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57 - GOTYE (sort of feat. Ree Mansell)

This week, we welcome 'drinks bitch' and background-giggler Ree Mansell to share the delight of our 2nd annual Game Of The Year Edition! We celebrate the new year with our year-end lists - but first, we discuss Auld Lang Syne, SSJ action figures, crackling, the year 2022, truck driving, plinths, Half-Life 3, the Nintendo 4DS, Haley Joel Osment, VB, Wreck-It Ralph, Skrillex, the Spruce Goose, a Pretty English Girl, and dub Tom "the Batman of masturbating in public". We also wrap up the year in...

56 - A Very Something Xmas #2: Lukewarm

This week, we don our Xmas sweater/s and share mirth, good cheer, and some good ol' fashioned family fun! We talk about gifts, Jesus, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, Dishonored, The Unfinished Swan, Christmas drugs, a cameo appearance from Papa Sanderson, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, friend of the podcast Luke Milton, Gravity Rush, gifts (again), ex-girlfriends, and the Electric Light Orchestra. In SSST: THQ files for bankruptcy. More Earthbound on the horizon. Minecraft: The Story of ...

55 - Terrifying And Delicious

This week, we get a little bit silly and talk about the ladies, schwas, live podcasting, Christmas, our upcoming GOTYE, Tom's new PS3, Batman: Arkham Asylum (you know) [SPOILERS - SKIP FROM 15:08 TO 15:53 IF YOU WANT], PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, ModNation Racers, Monopoly, Jumanji, and pachinko. In SSST: we discuss new The Last Of Us details, a new Hitman HD collection, and the Wii Mini's perplexing contents. Also bacon and Born Ruffians and facial twitching. In Ask SSJ: we discus...

54 - The Human Sexipede (feat. Jake Innes)

This week, we welcome very special guest Jake Innes from the Gaming Cult Podcast! He's a real neato guy. We talk about the Game Boy Australia Summer Tour, education, kisses, Gaming Cult, Jake's brother Zac, PAX Australia, Skrillex, Tom's revelatory PS3 ambitions, PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale, Max Skelton, mic technique, Holland, PlayStation Plus (which, by the way, costs $69.95 per year), murder, Bert Newtown, our favourite fighting games, Epic Mickey: Power Of Illusion, short games, ...

53 - Ooh Wii U, I Look Just Like Buddy Holly

This week, we talk about spoken word music, lunch, the Game Boy Australia Summer Tour, a Super Famicom guitar, subliminal social experiments, pudding, Skrillex Quest, and RAGE. In SSST: Nintendo's Wii U is released in Australia, but does this mean the next generation of gaming has begun? Nintendo have revealed the Wii Mini, with a mini price tag - but will its lack of backwards compatibility and online support turn customers off this Xmas? New rumours suggest we'll be able to buy the new Xbo...

52 - So It's Come To This

Gather round, friends. Today we celebrate one glorious year of Something Something Joystick! I'm not gonna knock you out with a big ol' description this week, because I think most of it speaks for itself. This week we talk about some of the great times we've had over the past year: the history of the podcast, and some of our favourite moments, as well as some of the things you can look forward to seeing in the near future. So sit back and celebrate with us as we semi-self-indulgently remember...

Episode 51 - Fat Sandsky Titty Back

This week, we discuss Gustavo Almadovar, adjectives, theme music, Gaming Cult Podcast, pizza nightmares, the birds and the bees, karaoke, Ja Rule, Harvest festival, Wil Anderson, prophetic dreams, Steve Cannane, Lindsay McDougall, Tom's mysterious new finacé, Borderlands, Portal 2, Goof Troop, and GTA IV. In SSST: we talk about the Australian government's latest investment into game development, PlayStation Plus on Vita, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's free DLC, Call of Duty: Black Ops...

Episode 50 - Back To Back To Back To The Future (feat. Ruby Giles, Zac Innes, Max Skelton & Alexei Toliopoulos)

This week, to celebrate our Metrically Significant Occasion, we invite as many guests as possible back onto the show for a Podcast Party! So, with Ruby Giles, Zac Innes, Max Skelton, and Alexei Toliopoulos in tow, we launch into our 50th episode. In SSST: we unveil the full details of Grand Theft Auto V, the Wii U's need for updates (and bringing your consoles Into The Internet Age), The Last Guardian's uncertain future, three delays from THQ, Metal Gear Solid 4's new special edition, Peter ...

Wii U Were Always On My Mind - Something Something Joystick Plays The Wii U

Episode 49 - That Doesn't Even German

This week, we talk about David Hicks, mic technique, our visit to the Wii U Tour, the Curse of the 49th Episode, Disney's purchase of LucasArts, John Carter, Tom's love life, my 'funk' (DISCLAIMER: Please don't worry about me. I am doing fine. Thank you. I love you. Thanks for listening), Taylor Swift and the objectivity of taste, Forza: Horizon, Fez, Trials Evolution, Borderlands, and road safety. In SSST: we discuss Orbis dev kits, the Wii U tour, Portal 2's new motion control pack, and ba...

Episode 48 - Haunting The Airwaves (feat. Alexei Toliopoulos)

This week, we’re joined by the extremely funny Alexei Toliopoulos for our marathon Halloween special! We talk about aging, masturbation, dick band-aids, hairstyles, the sudden departure of what could’ve been Tom’s true love, Ghostbusters, our experiences with the paranormal, Harry Potter, Apocalypse Now, porn parodies, ‘cars of jum’, The Walking Dead, Lost: The Video Game, sitcoms of the 90s, Dishonored, Doom, the alphabet, glasses face, Foghat, Fight Night Champion, Rocky VII: Adrian’s Reven...

Episode 47 - Post-Hip-Hop-Alyptic (feat. Zac Innes)

This week, the always hilarious 'Zesty' Zac Innes drops in on us, and we talk about cigarette packaging,  colostomy bags, Tom's love life, boy bands, gender politics, holodeck technology, PlayStation AllStars: Battle Royale, Tokyo Jungle, the adventures of Zac's Sim Philip McFly, and a horrific game of RollerCoaster Tycoon. In SSST: Nintendo cuts Wii console prices, Tom tries to get minors to blow him, Microsoft releases Xbox sales figures, the next Mass Effect game won't feature a Shepard r...

Episode 46 - How To Blackmail Someone Into Fellating A Pig

This week, we talk about Cloud Four, the ethics of breakfast, choir, the myth of creation, the counterfeit bible industry, and Satan Satan Joystick. We almost talk about our love lives, favourite Pokémon, X-COM Enemy Unknown, Dishonored, and space jump. In SSST: THQ Asia Pacific closes Australian offices, Sony patents a temperature-changing controller, Rockstar Games Collection Edition I compiles some of Rockstar's best, Nintendo bumps New Super Mario Bros U down to 720p, Halo 4 leaks, and D...

Episode 45 - It's A Beautiful BRAAAINS

Rise and shine, Little Juans! It's time for Episode 45 of Something Something Joystick! This week, we talk about Billie Ray Cyrus, weird dreams, Cap'n Fishy, my vampire father, our love lives, old people fucking, Skyrim, coffee, Red Dead Redemption, plans for our 50th episode, and the gender of God. We talk about our experiences at IGN's Halo 4 Black Beta and EB Games' EB Expo (including shout-outs to Geek Bomb and the guys from IGN AU, as well as scoops on WonderBook, Tomb Raider, the WiiU ...

Episode 44 - Octogenarian Fuckaction

This week, we discuss spring and French onions, soap operas, fear of love, Red Dead Redemption, Light & Easy, SEGA MegaDrive Ultimate Collection, Assassin's Creed III, Skyrim, Burnout 3: Takedown, OkCupid, and Padme Amidala. In SSST: PAX Australia will be held in Melbourne, Bioware announce Mass Effect Trilogy, Ubisoft announce Assassin's Creed: Ezio Trilogy, and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's full roster has been released, with no Crash or Spyro in sight. Then we plan a sitcom about ...

Episode 43 - #burp

This week, I spend most of the episode making Tom's hangover worse, as we discuss the (now sadly removed) Alligator In The USA, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and Red Dead Redemption. We then start fighting earlier in the episode than ever before. In SSST: Sony announces the new PS3 Super Slim, we discuss the future of the PS3, Bioware co-founders leave for beer-er pastures, Ubisoft leak their WiiU lineup, PS+ Vita details emerge, Slender gets a sequel, Gravity Rush gets a sequel, YOU ...

Peanut Gallery Special - Video Game Movies (feat. Patch Kolan and Lee Sullivan)

On a very special Peanut Gallery episode of SSJ, we welcome guests Patch Kolan (Shotgun Critic, Insert Coin(s)) and Lee Sullivan (For A Few Movies More) to talk about the wonderful world of video game movies: from Super Mario Bros to Uwe Boll to the just-announced Metal Gear movie. Join us as we discuss why video game movies work, and why they so often don't! CLICK HERE to download! Let us know what you think! Send us an email! Oh, and here's that Portal fan movie we mentioned! Check out...

Episode 42 - Baby Dicks

This week, we talk about our new mic setup, buffalo wings, IGN's Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Black Beta, Brain Soup, lazy editing, our upcoming Peanut Gallery special, Enslaved: Odyssey To The West, the Mythbusters, an update on our Bane impressions, SSJ Industries' boss Pendleton Pig, and Truth Or Lies, which we award our first official SSJ Seal of Disapproval. In SSST, we break down the WiiU's release details, talk about Inafune's new ninja-mech-zombie game, check out what people voted for on ...

Episode 41 - Is Your Dick God?

This week, on a very special Xavier's Birthday episode, we try out some new mic techniques and talk about hangovers, Taylor Swift and pedophilia, Mega Man X in bed, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3, Banjo Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Mario Kart 64, Virtual Chess 64, a bizarre Super Mario 64 mission, Crackdown, and lying about enjoying a party. As a special birthday surprise, I barely put together any news this week, but I make up for it by barely putting together a theme song for SSST either. We do ...

Episode 40 - Oh Na Na, What's My Bane

This week, we talk about Baby Mario, child torturer Shigeru Miyamoto, a 'pizza button', the complexities of racial sensitivity, Spring Break, 'bales of weed', Wes Anderson, the existence of a soul, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Dead Or Alive 5, Rocksmith, and Sound Shapes. We have a buttload of news this week: PAX heads to Australia, Team Bondi announce Whore Of The Orient, Insomniac Games announce Fuse, Deep Silver announce Dead Island: Riptide, Double Fine annou...

Episode 39 - Meth Pebbles

This week, we talk about colonial singsong, sexy dinosaurs, high-pitched voices, Coopers Pale, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers SNES game, and Sandsky's newfound mind-reading powers. In the news - the ACT approves the R18+ rating, Sony Studios Liverpool closes its doors, as does Nintendo Power magazine, Harmonix is looking for a 'Combat Designer', Peter Molyneux's new game is delayed by NASA, Psychonauts is coming to the PSN, Minecraft adds baked potatoes and carrots, MMORPGs are expensive wh...

Episode 38 - Mead For Speed

This week, suffering under technical difficulties, we talk about Apple's wrongdoings, mead, memes, Out To Dinner, Magic: The Gathering 2013, Virtual Chess 64, SNES, and a new (real) job. Sony kills it at Gamescom - Crossbuy, Until Dawn, Puppeteer, Rain, Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway are all announced. The Vita won't be getting a price cut this year, Capcom announce a terrible new Mega Man game, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia gets an English translation, Capcom announce a sexy new Inc...

Episode 37 - Is That A Lobster In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Happy To Sea-Meat? (feat. Lara McConnell!)

This week, with special guest Lara McConnell, we talk about MySpace, the Andy Richter scale, being a strong independent black woman who don't need no man, Slender, OWOTP Maude Garrett, LA Noire, our stories from the weekend (including orgies, spitting, 'knighting', pretty girls, disembodied nipples, and our favourite 'djuo', PBJ). In gaming news, we recap the Ouya's Kickstarter drive, Windows accidentally announce a new Xbox (then cover it up), Blizzard's security is breached, Epic Games hire...

Episode 36 - Chick Fillet

This week, we talk about Jurassic Park, intolerance, perry, Street Fighter IV, bare-footedness, dangerous drug tests, the Grim Rapper, and the mass extinction of the human race. Farming Simulator 2013 is announced, GTA V viral marketing begins, Square Enix backs the Ouya, Star Wars: The Old Republic goes free-to-play, World of Warcraft loses a million subscribers, we have an argument so bad it's censored in post, Sony loses $312 million, Capcom wins big on Dragon's Dogma, someone wastes a bun...

Episode 35 - Higher Than A Motherfucker

This week, we talk about UNSW, magicians, clowns, Saints Row 2, Donald Duck in Maui Mallard, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and Sunrise: A Song Of Two Humans. Then the news: Zynga are up to no good again, OUYA partners with OnLive, Google readies its whip-fast Fiber service, Apple has games on the brain, Final Fantasy Versus XIII isn't dead, Bing Gordon thinks Nintendo will pull a SEGA, the Humble Bundle crew turn their gaze towards music, EA removes iOS Rock Band, and Sandsky still doesn't...

Episode 34 - Mo Podcast, Mo Problems

This week, we talk about chicken wings, Max Skelton, mathematics, The Dark Knight Rises, Prometheus, Ratchet & Clank 2, Quantum Conundrum, Saints Row 2, Ready Player One, surprise SSJ fans, mixing kids with alcohol, and racism. In the news: Battlefield 4 is announced, as is Manos: The Hands of Fate. Two new fighters are confirmed for PSASBR (and Tom doesn't care), we round up some Ouya news (including the Ouya's first exclusive game and its start-up sound), and we talk Deadpool and Ratchet & ...

Episode 33 - We Should Come Up With Something Faintly Interesting By The End Of The Show

This week, we sit in far-too-comfortable chairs and talk about 'driveby radio', animal rape, the medium of audio, face-to-head ratios, going back to uni, Super Meat Boy, Fez, Tiny Wings 2, Weezer, FBi radio, Official Wife of the Podcast Maude Garrett, and bacteria. The Ouya looks to change the face of gaming, the Angry Birds Trilogy looks to be an irrelevant waste of shelf space, the PS3 looks to have a new slim model, Rocksteady looks to Batman's past for inspiration, Activision looks to Dea...

Episode 32 - Piano Dance Mat 4000

This week, we discuss Old Man Withers, cans, and Canadian lottery law (with a cameo appearance from Ruby Giles!) We talk about Spelunky and racism, Spec Ops: The Line and repetition, Ratchet & Clank and nostalgia, and The Amazing Spider-Man's mindless fun. Sony buys Gaikai, EA announces they're going digital (prompting a discussion about the future of digital gaming), Smash Bros WiiU will cut down on characters, Sony releases more PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale details, Tony Hawk's Pro S...

Episode 31 - The Argyle Gargoyle

This episode, we talk about the carbon tax, Tom's iPad, Spec Ops: The Line, Batman: Arkham City, Lego Batman 2, Ratchet & Clank, Scribblenauts Unlimited, the Journey Collectors' Edition, SEGA's restructuring plans, the latest on the 3DS and WiiU, and the possibility of a Final Fantasy VII remake (or lack thereof). Then, just as things are getting a bit gamey, we head into a new segment: Ask Something Something Joystick, where we answer the top 10 questions on AskReddit. All is revealed as we ...

Episode 30 - The Ordinary Fear of Pod

This week, we talk about astronomy, interior design, Adsense, my gorgeous face, Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Batman: Arkham Asylum, GTA IV, Cat Stevens, and our Piles o' Shame. We discuss an Australian R18+ rating, GAME Australia's closing, the 3DS XL (and why Nintendo might be more evil than EA), Super Smash Bros' future, the Summer of Arcade, Thatgamecompany (and why I am a sucker for a physical disc) and their future on Xbox, Valve's Steam for Schools ini...

Episode 29 - Bathe In Magic Goo (feat. Zac Innes!)

This episode, featuring special guest Zac Innes, we drink (sigh) Vodka Cruisers, we talk about solitaire, card hierarchy and sexism, Superman 64, Mega Man 2, Max Payne 3, The 'Orange Cube', Ico, the future of Thatgamecompany, Playdead's Limbo followup, the end of the fifth Humble Indie Bundle, the Potato Sack reunion, a new segment about Korea (and a twisted tale of sex and subterfuge), Mass Effect 3 advertising declared not misleading, and Minecraft becoming more popular than being Swedish. ...

Episode 28 - E3 Phone Home

This episode, it's our E3 special! We talk about GTA IV DLC, Max Payne 3, sea urchins, Born Ruffians, Prometheus, THQ San Diego's layoffs, a Humble Indie Bundle update, Xbox Smash Bros clone ruled out, and the details of Peter Molyneux's new game. Then we begin our wrap-up of our E3 impressions, covering so many games and topics I can't be bothered writing them here! Suffice it to say, Tom was in tears at the end of it all, but our good friend Jesus brought him back to his usual joyful self...

Episode 27 - Foofaraw

This week, we talk about the 27 Club, impressions, Andreas, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, the function of the Vita, Max Payne 3, being a 'good gamer', story vs. skill, freedom vs. linearity, active storytelling, Men In Black 3, plugging and selling out. Stip-stiggidy story time begins, with a PlayStation Plus revamp, Alan Kohler's fingers, the Humble Indie Bundle V (and what indie games are), pre-E3 announcements (Star Wars 1313, Doom 3 BFG Edition, DOTA 2, Project Happiness, Ratchet & Clank Full ...

Episode 26 - Whether OOHLALA or OOHLALA or OOHLALA or OOHLALA

This week, with our good friend Max Skelton, we talk about OJ, Iron Patriot, GTA: 'Sans Andreas', GTA IV, Maltesers, The Simpsons Movie, 'lieutenant', milk (correction: 'milk' in polish is 'mleko'. I am a bad person), Max Payne 3 (and a short history of Rockstar games), and import games. We read some poetry, have two seperate instances of technical difficulties (sorry...) and attempt to struggle through stip-stiggidy story time. We talk about GAME, the PS Vita (and LittleBigPlanet Vita), 38 S...

Episode 25 - A Close Shave

This week, we talk about El Nombre, Tom's haircut, guacamole, GTA: San Andreas, Bike Baron, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Max Payne 3, cider, Rolf Harris, the GAME fiasco (and its impact on Diablo fans), the nature of preorders, The Last Of Us' new trailer, Tomb Raider and South Park: The Stick of Truth's delays, Ralph Wiggum, Arkham City GOTYE, Sly Cooper Vita's cross-play plans, we fight about retail vs. online (skip to 52:52 to avoid marital dramas), PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale, BarCraft,...

Episode 24 - Multi-Ball

This week, on an especially chaotic episode, we're joined by Max Skelton and discuss flight mode, snacks, Captain Morgan, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Oobisoft, balls, all-you-can-eat Pizza Hut, and the IGN AU Starhawk Black Beta. We then delve into stip-stiggity story time: Bioshock Infinite is delayed, LittleBigPlanet Vita beta is announced, Sony's shares fall to a 31-year low, Mojang boycott E3 (and we piss off our legion of Swedish fans), a $99 Xbox Three Hundred and Sixty confirmed, Internet E...

Episode 23 - Everything's Better on a (joy)Stick

This week, we talk about Scotland, impressions, states of matter, jelly wrestling, beef jerky, bush-dwellers, sleeping in the doghouse, Free Comic Book Day, A Very Spider-Man 9/11, kidnapping prostitutes, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, GTA: San Adreas, Rinth Island, and IGN's upcoming Starhawk Black Beta. Then, stip-stiggity-story time hits like a ton of bricks: Skyrim's "Dawnguard" DLC, The Elder Scrolls Online, Dead Island: GOTY edition?, Draw Something buying our souls (and the reanimation of Co...

Episode 22 - The Meg White of Podcasts

This week, we talk about iOS ports of Max Payne and Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Trials: Evolution, Crash Team Racing, and my new PlayStation Vita. Wow. That really sounds like we talk about gaming on this show. Tom uses the phrase 'donkey nipples', and we talk about the robot uprising, if that helps. Stip-stiggity story time returns, with news on SimOcean, Batman: Arkham City and Uncharted 3's Games Of The Years Editionses, Nintendo's steps towards an online future, and their financial losses, Porta...

Episode 21 - Sandsky Hates Black People

This week, on a seriously-not-racist episode of Something Something Joystick, we talk about awful beer, the new theme song, Beyoncé, Mass Effect 2, bingo, Ron Keremy, and Jacked: the Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto. Then, subtle as a sledgehammer, stip-stiggity-story-time: our hilarious take on a hundred-year-old comedy sketch, crystal meth, God of War: Ascension, Title Fight (PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale), New Super Mario Bros. 2, Marvel Vs Capcom 2 headed to iPhone, Mario & Pikmin g...

Video Game Urban Legends: Pokémon

by Xavier Rubetzki Noonan As a dominant part of the modern cultural landscape, it’s not surprising that video gaming has attracted a wealth of folklore. From ‘arrow in the knee’ memes to cartridge-blowing nostalgia, one of gaming’s greatest attributes is its ability to unite people through their shared sense of history and experience. And as with all cultures and subcultures, part of the rich tapestry of folklore that video games attract is the urban legend. These legends are pieced togeth...

Games As Art

As gamers, we are living in an exciting time. A recent study states that as of 2012, 92 percent of Australian households own at least one gaming device. The advent of smartphones has unleashed a flood of games intrinsically connected with social networks, and console gaming shows no signs of slowing with Call Of Duty continuing to fuel the energy drink and deodorant industry worldwide. But on the flip-side of this rampant mainstream success, a certain breed of independently developed games ar...

Episode 20 - Mahalo, Motherf-BOOM (feat. Ruby Giles!)

This week, Xavier and Tom and special guest host Ruby Giles talk about caffeine, Lidcombe, the Ninja Turtles, Big Bad Beetle Borgs, 'Beat Direction', the Tan and Black, and a pretty girl update. Then, like a cold snap: stip-stiggity story time, featuring 0x10c screens, Ni No Kuni's new trailer and release setback, Capcom, Sega and Namco's upcoming crossover, and the revelation that Mass Effect 3 actually was falsely advertised. Then, we waste no time in getting to our main time-waster: a new ...

Episode 19 - Modern Sounds in Podcasting

This week, we talk about pretty girls, James Squire, Freezy, outdoor podcasting, Fantasia, children's movies, our Easter celebrations, and swearing around women. We propose a fan mail battle royale, and announce our 20th birthday plans. Then, out of nowhere, stip-stiggity-story time: Kinect Star Wars (and 'crunking'), Dick Smith's 'sale', EA crowned 'worst company in America', Sonic's creator joining Nintendo, and Notch's new game 0x10c. We also discuss the Official Mascot of Video Gaming... ...

