spacey roguelike, the ups and downs of being an indie developer, the ins and outs of Steam... The post SGJ Podcast #96 – Transcendence – Transcending the Roguelike appeared first on S...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I talk to former Barking Dog employees Martin Cirulis and Chris Stewart about their work on Homeworld: Catacylsm, and along with friend of the show Paul Tobia, we also throw in some Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon in there as well.... The post SJG Podcast #95 – A Cataclysmic Home(world) Coming appeared first on Space G...

Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. This week, I sit down with creator of the multi-person starship bridge simulator Quintet, Carmine Guida, along with his team member Eric Payawal and we discuss the history and background of their game, how it works, and we also take some multiplayer... The post SGJ Podcast #94 – Working Together in Quintet appeared fir...

Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I sit down with famed space sim designer Derek Smart to talk about the upcoming free release on Steam of his Universal Combat Collector’s Edition 2.0 (or possibly out by the time you read this Edit: It’s out!!!)!... The post SGJ Podcast #93 – Smart Talk with Derek Smart appeared first on Space Game J...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! In this episode, Jim and I talk to folks at Fugitive Games — including Ben Jones (Development Director), Roy Orr (Creative Director) and Alden Filion (Art Director) — about their upcoming space action adventure sim, Into the Stars. This was a wacky podcast because I was... The post SGJ Podcast #92 – Trek Into Darkness with Into the Stars ap...

Welcome to this latest episode of the Space Game Junkie podcast my friends! This week, Jim and I sit down with Chris Parsons, creator of the fascinating-looking open-space RPG combat and trading game, Sol Trader, which is also in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign. While the gameplay in this early version is still lacking... The post SGJ Podcast #91 – Making a Living as a Sol Trader appeared firs...

Welcome, my friends, to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I sit down with Daniel DiCicco to talk about his StarDrive series of games, such as what happened with the first game and the upcoming sequel, StarDrive 2. I play the game on the video while Jim does most... The post SGJ Podcast #90 – A Starry Drive (2) with Daniel DiCicco appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Welcome to the first Space Game Junkie Podcast of 2015 my friends! Since we both took some time off during the holidays, in this podcast Jim and I shoot the sh#t as it were, catching up on stuff, talking about stuff we’ve been playing and looking forward to and so on. It was a fun... The post SGJ Podcast #89 – Random Show is Random appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Quite Note: This podcast was recorded on 12/23/14, but in the chaos surrounding the Christmas holiday I…forgot to upload it entirely. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, and now that all the sales are done it seems silly to upload it so late, but we have to be consistent, so here it is for your enjoyment. Thanks... The post SGJ Podcast #88 – Wheeling and Dealing appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. Why is this episode a little late? Because we were playing Elite: Dangerous! ;) This amazing game finally hit release this past Tuesday, and we couldn’t be more excited. Joining Jim and I for something of an online launch party are (in no particular... The post SGJ Podcast #87 – Living Elitely and Dangerously appeared first on Space...

Welcome, folks, to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! In this episode, Jim and I try to wash out the bad taste in our mouths left by Star Trek: Bridge Commander by talking about other games that focus on capital ships! Most of them good ones, too! ;) We spend a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #86 – Captivated by Capital Ships appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this special impromptu edition of the Space Game Junkie Podcast!! In this special episode, Jim and I sit down with some folks who worked directly on the best game of all time (yeah, I said it), Freespace 2! Joining us are Adam Pletcher  (Lead Game Designer on Freespace 2, currently Studio Architect for Technical... The post SGJ Podcast #85 – (Some of) The Brilliant Minds Behind Freespac...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I dive into a topic we’ve honestly been kinda trying to avoid: Star Trek: Bridge Commander. Being the last space sim made by Totally Games (who made little things like X-Wing and TIE Fighter before this), there were a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #84 – A Bridge Commander Too Far appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome, my friends, to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast (also happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Americans! ;)! This week, Jim and I talk about a few things, such as a small glut of space games hitting Steam, the (at the time upcoming, currently ongoing) Steam Fall sale, and our main... The post SGJ Podcast #83 – The Tropiest of Space Game Tropes appeared first on Space Game Junk...

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I sit down with George Hultgren of Reason Generator Inc. to talk about their currently Kickstarting game, Wayward Terran Frontier: Zero Falls. This is their second Kickstarter campaign this year, and this time they’ve tightened their focus into a sleek, procedurally... The post SGJ Episode #82 – The Funny Ways to D...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! In this episode, Jim and I sit down with gaming legends Erich Schaefer and Travis Baldree — who worked on awesome games such as Diablo and Diablo 2, Fate and Torchlight — of Double Damage Games about their upcoming space action adventure combat capital ship masterpiece, Rebel... The post SGJ Podcast #81 – Rebel Freaking Galaxy! appeared fir...

Hey folks, welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This time Jim and I talk to legendary indie developer Cliff Harris of Positech games about his space games, Gratuitous Space Battles and its upcoming sequel, Gratuitous Space Battles 2. It was really fun podcast as we discuss not only the development of these... The post SGJ Podcast #80 – Getting Gratuitous about Space Battles ap...

The title works best if you sing it to the classic Starship song. ;) Welcome to the Space Game Junkie Podcast my friends! This week, Jim and I sit down with partners and cousins Zachary Beaudoin and Eric Fagnan, Producer and Creative Lead respectfully on an upcoming multiplayer open space action combat adventure game thingy called Beyond... The post SGJ Podcast #79 – We Built this City on Beyond S...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! In this episode, Jim and I sit down with designer Joseph Young about his upcoming economic-based space 4X game, Apollo4X, which will be coming soon to GamersGate and is soliciting votes on Steam Greenlight. ;) Apollo4X is different than your typical 4X in that it’s... The post SGJ Podcast #78 – Turning 4X on its Ear with Apollo4X appeared f...

Welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie podcast! This time, Jim and I sit down with producer Josef Vorbeck of Chasing Carrots games to talk about their upcoming spaceship crew simulator, Cosmonautica. We play the game on the stream, and find it to be wondrously frustrating and engaging, as I personally learn that this... The post SGJ Podcast #77 – Cruising the Cosmos in Cosmonautica appea...

Hello friends, and welcome to this episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! The date we recorded this podcast was 9/30/14, which is 15 years to the day on which the finest space combat game ever, Freespace 2, was released. Therefore, Jim and I talk to a couple of folks who are not only fans,... The post SGJ Podcast #76: Fondly Remembering Freespace 2 on its Fifteenth Birthday appeared first on Sp...