Space Game Junkie Podcast

A while back, we had Paul Zakrzewski on the podcast, who is the creator of the fantastic looking strategy/sim hybrid Void Destroyer.  Since then, his Kickstarter was a fantastic success and the was approved to get on Steam via Greenlight! Since the game just made its way onto Steam via early access, Jim and I decided to bring Paul back and talk about all the changes that have occurred with the game since we spoke last, what it’s like to get onto Steam and more. It makes for a great discussion. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast, and invite any comments or questions you have below. Thanks for listening! SGJ Podcast #47 Show Notes Games Mentioned (That I Can Remember) * Homeworld * Independence War * Void Destroyer

So I’ve been talking a loooot about Jumpgate around here, and I’m just warning y’all know folks, it’s gonna keep on happening. Why? Because the game is GORRAM SHINY that’s why, and I’m super excited that it’s risen from the dead like the Phoenix from the ashes.  ;) For this week’s podcast, instead of just talking to Jim about Jumpgate — as he’s new to the game — I brought on a bunch of veterans to talk about the old days, the game’s return, and to hopefully convince y’all to come and join us in this amazing playground. Joining Jim (aszurom) and I (Veloxi) are Chris (Teeleton), Mark (Ambrosius), Matthew (Sephiroth), Oleg (Zver), Peter (Elder23) and Shonda (Regan), and those links in the parentheses link to each person’s game profile, so you can see if we’re logged in and ask for help if you’re a new pilot. ;) You might want to after listening to us rave about the game so much. ;) In the show notes are helpful links you could use to get started. I hope you enjoy the podcast, and hope to see you in the game. :) If you do join, be sure to say hi and let us know in the comments what your pilot handle is. :) Episode #46 Show Notes * Jumpgate – Register your account and download the game from here. * Interactive Universe Map – Use this to see where the hell we were talking about on the show. * Joystick Required – The game’s unofficial English community full of helpful folks and resources.

Welcome to the Space Game Junkie Podcast. This time Jim and I bring on friend of the show Nate (Iridium884 on various forums) to talk about what we’re looking forward to in 2014, as well as some predictions! Are we on the nose, or are we full of bull? YOU DECIDE! ;) What do you guys think of our choices and our predictions? We’d love to hear your thoughts and your own predictions in the comments. ;) Thanks for listening! :) PS. Also, if you’re the person who clicks “Dislike” on every podcast, could you contact me and tell me why? ;) Episode #45 Show Notes Games Coming Out in 2014 (That We Know Of) * AI War Expansion 6 (as yet unnamed) * Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager * Deep Space Settlement * Distant Worlds: Universe * Elite: Dangerous * Enemy Starfighter * Eterium * Galactic Civilizations III * Horizon * Last Federation * Limit Theory * M.O.R.E. * Predestination * PULSAR: Lost Colony * SpaceBase DF-9 * StarDrive Unity * Starlight Inception * Star Lords * Star Ruler 2 * Star Villains and Space Heroes * Star Wars: Attack Squadrons * Void Destroyer

Hey folks, welcome to 2014!! We’re back with our weekly brand of insanity, and this week, Jim and I take a look back at 2013, as well as talk about some other random stuff, both space and non-space related. Hope y’all don’t mind. ;) As always, we invite you to subscribe to us on RSS or iTunes, and look forward to your comments below. Thanks for listening! :) Episode #44 Show Notes: Games Released in 2013: * Dawnstar * Deep Eclipse * Fleet Buster * Iron Sky Invasion * Galaxy Union * Kaiser Earth * Master of Tactics * New Orbit * Ring Runner * Solar War * Space – The Return Of The Pixxelfrazzer * Spaceforce Constellations * StarDrive * Strike Suit Zero/Infinity * Tactical Space Command * Universal Civilization * Void of Darkness * X Rebirth Expansions Released in 2013: * AI War: Vengeance in the Machine * Distant Worlds: Shadows * Drox Operative: Invasion of the Ancients * Endless Space: Disharmony * Gratuitous Space Battles: Outcasts New Games in the Works: * Entropy * Eterium * EVE: Valkyrie * Galactic Civilizations III * Infinite Pixels * Infinite Space 3 * Last Federation * Rodina * Rogue System * Space Engineers * Spacebase DF-9 * Star Ruler 2 * Starpoint Gemini II *

