The SML Podcast

News and reviews are coming up and nothing on the show has to do with my MYEOW image, but it was funny and I wanted to use it, so deal with it. Psimon thanks you. The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, Grant “Stemage” Henry, and Aki all on hand to chat about the latest and craziest in the Foolish Day that was April 1st. Funny stuff, weird stuff, and a bunch of news including the PS price increases and the PS Plus Monthly game lineup for April! We also cover NBA 2K joining Game Pass and some titles leaving the service, Crimson Desert selling more copies, and plenty of Movie Watch news! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 42:42 – Screamer – Milestone (Grant) 54:25 – Dragonkin: The Banished – EKO Software, Nacon (Aki) 1:05:53 – Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection – CAPCOM (Jacob) 1:14:41 – NubiaPhobia – Tonguç Bodur, Sometimes You (Bri) 1:20:51 – Arcade Archives 2 FINAL LAP – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:27:16 – PREVIEW: Cat Me If You Can – Cosmic Stag Games (Bri) 1:33:16 – PREVIEW: Escape the Baby Alarm – Julie Normann Bjørnskov (Bri) 1:37:24 – SML AFTER DARK – Timestamps: Unconditional Love & Timestamps: Lost Love – Motkeyz Games (Aki) The show ends with Aki’s favorite version of the Chocobo theme from Nobuo moflippin Uematsu! 1:54:05 – Nobuo Uematsu & Shootie HG – Crazy Chocobo REBIRTH (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1wGrthJ_Ao https://milestone.it/ http://www.ekosystem.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://tongucbodur.com/ https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://cosmicstag.com/ https://xn--juliebjrnskov-hnb.dk/ https://motkeyzgames.com/ https://teamuematsu.github.io/ https://piped.video/@uematsu_nobuo_tv https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

Andrew Smith of Spilt Milk Studios joins this episode to chat about Trash Goblin, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Aki on hand to welcome Andrew Smith, CEO and Creative Director at Spilt Milk Studios, the developers of the cozy trash picking and selling sim Trash Goblin! We chat about the origins of the game, the characters in the game, development processes, and more! Bri Galgano hops in halfway through (time changes. long story.) and we ride this out for a full hour of awesome chat about a really fun, chill game that I should be playing right now! Plus a reviews segment with Pernell Vaughan, Tim Ekkebus, and Horror Acolyte joining alongside Aki! 0:00 – Intro/Trash Goblin 1:02:07 – Intermission/Banter 1:11:01 – Super Meat Boy 3D – Sluggerfly, Team Meat, Headup (Tim & Pernell) 1:26:44 – Darwin’s Paradox – ZDT Studio, KONAMI (Aki) 1:37:21 – Ariana and the Elder Codex – Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Hyde, IFI (Pernell) 1:48:52 – NO-SKIN – NoEye-Soft, Feardemic (Horror Acolyte) 2:01:33 – Ink Inside – Blackfield Entertainment, Entalto Publishing (Pernell) 2:14:11 – Hozy – Come On Studio, tinyBuild (Aki) 2:19:23 – Living Dead House – Deprecated Games, Flynns Arcade (Pernell) 2:24:07 – PREVIEW: Descent of Lunaris – Unison Games (Pernell) The show ends with some Ghosts n’ Goblins goodness from Viking Guitar Live! 2:32:22 – Viking Guitar Live – Surfside Graveyard (Ghosts ‘n Goblins) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcxlpzG3ITU https://www.spiltmilkstudios.com/ https://www.trashgoblingame.com/ https://www.supermeatboy.com/ https://www.sluggerfly.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://zedrimetim.com/ https://www.konami.com/ https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ https://www.compileheart.com/ https://www.hyde.co.jp/ https://ifi.games/ https://noeye-soft.itch.io/ https://www.feardemic-games.com/ https://www.blackfieldentertainment.com/ https://entaltostudios.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/hozygame.bsky.social https://www.tinybuild.com/ https://deprecatedgames.itch.io/ http://flynnsarcades.com/ https://www.unison-games.com/ https://vikingguitar.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

