Super Gamer Podcast
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Going inside gaming and geekery one interview at a time.
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NEW Super Gamer Podcast 51 – A Virtual Girl in a Virtual World with Candice Yaacobi
February 08, 2021 17:41 - 23.5 MBIf you’re an old man like me, you may well remember Nintendo’s Virtual Boy. It was an early attempt at … let’s call it a “VR-like” console, but it was a flop and quickly forgotten for reasons we get into on this week’s episode. Our guest this week is Candice Yaacobi, a Virtual Boy enthusiast, […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 50 – He’s on Fire! with Reyan Ali
February 01, 2021 17:17 - 27.1 MBOkay, so not a particularly original title, but what else are you going to call an episode about NBA Jam? This week on the show we’ve got Reyan Ali, who literally wrote the book on NBA Jam — a book that is being turned into a documentary! Listen to us gush about one of the […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 49 – The Pinball Hall of Fame Asks for Help, with Tim Arnold
January 25, 2021 17:53 - 34 MBThe Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas — both a museum and an arcade — is moving into a new, better, bigger building, at a better location, but they’re in a jam. The build is almost complete, but thanks to COVID, they don’t have the money to finish it. To make matters worse, they […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 48 – Mario and Magi with Moses Norton
January 19, 2021 22:09 - 28.4 MB(((UPDATE: It’s come to my attention that the RSS feed initially grabbed the wrong link here, so users on Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, etc. could not hear the episode. It should now be fixed.))) The Well-Red Mage is no more… sort of — not really! The Well-Red Mage website is rebranding, and will be relaunching with […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 47 – All the Best with Iain Mew
January 11, 2021 20:05 - 26.7 MBThese days, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t think games are as much a part of pop culture as music, film, and books. But games are a relatively new addition to that space, and it’s interesting to look back and see how we got here, and how tastes have changed over the last […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 46 – Among Us Together with ME!
January 05, 2021 04:49 - 5.47 MBIt almost killed me but I made an Among Us parody to Beastie Boys’ Get It Together. I *love* the Beastie Boys. So I’m so sorry to ruin their music. But sometimes a feeling takes a hold, ya know? The backing track to this is the Get It Together instrumental version, slightly modified to a) […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 45 – Boat Cop Reunion with Chris Driscoll
December 28, 2020 20:17 - 22.4 MBTechnically, this is only half a Boat Cop reunion, but this week our guest is Chris Driscoll, a Winnipeg gamedev and musician who has loads of game jam experience! Listen in as Mark and Chris talk about the good ol’ days, and Chris gives game jam advice. Plus: happy bug accidents, ghost-pirate tattoos, the Winnitron […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 44 – A Fate Untold with David Housden
December 21, 2020 22:25 - 20.4 MBDavid Housden is a composer and musician known for his amazing scores in games like Thomas Was Alone, Battletoads, Lost Words: Beyond the Page, and more! Tune in, and hear how Hans Zimmer helped David write the BAFTA-award nominated soundtrack for Thomas Was Alone, learn about David’s pop punk garage band roots, and take in […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 43 – Voicemod Club with Jaime Bosch
December 15, 2020 00:52 - 21.1 MBWhat’s your Sonic Identity? No, not that Sonic! I mean, what’s your sound? Who do you think you sound like? Who do you *want* to sound like? Well, let’s talk about VoIcE MoDulAtIoN. Jaime Bosch is the CEO and Co-founder of Voicemod, a voice changing and soundboard software that is already pretty darn cool and […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 42 – The Definitive Arcade Dreams Podcast with Zach Weddington
December 03, 2020 17:30 - 33.9 MBWhat’s this? A Thursday episode?! That’s right! Because you’ve only got a couple days left to back Arcade Dreams on Kickstarter! In this special Thursday edition of Super Gamer, we speak to Zach Weddington, director of Arcade Dreams: The Definitive Arcade Documentary Series. Zach tells us what the series is about, why its his dream […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 41 – I Hope This Email Finds You Well with Chris Zukowski
November 30, 2020 21:22 - 24.1 MBWhat good is your amazing work if you can’t get anyone to see it? (A pain I know all too well…) Our guest this week is Chris Zukowski, a gamedev and games marketing consultant who has lots of A+ advice about not only getting your games seen but actually getting people to buy them. And […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 40 – The Face of F-Zero with… me!
