Download Episode 805 –  It’s another PartyCast and this time we kick things off with AUDIO ISSUES! Yay! The show actually kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Brooke Poole, Chris Taylor, and Tim Ekkebus all on hand for me to apparently sound all distorted on Discord. But I sounded great on stream, so on with the show! And by on with the show I mean we talk about our weeks and Brooke talks about the giant hissing skull snails in Elden Ring because we still talk about Elden Ring! And Chris said that we’re the SNL Podcast now. Snail. Get it? Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Audio Problems 24:55 - Dyna Bomb 2 - 7 Raven Studios, TOTALCONSOLE (Chris) 35:50 - Cursed to Golf - Chuhai Labs, Thunderful Publishing (Tim) 51:25 - Robo Revenge Squad - Rikodu, Mill Games (Pernell) 1:00:27 - The Bonfire: Forsaken Lands - Xigma Games, FredBear Games (Brooke) 1:09:24 - Flat Heroes - Parallel Circles (Pernell) 1:13:39 - Mutropolis - Pirita Games, ASHGames (Chris) 1:23:23 - Ynglet - Nifflas, Triple Topping (Pernell) The show ends with a banger from Mazedude and Ailsean to keep the being in Hell theme going between Cursed to Golf and audio issues. Yay Hell! 1:30:10 - Mazedude & Ailsean - The End of Hell (DOOM II) https://www.7ravenstudios.com/ http://totalconsole.com/ https://www.chuhailabs.com/ https://thunderfulgames.com/ https://www.rikodu.com/ https://mill-games.com/ http://www.xigmagames.com/ http://www.fredbeargames.com/ https://parallelcircles.com/ https://www.piritastudio.com/ https://www.ashgames.com/en/ https://twitter.com/nifflas https://tripletopping.com/ http://doom2.ocremix.org/ https://www.mazedude.com/ https://ailsean.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 804 –  It’s a jam packed episode with tons of news and reviews, so let’s dive right into the action! The show kicks off with the big news that Embracer Group went on another buying spree picking up some big stuff like Tripwire, Limited Run Games and the Lord of the Rings IP. There’s also all the news on the THQ 2022 Showcase event including tons of new game reveals, all of the latest Xbox Game Pass additions and a whole bunch of departures, Death Stranding rumors that came to be, some game delays, and tons more! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/News 39:46 - Way of the Hunter - Nine Rocks Games, THQ Nordic (Aki) 53:25 - Arcade Paradise - Nosebleed Interactive, Wired Productions (Jacob) 58:50 - Smash Boats: Waterlogged Edition - Smash House Games (Jacob) 1:03:47 - Tilesweeper - IEVO (Jacob) 1:08:40 - Chameneon - Burning Goat Studios, QUByte Interactive (Jacob) 1:13:34 - A Tale of Paper: Refolded - Open House Games, No Moss, Digerati (Aki) 1:19:31 - Lost in Play - Happy Juice Games, Joystick Ventures (Aki) 1:23:39 - Voyage - Venturous, Ratalaika Games (Aki) The show ends with some Sonic Adventure 2 goodness from LONELYROLLINGSTARS! 1:28:18 - LONELYROLLINGSTARS - Hogger of Hedges (Sonic Adventure 2) https://www.wayofthehunter.com/ https://ninerocksgames.com/ https://www.thqnordic.com/ https://www.nosebleedinteractive.com/ https://wiredproductions.com/ https://smashboatsgame.com/ https://tilesweeper.com/ http://ievo.games/ https://www.burninggoatstudio.games/ https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/ https://www.ataleofpapergame.com/ https://studios.nomoss.co/ https://www.digerati.games/ https://www.happyjuice.games/ https://www.joystickventures.com/ https://venturous.se/ https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://lonelyrollingstars.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 803 –  It’s a PartyCast with a batch of reviews in our own little cult, so let’s get going! Praise SML! The show kicks off with the PartyCast crew of Tim Ekkebus, Brooke Poole, Chris Taylor, and Pernell Vaughan all on hand to chat about Tim’s baller new LEGO set, the return of Elden Ring discussion, Coca-Cola and their inability to properly name a goddamn soda, and pecans! Or pecans. How do YOU pronounce pecan? Email your congressman with the answer! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Banter 18:26 - Turrican Anthology Vol. 1 & 2 - ININ Games (Chris) 34:44 - The Dark Heart of Balor - Game Artists (Tim) 48:51 - Cult of the Lamb - Massive Monster, Devolver Digital (Pernell) 1:05:30 - Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince - Castle Pixel, Playtonic Friends (Chris) 1:17:23 - Super Bullet Break - BeXide, PQube (Pernell) 1:31:31 - Book Quest - Nerd Games, eastasiasoft (Chris) 1:37:37 - Timothy and the Tower of Mu - Kibou Entertainment, PLAYISM (Pernell) The show ends with some Turrican goodness from LONELYROLLINGSTARS! 