Back to the grind as we tackle the latest Xbox Partner Preview and more, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to chat about the Partner Preview event since Jacob Garner is sick and won’t be around until the second half of the show. We cover all the new reveals like Hunter The Reckoning -Deathwish- and Artificial Detective to a bunch of long awaited Xbox ports like HADES II, Dispatch, and Wuthering Waves, with a bunch more in between. We also chat Epic layoffs, an AC Unity fix, and in the second half of the show when Jacob shows up, we mention the latest PS5 price increases! EVERYTHING IS MORE EXPENSIVE! YAY! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 38:02 – Homura Hime – Crimson Dusk, PLAYISM (Aki) 45:34 – Trash Goblin – Spilt Milk Studios (Aki & Bri) 52:28 – Realpolitiks II – Jujubee, Ultimate Games (Bri) 1:00:58 – Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime – Bonte Avond, offbrand games (Aki) 1:09:32 – File Destined – Metavision Studio, Dolores Entertainment (Bri) 1:15:42 – Salvage Shop Simulator – GameFormatic, PlayWay (Aki) 1:23:45 – Jacob Swaps In 1:34:11 – Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor – Dovetail Games (Jacob) 1:46:55 – Arcade Archives 2 DEVASTATORS – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:53:49 – Royal Revolt Survivors – Team Warriors, Headup (Jacob) 1:58:50 – Devil Jam – Rogueside (Jacob) 2:04:53 – First Time in Rome Collector’s Edition – BoomZAP, Ocean Media (Jacob) The show ends with a request from Jacob since we covered a Thomas the Tank game. Good call. 2:14:20 – “JMD” – Thomas the Tank vs. Notorious B.I.G. DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVsSrHiKBtY https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063788542277 https://playism.com/ https://www.spiltmilkstudios.com/ https://jujubee.pl/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.bonte-avond.com/ https://offbrand.gg/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://gameformatic.com/ https://playway.com/ https://dovetailgames.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.team-warriors.com/ https://headupgames.com/ https://rogueside.com/ https://boomzap.com/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

I am officially now 45 years old and we celebrate by having a few friends on to hang out! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome a plethora of guests to the show tonight including Big Adam Chase, Ian “Doc Havok” Griffin, and Pernell Vaughan pops in when he learns that our very special guest for the night was none other than Brooke Poole making her long awaited return to SML to hang out and chat! It’s a bunch of hanging out and news talk including Game Pass additions, NVIDIA DLSS 5 controversy, Ball Squad news, sales numbers, and Starfield shocking the world with a super secret Starfield PS5 announcement nobody would have ever guessed was coming. Plus reviews including a Disney heavy Jacob Garner segment! 0:00 – Intro/Hangout Time 35:55 – News 1:08:40 – iRacing Arcade – Original Fire Games, iRacing (Adam) 1:21:53 – John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando – Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment (Aki) 1:37:15 – Adventurous Slime – lightUP, Ratalaika Games (Bri) 1:42:17 – Speed Dates – Icarus Interactive Entertainment, Dolores Entertainment 1:48:29 – Jacob Segment 2:03:07 – RollCats – Hoglet Interactive (Jacob) 2:12:03 – Grind Survivors – Pushka Studios, Assemble Entertainment (Jacob) 2:19:08 – A Winding Path – Three Eyed Games, Flynn’s Arcade (Jacob) 2:24:19 – Lots of Things Collector’s Edition – AVI Games, Ocean Media (Jacob) 2:28:30 – Motorhome: Traveling America Collector’s Edition – AVI Games, Ocean Media (Jacob) 2:34:50 – Manairons – JanduSoft, 3Cat (Jacob) 2:40:33 – BOULDER DASH 40th Anniversary – BBG Entertainment (Jacob) The show ends with The Legendary Theme from Gitaroo Man as performed by The OneUps! This was the first dance at my wedding, ya know. March 16th marked 18 years with my wife. Happy anniversary baby! 2:48:00 – The OneUps – The Legendary Theme (Gitaroo Man) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGvuI4Ub9r0 https://www.originalfiregames.com/ https://www.iracing.com/ https://saber.games/ https://www.focus-entmt.com/ http://www.youtube.com/@julianoferreiradelima https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@IcarusInteractiveEntertainment https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://www.hoglet.eu https://www.pushkastudios.com/ https://www.assembleteam.com https://three-eyed-games.itch.io/ https://www.flynnsarcades.com/ https://www.avigames.org/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://bbg-entertainment.com/ https://theoneups.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

