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. 7h ago

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1177: Pixel Sanitization

    Let’s see, we’ve got an interview, news, reviews, friends, surprise visits, and more! Let’s GO! The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner, Jacob Garner, Aki, and Grant Henry on hand to welcome Matt Hackett of Valadria back to the show to chat about his game Pixel Washer, out now on Steam from publisher Acclaim! We chat about the development of the game, glitches, how Aki needs more, and then things go way off the rails. We talk about movies, Star Wars, and then Jacob mentions Mass Effect which leads us to the news of the week including the shocker that EA has shut down BIOWARE, creators of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and we’ll forget Anthem. Plus Xbox Game Pass news, Movie Watch, other closures, and tons more, and a big pack of reviews to boot! OH. AND THEN WE GET A SURPRISE NORG VISIT! 0:00 – Intro/Pixel Washer Interview 1:13:56 – News/Banter 1:45:19 – Tales of Eternia – TOSE, Bandai Namco (Aki) 1:59:17 – norg visit 2:11:51 – Just Dance: Decade of Hits – UBISOFT (Bri) 2:25:27 – Pinball FX Williams Pinball: Judge Dredd – Zen Studios (Grant & Bri) 2:36:21 – Tenebris Somnia – Saibot Studios, Andrés Borghi, New Blood Interactive (Bri) 2:47:34 – YAR: Forgotten Throne – Honor Games, Axyos Games (Bri) 2:59:16 – DESOLUS – Mark J. Mayers, The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild (Bri) And that’s it! We’ll do the rest next time. Let’s wrap up the show with some spookage from Stemage! 3:07:47 – Stemage – Terrorvision (feat. Claire Henry) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QMFa89-ibs https://www.valadria.com/ https://playacclaim.com/ https://www.bandainamcoent.com/ https://www.ubisoft.com/ https://zenstudios.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@SaibotStudios https://newblood.games/ https://honorgames.co/ https://axyosgames.com/ https://desolus.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@QuantumAstrophysicistsGuild https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  2. 3d ago

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1176: Princess Goblins

    Get ready to talk about some Fat Goblin Princesses because that’s the subject of the day! I think. The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan and Aki on hand to welcome Trent Davies of Koda Games to the show to chat all about his upcoming game Fat Goblins! We chat about the comparisons to Fat Princess, what Trent wanted to accomplish with this title, the origins of the game, design decisions, and tons more! Stay tuned when Fat Goblins releases November 12th! After Trent heads out, Grant “Stemage” Henry tags in to chat about his weekend spent at a Pinball expo as well as at the Pinball Olympics, which might be the strangest assortment of pinball setups on the planet. Plus chat with Aki and Pernell about our weeks and a pack of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Fat Goblins 59:07 – Stemage Tags In 1:12:00 – Minecraft Dungeons II – Mojang, Double Eleven, Xbox Game Studios (Pernell) 1:23:32 – The Crew Motorfest: Year Four – IVORY, UBISOFT (Grant) 1:33:18 – Middle Earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition – WB Games, Aspyr (Pernell) 1:41:48 – Colorbound – Panpipe Studio, Whitethorn Games (Aki) 1:47:24 – Burn With Me – Nozomu Games, Inner Pocket (Pernell) 1:57:18 – Pixel Washer – Valadria, Acclaim (Aki) The show ends with some music from Stemage since he was on and that’s what I do! 2:12:12 – Stemage – Astronaut DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLv8tx9zYAI https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450350/Fat_Goblins/ https://koda.games/ https://www.minecraft.net/ https://double11.com/ https://www.xbox.com/ https://www.ubisoft.com/ https://warnerbrosgames.com/ https://aspyr.com/ https://panpipestudio.com/ https://whitethorngames.com/ https://nozomugames.com/ https://inner-pocket.com/ https://www.valadria.com/ https://www.getacclaim.com/ https://www.stemagemusic.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  3. Oct 17

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1175: Epic Ride

    In honor of Epic Games, our entire show has been replaced by AI for news and reviews! The show kicks off with the AI bots Lady Magritte, darkmikasonfire, and Mr Freight hanging out chatting about our AI overlords turning Epic’s launcher into the fastest launcher ever in existence forever and ever. For a day. We’ve also got PS Plus Game Catalog additions, Grand Theft Auto PC rumors, UBISOFT shutting down RedLynx, and more! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 36:26 – HORSE CLUB Ride West – Wild River Games (Jacob & Bri) 50:24 – Woodo – Tiny Monks Tales, Daedalic Entertainment (Aki & Bri) 57:27 – Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire – Digitally Games, JanduSoft (Jacob) 1:04:01 – Chronicles of Albian: The Magic Convention – Suricate Software, Ocean Media (Bri) 1:08:53 – Mirrors of Decption: The Poisoned Legacy – Jetdogs Studios, Ocean Media (Bri) 1:13:27 – Arcade Archives 2 FIGHTING GOLF – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:20:00 – Weekend Solitaire: Summer Village – IteraLabs, Ocean Media (Bri) 1:24:31 – KIDZ KORNER: Sesame Street: Friends & Fun – INFINIGON Limited, Outright Games (Jacob) The show ends with a #unique pop punk take on some Sesame Street themes from Punk Cover Moose (@punkcovermoose)! 1:36:27 – Punk Cover Moose – Sesame Street Medley DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp3es_z7iHE https://wildriver.games/ https://www.woodo-game.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@TinyMonksTales https://daedalic.com/ https://digitalitygames.com/ https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://oceanmedia.hr/ https://www.jetdogs.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://itera-labs.com/ https://infinigongames.com/ https://outrightgames.com/ https://linktr.ee/punkcovermoose https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  4. Oct 14

