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The SML Podcast - Episode 1053: No Mistakes

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News and reviews are on the schedule for this episode, so let's get to the show!

The show kicks off with Jacob Garner and Bri Galgano on hand to wonder where Aki is for a chance. She was playing a game on Steam. Of course she was. At least Jacob wasn't late? We discuss the news of the week like the Nintendo Switch 2 bannings to those dumb enough to use a MIG Cart on their system, new Xbox console plans, Xbox Game Pass additions and departures, news reveals, price announcements, game reveals, release dates, and tons more! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News 40:21 - Gatewalkers - A2 Softworks (Bri) 45:24 - CarX Street - CarX Technologies (Joe) 56:11 - Vasilisa and Baba Yaga - Baba Yaga Games, Games Harbor (Bri & Jacob) 1:04:15 - Agarta - FF Digital, Dolores Entertainment (Jacob & Bri) 1:13:22 - God of Weapons - Archmage Labs, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 1:20:08 - Without a Voice - Witz Games, L³, eastasiasoft (Aki) 1:26:20 - Crazy Cats vs. Crazy Cyborgs - Half-Cat Team, Xeneder Team (Bri & Jacob) 1:30:49 - Knight Quest: Goblins Raid - Head Bear Games, AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri) 1:35:46 - Cyber Tank Nano - Rapid Snail, Xitilon (Aki & Bri) 1:39:55 - Football Mini Stars - Inlogic Software, Silesia Games (Bri)

The show ends with a track from The Tiberian Sons ending the show with some SPORTSBALL THEME GOODNESS!

1:46:02 - The Tiberian Sons - Paragon is an A-hole Part 2 (Fox Sports)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1052: Nightmarebumps

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It's an episode chock full of nightmares with reviews, a broken statue, and music to fit the theme!

The show kicks off with Chris Taylor, Pernell Vaughan, and Aki all on hand to chat about our non-nightmarish weekends. Aki played a whole bunch of Lies of P and pretty much nothing else, Pernell won a Mario Party tournament and bought some board games to add to his massive collection, Chris played a whole bunch of Mario Kart World on his Switch 2, and I watched wrassling alone while most of the rest of the discord group were at MAGStock. Later in the show we get the nightmarish revelation that an Assassin's Creed statue of mine just BROKE out of nowhere. All that plus some nightmarish reviews!

0:00 - Intro/banter 18:35 - Lies of P: Overture - NEOWIZ (Aki) 30:55 - Through the Nightmares - Sandman Team, Pingle Studio (Pernell) 38:35 - Chronicles of the Wolf - Migami Games, PQube, PixelHeart (Chris) 50:35 - Nightmare Frontier - Ice Code Games (Pernell) 1:05:40 - Instants - Endlfame, Nextime, SpaceJazz (Aki)

The show ends with some nightmarish music from The Tiberian Sons as they tackle the Goosebumps theme!

1:11:44 - The Tiberian Sons - Welcome to Your Nightmare (Goosebumps)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1051: Hug Your Pets

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We've got an awesome chat about the game Copycat as well as news and reviews, so let's get started!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to welcome Samantha Cable and Kostia Liakhov of Spoonful of Wonder to the show to talk all about their emotional cat adventure Copycat, out now on Xbox Series X|S & PS5! We chat about the origins of the game, the journey that Sam & Kostia took on their way to publishing a game, our own precious furbabies, and of course, how emotional and heartbreaking the story can be in Copycat and how, like, all of us cried. Fantastic chat for a fantastic game, check it out today!

After Sam & Kostia head out, we tackle the news of the week including the Switch 2's spectacular start with console sales, the latest additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, Xbox allegedly skipping Xbox discs of Xbox games but supposedly releasing discs on PS5, Sony Bend layoffs, Gradius 5's surprise delisting, some Movie Watch bits, and tons more! Plus a pack of reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Copycat Chat 1:01:06 - News 1:24:12 - Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey & Friends - Dlala Studios, Disney (Jacob) 1:35:56 - Atomfall: Wicked Isle DLC - Rebellion (Aki) 1:45:08 - Section 13 - Ocean Drive Studios, Kakao Games (Jacob) 1:52:11 - Minos Dungeon - AFIL Games (Bri & Jacob) 1:56:04 - Keeper's Toll - Stingbot Games, eastasiasoft (Jacob) 2:02:47 - Collie Call: Farm of Tomorrow - AFIL Games (Bri & Jacob) 2:07:00 - Golf Up - Super Power Up Games (Jacob) 2:10:04 - PREVIEW: Mina the Hollower - Yacht Club Games (Aki & Bri)

The show ends with some Shantae music from Jake "virt" Kaufman to celebrate his new work in Mina the Hollower!

