Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I revisit a topic we hit a few weeks ago, games we felt deserved better. We had so much fun and didn’t get to all our picks, that we’re back for round two, and my goodness, are there some excellent... The post SGJ Podcast #415 – Games that Deserved Better, Part 2 appeared first on...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Peter Oost to talk about his upcoming spacey colony game, Trappist! While we had a lot of fun, and got to learn a lot about the game, I have to apologize for my own behavior, as I... The post SGJ Podcast #414 – Trappist appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Kevin Donnelly and Gabriel O’Flaherty of Bobby Technology to talk about their upcoming survival RTS, Chaotic Era! We had an entertaining discussion about the game’s inspirations, how it’s meant to be brutal and challenging, and much more. It... The post SGJ Podcast #413 –...

Friends, so sorry this one is late, last week completely got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I pass some time playing Rifftrax: The Game. The reasons for this are numerous, so I won’t bore you with the why. I will say though that, since Rifftrax is a very visual... The post SGJ Podcast #412 – Rifftrax 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 games we feel deserve better, whether they came out and bombed, or were unfinished and got better, we talk about games that didn’t get a fair shake. We had so many games to talk about we’re likely... The post SGJ Podcast #411 – Games that Deserved Better appeared first...

Welcome to the show folks! Sorry this episode was late, work got away from me this month. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games to talk about his current selection of detailed space (and air) combat boardgames. I know nothing about boardgames, so Jacob took... The post SGJ Podcast #410 – Ad Astra Games appeared first on Space Game Ju...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I take a listener topic request (thanks tsubasanut!) and talk about games we initially bounced off and then returned to later, and finally clicked with. It’s a pretty varied list, as you can see below, and we had fun talking... The post SGJ Podcast #409 – Bouncing Back appeared first on S...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the five games we’re most looking forward to in 2023, and my goodness it was tough whittling it down to five. Spaz couldn’t even do so, which isn’t surprising as a lot of good stuff hopefully will... The post SGJ Podcast #408 – Looking Forward to 2023 appeared fir...

Hello my friends, and welcome to our first show of 2023! Happy new year!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back on the games that made our 2022, and boy do we have a lot of games we played last year. You can see the list below, but suffice it to... The post SGJ Podcast #407 – 2022 in Review appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a laid-back episode wherein we talk about what we’re playing. Turns out, we’ve been playing a lot of varied stuff! It’s a really fun time and we talked about a lot of games. No show next week, so we’ll... The post SGJ Podcast #406 – What We’re Playing appeared first on Sp...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the tools and sites to use to find the best deals on games. I’m a big, big deal hunter, and have as much fun finding deals as I do playing games. I’ve linked the tools below for... The post SGJ Podcast #405 – Deals and Sales appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to the show my friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the things we’re thankful for. It’s been a weird year or three, so expressing thankfulness can really help center someone, and boy do we have a lot to be thankful for collectively. Next week, as the final sales... The post SGJ Podcast #404 – Thankfulness appeared first on Space Game Ju...

Welcome to the show my friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Steve Hunt of Cold Beam Games to talk about the latest in his series of music-based, twin-stick shooters, Beat Hazard 3! We talk a LOT about the design of the game, how the series has evolved, and Steve’s... The post SGJ Podcast #403 – Beat Hazard 3 appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Kevin Lin of Wx3 Labs to talk about the next game in his Starcom series, Starcom: Unknown Space! We around here loved the first game, so we were VERY excited to talk to Kevin about the new... The post SGJ Podcast #402 – Starcom: Unknown Space appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Alex of Hellride Games to talk about his upcoming cap ship battle extravaganza, Capital Command! We had a TERRIFIC time with the game so we gush to Alex about it, as well as come up with suggestions, and... The post SGJ Podcast #401 – Capital Command appeared first on Space Game J...

Hey friends, welcome to our 400th episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I are doing something a little bit different for our big 400th episode. We were thinking, what could we all do together that would be fun, and Spaz came up with some Rifftrax! So I therefore recommend y’all watch the... The post SGJ Podcast #400 – Rifftrax! appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about our favorite ship designs! This might be one where you wanna watch the YouTube video below as we show images of all the ships we talk about as we discuss them. Taking the idea from this Spaceshipper Tweet,... The post SGJ Podcast #399 – Favorite Ship Designs appeared first on Space...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I take a break from guests and check in with ourselves and our audience to see how everyone is doing. It gets a bit raw at times, but overall it was a positive and fun exercise. Next week we’ll talk about... The post SGJ Podcast #398 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Arthur Moyer and Paul Blessing Laser Beams & Particle Streams Software, Inc. to talk about their upcoming space combat city builder thing, Rank: Warmaster! We talk a LOT about the origins of the game (it was originally... The post SGJ Podcast #397 – Rank: Warmaster appeared f...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Jasper Pol, the developer behind my most anticipated game, the space taxi driver game known as Taxinaut (which just hit Steam by the way so you should all buy it, or buy it on Itch and get... The post SGJ Podcast #396 – Taxinaut appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I do show antithetical to the one we did last week, wherein this time we talk about things in gaming that we love. Not just specific games either, but things in multiple games that just speak to us. It’s a fun... The post SGJ Podcast #395 – Things About Gaming That We Love appeared first on Space Game...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have some things we need to get off our chests. Typically during a show, one of our tangents involves our continued disappointment with two of the biggest names in space gaming: Elite Dangerous and Star Citizen. Well in this episode,... The post SGJ Podcast #394 – Airing of Grievances appeared...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the joy of a good co-op game. We discuss our favorites, what we think goes into a really good co-op game, what we wish some games did better, and a lot more. Next week, we’ll be airing... The post SGJ Podcast #393 – The Co-Op Show appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Friends, I am so sorry this is late. Somehow last week got away from me. Anyway. this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about a topic near and dear to my heart: pilot sims versus plane sims. I love flight sims, particularly pilot-focused sims like Tornado, EF2000, 1942: Pacific Air War, whereas... The post SGJ Podcast #392 – Pilot Sim vs. Plane Sim appeared first on Space...

Hey friends, sorry this was so late, I had it all ready to go last week before I went out of town, but the site was down so I couldn’t make a post! So sorry! Anyway, this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about our concern over gaming and whether CEOs are... The post SGJ Podcast #391 – Is Gaming Heading for a Crisis? appeared first on Space Game Junkie .