Something Something Joystick

This week, we talk about colonial singsong, sexy dinosaurs, high-pitched voices, Coopers Pale, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers SNES game, and Sandsky's newfound mind-reading powers. In the news - the ACT approves the R18+ rating, Sony Studios Liverpool closes its doors, as does Nintendo Power magazine, Harmonix is looking for a 'Combat Designer', Peter Molyneux's new game is delayed by NASA, Psychonauts is coming to the PSN, Minecraft adds baked potatoes and carrots, MMORPGs are expensive when you are a kid, and Nintendo celebrates Kirby with a room full of chuckleheads chewing gum. We take some viewer mail from Evil Ex-Girlfriend Sage Juan, talk about violence and Paris, and then check in with our favourite segment: Ask SSJ, which prompts discussions of Tourette's syndrome, misplaced pride, NSFW jokes, Crystal Pepsi, the Australian potato chip market, and the ethics of posting naked pictures on the internets. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan You're The Only Thing: Pablo J & the Lobsterettes Towards The Hollow Sound: Nathan Meunier / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CLICK HERE to download! BILLY WAS A MOUNTAIN. ETHEL WAS A TREE GROWING OFF OF HIS SHOULDER. Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn FREE ADVICE: Pick Zack. He's got an ax. I do not remember taking this photograph. -X

This week, suffering under technical difficulties, we talk about Apple's wrongdoings, mead, memes, Out To Dinner, Magic: The Gathering 2013, Virtual Chess 64, SNES, and a new (real) job. Sony kills it at Gamescom - Crossbuy, Until Dawn, Puppeteer, Rain, Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway are all announced. The Vita won't be getting a price cut this year, Capcom announce a terrible new Mega Man game, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia gets an English translation, Capcom announce a sexy new Inception clone, Ubisoft confirm Rayman Legends will be a WiiU exclusive, the PlayStation Plus service gets even better, and Diablo III gets a free trial. We discuss the colour of the Big Apple, potential tattoos (by the way, here's that Whitest Kids U'Know sketch), lisps, Snagglepuss, and Seinfeld impressions. MUSIC USED: Plinky Plonky (Daytrotter Session): Born Ruffians Click Click Click Click: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan (from 2008! Jebus...) CLICK HERE to download! YOU WANT TO GET BOWSER WITH SHADES WAILING ON A DOUBLE NECK GUITAR, NOTES COMING OUT, HE'S ON A SURFBOARD, AND ABOVE HIM IT SAYS 'LET'S PARTY'? Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn FREE ADVICE: Don't upload your podcast late. btw, we didn't take a photo this week, so enjoy a video we watched about 6 times in between recording segments of this episode:

This week, suffering under technical difficulties, we talk about Apple's wrongdoings, mead, memes, Out To Dinner, Magic: The Gathering 2013, Virtual Chess 64, SNES, and a new (real) job. Sony kills it at Gamescom - Crossbuy, Until Dawn, Puppeteer, Rain, Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway are all announced. The Vita won't be getting a price cut this year, Capcom announce a terrible new Mega Man game, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia gets an English translation, Capcom announce a sexy new Inception clone, Ubisoft confirm Rayman Legends will be a WiiU exclusive, the PlayStation Plus service gets even better, and Diablo III gets a free trial. We discuss the colour of the Big Apple, potential tattoos (by the way, here's that Whitest Kids U'Know sketch), lisps, Snagglepuss, and Seinfeld impressions. MUSIC USED: Plinky Plonky (Daytrotter Session): Born Ruffians Click Click Click Click: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan (from 2008! Jebus...) CLICK HERE to download! YOU WANT TO GET BOWSER WITH SHADES WAILING ON A DOUBLE NECK GUITAR, NOTES COMING OUT, HE'S ON A SURFBOARD, AND ABOVE HIM IT SAYS 'LET'S PARTY'? Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn FREE ADVICE: Don't upload your podcast late. btw, we didn't take a photo this week, so enjoy a video we watched about 6 times in between recording segments of this episode:

This week, we talk about Jurassic Park, intolerance, perry, Street Fighter IV, bare-footedness, dangerous drug tests, the Grim Rapper, and the mass extinction of the human race. Farming Simulator 2013 is announced, GTA V viral marketing begins, Square Enix backs the Ouya, Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free-to-play, World of Warcraft loses a million subscribers, we have an argument so bad it's censored in post, Sony loses $312 million, Capcom wins big on Dragon's Dogma, someone wastes a bunch of money on eBay, and Google aims to stop shady knock-off apps. Then we bring back Ask SSJ, where we talk about breast implants, money-saving tips, best friends, and the story of our new mascot, Hank the lobster-scorpion hybrid. We also talk about the death of our intern Franken, laugh tracks, Tom's drug habit, Peter Pan, Tom's perplexing genitals, and tease-able names. Which one of us do you think is Hitler? MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan I Need A Life: Born Ruffians Float Islands Beach: Love Through Cannibalism FEATURE TRACK: Vampire: The Bubblewrap Sensation CLICK HERE to download! YOU LOOK LIKE SOMEONE RAN OVER A SQUID Please stick around til the end of the episode for cool tunes and wacky out-takes! Check out The Bubblewrap Sensation! They're really cool and have gigs coming up soon. Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor, don't bring me down!

This week, we talk about UNSW, magicians, clowns, Saints Row 2, Donald Duck in Maui Mallard, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans. Then the news: Zynga are up to no good again, OUYA partners with OnLive, Google readies its whip-fast Fiber service, Apple has games on the brain, Final Fantasy Versus XIII isn't dead, Bing Gordon thinks Nintendo will pull a SEGA, the Humble Bundle crew turn their gaze towards music, EA removes iOS Rock Band, and Sandsky still doesn't care about PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Also, we talk about how civilisation and culture as we know it is crumbling around us. We then bring back Ask Something Something Joystick because who ever wants this podcast to end? We talk about what fictional world we'd like to live in, 'dick juice', marijuana, repressed memories, weird sensations, Polish public transport, Bubsy, Tom's Contrarian Corner, and the twist ending at the end of the dictionary. Stick around after the show for us talking about the Olympics - ooh! How topical! MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan So Long, Tadpole: Born Ruffians Robot Rock (Kid Sample's Dubstep Bootleg): Kid Sample CLICK HERE to download! THERE'S YOUR ANSWER, FISHBULB. Check out Legacy Music Hour! It's an incredible podcast, especially if you like video game music! Check out my Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter review! If you want to. That'd be nice. Yeah. Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn Don't bite your friends!

This week, we talk about chicken wings, Max Skelton, mathematics, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Ratchet & Clank 2, Quantum Conundrum, Saints Row 2, Ready Player One, surprise SSJ fans, mixing kids with alcohol, and racism. In the news: Battlefield 4 is announced, as is Manos: The Hands of Fate. Two new fighters are confirmed for PSASBR (and Tom doesn't care), we round up some Ouya news (including the Ouya's first exclusive game and its start-up sound), and we talk Deadpool and Ratchet & Clank. Due to 'unpopular lack of demand', we bring back Ask SSJ, which prompts discussion about our new intern Frank(l)in, our 'porno pet peeves', university, internet-speak, herpes, mime lactation, and Nintendo's raunchy history. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Power Supply: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Free: Astrid & the Asteroids Play the Game: Astrid & the Asteroids COME SEE OUR BAND: w/Edema Ruh, Ibis Nixon and the Cowboy Zealots & The Rusty Spring Syncopators, July 25 @ GoodGod Small Club CLICK HERE to download! INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY PLANETARY INTERGALACTIC Check out Astrid & the Asteroids' debut EP "Horoscopes"! Support cool people, cool tunes, and most of all, support the spandex industry! Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn If you enjoyed it, you should most likely have placed a ring atop it!

This week, we talk about chicken wings, Max Skelton, mathematics, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Ratchet & Clank 2, Quantum Conundrum, Saints Row 2, Ready Player One, surprise SSJ fans, mixing kids with alcohol, and racism. In the news: Battlefield 4 is announced, as is Manos: The Hands of Fate. Two new fighters are confirmed for PSASBR (and Tom doesn't care), we round up some Ouya news (including the Ouya's first exclusive game and its start-up sound), and we talk Deadpool and Ratchet & Clank. Due to 'unpopular lack of demand', we bring back Ask SSJ, which prompts discussion about our new intern Frank(l)in, our 'porno pet peeves', university, internet-speak, herpes, mime lactation, and Nintendo's raunchy history. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Power Supply: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Free: Astrid & the Asteroids Play the Game: Astrid & the Asteroids COME SEE OUR BAND: w/Edema Ruh, Ibis Nixon and the Cowboy Zealots & The Rusty Spring Syncopators, July 25 @ GoodGod Small ClubCLICK HERE to download! INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY PLANETARY INTERGALACTIC Check out Astrid & the Asteroids' debut EP "Horoscopes"! Support cool people, cool tunes, and most of all, support the spandex industry! Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn If you enjoyed it, you should most likely have placed a ring atop it!

