Super Switch Headz

This week your hosts, David, Matthew and Patrick, give their reactions to the Nintendo Direct at E3 2021. We also discuss E3 as a whole, the other presentations, and cover all the recent news and rumors including Summer Game Fest, Switch sales numbers and much more. We close the episode with the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever...

Each week AntKeepsGaming and Pdyx play one random NES game and one random SNES game from the Nintendo Switch Online service and talk about the games. This time the guys play Clu Clu Land and Super Tennis. Music for the podcast is provided by Bent Neatly: https://www.youtube.com/BentNeatly Check out AntKeepsGaming's streams and videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/AntKeepsGaming7 Listen to Su...

This week David, Matthew and Patrick go into their predictions and hopes for what we'll see at E3 and in particular the upcoming Nintendo Direct. We also cover all the recent news and rumors including the Palworld game announcement, Nintendo opening a museum, hints of a new WarioWare game, and much more. We close the episode with the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple...

A Talking Sock joins this week to discuss ARMS! The four year anniversary of the game is coming up, so we delve into the mechanics, what we loved about it, and the strange amount of hate the game got. Will it get a sequel? We also cover all the recent news and rumors including the Pokémon release dates, the Switch revision rumors, Valve working on a handheld console, the Sonic presentation and muc...

Jay Rios guests to talk Miis. We go over the history of the Mii, our memories, the Miitopia release, the current state of Miis on the Switch and speculate about their future. We also cover all the recent news and rumors including the Zelda and Loftwing Amiibo announcement, a possible big E3 leak happening, and much more. We close the episode with the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switc...

Adam Deats (Netflix's Castlevania) and Joe Epstein (Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid) join this week to discuss their experience in the strategy guide industry, including time at Bradygames and Prima. What was it like writing for strategy guides? Why did the guides business collapse? We also cover all the recent news and rumors including the possibility of a new Donkey Kong game in development,...

Nick Napolitano guests to talk all about Nintendo's approach to marketing. We discuss our memories of early Nintendo ads and how Nintendo has shifted their marketing approach over time. We also cover all the recent news and rumors including the Game Builder Garage announcement, Nintendo's financial report, Waluigi getting a new render and a controller and much more. We close the episode with the g...

Summer Rain and Ryan Upchurch join this week to discuss impressions of New Pokémon Snap. Is it as good as the original? We also cover all the other recent news and rumors like the online update to Super Mario Party, new Halo Infinite info and much more. We close the episode with the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy pod...

Ali Baker guests to talk all about how games media and journalism have changed with technology. We discuss our memories of gaming magazines and the evolution to YouTube and Twitch. We also cover all the recent news including game announcements, speculation surrounding Animal Crossing's future and Xbox and Nintendo's relationship and much more. We close the episode with the games we've been playing...

Matt James Davis, PhD from the Brain Matters podcast joins this week to discuss the intersection of video games, brain research and neuroscience. What does brain research into video games tell us? What uses do video games have in conducting research? We also cover all the other recent news and rumors like something happening between Microsoft and Nintendo, the Indie World presentation, and much mo...

Aaron San Fillipo of Flippfly drops by this week to talk about their upcoming game Whisker Squadron which just launched a Kickstarter. We discuss the influence of Star Fox on the game, procedural generation, and indie dev in general. We also cover all the recent news like Nintendo being a part of E3 2021, rumors and leaks around various remakes and remasters, a ridiculous new Dragon Quest III spee...

In this special episode David and DCD discuss tips and tricks for playing Pac-Man 99. They also get into the value proposition of the DLC and how Pac-Man 99 stacks up to the other retro Nintendo battle royales. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CWbF4gb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/switch...

Michael Domangue joins the podcast to discuss backwards compatibility and an all digital future. With Nintendo delisting various Mario and Fire Emblem games and the impending closure of the PS3 and PlayStation handheld stores, what does the future hold for digital ownership of games? We also cover all the other recent news and rumors like CD Projekt Red's restructuring, the upcoming No More Heroes...

