Heroes of Gaming Podcast
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 607 ratingsConversations with the REAL HEROES of Gaming! Retro, Indie, and AAA Creators, Concept Artists, Composers, Programmers, and Voice-Over Talents who create the video games we love!
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Perfect Music Takes a Golden Eye - Grant Kirkhope - Iconic Composer
February 25, 2024 06:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBGrant Kirkhope shares with us his journey through a combination of education and solo dedication. His unique approaches and adjacent connectivity to the folks who created RARE built a platform for Grant to bring his talents to manifest some of the most memorable music in the history of video games. Time-travel with us as we revisit some of his greatest hits and newest achievements. This Scottish composer's works include GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, and Perfect Dark, among...
The King of Voices - Jon St. John - Legendary Voiceover Talent
February 20, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBJon St. John is world renowned for being the incredible voice of DUKE NUKEM! Jon has a career spanning decades not only as the Alien Ass Kicker, but also as an unforgettable radio personality, many iconic voices from hit animations, and more epic characters in video games like Dota 2, Guild Wars 2, and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games. Jon shares with us the path he took to become the known talent he is and gave us a few of his tips on how to create iconic characters on our own journey. ...
A New Home for Storytellers - Spinrack CEO Melissa McGinnis and CVO Jeff Pierce
March 31, 2023 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThe hearts and minds behind SPINRACK, Melissa McGinnis (Chief Executive Officer) and Jeff Pierce (Chief Visionary Officer) share with us a FIRST EXCLUSIVE chat about the amazing community experience they built with a team of next generation focused geniuses. SPINRACK is a home for people who produce, discuss, or collect original comic stories, emerging indie video games, and integrated NFTs. SPINRACK REDESIGNS HOW COMICS ARE OWNED & ENJOYED Legendary creators Chuck Dixon & Graham Nolan cra...
A Symphony of Skills - Stephen Ddungu - Video Game Creator and Solo Developer
March 08, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBWe had the pleasure of discovering the creative savant Stephen Ddungu online thinking his content was the next Square Enix game only to find out it was the work of one man! From the other side of the world in Great Britain we were educated by Stephen on all the steps of creating a video game from scratch by himself from his vast knowledge in animation, composing music, world building, and storytelling. A disciplined entrepreneur currently working on, and solo-developing, 3 large-scale am...
It's the New Way To Go - Ernie Kim AKA itstheG.O - Variety Streamer
February 11, 2023 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBErnie Kim AKA itstheG.O is a variety streamer, content creator, and fashion reviewer. An unstoppable zoomer with street cred on virtually everything virtual as he navigates the routes and challenges of being an entrepreneur in this massive digital landscape. He shares with us the stories of fitting in and finding his place in the world. Ernie presents to us the relatable stress of the generation with the constant struggle of popularity contests in the real and digital space. Through the ...
A Blade of Strength - Kerri Ann Hoskins - Video Game Character Icon
October 14, 2022 22:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBKerri Ann Hoskins is an incredible woman of personal and professional achievement. Her adventurous spirit and unflinching determination is a testament to what can be achieved through positive perseverance. Kerri is a Video Game Character Icon along with being a gymnast, super model, martial artist, weightlifter, wrestler, and stuntwoman. After appearing in NBA JAM and portraying Head Mistress Helga in the Aerosmith game Revolution X, she was asked to take on the sacred role of the toughes...
As Good As It Sounds - Beau Jimenez - Part 2 of 2 - Sound Designer at Playstation Studios
February 03, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBBeau Jimenez is a Sound Designer & Ear Exciter at PlayStation Studios who picks up right where he left off from PART 1 of his conversation with us in this epic PART 2 of his career. Beau leads the way inventing breakthrough technology that has become the NEW STANDARD in the evolution of player immersion in the video game entertainment industry. As an interactive sound artist, Beau is driven to explore the relationship between a powerful sound design and the technology that controls it: ...
The Sound a Genius Makes - Beau Jimenez - Part 1 of 2 - Sound Designer at Playstation Studios
January 03, 2022 01:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBBeau Jimenez is a Sound Designer & Ear Exciter at PlayStation Studios who is driven to push the limits of game audio and help steer a team towards excellence. He is a passionate sound creator, a positive, solution-oriented leader, a fierce collaborator, an avid field recordist, and a technical tinkerer. His goal is to continue to foster a fun, creative environment for the overall success of a team and a game's soundtrack. In Part 1 of a 2 Part episode, he shares with us with incredible deta...
The Doodle That Made A Difference - Artist - Jeffery P. Lee
November 15, 2021 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBJeffery P. Lee is a visionary artist whose foresight and instincts propelled a quirky evolutionary game to international recognition ushering in the Golden Age Video Games by his creation of Q*Bert! He has been doodling illustrations ever since he was a kid and never turned off the faucet of his flowing creativity. Thousands of hours of paper and pencil doodles, focused art classes throughout high school, and a forged practiced passion at University of Illinois graduating with a degree in G...
The Game Changer - Head Coach of NBA2K Boston Celtics CLTX GAMING - Ricco Phinisee
September 21, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBRicco Phinisee brings the attitude and experience of a winner to his every day actions. His schedules are tightly packed with tasks and goals geared toward helping gamers excel. Pushing them to reach their true potential on the court and off. As a Head Coach of the Boston Celtics NBA2K Team (CLTX GAMING) he brings the leadership to his team in the game and in the gym. Ricco shares with us strategies for being a clear headed and clear eyed professional gamer with healthy living, exercis...