Hey folks, welcome to the latest episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This podcast is a bit late because of the craziness of the holidays, and for that we apologize, but it’s a really…wackadoo show. We had a guest, but they had to cancel at the last minute sadly, so we had to do something off the cuff…and wow, lots of cuffs were offed. Wheeeeeeee! There’s video too! Enjoy this last episode of the podcast for 2013. I wanna thank you all for listening this past year, and especially to Jim for coming up with the idea and for being such an amazing co-host. :) SGJ Episode #43 Show Notes: Games We Played (In no particular order): * Rodina * Starpoint Gemini II * Spaceforce Constellations * Fleet Buster * Space: Return of the Pixxelfrazzer

Back in the mid 1990s, I was at a computer fair just outside of Philadelphia, and was browsing the stacks of jewel cases for new games to take home. I came across one that I’d not heard of before called Star Quest 1 in the 27th Century. Of course I took it home, and still have the CD to this day. :) Then, in 1999, as space games were about to take a looooong nap, creator company Virtual Adventures began to work on a sequel…then life interjected and that sequel was put on hiatus until this year. Star Quest 2: United Galaxies is currently Kickstarting, and Jim and I brought on its lead developer Paul Lauzon to discuss the game (and other stuff, as is the norm it seems. ;) It made for nothing else if not an entertaining show, I think. :) As always, we thank you for listening, hope you enjoy the show, and invite your comments below. Have a great one! :) (PS. No time for show notes right now, really swamped, sorry!)  

So it’s no secret that Jim and I aren’t the biggest fans of Galactic Civilizations II, but we try to keep it positive here on Space Game Junkie. Therefore, when we sat down to talk to Paul Boyer, the lead designer of the recently announced sequel, Galactic Civilizations III, we were honest about that, and gave Paul (OMG another Paul!) the chance to sell us on the new game. Was he successful? You decide! Now beforehand, I had asked folks to submit questions about the new game that we’d go over during the interview. While the interview naturally covered quite a few of the questions on its own, due to time constraints it couldn’t cover all of them, so stay tuned for a follow-up written Q&A from Paul covering everything y’all submitted to me. :) Thanks, as always, for listening, and enjoy the show!

With the Thanksgiving holiday happening this week in the U.S., I wanted to talk to a bunch of folks about the games we’re thankful for, so I sent out word to the various places I hang out to join us on the show this week, and joining Jim and I are the following guests/panelists: * From the Site: Readers Eric (EBM), Jason (Fugazi) and Wojciech (Gorkomatic) * From Gamers with Jobs: Kyle (UMOarsman), Nate (Iridium884) and Taylor (tboon) * From Quarter to Three: Adam (krayzkrok) We talked about not only games we’re thankful for, but a ton of other random crap, and it made for a fun show. So much fun I don’t even have time/energy to put together show notes, we talked about so much. ;) I’m sure I speak for all of us when I say we hope you enjoy the show, and we all hope you have much to be thankful for in your lives beyond but including space games. ;) Thanks for listening! :)

I’d been avoiding purchasing X Rebirth until I upgrade my video card, monitor and RAM in a little bit, but that hadn’t stopped me from reading the amazingly awful reports coming in of just how bad the game apparently was at launch (and still is). While the Internet easily gives way to hyperbole, usually, I felt I had to see for myself just how bad it was, so Jim volunteered to play his copy of the game on Twitch.tv while I watched. I asked folks on several forums I’m on to come on and join us, and only one person was brave enough, James “Jam3” from Gamers with Jobs. So please join Jim, James and I as we wade through this mess of a game together. Below, please enjoy the video from our Twitch session. As apparently the game has issues with Twitch, we had technical glitches that made the stream problematic, resulting in three videos rather than one. You can find those in this YouTube playlist: Thanks as always for listening, and enjoy the show! Episode 39 Show Notes: * Forum Theory on The Game Being a Console Game Originally

Hello friends, and welcome to the latest episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. This time Jim and I sit down with Christopher Park, founder and lead developer at Arcen Games, to talk about their upcoming space game, The Last Federation, along with the continued success of AI War and so much more. It’s a fun and candid discussion about the ins and outs of indie gaming and much more.  :) As always, we hope you enjoy the show, invite your comments below and hope you’ll subscribe to us on RSS or iTunes. Thanks for listening! :) Episode #38 Show Notes Space Games Mentioned: * AI War * Gratuitous Space Battles * Master of Orion * Sins of a Solar Empire Other Games Mentioned: * A Valley Without Wind * A Valley Without Wind 2 * Bionic Dues * Shattered Haven * Skyward Collapse * Tidalis * Total War Series