The wonderful David Ventura of Ichigoichie joins the show once again to chat about his newest project Tactichord! The show kicks off with a wonderful birthday intro from George Nowik before we get into things (eventually) with Pernell Vaughan and Aki welcoming David Ventura of Ichigoichie back to the show, with a Chris Taylor joining a little bit in! We chat about David’s newest project Tactichord: Glam Strategy, differences between this more tactical game compared to Backbeat’s more puzzle like approach, the music inspirations and performers involved, and tons more! Always a pleasure when David joins the show and you can get in the Tactichord playtest for a few more days right now! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Various Intros 3:05 – Actual Show Start 1:01:39 – Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE – KOEI TECMO GAMES (Aki) 1:17:22 – Calamity Angels: Special Delivery – Idea Factory, Compile Heart, IFI (Pernell) 1:30:39 – Fortuna Magus – WorldWideSoftware, KEMCO (Chris) 1:41:41 – Assassin’s Creed Unity 60FPS Update – UBISOFT (Aki) 1:46:58 – Chickenauts – SneakyBox, Kautki Cave, Untold Tales (Pernell) The show ends with a track from The OneUps covering Paperboy since Pernell talked about packages so much tonight. 1:56:09 – The OneUps – Paperboy DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDArGFxdwjQ https://bsky.app/profile/gamedeventura.bsky.social https://ichigoichie.games/en/ https://tactichord.com/ https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/ https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ https://www.compileheart.com/ https://ifi.games/ https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://www.ubisoft.com/ https://kautkicave.com/ https://sneakybox.biz/ https://untoldtales.games/ https://theoneups.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

News and a patch of reviews are on the docket for this episode, so let’s get this baby rolling! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to chat about how thangs are going and where Jacob Garner is because he’s going to be like 20 minutes late again. Then we cover tons of news like the Project Helix talk from GDC, rumors of some form of backward compatibility program returning but in ways we don’t know of, the PS Plus Game Catalog update for March, Ball Squad news, and tons more! Plus Jacob shows up to repeat half of what we said before diving into reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 34:31 – GreedFall: The Dying World – Spiders, Nacon (Aki) 49:09 – City Hunter – SUNSOFT, Red Art Games, Clouded Leopard Entertainment (Jacob) 54:32 – Mirage 7 – Drakkar Dev, Blowfish Studios (Jacob) 1:00:43 – Unsealed: The Mare – Gamhalla, Perp Games (Bri) 1:07:04 – Arcade Archives 2 RAVE RACER – HAMSTER (Jacob) 1:11:47 – Arcade Archives 2 PLUMP POP – HAMSTER (Jacob) 1:18:22 – Order 13 – Cybernetic Walrus, JanduSoft (Bri) 1:26:21 – Vampire Therapist – Little Bat Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob & Bri) 1:33:39 – Hidden Cats in Spooky Village – Nukearts Studio, Silesia Games (Bri) 1:38:08 – Teeny Tiny Town – Short Circuit Studio, Ocean Media (Bri & Jacob) 1:42:50 – Chronicles of Albian 3: The Vanishing Village – Suricate Software, Ocean Media (Jacob & Bri) The show ends with a track from the always lovely Grant “Stemage” Henry! 1:51:43 – Stemage – Phendrana Drifts (Metroid Prime) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsVYbU8ryKQ https://www.spiders-games.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://www.sun-denshi.co.jp/soft/en/ https://www.redartgames.com/ https://www.cloudedleopardent.com/ https://www.drakkardev.com/ https://www.blowfishstudios.com/ https://www.gamhalla.com/ https://perpgames.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.cyberneticwalrus.com/ https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://littlebat.games/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://nukearts.com.br/ https://silesiagames.com/ https://www.shortcircuitstudio.com/ http://www.suricate-software.com/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

