Space Game Junkie Podcast

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I hang around Quark’s on the Promenade in Deep Space Nine to shoot the breeze, as it were. No topic, just fun chat. Next week, I’ve no idea. Probably Star Wars: Squadrons talk, if anything else. As always, if you have any questions... The post SGJ Podcast #326 – Rambling appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I take on the discussion of co-op games. What makes them good, what we wish they did better, our favorites and so on. We do this while playing one of the best co-op games ever: Deep Rock Galactic. Sadly we had some... The post SGJ Podcast #325 – Crazy for Co-op appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about space games that have a focus on building something, whether it’s a building or a probe or a ship or a whole space station. We talk about what a lot of games do right, what a lot do wrong, what... The post SGJ Podcast #324 – Building in Space Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about racing in space games, and why it isn’t more of a thing. There are many games that have racing as an element, but they’re still a minority in the genre, and fewer still space games that focus on racing.... The post SGJ Podcast #323 – Racing in Space Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down to talk space survival games, such as Space Engineers, Empyrion and so forth. We get into a fun discussion about how far they’ve come and how far they still have to go, in many cases. Next week on the show, we’ll... The post SGJ Podcast #322 – Space Survival Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I invite in our developer friends from our busy Discord server to share their stories about how they’re doing, how their games are coming along, etc etc. It’s a very fun discussion about working from home, coping with change and a lot more. As... The post SGJ Podcast #321 – Developer Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome back to the podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about how we’re all doing, and what games y’all should have on hand during a quarantine. We also talk movies and stuff. It’s fun to be back! Next weel we’ll do a developer round-table check-in. As always, if you have any... The post SGJ Podcast #320 – Playing Games During a Pandemic appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Friends, just a quick note to say that the podcast will be on hold until 4/21, since we’re all super stressed and what not. You can still hang out with us on all our communities, and we invite you to let us know how you’re doing. Stay safe, be well, and be there for each... The post Podcast Announcement: A Tiny Hiatus appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the show folks! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Jasper Pol, who joined us all the way from Ireland, to talk about his fascinating game of space taxi driving, Taxinaut. We talk a lot about the game, the movie Taxi Driver and much more. It’s a GREAT show, and... The post SGJ Podcast #319 – Taxinaut appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to the podcast my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I have an early morning (for us) sit down with Konstantin Kronfeldner, the lead developer and designer of the about-to-leave-early-access spaceship adventure and builder game, Avorion! We talk about the game’s amazing journey through early access, how it manages both single and multiplayer... The post SGJ Podcast #318 – Avorion appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome back to the podcast you guys! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with five-time guest — now a record — Paul Zakrzewski to talk about his recently, and finally, released open space epic, Void Destroyer 2! We have a great talk about the game, some side chatter about other games, and... The post SGJ Podcast #317 – Void Destroyer 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Fernando Rey, developer of Astra Exodus, who kindly took time out of his lovely holiday in Uruguay to talk to us about his game, games of the nineties and much more. It was a really fun and free-flowing... The post SGJ Podcast #316 – Astra Exodus appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast y’all! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Frank Nicolaas de Boer, creator of the spacey survival RPG thing that is Titan Outpost. We talk a lot about the game, it’s narrative challenges, its RPG elements and much more, as well as juggling life and developing games.... The post SGJ Podcast #315 – Titan Outpost appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about recent gaming news, not just in spacey gamey stuff, but in general, and it’s a really fun discussion, which also includes what we’ve been playing of late! Next week we’ll welcome on the developer of Titan Outpost to talk... The post SGJ Podcast #314 – News Roundtable and Catch Up appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Ray Fowler, lead developer of the free Master of Orion 1-styled space 4X game, Remnants of the Precursors! We talk a lot about the game, but also about programming, 4X games in general, a LOT of Master of... The post SGJ Podcast #313 – Remnants of the Precursors appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hello friends, and welcome to this week’s podcast! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Tony Romanelli and Richard Ebanks, CEO and COO respectfully, and co-founders of Frontwire Studios to talk about their Battlefront homage, Galaxy in Turmoil. Hot on the heels of a sadly unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, we dive into the... The post SGJ Podcast #312 – Galaxy in Turmoil appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Welcome to this week’s podcast, my friends! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Joshua “Halkun” Walker, who worked on the Windows port for the amazing 1991 starship tactical combat game, Rules of Engagement! We discuss getting the rights to the game, the trials of working with thirty-year-old code, learning how to... The post SGJ Podcast #311 – Rules of Engagement Windows Port appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome back to the Space Game Junkie Podcast as well as a new decade! Yay! This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I sit down with Brian Jamison, Creative Director at Jumpdrive Studios, to talk about his currently-in-early-access spaceship, crew, fleet and resource management game, XO. This is a fascinating game reminiscent of Battlestar... The post SGJ Podcast #310 – XO appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s podcast This week, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about mobile games. While we try to focus primarily on space games — of which there are a lot, surprisingly — we also diverge into all sorts of mobile gaming, and discuss why, on the whole, we’re not big mobile... The post SGJ Podcast #309 – Mobile Space Games appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

Hey friends, sorry this was so late! We did it right before Thanksgiving and that week got crazy for me so this slipped beneath my fingers. In this episode, Jim, Spaz, Hunter and I talk about how being an introvert can affect your multiplayer gaming and gaming-based socializing. We talk about a lot of games... The post SGJ Podcast #308 – Introvertedness and Multiplayer Gaming appeared first on Space Game Junkie.