Space Game Junkie Podcast

SGJ Podcast #519 – Remasters – Part 2 of 2

In this episode, we discuss video game remasters! The post SGJ Podcast #519 – Remasters – Part 2 of 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #518 – Remakes – Part 1 of 2

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I start what will be a two-part episode looking at remakes and remasters. This time we start with remakes, which is a bit nuanced, as you might expect. Once we make sure we’re all on the same page with what a... The post SGJ Podcast #518 – Remakes – Part 1 of 2 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #517 – Games That Don’t Respect Your Time (And That’s Okay)

Hello my friends, and welcome to this episode of the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I have a fascinating discussion about games that don’t really respect your time, but that’s okay because they’re still fun. This could be grinding for better gear or for a better ending, for example! We came up... The post SGJ Podcast #517 – Games That Don’t Respect Your Time (And That’s Okay) appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #516 – Our Favorite Sound Design in Gaming

Today on the show, we'll talk about games with our favorite sound design, like voice acting, music and more! The post SGJ Podcast #516 – Our Favorite Sound Design in Gaming appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #515 – Check-In

Today on the show, we'll do one of our regular check-ins! The post SGJ Podcast #515 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #514 – Resurrected MMOs

Today we'll discuss MMO games that were officially killed, but resurrected by dedicated fans. The post SGJ Podcast #514 – Resurrected MMOs appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #513 – Campaigns vs. Sandboxes and Which We Prefer

Today on the show, we'll talk about whether we prefer sandboxes to more driven campaigns. The post SGJ Podcast #513 – Campaigns vs. Sandboxes and Which We Prefer appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

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SGJ Podcast #512 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul, Part Deux

Today we'll return to the topic of games that draw you in for the long haul!! The post SGJ Podcast #512 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul, Part Deux appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #511 – Rediscovering Gems You Initially Skipped

Hey friends, and welcome to this week’s show! First off, two apologies. First, that this is a day late, sorry, yesterday got away from me and two, I forgot two hit record on the mixer so this is using the backup recording from OBS, so the audio might be a bit funky. Also, I was... The post SGJ Podcast #511 – Rediscovering Gems You Initially Skipped appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #510 – Video Gaming’s Lost Arts

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I discuss things in video games that have been lost to the sands of time. For example, I talk about physical strategy guides. I mean sure, we now have wikis and Steam guides these days, but there’s something about a physical strategy... The post SGJ Podcast #510 – Video Gaming’s Lost Arts appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #509 – Taxinaut

Hello friends, and welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I welcome back Mosgrom to talk about the long, long, loooooong road to the 1.0 release of one of my all-time favorite games, Taxinaut. As this is Mosgrom’s fourth appearance on the show, if you recall his previous appearances, you might... The post SGJ Podcast #509 – Taxinaut appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #508 – Check-In

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I have one of our regular check-ins, wherein we talk amongst ourselves (and the chat) about how we’re doing and what we’re playing, and let me tell you, things aren’t collectively going great for us all right now. That said, we are... The post SGJ Podcast #508 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #507 – The Games We’re Looking Forward To in 2026

Hey friends, welcome to a new year and a new podcast! Yay! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I talk about the games we’re really looking forward to coming out and playing this year, and my goodness, there are a lot of them, the list of which you can see below! There are many... The post SGJ Podcast #507 – The Games We’re Looking Forward To in 2026 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #506 – The Games of 2025

Welcome, my friends, to our last show of 2025, and what a year it’s been for gaming! For example, my curator page’s best of list for this year is longer than any other year since I began keeping lists! On the topic of games of 2025, this week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I look... The post SGJ Podcast #506 – The Games of 2025 appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #505 – Things (Gaming and Non-Gaming) We’re Thankful For

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, and I talk about the things we’re thankful for in what’s been a pretty tumultuous year. We discuss both gaming and non-gaming things we’re thankful for, and surprisingly, we come up with quite a few. What are you thankful for? On our next... The post SGJ Podcast #505 – Things (Gaming and Non-Gaming) We’re Thankful For appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #504 – Technical Marvels in Gaming

Hey friends, welcome to the podcast! First off, let me apologize for the audio. VoiceMeeter — the program I use to typically record our sessions — had a kerfuffle, and so I’m relying on the backup recording from OBS, which is the raw audio. It’ll likely be a little louder than usual, so I apologize... The post SGJ Podcast #504 – Technical Marvels in Gaming appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #503 – Check-In

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, and I have a semi-regular check-in, wherein we talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. Since we’re missing Jacob — who was sadly under the weather — it’s a slightly shorter show than usual, but it’s a fun one, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #503 – Check-In appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #502 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul

Hey friends, welcome to the show! Sorry this is a day late, yesterday was a real fustercluck! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, and I discuss long-haul games, including our first game that we sank dozens, if not hundreds, of hours into. We also explore what it takes for a game to truly capture our... The post SGJ Podcast #502 – Long Games that Draw You In for the Long Haul appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #501 – Games in Which Direct Combat Isn’t a Factor

Hey friends, welcome to this episode of the show! First off, an apology. Restream had technical issues yesterday. For some reason only five seconds of our stream went out, and then stopped. Therefore there’s no YouTube copy of this episode, only the MP3. To their credit, Restream fixed the issue relatively quickly, and hopefully this... The post SGJ Podcast #501 – Games in Which Direct Combat Isn’t a Factor appeared first on Space Game Junkie.

SGJ Podcast #500 – A Celebration of Space Game Development

Hey friends, welcome to this milestone episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, and I look back at the seminal games of the last twelve years — since we began the podcast — and talk about how special they, and their developers, are to us. We covered a lot of games, and had a lot of... The post SGJ Podcast #500 – A Celebration of Space Game Development appeared first on Space Game Junkie.