The SML podcast

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Download Episode 1044 – Buckle up because we’ve got a monster sized episode, but it’s packed full of goodness, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Nick Jefferson-Tame and Adam Mitchell of North Star Video Games to the show to chat all about their brand new upcoming spray paint simulator game, Spray Paint Simulator! We chat about the origins of the game, the fun tools and gameplay mechanics to keep you painting for hours on end, working with Whitethorn Games, getting on Game Pass, and tons more! Spray Paint Simulator is out NEXT WEEK, so wishlist it now! After a quick intermission, it’s a PartyCast with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Grant Henry, and Aki starting off with Dave K and Tim Ekkebus showing up later on! We spend nearly an hour chatting about everything from more Spray Paint Simulator to Monster Rancher fun to Hulk Hogan’s bulging eyes and fake hair on his stupid bandana. We know you’re bald, TERRY. Plus ice cream discussion, Tim’s son ending a shutout, and a big ol’ batch of reviews including some notes from Horror Acolyte! 0:00 - Intro/Spray Paint Sim 53:02 - PartyCast 1:41:56 - CAPCOM Fighting Collection 2 - CAPCOM (Tim) 1:56:20 - Blades of Fire - MercurySteam, 505 Games (Chris) 2:13:42 - Best Served Cold - Rogueside (Dave) 2:25:00 - Shovel Knight Dig - Nitrome, Yacht Club Games (Grant, Chris, Horror) 2:41:01 - Deck of Haunts - Mantis, DANGEN Entertainment (Pernell) 2:51:57 - Into the Restless Ruins - Ant Workshop, Wales Interactive (Pernell) 3:00:38 - Garten of Banban 0 - Euphoric Brothers, Feardemic (Aki) 3:03:46 - Survive the Fall - Angry Bulls Studio, Toplitz Productions (Pernell) 3:15:48 - SML After Dark: The Seven Realms 1 & 2 - SeptCloud Games (Aki) The show ends with a track from the always amazing Jake “virt” Kaufman from the Shovel Knight Dig OST! 3:28:23 - Jake Kaufman - Fully Furnaced (Smelt Works) (Shovel Knight Dig) https://spraypaintsimulator.com/ https://northstarvideogames.com/ https://whitethorngames.com/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://www.mercurysteam.com/ https://505games.com/ https://www.rogueside.com/ https://www.nitrome.com/ https://www.yachtclubgames.com/ https://mantis.games/ https://dangenentertainment.com/ https://www.ant-workshop.com/ https://www.walesinteractive.com/ https://www.euphoricbrothers.com/ https://www.feardemic-games.com/ http://angrybulls.pl/ https://www.toplitz-productions.com/ https://linktr.ee/SeptCloud (NSFW) https://virt.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1043: The Souls of Danglepeen

7 days ago

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Download Episode 1043 – Buckle up because we’ve got a massive episode packed with an interview, a guest for news, and a bunch of reviews! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to welcome game development duo Pavel Lara and his brother Paulo Lara of Galla Games to the show to chat about their new release Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, a gorgeous time based puzzle adventure out now on Xbox Game Pass! We chat about the origins of the game, the gorgeous art style, the time mechanics, working with Fellow Traveller and getting signed to Game Pass, and tons more! After a quick break, we return with guest and good friend Ryan Niemiller joining the show to hang out and chat about news with us as well! We talk about Ryan’s latest game acquisitions, travels, and tons more before moving into the news including the latest PlayStation Plus game catalog additions, more Microsoft layoffs, delays, shutdowns, and Jade Raymond already leaving the PlayStation studio she founded. Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Kulebra chat 50:47 - Ryan Niemiller/News 1:36:25 - Revenge of the Savage Planet - Raccoon Logic Studios (Aki & Bri) 1:50:00 - Oppidum - EP Games (Bri) 2:01:31 - Empyreal - Silent Games, Secret Mode (Aki) 2:16:18 - Sir Whoopass - Atomic Elbow, Aurora Punks (Jacob) 2:22:36 - Clash: Robot Detective - Alyssa Genereau/Drone Garden Studios, Penguin Pop Games (Bri & Jacob) 2:28:28 - Possum is Hungry - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri) 2:31:31 - What comes after - fahmitsu, Rolling Glory Jam, Flynn’s Arcade (Jacob) The show ends with a track from Jan van Valburg off of the PMM: Squaredance album! 2:36:38 - Jan van Valburg - Soulless Village (Final Fantasy IX) https://kulebra.com/ https://gallagames.com/ https://www.fellowtraveller.games/ https://www.raccoonlogic.com/ https://www.epgames.gg/ https://www.silentgames-studio.com/ https://wearesecretmode.com/ https://atomicelbow.com/ https://www.aurorapunks.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/dronegardenstudios.bsky.social https://www.penguinpop.com/ https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/ https://www.flynnsarcades.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1042: We Sleepy

