There’s nothing that tests the bond of friendships and humanity quite like a round of Mario Party, and today we’re finally going to tackle it once and for all. This one goes out to all the dice rollers, mini game winners, and star stealers out there. We’re joined by bird savior and hilarious comedian Jessica Svendsgaard to discuss Mario Party 4 (2002) for the Nintendo GameCube.

Conner sits down to hear of Jessica’s memories of playing this game with her musical theater friends in high school, they discuss how no matter how far ahead you are there’s a looming threat of the game being turned upside down, and Jessica even shares with us a thorough powerpoint detailing what it means to choose your Mario Party character.

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Welcome to the preview of Call Me By Your Game Co-op Episode 2 featuring Super Mega Baseball 3. Co-op episodes are monthly Super NPC Radio Patreon exclusives a part of the $10 tier. We’ll be bringing you a preview of each one here to get a taste of the sort of deep dive discussion and overall great hangs that happen. The full Co-op episodes are available on the Patreon.

This is also Part II of the Baseball Spotlight series from Call Me By Your Game. Part III will feature MVP Baseball 2005 and Part IV will wrap up the series for us and discuss a true masterpiece: Backyard Baseball.

There is no finer form of the sport of baseball than that featured in Super Mega Baseball 3. You’ve got your homers, you’ve got your diving catches, and of course you’ve got the Sirloins celebrating another win. Super Mega Baseball 3 is a game worth celebrating for countless reasons and on this episode your panel tries their best to do so. Host Conner McCabe is joined by former MLB Fan Cave Contestant and current Ohio track star Ben Wietmarschen as well as prospective umpire and Detroit jack of all trades Greg Smith. We revel at the deep customization options and goofy personality, gush over the gradual acclimation available to the player, and how this game scratches a baseball video game itch that hasn’t been scratched in years.

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Pew pew pew. “That’s Call of Duty’s Music!” That’s right folks today we’re discussing a heralded title in one of the most popular franchises ever, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We’re joined by writer, Pokédex completer, and the COD King himself, Nick Costanza. You might know Nick from the Los Angeles improv scene as well as being a regular guest on Video Games: a Comedy Show.

On this episode Nick tells of playing Pokémon while on the plane to Japan as a child during the height of Pokémania, how he was introduced to Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty by his YOUTH PASTOR, and how playing Modern Warfare 2 helped build real friendships in high school. Happy birthday Nick Costanza! You are a true gem in the world.

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Finally, we’ve reached the year we’ve all been dying to visit, 2183! And you know what that means, we’re getting into some Mass Effect (2007) for the Xbox 360. It’s about to get space and alien-y up in here.

On this episode we are joined by the furiously talented actor, podcaster, and theater wiz Beverlee Jean to talk about a hugely important game. On this episode Bev shares a few video game lottery winning stories from her life, tales of waiting years to play Mass Effect, and how it got her back into video games for good.

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Ahoy mateys! We’re boarding an old vessel in search of mystery. We’re also doing a podcast while aboard the ship so bear with us as we look for the most conducive place to record. Quiet on deck please!

On this episode we are joined by sketch writer, slick improviser, and former New York City boy Tao Yang to talk about the relatively new mystery puzzle game, Return of the Obra Dinn. By his own admission Tao has played nearly game ever, so you know this one is gonna be good. You just KNOW it!

While discussing this episode one of the bad boys of Jetset Tao tells of the time his brother taught him how to do a Hadoken in Street Fighter II, Conner attempts to come up with a game Tao hasn’t played, and Tao shares how this game was more of a summer romance than a long term relationship.

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Can you smell what this podcast is cooking?… We’re sorry about the cheese there. This week we’re joined by the hilarious sketch writer and comedian Joe Gould to talk about potentially the greatest wrestling game of all time, WWF No Mercy (2000) for the Nintendo 64.

On this episode Conner and Joe solidify their relationship as best friends and dive into the origin of Joe’s love for wrestling, they discuss Joe’s former aspirations for wrestling professionally and obsession with mastering moves, and how having different storylines did a lot for No Mercy’s quality and reverence as a wrestling game.

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Welcome to the full preview of Call Me By Your Game Co-Op Episode 1: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. This is the first in a monthly series of Call Me By Your Game group episodes that will cover iconic games in a round table setting, providing a deeper look into the game than we have time for on the typical episode. These monthly episodes are Patreon exclusives of Super NPC Radio’s $10 tier. Check out Super NPC Radio and see what exclusive content we have to offer.

Some video games are so great, so impactful, and so iconic that giving them a proper look takes a village, a Rito village. On this first episode of Call Me By Your Game Co-Op we’re doing the impossible and discussing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. This episode features wonderful past guests Heather Woodward, Nick Limon, and Mikey Stephens waking up from a 100 year sleep and making their triumphant return to the show to destroy Calamity Ganon. We discuss the importance of Breath of the Wild debuting with the launch of the Nintendo Switch, how it was a return to form for the Zelda franchise, and why it is a special experience to play for so many.

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Welcome to the first of a special four part baseball games spotlight from Call My By Your Game. During this series your host Conner will be joined by a guest host for a series of episodes and discuss several standout baseball video games from the past and one currently thriving. The four episodes will be released every 3 weeks beginning with this one as Major League Baseball resumes play.

On this episode former guest and current gentleman Mikey Stephens takes the helm and interviews Conner about the game that came bundled with his Nintendo 64, Major League Baseball Featuring Ken Griffey Jr. (1998). On this episode Mikey shares the story of how during elementary school he got to star in a Seattle PSA with Junior himself, how at first for Conner receiving this game for Christmas felt like getting socks, and how this game kick-started his love for Baseball video games.

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This week we are joined by a person who is a geyser of support, waterfall of joy, and hilarious improviser Erin Byrne Siskind to talk about one of the best 3D platformers of its time, Spyro the Dragon on the Sony PlayStation.

On this episode Conner and Erin discuss how as someone who didn’t regularly play games she developed her own methodical way to go about clearing levels in the game, how it captured her over a particular Christmas break from school, and talk about the eclectic career of Spyro’s first voice actor Carlos Alazraqui and the other iconic roles that he voiced. Without spoiling any of them we’ll just say, Yo quiero Spyro the Dragon.

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TV Writer, podcast phenom, and Twitter Juggernaut Cody Ziglar came on the show to talk about a number of things including the 2012 turn based tactical strategy game, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

On this episode Zig discusses how he enjoyed customizing his XCOM teams and give them backstories, tells of the time when the game was a respite while working his first job in LA, and how the game allows the player the space to try different strategies throughout it.

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