Space Game Junkie Podcast

Hey, YOU Try Finding an Image of “Check In” That Isn’t This. 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 developer of Astra Protocol 2!! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show! Youtube link Show Notes What We’ve Been Playing: Brian * Sacred 2 Spaz * Everspace 2 * Wartales * ArcRunner Julie * No Man’s Sky * Tetris Effect * X4: Foundations Thorsten * Wartales * ArcRunner * Void Bastards Jacob * Age of Wonders 4 * Nebulous * MegaFortress David * Armored Core 6 * ArcRunner * Beat Hazard 3 * Gunlocked * Freedom Drive * Gunner Heat PC

Great Advice 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 this time. ;) Next week will be another topic show, but we’ve not chosen it yet! It’ll be fun though! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums.

Ah, Memories… 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. It’s a fun trip down memory lane for us, and hopefully for you as well! You can scroll down to see the list below! Next week we’ll be talking about taking a break from gaming. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Show Notes Here’s our game list! Brian * First Computer Game – Lunar Lander * First Console Game – Mine Storm Julie * First Computer Game – Nameless Space Game * First Console Game – Gran Turismo Thorsten * First Computer Game – Skyfox on C64 * First Console Game – River Raid Jacob * First Computer Game – Homeworld 2 * First Console Game – Yoshi’s Island GBA David * First Computer Game – Doom * First Console Game that Left an Impression – Armored Core

There’s a Lot Going On Here 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 talk a lot about gaming design and gaming history as well as the game. This week we’ll be talking about our favorite retro games. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums.

You Know How Hard it is To Find a Picture of “Ambition”? 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 really fun time! Next week is up in the air, but it’ll be something fun! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thank you for listening! Show Notes Here are the developers/games we singled out in this episode: Brian * Burak Dabak – SpaceBourne 1/2 * Trevor Sorensen – Star Fleet II David * Streum On Studio – EYE Divine Cybermancy, Necromunda etc. * SCS Software – Euro Truck Simulator 2 Spaz * Hello Games – No Man’s Sky * IBOL/Bob Saunders – Approaching Infinity Julie * Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone – Stardew Valley * Unknown Worlds Entertainment – Subnautica Thorsten * Kodera – DeltaVee: Rings of Saturn * Wilhelmsen Studios/ Peter Wilhelmsen – Reentry Jacob * Trese Brothers – Star Traders et al. * Mazer Ludd of Eridanum Industries – Nebulous: Fleet Command

Yeah, This Happens a Lot… 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 was a great time, we thought. Next week we’ll talk about indie developers who seem to never sleep. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums.

Such a Forgotten Gem. 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 games in this list, the entirety of which you can see below. It was a REALLY fun time, and I wonder if we’ll revisit this topic again! Next week, we’ll talk about the indie games, and their developers, that strike us as super ambitious. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thank you for listening, and enjoy the show! Show Notes Here are the games we discussed in this episode: Brian * Millennia: Altered Destinies * Independence War 2 * Bloody Rally Show Spaz * Jagged Alliance 2 * Approaching Infinity * Alpha Protocol Julie * Warhammer Online * Wildstar * Hellgate London‌ Thorsten * Cholo * Space Station Oblivion * Laser Squad Jacob * Disco Elysium * Sword of the Stars * Silent Hunter (fuck you Ubisoft) David * Homeworld Cataclysm/Emergence * Red Solstice 2: Survivors * Monster Girl Manager

Gonna Science the Hell Out of This… 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 was feeling really drained, mentally. I kinda fell apart at the end, but up UNTIL that, it was a pretty good show, I thought. Next week we’ll follow up with our topic of games we thought deserved better, as we didn’t cover all the games we wanted to last time! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show!

Yeah, it’s a Bit Like That. 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 was a really fun discussion, so we hope you enjoy it. Next week we’ll be welcoming on the developer of the spacey colony sim, Trappist! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Show Notes * Itch: http://bobbybobbybobby.itch.io/chaotic-era * Website: http://bobbybobbybobby.com * Twitters: http://twitter.com/bobbydimension and http://twitter.com/chaotic_era * Discord: https://discord.gg/HPB2mrw7Xy

It’s a Fun Time! 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 medium, you might be better served watching the YouTube video. That said, we hope you enjoy the show. On the next episode, we’ll welcome the developers of Chaotic Era! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums.