This week, we sit in far-too-comfortable chairs and talk about 'driveby radio', animal rape, the medium of audio, face-to-head ratios, going back to uni, Super Meat Boy, Fez, Tiny Wings 2, Weezer, FBi radio, Official Wife of the Podcast Maude Garrett, and bacteria. The Ouya looks to change the face of gaming, the Angry Birds Trilogy looks to be an irrelevant waste of shelf space, the PS3 looks to have a new slim model, Rocksteady looks to Batman's past for inspiration, Activision looks to Deadpool because apparently it's not making enough money from shooting games, and some guy on eBay looks to really piss off the postal service by purchasing $1.2 million worth of games. Oh, and the absolute highlight of our 33-week podcasting career comes in at around 51:00. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan I tried to write some cutesy platformer kiddy nintendo shit: Jellica / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Have you ever had a dream that you um you had your you you could you'll do you you wants you you could do so you you'll do you could you you want you want them to do you so much you could do anything: Tom Sanderson and Xavier Rubetzki Noonan COME SEE OUR BAND: w/Astrid and the Asteroids & The Bubble Wrap Sensation, July 19 @ The Vanguard w/Edema Ruh, Ibis Nixon and the Cowboy Zealots & The Rusty Spring Syncopators, July 25 @ GoodGod Small Club CLICK HERE to download! DRAMATIC IRONING! Check out episode 1 of OWotP Maude Garrett's new show Geek Bomb! Tell them to get back in the kitchen, they just love it! Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn If it's clear and yella, you've got juice there, fella! If it's tangy and brown, you're in cider town! We forgot to take a photo, so here is me drunkenly trying on a leather jacket.

This week, we talk about the 27 Club, impressions, Andreas, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the function of the Vita, Max Payne 3, being a 'good gamer', story vs. skill, freedom vs. linearity, active storytelling, Men In Black 3, plugging and selling out. Stip-stiggidy story time begins, with a PlayStation Plus revamp, Alan Kohler's fingers, the Humble Indie Bundle V (and what indie games are), pre-E3 announcements (Star Wars 1313, Doom 3 BFG Edition, DOTA 2, Project Happiness, Ratchet & Clank Full Frontal Assault, Tomb Raider, Hitman Absolution, Dead Space 3, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Gears of War Judgement, the WiiU's Achievements system). Also, Donkey Kong champ Hank Chien extends his record lead, and is a cool guy about it. We discuss our E3 plans and predictions, LobsterTube, Old Yeller, and Freud's adventures at Field Day. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Flora/Fauna: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CLICK HERE to download! IT'S HARD TO BARGLE NAWDLE ZOUSS WITH ALL THESE MARBLES IN MY MOUTH Check out the Humble Indie Bundle V! Also, check out our brand-new patented List Of Other Podcasts That Are Good And We Like! Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn Don't have a cow, man. Unless you have a lot of space in your backyard and are properly licensed to own livestock.

This week, we talk about Scotland, impressions, states of matter, jelly wrestling, beef jerky, bush-dwellers, sleeping in the doghouse, Free Comic Book Day, A Very Spider-Man 9/11, kidnapping prostitutes, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, GTA: San Adreas, Rinth Island, and IGN's upcoming Starhawk Black Beta. Then, stip-stiggity-story time hits like a ton of bricks: Skyrim's "Dawnguard" DLC, The Elder Scrolls Online, Dead Island: GOTY edition?, Draw Something buying our souls (and the reanimation of Colonel Sanders), Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men Kickstarter scandal, The Unfinished Swan announced for PSN, Saints Row the Third's "Enter the Dominatrix" DLC, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Black Ops 2. Also, the dastardly Wine Pocket returns, which causes things to take a serious downturn pretty damn quickly. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Video Challenge: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CLICK HERE to download! ...The hell? Check out Insert Coin(s)! It's comfy, and easy to wear! Also, check out the new issue of Alphabet Pony! I realise this is pretty transparent cross-promotion, but I did some reviews and an interview for this month's issue, which just came out. Take a look! Please! Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn One pizza is probably enough pizza but if you want to have more pizza but you feel like people will think bad things about the amount of pizza you're eating there's a pretty good chance that you're hanging out with the wrong kind of people because in the scheme of things it shouldn't really matter to anyone how much pizza you eat unless it's seriously affecting your health in which case they probably only want what's best for you and if it's gotten to such a serious point where your friends are worried about your health then it's probably way harder for them to work up the courage to say something about it to you then it would be for you to forgo whatever other pizza you were thinking about having but I suppose at the end of the day the decision is really up to you and you shouldn't let other people determine your future for you if you can avoid it! i look like a jerk in this photo