Episode 18 - Molydeux Can Doo-Doo But Jimmy Carter Is Smarter

This week, on a special Molyjam edition of SSJ, we talk about inFamous 2, Uncharted, EnviroBear 2000 (which receives the coveted SSJ Seal of Approval), the Seedy Apple, cheeseburgers, Worms Revolution, SEGA, Zipper, THQ et al's recent cuts, Triplets, Journey becoming fastest-selling PSN game, TGC co-creator's departure and Audiosurf Air. We (somewhat heatedly) discuss the PS4, Xbox credit card stealery, Dick Smith's big ol' sale, and then get right into our coverage of What Would Molydeux? I...

Episode 17 - Comedy = Tragedy + Wine

This week, on a special dickheadish edition of SSJ, we talk about Chang and Blade Runner wine, rap about 'T-Rell', I show off my new (old) Game Boy, we discuss Tom's masturbation habits, public pantlessness, a Baroque edition of Stip Stiggity Story Time (featuring GAME's downfall and more Mass Effect 3 updates... and something of a Smash Bros. tangent) we talk about Argentina, read some viewer mail, discuss cockles (and what the hell they are), and spend upwards of twenty minutes discussing K...

Episode 16 - PlasterCast

This week, we get quite plastered with the Seedy Apple, we reveal Tom's newfound unemployment, I introduce a new co-host, Tom talks about a vomit-filled play, we discuss Minecraft: Pocket Edition, AR camera control, the WiiU, Taylor Swift, Double Fine's Kickstarter, Ratchet & Clank HD Collection, Home Alone 5, 4chan trolling play.com, dissatisfied Bioware fans (that is, idiots), and ask What Would Molydeux? We read listener mail, run out of ideas (then come up with more), discuss Mojang vs. B...

Episode 15 - Journey to the Centre of the Wine Pocket

This week, we talk about Tom's newfound fame, what a big show we have (and other intangible nonsense), I unveil the Wine Pocket, and we talk a whole bunch (and quite seriously, for a change) about Journey. (SPOILER WARNING: skip from 10:40 to 20:40 if you're worried about spoiling anything. We did try to avoid really ruining it, though). Tom considers buying a PS3 (especially after seeing Quantic Dream's Kara), we tell tales about Insert Coin(s), Marvel Vs. Capcom, FIFA Street, SSX, we introd...

Episode 14

This week, we talk about paddle pool, University: the game, Catherine, Megamind: Ultimate Showdown, Sly Raccoon, Ben Kweller, Bomb the Music Industry!, Bioshock Infinite, Ratchet & Clank Collection, Sim City V, Oscar winners, top 10 Platinums, Valve's 'Steam Box', and Tom interviews Jeff Rosenstock from BtMI! A few other things happened too, but that band name ends with an exclamation mark, so I figured I may as well stop writing. MUSIC USED: Something Something Joystick Theme Song: Xavie...

Episode 13 - Pirates of Podcast: The Musical

This week, on a very special musical edition of SSJ, we drink whales and talk about our marriage, Tom's permanent lens-cap, we sing about InFamous, talk about my first girlfriend, warm hands, Gotham City Impostors and Mass Effect 3. We talk extensively about the Vita. We discuss Pokémon Black & White 2, Catherine, the fake Pokémon Yellow app, Community, Julia Nunes, Pomplamoose, braille, and marrying Taylor Swift. Tom pours ice in my drink then apologises in song. We have a sound effect fight...

Episode 12 - Booze Shoes/GrammarBang

This week, we ramble on about 'dreamt', O-Week, PokéSoc, the Green Goblin, GAME(s Wizards), inFAMOUS, bike-riding sims, Bastion, why this episode is late, stip-stiggity-story-time (aka COUGH), we stall for several minutes, we anticipate the Vita, I tell Sandsky what Call of Duty is, our marriage breaks up, we do the podcast on our own for a while, Tom tells me how to have sex through someone, we stage each other's funerals, and we learn that Sandsky has a bun in the oven. Also, stick aroun...