#swh ii

[saturday-byte]

Getting mind controlled for this one

[epicfirestormer]

[snailheartsart]

All the Steamworld fans are on here but I’m shy…. I have a lot of sketches and hope to post more soon in late May! Idk how this site works 🥲

[undyworld]

[phantom--brainz]

Steamworld more like,, uh,, GAYworld!! Am I right fellas?

[squid-ink-sushi]

It's (far from) over

[steamanband]

Son boy!!!!

[brooklynisher]

They're in love or something

[tanaerian]

OK I'm crawling back to the SPG fandom after literal years of absence. Can we talk about the state of play?

- SWH II has no business slapping this hard. HAVE you poured this honey on your cereal yet?

- Seventh album makes me so nervous. My precious baby Peter.

- The lack of a music video for New Hat. If I don't get a video in which Spine changes hat in literally every clip I'll be so sad.

- The new line up making me feel like coming home (& coming up for air, while I'm at it)

[saym0-0]

when I do eventually listen to spg would you recommend I look into the lore/characters/?? first or listen to the songs first or like. something

— @siren-mic

hough im not sure! i got into them through mechanisms crossover fics if im honest lol but i wouldn't recommend that without the spg context first lol. you might have osmosis'd the basic info about the characters from tumblr (me) but if you havent hmm. okay im sorry this post is a mess bear with me

i think start with some of the live recordings ill link a few under the cut :3 i recommend starting with post 2014 stuff just bc of rabbit's transition, but the pre 2014 stuff is also super good once you know the characters a little better!!

after 'getting to know' them a little w the live shows id probably recommend listening to the albums in order? (album one (2009 is the best version), the 2¢ show (probably their most famous album), MK III (my second favourite album! !), the vice quadrant (this one is a space opera split into two parts and i will be SO real i havent listened to it at all), the music of steamworld heist I (videogame soundtrack, it has some of their biggest songs from the first two albums rerecorded and some banger new ones), quintessential (my favourite album! the vibes r great), 1896 (this one is also REALLY good) and music from steamworld heist II (i have only listened to like three songs admittedly but i need to finish it its really good)! and their upcoming album i believe is named seventh. can you spot a theme? /silly

and!! the members thing. before you get into the band its probably important to note that they began with four members, Rabbit, The Spine, The Jon, and upgrade. you'll see them together in the busking videos. upgrade left because she didnt like singing all that much (though in canon she left to... have tea with the queen, attempt to kill kate middleton, and turn into a dragon? #justgirlthings) she's in album one (2009) (2011 is a re-recorded version without her and not as good imo), and then the jon left in 2013? or 14. in canon he left to become the mayor of biscuit town (a town in kazooland which. is a long story). he's in album one and the 2¢ show. hatchworth replaced jon and was in mk iii, vice quadrant, swh i, and quintessential. i think he left to go fishing in a boat he borrowed from the jon. the last bot and current third member is zer0! loml <3 hes in 1894 and swh ii :3

this is so long oh my god sorry. theres so much lore and i have no idea how it got into my head. um. theres comics! they're a little annoying to find though icl.

maybe. i need to start again jesus this is so much word vomit

okay so. this got long. dont feel obligated at all to actually watch these, im aware my autistic ass has accidentally found almost every video of them on youtube to watch at one point or another 💀.

^^one of my favourites everr- and the first video of rabbit post transition ive found which is cool

^^early zer0!

^^ from october last year and just a really good version of the song

their first big thing after busking was performing at san diego zoo, so heres a big ol playlist of those shows ! (these all are from i belieeve 2011-13 so pre transition rabbit :( )

this ones my own playlist of all the balboa park (busking videos) i could find which is where they began!

[bonesybonez]

Someone please tell me all the major Zer0 moments from the SWH II album please

[saturday-byte]

For a friend

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[undyworld]

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[phantom--brainz]

Hello Steamworld Heist II community

[greensparty]

Stuff I'm Looking Forward to in December

I can't believe it is now the END of 2023 and it's the last month of the year. In addition to Pearl Harbor Day (Dec. 7), Hanukkah (Dec. 7-15), Winter beginning (Dec. 21), Christmas Day (Dec. 25), Kwanzaa (Dec. 26-Jan. 1) and New Year's Eve (Dec. 31) here is what's on my radar:

Movies:

Silent Night

John Woo is one of my personal filmmaking heroes. I even made a tribute to him with my short film To Be John Woo. He has not made a film in the U.S. in twenty years and now he's back with an action-packed revenge film. Opens 12/1 (review to come).

A Disturbance in the Force

The 1978 TV special Star Wars Holiday Special has become legendary…mainly because it was so critically reviled and George Lucas has tried to prevent it from ever being re-broadcast or released. I got my bootleg DVD and I’ve written about it quite a bit here. Now there is a documentary about the SWHS. It’s directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak. Coon co-directed Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, which I named my #14 Documentary of the 2010s! Blu-ray and streaming release on 12/5.

Wonka 

I have a very special place in my heart for Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the 1971 movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. In third grade we did a production of it and I made my acting debut as an Oompa Loompa. Tim Burton's 2005 remake got a bad rap, but I kind of liked it and dug how they tried to get into his background. Now there is a new prequel about Willy Wonka's early days and the lead up to his becoming a chocolate king. I would call myself cautiously optimistic about this. Opens 12/15.

Ferrari 

I can't say I love every movie Michael Mann has made, but when he's good he's really good and whenever he has a new film I always check it out. This biopic of Enzo Ferrari looks good! Opens 12/25.

The Boys in the Boat

George Clooney has directed some of his best work when it's based on real life, i.e. Good Night and Good Luck and The Monuments Men. This one is about the 1930s University of Washington rowing team. Opens 12/25.

Occupied City 

Steve McQueen's directed some great narrative films and now he has a new documentary about Amsterdam from World War II to now. It's also 4 hours and 6 minutes (not a typo). Opens 12/25.

Music:

Peter Gabriel I/O

Peter Gabriel hasn't released a new album of original material in 21 years (there's been covers and re-recordings since then), so this new album he's been teasing throughout the year is cause for celebration. Album drops 12/1.

TV:

Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?

As the singer and bassist for Rush, Geddy Lee has amassed quite a cult following. Now he is doing his version of a travel show, where he meets with other notable bassists to do some of their favorite activities, see their home and area, talk shop and yes, compare bass playing tips. Series premieres on 12/5 on Paramount+.

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial

The 1980 murder of John Lennon is one of the great tragedies in that he was such a tremendous talent taken from us at age 40 by a deranged "fan". This 3-part docuseries deep dives into that killing and the aftermath. Series premieres on Apple TV+ on 12/6.

End of the Year Lists:

As anyone who knows me knows, I wait until after the year ends to begin unveiling my best-of-the-year lists (you never know, something great might be released on 12/31!), so expect my lists to be rolled out beginning in January. In the meantime, I’ll be reading all of the Best of 2023 lists that begin dropping this month!