Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Trevor Sorensen to talk about the newly-released Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander 2.0 (Steam, GOG)! We talk about the long, long journey it took to bring this new version of the game to sale, Trevor’s extensive experience... The post SGJ Podcast #440 – Star Fleet II: Krella...

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast. Sorry this one is a little late, last week totally got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the sticky subject of games preservation. While there are some bright spots, most of the time we express our frustration as... The post SGJ Podcast #439 – Games Preservation appeared first on Space Game Junki...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the hardware that’s important to us, whether it’s a joystick, a portable console, a gamepad and so on. It was a really fun chat and a lot of fun pieces of kit came up, which you can... The post SGJ Podcast #438 – Our Essential Gaming Hardware appeared first on Space Gam...

Welcome to the show folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back into the depths of our Steam libraries to talk about games that are still worth playing, yet have been forgotten to the sands of time. We come up with quite the great list, as you can see below, and... The post SGJ Podcast #437 – Hidden Gems of our Steam Libraries appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down for a (mostly) serious discussion about the ongoing Unity debacle. If you’re unaware, Unity changed their revenue deal a week or so ago, which sent pretty much the entirety of gaming up in arms against them. It’s... The post SGJ Podcast #436 – Let’s Talk About Unity...

Hey friends, sorry this one is a bit late, last week totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I play some Rifftrax: The Game, in order to celebrate 9,000 subscribers on YouTube. Since this is primarily a visual game, you might do better by watching the YouTube video, FYI.... The post SGJ Podcast #435 – I Love You 9,000 appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show, friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I welcome Brian and Max of Forbidden Realm Simulations to discuss their game, WarpVector! We talk a LOT about their game, roguelikes in general, and much more. It’s a really fun time! Next week, to celebrate our YouTube channel reaching 9,000... The post SGJ Podcast #434 – WarpVector appeare...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode. First, I must apologize for this not being our best outing this week, which is entirely my fault. The sound went wibbly in the middle of the show — which forced me to use the YouTube recording for audio — and then I had some cat drama happening... The post SGJ Podcast #433 – The Banished Vault appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a topic show in which we talk about games we feel should’ve launched their own genres, like Doom or Command and Conquer, for example. We went through a lot of games, and it was a really fun discussion.... The post SGJ Podcast #432 – Games That Should’ve Spawned a Genre appear...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, we’re doing something a little different. Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Alex Nicola of Mitzi Games to talk about his new game, Space Cats Tactics…but not in the voice chat. You see, Alex has a day job, so he couldn’t join us... The post SGJ Podcast #431 – Space Cats Tactics appeared first o...

Friends, welcome to this week’s podcast, and I apologize, but it’s a weird one, and it’s totally my fault. Our guest was late because I sent him the wrong time on the Google Calendar invite. First (and hopefully last) time I’ve ever done that. So, for the first fifteen to twenty minutes, Spaz, Julie, Thorston,... The post SGJ Podcast #430 – The Trade Prince appeared f...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back to the show Thomas Robertson of Incandescent Workshop LLC to talk about the latest entry in his long-running series of bridge crew simulators, Artemis Cosmos! We talk about the history of the series, the rise of bridge... The post SGJ Podcast #429 – Artemis Cosmos appeared first...

Welcome to this week’s episode y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Koder from Kodera Software to talk about his about-to-it-1.0 space mining game, ΔV: Rings of Saturn! We talk a lot about the game’s origins, using godot, sticking to realistic physics and a lot more. It’s a real fun discussion,... The post SGJ Podcast #428 – Delta V: Rin...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Doug of Psychronic Game Studios to talk about his current prologue game, Star Shift Origins, as well as the upcoming games in the series, Rebellion and Legacy! It’s a really fun discussion about game design, engines... The post SGJ Podcast #427 – Star Shift Origins appeare...

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast, so sorry for its lateness but last week totally got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about localization, which goes far, far beyond just translating text. There are whole levels of nuance one needs to do a good localization,... The post SGJ Podcast #426 – Localization appeared first on Space Game Junk...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Shaun Randall of Edenic Era to talk about their upcoming spacey co-op adventure game, Lodestar! We talk a lot about the amazingness of Unreal, how the game levels are built, the idea for the game, and... The post SGJ Podcast #425 – Lodestar appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down to talk about RPGs, and boy, do we talk a LOT about RPGs. This episode is the first in what will be a series of free-flowing discussion on various RPGs and types of RPGs. For example, in... The post SGJ Podcast #424 – RPGs appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about paper, specifically documentation. We wax and wane about the “olden days” when games came in boxes along with printed manuals (and other fun stuff too). It’s a fun, free-flowing discussion in which we had a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #423 – Documentation appea...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Dan of Slice Bar Games to talk about his cassette-future space exploration, combat and death game, Astra Protocol 2! We’re just fascinated by this game, so we have a LOT of questions about it, which does lead... The post SGJ Podcast #422 – Astra Protocol 2 appeared first on S...

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a loosey goosey check-in about what we’ve been playing and what we’re excited about. It turns out, we’ve all been playing quite a lot of awesome stuff, and you can see the list below! Next week, we’ll welcome on... The post SGJ Podcast #421 – Check-in appeared first on Space Ga...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the necessity of taking breaks. Whether it’s taking a break from gaming entirely, specific games, or other things, breaks can be good for one’s mental health. We have a tangent or two, but we mostly stay on topic... The post SGJ Podcast #420 – Taking Breaks appeared firs...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a discussion on retro games, which will likely be our first of many. This time around, we talk about our first PC and first console (if applicable) and which games on those systems were our firsts as well.... The post SGJ Podcast #419 – Retro Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast. I am so sorry about the lateness of this episode, but my week got away from me, so I thank you for your patience! This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Zoltan Borbas to talk his new space 4X game, Stellar Sovereigns! We... The post SGJ Podcast #418 – Stellar Sovereigns appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about indie developers who we’re particularly impressed with due to their ambition and work ethic. We talk about a lot of specific developers and their games, and heap all the deserved praise, and it ends up being a... The post SGJ Podcast #417 – Ambitious Indies appeared first...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Jonah Wilberg of Four Fold Games to talk about his upcoming procedural space tactical adventure, Relic Space. We have a lot of fun with some tangents, some great talk about the board, similar board games and more. It... The post SGJ Podcast #416 – Relic Space appeared first on Space G...