1:46:38 - LONELYROLLINGSTARS - Turrican’t (Turrican 2) https://www.iningames.com/ http://gameartists.com/ https://massivemonster.co/ https://www.devolverdigital.com/ http://www.castlepixel.com/ https://www.playtonicgames.com/ https://bexide.co.jp/ https://pqube.co.uk/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://twitter.com/KibouEntertainm https://playism.com/en/ https://lonelyrollingstars.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 802 –  We’ve got a nice long discussion on the newest Neat microphones with some friends, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with Aki and I making fun of Jacob for being late again, but he’s only like a minute late, so whatever. Tim Ekkbus is also on hand alongside special guest and voice actor David Autovino! We all chat about the Dave and Tim’s history in filmmaking before hitting the news of the week like PS Plus Catalog additions, MultiVersus, delays, and a hidden Super Punch Out secret found after decades! Plus reviews including Tim and Dave spending a solid 35 minutes discussing two new mics from Neat! 0:00 - Intro/News 47:34 - Neat Bumblebee II & Neat King Bee II Microphone (David & Tim) 1:23:45 - Digimon Survive - HYDE Inc, Bandai Namco Entertainment (Aki) 1:38:16 - Arcade Paradise - NoseBleed Interactive, Wired Productions (Jacob) 1:48:44 - Gigapocalypse - Goody Gameworks, Headup (Jacob) 1:53:38 - SML AFTER DARK: Treasure of Nadia - NLT Media (Aki) The show features a pack of songs from David Autovino off of the Off Campus soundtrack! 2:03:02 - David Autovino - Not Gonna Run (feat. Ailsean) 2:04:37 - David Autovino - Boss Battle 2:06:12 - David Autovino - Off Campus (8 Bit Remix) https://twitter.com/DavidAutovino http://www.x-strikestudios.com/ https://www.neatmic.com/ https://www.neatmic.com/bee/bumblebee-ii-microphone/ https://www.neatmic.com/bee/king-bee-ii-microphone/ https://www.bandainamcoent.com/ https://www.nosebleedinteractive.com/ https://wiredproductions.com/ https://goodygameworks.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://twitter.com/NLT15 https://x-strikestudios.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 801 –  The celebration is over and we’re back to the grind with a ton of reviews! The show kicks off with the PartyCast crew of Tim Ekkebus, Pernell Vaughan, Brooke Poole, and Chris Taylor all on hand to just chat about everything. Soda and other beverages, fighting game talk about Guilty Gear Strive, Tim pretends to be me, more fighting game talk about MultiVersus, and tons more! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Banter 30:36 - Sword and Fairy: Together Forever - Softstar, eastasiasoft (Pernell) 39:57 - South of the Circle - State of Play, 11 bit studios (Tim) 52:12 - Hooked On You: A Dead By Daylight Dating Sim - Psyop, Behaviour Interactive (Brooke) 1:02:00 - LOST EPIC - Team EARTHWARS, oneoreight (Pernell) 1:11:35 - Gale of Windoria - Hit-Point, KEMCO (Chris) 1:24:19 - Kamigami: Clash of the Gods - Dream Stories (Pernell) 1:32:33 - Solo War Medieval - Keslem Oy (Chris) 1:43:24 - Moonrise Fall - Made From Strings, Check Mate Publishing (Pernell) 1:50:01 - Logic Pic - By Aliens, naptimes.games (Chris) 1:54:24 - Sofiya and the Ancient Clan - H-Room, eastasiasoft (Chris) The show ends with some Final Fantasy Mystic Quest fun from OverLOOKED Remix by our good friend Christian Pacaud. Check your expectations with this one and just enjoy the goofiness! 2:04:37 - Christian Pacaud - Confuse’d People Talk During Bass Solos (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest) http://www.softstar.com.tw/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://www.stateofplaygames.com/ https://11bitstudios.com/ https://www.psyop.com/ https://www.bhvr.com/ https://twitter.com/EarthWarsEN https://one-or-eight.co.jp/ http://www.hit-point.co.jp/ https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://www.dreamstoriesstudio.com/ https://solowarmedieval.com/ http://www.madefromstrings.com/ https://naptime.games/ https://www.youtube.com/user/CPacaud http://ffmq.olremix.org/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 800 –  It’s been a long hard road to SML 800 so it’s good to see that everybody is here and on time! Just kidding! Jacob is