Join your hosts Matthew, David and Patrick on this first episode of Super Dreamcast Headz. The year is 1999 and the Dreamcast is coming soon! We're here to talk through all the news, rumors and share our excitement for what's sure to be the hottest console in all of gaming history! 0:00:00 Introduction 0:04:20 News and Rumors 0:09:22 Dreamcast Launch Hype 0:25:15 Games We're Playing

Brian Bonnet returns to guest this week to talk Monster Hunter. We discuss the series as a whole and the release of Rise on the Switch. We also cover all the other recent news and rumors like Reggie stepping down from GameStop's board, Microsoft buying Discord and much more. We close the episode with a listener question and the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcas...

Kerry Chandler aka KerooSeta joins the podcast to talk about console modding and share his experiences in fixing and enhancing Nintendo handhelds. We talk about why people mod consoles and share resources for those looking to get into it.  We also cover recent news and rumors including Animal Crossing: New Horizon's one year anniversary, Xbox Live branding changing, Sony buying Evo, and much more....

Emma Brockway joins the podcast to talk about whether Nintendo will officially celebrate the Legend of Zelda's 35th Anniversary and what we might expect. We also cover recent news and rumors including new Switch revision details, the February NPD numbers, and the upcoming Square Enix Presents event. We close the episode with a listener question and the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Swi...

PapaGenos returns this week to discuss the Switch turning 4 years old and Bloomberg's Switch Pro reports. We also cover all the other recent news and rumors including Pyra and Mythra joining Smash Ultimate, the Monster Hunter digital event, and much more. We close the episode with a listener question and the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube...

Vanessa Fernandez joins the podcast to talk about the Pokémon 25th Anniversary and Pokémon Presents event. We wax nostalgic about our introduction to the series and get hyped about the new game announcements. We also cover recent news and rumors including the PlayStation VR and State of Play announcements, the upcoming Pyra/Mythra presentation, and some upcoming game announcements. We close the ep...

Cina Saffary guests this week to talk about the release of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury for the Switch. We gush on Bowser's Fury and speculate about what it means for the future. We also cover all the news and rumors including the upcoming Pokémon event, the Dinosaur Planet leak, a handful of video game TV series and movie announcements and much more. We close with a discussion about the g...

  In this special episode, David, Matthew and Patrick talk about their experiences with the recent freeze, blackouts and shortages in Texas, and give their take on the first full Nintendo Direct in over a year. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you enjoy podcasts. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:02 Texas Icepocalypse 0:30:47 Nintendo Direct Reactions Discord: ...

Adam McDorman joins the podcast to talk about video game music distribution outside of games. It hasn't always been easy to find legal ways to listen to our favorite game music. We dig into the history of game soundtrack releases, the video game music vinyl scene and more. We also cover recent news and rumors including the new SNES/NES games on NSO, gameplay mechanics being patented, and video of...

Jordan Willis, Summer Rain and Robert Moses all join David, Matthew and Patrick this week on the first live episode, to celebrate the 100 episodes and the 2 year anniversary of the podcast. We take listener questions and of course we cover recent news and rumors including the latest Nintendo financials, the canceled Netflix Nintendo series, and much more. We close the episode talking about the gam...

Gabrielle Genevieve from Pale Room guests this week to talk about her game Small Talk and about games without combat. We talk about how many games historically have had violence, why combat has dominated gameplay and the rise of non-violent, combat-free games. We also cover all the news and rumors including the GameStop's stock, Koei Tecmo and Microsoft's financial updates and much more. We close...

Nate Bell joins the podcast to talk about 'Smash-Likes', all the party fighting games that are like Super Smash Bros. We also cover recent news and rumors including the Monster Hunter Rise demo, the Bowser's Fury trailer, Pokemon's 25th anniversary, and much more. We close the episode talking about the games we've been playing. Listen to Super Switch Headz on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wh...