10 days ago

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Download Episode 1042 – It’s a batch of reviews and that’s about it as we’re all tired and wanna get this one done with. Enjoy! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and “Big” Adam Chase joining to chat about how friggin tired we all are. We talked about a few other things, like Big Adam getting GCW tickets for this weekend, but not much. We just want to sleep. So yeah, we just rush into the reviews and Andy Sperry drops by near the end as well to do a review and hang out. Yay. 0:00 - Intro 12:34 - World of Goo 2 - 2D BOY, Tomorrow Corporation (Adam) 26:15 - The Slormancer - Slormite Studios, Abiding Bridge (Pernell) 36:42 - Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch - Dvora Studio, Headup (Pernell) 46:11 - Please, Touch the Artwork 2 - Thomas Waterzooi (Chris) 59:38 - CyberCorp - Megame LLC (Pernell) 1:09:26 - Goblintown: Really Hard Driving Game - Truth Arts (Andy) 1:19:34 - K2: Digital Edition - Devon Games, Acram Digital (Pernell) The show ends with music from The Tiberian Sons because it’s the first folder I look at on my desktop. Yay! 1:35:01 - The Tiberian Sons - Swinglevania (Castlevania) https://2dboy.com/ https://tomorrowcorporation.com/ https://slormitestudios.com/ https://abidingbridge.com/ https://www.dvorastudio.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://studiowaterzooi.com/ https://megame-studio.com/ https://www.trutharts.com/ https://devon-games.itch.io/ https://acram.eu/ https://www.thetiberiansons.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1041: Shpadoinkle

13 days ago

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Download Episode 1041 – News and reviews are on the docket and we’ve got a lot to take care of, so let’s rock on this Shpadoinkle Day! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the landmark announcement that Gears of War will debut on PlayStation this Summer with Gears of War Reloaded launching on Xbox, PC, and PS5 with full cross play! GTA VI also got a new trailer, Xbox Game Pass got a new wave of announcements and departures, Spray Paint Simulator got a release date AND a date with SML next week, Forza selling well on PS5 while Indy flops, and tons more! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/News 35:15 - Towerborne - Stoic Studio, Xbox (Aki) 52:35 - Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)- Unreliable Narrators (Bri) 59:34 - KIBORG - Sobaka Studio (Jacob) 1:06:16 - Bartender Hustle - Departure Interactive, Ultimate Games (Bri) 1:15:00 - Cooking Companions - Deer Dream Studios, Serenity Forge (Jacob) 1:20:32 - Royal Romances: Endless Winter - Legacy Games (Bri) 1:24:49 - One Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 2 - ABA Games, Xitilon (Aki/Jacob/Bri) 1:33:38 - Penguin Flight: Beyond the Clouds - AFIL Games (Bri) The show ends with some Uniracers goodness from the trio of Sean “Ailsean” Stone, Dan “Prozax” Orosz, and Patrick “JAXX” Jacks! 1:38:47 - Ailsean, Prozax, & JAXX - Unikwak (Uniracers) https://stoicstudio.com/ http://xbox.com/ https://two-falls.com/ https://sobakastudio.com/ https://www.departureinteractive.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.deerdreamstudios.com/ https://serenityforge.com/ https://legacygames.com/ https://xitilonic.art/ https://afilgames.com/ https://ailsean.net/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1040: Now More Expensive!