Still the Best in the Business. 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 gonna do another episode on this because we went well over an hour just talking about three apiece. It was a really fun time, and you can see the list below if you’re curious. Next week is up in the air. I’ve been trying to keep it open for a guest we’ve invited on, but I’ve yet to hear back from them, so we might do a topic. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show. Show Notes Here’s our first list of games we feel deserve better: Brian * Freespace 2 * Star Fleet II * Star Crusader Spaz * Star Trek: Bridge Crew * Metal Fatigue * Genesis: Alpha One * Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Julie * Okami * No Man’s Sky * Starmade Thorsten * Enigma Force * Carrier Command: Gaea Mission * OPUS: Echo of Starsong Jacob * Starshatter: Gathering Storm * Subwar 2050 * Wing Commander Series David * Warzone 2100 * Auto Assault * Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising

I Have No Idea What’s Going On… 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 lead on this one, and did a great job. It was really fun! For the next episode, we’ll talk about games we feel deserve better than they got. As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening everyone!

IYKYK 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 about it! We then went on a heck of a tangent. ;) Next week we’ll be welcoming back the owner of Ad Astra Games to talk about their latest spacey board games! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy the show! Show Notes Our List of Games of Which We Initially Bounced Off: Brian * Star Fleet II * Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Spaz * Nothing Julie * EVE Online * X4: Foundations Thorsten * Star Legions * Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire Jacob * Guild Wars 2 * Shadow Empire David * Deus Ex * Vampire Survivors

Bring It On… 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 come out this year. You can see our pics below. We then veer off into Armored Core for a spell, as you do. Next week’s topic is still up in the air, but it should be fun! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Show Notes Our Most-Anticipated Games of 2023 Brian * Starsector * Taxinaut * Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader * Redfall * Alliance of the Sacred Suns Spaz * ‌Couldn’t Whittle Down His List, Sadly Julie * Lord of the Rings: Gollum * Star Citizen * EVE Online * Spongebob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake * Starfield * Extra – Human Horizons book Thorston * Space Mechanic Simulator * SpaceBourne 2 * Orion’s End * Dune Awakening * Alliance Space Guard Jacob * Armored Core 6 * Stalker 2 * Falling Frontier * Xenonauts 2 * Nebulous: Fleet Command David * Memory of a Broken Dimension * Intravenous 2 * Core Decay * Outpath * Armored Core 6

It Was a Heck of a Year Hello my friends, and welcome to our first show of 2023! Happy new year!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back on the games that made our 2022, and boy do we have a lot of games we played last year. You can see the list below, but suffice it to say, 2022 was pretty damned good, gaming-wise. Next week, we’ll talk about what we’re looking for to hopefully come out this year! As always, if you have any questions or comments, please drop them in the comments below, email us at hail@spacegamejunkie.com or hit us up on the forums. Show Notes Our Games of 2022 Most Surprising Game of the Year * Brian – STAR MATH: Interstellar Rogue 2 * Spaz – Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga * Julie – IXION * Thorsten – Flight of Nova * Jacob – Guild Wars 2 * David – Vampire Survivors Most Disappointing Game of the Year * Brian – Distant Worlds 2 * Spaz – Aircraft Carrier Survival * Julie – Cyberpunk 2077 * Thorsten – Not One Game, but Lack of Communication from Developers * Jacob – Warhammer 40,000: Darktide * David – Callisto Protocol Your Space Game of the Year * Brian – Star Fleet II/Taxinaut * Spaz – For the Warp * Julie – Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr * Thorsten – Taxinaut/Hardspace: Shipbreaker * Jacob – Star Traders: Frontiers * David – X4: Tides of Avarice Your Best Soundtrack of the Year * Brian – Old World * Spaz – Old World * Julie – Conan Exiles * Thorsten – Old World/Hardspace: Shipbreaker * Jacob – Warhammer 40,000: Darktide * David – Hardspace: Shipbreaker Your Top Game of the Year * Brian – Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr * Spaz – FTL: Multiverse Mod * Julie – Final Fantasy IV/Skyrim * Thorsten – Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord * Jacob – Final Fantasy IV * David – Signalis/Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries with Mods