2:21:12 - Jake "virt" Kaufman - Baal Bhaagna (Shantae: Risky's Revenge)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1050: Yarrrr

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Nintendo based PartyCast chatter and a small batch of reviews lie ahead, so let's not waste any time!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to start off the show with Andy Sperry joining just a few minutes in to chat about the Switch 2! A bunch of us got them and we talk about how we got them, games we picked up, Mario Kart Mondays, storage and game transfers, the ups and downs of Virtual Game Cards as well as the downs and downs of Switch 2 Keycards. All that plus Steam Next Fest discussion and a batch of reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Banter 46:48 - Sperry's Next Fest Spectacular 1:02:39 - Scar-Led Salvation - Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Nelio, Idea Factory International (Aki) 1:12:49 - Pipstrello and the Cursed Yoyo - Pocket Trap, PM Studios (Pernell) 1:21:42 - Covenant of Solitude - MAGITEC, KEMCO (Chris) 1:35:02 - POPUCOM - Hypergryph, Gryphline (fka Gryph Frontier) (Pernell) 1:45:52 - Remnants of the Rift - Bromio, Mooncat Games (Pernell)

The show ends with some Mario Kart goodness from The OneUps since Mario Kart World just released and all that jazz.

2:00:45 - The OneUps - Donut Plains (Super Mario Kart)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1049: SummerFest

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It's Summer Game Fest time and we got a whole ton of news to discuss, so let's dive right in!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to chat about Sony's State of Play, the Summer Game Fest showcase, some of the other miscellaneous events, and we wrap up with the Xbox Showcase! We cover all the titles we can from MARVEL Tōkon to Call of Duty Black Ops 7 with everything in between! Lumines! Final Fantasy Tactics! Mortal Shell, Atomic Heart, and Code Vein all getting sequels! LEGO Voyagers! Awful voice acting in Deadpool VR! Scott Pilgrim EX! Wuchang AND Wu Tang! Super Meat Boy 3D! Clockwork Revolution! TONS MORE! Plus a few more news tidbits with Jacob Garner joining and reviews!

0:00 - Intro/State of Play 22:08 - Summer Game Fest 52:21 - Miscellaneous Shows 1:06:14 - Xbox Showcase 1:38:15 - Second Half News 2:01:59 - Trident's Tale - 3DClouds (Aki) 2:11:15 - Knock on the Coffin Lid - RedBoon (Bri & Aki) 2:22:14 - 1f y0u're a gh0st ca11 me here! - Furoshiki Lab, KEMCO (Jacob) 2:28:45 - Cinderscratch - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri) 2:32:34 - Amber Alert Director's Cut - Dolores Entertainment (Aki) 2:40:26 - Dual Paths - YUME GAME STUDIO (Bri) 2:44:17 - Bunny Cubed - Sagitta Studios, eastasiasoft (Jacob) 2:48:56 - Hidden Cat Outlaws - Sleepwalking Potatoes, Silesia Games (Bri)

The show ends with some music from the REAL Super Meat Boy soundtrack from Danny Baranowsky!

2:53:09 - dannyBstyle - Hot Damned (Super Meat Boy)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1048: Coffin Knockers

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We've got ourselves a big one with a Knock on the Coffin Lid chat and a batch of reviews, so let's get going!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Dmitry Chinaev of RedBoon to the show to chat all about the console release of their deckbuilding rougelite Knock on the Coffin Lid! We chat about the origins of the game, development, the team, design choices and randomization, the music, feedback, porting to console, and tons more! Plus Aki and Bri totally bring it with their own questions and topics and it's like we're a cohesive team doing real podcast stuff! An awesome hour with Dmitry!

After a quick break it's PartyCast time as Chris Taylor, Pernell Vaughan, and Andy Sperry all join alongside Aki to have a quick chat before descending into a small batch of reviews. We chat about bands and concerts, Sperry raiding and chatting with us, awful and weird names, Double Dragon, and Pride support. Yes, we support our LGBTQIA+ friends and family and if you DON'T support them, then you can unfollow us, thanks. Plus reviews including a visit from Big Adam Chase!