November 24, 2020 02:11 - 9.78 MBHello, Super Gamers! I’ve got a new parody song for you all — a parody of Bonnie Tyler’s Holding Out for a Hero (which is just a unbelievably fantastic song). This one is about the great bounty hunter slash hover-car driver, Captain Falcon. Did you know… apparently he was supposed to be a flagship character […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 39 – The Lost City of Atari with Napoleon Smith III
November 16, 2020 22:14 - 23 MBThe idea of a hotel completely dedicated to video games, retro and new, would’ve blown my little mind as a kid. Now that I’m older… nothing has changed! Holy moley, they’re making Atari Hotels! Our guest this week is Napoleon Smith III, managing partner with GSD Group and Atari Hotels. The hotel chain was first […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 38 – Play with Plassion with The Game Band
November 09, 2020 21:18 - 414 MBOur guests this week are Sam Rosenthal, Stephen Bell, and Joel Clark from The Game Band, the twisted people who brought us Blaseball! Blaseball is like baseball… except not at all. Okay, sure, there are batters and pitchers and bases — for now. Nothing is sacred in blaseball! Everything can be changed, including the laws […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 37 – Flipping Out with Marc Greene
November 02, 2020 23:03 - 37.3 MBMarc Greene is the director and editor of Tilt: The Sweet Science of Pinball, a new series that follows pinballer Trevor Whatman as he plays different machines, shows off tips and tricks, and interviews fellow ‘ballers in various venues. As we discuss in this episode, pinball has always been exciting for me, but is way […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 36 – No Monkey Wrenches with Jonas Rosland
October 27, 2020 00:04 - 42 MBJonas Rosland is the executive director of Hit Save, a newly launched non-profit dedicated to games preservation efforts. We talk about where Hit Save fits in the already vast games preservation community, what Hit Save’s mission is, why we want to save games history, particularly indie games, as well as Jonas’ love for the Amiga […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 35 – Press P to Pay Respects with Siena East
October 20, 2020 01:06 - 31.9 MBSiena East is a writer, actress, comedian, filmmaker, improviser, and Dungeons & Dragons player! Siena plays the role of P in a brand new D&D series on YouTube, which features an all-Indigenous persons cast, The OG Oral Storyteller’s Club: NDND. Why is P named P? Why does she hate rats? What dinosaurs would Siena be […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 34 – Toadally Awesome with Aj Grand-Scrutton
October 12, 2020 22:33 - 30.7 MBWhat an unbelievably amazing episode we’ve got this week! Aj Grand-Scrutton, CEO of Dlala Studios and game director on the new BATTLETOADS game is here to talk about what it’s like to be given the reins for such an iconic franchise. We discuss: Turbo tunnel, couch co-op, hands and feet that turn into sawblades and […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 33 – Slaughter Your Darlings with Sara Wilde
October 06, 2020 00:34 - 30.8 MBWhen is a piece of art finished? Should character artists make up backstories for the people and creatures they make? What should new and aspiring artists know and practice as they enter the gaming industry? Sara Wilde is a 3D modeler and illustrator, and digital media design college instructor, who’s created heads and hair for […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 32 – Every Little Bit Helps with Becky Frost
September 29, 2020 01:29 - 38.4 MBSpecial Effect is a UK-based charity that supplies personalized gaming hardware for people living with disabilities. They are dedicated to inclusion and fun, and, if you’re a Fall Guys fan, you may remember the huge battle of the brands fundraiser that ended up raising $1-million for the charity. Becky Frost is the Community Events & […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 31 – Eighth World Castle with ME!