The Grandfather of Video Games - Studio Manager and Sr. Creative Director Mark Turmell
August 20, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBMark Turmell is the “grandfather of video games” with a Creative Directing, Game Designing, Lead Programing, and Coding career that spans from the APPLE II era to present day. Each game brought across the finish line cemented his name in history as a video game trend-setter, prophet, and pioneer. Mark takes us through some fascinating accounts of video game projects he built from the ground up that became the cornerstone of major shifts in the industry. He shares personal stories of strug...
No School like the Olde Sküül - Rebecca Ann Heineman - Part 2 of 2
April 08, 2021 02:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBRebecca Ann Heineman continues her incredible stories of the founding and rise of Interplay Productions. Her developing the first female character and pronoun system in RPG games showcased first in Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate. Developing, creating, porting, and debugging hundreds of games throughout the course of leaving Interplay Productions to form Logicware and eventually Contraband Entertainment. She shares with us industry secrets, heroic victories, and battle stories about misogyn...
A True Champion - Rebecca Ann Heineman - Part 1 of 2
April 07, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBRebecca Ann Heineman USA's first video game champion at 16 years old in 1980 playing Space Invaders. She has worked on over 250 games, helming the development of critically acclaimed titles like The Bard’s Tale 3: Thief of Fate and Dragon Wars. She co-founded Interplay Entertainment in 1983 and shares with us the play by play of the historical moments that changed her life and the lives of everyone who would ever play or make video games. Running away and enduring a broken home with an abu...
Welcome to Rapture - Composer - Garry Schyman
March 28, 2021 02:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBGarry Schyman is the stunningly talented composer, conductor, and musician of video games and film. He has been nominated and won numerous awards for his video game scores, including "Soundtrack of the Year" for Bioshock. Currently, he is teaching Screen Scoring at one of the best music schools in the country, the USC Thornton School of Music while adding to his ever expanding works stretching over 25 television shows, 10 films, and 13 video games. Wonderfully detailed in his storied and a...
Dreamscape Into Landscape - Senior 3D Environment Artist - Lisa Fleck
March 17, 2021 22:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBLisa Fleck is a Senior 3D Environment Artist who has been creating art and observing the outside world all her life. With a decade in the video game industry contributing to AAA and Indie games across many genres she shares with us her journey. She brings us amazing memories of her early days as a gamer with a dedication to schoolwork while being passionate about plants, rocks, and architecture. She "unlocks" achievement after achievement climbing quickly through the ranks and landing o...
Call in the Bounty Hunters - Co-Creator of HUNTDOWN - Tommy Gustafsson
March 05, 2021 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBTommy Gustafsson is the Co-Founder of Easy Trigger Games, honors us from the deep north of Trollhättan, Sweden. This is the guy behind the story, graphics, concept, music, and art direction of the greatest hard-boiled 80's cyberpunk styled retro platformer arcade shooter ever: HUNTDOWN. Tommy talks about the process, influences, and challenges making his first game with his team at Easy Trigger Games. Discussing all this job titles and responsibilities he is doing, Tommy covers everything...
Round One FIGHT! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina - Part 1 of 2
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBMaster Daniel Pesina is The original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART I of II Master Pesina shares with us some of the most amazing history with John Tobias, his brother Carlos, and all their friends growing up in Chicago. Talking about the struggles, and the triumphs of the first days of...
Round One FIGHT! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBMaster Daniel Pesina is The original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART I of II Master Pesina shares with us some of the most amazing history with John Tobias, his brother Carlos, and all their friends growing up in Chicago. Talking about the struggles, and the triumphs of the first days of...
Johnny Cage WINS! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina - Part 2 of 2
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBMaster Daniel Pesina is the original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART II of II Master Pesina shares with us some philosophy and impactful lessons through his experience as a teacher and a student of martial arts. “Everything is possible to a willing mind!” Drawing on the accumulation of a ...
Johnny Cage WINS! - Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat and Martial Arts Master - Master Daniel Pesina
January 28, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBMaster Daniel Pesina is the original Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II, as well as characters Reptile, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Noob Saibot and Smoke. Pioneer of the legendary martial arts moves in video games that permanently changed the world forever. PART II of II Master Pesina shares with us some philosophy and impactful lessons through his experience as a teacher and a student of martial arts. “Everything is possible to a willing mind!” Drawing on the accumulation of a ...
Saving The Day - Project Lead / Art Lead - Weston Tracy
January 21, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBWeston Tracy saves us all with a game that is original and inventive. He is the Project Lead and Art Lead of the incredible "metroidvania" 2D action adventure game Savior. After a 30 year love affair with pixels, Weston is building the game he started designing in 4th grade. Through his experience and dedication he assembled an awesome crew to help do it. What an incredible conversation with a look behind the scenes some unreleased details about the new game Savior! ---------------------...
Voice of a Generation - Legendary Video Game Voice Actor - Kyle Hebert
January 20, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBKyle Herbert is a voice powerhouse with credits of the video games and shows we all know and love! He gives us samples of some of the iconic video game character voices while sharing aspiring tips on following your passion to build an epic career! We will discuss what inspired him and how he created the memorable sounds that shape our childhood and the competitive life as a Voice Actor in this Industry. Follow his amazing gaming adventures on his Twitch Channel! Game Credits include the...
The VR Guru - Freelance VR Game Tester - Titus Fury
December 23, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBTitus Fury himself joins us in the "real world" to let us know what life is like as a committed Virtual Reality Gamer joining the streaming universe, as he play tests all the latest games and apparatuses. This is our 1st Podcast so we are very excited to kick it off and join the community of excited listeners who want to know more about the world of the people who make these games great! ---------------------------------- Music for our Podcast is By: Voxel Revolution by Kevin MacLeod ...