Giant Robot FM

This episode was originally published for Simulator patrons on August 1st, 2023.

At long last, here is our look into the history behind Assault Suits Valken, the tremendously influential 2D mecha action game that spawned and continues to influence countless other games - almost a sub-genre unto itself. Chronicling the original release, Cybernator, the ill-fated PS2 version, and of course the recent Declassified on Switch, Stephen and pmc walk you through the people and history of Valken before talking about their own experiences playing the game in 2023.

We want to give credit to Shmuplations whose translated interviews are always an essential resource for any fan looking into the history of Japanese video games. Please check out their site and consider supporting their Patreon! https://shmuplations.com/

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Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (@_stephen_hero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
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Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠ 

The Bartoll stops here! Rounding out our coverage of the Super Robot Wars Original Generation OVA The Animation, Zappa returns to teach pmc and Stephen some essential SRW knowledge!

Please find Zappa here:
ACE Axis Communications & Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqO5kQk4HQWkyCLMIh1XHXw
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ACE_Zappa
Twitter: https://twitter.com/overmanZs1

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Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us [email protected] 
Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Graphic Design by DuarfS https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠ https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠
Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Veteran Super Robot Wars and mecha expert D180223 comes on for a rousing discussion of Super Robot Wars and, of course, ep. 2 of the SRW OG The Animation OVA.

Please find D180223 at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/180223
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/180223
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⁠Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)  
Graphic Design by DuarfS https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠ https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠
Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Here's the first episode of our SRW OG The Animation discussion featuring first-time GRFM guest Chris Guanche.

Reminder: Stephen and I were graciously invited onto MAHQ's podcast Gundamn! not that long ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40l0C8J0BVo

Please find Chris at these links:
MAHQ: https://www.mahq.net/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cguanche.bsky.social

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⁠Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)  
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Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Giant Robot FM listeners! We are back with a new installment of main feed coverage - this time going over Super Robot Wars Original Generation The Animation. Friend and supporter of the pod ZappaSlave joins pmc and Stephen to talk through a brief glimpse at the overall series history and some of the particulars relevant to the OG slice of SRW.

Please find Zappa here:

ACE Axis Communications & Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqO5kQk4HQWkyCLMIh1XHXw
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/ACE_Zappa
Twitter: https://twitter.com/overmanZs1

Support Giant Robot FM at patreon.com/giantrobotfm 
Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us [email protected] 
Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Graphic Design by DuarfS https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠ https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠
Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! At last here is the final part of our Robot Jox discussion featuring good friends Maddy and Russell Latshaw! Join us for a fine talk covering the aerodynamic demise of Tex Conway, the nature of Achilles's relationships with Athena and Alexander, and whatever is going on in space!

Please find Maddy here:
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hyakushiki0087.bsky.social
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hyakushiki0087
Carrd.co: https://hyakushiki0087.carrd.co/

Please find Russell at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RussellLatshaw
Space Kaleidoscope: https://spacekaleidoscope.com/

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Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Graphic Design by DuarfS https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠ https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠
Art by Szkin ⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Hello, Giant Robot FM listeners! Finally, it's the crossover you all have been waiting for - a hot dog in Robot Jox! Wait, no! I mean, the co-hosts of the excellent mecha podcast On the Shoulders of Giants have joined pmc and Stephen to talk big bots.

Please find Alice, Brian, and Niko here:
Site: https://osgpod.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/osg_pod

Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Support us directly at ⁠⁠patreon.com/giantrobotfm⁠⁠
Graphic Design by DuarfS ⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠⁠
⁠Art by Szkin ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠⁠⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! In our new era, podcasting is outlawed and discourse is now decided through a contest by champions. For the people, Andy of The Big O Archive joins pmc and Stephen to discuss the opening 25 minutes of Robot Jox!

Please find Andy here:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnginVIR
Site: http://thebigoarchive.com/

Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Support us directly at ⁠⁠patreon.com/giantrobotfm⁠⁠
Graphic Design by DuarfS ⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/duarfs⁠⁠
⁠Art by Szkin ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/szkin_art⁠⁠⁠
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/fretzl⁠

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! We're back with another 3 hours, following up on our focus on Stuart Gordon with an episode focused on the production and release of the Robot Jox film itself. Imagine you're in a 14th-century Italian castle while listening to this!

Please find Ethan at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon 
Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/sundownmcmoon.bsky.social
ZekeFilm: https://www.zekefilm.org/author/ethan-halker/ 
Bomb Squad Productions: https://twitter.com/BombSquadProds

Please follow Rex here:
Site: ⁠https://www.beyondelectricsheep.com/⁠
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rnaboursiii

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Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
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Art by Szkin (https://twitter.com/szkin_art)
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) (https://www.youtube.com/fretzl)

Hello Giant Robot FM listeners! Our adventure into live action mecha, and specifically Robot Jox, have begun! On this week's history episode, Rex and Ethan join Stephen and pmc to talk through the background and early filmography of Robot Jox's director, Stuart Gordon.

Please find Ethan at these links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sundown_McMoon 
Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/sundownmcmoon.bsky.social
ZekeFilm: https://www.zekefilm.org/author/ethan-halker/ 
Bomb Squad Productions: https://twitter.com/BombSquadProds

Please follow Rex here:
Site: ⁠https://www.beyondelectricsheep.com/⁠
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rnaboursiii

Tweet us @giantrobotfm and write to us [email protected] 
Giant Robot FM is hosted by Stephen Hero (stephenhero) and pmcTRILOGY (@pmcTRILOGY)
Graphic design by DuarfS (⁠https://www.behance.net/maezurita⁠) (https://www.instagram.com/duarfs) 
Art by Szkin (https://twitter.com/szkin_art)
Music by fretzl (@fretzl) (https://www.youtube.com/fretzl)