This episode we welcome Ryan Chodera, creator of the independent XboxGamePreservation.com backward compatibility fan vote site. The show kicks off with Aki on hand to welcome Ryan Chodera to the show to chat all about his XGP website! We chat about what led to the creation of the site, whether we believe Microsoft’s claims that they “exhausted the limits of what they could do” in the program (I don’t and never will), the comments and feedback he’s gotten on the site, if he’s heard from anybody at Xbox about the program, and tons more. Plus Pernell Vaughan pops on for a pack of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Xbox Game Preservation 1:12:56 – Gear.Club Unlimited 3 – Eden Games, Nacon (Pernell) 1:22:08 – The Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered – Crystal Dynamics, PlayEveryWare (Aki) 1:31:39 – Demon Tides – Fabraz (Pernell) 1:41:45 – Manairons – JanduSoft, 3Cat (Aki) 1:50:51 – Insider Trading – Naiive (Pernell) The show ends with a Halo 5 remix from DusK off of OCRemix! 2:00:27 – DusK – The Eye of Osiris (Halo 5) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQw1TT13g98 https://www.xboxgamepreservation.com/ https://www.edengames.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://www.crystaldynamics.com/ https://www.playeveryware.com/ https://www.fabraz.com/ https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://www.3cat.cat/ https://www.naiivegames.com/ https://ocremix.org/artist/11774/dusk https://www.dustinbmusic.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

I have the flu, skipped the Tuesday show, was GOING to skip this one, decided to do a quickie. Turns out when I’m sick we do normal sized shows… The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to celebrate the fact that Ashley gave me the flu and I feel like trash. So let’s get to news. Xbox’s new console Codename Helix was officially announced as happening, new additions and departures to Xbox Game Pass, Pokémon news, NSO updates, and the glorious flameout that was HighGuard. Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 17:38 – Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties – RGG Studio, SEGA (Aki) 27:32 – No Sleep for Kaname Date (From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES) – Spike Chunsoft (Aki) 33:43 – Planet of Lana II – Wishfully, Thunderful (Bri & Aki) 43:46 – Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator – Purple Head Games, Ultimate Games (Aki) 52:00 – Sumerian Six – Artificer, Crunching Koalas, Devolver Digital (Aki) The show ends with a track from Joshua Morse from the Bound Together project about going to the hospital! 1:01:26 – Joshua Morse – Medical Insurance (EarthBound) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNItoEwn3bs https://rggstudio.sega.com/ https://www.sega.com/ https://www.spike-chunsoft.com/ https://www.planetoflana.com/ https://thunderfulgames.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.artificer.com/ https://crunchingkoalas.com/ https://www.devolverdigital.com/ https://jmflava.com/ https://joecam.net/boundtogether/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

