Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Doug of Psychronic Game Studios to talk about his current prologue game, Star Shift Origins, as well as the upcoming games in the series, Rebellion and Legacy! It’s a really fun discussion about game design, engines... The post SGJ Podcast #427 – Star Shift Origins appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast, so sorry for its lateness but last week totally got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about localization, which goes far, far beyond just translating text. There are whole levels of nuance one needs to do a good localization,... The post SGJ Podcast #426 – Localization appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Shaun Randall of Edenic Era to talk about their upcoming spacey co-op adventure game, Lodestar! We talk a lot about the amazingness of Unreal, how the game levels are built, the idea for the game, and... The post SGJ Podcast #425 – Lodestar appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down to talk about RPGs, and boy, do we talk a LOT about RPGs. This episode is the first in what will be a series of free-flowing discussion on various RPGs and types of RPGs. For example, in... The post SGJ Podcast #424 – RPGs appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about paper, specifically documentation. We wax and wane about the “olden days” when games came in boxes along with printed manuals (and other fun stuff too). It’s a fun, free-flowing discussion in which we had a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #423 – Documentation appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Dan of Slice Bar Games to talk about his cassette-future space exploration, combat and death game, Astra Protocol 2! We’re just fascinated by this game, so we have a LOT of questions about it, which does lead... The post SGJ Podcast #422 – Astra Protocol 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a loosey goosey check-in about what we’ve been playing and what we’re excited about. It turns out, we’ve all been playing quite a lot of awesome stuff, and you can see the list below! Next week, we’ll welcome on... The post SGJ Podcast #421 – Check-in appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s show y’all! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the necessity of taking breaks. Whether it’s taking a break from gaming entirely, specific games, or other things, breaks can be good for one’s mental health. We have a tangent or two, but we mostly stay on topic... The post SGJ Podcast #420 – Taking Breaks appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have a discussion on retro games, which will likely be our first of many. This time around, we talk about our first PC and first console (if applicable) and which games on those systems were our firsts as well.... The post SGJ Podcast #419 – Retro Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the podcast. I am so sorry about the lateness of this episode, but my week got away from me, so I thank you for your patience! This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Zoltan Borbas to talk his new space 4X game, Stellar Sovereigns! We... The post SGJ Podcast #418 – Stellar Sovereigns appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about indie developers who we’re particularly impressed with due to their ambition and work ethic. We talk about a lot of specific developers and their games, and heap all the deserved praise, and it ends up being a... The post SGJ Podcast #417 – Ambitious Indies appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Jonah Wilberg of Four Fold Games to talk about his upcoming procedural space tactical adventure, Relic Space. We have a lot of fun with some tangents, some great talk about the board, similar board games and more. It... The post SGJ Podcast #416 – Relic Space appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I revisit a topic we hit a few weeks ago, games we felt deserved better. We had so much fun and didn’t get to all our picks, that we’re back for round two, and my goodness, are there some excellent... The post SGJ Podcast #415 – Games that Deserved Better, Part 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome on Peter Oost to talk about his upcoming spacey colony game, Trappist! While we had a lot of fun, and got to learn a lot about the game, I have to apologize for my own behavior, as I... The post SGJ Podcast #414 – Trappist appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome Kevin Donnelly and Gabriel O’Flaherty of Bobby Technology to talk about their upcoming survival RTS, Chaotic Era! We had an entertaining discussion about the game’s inspirations, how it’s meant to be brutal and challenging, and much more. It... The post SGJ Podcast #413 – Chaotic Era appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Friends, so sorry this one is late, last week completely got away from me. This time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I pass some time playing Rifftrax: The Game. The reasons for this are numerous, so I won’t bore you with the why. I will say though that, since Rifftrax is a very visual... The post SGJ Podcast #412 – Rifftrax appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about games we feel deserve better, whether they came out and bombed, or were unfinished and got better, we talk about games that didn’t get a fair shake. We had so many games to talk about we’re likely... The post SGJ Podcast #411 – Games that Deserved Better appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the show folks! Sorry this episode was late, work got away from me this month. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Ken Burnside of Ad Astra Games to talk about his current selection of detailed space (and air) combat boardgames. I know nothing about boardgames, so Jacob took... The post SGJ Podcast #410 – Ad Astra Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I take a listener topic request (thanks tsubasanut!) and talk about games we initially bounced off and then returned to later, and finally clicked with. It’s a pretty varied list, as you can see below, and we had fun talking... The post SGJ Podcast #409 – Bouncing Back appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the five games we’re most looking forward to in 2023, and my goodness it was tough whittling it down to five. Spaz couldn’t even do so, which isn’t surprising as a lot of good stuff hopefully will... The post SGJ Podcast #408 – Looking Forward to 2023 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.