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1174: Raising Hell

    We’ve got a pack of reviews to tackle so let’s get this show on the road! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Tim Ekkebus, and Aki on hand to chat about how people have been catching Twitch bans for all of the nakie fun times in Hellraiser. We discuss if the game should be SML After Dark or Ball Squad, maybe a little of Column A, little of Column B. Either way, the point remains that this episode features some pretty big reviews. We should probably get to them. 0:00 – Intro/Banter 13:09 – Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse – Evil Empire, Motion Twin, KONAMI (Tim) 29:25 – Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival – Saber Interactive (Aki & Horror Acolyte email) 45:04 – Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition – WB Games, Aspyr (Pernell) 55:17 – MXGP 26 The Official Game – Artefacts Studio, Nacon (Joe) 59:36 – Alpha Nomos – RibCage Games (Pernell) 1:09:05 – ECHO WEAVER – Moonlight Kids, Akupara Games (Aki) 1:19:19 – Heroes of Magic & Cards – First Day Games, Forever Entertainment (Pernell) The show ends with a legendary Castlevania remix from Shael Riley! 1:29:05 – Shael Riley – Juese Belmont (Original Mix) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFPMwGp69hw https://evilempirestudio.com/ https://motiontwin.com/ https://www.konami.com/ https://saber.games/ https://warnerbrosgames.com/ https://aspyr.com/ https://www.artefacts-studio.fr/en/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://ribcage.games/ https://www.moonlightkids.co/ https://www.akuparagames.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@firstdaygg https://forever-entertainment.com/ https://shaelriley.bandcamp.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  5. Oct 10

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1173: LudoNarraCraziness

    News, reviews, and a gigantic wrapup of LudoNarraCon all lie ahead on SML! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Rhyner, Aki, and Lloyd Berry on hand, with an eventual Horror Acolyte showing up, to chat about the news of the week including the latest Xbox Game Pass additions and departures, GameStop’s price increase on the PS5 Pro, Ace Combat sales, NBA 2K25 getting delisted already, and Cloud Streaming rights for GTA VI. Plus a batch of reviews and a gigantic LudoNarraCon wrapup! 0:00 – Intro/News 35:14 – Star Wars Galactic Racer – Fuse Games, Secret Mode (Bri, Jacob, Lloyd) 59:08 – Gear.Club Unlimited 3 – Eden Games, Nacon 1:07:02 – Heartworm – Vincent Adinolfi, DreadXP (Horror) 1:15:48 – Arcade Archives 2 CRAZY BALLOON – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:20:13 – Arcade Archives 2 BALLOON BOMBER – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:23:45 – Normal Golf Game – Luke Muscat (Lloyd) 1:35:44 – Hidden Dogs – Admiral Egg Games, Silesia Games (Jacob) 1:40:20 – LudoNarraCon Selections Wrapup – Fellow Traveller & various others (Aki) The show ends with a track from AEW Music Producer Mikey Rukus in tribute to the memory of Andy Williams. 2:27:03 – Mikey Rukus – Full Death (The Butcher & The Blade) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MB6HhTf2zI https://fusegames.com/ https://wearesecretmode.com/ https://www.edengames.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/en-US/ https://www.vincentadinolfi.com/ https://dreadxp.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://lukemuscat.com/ https://linktr.ee/hiddendogs https://silesiagames.com/ https://www.ludonarracon.com/ https://www.fellowtraveller.games/ https://bsky.app/profile/mikeyrukus.bsky.social https://www.allelitewrestling.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  6. Oct 3

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1172: Out of Time

    News of the week with a full house coming up on this episode of SML! The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner, Jacob Garner, Aki, and Father Mac on hand to chat about our weeks like how I went to a fair and won candy bars. I’m a winner. We also chat news like the latest PS Plus monthly games, Movie Watch, Synduality going offline, and the Xbox Disc to Digital program going live for the masses along with SEGA titles joining the program. Plus some sad discussion on the passing of AEW wrestler Benjamin “PAC” Satterley and a batch of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 36:02 – Alien Breed 35th Anniversary – Antstream, Commodore (Jacob) 43:54 – Cupid Parasite – Idea Factory, IFI (Aki) 54:43 – NIGHTHAWKS – The Curiosity Engine, Wadjet Eye Games (Mac) 1:04:24 – Arcade Archives 2 XEVIOUS 3D/G – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:10:19 – Ancient Farm – A2 Softworks, Ultimate Games (Bri) 1:19:32 – Blades & Battles – QUByte Interactive (Jacob) 1:24:58 – One Button Games 5-in-1 Volume 9 – ABA Games, m1s3ry, Xitilon (Bri) The show ends with a track from AEW Music Producer Mikey Rukus in tribute to the memory of PAC. 1:32:06 – Mikey Rukus – Out of Time 2.0 (PAC) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsV3W7P5ho0 https://www.antstream.com/ https://commodore.net/ https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ https://ifi.games/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/ https://wadjeteyegames.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/en/ https://a2softworks.com/ https://ultimate-games.com/ http://www.qubyteinteractive.com/ https://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/ https://m1s3ry.itch.io/ https://xitilonic.art/ https://bsky.app/profile/mikeyrukus.bsky.social https://www.allelitewrestling.com/ https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  7. Sep 30

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1171: Katana Chop

    We’ve got an interview with Kid Katana Records and a pack of reviews, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner & Aki on hand to welcome Rémy Dahi of Kid Katana Records to the show to chat all about what it takes to run a record label specializing in Video Game releases. We chat about the origins of the company, the variety of releases they’ve put out, plus a lot of conversation about Denshattack and its wonderful soundtrack. After a quick break, we have Pernell Vaughan, Horror Acolyte, and Glenn Case joining alongside Aki to banter a little bit about our weeks, the tragic passing of yet another wrestler who was way too young (RIP PAC), the disappointment of Oreo’s shrinkflation, and some Jackbox discussion before we dive into our batch of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Kid Katana Interview 52:01 – Shoji Meguro & Lotus Juice – Set for Destruction (Intermission) 1:21:36 – Trivia Murder Party 3 – Jackbox Games (Glenn) 1:32:39 – Shape of Dreams – Lizard Smoothie, NEOWIZ (Horror) 1:43:43 – Okko The Exiled – Frozen Flame Interactive, eastasiasoft (Pernell) 1:50:15 – Echoes of Mora – Selkies Interactive (Aki) 1:57:03 – Tales of Formentera – 3monkeys, Ratalaika Games (Pernell) 2:02:50 – Runes Quest – Lovixsama, Xitilon (Aki) The show ends with a track from Tee Lopes off of the Denshattack OST, while intermission featured a track from Shoji Meguro & Lotus Juice! 2:11:06 – Tee Lopes – Yōkai Beat System DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPEp-Cc-lwg https://kidkatana.com/ https://www.jackboxgames.com/ https://lizardsmoothie.com/ https://www.neowiz.com/ https://frozenflameinteractive.com/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://www.selkiesinteractive.com/ https://3monkeys.itch.io/ https://www.ratalaikagames.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@lovixsama https://xitilonic.art/ https://meguro.works/ https://www.lotusjuice.com/ https://www.teelopesmusic.com/ https://kidkatana.ffm.to/denshattack-ost https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

  8. Sep 26

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1170: Consolidation

    News, reviews, and even more crappy Xbox news lie ahead on this episode of SML! The show kicks off with Bri Rhyner & Aki on hand, with Jacob Garner showing up like a minute in because his timing sucks and still doesn’t understand what a 9pm start time is. We chat about even MORE crappy Xbox news with even more layoffs, closures, consolidations, and more of that wonderful corporate bulls#!t we all know and love. Plus movie watch, GTA’s insanely expensive collector’s package that doesn’t include the game, and a batch of reviews including a visit from Jacob’s youngest, Silas! 0:00 – Intro/News 44:33 – SAMSON: A Tyndalston Story – Liquid Swords (Aki) 58:30 – Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster – Dormidin Studio, Selecta Play (Jacob) 1:06:27 – BLACKSHARD – Redlock Studio, Desarrollo Bromio (Bri) 1:14:51 – VORON: Raven’s Story – Merk Games, Sometimes You (Jacob) 1:21:50 – Delverium – Sagestone Games (Bri) 1:31:16 – Arcade Archives 2 DACHOLER – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:37:21 – Arcade Archives 2 Mr.Do!’s Castle – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:42:45 – Boardwalk Builders – Studio Primitive, Flynn’s Arcade (Bri) 1:48:07 – Paratopic: Overdub – Arbitrary Metric, Serenity Forge (Bri) 1:55:50 – Garfield: Escape from Monday – Osome Studio, Microids (Jacob & Silas) 2:08:50 – The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas – Casual Brothers, Outright Games (Jacob) The show ends with some CONTRA 4 awesomeness from Tony Dickinson! 2:18:40 – Tony Dickinson – BRICKWALLER (CONTRA 4) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wDnilhRLm4 https://www.liquidswords.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@DormidinStudio https://selecta-play.com/en/ https://www.blackshard-game.com/ https://www.bromio.com.mx/ https://linktr.ee/merkgames_usa https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/delverium.bsky.social https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://studioprimitive.net/ https://www.flynnsarcades.com/ https://itch.io/profile/arbitrarymetric https://serenityforge.com/ https://www.osome-studio.com/en https://www.microids.com/us/ https://casualbrothers.com/en/ https://outrightgames.com/ https://tonydickinson.bandcamp.com/album/contra-4-rocked-n-loaded https://ocremix.org/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/ 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

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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.

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