The SML Podcast

Joe Cammisa
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We are a video game podcast focused on news, reviews, developer interviews, and wasting everybody’s time. We’ve been at it for over a decade and we’ve had more hosts than listeners. If you don’t know us yet, probably better that way.

  1. 17h ago

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1144: Interview Beatdown

    Shawn Alexander Allen of NuChallenger joins the show once again for a massive chat, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with Bri Galgano on hand (Jacob Garner and Aki show up a bit in) to welcome Shawn Alexander Allen of NuChallenger back to the show to chat all about Beatdown City Survivors! We chat about the design differences between Treachery and Suvivors, how Beatdown City Survivors stands out in the crowded sea of similar games, the music and featured artists involved in the game, turning rappers into zombie killers, and tons more! It’s a jam packed 100+ minutes of Beatdown City Chatter! All that plus a little bit of news and a small batch of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/NuChallenger Interview 1:45:42 – News 1:58:08 – STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions – System Era Softworks, Devolver Digital (Bri) 2:06:46 – Crushed in Time – Draw Me A Pixel (Aki) 2:15:40 – Do You Even Forklift? – Garage 5, Take IT Studio! (Bri & Aki) 2:24:10 – PREVIEW: Mistfall Hunter Open Beta – Bellring Games, Skystone Games (Aki) The show ends with a track from the Beatdown City Survivors soundtrack from SKECH185! 2:36:18 – SKECH185 – Up to Speed DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVvMJeyqsW4 https://nuchallenger.com https://beatdowncity.com https://skech185.bandcamp.com/album/he-left-nothing-for-the-swim-back https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/album/nobody-planning-to-leave https://kennysegal.bandcamp.com/album/genuine-dexterity https://www.systemera.net/ https://www.devolverdigital.com/ https://drawmeapixel.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/sylwesterosik.bsky.social https://takeitstudio.com/ https://mistfallhunter.com/ https://www.skystone.games/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 40m

  2. Jun 17

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1143: Previewpalooza

    We’ve got some friends joining just to shoot the breeze with us, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan and Aki on hand to welcome musician Christopher “Mazedude” Getman and Len Stuart of SWDTech Games to the show! Why are they here? Just to chat! Nothing to plug, nothing to push, just friends chatting about games for an hour! We chat about what we were playing, Mazedude with the PSVR2, Aki’s love of spiders, our love of Working Designs releases back in the old days, RPGs, NES games, and games we bought and totally regretted. Plus a handful of reviews and a big pack of previews from Steam Next Fest! 0:00 – Intro/Mazedude & Len 1:09:44 – Beholgar 2 – Serkan Bakar, Dolores Entertainment (Pernell) 1:19:04 – Junkster – Stormcloud Games (Aki) 1:24:41 – Slaughter Void – Dread Night, HYPERSTRANGE (Pernell) 1:31:12 – an unplayable game?! – ./badgames.zip (Aki) PREVIEWS! 1:37:44 – BROKENLORE: Don’t Lie – Serafini Productions, Wired Productions (Aki) 1:40:07 – THE LIFT: Supernatural Handyman Simulator – Fantastic Signals, tinyBuild (Aki) 1:44:34 – Roguecraft DX – Badger Punch Games, Thalamus Digital (Pernell) 1:51:24 – Virtue and a Sledgehammer – Deconstructeam, Selkie Harbour, Devolver Digital (Aki) 1:55:40 – RetroSpace – The Wild Gentlemen, Kwalee (Aki) 2:01:38 – Hariti – Ghostcase (Aki) The show ends with some Wizards and Warriors goodness from Mazedude! Don’t worry, it’s not the dying music. 2:09:28 – Mazedude – Wizard’s Bride (Wizards & Warriors) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CHhbG4Nd88 https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45871878 https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://stormcloudgames.com/ https://dread-night.itch.io/ https://hyperstrange.com/ https://linktr.ee/badgameszip https://serafiniproductions.com/ https://wiredproductions.com/ https://www.fantasticsignals.com/ https://www.tinybuild.com/ https://www.badgerpunch.com/ https://www.thalamusdigital.co.uk/ https://www.deconstructeam.com/ https://selkieharbour.com/ https://www.devolverdigital.com/ https://thewildgentlemen.com/ https://www.kwalee.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45959881 https://www.mazedude.com/ https://www.swdtechgames.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 13m

  3. Jun 14

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1142: Mommy’s Best Direct

    We’ve got Nathan Fouts of Mommy’s Best Games rejoining the show for a chat, so let’s get started! The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner and Aki on hand to welcome Nathan Fouts of Mommy’s Best Games back to the show for another visit to chat all about ChainStaff, the reception to the game in the past few months, updates to the game including the hand designed hard mode, various cheats in the game, making a 7 friggin foot tall physical ChainStaff, and plenty more! Once Nathan heads out, it’s Nintendo Direct news including Rhythm Heaven Groove, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, and Ocarina of Time finally getting that remake! Plus reviews including a segment with Jacob Garner joining in with Aki! 0:00 – Intro/Mommy’s Best Interview 43:48 – News 1:08:15 – PREVIEW: Onimusha: Way of the Sword – CAPCOM (Aki) 1:14:19 – Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection – CAPCOM (Aki) 1:26:20 – The 7th Guest Remake – Vertigo Games, Exkee (Bri) 1:36:28 – Pay 2 Win: The World is Mine – Patriots Division, Zero Percent (Aki) 1:47:05 – Mahjongus: Mystery of Fortescue – Jetdogs Studio, Ocean Media (Bri) 1:53:58 – Swan Song – Business Goose Studios (Aki) 2:00:52 – Jacob Segment 2:26:10 – Gobliiins Collection – Red Art Games (Jacob) 2:33:40 – Mori Carta – Nevergreen Games, Secret Item Games (Jacob) 2:39:57 – Black Zen White – 24m² Studio (Aki) 2:46:57 – Arcade Archives 2 CAMELTRY – HAMSTER (Jacob) 2:52:20 – Soccer Kid Collection – QUByte Interactive (Jacob) The show ends with some music from ChainStaff by composer Deon van Heerden! 2:59:50 – Deon van Heerden feat. Craig Cairns – The Ultimate Weapon (ChainStaff theme song) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dWDU04AwQs https://mommysbestgames.com/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://the7thguestremake.com/ https://www.vertigo-games.com/ https://www.exkee.com/ https://patriotsdivision.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/zeropercent https://www.jetdogs.com/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://www.businessgoose.be/ https://www.redartgames.com/ https://www.nevergreengames.com/ https://www.secret-item-games.com/ https://24m2studio.itch.io/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.qubyteinteractive.com/ https://deonvanheerden.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    3h 5m

  4. Jun 8

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1141: Summer Xbox Fest Game

    Last episode we covered Sony, this time around it’s Xbox and Summer Game Fest, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Aki and Bri Rhyner on hand to chat all about Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Summer Showcase! From Resident Evil: Veronica to Final Fantasy VII: Revelation and everything in between, Summer Game Fest gets talked about! Monster Hunter Wilds Expansion, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Tifa in Street Fighter, what a show! Then it’s all about Xbox and their entire two console exclusives including the recently cancelled for PS5 Gears E-Day. We also cover State of Decay 3, Senua, Persona 4 AND 6, and the return of Spyro! One quick break later and it’s review time with Jacob Garner & Horror Acolyte joining! 0:00 – Intro/Summer Game Fest 21:30 – Xbox Showcase 44:10 – Intermission 56:08 – Isekai Villain – EXE-CREATE, KEMCO (Jacob) 1:06:54 – One Move Away – Ramage Games, Playstack (Bri) 1:13:19 – Necrophosis: Full Consciousness – Dragonis Games, PQube (Aki/Bri/Horror) 1:26:56 – Arcade Archives 2 ACE DRIVER – HAMSTER (Jacob) 1:32:16 – Arcade Archives 2 Tatake! Big Fighter – HAMSTER (Jacob) 1:37:12 – Morels: Out of This World – Abrams Studios (Bri) 1:45:05 – Blueberry – Mellow Games, Hidden Trap (Aki) 1:52:44 – Kat-Tastic Hidden Object – Origaming, Ocean Media (Bri) 1:59:21 – Eco Mahjong – Jetdogs Studios, Ocean Media (Jacob) 2:05:30 – Kabuto Park – Doot & Zakku, Seaven Studio (Bri) The show ends with a quickie from Gitaroo Man since this show was long enough, but somehow much shorter than I anticipated… 2:14:37 – COIL – VOID (Gitaroo Man) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7xmLXh112A https://www.exe-create.co.jp/ https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://www.ramage.games/ https://www.playstack.com/ https://dragonisgames.com/ https://pqube.co.uk/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.abramsstudios.com/ https://mellow-games.com/ https://hiddentrap.com/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://www.jetdogs.com/ https://linktr.ee/dodoot https://www.seaven-studio.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 17m

  5. Jun 4

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1140: State of Play 2026

    It’s that time of year again and we cover the Sony State of Play event in this episode, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan and Aki, and later joined by Rez Scott, to chat all about the Sony State of Play Event. From the incredible gore of Wolverine to the fact that GITAROO MAN is joining their Classics program, we cover it all! When you add in discussions on the need for remakes and remasters, the difference between the two, and a whole lot of sidetracking and tangents, we get ourselves a hearty chat wrapping up a one hour conference in about one hour. Time saving! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/State of Play 1:02:52 – Mina the Hollower – Yacht Club Games (Pernell) 1:17:05 – The Sinking Forest 沈んだ森 – TonyDevGame, Dolores Entertainment (Aki) 1:23:59 – Menace From the Deep: Complete Edition – Flat Lab, Feardemic (Pernell) 1:36:39 – FORENSIC: M.E. Protocol – K148 Game Studio, JanduSoft (Aki) 1:44:00 – Particulitix – Workshop Geek (Pernell) 1:52:41 – Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens – Chris McFarland, Ocean Media (Aki) The show ends with some Gitaroo Man at Pernell’s insistence and my super hard convincing needed to play one of the all time greatest video game soundtracks. So tough. 2:06:14 – COIL – Resurrection (Gitaroo Man) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAvnNBalgL8 https://www.yachtclubgames.com/ https://tonydevgame.com/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644610/ https://www.feardemic-games.com/ http://www.youtube.com/@k148gamestudio5 https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/workshopgeek.bsky.social https://tallowmere2.com/ https://chrisnzl.itch.io/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 10m

  6. May 30

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1139: Throwing Curveballs

    We’ve got another interview lined up this show, this time for Chroma Zero, as well and news and reviews, so let’s rock! The show kicks off with new host for the day Bri Rhyner welcoming Jacob Garner, Aki, and Joe to the show to also welcome Chroma Zero developer ekorz aka Evan to the show to chat all about the game! Bri leads this one since she beat the game, but we all get a few questions including details on the game, the color mechanics, the brains that have been broken trying to play, tips, suggestions, and tons more! After Evan heads out, it’s news of the week with the latest Steam Deck pricing updates which are insane, the June lineup for PlayStation Plus monthly games, including an Xbox title??, Call of Duty returning to Nintendo, 007 sales, a brand new Witcher III expansion getting announced, and the final gasps for air from Destruction All-Stars, the PS5 title so well received that none of my co-hosts remembered what it actually was. Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Chroma Zero Interview 59:24 – News 1:22:51 – Echo Generation 2 – Cococucumber (Bri) 1:35:08 – Realm of Ink – Leap Studio, 4Divinity (Aki) 1:45:17 – Star Fire: Eternal Cycle – Ethereal Fish Studio, E-Home Entertainment (Jacob) 1:51:03 – Cottonville – RedDeerGames (Aki) 1:59:15 – Driftland: The Magic Revival – Star Drifters, Ultimate Games (Jacob) 2:05:25 – N.E.R.D – Forever Entertainment 2:13:10 – Arcade Archives 2 TAG TEAM WRESTLING – HAMSTER (Jacob) The show ends with a track from the Chroma Zero soundtrack by Adam Kromelow & Dan Rufolo! 2:19:42 – Adam Kromelow & Dan Rufolo – Green Ring (Chroma Zero) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX0-V-w90MI https://bsky.app/profile/ekorz.bsky.social https://cococucumber.co/ https://www.geps.hk/leap-studio-limited/ https://www.4divinity.com/ http://www.youtube.com/@etherealfishstudio https://www.ehedco.com/ http://reddeer.games/ https://stardrifters.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ https://forever-entertainment.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.danrufolo.com/composer-duo https://adamkromelow.bandcamp.com/album/chroma-zero-original-soundtrack https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 24m

  7. May 27

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1138: A 10 Year Tour

    It’s a show in three acts this time around with reviews, a Mina the Hollower interview, and more reviews! The show kicks off with Chris Taylor, Bri Rhyner, and Aki on hand to chat a bit and handle a few reviews. In segment two, David D’Angelo of Yacht Club Games returns to the show after a whopping ten years to come chat with us once again, this time about Mina the Hollower, the Game Boy Color styled top down action adventure with a smidge of soulslike thrown in for good measure. We chat about the design of the game, the various weapons and mechanics, the music from Jake “virt” Kaufman, and tons more! Pernell Vaughan joins a little bit into the chat and sticks around until the end with part three of the show being more reviews! An awesome chat for a very cool game with a !unique blend of genres! 0:00 – Intro 15:05 – R-Type Dimensions III – KK3, ININ Games (Chris) 26:58 – Yerba Buena – Mad About Pandas, Focus Entertainment 37:30 – Chroma Zero – ekorz (Bri) 48:29 – David D’Angelo Interview for Mina the Hollower from Yacht Club Games 1:41:10 – Bubsy 4D – Fabraz, Atari (Pernell) 1:51:15 – Psyvariar 3 – Banana Bytes, Red Art Studios, SUCCCESS (Pernell) 1:59:59 – Vultures: Scavengers of Death – Team Vultures, Firesquid, Gamersky Games (Pernell) The show ends with a monster tribute to Jake Kaufman’s Shantae soundtrack by The Tiberian Sons! Yeah, I probably should’ve played Shovel Knight, but I’m realizing this point literally as the show is already uploaded, so c’est la vie, right? Still a banger. 2:13:00 – The Tiberian Sons – Rhyme of the Ancient mARRRRRiner (Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0kkN2j0S_I https://www.yachtclubgames.com/ https://iningames.com/ https://madaboutpandas.de/ https://www.focus-entmt.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/ekorz.bsky.social https://www.fabraz.com/ https://atari.com/ https://bananabytes.com.br/ https://www.redartgames.com/ https://www.success-corp.co.jp/ https://teamvultures.itch.io/ https://firesquid.games/ https://publisher.gamersky.com/ https://www.thetiberiansons.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer

    2h 26m

  8. May 23

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1137: We Have Awoken

    Ryan Niemiller is back on SML and that means talk about naughty things and Solitaire. In that order. And then reversed. The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner and Aki on hand to welcome standup comedian and digital solitaire addict Ryan Niemiller back to the show to hang out and chat about what Ryan has been up to and a bunch of other things until Jacob Garner shows up and we can dive into news! This week’s topics include the latest additions and departures for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Sony’s PS Plus price increases and move to kill their single player PC releases, CI Games ending their Epic exclusivity contract, sales figures, and the end of Destiny 2’s live content updates. Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Banter 15:05 – News 37:31 – Perfect Klondike Solitaire – Suricate Software, Ocean Media (Ryan) 41:58 – Jewel Match Solitaire L’Amour – Suricate Software, Ocean Media (Ryan) 50:34 – MYST – Cyan Worlds (Jacob & Bri) 1:00:53 – RIVEN – Cyan Worlds (Jacob & Bri) 1:10:01 – Bluey’s Quest for the Golden Pin – Halfbrick Studios, PM Studios (Jacob) 1:20:06 – Table Flip Simulator – YummyYummyTummy, PM Studios (Bri) 1:28:56 – Warhammer 40,000: SPEED FREEKS – Caged Element, Wired Productions (Jacob) 1:35:26 – Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar – Abandoned Sheep (Bri) 1:44:23 – Cats and Seek: Tokyo – Noobzilla, Silesia Games (Bri) 1:49:18 – Mel the Pyramid – Ember Box Studio (Bri) 1:52:39 – Arcade Archives 2 Mr.Do! – HAMSTER (Jacob) 1:58:19 – Thick as Thieves – OtherSide Entertainment, Megabit Publishing (Aki) The show ends with a unique take on the MYST 3: Exile title theme from the one and only Mazedude! 2:10:00 – Mazedude – Exiled Samples (MYST 3: Exile) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJM8WMKbhIc https://www.cripplethreat.com/ http://suricate-software.com/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://cyan.com/ https://www.halfbrick.com/ https://yummyyummytummy.com/ https://www.pm-studios.com/ https://www.cagedelement.com/ https://wiredproductions.com/ https://abandonedsheep.com/ https://www.noobzilla.games/ https://silesiagames.com/ https://emberboxstudio.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://otherside-e.com/ https://megabit-publishing.com/ https://mazedude.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://www.dwellingofduels.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sml-podcast/id826998112 https://open.spotify.com/show/6KQpzHeLsoyVy6Ln2ebNwK https://bsky.app/profile/thesmlpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/theSMLpodcast/ https://thesmlpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ ALL REVIEWED GAMES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR FREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY COVERAGE ON THE SHOW #PS5 #Xbox #Switch2 #ad #Sponsored #keymailer #UBISOFTPartner

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We are a video game podcast focused on news, reviews, developer interviews, and wasting everybody’s time. We’ve been at it for over a decade and we’ve had more hosts than listeners. If you don’t know us yet, probably better that way.

Information

  • Creator
    Joe Cammisa
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © The SML Podcast
  • Show Website
    The SML Podcast