Something Something Joystick

This week, we talk about Baby Mario, child torturer Shigeru Miyamoto, a 'pizza button', the complexities of racial sensitivity, Spring Break, 'bales of weed', Wes Anderson, the existence of a soul, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Dead Or Alive 5, Rocksmith, and Sound Shapes. We have a buttload of news this week: PAX heads to Australia, Team Bondi announce Whore Of The Orient, Insomniac Games announce Fuse, Deep Silver announce Dead Island: Riptide, Double Fine announce Middle Manager of Justice, Square Enix announce Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, as well as a giant collection of every major game in the series. Amazon France leaks a potential Killzone Trilogy, Konami announce a social game, a new Metal Gear Solid game called Ground Zeroes, and a movie adaptation. Valve is finally releasing Black Mesa Source, we talk about another coffee table book (this time based on Punch-Out!!), the FAA makes movements to end their reign of tyranny, and the glorious nation of Poland ge

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 NoonanYou're The Only Thing: Pablo J & the Lobstere

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 RuffiansClick Click Click Click: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan (from 2008! Jebus...)CLICK HERE to download!YOU WANT TO GET BOWSER WITH SHADES WAILING ON

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 NoonanI Need A Life: Born RuffiansFloat Islands Beac

This week, we ramble on about 'dreamt', O-Week, PokéSoc, the Green Goblin, GAME(s Wizards), inFAMOUS, bike-riding sims, Bastion, why this episode is late, stip-stiggity-story-time (aka COUGH), we stall for several minutes, we anticipate the Vita, I tell Sandsky what Call of Duty is, our marriage breaks up, we do the podcast on our own for a while, Tom tells me how to have sex through someone, we stage each other's funerals, and we learn that Sandsky has a bun in the oven.Also, stick around after the end to hear some deleted bullshit! It's like the rest of the podcast, but even worse!MUSIC USED:Something Something Joystick Theme Song: Xavier Rubetzki NoonanJust Bloody Dream (About A Wonderwall): Xavier Rubetzki Noonan (Lady Gaga/U2/Green Day/Oasis cover)CLICK HERE to download!Email us! I dare you!Add Sandsky on Xbox Live: colourfastAdd Xavier on PSN: xavierrnWe love you! Have a good week!

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 -

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 NoonanI tried to write some cutesy platformer kiddy nintendo shit: Jellica / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0Have 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'l

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 NoonanPower Supply: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0Free: Astrid & the AsteroidsPlay the Game: Astrid & the AsteroidsCOME SEE OUR BAND:w/Edema Ruh, Ibis Nixon and the Cowboy Zealots & The Rusty Spring Syncopators, July 25 @ GoodGod Sm

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 NoonanFlora/Fauna: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0CLICK HERE to download!IT'S HARD TO BARGLE NAWDLE ZOUSS WITH ALL TH

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 NoonanVideo Challenge: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0CLICK HERE to download!...The hell?Check out Insert Coin(s)! It's comfy, and easy to wear!Also