Still Loading Podcast

Still Loading Podcast

A show about video games, video game culture and video game history. New episodes every Sunday at 7PM EST.

  1. 2d ago

    Still Loading #416: Metal Arms, StarCraft Ghost and Game Development w/ Scott Goffman

    Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is an under loved game but it is also a game that was very impactful to me as a kid. I did an episode on Metal Arms close to a decade ago and while I do want to revisit the game for the show I'm not quite there yet. So I figured the next best thing is to get one of the developers who worked on the game on the podcast to talk about it! I'm joined by Scott Goffman on this episode. Scott was one of the founders of Swingin' Ape Studios, the developer of Metal Arms, and I had SO much fun getting to pick is brain about his time working on the game as well as his time in the games industry in general. We talk about how he got his foot in the door of the games industry, what it was like working on Hydro Thunder, the origins of Metal Arms and Swingin' Ape Studios and so much more. I'm hoping to get more developers from Swingin' Ape Studios on the show to talk about their work on the game and in the games industry so keep an eye out for future interviews! Check out Scott's website HERE Check out Panic Ensures Software HERE Shout-out Song: Droid Town Artist: N/A Original Composer(s): Keith Arem, Orpheus Soundstation Album: Metal Arms Glitch in the System OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3mMAJa0ur4 End Song: Metal Arms Artist: N/A Original Composer(s): Keith Arem, Orpheus Soundstation Album: Metal Arms Glitch in the System OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv64aG6ldeE Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

  2. Oct 25

    Still Loading #415: Horizon Forbidden West w/ Doug Lief

    Wrapping up backlog month this year is a doozy of a game that took me over 80 hours to beat it along with it's DLC. I am joined by my Still Muppeting (join the patreon to listen) co-host with the mo-host, Doug Lief, to talk about Horizon Forbidden West. This game is a text book example of the "bigger must be better" philosophy in sequels, and largely... it works! Doug and I had a lot of fun playing through and talking about this game. It was a game that was hard for me to put down. Even now writing this nearly 7 months after beating it I just wanna go back and play it again. We talk about what changes were made to the Horizon formula, the expansion of the world/lore and of course it's amazing story. Follow Nostalgium Arcanum on Bluesky HERE Listen to Nostalgium Arcanum HERE Check out Nostalgium Arcanum on Patreon HERE Shout-out Song: Shafts of Sunlight Artist: Mel Decision, Treyt Original Composer(s): Alexis Smith, DarkMessenger, Joe Smith, Jonathan Williams, Joris de Man Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04983 End Song: The Edgerunner with Blazing Hair Artist: Treyt Original Composer(s): Alexis Smith, DarkMessenger, Joe Smith, Jonathan Williams, Joris de Man Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR04596 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

  3. Oct 18

    Still Loading #414: Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest w/ Dongled

    Sequels are hard man. It's super challenging to take what made the first game in a series good, update it, make it fresh and more challenging while also not alienating new players coming to the series for the first time. I'm not sure if today's game entirely succeeds at this but it puts in one of the better efforts for a sequel. This week I am joined by Mike aka Dongled from the YouTube channel of the same name to talk about Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest! With a new character coming to the table and a familiar one leaving, the titular character no less, this game was surprisingly risky for the developer of the game, Rare, to make. Like I said above, finding that balance of new and exciting but warm and familiar, is tough to do; but Rare somehow managed to pull it off. Mike and I talk about the new things they added to the game, new themes/world settings, the music and so much more. Go play Donkey Kong County 2 Follow Mike on Bluesky HERE Check out Dongled on YouTube HERE Follow XVGM Radio on Bluesky HERE Listen to XVGM Radio HERE Shout-out Song: All Aboard the Glitter Express Artist: Light Pillar Original Composer: David Wise Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03126 End Song: By Your Side *Donkey Kong Country 2* Artist: Mega Ran & K-Murdock (Bits & Rhymes) Original Composer: David Wise Album: Forever Famicom DLC 2 https://megarankmurdock.bandcamp.com/album/forever-famicom-dlc-2 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

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