0:00 - Intro/Knock on the Coffin Lid chatter 1:04:08 - PartyCast 1:34:08 - The Siege and the Sandfox - Cardboard Sword, PLAION (Pernell) 1:50:15 - PaperKlay - WhyKev (Andy) 2:03:06 - Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks - Caged Element, Wired Productions (Adam) 2:17:03 - Starlight Legacy - Decafésoft, eastasiasoft (Chris) 2:29:42 - Missing Banban - Euphoric Brothers, Simon Carny, Feardemic (Aki)

The show ends with some Stranger Things goodness from our friend Ailsean!

2:39:52 - Ailsean - Goes to Eleven (Stranger Things)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1047: Mustinsauce

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The circumstances behind the recording of this episode will forever be a mystery, unless you were at our Twitch streams. Let's go!

The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki all on hand to talk about how disgusting onions are and how our friend Mustin made an awesome onionless spaghetti sauce! We also discuss the news of the week and not at all mention the fact that this is a re-recording because our Thursday show was a trainwreck. Yay! News topics include the latest Monthly games for PlayStation Plus members, worrying news for Marathon from Bungie, yet another EA studio closure and game cancellation, Expedition 33 sales, Dragon Quest news, the death of Multiversus, and tons more! Plus a big batch of reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News 39:35 - Deliver at All Costs - Studio Far Out Games, KONAMI (Bri) 46:20 - Retro Classics - Antstream, Xbox Game Studios (Bri & Jacob) 58:30 - KVARK - Latest Past, Perun Creative (Aki) 1:04:36 - Spray Paint Simulator - North Star Video Games, Whitethorn Digital (Bri) 1:11:50 - FOMOGRAPHY - Brendan Keesing, DANGEN Entertainment ( Bri) 1:16:12 - Stunt Flyer - Torus Games, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 1:23:48 - Islands & Trains - Akos Makovics, Future Friends Games (Aki) 1:26:55 - Copycat - Spoonful of Wonder, Nuuvem, Neverland Entertainment (Bri & Aki) 1:37:10 - Collie Call - AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri) 1:40:37 - Higgs Boson: Puzzle Collection - Remix Games, AFIL Games (Jacob & Bri) 1:45:05 - Kittens & Yarn - Pinel Games, Silesia Games (Bri)

The show ends with some awesomeness from Mustin since we talked about his sauciness!

1:47:29 - Mustin - Delfino Plaza (Super Mario Sunshine)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1046: Tuesday Show

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I got nothing tonight. Show should've been up already. I'm behind. Here we go.

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome Ryan Niemiller, Big Adam Chase, and Rez to the show for us to chat and review games. Things got weird, things got dirty, and things got funny. Plus reviews including Andy Sperry sending in a recording!

0:00 - Intro/Banter 39:08 - Kaiju Big Battel: Fighto Fantasy - Super Walrus Games, Penguin Pop Games (Chris & Ryan) 55:44 - Roadcraft - Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment (Big Adam & Rez) 1:10:52 - Death end re;Quest: Code Z - Compile Heart, Idea Factory (Pernell) 1:27:23 - Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer - Clifftop Games, Raw Fury (Aki) 1:36:02 - Monster Train 2 - Shiny Shoe, Big Fan Games (Pernell) 1:46:28 - Coin Push RPG - RAmen, Wise Games (Aki) 2:01:43 - Webbing Journey - Fire Totem Games, Future Friends Games (Andy) 2:04:57 - SML After Dark: The Seven Realms Realm 3: High Lathion - SeptCloud Games (Aki)

The show ends with some LONELYROLLINGSTARS celebrating Dragon Quest Day!

2:19:34 - LONELYROLLINGSTARS - I Drank Your Milkshake (Dragon Quest IV)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1045: Speed Life

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Everybody is tired and not feeling hot, so we're just gonna rush through the show, sound good? Good.

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to wait a few minutes until Jacob finishes pulling a Jacob and we can start the show. Then we dive almost immediately into the news so we can speedrun this one. Xbox Game Pass news, including the newly released Retro Classics, Hellblade II going to PS5, Embracer shuffling an renaming, another Idea Factory game hitting Xbox this year, and Randy Pitchford showing he doesn't know when to shut up. Plus reviews and dicksquids!

