Join hosts Simon, Nuno, Camron, Brian, and our guest Peter Malak (from Sega Saturn Shiro!) as we dive fully into Sega's renowned 2D platformer, Astal. In this one, we chat all about various facets of Astal, including its unique mechanics and aesthetics, the likely evolution of its appeal, and ponder what hypothetical future sequels could have been like.

Also in this episode: Diablo II, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Sega Rally Revo, PlayStation 3 CMOS batteries, and puppies!

Stupid Birds & Blank Spines: All About Astal

Greetings, Junkies — Welcome to the TitanCast! Need some classic Sega goodness in your life? Join us as our international hosts (including Brian, Nuno, Camron, Simon and Sam) and guests chat about everything from in-depth retrospectives on random video games, underrated oddities, memories, and other random stuff in our endless quest to discover new ways to enjoy video games, old and new. In all, we’re really just here for the vibes and deep dives. Saddle up, and may Segata Sanshiro guide you in your gaming journey! For more Sega and Saturn love, check us out the Saturn Junkyard blog (www.thesaturnjunkyard.blogspot.com), YouTube channel, Twitter (@TheSaturnJunkyard), Twitch, and join the community via our Facebook group!

Video Games

Games & Hobbies

Leisure

Join the TitanCast crew as we wander the haunted halls of the Sega Saturn's library. In this episode, we get into the Halloween spirit with Deep Fear, Lunacy/Torico, the DarkStalkers series, Alien Trilogy, and many more.

Link to Nuno's short story: https://mailchi.mp/d7b708166656/the-bms-vault-100

Surviving Another Spooky Saturn Season

In this very special episode, Faith Johnson (a.k.a. Retro Faith) joins Simon and Brian to discuss her evolving passion for all things Sonic (and Sonic Team), Sega, and game collecting. At the heart of the discussion, she details her experiences building a career in games journalism while sharing some of the valuable lessons she's learned along the way.

Discussed in this episode: Games journalism and game collecting, mostly.

Guest Links
Faith's Twitter | @RetroFaith1

Host Links
Simon | You'll usually find him gardening but join the SJY Facebook group and he might just find you
Brian's Twitter | @VirtuaSchlub
The Virtua Planet (Brian's blog) | https://thevirtuaplanet.com/

Junkyard links
Saturn Junkyard main website/blog (http://thesaturnjunkyard.blogspot.com)
Saturn Junkyard YouTube channel
SJY Facebook group
SJY Twitter (@SaturnJunkyard)
The Dreamcast Junkyard website/blog
The Dreamcast Junkyard's Dreampod podcast

Video Game Journalism & Knuckles with Faith Johnson

In this episode, join Camron and Brian as they recount their ongoing sagas with PSO2: New Genesis and PlayStation VR2. To start, Camron dives right into the current state of PSO2: New Genesis before taking a step back to discuss how newcomers (or old PSO fans) might approach the game today, followed by some Panzer Dragoon Saga and Like a Dragon/Yakuza 7 discourse. In the episode's second half (starting at 1:04:30), Brian gives a detailed rundown of his early experiences with the PlayStation VR2 and impressions of how the hardware and its launch games deliver compared to the original PSVR, with several detours along the way. 

Discussed in this episode: PSO2 New Genesis (start of podcast), PlayStation VR2, Rez: Infinite, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Shenmue, Tiger Game.com (?!), Gran Turismo 7, The Light Brigade, Star Wars: Tales From the Galaxy's Edge, Resident Evil: Village, Kayak VR, Fantavision 20XX, PSVR1, Hitman: The World of Assassination the mortality of video game hardware, and more.

Junkyard links
Saturn Junkyard main website/blog (http://thesaturnjunkyard.blogspot.com)
Saturn Junkyard YouTube channel
SJY Facebook group
SJY Twitter (@SaturnJunkyard)
The Dreamcast Junkyard website/blog
The Dreamcast Junkyard's Dreampod podcast

The Virtua Planet (Brian's blog) | https://thevirtuaplanet.com/
Brian's Twitter (@VirtuaSchlub)
Camron's Instagram (@Tsundain)

The Phantastic Sagas of PSVR2 and PSO2

In their first episode of 2023, the TitanCrew is joined by Jon Lee (Saturn and Dreamcast Junkyard community manager) and Lewis Cox (writer and podcast producer for the Dreamcast Junkyard) for a smorgasbord of gaming goodness. Join us as we chat about our favorite games and gaming excursions of 2022 and then look ahead to our gaming-related resolutions for 2023.

In this episode: Analogue Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Fallout series, random indie games, Official Dreamcast Magazine (US), Pokemon Legends: Arceus, new TVs, PC Engine, fan translations, Rippin' Riders/Cool Boarders Burrrn!, Dark Summit, random indie games, and more

Junkyard links
Saturn Junkyard main website/blog (http://thesaturnjunkyard.blogspot.com)
Saturn Junkyard YouTube channel
SJY Facebook group
SJY Twitter (@SaturnJunkyard)
The Dreamcast Junkyard website/blog
The Dreamcast Junkyard's Dreampod podcast

The Virtua Planet (Brian's blog) | https://thevirtuaplanet.com/
Brian's Twitter (@VirtuaSchlub)
Camron's Instagram (@Tsundain)

The Junkyard's New-ish Year Roundtable 2023

The TitanCrew wishes you a very nightmaren Christmas! 

Join Simon, Camron, and Brian as they share the holiday spirit and dive into their favorite seasonal gaming traditions. In this episode, we wax on about our holiday pastimes including: Christmas NiGHTS (obviously), Blue Stinger, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis' winter wonderland and holiday events, Shenmue, Toy Commander: Christmas Surprise, Segata Sanshiro: Shinken Yugi, Clockwork Knight, ruthlessly dropping the baby penguin off of Cool, Cool Mountain in Super Mario 64, Hitman (2016), and our favorite renditions of A Christmas Carol.

Plus some non-holiday stuff, including the Pokemon Card Game, Norco, Vampire Survivor, Sega Rally 2, and more!



Stupid Birds & Blank Spines: All About Astal

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