We’ve got two of the team behind Rightfully, Beary Arms from Daylight Basement Studio joining the show, so let’s start! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner & Bri Galgano on hand to welcome Christopher Bischke and Garrett Rose of Daylight Basement Studio to the show to chat all about their game Rightfully, Beary Arms a bullet hell, space roguelite with an adorable bear named Beary. We discuss the crew behind the game, future plans for the game and the studio, that graphical filter, Petunia stinking up my room, and whether we’ll see Beary on more platforms in the future! After Chris and Garrett head out, it’s news of the week with Bri and Aki jumping in while Jacob jumps out (yay recording schedule shakeups!). We discuss the latest PlayStation Plus monthly games for March, Wolverine getting a release date while KONAMI teams with MARVEL for a new arcade and retro compilation, Pokémon Leaf Green and Fire Red getting re-released, Red Octane’s first look at Stage Tour, and the impending closures of King of Meat and Warface Clutch. Plus reviews and a second news segment with Jacob where he discusses Disney Dreamlight news! 0:00 – Intro/Beary Good Interview 1:10:05 – News 1:36:22 – Hunt the Night – Moonlight Games, DANGEN Entertainment (Bri) 1:46:24 – Sands of Aura – Chashu Entertainment, indie.io (Aki) 1:56:00 – Captain Puff MacFly – MVCAO Studios (Bri) 2:04:22 – One Button Games 5-in-1 Vol. 4 – ABA Games, Xitilon (Bri & Aki) 2:13:15 – Jacob Segment 2:18:54 – Arcade Archives 2 Adventure Canoe – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 2:25:55 – NBA Bounce GOAT: The Movie DLC – Unfinished Pixel, Outright Games (Jacob) The show ends with some NBA Jam music from the wonderful Kunal Majmudar featuring Mustin & Steve Lella off of the Bad Dudes project Jingle All the Way! 2:35:23 – Kunal Majmudar – From Downtown (feat. Mustin & Steve Lella) (NBA Jam) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nvCnXvJTaY https://daylightbasementstudio.com/ https://www.garrettrose.com/ https://huntthenight.com/ https://dangenentertainment.com/ http://www.chashuentertainment.com/ https://www.indie.io/ https://mvcaostudios.com/ https://xitilonic.art/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.unfinishedpixel.com/ https://outrightgames.com/ https://www.pixeltonemusic.com/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

No interview this episode (next one) but we’ve got a bunch of friends swinging by to chime in on some games, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Aki, Bri Galgano, Tim Ekkebus, and Andy Sperry on hand to hang out and chat about a wide variety of topics including once again covering the latest shakeups in the leadership at Xbox. We give more of our highly qualified and meant-to-be-taken-seriously opinions regarding the subject including how much I REALLY want to see them bring the damn Backwards Compatibility program back. Come on. We know some of those Activision games can go up! Plus reviews including Pernell Vaughan and Horror Acolyte both popping in through the night! 0:00 – Intro/Banter 39:04 – NIOH 3 – KOEI TECMO GAMES (Andy) 56:35 – Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition – Digital Eclipse, UBISOFT (Tim) 1:10:08 – Styx: Blades of Greed – Cyanide Studio, Nacon (Aki) 1:29:05 – High on Life 2 – Squanch Games (Aki/Bri/Pernell) 1:44:57 – Aquamarine: Explorer’s Edition – Moebial Studios, Dolores Entertainment (Bri) 1:53:13 – ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard – Pixel Maniacs, PM Studios (Aki) 2:00:29 – Under the Island – Slime King Games, Top Hat Studios (Pernell) 2:14:16 – Mortanis Prisoners – Honor Games, Axyos Games (Aki) The show ends with a track from Blaster Master from Dan “Prozax” Orosz by request of Pernell! 2:25:32 – Prozax – Rocket (Blaster Master) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4dFn03dQXE https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/ https://www.digitaleclipse.com/ https://www.ubisoft.com/ https://cyanide-studio.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://squanchgames.com/ https://linktr.ee/aquamarinegame https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://pixel-maniacs.com/ https://www.pm-studios.com/ https://slimekinggames.com/ https://tophat.studio/ https://honor.games/ https://axyosgames.com/en/ https://ocremix.org/artist/4429/prozax https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

