Upgrade Terminal

Malachi and Nick chat about the various goings-on after the official re-release of Star of Providence on February 20th, 2025.

Also discussed: fantastic fanart and a new café!

Links to the articles & Podcast mentioned:

• Hidden Gems of Game Design - by Josh Bycer: https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/hidden-gems-of-game-design-volume-33/
• Don't Sleep On This Indie Roguelike Cult Hit And Its First Major Update In Five Years - by Ethan Gach: https://kotaku.com/star-providence-roguelike-bullet-hell-videogamedunkey-1851765837
• This bullet hell shooter mixes retro and modern in all the right ways - by Jay Peters: https://www.theverge.com/games-review/627954/star-of-providence-review-nintendo-switch-pc
• Monster Hunter Wilds is surprisingly great in single-player - The Besties Podcast: https://thebesties.substack.com/p/monster-hunter-wilds-is-surprisingly

Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!

A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

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Malachi and Nick are joined by writer and games critic Grayson Morley, as well as returning friend of the show and high-level shmup player Ruben to discuss how to improve at Star of Providence. Then, they talk to Grayson about his videogame newsletter Backlog, his award-winning short story "Brent, Bandit King", and learn a little about what to expect from the novel he is working on.

Also discussed: dog walks and Spring weather, replaying Okami, Regicide with friends, and an unexpected poem.

Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored about it!

A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Checkout Grayson's Writing:

Backlog

"Brent, Bandit King"

Polygon

Grayson's Recommended Reading:

The Bright Sword, by Lev Grossman

Hum, by Helen Phillips

Any advice on how to improve at Star of Providence? Join the Discord server and let us know!

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Notice: Unfortunately, some audio interference while broadcasting from beneath the maintenance system caused issues with Malachi's audio. Sorry about that, listeners!

Malachi and Nick are joined by StarProv community member Doom Man to delve deeper into some of the new content in the Into Oblivion update that dropped last week. Loops 1 - 7 are discussed, as well as Trials 1 - 3, so expect spoilers for those! Also discussed: fighting tournament surprises, making dinner for friends, StarProv "eye traps", and getting back into making StarProv videos!

AND, this is our first episode debuting the amazing new intro music composed by none other than Garoslaw! We are so honored to have this intro.

A huge thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

You can check out Doom Man's art here:

Bluesky

How are you enjoying Into Oblivion so far? Join the Discord server and let us know!

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Upgrade Terminal is BACK! And just in time, as Star of Providence: Into Oblivion comes out February 20th, 2025!

Malachi and Nick are joined by artists and fellow fans Guia and Ian to discuss the release date news, what they hope to see in the update, as well as Guia and Ian's awesome art.

Check out Guia's Art!

Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/whatifgirl.bsky.social

Tumblr https://whatifgirl.tumblr.com/

Linktree https://linktr.ee/whatifgirl

Check out Ian's Art!

Blueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianboni.bsky.social

Websitehttps://ianboni.neocities.org/

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Are you as excited as we are for Into Oblivion? Join the Discord server and let us know!

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Upgrade Terminal presents: Void Seeker, a fanfic/audio drama for the spooky season, as well as a short discussion where Nick asks Malachi to explain himself.

Warning: strong opinions about candy corn are revisited and reiterated.

We hope everyone has a deliciously scary season!

Thanks to Ivo Vicic, Alon Peretz, Kyle Preston, and Jimmy Svensson, who created the music you heard in the piece.

Their work is available on artlist.io and I highly suggest you check them out!

(All Rights Reserved to www.Art-list.io for the music and sfx)

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their sfx in this podcast.

Their music is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Have you ever seen a ghost? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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Malachi and Nick break the podcast hiatus to present a short report on PAX West 2024.

A big thank you to the BigMode booth workers and everyone that spoke to Malachi at PAX.

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their music is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Did you play the demo at PAX? What did you think? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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In the season one finale of the podcast, Malachi and Nick have a chance to speak with Alex Mdle and Pure Question, two members of Team D-13, to talk about the history of Star of Providence.

Thanks as always to Garoslaw AND ALEXMDLE for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Have any good ideas for season 2? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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Thank you for listening! We will be back in season two!

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Malachi and Nick discuss the new trailer for Star of Providence, and the release date and revelations it may be hinting at. Then, they talk shop about the end of season one of Upgrade Terminal.

Also discussed: Good music from good friends, Rift of the Necrodancer, and a surprise mint invasion.

Check out the new trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRvv1ezR_Rs

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

What are your thoughts on the trailer? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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Malachi and Nick talk to BulletDuDe, a storied beta tester and community member. They discover the surprising origin of a rare in-game collectable, geek out over AlexMdle's artwork, and discuss the only way a 14th weapon could be added to the game.

Also discussed: Acing the seminar assessment, Nine Sols first impressions, and the return of summer shorts and fried rice.

Images Referenced in the Show:

Bullet's Meme

Alex's Edit

Alex's Mech Mage

You can find BulletDuDe here:

• Twitter
• Youtube

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Questions? Comments? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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Malachi and Nick take a moment to acknowledge Star of Providence's release date, June 7th 2017, and also the past year of podcasting about the game.

Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.

Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/

Questions? Comments? Join our Discord server and let us know!

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