0:00 - Intro/news 25:18 - Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo - Galla, Fellow Traveller (Bri/Jacob/Aki) 35:35 - Palia - Singularity 6 Corporation (Aki/Jacob) 48:34 - Gore Doctor - Salient Games, Ultimate Games (Bri) 54:00 - Skin Deep - Blendo Games, Annapurna Interactive (Aki) 1:00:06 - Perserve - Bitmap Galaxy, Grindstone (Bri) 1:06:32 - Forgotten Fields - Frostwood Interactive, Nejcraft (Jacob) 1:11:13 - SYNESTHESIA - Spire Games, Ratalaika Games (Aki/Bri) 1:21:25 - Stratogun - Horsefly Games, Numskull Games (Jacob) 1:26:50 - Neko Bento - RedDeerGames (Bri) 1:30:19 - Legends Aligned: Minis in Conflict - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri) 1:33:50 - Ciper Monk - AFIL Games (Jacob/Bri) 1:38:45 - Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats - Pinel Games, Silesia Games (Bri)

The show ends with some Bomberman action from The OneUps!

1:42:33 - The OneUps - Bomberman (Bomberman)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1044: Meat Spray Monster

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Buckle up because we've got a monster sized episode, but it's packed full of goodness, so let's get going!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano and Aki on hand to welcome Nick Jefferson-Tame and Adam Mitchell of North Star Video Games to the show to chat all about their brand new upcoming spray paint simulator game, Spray Paint Simulator! We chat about the origins of the game, the fun tools and gameplay mechanics to keep you painting for hours on end, working with Whitethorn Games, getting on Game Pass, and tons more! Spray Paint Simulator is out NEXT WEEK, so wishlist it now!

After a quick intermission, it's a PartyCast with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, Grant Henry, and Aki starting off with Dave K and Tim Ekkebus showing up later on! We spend nearly an hour chatting about everything from more Spray Paint Simulator to Monster Rancher fun to Hulk Hogan's bulging eyes and fake hair on his stupid bandana. We know you're bald, TERRY. Plus ice cream discussion, Tim's son ending a shutout, and a big ol' batch of reviews including some notes from Horror Acolyte!

0:00 - Intro/Spray Paint Sim 53:02 - PartyCast 1:41:56 - CAPCOM Fighting Collection 2 - CAPCOM (Tim) 1:56:20 - Blades of Fire - MercurySteam, 505 Games (Chris) 2:13:42 - Best Served Cold - Rogueside (Dave) 2:25:00 - Shovel Knight Dig - Nitrome, Yacht Club Games (Grant, Chris, Horror) 2:41:01 - Deck of Haunts - Mantis, DANGEN Entertainment (Pernell) 2:51:57 - Into the Restless Ruins - Ant Workshop, Wales Interactive (Pernell) 3:00:38 - Garten of Banban 0 - Euphoric Brothers, Feardemic (Aki) 3:03:46 - Survive the Fall - Angry Bulls Studio, Toplitz Productions (Pernell) 3:15:48 - SML After Dark: The Seven Realms 1 & 2 - SeptCloud Games (Aki)

The show ends with a track from the always amazing Jake "virt" Kaufman from the Shovel Knight Dig OST!

3:28:23 - Jake Kaufman - Fully Furnaced (Smelt Works) (Shovel Knight Dig)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1043: The Souls of Danglepeen

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Buckle up because we've got a massive episode packed with an interview, a guest for news, and a bunch of reviews!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to welcome game development duo Pavel Lara and his brother Paulo Lara of Galla Games to the show to chat about their new release Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, a gorgeous time based puzzle adventure out now on Xbox Game Pass! We chat about the origins of the game, the gorgeous art style, the time mechanics, working with Fellow Traveller and getting signed to Game Pass, and tons more!

After a quick break, we return with guest and good friend Ryan Niemiller joining the show to hang out and chat about news with us as well! We talk about Ryan's latest game acquisitions, travels, and tons more before moving into the news including the latest PlayStation Plus game catalog additions, more Microsoft layoffs, delays, shutdowns, and Jade Raymond already leaving the PlayStation studio she founded. Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Kulebra chat 50:47 - Ryan Niemiller/News 1:36:25 - Revenge of the Savage Planet - Raccoon Logic Studios (Aki & Bri) 1:50:00 - Oppidum - EP Games (Bri) 2:01:31 - Empyreal - Silent Games, Secret Mode (Aki) 2:16:18 - Sir Whoopass - Atomic Elbow, Aurora Punks (Jacob) 2:22:36 - Clash: Robot Detective - Alyssa Genereau/Drone Garden Studios, Penguin Pop Games (Bri & Jacob) 2:28:28 - Possum is Hungry - Synnergy Circle Games (Bri) 2:31:31 - What comes after - fahmitsu, Rolling Glory Jam, Flynn's Arcade (Jacob)

The show ends with a track from Jan van Valburg off of the PMM: Squaredance album!