late because he’s always late! But Aki is on time (jk she was late too) to welcome our friends and Tuesday crew members Chris Taylor and Brooke Poole (both EARLY) to the show to hang out for the special 800th episode! Eventually Jacob finally shows up and who the hell followed him in but the one and only Pernell Vaughan! It’s a big ole PartyCast out of nowhere! And props to George “norg” Nowik for the special intro! After some banter and shenanigans and tangents (and lists) we move to the news of the week where we discuss the latest Game Pass additions and depatures (with plenty more tangents to sidetrack us) and Sony discontinuing the Accolades feature on PS5, whatever that was. We also chat about Koch Media rebranding as PLAION, Switch breaking 111 Million units, Tactics Ogre Reborn, Ubisoft, and a potential Xbox Family Plan? Plus reviews! 0:00 - Special norg intro 1:05:08 - After Wave: Downfall - 7 Raven Studios, Totalconsole (Jacob) 1:10:22 - Bright Paw: Definitive Edition - Radical Forge, Rogue Games (Jacob) 1:16:25 - Roll the Cat - LeJunesArt, Ratalaika Games (Jacob) 1:19:07 - Beat Stickman: Beyond - Mini Fun Games (Jacob) 1:25:28 - Sniper Elite 5: Landing Force DLC - Rebellion (Aki) 1:32:08 - SML AFTER DARK: Lust Epidemic - NLT Media (Aki) The show ends with a brand new track from Chris Taylor’s band Super Hi Tops from SANIC! 1:40:09 - Super Hi Tops - Sonic 3-2-1 Medley https://www.7ravenstudios.com/ http://totalconsole.com/ https://www.radicalforge.com/ https://rogueco.com/ https://twitter.com/LeJunesArt https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://minifun.games/ https://rebellion.com/ https://nlt-media.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SuperHiTopsVGM https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 799 –  It’s a PartyCast with reviews and old game discussion aplenty coming up! The show kicks off with Tim Ekkebus, Pernell Vaughan, and Chris Taylor all on hand to chat about Phantasy Star III on the Saturn, how we wish there was a Saturn Mini, or a 3DO or Philip’s CD-i mini because Chris actually owns a CD-i and we learn the story of how he got it! Plus some Bit Gen chatter and reviews! 0:00 - Intro 17:29 - Train Valley: Console Edition - Flazm, Blitworks (Tim) 30:09 - Captain Velvet Meteor: The Jump+ Dimensions - Momo-Pi Game Studios, SHUEISHA Games (Pernell) 39:17 - QUByte Classics: Thunderbolt Collection by PIKO - PIKO Interactive, QUByte Interactive (Chris) 48:31 - Mojito the Cat - GTZAStudio, RedDeerGames (Chris & Pernell) 57:57 - Arsonist Heaven - OMEGACORE, Ratalaika Games, eastasiasoft (Chris) 1:04:36 - Puzzle Galaxy - naptime.games (Pernell) 1:11:58 - Pretty Girls Breakout! PLUS - Zoo Corporation (Chris) The show ends with some hotness from Metroid Metal since they just played at Bit Gen! 1:23:36 - Metroid Metal - Torvus Bog (Metroid Prime 2) https://www.flazm.com/ https://www.blitsoftware.com/ https://momo-pi.com/ https://shueisha-games.com/en/ http://pikointeractive.com/ https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/ https://gtzastudio.com/ https://www.reddeergames.com/ https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://naptime.games/ https://www.zoo.co.jp/ https://www.metroidmetal.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 798 –  Alright. I don’t have much time. It was Bit Gen weekend and the show is already late, so here’s the intro. Then this is the part where I say Jacob and Aki are here and we’re covering the news of the week like Xbox Games with Gold and PlayStation Plus monthly games for August, tons of Yakuza games joining the various tiers of PlayStation Plus, Lord of the Rings: Gollum delay, WWE delists, Star Wars KOTOR issues, and tons more! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/News 25:32 - Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II - Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment (Jacob) 33:10 - Lord Winklebottom Investigates - Cave Monsters (Jacob) 39:30 - 80’s OVERDRIVE - Insane Code (Jacob) 44:56 - Dungeon Slime Collection - Pequi Studios, Ratalaika Games (Jacob) 48:13 - MADiSON - Bloodious Games, Perp Games (Aki) 53:16 - Noel the Mortal Fate - KANAWO, PLAYISM (Aki) 58:41 - Bright Memory: Infinite - FYQD-Studio, PLAYISM (Aki) The show ends with some banger music from Metroid Metal since they played at Bit Gen! 1:06:13 - Metroid Metal - Brinstar (Metroid) https://twitter.com/BlackIsleStudio https://twitter.com/InterplayGames https://cavemonsters.com/ https://insane-code.com/ https://www.instagram.com/pequistudios/ https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://madisongame.com/ https://perpgames.com/ https://www.teritoma.com/ https://playism.com/en/ https://twitter.com/FYQD_Studio https://www.metroidmetal.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 797 –  It’s a PartyCast and we’re talking about drinks, so get ready for some true excitement! The show kicks off with Tim Ekkebus, Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Brooke Poole, and Aki all on hand to discuss what we’re drinking. Some of us are drinking sparkling waters, others are drinking sodas, and some are just drinking normal water like a normal person. I’m not going to name names, but the toothless guy likes the soda. I’m just saying. Plus reviews! 0:00 - Drink Talk 9:40 - As Dusk Falls - Interior Night, Xbox Game Studios (Pernell) 23:30 - Endling: Extinction is Forever - Herobeat Studios, HandyGames (Brooke & Aki) 42:34 - Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium - CAPCOM (Tim) 51:35 - Stray - BlueTwelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive (Chris & Tim) 1:08:30 - Ex-Zodiac - Ben Hickling, Pixeljam (Tim) 1:14:44 - Hell Pie - Sluggerfly, Headup (Pernell) 1:24:19 - Blacken Slash - ehmprah (Chris) 1:33:30 - Bricky to Me - IdunaSoft, QUByte Interactive The show ends with one of my favorites from Viking Guitar Live! 1:45:41 - Viking Guitar Live - Scorched Earth (Zelda: Link to the Past) https://www.interiornight.com/ https://www.xbox.com/ https://herobeatstudios.com/ https://www.handy-games.com/en/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://stray.game/ https://hk-devblog.com/ https://annapurnainteractive.com/ https://twitter.com/benhickling http://pixeljam.com/ http://sluggerfly.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://ehmprah.com/ https://twitter.com/idunagamestudio https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/ https://vikingguitar.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5

Download Episode 796 –  It’s the week before Bit Gen in Baltimore MD and we’ve got ourselves a whole heap of friends joining to chat about it! The show kicks off with Jacob & Aki on hand to welcome THREE amazing musicians on the show to chat about Bit Gen Gamer Fest! We’re joined by long time friends Grant “Stemage” Henry, Erik “Viking Guitar” Peabody, and Ryan “Mega Beardo” Postlethwait, all talking about performing at Bit Gen, what songs they’re planning, their downtime and spare time projects, what games they’re playing, and tons more! After Erik and Ryan depart, Grant sticks around to chat about the news of the week with us while he works on this episode’s theme song. We cover the latest Game Pass additions and departures, Discord voice chat coming to Xbox consoles, No More Heroes III, Saints Row, Mario Strikers, Ubisoft cancellations, and plenty more video game AND movie discussion! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Interview w/ Stemage, Mega Beardo, Viking Guitar 57:55 - News of the week w/ Stemage 1:31:07 - Severed Steel - Greylock Studio, Digerati (Jacob) 1:37:48 - Strikers 1945 - Zerodiv, City Connection (Jacob) 1:42:27 - SOL DIVIDE -SWORD OF DARKNESS- - Zerodiv, City Connection (Jacob) 1:46:49 - Hazel Sky - Coffee Addict Studio, Neon Doctrine (Aki) 1:53:03 - DreadOut 2 - Digital Happiness, Digerati (Aki) 2:00:24 - Seduction: A Monk’s Fate - KOEX Studio, eastasiasoft (Aki) 2:05:10 - AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES Nirvana Initiative - Spike Chunsoft (Aki) The show ends with two awesome songs featuring all three of our guests tonight! 2:11:40 - Stemage - Love Letter (feat. Mega Beardo) 2:14:00 - Viking Guitar - Ascent from Tartarus (Musical Range) https://www.bitgengamerfest.com/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ http://www.megabeardo.com/ https://www.vikingguitar.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/chillingtaleswi https://twitter.com/SeveredSteel https://www.digerati.games/ http://www.zerodiv.jp/ https://city-connection.co.jp/ https://www.coffeeaddictstudio.com/ https://www.neondoctrine.com/ https://www.digitalhappiness.net/ https://twitter.com/KOEXstudio https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://www.spike-chunsoft.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://twitter.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #Xbox #Switch #PS5