Super Gamer Podcast
248 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -Going inside gaming and geekery one interview at a time.
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NEW Super Gamer Podcast 103 – Finding The End with ME!
February 14, 2022 20:31 - 3.12 MBWhat would happen if the Bobby Fuller Four were really into Minecraft? Well, I think it would sound exactly like this… Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 103 – Finding The End with ME!
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 102 – The Dark Wanderer with ME!
February 07, 2022 20:33 - 4.24 MBMusic time! In honour of my favourite cinematic from one of my all-time favourite games, Diablo 2, here is my version of The Wanderer. Should I start posting written lyrics along with the songs? You tell me. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 102 – The Dark Wanderer with ME!
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 101 – Earth is Kind of a Cool Place with Havrd
January 31, 2022 18:40 - 38.2 MBOur guest this week, Havrd, is a glitch-hunting, GeoGuessing genius! He’s the inventor of the “Saddle Skedaddle,” particularly likes breaking Bethesda games, andrecently performed at Awesome Games Done Quick speed running both GeoGuessr and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. Tune in and find out how someone who doesn’t like to travel can […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 100 – Robo Jean Valjean with Jolie Darrow
January 24, 2022 20:23 - 45.2 MBThe big 100! The very funny comedian, writer, producer, not-golfer Jolie Darrow is on to talk about: playing Smash Bros. with Jake the Snake, what musical would make the best video game, video game-inspired comedy, and which actors would play her Breath of the Wild horses! Stick around for a hidden track. If you dare. […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 99 – Love Smack with JLuv81
January 17, 2022 21:40 - 34.7 MBYou ever love something so much you just want to hit it? JLuv81 has! JLuv81 is our guest this week, on to talk about YouTubing, convention-going, collecting games and plushies and figures and hats and shirts, loving retro, being positive, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 99 – Love Smack with JLuv81
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 98 – A Big Gulp of Tea with Kitty Crawford
January 10, 2022 20:45 - 72.4 MB“What would you say… you do here?” What exactly does a producer do? Depends who you ask, says our guest this week, Kitty Crawford. Kitty is a freelance games producer, an organizer for Twitch Montreal, and a whole bunch of other things! Tune in for Irish idioms, cat baptisms, talk of mentors, charity streams, and […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 97 – I’m Sorry Ms. Pac-Man with ME!
January 04, 2022 03:12 - 3.98 MBOkay, so the title doesn’t actually reflect what the song is this week. I just like it. This week, to kick off 2022, it’s a song about Ms. Pac-Man to the tune (and backing track) of Xenia Pax’s Want It Here. Ms. Pac-Man is an awesome game and when people think they enjoyed Pac-Man they […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 96 – The Right Experience with Corey King
December 28, 2021 00:56 - 29.7 MBThe last episode of 2021 is largely about The Last Taxi, a VR game being made by ZenFri, set to release in early 2022. Our guest this week is ZenFri co-founder, Corey King. Why work in VR? Why were tall people more affected by early efforts to show ship damage in-game? Climate change! Veggie wraps! […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 95 – Olivia with ME!
December 21, 2021 01:17 - 10.7 MBHappy holidays, everyone! This week’s episode is a song — a parody of O Holy Night about a certain scene in Paper Mario: The Origami King. SPOILERS AHEAD! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 95 – Olivia with ME!
