Space Game Junkie Podcast

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David (new co-host) and I fully intend to sit down and talk about the legendary developer/publisher house that was and is MicroProse. We START talking about it, and then find out that Why485, the developer of Tiny Combat Arena — an amazing MicroProse-inspired... The post SGJ Podcast #390 – MicroPros...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down to (mostly, with some tangents) talk about gatekeeping, especially in gaming. This happens all the time to marginalized folks for a variety of reasons, and my god I had no idea just how bad it was. I learned... The post SGJ Podcast #389 – Gatekeeping appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about genres that we feel have gotten stale, or stagnated, the more we’ve played them. We start with space 4X games and just go off on several genres, plus a bunch of tangents. It’s a fun show where we cover... The post SGJ Podcast #388 – Genre Stagnation appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Adam Solo, formerly of SpaceSector.com, currently of Praxis Games, to talk about the latest expansion to their excellent spacey 4X, Interstellar Space: Genesis, entitled Evolving Empires! We talk about the leap from blogger to game developer, what goes into... The post SGJ Podcast #387 –...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I have a short but sweet conversation about licensed games. We had a hard stop at an hour, so it’s a bit shorter than usual, but we had a lot of fun being pleasantly surprised and sadly shocked at not only... The post SGJ Podcast #386 – Licensed Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie .

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Chris McElligott Park, and welcome for the first time Willard Davis, both of Arcen Games, to talk about AI War 2 and it’s latest expansion, the Neinzul Abyss! We talk about both Arcen’s long history, the long history of... The post SGJ Podcast #385 – AI War 2: The Neinzul Aby...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down with Leyla and Soren Johnson, both of Mohawk Games, to talk about their upcoming historical, character-driven 4X, Old World. We’re all giddy as heck about this game, so it was a thrill to talk to Leyla and Soren... The post SGJ Podcast #384 – Old World appeared first on Space Game Jun...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I sit down with Andrew Watson, the sole developer of the PC and mobile space adventure game, Millikan’s Reach! While we do talk about the game, but also talk a lot about science fiction, unity development, space gaming and a lot more.... The post SGJ Podcast #383 – Millikan’s Reach appeared...

Welcome to the show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about representation in video games, how it’s going, how it’s reacted to and so on. We primarily talk about ethnic and LGBTQ representation, but also the representation of the disabled as well. It’s a spicy topic that covers a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #382 – Representation appeared fir...

Welcome to this episode of the podcast! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Egosoft Co-Founder Bernd Lehahn to talk about Tides of Avarice, the latest expansion for X4, as well as the whole series as a whole. It’s a very lively chat in which we talk about the game, the series,... The post SGJ Podcast #381 – X4: Tides of Avarice appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Glen Pawley to talk about the new Bloodlines expansion for this character-driven space strategy game, Star Dynasties! It’s a very fun show in which we talk about how expansions come about, balance and much more. Next week we’ll welcome... The post SGJ Podcast #380 – Star D...

Welcome to the show folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome Julie’s friend Chris “roundpeg” Dodson to talk about accessibility in gaming. Chris has his own accessibility issues, and we’ll talk about how he still plays games regardless, as well as the importance of allowing anyone who wants to be able to... The post SGJ Podcast #379 – Accessibility...

Welcome to this week’s show, my friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about free space games, both true freeware and free-to-play games. There are a lot of games we discussed, so they’re listed below! Next week on the show we’ll be discussing the topic of accessibility! As always, if you have... The post SGJ Podcast #378 – Free Space Games appeared fir...

Welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk to Matt and Paul, the developers of the amazing space adventure game, This Means Warp! This is a really fun show, as we talk about the game, game development, getting together with other developers and so much more. These guests were... The post SGJ Podcast #377 – This Means Warp appeared first on Space Gam...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s of the podcast! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about games with piracy and boarding elements, of which there are a lot more than you might think. Do they do them all well though? Some do, but some are like….why? It’s a fun discussion, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #376 – Space Piracy and Boarding! appeared first on Sp...

Hey folks, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about the entitlement of gamers and how it damages our industry as a whole. Even though one might think we get very negative, we do strive to find positivity among the muck. It’s a very fun discussion overall. Next... The post SGJ Podcast #375 – Entitled Gamers and Rage appeared first on Sp...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston and I welcome back Fernando Z, the creator and developer of one of my most-anticipated games, Hunternet Starfighter! We talk about how far the game has come since we last had Fernando on, successful crowdfunding, the foundations of a successful dogfighting game and... The post SGJ Podcast #374 – Hunternet Starfi...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back Ray Fowler, the developer of the Master of Orion-inspired spacey 4X, Remnants of the Precursors! We talk about the costs of developing a game, expectations, community involvement, and oh yes the game itself! ;) It’s a fun show, so... The post SGJ Podcast #373 – Remnants of the Prec...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I just basically shoot the shinola for an hour. We talk about what we’ve been playing, mostly. It’s a simple show, but a good one. Not without technical issues though, and those were on me. Next week, we’ll welcome back the developer... The post SGJ Podcast #372 – Quick Catch Up appea...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk Warhammer games! It’s one of the most prolific licenses in video games, for good and ill, so we talk about the good games, the bad games, the problems with Games Workshop and more! It’s a fun time! Next week... The post SGJ Podcast #371 – The Wonderful World of Warhammer appeared fi...

(welcome text here) This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about how our 2021s were in terms of gaming. Our biggest surprises, disappointments and more. It’s a fun discussion where a LOT of games came up, so have a notepad handy so you can fill up your wishlists! Next week we’ll be talking... The post SGJ Podcast #370 – A Look Back at 2021 appeared first on Space Game...

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about tropes we’d like to see in games. Like, why isn’t there more rescuing in space games? Why does mining always have to include violence? Why is there so much pew-pew? And why can’t we play Darth Vader’s accountant? All... The post SGJ Podcast #369 – Unexplored Game...

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I ask each other, if you could selectively remove the memory of a game, and play it again for the first time ever, which game(s) would you choose. We had a lot of fun answers, from Skyrim to Final Fantasy Six to... The post SGJ Podcast #368 – Selective Game Lobotomy appeared first on Space Game Junkie...

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I talk about games that gave us the feels. It began with me feeling an astounding amount of dread when playing The Outer Wilds. We talk about a lot of games that made us feel things, from Subnautica to Spec Ops:... The post SGJ Podcast #367 – Existential Fear and Terror (Games Giving Us the Feels) app...

Welcome to the show my friends! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob and I welcome back the developer of the amazing space roguelike, Approaching Infinity — Bob Saunders — to talk about not only the game’s journey but how it’s going since he’s switched to full-time development! We talk about a lot of the layers... The post SGJ Podcast #366 – Approaching Infin...