September 22, 2020 01:37 - 5.05 MBFinally, an answer to the age-old question: What if Mario and Marty Robbins collaborated on a tune? A new parody song, Eighth World Castle, is the feature this week! Listen to Gunslinger Mario croon about fighting for the love of his dear Princess Toadstool. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 31 – Eighth World […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 30 – The Dream That We Chase with Nyokeë
September 14, 2020 21:06 - 22.6 MBOur guest this week is chiptune sensation Nyokeë! Nyokeë is an out-of-this-world audiovisual artist and university lecturer with a PhD in Sound Recording and Psychoacoustic Engineering. Video games and dance music is my happy place! Nyokeë makes the kind of music that makes me want to party, but somehow also makes me feel like being […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 29 – The Games That Weren’t and The Book That Is with Frank Gasking
September 08, 2020 00:48 - 34.4 MBConsider how many video games have been released, even just for one console. Now think about how many *didn’t* get released. Our guest this week has been thinking about that for a long time. Frank Gasking has been running Games That Weren’t for more than 20 years; it’s a website dedicated to finding and preserving […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 28 – What Pat Shot At with Jason Matheny
September 01, 2020 00:04 - 23.7 MBThere are two games I’ve played basically since I’ve been able to walk: golf and crib — and I’m terrible at both of them! Okay, no, actually, I consider myself a pretty darn good crib player. But not as good as this week’s guest! This week we’ve got Jason Matheny, 2015 Grand National cribbage champion! […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 27 – Build Accessibility at the Core with Liam Erven
August 25, 2020 02:18 - 41.3 MBWhat are games companies doing to increase accessibility for people who are visually impaired? What company is doing the most? And why is it important to be mindful of accessibility right from the beginning of development, as opposed to adding it as an afterthought? Find out on this week’s SUPER GAMER! Our guest, Liam Erven, […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 27 – Every Game Should Have Text-to-Speech with Liam Erven
August 25, 2020 02:18 - 41.3 MBWhat are games companies doing to increase accessibility for people who are visually impaired? What company is doing the most? And why is it important to be mindful of accessibility right from the beginning of development, as opposed to adding it as an afterthought? Find out on this week’s SUPER GAMER! Our guest, Liam Erven, […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 26 – Pug Life with Zulli
August 17, 2020 20:16 - 25.5 MBSome people want to watch the world burn. And some people are just super friendly and helpful! The Perky Pugs is a World of Warcraft community whose mission is to help people tackle in-game content, free from toxicity and gamier-than-thou attitudes. They’re all over the North American retail servers, on both Horde and Alliance, and […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 25 – The RollerCoaster of No Return with Marcel Vos
August 11, 2020 02:04 - 30.3 MBDo you love rollercoasters? Well, how about a rollercoaster that lasts 232 days? 12 years? 45 years? 135 years?! Our guest this week, Marcel Vos, has built such coasters — in RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, of course. In fact, Marcel holds the world record for longest coaster. Marcel has also built an in-game maze that takes […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 24 – Parenting, Psychology, and Pirate Captains with Dr. Rachel Kowert
August 04, 2020 01:59 - 34.9 MBDr. Rachel Kowert is this week’s guest! Dr. Kowert is a psychologist who, on her Twitch stream, Psychgeist, delves into “the psychology of the era, the science of games!” She’s the writer of A Parent’s Guide to Video Games and Video Games and Social Competence, and the creator of Pragmatic Princess: 26 Superb Stories of […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 23 – Press X to Say “I Do.” with Marcie and Azzy
July 27, 2020 22:20 - 43 MBHow does that Avril Lavigne song go? “He was GC, she was Gold 3 — could I make it any more obvious?” This is a love story about two rocket-car pilots, who met on Discord. The story of Marcie and Azzy has been making the rounds on Reddit, and even Psyonix honoured their marriage with […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 22 – Vlak to the Future with Vojtěch Straka