2:36:38 - Jan van Valburg - Soulless Village (Final Fantasy IX)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1042: We Sleepy

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It's a batch of reviews and that's about it as we're all tired and wanna get this one done with. Enjoy!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and "Big" Adam Chase joining to chat about how friggin tired we all are. We talked about a few other things, like Big Adam getting GCW tickets for this weekend, but not much. We just want to sleep. So yeah, we just rush into the reviews and Andy Sperry drops by near the end as well to do a review and hang out. Yay.

0:00 - Intro 12:34 - World of Goo 2 - 2D BOY, Tomorrow Corporation (Adam) 26:15 - The Slormancer - Slormite Studios, Abiding Bridge (Pernell) 36:42 - Vambrace: Dungeon Monarch - Dvora Studio, Headup (Pernell) 46:11 - Please, Touch the Artwork 2 - Thomas Waterzooi (Chris) 59:38 - CyberCorp - Megame LLC (Pernell) 1:09:26 - Goblintown: Really Hard Driving Game - Truth Arts (Andy) 1:19:34 - K2: Digital Edition - Devon Games, Acram Digital (Pernell)

The show ends with music from The Tiberian Sons because it's the first folder I look at on my desktop. Yay!

1:35:01 - The Tiberian Sons - Swinglevania (Castlevania)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1041: Shpadoinkle

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News and reviews are on the docket and we've got a lot to take care of, so let's rock on this Shpadoinkle Day!

The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the landmark announcement that Gears of War will debut on PlayStation this Summer with Gears of War Reloaded launching on Xbox, PC, and PS5 with full cross play! GTA VI also got a new trailer, Xbox Game Pass got a new wave of announcements and departures, Spray Paint Simulator got a release date AND a date with SML next week, Forza selling well on PS5 while Indy flops, and tons more! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News 35:15 - Towerborne - Stoic Studio, Xbox (Aki) 52:35 - Two Falls (Nishu Takuatshina)- Unreliable Narrators (Bri) 59:34 - KIBORG - Sobaka Studio (Jacob) 1:06:16 - Bartender Hustle - Departure Interactive, Ultimate Games (Bri) 1:15:00 - Cooking Companions - Deer Dream Studios, Serenity Forge (Jacob) 1:20:32 - Royal Romances: Endless Winter - Legacy Games (Bri) 1:24:49 - One Button Games 5-in-1 vol. 2 - ABA Games, Xitilon (Aki/Jacob/Bri) 1:33:38 - Penguin Flight: Beyond the Clouds - AFIL Games (Bri)

The show ends with some Uniracers goodness from the trio of Sean "Ailsean" Stone, Dan "Prozax" Orosz, and Patrick "JAXX" Jacks!

1:38:47 - Ailsean, Prozax, & JAXX - Unikwak (Uniracers)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1040: Now More Expensive!

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It's a hefty week of news with lots of topics to discuss, so let's get started before the price goes up again.

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including the breaking news that Microsoft is RAISING prices on consoles and accessories as well as looking to release games at $80 this fall. Yay. We also talk the Borderlands 4 State of Play, PS Plus games for May, Clair Obscur's sales figures, EA layoffs, and tons more. Plus a batch of reviews!

0:00 - Intro/News 30:36 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Sandfall Interactive, Kepler Interactive (Bri) 49:41 - Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy - Microids Studio Paris, Microids (Jacob) 50:48 - Once Upon a Puppet - Flatter Than Earth, Daedalic (Aki) 1:08:01 - Peglin - Red Nexus Games, Blitworks (Jacob) 1:13:07 - Cooking - RedDeerGames (Bri) 1:19:29 - 9th Dawn Remake - Valorware (Jacob) 1:25:27 - Fit and Fry - AFIL Games (Bri/Jacob) 1:29:02 - Mystic Pathways - AFIL Games (Jacob)

We end the show with a song from Jake "virt" Kaufman from a long time ago. I don't think it's online anywhere, I don't know how I got it, and for all I know he doesn't even remember making it. It's very ridiculous. I miss Jake. You still out there, bud?

1:37:32 - virt - waffles

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1039: Starring Phil Space

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What happens when we need to cover some time until a friend shows up? That's right. We fill space with Phil Space.

