SGJ Podcast #02: Give Me a Ship and a Song to Steer Her By…




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Summary: Hey everyone, welcome to episode #02 of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, <a href="http://www.badmoviepodcast.com/">Jim</a> and I try to become more streamlined and efficient (me especially), yet still discuss some news, some games, and our main topic, the best music from spacey games!<br> All the notes for the show are below, and feel free to comment on the show either here in the comments or on our forum. Thanks for listening, and don’t forget if you want to subscribe, you can use the icons in the sidebar on the left for our RSS feed or iTunes page. Thanks again! <br> Podcast #02 Notes<br> News:<br> <br> * Homeworld – <a href="http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/02/27/homeworlds-for-sale-and-supreme-commander-too/">IP up for sale in May</a>.<br> * Strike Suit Zero – <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43153532/strike-suit-zero/posts/420101">Major patch added, adds new targeting, a cockpit view, checkpoint saves and difficulty settings.</a><br> * Void of Darkness – New Starflight clone in the works.<br> * Freespace 2 – <a href="http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=83890.0">Latest version of Freespace Open is out</a>.<br> <br> Games We Played This Week:<br> <br> * Brian – None! Whuuuuuuuut?<br> * Jim – <a href="http://www.gog.com/gamecard/wing_commander_3_heart_of_the_tiger/?pp=572e20738130fddc7c389f2ab14f4e4b22a97c39">Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger</a>, Mechwarrior Online<br> <br> Miscellaneous Links:<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.trancearoundtheworld.com/" class="broken_link">Trance Around the World</a><br> <br> Topic – Music from Space Games:<br> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/conquest-frontier-wars" class="broken_link">Conquest: Frontier Wars</a><br> Developer/Date: Fever Pitch Studios, 2001 | Composed by: <a href="http://jimhannigan.wordpress.com/">James Hannigan</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sega">Andrew Sega</a> | Sample Track: Terran Game Music | Get it at <a href="http://www.gog.com/gamecard/conquest_frontier_wars/?pp=572e20738130fddc7c389f2ab14f4e4b22a97c39">GOG</a><br> [audio:http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/music/Conquest-Frontier-Wars-Terran-Game-Music-Sample.mp3]<br> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/distant-worlds" class="broken_link">Distant Worlds</a><br> Developer/Date: Code Force, 2010 | Composed by: Unknown | Sample Track: Action 2 | Get it from <a href="http://www.matrixgames.com/products/379/details/Distant.Worlds">Matrix Games</a><br> [audio:http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/music/Distant-Worlds-Action2-Sample.mp3]<br> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/emperor-of-the-fading-suns" class="broken_link">Emperor of the Fading Suns</a><br> Developer/Date: Holistic Design, 1996 | Composed by: <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/by_genre/developerId,6648/" class="broken_link">Tim Carrol</a>, <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,6647/" class="broken_link">Ernie Ernest</a>, <a href="http://www.dscott.net/">Scott Moskos</a>, <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/by_genre/developerId,6649/" class="broken_link">Colin Rea</a> and <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/by_genre/developerId,6651/" class="broken_link">Barry Suttle</a> | Sample Track: Madrigal | Get it from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AQ7K4I/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000AQ7K4I&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=spagamjun-20">Amazon</a><br> [audio:http://www.spacegamejunkie.com/music/Emperor-of-the-Fading-Suns-Madrigal-Sample.mp3]<br> <a href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/endless-space" class="broken_link">Endless Space</a> <br> Developer/Date: Amplitude Studios, 2012 | Composed by: Fly By No/<a href="http://gameaudiofactory.com/">Game Audio Factory</a> | Sample Track: Falling Night Stars | Get ...