What started as a simple Mazedude interview episode evolved into a Monstrous news packed episode of weirdness. Let’s go! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Aki, and a Grant “Stemage” Henry substituting for Jacob Garner as we welcome Christopher “Mazedude” Getman to the show to chat about his brand musical project Words and Verses: Foundation! We chat about the origins and inspirations behind the project, how he feels being in a world where religion and faith are hot button issues, and best of all, George “norg” Nowik showed up to surprise us all so there were some super in depth musical discussions between him, Mazedude, and Grant! After a while, it’s time to tackle the news of the week as Mazedude slides back into a listener position for the majority of the rest of the show. We cover the huge news about Sony shutting down Bluepoint Studios, the latest Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus Game Catalog updates, and tons more before we dive into some reviews! Then it gets weird as we come back with Jacob Garner’s review segment with some shocking surprise breaking news: Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond have departed Xbox. What an insane few days of news and we didn’t even mention Pokémon’s releases next week… Then more reviews! Hooray for timestamps! 0:00 – Intro/Mazedude Interview 1:04:04 – News 1:50:00 – Pinball FX: Bethesda Pinball – Zen Studios (Grant & Bri) 2:08:02 – Sovereign Syndicate – Crimson Herring Studios, Zugalu North (Bri) 2:20:38 – CiniCross – Hydrobates (Grant & Aki) 2:33:17 – The Stairwell – Hidden Palace, Take IT Studio! (Aki & Bri) 2:42:24 – Jacob Joins/Xbox News Segment 2:53:44 – Soulslinger: Envoy of Death – Elder Games, Headup (Jacob) 2:59:26 – Clue: Murder By Death – Cocodrolo Games, Dolores Entertainment (Jacob) 3:06:34 – PopSlinger Vol. 2: Loveless – Funky Can Creative, Ocean Media (Jacob) 3:13:04 – Enchantment 2 Sun’s Tear – Seven Sails, Ocean Media (Jacob & Bri) 3:18:37 – New Yankee: Through the History Mirror – Seven Sails, Ocean Media (Jacob & Aki) 3:21:40 – Queen’s Garden: French Splendor – Seven Sails, Ocean Media (Jacob & Bri) 3:27:51 – Arcade Archives 2 TOP SPEED – HAMSTER Corp. (Jacob) 3:32:51 – Arcade Archives 2 MEGA ZONE – HAMSTER Corp. (Jacob) The show ends with a track from Christopher “Mazedude” Getman’s Words and Verses project! Grab it on bandcamp! 3:37:08 – Mazedude – Deuteronomy 28:2 (9-bit mix) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1FqO4SoQc https://www.mazedude.com/ https://wordsandversesproject.com/ https://zenstudios.com/ https://www.crimsonherring.com/ https://zugalu.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/altego.itch.io https://hiddenpalace.net/ https://takeitstudio.com/ https://discord.com/invite/ubA6qGDbs4 https://www.headupgames.com/ https://www.cocodrologames.com/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://funkycancreative.carrd.co/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://www.sevensails.com.br/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://mazedude.bandcamp.com/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://georgenowik.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

We’ve got JRod Gingerich of Fresh Brewed Games on the show this week to chat about the physical games business, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan and Aki on hand to welcome JRod Gingerich of Fresh Brewed Games to the show to chat about what it’s like being a startup boutique physical publisher in the industry these days. Between dealing with artwork and production materials to the ease of use and headache-free dealings with the ESRB to make everything a smooth and frictionless process. Oh wait, it’s not? Huh. Probably a more fun listen this way. Go check out their site for physicals of Speedollama and Project Tower on PS5! Plus a batch of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Fresh Brewed Games 50:30 – Post Interview Banter While Pernell Does Laundry – 1:03:27 – BlazBlue Entropy Effect X – 91Act, Astrolabe Games (Pernell) 1:14:35 – Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim – Triple Topping, Akupara Games (Aki & Pernell) 1:23:00 – Front Mission 3: Remake – MegaPixel Studio, Forever Entertainment (Pernell) 1:34:45 – Crisol: Theater of Idols – Vermila Studios, Blumhouse Games (Aki) 1:45:32 – The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest – Elden Pixels, Acclaim (Pernell) 1:54:06 – SML AFTER DARK: Fetish Locator: S&M Studio – ViNovella Games (Aki) The show ends with some Gitaroo Man music since the ESRB tainted JRod’s work with re-ratings! 2:04:39 – Gitaroo Man – Tainted Lovers DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eud2VO0ssFU https://www.freshbrewedgames.store/ https://91act.com/ https://www.astrolabe-games.ca/ https://tripletopping.carrd.co/ https://www.akuparagames.com/ https://forever-entertainment.com/ https://vermila.com/ https://www.blumhouse.com/games https://eldenpixels.com/ https://playacclaim.com/ http://www.vinovella.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