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki on hand to welcome the made up person Phil Space to the show so we can fill space until Dave K shows up a little bit into the show before we can start reviews. So how do we fill up space this week? I really don't remember. My arm still hurts like hell and I had a hard time paying attention, so just listen and pretend I wrote something really accurate and entertaining here. Plus reviews including Andy Sperry!

0:00 - Intro 25:16 - Steel Seed - Storm in a Teacup, ESDigital (Aki) 33:16 - Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree - Primal Game Studio, Knights Peak (Pernell) 46:32 - Detective Dotson - Masala Games (Dave K) 55:09 - Blue Prince - Dogubomb, Raw Fury (Andy) 1:02:45 - Maliki: Poison of the Past - Blue Banshee, Ankama Games (Chris) 1:15:39 - ANNIE: Last Hope - Qooland Games, NiuGamer (Aki) 1:24:24 - Bionic Bay - Psychoflow Studio, Mureena, Kepler Interactive (Pernell) 1:31:31 - Amelia's Garden - RedDeerGames (Aki)

The show wraps up with a track from Bionic Commando by djpretzel from OCRemix!

1:36:14 - djpretzel - ASSAULT (Bionic Commando)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1038: WanderSTOPITJACOB

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We've got Jenny "Kimchica" Windom returning to the show for another visit, this time for Wanderstop, so let's get going!

The show kicks off with Bri Galgano, Jacob Garner, and Aki all on hand to welcome Jenny "Kimchica" Windom back to the show for her third visit, this time joining on behalf of Ivy Road to chat all about Wanderstop, the cozy and relaxing tea brewing management sim! We chat about the history of the game, the mechanics, the incredible press kits, and how Jenny keeps coming on the show with different companies! Always a great chat when Jenny drops by!

After Jenny heads out and Aki goes to take a nap, we handle the news of the week including the latest updates on Switch 2 preorders, the absolutely out of nowhere surprise shadow drop of Oblivion Remastered, FBC getting a release date as well as launching on PS Plus AND Xbox Game Pass, a Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy Advance addition, a massive batch of games leaving PlayStation Plus, and tons more! Plus reviews!

0:00 - Intro/Kimchica Interview 50:43 - News 1:10:36 - MLB The Show 25 - San Diego Studio, Sony, MLB (Jacob) 1:22:05 - Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Book 2 - DON'T NOD (Bri) 1:29:27 - Leo & Mia: Animal Rescue - Honikou SASU, Maximum Entertainment (Jacob) 1:35:35 - Tempopo - Witch Beam, CULT Games (Bri) 1:42:30 - Out of Moves - AFIL Games (Jacob) 1:46:41 - HEGZIS - Clazz Apps, eastasiasoft (Bri) 1:50:43 - Old Skies - Wadjet Eye Games (Aki) 2:01:01 - SML After Dark - Projekt: Passion Season 2 - Classy Lemon (Aki)

The show ends with a track from Juan "Sixto Sounds" Medrano from Super Dodge Ball!

2:12:10 - Juan Medrano - Go Balls Deep (Super Dodge Ball)

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The SML Podcast - Episode 1037: Feeling Blue

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Pernell and Chris are back from their VGM Con excursion (that I could made, sad face), so let's talk about it!

The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Chris Taylor, and Aki all on hand to chat about a whole bunch of things include spaghetti policies, how much worse Spaghetti O's have gotten in recent years, and of course Chris and Pernell talk about their time at VGM Con earlier in the month! From Chris performing in his own band and guesting with The OneUps to Pernell running into his old foe "Da Bomb", it's a fun time talking about a great event! Plus reviews including a segment from Andy Sperry!

0:00 - Intro/Chatter 25:50 - The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy - Too Kyo Games, Media.Vision, Aniplex (Pernell) 36:44 - Orphans - Infinity Gears Studios (Aki) 43:18 - Sacre Bleu - Hildring Studio, Noodlecake (Chris) 53:24 - Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate - Rocket Panda Games (Pernell) 1:02:34 - Willow Guard - MiTale (Andy) 1:07:10 - Warside - LAVABIRD, First Break Labs (Pernell) 1:19:46 - Skies Above - HungryDingo, Flynn's Arcade (Chris) 1:28:47 - Snow Squall - VidyGames, Dolores Entertainment (Aki) 1:33:12 - Mega Knockdown - dhamster (Pernell)

The show ends with some Final Fantasy VI goodness from our good buddy Tony "Prince uf Darkness" Dickinson!

1:42:20 - Prince uf Darkness feat. Shnabubula - The Hot Pink of Blues (Final Fantasy VI)

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