21 days ago

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Download Episode 1040 – It’s a hefty week of news with lots of topics to discuss, so let’s get started before the price goes up again. The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the breaking news that Microsoft is RAISING prices on consoles and accessories as well as looking to release games at $80 this fall. Yay. We also talk the Borderlands 4 State of Play, PS Plus games for May, Clair Obscur’s sales figures, EA layoffs, and tons more. Plus a batch of reviews! 0:00 - Intro/News 30:36 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall Interactive, Kepler Interactive (Bri) 49:41 - Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy - Microids Studio Paris, Microids (Jacob) 50:48 - Once Upon a Puppet - Flatter Than Earth, Daedalic (Aki) 1:08:01 - Peglin - Red Nexus Games, Blitworks (Jacob) 1:13:07 - Cooking - RedDeerGames (Bri) 1:19:29 - 9th Dawn Remake - Valorware (Jacob) 1:25:27 - Fit and Fry - AFIL Games (Bri/Jacob) 1:29:02 - Mystic Pathways - AFIL Games (Jacob) We end the show with a song from Jake “virt” Kaufman from a long time ago. I don’t think it’s online anywhere, I don’t know how I got it, and for all I know he doesn’t even remember making it. It’s very ridiculous. I miss Jake. You still out there, bud? 1:37:32 - virt - w a f f l e s https://www.expedition33.com/ https://www.sandfall.co/ https://www.kepler-interactive.com/ https://www.microids.com/ https://www.flatterthanearth.com/ https://www.daedalic.com/ https://rednexus.games/ https://blitworks.com/ https://www.reddeergames.com/ https://valorware.squarespace.com/ https://afilgames.com/ https://virt.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1039: Starring Phil Space

24 days ago

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Download Episode 1039 – What happens when we need to cover some time until a friend shows up? That’s right. We fill space with Phil Space. The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome the made up person Phil Space to the show so we can fill space until Dave K shows up a little bit into the show before we can start reviews. So how do we fill up space this week? I really don’t remember. My arm still hurts like hell and I had a hard time paying attention, so just listen and pretend I wrote something really accurate and entertaining here. Plus reviews including Andy Sperry! 0:00 - Intro 25:16 - Steel Seed - Storm in a Teacup, ESDigital (Aki) 33:16 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - Primal Game Studio, Knights Peak (Pernell) 46:32 - Detective Dotson - Masala Games (Dave K) 55:09 - Blue Prince - Dogubomb, Raw Fury (Andy) 1:02:45 - Maliki: Poison of the Past - Blue Banshee, Ankama Games (Chris) 1:15:39 - ANNIE: Last Hope - Qooland Games, NiuGamer (Aki) 1:24:24 - Bionic Bay - Psychoflow Studio, Mureena, Kepler Interactive (Pernell) 1:31:31 - Amelia’s Garden - RedDeerGames (Aki) The show wraps up with a track from Bionic Commando by djpretzel from OCRemix! 1:36:14 - djpretzel - ASSAULT (Bionic Commando) https://www.stcware.com/ https://esdigital.games/ https://primalgs.com/ https://knightspeak.com/ https://www.masalagames.com/ https://www.blueprincegame.com/ https://rawfury.com/ https://bluebansheegames.com/ https://www.ankama.com/ https://www.qoolandgames.com/ https://www.niugamer.com/ https://psychoflowstudio.com/ https://www.jmyllys.com/ https://www.kepler-interactive.com/ https://www.reddeergames.com/ http://www.djpretzel.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1038: WanderSTOPITJACOB

