Something Something Joystick
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe official blog of the official podcast of the official Xavier Rubetzki Noonan and Tom Sanderson.
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104 - Dat American Life (feat. Ben Baker!)
January 27, 2014 11:06 - 72.4 MBThis week, we're joined by the inimitable Ben Baker, as we discuss fictional limbs, wave racing, and Billionaire Gates. Apologies for the shitty audio quality (due to my broken computer) and subsequent shitty editing (due to my new computer and scary new software). MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Hello (Chiptune Cover): RoccoW / CC BY-SA 3.0 Your Mother In Chiptune: Fried Moura / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CLICK HERE to download! Email Tom or Xavier or both!
103 - Robot Police Officer
January 21, 2014 00:16 - 59.3 MBThis week, we muse about RoboCop, Turner & Hooch, and handwriting all the while teetering on the brink of total technical collapse. BTW - we're totally accepting donations of new MacBook Pros. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan A Scent Of Europe: rugar / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Crash Of The First Interstellar Channel: 2NRO8OT CLICK HERE to download! Email Tom or Xavier or both!
102 - Balloon Animals
January 13, 2014 07:19 - 75.7 MBThis week, we talk about haunted mansions, wrestlers vs. ice cream, and tell a gripping story, c/o a ten-year old boy. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan My Attributes: Dr. Spaceman The Pirate And The Dancer: Rolemusic / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CLICK HERE to download! Email Tom or Xavier or both!
101 - GOTYE #3
January 07, 2014 02:09 - 73.5 MBThis week, it's our third annual Game Of The Year Edition! What a year it's been. Congratulations to all our winners, your trophies are in the mail! MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan $2,400,000 - Bomb The Music Industry Takes A Sudden Turn - Victory Road CLICK HERE to download! Email Tom or Xavier or both!
100 - A Very Something Xmas III
December 25, 2013 05:36 - 69.7 MBAt long last, it's our hundredth episode, and our third Xmas special! Featuring a groin-grabbingly tense bout of gift-based interrogation, new groin-grabbing developments in our personal lives, and some un-addressed but ever-present on-air groin-grabbing. MUSIC USED: SSJ Xmas Theme: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Little Requests: Dr. Spaceman CLICK HERE to download! Email Tom or Xavier or both!
99.5 - Season 2
December 21, 2013 12:17 - 68.2 MBThis week, we're back! In POG form! Basically this is a mini (not mini) episode to explain why we've been so quiet lately, what our plans are for the near future, and what you guys have missed since we've been gone, I can breathe for the first time, I'm so moving on, yeah, yeah, thanks to you, now I get what I want, since we've been gone. MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Basketball (Live at WFMU on Beastin' The Airwaves) Speedy Ortiz / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Santa Monica: The Fron...
99 - Oh Brother
October 20, 2013 12:36 - 65.5 MBEMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM THIS PODCAST HAS BEEN AUTO-POSTED PLEASE FORWARD ALL INQUIRIES TO [email protected] MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Skeleton: The Front Bottoms Cold Pop: Born Ruffians Matusalemm: Ciccilleju / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD
98 - I Quit
October 13, 2013 12:57 - 74.3 MBThis week: caught is in session, with our new sitcom Street Court, Ronald McDonald, Pennywise, a new form of trademark law, stars, gravity, Grand Theft Automobile V, Pokémon X & Y, Beyond: Two Souls, Dragon's Crown, and a really serious conversation about post-modernism and the future of popular culture. Also burps. In SSST: There's a Sleeping Dogs follow-up in the works, named Triad Wars. Also, uh... the 2DS came out? In A.S.K. S.S.J: new segment names, clowns, driving in games, tap water ...
97 - Nog Coloured Chinos
October 07, 2013 12:38 - 78.5 MBThis week: boxing, explicit themes, the Backstreet Boys, booze, meatballs, maths, monkeys, Noddy, One Direction, the bible, a chance encounter with Rockabilly Taylor Swift, lies about Tom's girlfriend, OK Cupid (a name of a real-world person has been replaced with that of Emma Stone - for the record, Emma and I would be a much higher than 70% match), Bill Hicks, the cure for cancer, bouncy houses, the dangers of racism, and Grand Theft Automobile V. In SSST: Valve trademarks Half-Life 3 in E...
96 - Poop Truck
September 29, 2013 14:18 - 91.4 MBThis week: Sandsky is hung over, Xavier is... well, Xavier... and surprise surprise, it's a real weird one! We talk about 127 Hours, Big Brother, party animal Tom Sanderson (and party animal XRN), ghost protocol, hosses, radiation, a one-way ticket to Mars, our post-death heritage, Rolf Harris, space-classical music, Kitty Pryde, cough-monsters, Grand Theft Automobile V. In SSST: Steam announces the new Steam OS, the upcoming Steam Machines, and the real pretty-lookin' Steam Controller. Whoa...
95 - A True Shitizen
September 23, 2013 02:03 - 69.5 MBThis week: Jon Lovitz, Max Quinn, space-bar, smartphones, protest signs, weather, Beethoven, Air Bud, my 21st birthday party, The Little Mermaid, SpongeBob porn, and a whole lotta Grand Theft Automobile Five. Oh, and some really uncomfortable accidental racism. In SSST: Beloved Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi passes away, and the Xbox One won't stand on its side. Then we talk about blimps, oversized body parts, GTA V, iOS 7, and Jizzle. In Ask SSJ: anticipation, the Two Moon theory, sli...
94 - Case Solved
September 16, 2013 08:24 - 85.8 MBThis week: weather, technology, time travel, pretty girls, Weezer, stress, guns, relaxation, Tony Abbott, the Warragamba Dam, butterflies, Luigi, the circus, preferential voting, Grand Theft Automobile V (and IV), Beyond: Two Souls, Friends, Saints Row: The Third, grandparents, and lightsabers. In SSST: Sony reveals a new Vita model, a new (late) PS4 release date for Japan, and a new magic box called the PS Vita TV at a pre-TGS press conference. Valve reveals Steam Family Sharing, Kingdoms O...
93 - Unhappucino
September 09, 2013 00:48 - 69.7 MBThis week: spaceboats, taking drugs in space, Aaron Carter, the single life, opera, Irish people, the half-frog-half-prince, #ausvotes, cats getting stuck in trees, Johnny cArson, noses, and public nudity. In SSST: The Xbone has a release date: November 22! And the Day One edition comes with a copy of FIFA 14. Also we chat about XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Rayman Oranges. Also Pokémon! In Ask SSJ: CRJ (:S), bottled water, Legend of Zelda; Link's Awakening, Miley Cyrus, arcade gaming, DGG goes D...
VGBC - The Last Of Us
September 05, 2013 23:07 - 56.2 MBOn this inaugural Something Something Joystick Video Game Book Club, we talk about Naughty Dog's terrific The Last Of Us. Note that this is a spoiler-heavy discussion episode, so those wanting to experience the game's excellent pacing, characters, atmosphere and story for themselves are advised to save this episode for later. Huge thanks to Patch and David for participating - the VGBC as a format relies on an open conversation, so we're so grateful for their input. As always you can weigh i...
92 - Crusty Old Pope
September 02, 2013 00:13 - 72.8 MBThis week: birthdays, kangaroos, free will, global warming, the Backstreet Boys, the prosperity of the human race, slap bracelets, Rayman Legends, Ace Patrol, The Chris Gethard Show, Fathers' Day, September Fools' Day, IKEA breakfast, Clive Palmer, the SSJ Video Game Book Club, TLC, a mysterious bump on the head, podcast scheduling, Oliver!, secret birthday plans, #ausvotes, and a new nation. [By the way - apologies to our overseas listeners for the undercurrent of Genuine Political Concern t...
91 - Tom Doesn't Smoke Meth
August 26, 2013 21:19 - 73.2 MBThis week: drugs, NWA (also, I mix up Ice Cube and Ice-T), the Video Game Book Club, The Doors, Batman Affleck, and Shut Up Little Man. In SSST: the PS4 has a release date, the Vita has a price cut, Borderlands 2 is coming to the Vita, Infamous: Second Son is due in February, Saints Row IV is delayed in Australia, EA reveals a money-back guarantee for Origin, Beyond: Two Souls looks terrific, Grand Theft Automobile V begins to leak, and Sony takes steps to reward its religious audience. (Tha...
90 - Patron Of The Farts (feat. Alexei Toliopoulos!)
August 19, 2013 00:37This week: the very charming Alexei Toliopoulos joins us to discuss Breaking Bad, Katy Perry, moustaches, discrepancies in the Pokémon universe, Lithuania, scents, human fluids, Chewbacca, Brad Pitt, Like Mike, morning jogs, Up Late with Hot Dogs, kissing etiquette, the upcoming election, and horse teeth. In SSST: Rockstar unveils Grand Theft Automobile Online, Microsoft downsizes the Xbone's international release, the Xbone won't need a Kinect to be plugged in to function, and we'll find ou...
89 - Let's Get Down To Bras Tax
August 11, 2013 13:55 - 71.1 MBThis week: calling a spade a spade, Tom's smell, lazy character naming, the ABC's Vote Compass (and the sordid state of Australia's democratic system), Skyrim, web pages, Plants vs. Zombies 2, The Last Of Us and Thelonious Monk. In SSST: Luigi is added to Super Smash Bros, Sony brings PlayStation All-Stars back to life (kinda), Volition unveils a million-dollar Saints Row IV special edition, and the first half of Bioshock Infinite's DLC won't have any combat. In Ask SSJ: games we never pick...
88 - SS Joysick II: The Sickening
August 04, 2013 14:21 - 70.3 MBThis week: desk lamps, censorship, weather, 7th Heaven, foot-scuffing, time-wasting, America, nutritionists, coughing, Doctor Who, "really busty Latina broads", Breaking Bad, heart attacks, phone calls, Skyrim, and Forest Whitaker. In SSST: Volition smuggle Saints Row IV into Australia, while Rockstar has no problems with GTA V, Bethesda packages all its Elder Scrolls games together, Bioshock Infinite's first DLC is announced, a next-gen Tomb Raider sequel is in the works, Nintendo doesn't s...
87 - Heralded By Many
July 28, 2013 13:52 - 75.2 MBThis week: Tom's breasts, seating arrangements, university, solo albums, Analyse The Beatles, Sharknado, weird naps, standup comedy, Twincest, the Ouya, Surfer Blood, New Zealand Story, and scientific inaccuracies in Crash Bandicoot. In SSST: Activision Blizzard seeks independence from Vivendi, Neil Gaiman's working on a game, there's a new Mortal Kombat game on its way, and Microsoft totally aren't selling our information to the government. Seriously. Also, a rly srs argument about 'acronym...
86 - Packs!
July 23, 2013 09:03 - 67.2 MBThis week, it's our PAX Australia special! And as such, this episode is pax-ed with content: arm gestures, fiction, super-computers, sneaky-poo, salt, Humphrey Bogart, Superman, female actors, Caesar salad, standing, governmental mind control, an interview with Gaming Cult's Zac Innes, sneezing, The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Freedom Fall, Rayman Legends, Cloudberry Kingdom, Framed, Deck War, Saints Row IV, Collosatron: Massive World Threat, hand-holding in games, the Oculus Rif...
85 - Exi-stench-ial Crisis
July 14, 2013 14:11 - 86.3 MBThis week: Fantastic Voyage, human bodies, pasta, Connecticut, Julian Assange, PAX, the DualShock 4, firefighters, coffee, time travel, Breaking Bad, Mad Men, and The Last of Us. In SSST: Microsoft's ever-changing Xbox One policies, the future of Mario, EA's next-gen pricing, the newly announced Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus, stellar sales for the stunning The Last of Us, and Xbox's newly appointed dear and glorious leader. In Ask SSJ: we're joined by Cameron Juan as well as two more Prop...
84 - Good Lucky
July 07, 2013 14:58 - 75.2 MBThis week, we celebrate America, step on the Pope, get boners for tuna, and talk about PAX, funny humorous jokes, a tequila-fuelled dinner party, an update on the SSJ Video Game Book Club, The Last of Us, x-buster, and giving drugs to kids. In SSST: Don Mattrick leaves Microsoft and joins Zynga, and the Xbox One will be able to scan QR codes. Yep, that's it! Oh, except the afterlife, M. Night Shyamalan, and more... In Ask SSJ: throwing the baby out with the bathwater, strokes, doctor-doctor...
83 - State Of Decay
July 01, 2013 08:22 - 40.4 MBThis week, we talk about time-wasting, illness, Avril Lavigne, The Last of Us, the SSJ Video Game Book Club, Chrono Trigger, and hand-crafted chip music. In SSST: we talk about the changing landscape of Australia's video game ratings system, with reference to Saints Row IV and State of Decay. We also note a positive change at Microsoft. In Ask SSJ: we talk about Xbox support, I accidentally steal one of Scott Aukerman's jokes, we discuss Back To The Future, Jon Stewart, Agamemnon, sushi, Ma...
82 - The Equivalent Power Of A Hot Dog
June 23, 2013 06:56 - 49.9 MBThis week: retail, rabbits, sneezing, feet, girlfriend, amputation, sweater, beard, caffeine, The Book Was Better, SSJVGBC, PAX Aus, Ouya, The Last Of Us, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mad Men, and Chrono Trigger. In SSST: Microsoft does a 180 on its Xbox One policies, Sony outlines the changes to PS+, Fez 2 is announced, and Whore Of The Orient devs get some government funding. In Ask SSJ: crinkly plastic, nipples, milk, heartburn, hair, masturbation, collections, Vine, mermaids, fictional fo...
81 - E3 2013!
June 16, 2013 15:10 - 80.4 MBThis week, it's our bumper marathon-length E3 special! We discuss self-wrapping burritos (patent pending), Cooking Mama, blimps, a date with a girl (!), Tom's experiments with leather, The Last Of Us, and Chrono Trigger. In SSST: it's our annual wrap-up of all things E3! We pull apart the conferences from Microsoft, Ubisoft, EA, and Sony, as well as Nintendo's... non-E3 thing! In Ask SSJ: we talk blisters, The Last Guardian, snakes and spiders, some unhappy Xbone news, our tangents, facial ...
80 - Illegible Bachelor
June 10, 2013 01:34 - 65.1 MBThis week, we talk about cough buttons, PAX Aus, E3, the Pixel Sounds festival, Hooters, teens, IGN AU's The Last Of Us Black Beta, Patch Kolan's hypothetical daughter Rebecca, Isla Fisher, Nashville, LSDJ, Okami HD, music theory, and yelling things. In SSST: we clear up some confusion about Microsoft's just-announced Xbox One (and add some more into the mix), look at Amazon's new indie games store, and ponder one of the greatest mysteries in video game history. In Ask SSJ: we talk about To...
79 - Ain't Misbehoovin'
June 03, 2013 08:04 - 67.2 MBThis week, we discuss comas, Pee-Wee Herman, Barney the Dinosaur, Twilight, Harry Potter, Tom's difficulties understanding cinema, Dolly the Sheep, Tom's dog, Beethoven, my dream wedding, Earth-Martian relations, the origins of food, upcoming events for The Last Of Us, and the oncoming joy and horror of E3. In SSST: Sony says PS4 games will feature Remote Play for Vita, and EA are ditching Online Passes for future and past games. Also, retailers have to have make-believe price-points so they...
78 - Episode One
May 27, 2013 13:58 - 83.3 MBThis week, we discuss Hall & Oates, tight socks, Pauline Hanson, a thorough Freudian analysis of breasts, a visit to SSJ Industries HQ, our first appearance on actual radio, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tom's future at university, and vaccuum cleaners. In SSST: we talk long and hard about Microsoft's just-announced console, the Xbox One! That's it! In Ask SSJ: darn punk kids these days, The Book Was Better, trashmonster Catwoman, "skin colour" crayons, ducks, a peculiar Would You Rather involving (wha...
77 - Constant Sadsackery
May 20, 2013 12:34 - 83.7 MBThis week, we discuss Jay-Z, lateness*, breast-testing, police corruption, our tales of crime, methods to prevent a mugging, Mad Men, Taylor Swift's upcoming Australian tour, medals, our sporting achievements and failures, bullying, Deadly Premonition, and games that make us feel like children. In SSFST: we talk about our pals Fun Machine, famous tennis players, twins, Gran Turismo 6, online plans for The Last of Us, Fassassin's Creed, and Nintendo, who have demonstrated yet again how out of...
76 - Dalmartians
May 12, 2013 13:41 - 73 MBThis week, we discuss farts, incorrigibility, Game of Thrones, Google history, Boticelli, ghosts, the official SSJ App, the history of the condom, Tom's voice, meditation, podcast suicide, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Mortal Kombat, GTA: Vice City, and a whirlwind tour of your favourite sitcoms from the 80s, 90s and now. Also, we discuss whether ghosts are real, and play a game of 'Where Is It?', which is kind of like a game but not fun. In SSST: Sim City 4 is announced, EA and FIFA to keep work...
75 - I'll Cut You Out In Post
May 05, 2013 15:17 - 70.6 MBThis week, we're celebrating the Fifth-o de Mayo! We discuss Star Wars Day, mayonnaise, weird foods, Sea Monkeys, PlayStation Plus, Thomas Was Alone, The Walking Dead, racism, video game reviews, recent standup shows, loss, and nuclear war. In SSST: Microsoft's Xbox announcement is just around the corner, and the just-announced Call of Duty: Ghosts will be revealed there too, Sony announce the date for their big E3 press conference, while publishers like 2K Games, Valve and Nintendo won't be...
74 - Professional Comedians
April 28, 2013 13:51 - 56.5 MBThis week, on a very special Tom's Birthday special, we discuss my favourite song, our first standup show, surprise parties, The Last Of Us, our new website and email addresses, and recording an album. In SSST: we have a date for the reveal of the new Xbox, we discuss grave shopping, and elves, Nintendo's E3 plans, new GTA V trailers on the way, Ratchet & Clank movie announced, Call of Duty: Ghosts might be a thing, there's a Metal Gear 25th anniversary collection on the way, then we talk ab...
73 - 4/21
April 21, 2013 11:59 - 64.1 MBThis week, we celebrate our favourite least favourite subculture, and talk about dancing throughout history, 3D printing, Scooby-Doo, the soul, IGN Australia's Dead Island: Riptide Black Beta, the SS Joystick Annual Button Donation Drive, our episode of The Book Was Better, our thoughts on attempting standup comedy, alternative riot control, and Bioshock Infinite. In SSST: Nintendo reveal a new Zelda game, and it's a follow-up to A Link To The Past, Earthbound finally comes to Virtual Consol...
72 - Best Wishes
April 15, 2013 23:09 - 70.1 MBThis week, we talk about Rent, Rod Serling, ladies, farts, hip-hop, Dungeons & Dragons, juice, Scientology, Jane Levy, Guacamelee, and other dip-related puns. In SSST: Margaret Thatcher, Ayn Rand, Rihanna, alternate readings, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Marc Maron, The Game, Batman: Arkham Oranges, GTA soundtracks, TV locations, burglary, insurance fraud, Square Enix's financial troubles, accents, EA voted 'worst company in America' again, and a failed Mega Man FPS. In Ask SSJ: we discuss unde...
71 - Slippy-Doos (feat. Lee Sullivan and PETE HOLMES!)
April 07, 2013 13:16 - 57.5 MBThis week, we're joined by our pal (and raconteur) Lee Sullivan to discuss our trip to Melbourne, fish jerky, apartheid, and Tom's drunken antics. We cut to audio recorded on the scene, including a special (and very awkward and fangirlish) interview with the one and only Pete Holmes. Then we touch on the brand-new Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time, and new DLC for Sound Shapes. In SSST: Disney disbands LucasArts, Rockstar unveils GTA V's cover art, and Telltale announces Poker Night 2. Yep, that's...
70 - Gimme Gimme Bioshock Treatment
March 31, 2013 14:14 - 68.7 MBThis week, we talk about native bird calls, North Korea, hangovers, cockles, Tom's double-date, Hercules, Jessica Alba, Bioshock Infinite, and cheating in games. In SSST: The Walking Dead, Hotline Miami, and Limbo headed to PS Vita, Square Enix announce the wrong Final Fantasy remakes, Yoichi Wada resigns as Square Enix CEO, Twitter thinks Valve is about to announce something, and Konami announces Metal Gear V: The Phantom Pain. In Ask SSJ: we make up our own fanfiction, forget to help Ghos...
Review - Bioshock Infinite
March 29, 2013 12:49Talk about a game you can't put down. Irrational Games returns to the Bioshock universe with Bioshock Infinite, a game which takes place in an alternate-history 1912. You control Booker Dewitt, an ex-Pinkerton agent with a shady past, tasked with recovering a teenaged girl named Elizabeth from a big, tall, tower. Perhaps the greatest strength that the game has over virtually all others on the market is, (as we've come to expect from Irrational), that it leaves convention at the door. For ...
69 - #SSJ69 (feat. Ree Mansell and Patch Kolan)
March 24, 2013 11:48 - 75.9 MBThis week, I'm too drunk to remember what happened today, but needless to say, it was very sexy and very... alcohol. HUGE thanks to everyone who wrote in and contributed to making this a brilliant and super fun 69th episode spectacular! MUSIC USED: SSJ (CXDR XXX RMX) - Cherax Destructor Ici la Femme (XXX Mix) - Louise Vertigo (The Lounge King) / CC BY-NC 3.0 Lose Control - Dyabolical feat. Gionni / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Sweet Somethings - Jeffrey Letterly / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 SSJ Theme 2 - Xav...
68 - Alan Turtle Dickman
March 17, 2013 13:20 - 73.3 MBThis week, I'm not wearing any pants, and we talk about 5 o'clock shadow, Australia's founding fathers, Turkish baby names, The Easybeats, our plans for the 69th Episode Spectacular (inc. Patch Hutley/Cherax Destructor, Ree Mansell, and Patch Kolan!), strange emotions and dreams, comfort in the normalcy of others, Justin Timberlake, Tom's white-bread family, tardiness, Alien vs. Aliens, Identity, and Tomb Raider. In SSST: Deep Silver unveil Saints Row IV, voice actor Dred Foxx pushes for a n...
67 - Orlando Bloom
March 10, 2013 14:34This week, we talk about appetisers, teeth, buds, our demographic, the birds and the bees, Orlando Bloom, a chance romantic encounter with a yellow beanie baby, Tom's new girlfriend, butt-paddling, Melbourne, famous Toms, our upcoming 69th episode spectacular, reggae yells, Crysis 3, DMC: Devil May Cry (and the intricacies of demon reproduction), and Tomb Raider. In SSST: we talk about truckers and Taylor Swift, we break down the SimCity debacle, Microsoft announces Age Of Empires II HD, Tel...
66 - You're Gonna Need A Bigger Podcast (feat. Alexei Toliopoulos)
March 03, 2013 12:27 - 84.5 MBThis week, fan favourite Alexei Toliopoulos returns, and we talk about marketing tactics, mathematics, dogs, Hitchcock, surnames, talking landmarks, therapy, and Jaws. We sit down and talk about recent developments with my emotional/mental problems, then get derailed and talk about Elton John, marriage proposals, Bing, the movie Prime, 'slizz', Alexei's job entertaining children, One Direction, Bioshock, Devil May Cry, Crysis 3, Mass Effect, and The Walking Dead. In SSST: we talk about The B...
65 - Cher Button
February 24, 2013 11:24 - 85.6 MBThis week, we discuss the outer reaches of the universe, the impact of drugs, the übermensch, the Love Boat, Rosemary's Baby, video game retailing, therapy, Datura, Sonic's backstory, Dune, a threesome with Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift, after-school care, and energy drinks. In SSST: we're all about that PS4! We talk about the possibilities of the console and its software, analyse Sony's announce event part-by-part, and compare it to other console launches in the past and the future. Fuc...
64 - That Podcast Needs Therapy
February 19, 2013 06:44 - 79.3 MBThis week, we talk about Little Orphan Annie, Star Trek: The Next Generation, pop rocks, robot God, pretty ladies, slim gyms, and Richard Nixon. We then sit down for a little bit of much-needed therapy. Then we talk about My Bloody Valentine, Ni No Kuni, unnecessary touching, Silver Linings Playbook, Datura, Sony's big 'Future of PlayStation' event, and we tease our appearance on the Gaming Cult Podcast (!), and our upcoming appearance on The Book Was Better (!!), before launching into our P...
63 - Team So-So
February 11, 2013 05:05 - 88.8 MBThis week, we talk about audible faces (and the 'upstairs perineum'), time-wasting, the worlds of professional wrestling and k-pop, Silver Linings Playbook, Dungeons & Dragons, 'the Iron Chef of taxidermists', upcoming guests, the 'Bubcast', the solar plexus, and tequila. In What We've Been Playing: crying whilst playing PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, clever gameplay in Ni No Kuni, the joys of freemium done right with Pixel People, and the bitterness of misspent potential with Dust 54...
62 - Smell You In The Butt
February 04, 2013 12:20This week, we talk about gargling, frozen microphones, buddy cop films, Dr. Doolittle, IGN AU's Black Beta Select Awards (including our experiences with Wrecked and Tomb Raider, as well as a brief encounter with Bajo from Good Game), Last Dinosaurs, physical media, the Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter HD Collections, Metal Slug, Crysis 3, The Walking Dead (SPOILER WARNING: 25:50 to 26:50 might make the game a fair bit less fun for you. You've been warned.) Ni No Kuni, and Surgeon Simulator 20...
61 - Freudian Sleep
January 28, 2013 02:48 - 72.9 MBThis week, we talk about The Situation, mouth-jousting, continuity errors, the departure of Official Wife of the Podcast Maude Garrett, party pie etiquette, an update on recording women while they sleep, love on the seven seas, comic books, the Journey demo, The Walking Dead, Saints Row: The Third, Retro City Rampage, save points in real life, extra lives, Max Payne 3, Vanquish, and Red Dead Revolver. In SSST: Atari files for bankruptcy, Sony says they'll wait for Microsoft to talk next-gen ...
60 - Hoisted With My Own Picard
January 20, 2013 13:21This week, we discuss OH GOD FIRE, Simpsons quotes, Tom's stench, a rare sighting at a Weezer concert, the mysteries of the letter 'w', serotonin, 'call-forwards', life goals, time traveling for the sake of love, 2063: The Year Of The Diamond Eagles, fête, Sleeping Dogs, LittleBigPlanet 2 (and the perks and perils of multiplayer), Saints Row: The Third, aspirations of greatness, and our marriage. In SSST: Disney unveils its Skylandery-lookin' foray into games, Disney Universe (which, for the...
59 - Leonard Colon
January 14, 2013 01:25 - 85.1 MBThis week, it's been just a few days since we last recorded, so we haven't got much to talk about. But we still manage to stretch this episode out for over 100 minutes, so there ya go. We talk about cheerful welcomes, heavy drinking, artistic nudity, Halle Berry, violent love, children's books, a Guinness lighter, teamwork, Bad News Bears, The Love Boat, Mad Men (note - slight spoilers), Assassin's Creed III, passive gameplay, and body image. In SSST: Zip. Nada. Zilch. In Ask SSJ: we cover ...
58 - Shortbread, Short Tempers
January 10, 2013 20:10 - 81.5 MBThis week, it's really late, we've been away all week, and I'm sick, but we still manage to put out a podcast! We talk about impressions of each other, dominance, shortbread, the history of the earth (and the last few days), Adelaide, my future juice wife, The Walking Dead, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Assassin's Creed III, and Slayer. In SSST: Nintendo announces Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Sony ceases production of the PlayStation 2 (so we take a look back at the console's greatest hits and misse...