July 20, 2020 20:59 - 29.8 MBVojtěch “sCZther” Straka is a video game archivist and historian, preserving obscure games, with a keen interest in local gaming history and early mobile games. Straka is also a founder of RetroHerna and Herní historie, bringing games history to the masses! We talk about the RetroHerna project, as well as Brand Old Games, Sintax and […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 21 – We’re Still Doing This with Jenny McBean
July 13, 2020 21:32 - 19.5 MBJenny McBean is the associate director of Bryter, a market research company that since 2018 has released an annual female gamers survey, exploring women and girls’ gaming habits, whether or not they feel represented in the games industry, and abuse and toxicity. This year’s survey also asked male gamers about their experiences. 2,000 people were […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 20 – Bodacious Caduceus with the Gamer Doc
July 07, 2020 02:43 - 38.2 MBSo you’re quick on the draw, you’re one-shotting enemies, and you know all the best strats — and you’re wondering how to take your game to the next level. Get healthy! Posture, eye health, proper sleep habits, proper diet — they all contribute to how well we function, whether it’s for conventional sports or the […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 19 – Return of the Dungeon Master with Justin Gibbs
June 29, 2020 20:12 - 29.3 MBOne of my favourite people in the world is back to talk Dungeons and Dragons and video games! Justin Gibbs was my dungeon master for many years, then he left me for a new city and a new D&D group. But I forgive him. Justin is truly an exceptional dungeon master, and he’s got plenty […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 18 – Spiny Shell of Blue with… me!
June 22, 2020 23:52 - 10.8 MBHey, all! No interview this week (boooo!, I know). But I did finally manage to write a new song! This one is called Spiny Shell of Blue and is set to Soulful Shade of Blue (by Buffy Ste. Marie, though I do the Neko Case version). Following the new tune I’ve put in a couple […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 17 – Ready Player Egg with Cara Hillstock
June 16, 2020 00:09 - 19.3 MBCozy on up to the fire and listen to writer, editor, streamer, and narrative designer Cara Hillstock talk about cozy games! And scary games. And games with fictionalized real people in them. And which games are dateable. Reading books on stream. And, of course, Egg. Find Cara’s Twitch stream here. Find her website here. Download […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 16 – Nine Warlocks with Haughtychicken
June 08, 2020 20:49 - 20.5 MBHaughtychicken is a Twitch streamer who a few weeks back sent out a tweet encouraging older gamers who’ve been shy about streaming to give it a go! The tweet has received loads of positive attention, being shared nearly 200 times and getting 1.4K likes. Haughtychicken was kind enough to come on the show to discuss […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 15 – NarraScope, and the Vast, Evolving World of Interactive Fiction, with Andrew Plotkin
June 02, 2020 03:00 - 20.9 MBBlack Lives Matter. It feels inappropriate releasing a gaming podcast right now. People are being brutalized by police for having the audacity to stand up for their right to live. But this week’s episode is somewhat time sensitive — it’s about NarraScope, a conference currently underway — and my guest, Andrew Plotkin, generously donated his […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 14 – Minecraft Metropolis with NJDaeger and Jacob Kazias
May 25, 2020 23:52 - 25.7 MBI’ve never been a builder. I was bad at LEGO and I’m bad at Minecraft. But I’ve always enjoyed both, and I’m in awe of those who can create without the help of an instruction manual. Well, it doesn’t get more awe-inspiring than the subject of this week’s episode: Greenfield is the biggest city in […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 13 – Hang onto Your Marimbas with Doug Perry
May 18, 2020 20:46 - 32 MBMusic! Video games! Together at last! Anyone who knows me knows I *love* gaming music and chiptunes and all that fun stuff. And it’s always an honour and a pleasure to speak to the people who create such music. For this week’s episode, composer, arranger, performer, and educator Doug Perry stops by to talk about […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 12 – Writer-in-Resident Evil with Philip J Reed
May 11, 2020 21:58 - 29.8 MBBad dialogue, questionable voice-acting, frustrating camera angles — all the ingredients of a great b-movie, and, in this case, the most iconic survival horror game of all time! A continuation of last week’s episode, we’ve got Philip J Reed on the podcast to talk about his Resident Evil book – one of the books included […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 11 – Stories from Beyond the Game with Gabe Durham
May 04, 2020 19:56 - 30.4 MBBoss Fight Books is back, with a Kickstarter for season five of its book series! Boss Fight Books publishes documentary-style non-fiction books, each centred around a different game, and each with a unique focus. This season will cover stories about Red Dead Redemption, Resident Evil, Majora’s Mask, Silent Hill 2, and Final Fantasy 6, written […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 10 – The Unicycle Guy with Daniel Voth
April 27, 2020 22:03 - 26.4 MBEverything in moderation, including gamedev, according to this week’s guest. How does he spend his time away from games? Unicycling! Daniel Voth is a great guy and an incredibly hard worker dedicated to bringing Winnipeg’s gaming community together. We talk about why he does this, and what one gets out of having such a community; […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 9 – No Sports? Esports! with Bubba Gaeddert
April 21, 2020 01:49 - 31.2 MBCOVID has put an indefinite hold on most physical sports, but Esports can function remotely, and more and more people turning to them for entertainment. Bubba Gaeddert is the executive director of the Varsity Esports Foundation, which has partnered with Generation Esports to put on the Social Distancing Cup. It’s already started, but you can […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 8 – Save the National Videogame Museum with Conor Clarke
April 13, 2020 18:59 - 21.3 MBAs of writing this, COVID-19 has killed more than 117,000 people worldwide. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones, and those who are currently affected by the virus, whether you yourself are infected or you know someone who is. I also can’t imagine how painful it is to be separated from […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 7 – Gone but Not Forgotten with Nicolas Robillard
April 06, 2020 20:57 - 30.1 MBHow many video game consoles can you name? Until I spoke with Nicolas, I could basically run through the Nintendos, Segas, Sonys, and Microsofts (and, sure, Intellivision, Commodore 64, and a couple others). Nicolas collects obscure consoles – and he’s got a lot of them. Tune in this week to hear about his collection, some […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 6 – Our Virtual Natural World with Alenda Chang
March 30, 2020 20:45 - 21.3 MBOur guest this week is Alenda Chang, author of Playing Nature: Ecology in Video Games. We talk about how environment is represented in games, how it’s interacted with, why destroying things in games can be good, too, and why she’s resisted the term “green games.” Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 6 – Our […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 5 – As Good As Gold with Kenneth Thrower
March 23, 2020 19:43Move over, comic books, video games are the hot collectible now! This week’s guest is Kenneth Thrower, co-founder and chief grader at Wata Games. Want to know how much that Black Box copy of Pro Wrestling is worth? Well, Wata can tell you! Listen in, and learn why Wata was formed, what they look for […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 4 – Crazy for Crokinole at PAX East
March 16, 2020 20:29 - 23 MBThe last part of our three-episode series from PAX East features the hugely talented Jeremy Tracey! Jeremy is not only a crokinole player, he’s a crokinole board builder — THE crokinole board builder. He also tours around promoting the game that he loves. We talk everything from what makes a good board to controversies to […]
NEW Super Gamer Podcast 3 – PAX East part deux
March 09, 2020 20:10 - 15.5 MBThe second installment of a three-part series from PAX East! This episode features Victoria Tran of Kitfox Games and David Talley of Orionark Games, each of whom were showing off way cool games! Listen in, and hear about Orb Rivals, Lucifer Within Us, Boyfriend Dungeon, what makes a successful convention booth, and more! Download link […]