28 days ago

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Download Episode 1038 – We’ve got Jenny “Kimchica” Windom returning to the show for another visit, this time for Wanderstop, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki all on hand to welcome Jenny “Kimchica” Windom back to the show for her third visit, this time joining on behalf of Ivy Road to chat all about Wanderstop, the cozy and relaxing tea brewing management sim! We chat about the history of the game, the mechanics, the incredible press kits, and how Jenny keeps coming on the show with different companies! Always a great chat when Jenny drops by! After Jenny heads out and Aki goes to take a nap, we handle the news of the week including the latest updates on Switch 2 preorders, the absolutely out of nowhere surprise shadow drop of Oblivion Remastered, FBC getting a release date as well as launching on PS Plus AND Xbox Game Pass, a Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance addition, a massive batch of games leaving PlayStation Plus, and tons more! Plus reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Kimchica Interview 50:43 - News 1:10:36 - MLB The Show 25 - San Diego Studio, Sony, MLB (Jacob) 1:22:05 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Book 2 - DON’T NOD (Bri) 1:29:27 - Leo & Mia: Animal Rescue - Honikou SASU, Maximum Entertainment (Jacob) 1:35:35 - Tempopo - Witch Beam, CULT Games (Bri) 1:42:30 - Out of Moves - AFIL Games (Jacob) 1:46:41 - HEGZIS - Clazz Apps, eastasiasoft (Bri) 1:50:43 - Old Skies - Wadjet Eye Games (Aki) 2:01:01 - SML After Dark - Projekt: Passion Season 2 - Classy Lemon (Aki) The show ends with a track from Juan “Sixto Sounds” Medrano from Super Dodge Ball! 2:12:10 - Juan Medrano - Go Balls Deep (Super Dodge Ball) https://bsky.app/profile/kimchica.bsky.social https://www.wanderstopgame.com/ https://www.ivyroad.fun/ https://theshow.com/ https://sonysandiegostudio.games/ https://dont-nod.com/ https://honikou.com/ https://maximument.com/ https://tempopogame.com/ https://witchbeam.com.au/ https://www.thecultgames.com/ https://afilgames.com/ http://www.clazzapps.com.tr/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://www.wadjeteyegames.com/ https://ocremix.org/artist/4685/juan-medrano https://atw.ocremix.org/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1037: Feeling Blue

4 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1037 – Pernell and Chris are back from their VGM Con excursion (that I could made, sad face), so let’s talk about it! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things include spaghetti policies, how much worse Spaghetti O’s have gotten in recent years, and of course Chris and Pernell talk about their time at VGM Con earlier in the month! From Chris performing in his own band and guesting with The OneUps to Pernell running into his old foe “Da Bomb”, it’s a fun time talking about a great event! Plus reviews including a segment from Andy Sperry! 0:00 - Intro/Chatter 25:50 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision, Aniplex (Pernell) 36:44 - Orphans - Infinity Gears Studios (Aki) 43:18 - Sacre Bleu - Hildring Studio, Noodlecake (Chris) 53:24 - Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate - Rocket Panda Games (Pernell) 1:02:34 - Willow Guard - MiTale (Andy) 1:07:10 - Warside - LAVABIRD, First Break Labs (Pernell) 1:19:46 - Skies Above - HungryDingo, Flynn’s Arcade (Chris) 1:28:47 - Snow Squall - VidyGames, Dolores Entertainment (Aki) 1:33:12 - Mega Knockdown - dhamster (Pernell) The show ends with some Final Fantasy VI goodness from our good buddy Tony “Prince uf Darkness” Dickinson! 1:42:20 - Prince uf Darkness feat. Shnabubula - The Hot Pink of Blues (Final Fantasy VI) https://tookyogames.jp/english/ https://ssl.media-vision.co.jp/ https://www.aniplex.co.jp/ https://infinitygearsstudios.com/ https://www.hildringstudio.com/ https://noodlecake.com/ https://rocketpandagames.com/ https://www.mitalegames.com/ https://www.playwarside.com/ https://firstbreaklabs.com/ https://hungrydingo.me/ https://www.flynnsarcades.com/ https://vidy.games/ http://doloresentertainment.com/ https://megaknockdown.com/ https://tonydickinson.net/ https://shnabubula.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1036: Bearly Tolerable