Acclaimed musician, playwright, and developer Brent “brentalfloss” Black is back, so let’s use some words! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to welcome Brent “brentalfloss” Black to the show to chat about his new game Use Your Words 2 alongside another friend and party game enthusiast Glenn “Glenn Case” Case! We chat about the history behind Use Your Words 2, the path to bringing it to console, how funny is made in the video game, plus Glenn asks some great questions about development! A super fun hour long chat! After Brent and Glenn head out, Lloyd Berry jumps in as time for news of the week including the latest PlayStation State of Play event! We’ve got a brand new KENA game from Ember Labs, the returns of Legacy of Kain and Dead or Alive, Rayman’s 30th Anniversary celebration, Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 being a real thing with Metal Gear Solid 4, and KONAMI going all out with new Castlevania and Silent Hill games as well as a brand new stylish RPG! Plus news from the others that I didn’t write down or remember and a few reviews!r23f4eywdhqt g 0:00 – Intro/BrentalGlenn 1:13:00 – News 1:57:26 – Super Bomberman Collection – RED ART GAMES, KONAMI (Jacob) 2:05:00 – Fighting Fantasy Classics Vol. 1 – Tin Man Games (Bri) 2:14:02 – Heart of the Forest – Trapped Predator, Wales Interactive (Bri & Jacob) 2:24:14 – Locked in My Darkness 2: The Room – Blusagi Team, indie.io (Aki) 2:29:40 – Speed Dates – Icarus Interactive Entertainment, Dolores Entertainment (Bri & Jacob) 2:37:19 – Centipede Gun – Mateusk2m, QUByte Interactive (Jacob) The show ends with a glorious ode to everybody’s favorite Cheeto painted anus by brentalfloss! 2:44:10 – brentalfloss – DT’s D DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG9l27nOdBY https://brentalfloss.com/ https://useyourwords.lol/ https://glenncase.bandcamp.com/ https://www.redartgames.com/ https://www.konami.com/ https://tinmangames.com.au/ https://www.trapped-predator.com/ https://www.walesinteractive.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/blusagiteam.bsky.social https://www.indie.io/ https://www.youtube.com/@IcarusInteractiveEntertainment https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://mateusk2m.itch.io/ https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/site/ https://brentalfloss.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

Eleven eleven! Wow we have a ton of episodes… Let’s go! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Grant Henry, and Aki all on hand to chat! Pernell isn’t here yet since he has board game night, so the rest of us just putz around and banter before going into a batch of reviews! That’s right, I’m already mentioning reviews. I’m not typing anything else here, just listen to the show! 0:00 – Intro/Banter 28:05 – Carmageddon: Rogue Shift – 34BigThings (Grant, Bri, Aki) 44:36 – PREVIEW: Black Zen White – 24m² Studio (Aki & Bri) 56:53 – Lovish – Matt Kap, LABS Works, DANGEN Entertainment (Pernell) 1:03:26 – RELOOTED – Nyamakop (Aki) 1:12:36 – Our Adventurer Guild – GreenGuy, Ultimate Games (Pernell) 1:26:28 – Chumini: Tiny Army – Guilloteam, Abiding Bridge (Pernell) The show ends with some heavy metal car music from The OneUps taking on Bowser’s Castle! 1:38:18 – The OneUps – Bowser’s Castle (Super Mario Kart) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9TAdk_W1sw https://playcarmageddon.com/ https://34bigthings.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/24m2studio.bsky.social http://www.mattkap.net/labs/ https://dangenentertainment.com/ https://nyamakop.co.za/ https://www.youtube.com/@greenguy3648 https://ultimate-games.com/ https://guilloteam.itch.io/ https://abidingbridge.com/ https://theoneups.com/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer