Super GG Radio
273 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSuper GG Radio is an NPR of Illinois Community Voices podcast focused on video games and all things adjacent! Join us each week to discover new and upcoming games from the independent developer community, get the latest and silliest news of the industry, and chipping away at our backlog.
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Episodes
22nd Session - The Rogue One
July 21, 2019 21:32 - 1 hour - 105 MBWe’re still hung over last episode, but in this 22nd session we have a XL sized episode with two new guest hosts! Steve and Alec stop by to discuss Rogue likes/lites with Rogue Empire, Bite the Bullet, and Wizard of Legend, Steve stands by for Titan Fall and Randy Pitchford is back in the news this week, as well as new switch deets. We also let Steve and Alec rant about Randy Pitchford as well as the Epic game store. Lastly we get a lesson in what it means to be a rogue style game in the Re...
21st Session - The Drunk Episode
July 18, 2019 02:15 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBIt’s the 21st session - We’re legal! To celebrate, this week friend of the Show Steve Dvorak acted as moderator/referee for the proceedings as we go through the normal show format while attempting to side-step drink words. If you’d like to follow along with the game, the foul/drink words are listed below, chosen by a group of friends of the show. Play(ed/ing) Microtransaction(s) Epic Store DLC(s) Randy Pitchford Auto-Chess (or battle-chess) Game What (wat/wut) - if this is too ...
20th Session - Grounds for Divorce?
July 07, 2019 16:36 - 1 hour - 125 MBSpecial Guest Kevin Hartwig joins us for session 20! Joel discloses all on Mario Maker 2, Alex & Getty have very different experiences with the Dragon Quest Builder 2 demo, Alex gets winterfresh with the Monster Hunter World: Icebourne beta, and Kevin dives deep into a surprisingly complex multiplayer competition game - Kabounce!. Backlog blog is devoted entirely to Kevin’s first foray into Kojima-world after completing the PS1 hit Metal Gear Solid! We end the episode on a 3-man contest t...
19th Session - Hashtag Ad
June 30, 2019 18:49 - 1 hour - 115 MBIt’s an extended 19th Session of Super GG Radio! In Early Adopter, Alex tries and fails to defend DOTA and Auto Chess, then recoils at Joel’s appreciation of Magic the Gathering: Arena. Getty is pretty down on Granblue fantasy Versus. Alex takes a moment to pow pow and discuss his disappointment with anemic Steam sale prices with Getty attempting to cheer him up. Then we get into a LENGTHY discussion about Heavy Rain, the 2010 Quantic Dream interactive murder mystery melodrama. Warning:...
18th Session - It's Mario Time
June 23, 2019 17:31 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB18th Session hits the trucks running with Alex & Joel breaking into the Skatebirds alpha, after-which Eric & Alex discuss the merits of time manipulation RPGs playing the Cris Tales demo. Joel speculates on Switch Mini rumors, Eric makes the case for Sony “winning” E3 despite not being there, and Alex gives everyone a music lesson in news before going on a poke-tirade. Alex continues to hate-monger Zelda by playing Moonlighter - a game that’s decidedly nothing like Zelda, and teams-up with ...
17th Session - Fire the Tube!
June 16, 2019 12:51 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB17th Session begins with Alex’s belated thoughts on Far: Lone Sails - a Journey-like (Written review is on wordpress!). Then Joel & Alex talk the merits of April-fools type jokes you have to pay for with Devolver Bootleg, and Eric fires his tube with Mariokart Mobile. We keep a big news week abridged with our biggest takeaways from this year’s E3. After the break, backlog blog includes a grab-bag of impressions of mobile, party, and some game Getty played. We wrap this week with a remind...
16th Session - Buckles on Buckles
June 09, 2019 16:06 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBFor the 16th Session of Super GG Radio, a slate of Dark Soul-likes in Early Adopter with Joel trying out Nioh 2 and Alex/Getty getting their anime on with Code Vein. News is flooded with pre-E3 announcements and leaks. We check in on Joel’s progress pushing through Final Fantasy IX and close the loop on Alex’s Spider-Man DLC experience. Finally, we end the show with one quick thought on the looming E3 this week. Segments Early Adopter: 1:10 - 20:05 News: 20:28 - 39:15 Backlog Blog: 3...
15th Session - Donald Duck Potion Mismanagement
June 03, 2019 02:11 - 1 hour - 110 MB15th Session has Kelly DeWitte as guest 3rd chair, and we roll out the mouse ears carpet by starting with backlog blog where Kelly shares first impressions of Kingdom Hearts 1, and Eric puts on his robe and kitty hat with Cat Quest. News covers a sad poke-sistance and the ghosts of Pitchford’s past. Early Adopter is a second helping of Kingdom Hearts goodness with Eric’s feelings on the 3rd entry. Finally, we make Kelly take a crash course in Kojima strangeness by giving gut reactions to ...
14th Session - Get the Snake, Steve!
May 26, 2019 15:49 - 1 hour - 102 MBA beefy 14th Session with special guest Steve Dvorak includes Nowhere Prohpet Beta and Gems of War: Puzzle Quest impressions in Early Adopter. Ruminating more on the Epic Games Store, weird handheld fever dreams, and Detective Pikachu in news. A heaping helping of talk about the current state of affairs in Destiny 2. And we wrap the show by giving the next homework assignment, and it’s a heavy lift. Segments Early Adopter: 01:23 - 25:43 News: 26:05 - 46:21 (WARNING - Detective Pikachu...
Bonus Session: Interview With Andrew Trahan of Stray Basilisk
May 22, 2019 17:00 - 43 minutes - 44.8 MBThis special bonus session is a conversation with Andrew Trahan, one of three from developer Stray Basilisk. They are currently working on Steamhounds, a great multiplayer steampunk themed JRPG/tactical battle hybrid we played back in session 12’s early adopter segment. We discussed Andrew’s way into game development, the dynamics of working as an indie team, Steamhounds and the progress being made towards final release, and a little bit about what he’s been playing. You can follow him on ...
13th Session - DID You Play Neo Cab?
May 19, 2019 16:41 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MB13th Session features impressions of two upcoming indie title demos in early adopter, meaty announcements of some highly anticipated games in news, getting stuck in a time warp nightmare diving Into the Breach, another round of INdie or OUTdie, and we end by checking in on progress of Metal Gear Kevin. Segments Early Adopter: 00:52 - 17:26 News: 17:49 - 29:27 Backlog Blog: 29:50 - 39:39 Indie or Out-die: 40:03 - 44:09 Metal Gear Kevin Update: 44:10 - 48:35 Don’t forget to follow/rea...
12th Session - We Are Kirby
May 12, 2019 23:29 - 58 minutes - 73.6 MB12th Session introduces a third chair - and we welcome Eric Gettinger to the conversation by making him play an alpha build of Steamhounds for Early Adopter, chat about how USBs and twitter meltdowns are magic with Randy Pitchford, how bad we are at Divinity: Original Sin 2 in Backlog Blog, build our own Nintendo Cinematic Universe off the back of memes, and Joel caps the episode with a tid bit of nerd rage. Segments Early Adopter: 1:10 - 10:47 News: 11:08 - 21:52 Backlog Blog: 22:13 - 3...
11th Session - It's Hip to Hate Sonic
May 06, 2019 01:38 - 52 minutes - 78.3 MBBody: This week! Joel & Alex Channel their inner war general with Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. Lament the state of news with the much maligned Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer and the internet's perceived betrayal of Psyonix by switching PC storefronts. Get their chef’s hat on for Cook, Serve, Delicious 2! On PC & Switch. Finally, Alex teases out some upcoming additions to Super GG Radio. Segments Early Adopter: :51 - 17:01 News: 17:24 - 33:49 Backlog Blog: 34:12 - 46:31 Hous...
10th Session - Always in Delinquent Mode, Baby
April 28, 2019 20:52 - 1 hour - 105 MBBody: We’ve reached the double digits! 10th Session beings with Joel hogging up airtime expressing highs and lows of his journey with The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa, while Alex keeps it short and sweet with Katana Zero in Early Adopter. There’s only a news segment so Alex can mope about Persona 5 Scramble not being a port and instead a muoso game, and Joel sneaks in some Epic games talk. They extol the virtues of hard as hell platformer mountain climbing,self discovery, and self acceptanc...
9th Session - Punny Kind of Feeling
April 23, 2019 02:10 - 1 hour - 110 MBA day late but absolutely not short, 9th Session includes stealing hearts as Joker in Smash Bros, getting that retro feeling with a beta of Asteroid Invaders, and Tim Burtonesque GPS geocaching battles with Otherworld Heroes. Some news of our favorite fighting game developer disappointing us again. Swinging to new heights in the backlog blog with a long-winded conversation about the latest and greatest Spider-Man (PS4) game. Finally, the fully unredacted Orona report as Alex provides a Dok...
8th Session - Octo-Dad of War
April 15, 2019 01:18 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBSession 8 starts with Alex’s time with the beta of Bethesda’s mobile The Elder Scrolls: Blades, afterwhich him and Joel share their survival instincts in the Risk of Rain 2 early access. News touches on a pair of leaked Ubisoft sequel details and questionable internet handle choices. For the Backlog Blog, Alex gets squiddy with it in Octodad: Dadliest Catch and Joel has some closing thoughts on God of War (PS4). Finally, a trio of emails about Sega Genesis Classic omissions, tinkering wit...
7th Session - Protect Mr. Bear!
April 08, 2019 02:02 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBSession 7 is Kaballin out the gate with Alex’s cringe-inducing dismemberment in the Mortal Kombat 11 beta and Joel not quite ready to jump on the train with Pandemic Express. News previews Joel’s future purchase of ANOTHER tiny emulation box with the Sega Genesis Mini announcement and a brief meta-discussion of game difficulty. Alex closes the loop on his time with Ape Out and sharing some controller passing fun in the Backlog Blog. Despite feeling generally weary of them, Joel & Alex rem...
6th Session - NecroDancing All Night
March 30, 2019 23:19 - 53 minutes - 59.4 MB6th session's Early Adopter begins with Alex’s slight discomfort trying the Zanki Zero: Last Beginning demo. Joel brings a palate-cleanser with Starlink: Battle for Atlas, a perfectly pleasant No Man’s Sky-lite. News includes RTS nostalgia, new Switch model rumors, a chat about Borderlands 1/3, and Atlus being a big ol’ Persona tease. Alex & Joel tag-team backlog blog with the 2017 throwback passion project Sonic Mania, and a timely revisit of Crypt of the Necrodancer. Finally, armed wit...
5th Session - Aim Like A Mercy Main
March 25, 2019 02:29 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBIt’s a late night recording for the 5th Session of Super GG Radio. After wrestling with technical difficulties, Alex & Joel kick off Early Adopter with a sub-par performance in their first taste of Baptiste, the new Overwatch character. Joel gives early impressions of God of War (PS4) and how much the newest entry diverges from its source material. Then it’s news with one of Alex’s recent favorite indies getting a sequel, quick thoughts on Nintendo’s packed Nindie presentation, and takin...
4th Session - Baba is Podcast
March 18, 2019 01:53 - 1 hour - 114 MBFor the 4th session of Super GG Radio, Alex takes the lead on Early Adopter by describing the perils of competitive milky way stock markets and wealth accumulation in Offworld Trading Company, dipped his toes into the most tongue-twistery fighter out there - Under Night: In Birth EXE Late:(ST), and describes some great Aha! Moments with Baba is You. For news Alex stays human with mentioning new Overwatch hero Baptise and Joel regales his time as an ear collector playing Diablo 1 in his you...
3rd Session - Division 2 is Buffet Pizza
March 12, 2019 03:48 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBIt’s the 3rd session of Super GG Radio - Alex and Joel digest the Division 2 beta and discussed what came out the other end, afterwhich Joel divulges the merits of intergalactic space rap aliens in Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove and Alex feels the percussion in Ape Out. Super GG Radio takes a brave stand in the news segment and touches upon the EVO shakeups and Anthem PS4 Death Notes. Backlog Blog this week includes FMV goodness, Final Fantasy FighterZ, and diving back into the Desti...
2nd Session - A Tale of Two Yoshis
March 03, 2019 18:31 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBFor the 2nd Session, Alex & Joel dive straight into Early Adopter with a pair of very different Nintendo Switch demos. Alex gives additional feedback on his time streaming the Spellbreaker alpha. After side-stepping hairy PR self-harm news, the Backlog Blog includes Alex caving to Destiny 2 peer pressure and comparing/contrasting Yoshi’s Crafted World’s demo to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island. Joel admits being a little too hard on Final Fantasy IX after a fork in the story arc and di...
1st Session
February 24, 2019 03:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBFor the first session, Alex & Joel share tales of Terry Crews power fantasies, wizard magic royale, motorcycle QWOP with dreams of excitebike costumes, inconsiderate and aggressively flirty teenage monkey thieves from different times, and smoking cigars until you get kicked out of the movie theater. They also ponder over a trio of big Nintendo news & rumors, share a few deals of interest, and divulge an interesting video game fact. Join us, won’t you? Segment Timestamps: Early Adopter: ...