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 94 – A Big Time Baby with Emruto
December 13, 2021 18:41 - 50.4 MBEmruto is an exceptional musician and video gamer, blowing minds with keyboards and controllers! On this week’s episode, we discuss Street Fighter, Guilty Gear Strive, Trackmania, musical inspirations, dedication to getting better, dinosaur cosplay, chip damage (and Chip Damage), and what it’s like to lose to someone who fell asleep mid-match. Download link – NEW […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 93 – Deku Deals with Michael Fairley
December 06, 2021 19:20 - 33.5 MBMichael Fairley, our guest this week, was looking for a website to track prices on Switch in order to take advantage of the best deals… so he made it himself. And now it covers more than just Switch! Michael’s also made a few really cool games himself, including a “hybrid chess” and an Among Us-like. […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 92 – The First of the Best with Sujoy Roy
November 29, 2021 21:23 - 26.4 MBHoly smokes, we’ve got the UK’s first ever professional gamer, Sujoy Roy, on the show this week! We talk Quake 1 (and Quake 2.. kind of), the early days of pro gaming, esports today, the “shelf life” of an esport, loot boxes, and more! Disclaimer: We talk about esports gambling on this episode so this […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 91 – The Next Big Social Upheaval with Emma Joy Reay
November 22, 2021 19:52 - 41 MBEmma Joy Reay is a games studies lecturer and PhD researcher of children in video games, bringing together games scholarship and children’s literature scholarship. We cover: what it means to be a child and what “the child” represents in western culture, how video games affect intergenerational relations, how children are represented in games, what a […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 90 – Oh Shucks with AnnK
November 15, 2021 18:50 - 32.8 MBAh, but Moe, the dank! The dank! This week’s guest is AnnK, creator of Dank zine. AnnK will be a featured host on Twitch Montreal’s charity stream on November 20th! We talk about what it means to be dank, the work that goes into making a monthly zine, building an online community, creating art for […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 89 – Now That the Game is Out with Albertine Watson
November 08, 2021 18:28 - 34.8 MBThis week we dive into Moonglow Bay with Bunnyhug Games‘ game designer, Albertine Watson. What actually is a game designer, what do they do after the game is released, why does Moonglow take place in eastern Canada, who are the townspeople really, Can You Pet the Dog, and why won’t the raccoon play with me? […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 88 – Too Old for This with Kurt Kalata
November 02, 2021 00:11 - 30.4 MBThe Castlevania Dungeon is back! ….Sort of! I guess, uh, it’s still there. Our guest this week is its creator, Kurt Kalata, who is also known for Hardcore Gaming 101, the Top 47,858 Games of All Time podcast, and several “Guide to…” books! He’s on to talk about all of that and more (including the […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 87 – Kupo!! with Harpsibored
October 25, 2021 18:56 - 54.3 MBWhat happens when you play the harp, love Final Fantasy, and are in the middle of a pandemic? Well, I guess that depends on the person. But this person – Harpsibored – decided to combine her love of harp and Final Fantasy by writing and performing her own arrangements of songs from the franchise. We […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 86 – Unchained Pokemon with ME!
October 19, 2021 01:31 - 5.38 MBAnother song for you all! This is my birthday episode so I can slack off if I want. Hrmph! But also I really really love the song that this is based on (The Unrighteous Brothers’ version of Unchained Melody). I sing this probably four or five times a day. My girlfriend probably hates me for […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 85 – Prisca Boffin with Board Gaming Mama
October 11, 2021 20:34 - 42.4 MBFrom Monopoly to Settlers of Catan to the Lord of the Rings deck building game to way more obscure stuff that I’ve never heard of! Our guest this week is the Board Gaming Mama, who, as her name suggests, loves board games. She’s also a mega fan of Nancy Drew and Lord of the Rings, […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 84 – An Ode to Bubzia with ME!