5 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1036 – We’ve got news of the week and a big batch of reviews to talk about, so let’s not waste any time! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki all on hand to chat about the news of the week as well as the Galaxies Gaming Showcase! We chat about a ton of the games featured as well as discussing the latest Nintendo Direct for Mario Kart World, all the latest rumors and info on the yet to be announced Oblivion remake, and a hearty batch of Xbox Game Pass additions and departures to talk about. All that and more plus reviews including emails from Horror Acolyte! 0:00 - Intro/News 38:13 - Big Buck Hunter: Ultimate Trophy - Cradle Games, Play Mechanix, GameMill Entertainment (Jacob) 47:27 - Monaco 2 - Pocketwatch Games, Humble Games (Aki & Horror) 59:09 - Hot Rod Mayhem - Casual Brothers (Jacob) 1:05:08 - Pilo and the Holobook - RedDeerGames (Aki) 1:11:40 - Drug Dealer Simulator - Byterunners, Movie Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 1:19:46 - Leila - Ubik Studios (Bri) 1:24:04 - The Epyx Collection: Handheld - Imagine Software, pixel games (Jacob) 1:30:45 - Moving Houses - Gordon Little, eastasiasoft (Aki) 1:36:36 - Finding Frankie - SUPERLOU, PERP GAMES (Horror) 1:42:42 - Bear Escape Mission - YUME GAME STUDIO (Jacob) 1:45:11 - Crystal Ball of Firmament - Heallies Games, Xitilon (Bri) The show ends with a track from Mega Beardo & Travis Morgan from the Spectrum of Mana album! 1:49:20 - Mega Beardo & Travis Morgan - The Great Sprite Hope (Secret of Mana) https://www.cradlegames.com/ https://rawthrills.com/ https://gamemill.com/ https://pocketwatchgames.com/ https://www.humblegames.com/ https://casualbrothers.com/ https://www.reddeergames.com/ https://byterunners.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.ubikstudios.com/ https://imaginesoftware.uk/ https://pixelgames.uk/ https://gord.games/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@SUPERLOUGAMES https://perpgames.com/ https://www.yumegamestudio.com.br/ https://healliesgames.itch.io/ https://xitilonic.art/ http://www.megabeardo.com/ https://www.spectrumofmana.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1035: Midnight Strikes

6 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1035 – It’s been a long week for everybody and we just wanna get thought this on a late Saturday night, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to discuss the news of the week as quickly as we can because it’s late, we’re tired, we’re sick, and we want to sleep. We cover the latest additions to the PlayStation Plus game catalog, tons of information on the Switch 2 including Breath of the Wild going up in price but not including the DLC, NSO Genesis updates, Ubisoft Leamington getting shut down, Marathon news, and a bunch more! Plus a big ol’ batch of reviews! 0:00 - Intro/News 18:39 - South of Midnight - Compulsion Games, Xbox (Aki & Bri) 34:29 - Pocket Bravery - Statera Studio, PQube (Jacob) 40:30 - Promise Mascot Agency - Kaizen Game Works (Bri) 51:57 - Dagger Froggy - Solluco, eastasiasoft (Jacob) 55:58 - Ellphaser - AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri) 1:00:57 - Secrets in Green - Borealis, eastasiasoft (Jacob) 1:06:03 - Hook: Complete Edition - Maciej Targoni, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 1:10:34 - Suika and Dragons - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri) 1:12:54 - The Killing Antidote - MetalStar Studio (Aki) 1:21:52 - Project 13: Nightwatch - DRYBREAD, Dolores Entertainment (Bri) 1:24:53 - The Black Within - waleedzo, Dolores Entertainment (Aki) The show ends with a brand spankin new recording of The Legendary Theme from Gitaroo Man by The OneUps LIVE at VGM Con 2025! That’s right, it happened just hours before the show and I’m using a cell phone recording. Enjoy the lack of quality! 1:29:02 - The OneUps - The Legendary Theme (Gitaroo Man - Live at VGM Con 2025) https://compulsiongames.com/ https://xbox.com/ https://staterastudio.com/ https://pqube.co.uk/ https://kaizengameworks.com/ https://solluco.itch.io/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://afilgames.com/ https://borealisgames.itch.io/ https://www.rainbowtrain.eu/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/ https://linktr.ee/metalstarstudio https://drybread.games/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://waleedzo.itch.io/ https://theoneups.com/ https://vgmcon.org/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1034: Switching It Up