Hey folks, welcome to the latest installment of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. Sorry for the delay in getting this to y’all, but real life sometimes creeps in and makes its presence known above all else. ;) That said, every now and then Jim and I feel it’s good to just sit back, shoot the crap and catch up with the news, what we’ve been playing and so on, so that’s what this latest show is about, and let me tell y’all, we are allllll over the place, in a good way. ;) As always, we look forward to your comments and thank you for listening! Enjoy the show! Episode #37 Show Notes Space Games Mentioned: * AI War * Distant Worlds * Drox Operative * Eclipse * Endless Space * Evochron Mercenary * Freelancer * Galactic Civilizations II * Galactic Civilizations III * Master of Orion * Nexus: The Jupiter Incident * SkyJacker * Starbase Orion * Star Citizen * Starflight * Star Made * Star Wars: Squadrons * Star Wolves * The Last Federation * The Mandate Other Games Mentioned: * Achtung Spitfire * Alien Syndrome * Aliens * Alpha Protocol * Batman: Arkham Asylum * Batman: Arkham City * Batman: Arkham Origins * Battlefield 4 * Dark Reign * Dawn Patrol * Delver * Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut * Flight Commander 2 * Flying Corps * Guacamelee * La-Mulana

Hey folks, welcome to the latest episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. This week — at Jim’s behest — we spent time looking at one specific game and talking about it’s…let’s say ups and downs. The game Jim chose was Darkstar One from 2006. Jim chose this because I’ve never spoken highly of it, and he wanted to find out why. Join us, won’t you? You can also see the video we recorded below from the SGJ Twitch.tv channel: We hope you enjoy either the audio or video versions of the podcast (or both, go crazy!). ;) We also invite you to subscribe to us via iTunes or RSS, and look forward to your comments below. Also, we’re opening up the floor to ideas/topics/guest you’d like us to cover, so if there’s something you’d like our podcast to cover, please let us know. Thanks for listening! Episode #36 Show Notes: Space Games Discussed: * Elite * Freelancer * Darkstar One * Independence War 2 * Wing Commander: Privateer * X Series

Hello folks, and welcome to this latest episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast. This week, Jim and I sit down and talk with Alex Landa, Producer for the currently Kickstarting game SkyJacker. We learn a lot about the game in our time with Alex, and we hope you will too, enough to go and kick to the darned thing. ;) As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast, look forward to your comments below and invite you to subscribe through iTunes or RSS. Thanks for listening! :) Episode #35 Show Notes Space Games Mentioned: * Descent: Freespace * Freespace 2 * Independence War 2 * SkyJacker (Kickstarter, Greenlight) * Star Citizen

Howdy folks, and welcome to this week’s episode of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This week, Jim and I sit down with Producer and Lead Designer Ole Herbjørnsen and Art Director Garret AJ to talk about their currently Kickstarted game, The Mandate. We learn a lot about the game, its evolution, its history and even play around a little with its ship designer and such. It was a damned fun podcast to record, and should make for a fun listen. :) As always, we hope you enjoy the show, look forward to your comments below, and invite you to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or RSS. Thanks for listening! :) Podcast #34 Show Notes: Space Games Mentioned: * FTL * The Mandate * PULSAR: Lost Colony * Star Trek: Klingon Academy * Star Trek Online Other Games Mentioned: * XCOM Enemy Unknown Miscellany: * War of Jenkins’ Ear Note: I’m swamped this week so rather than listening to the entire show again and building the notes from that — which I sadly don’t have time for — I’m building these from memory, so stuff might be missed. My apologies.

Hey folks, welcome to this week’s installment of the Space Game Junkie Podcast! This time we’re doing something a little different. After listening to the excellent Three Moves Ahead podcast on Sid Meier’s Gettysburg, I thought, “Why don’t we do a show focusing on one game?” Jim and I immediately knew what game we wanted to play: Independence War 2. Therefore, Jim and I spent the last week mired in this game, and the results are quite surprising, no more so than to myself really. This week, besides the usual audio podcast, Jim broadcast his play session over Twitch.tv and we commented on it as he played, so you can also see the video below. Thanks for listening, and we look forward to your comments. :) Enjoy!