October 04, 2021 18:27 - 3.36 MBCongratulations, Bubzia! Bubzia, who you may remember from the NEW Super Gamer Podcast episode 74, is the first person EVER to gather all 120 stars in Mario 64 while blindfolded! He’s worked incredibly hard to get here and I thought the feat is deserving of a song. And that’s today’s episode! A song for Bubzia. […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 83 – Poking Dead Things with a Stick with Double Jump
September 27, 2021 19:03 - 26.3 MBTwo self-described geeky sisters are our guests this week. Rachel and Kristen of Double Jump have a way cool stream that I check out whenever I’m able, where they play everything from Zelda to Wheel of Fortune to Ace Attorney. Rachel and Kristen are both writers; we discuss fan fiction, the best written games, their […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 82 – Space is for Everybody with Dr. Alexander Mirowski
September 20, 2021 19:39 - 36.1 MBThe title of this week’s episode is part of a quote by astronaut Christa McAuliffe, who died in the Challenger explosion in 1986. I think — maybe — it applies to some of what’s discussed in this episode, with guest Dr. Alexander Mirowski. Dr. Mirowski is a historian of technology with a PhD in informatics […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 81 – Then and Meow with Mina Figueroa
September 13, 2021 21:16 - 21.5 MBI am loving finding out about all these different developers making new physical games for old systems – like Mega Cat Studios! Our guest this week is Mina Figueroa, community manager for Mega Cat Studios. She’s on the show to talk about their collaboration with Kunjee Studio, and the game Roniu’s Tale, which is on […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 80 – There are Always Hiccups with girlwithbox
September 06, 2021 23:09 - 33.2 MBThis week’s episode features, Dani – girlwithbox – a Twitch streamer who streams not only games but coding and self-made “Twitch Plays” and even tech support! Listen in to hear about Dani’s plan to take on chat in Mortal Kombat, the possibility of a stream showing people how to use third party tools to combat […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 79 – Beyond the Realms of the Academy with Javon Goard
August 30, 2021 20:23 - 49.3 MBOur guest this week is a video game researcher and poet, a podcast host, and a Kung Lao enthusiast. Javon “Jaystonee” Goard is the creator of an award-winning project titled “Gaming the Gamers: Gender and Racial Portrayals in Trailers of Popular Video Games.” He’s a former graduate student who continues to research, write, and talk […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 78 – Dead Game with Elly Cockcroft
August 23, 2021 21:24 - 25.2 MBWhat video game death has had the biggest impact on you? Did the grief you felt stick with you, beyond the video game, in real life? Our guest this week, Elly Cockcroft, is researching death and bereavement in video games. She advocates “death positivity,” and is particularly interested in “affective death.” Tune in to this […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 77 – Seven Years with Defunct Games’ Cyril Lachel
August 16, 2021 19:01 - 54.5 MBIn what is one of the longest NEW Super Gamers to date, Defunct Games editor-in-chief Cyril Lachel and I … basically fall off the rails immediately and talk about nothing in particular. We do manage to discuss the raison d’être of Defunct Games, Cyril’s favourite games of 2021, why 2020 saw less reviews than a […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 76 – Chip Off the Ol’ Chuck with Chuck Sommerville
August 09, 2021 21:05 - 24.7 MBA few weeks back we talked about Chip’s Challenge being ported to SNES and Genesis. This week we have the creator of the original Chip’s Challenge, Chuck Sommerville! Tune in to hear about the work that went into the original game and the struggle to release its sequel. Also hear the story of how Chuck […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 75 – What Happens after Seven Buttons? with LHP64D
August 02, 2021 21:01 - 27.4 MB“The power of positivity!” as The New Day would say. This week’s guest is certainly a believer in and practitioner of good vibes. We’ve got Logan, LHP64D, a streamer, cosplayer, charity fund raiser, and onesie enthusiast! Tune in to hear how Logan makes his marathon streams a success, to hear about an international Warhammer secret […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 74 – Catching MIPS with Bubzia
July 26, 2021 17:34 - 31.9 MBHere we go! Our guest this week, Bubzia, ran Super Mario 64 BLINDFOLDED at Summer Games Done Quick 2021, gathering 70 stars, beating Bowser, and setting a personal best time. How he can even finish one level is astonishing to me! Tune in to hear how he does it and why he does it, as […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 73 – Yowzer! with John Roo
July 19, 2021 17:57 - 22.6 MBOld folks like me may remember Chip’s Challenge, a tile-based puzzle game that came bundled in Windows 3.1’s Microsoft Entertainment Pack 4 (but actually first came out on the Atari Lynx). Well, what’s old is new again! This week’s guest, John Roo, is creating the first ever SNES and Sega Genesis versions of Chip’s Challenge! […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 72 – Say Yes with Marlon Wiebe
July 12, 2021 19:34 - 57.3 MBOur guest this week is Marlon Wiebe, video producer for Brace Yourself Games! In this delightful discussion, hear about Marlon’s journey from freelance to full-time, all the different hats he wears, how the Winnitron was made, his involvement with Hype Jam, and how Winnipeg can claim (at least) two of the world’s greatest video game […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 71 – Starting Streaming with Gwenwyn_
July 05, 2021 21:10 - 28.7 MBOur guest this week is Gwenwyn_, who just launched her streaming career in late June. Hear about the work that went into making a first stream a successful one, the emotional moment of seeing people waiting in chat, and the reason a green screen didn’t work out. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 71 […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 70 – The Ninja Assassin with Astaflex
June 28, 2021 16:08 - 28.2 MBAstaflex is a Call of Duty: Warzone player with more than 1,600 hours streamed and more than 1,000 wins! She streams daily at twitch.tv/astaflex. On this week’s episode, Astaflex talks hard work, how to spot a hacker, warm-up rituals, the importance of communication and keeping your cool, and more! Tune in and enter Grandma’s House! […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 69 – All These Things Farnham Has Seen with ME!
June 21, 2021 22:24 - 6.99 MBA new song approaches! This one’s an ode to Farnham, the town drunk of Diablo 1. It’s a parody of All These Things That I’ve Done by The Killers (and the actual song is what I used for a backing track, as I’ve done before, because the timing is always off in karaoke versions). Hope […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 68 – Nerdcore at the IHOP with Geekswag
June 14, 2021 20:37 - 67.4 MB“We pretty much like to rap and sing about geeky topics over geeky beats.” Our guests this week are BoZ and ZEN of Geekswag — excellent nerdcore musicians who perform live on Twitch and are working on their first album release. We talk beatboxing, a cappella competitions, best gaming soundtracks, IHOP, and more! Tune in […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 67 – Be Zombie Ready with Dr. Cameron Carlson
June 07, 2021 21:34 - 28 MBAre you prepared for the zombie invasion? Okay, zombies probably aren’t something we have to worry about, but preparing for zombies is a lot like preparing for all sorts of real life emergencies! Just ask Dr. Cameron Carlson, a doctor of public health, epidemiologist, survival expert, active duty Navy officer, and spokersperson for the Zombie […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 66 – Coming Soon to Game Boy with Scott Halsall
May 31, 2021 18:29 - 30.1 MBOh, so you’ve got a PS5? Well, I’ve got a Game Boy! And apparently there are still games being developed for Game Boy. Just ask our guest this week, Scott Halsall, who is developing Postal Pete, a platforming game for the OG GB. Scott is a lover of retro games, a former (and current — […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 65 – Ask Us About Loom with Marjolycookie
May 24, 2021 20:03 - 45.5 MBAh, the golden days of Sierra and LucasArts point and click adventures. Our guest this week, Tania, Marjolycookie, is an aficionado of these games and streams them at twitch.tv/marjolycookie. Tania is also an amazing cross-stitcher who makes (and sells) video game and pixel art creations at marjolycookie.myshopify.com. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast N64 – Zombies Ate My Paranormal Puzzles with Jaremy Ediger
May 17, 2021 19:54 - 22.7 MBOkay, not the cleverest title but it does tell you exactly what’s in this week’s episode: first and foremost, Paranormal Puzzles, a new Kickstarter for paranormal themed jigsaw puzzles run by our guest, Jaremy Ediger. Jaremy is my cousin and has helped on the show (immensely!) before. We talk paranormal creatures and events and his […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 63 – SuperHyper Mega Force X with TJ Rappel
May 10, 2021 18:11 - 45.2 MBA graphic designer turned tattoo artist who loves video games, started a Metroid fan website in 1996 and now runs a retro gaming blog and zine — that’s TJ Rappel, our guest this week! Listen in, as TJ learns he’s referenced in a Stanford school paper; as we both reminisce about old gaming merch, a […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 62 – Finding an Anvil with The Blacksmithing Gamer
May 03, 2021 18:40 - 28.2 MB“Well, what can I do for ya?” – Griswold, my favourite fictional blacksmith. But now I know a real-life video game blacksmith: Tony, The Blacksmithing Gamer! Tony turns video game weapons and equipment into real things with the power of blacksmithery and 3D printing! You can see his work and even buy his pieces at […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 61 – The Opposite of Useless with Rebecca Harrison
April 26, 2021 19:15 - 26.7 MB“It’s like this entity that lives in your phone and it wants to become you.” Well, that’s terrifying. Find out what on earth that means on this week’s show, with guest Rebecca Harrison, art director of Gallium Studios! Rebecca tells us about the game Proxi, what the role of an art director is, how one […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 60 – Shell Shocked with VGMTogether’s Nujj, Doug Perry, and Laura Intravia
April 19, 2021 17:10 - 32.1 MBLast month, a way-cool (WAY! COOL!) video games music festival took place over Twitch, with performances, panels, and a near 40-minute ode to Paper Mario: The Origami King featuring more than 170 musicians!! The whole thing was planned and executed in about four months – WHAT?! This week we’ve got VGMTogether co-directors Nujj and Doug […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 59 – Fake Games, Real Cardboard with Bill Thorpe
April 12, 2021 17:28 - 33.8 MB‘Twas the game made of cardboard, and all through the night… Bill Thorpe is the creative genius behind GAMES Made of CARDBOARD. He put nine months into his Doom 2 video (which you can check out here), and is currently working on a Sonic 2 piece. I can’t stress enough how amazing these videos are […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 58 – YoGamer Gamer with Danielle Foley
April 05, 2021 17:51 - 32.7 MBHow is Yoga like Fez and Portal and, well, games, generally? How can yoga help gamers? What is “Pidgey Pose?” Our guest this week has the answers! Our guest is Danielle Foley, who runs Yoga For Gamers, and has provided yoga teachings at events like MAGFest and VGM Together. Tune in and hear how Danielle […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 57 – Brunch is My Esport with Urban Bohemian
March 29, 2021 17:11 - 49.5 MBThis week’s show largely focuses on the good and the bad of being a Twitch streamer – the hard work, the parasocial nature of it, the boundaries one must set, playing cool games, charitable fundraising (or “charitying…”), and all that stuff! Our guest this week is Brian Gray, Urban Bohemian, who streams regularly Tuesdays, Saturdays, […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 56 – Enough Talk. Have at You! with Brenna Wilkes
March 22, 2021 17:17 - 32.7 MBHorror album producer and Castlevania fanatic Brenna Wilkes (aka Sindra) is this week’s guest, on to tell us all about the lore and music of Konami’s crown jewel. How does Castlevania tie into Bram Stoker’s Dracula? What happens when a non-Belmont (or pseudo-Belmont) wields the Vampire Killer whip? What’s it like to dress up as […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 55 – This is My Story with Jóhann Guðjónsson
March 15, 2021 18:14 - 15.5 MBFor some people, making a huge creative project with their father would be a nightmare. But for Jóhann Guðjónsson, our guest this week, it’s been great! Jóhann left his job in games marketing to pursue his dream of making a game of his own – and now that game’s trailer and Steam page are ready […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 54 – Jolly Cooperation! with ME
March 09, 2021 01:05 - 4 MBA new Super Gamer Super Song! This one’s about Dark Souls. I hope you enjoy! Here are the lyrics: On the ramparts of the undead burgI find a handsome knight with a tale most absurd“I sought this land so I may chase my own sun”And jolly cooperationFor jolly cooperation He hands me a white sign […]