6 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1034 – It’s a PartyCast with a whole bunch of Nintendo Switch 2 discussion, so let’s get this show on the road! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Andy Sperry, Aki, and Big Adam Chase all on hand to talk how cold it is for some reason. We also discuss the Switch 2 and share our opinions on the game lineup, pricing details, and plenty more including a nice long, somewhat volatile conversation about the Switch 2’s awful storage capacity and future storage solutions/woes. Nintendo really dropped the ball only putting 256GB of storage on this thing. Plus a batch of reviews! 0:00 - Intro/Chatter 1:08:56 - Wreckfest 2 - Bugbear, THQ Nordic (Adam) 1:22:33 - Mother Machine - Maschinen-Mensch (Andy) 1:32:45 - Twilight Monk - Aquatic Moon Games, Gravity Game Arise (Pernell) 1:42:56 - Blankspace - NoBread Studio, Penguin Pop Games (Aki) 1:50:21 - Spirit Valor - EXE-CREATE, KEMCO (Chris) 2:07:52 - Chippy’s Stash - AFIL Games (Aki) The show ends with some F-Zero goodness from the old school Descendants of Erdrick lineup! 2:11:47 - Descendants of Erdrick - Mute Blue Silence Field (F-Zero) http://bugbeargames.com/ https://thqnordic.com/ https://maschinen-mensch.com/ https://www.aquatic-moon.com/ https://gravityga.jp/ https://bsky.app/profile/nobreadstudio.bsky.social https://www.penguinpop.com/ https://www.exe-create.co.jp/ https://www.kemco.game/ https://afilgames.com/ https://descendantsoferdrick.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1033: VGM Con Monster Party!

7 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1033 – I might not be attending VGM Con anymore this year due to health, but I can bring them to me, so let’s get this monster going! The show kicks off with a monster PartyCast of Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, Ian “Doc Havok” Griffin, and Aki alongside guests Vaughn Rowles of VGM Con, good friend and VGM Con staff Chris “Flik” Serani, VGM Con performer and member of The OneUps Mustin, and VGM performer and BIRTHDAY BOY Grant “Stemage” Henry! We chat about VGM Con, performers, plans for the event, Mustin’s sales ideas, lamenting the fact I can’t make it, and a ton more! After Vaughn and Mustin head out, the rest of us discuss the news of the week including tons of information on the Nintendo Switch 2 release including the price of the system and games, game title reveals and surprises, discussion on the specs and performance, and a whole lot more. Let’s hope the Switch 2 doesn’t go up in price with Captain Bonespurs’ tariff garbage going on, but I’m sure it will. There’s also Game Pass news, sales, layoffs, and more, plus a hearty batch of reviews! 0:00 - Intro/VGM PartyCast 1:11:50 - News 2:05:12 - Tunguska: The Visitation - Rotorist Workshop (Aki) 2:14:56 - Pinball FX VR - Zen Studios (Grant) 2:25:16 - Rosewater - Grundislav Games, Application Systems Heidelberg (Ian) 2:37:44 - Breakout Beyond - Choice Provision, ATARI (Jacob) 2:42:20 - Blue Wednesday - Buff Studio, Forever Entertainment (Bri) 2:49:28 - My Little Universe - Estoty, SayGames (Jacob) 2:53:52 - Vindefiant - Blakey Games (Aki) 3:01:40 - Royal Romances: Forbidden Magic - Domini Games, Metaboo, Legacy Games (Bri) 3:06:25 - CarGo! - Memory Leak Games, Cleversan Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 3:10:34 - Alchemist Shop Simulator - Kool2Play (Ian) 3:16:31 - Caligo - Krealit, Sometimes You (Bri) 3:19:01 - Bee Flowers: Royal Garden - AFIL Games (Jacob) The show ends with a banger of a song from Jake “virt” Kaufman off of the Child’s Play 2008 album produced by Mustin! Want to get a copy? Head to VGM Con and you might get lucky with Mustin’s Mystery Bundles! 3:26:00 - virt - Plasmatextor https://vgmcon.org/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://theoneups.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/RotoristWorkShop/ https://zenstudios.com/ https://www.grundislav.games/ https://www.application-systems.de/ https://choiceprovisions.com/ https://atari.com/ https://www.buffstudio.com/ https://forever-entertainment.com/ https://estoty.com/ https://say.games/publishing/ https://www.blakeygames.com/ https://dominigames.com/ https://mataboo.com/ https://legacygames.com/ https://cleversan.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://www.kool2play.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/629840/ https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://afilgames.com/ https://virt.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1032: A GOOD Show! jk april fools lol

7 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1032 – It’s the final episode of SML as we’re all leaving to get into bodybuilding! JK it’s April Fools and we get stupid. Have fun! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki all on hand to hang out and talk about this day of jokery and buffoonery and all that jazz. We also FINALLY take Jacob’s idea of doing joke reviews and make it a reality. Everybody picked a fun or offbeat game and gave it a review, so see what kind of fun stuff we talked about and then prepare for ACTUAL reviews, including a recording from Andy Sperry! 0:00 - Intro/Silliness 54:12 - Shadow of the Orient - Spacelab Games, Dolores Entertainment (Pernell) 1:00:02 - S-Prysm Destroyer - Maids With Guns, eastasiasoft (CHris) 1:13:20 - Sol Dorado Heist - Megalixir Games, Sometimes You (Aki) 1:22:06 - Reignbreaker - Studio Fizbin, Thunderful Publishing (Andy) 1:26:35 - Myriad Death - IGNITION M, holo indie (Pernell) The show ends with some TMNT goodness from Sixto Sounds to celebrate it being April I guess! 1:36:41 - Sixto Sounds - Hot For April (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) https://www.spacelabgames.com/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://maidswithguns.itch.io/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://megalixirgames.itch.io/ https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://lurk.ly/gNqXGY https://www.studio-fizbin.com/ https://thunderfulgames.com/ https://www.ign-m.com/ https://ccmc-corp.com/ https://ocremix.org/artist/4685/juan-medrano https://ocremix.org/album/55/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shell-shocked https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1031: Direct Hit

8 weeks ago

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Download Episode 1031 – It’s a week with a Nintendo Direct which means we talk a lot about news! Yay! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to hang out and chat about how we’re doing. We also chat about the news of the week including the latest Nintendo Direct and we cover everything! From the latest trailers for Dragon Quest and Metroid Prime 4 to the all new reveals of Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tamodachi Life returning! And can you believe even MORE Sony games are hitting the Switch? But not Xbox! They can have Forza and Indy, but we can’t even get friggin GOLF from them? Dicks. Plus reviews including an email from Andy Sperry as read by George “norg” Nowik! 0:00 - Intro/News 58:22 - ATOMFALL - Rebellion (Aki) 1:18:04 - Spilled! - Lente (Bri) 1:22:03 - Rocket Rats - Gagonfe (Jacob) 1:27:10 - Space Filler - Sid Fish Games, Xitilon (Jacob) 1:31:11 - Ah, Love! - Lovixsama, Xitilon (Bri) 1:33:57 - Stellar Docks: Deep Space - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri) 1:38:44 - Legends Aligned - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri) 1:42:24 - Boomerforge - Synnergy Circle Games (Jacob) 1:46:45 - Raccoon is Hungry - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri/Jacob) 1:51:53 - PREVIEW: Saintess of the Golden Bow - Transparent Games, Error 300 (Aki) 2:01:23 - INAYAH: Life After Gods - ExoGenesis Studios, Headup (Andy) The show ends with a Zelda mashup from our good friend Jeremy “Geoffrey Taucer” Waters! 2:08:30 - Geoffrey Taucer - Hotel Kaholint (Zelda) https://rebellion.com/ https://lentegamedev.itch.io/ https://gagonfe.dev/ https://sidfishgames.com/ https://xitilonic.art/ https://afilgames.com/ https://www.synnergycirclegames.com/ https://www.transparent.games/ https://error300.com/ https://www.inayahgame.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/geoffreytaucer.bsky.social https://ocremix.org/ https://www.keymailer.co/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://terraplayer.com/shows/the-sml-podcast https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW…

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1030: LaundryTalk

8 weeks ago