The SML Podcast

Joe Cammisa

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. 3D AGO

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1131: The New Girl

    We’ve got a handful of games to discuss and a few co-hosts dropping by to chat, including the new girl! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Aki, and Horror Acolyte on hand to chat about our weeks! We discuss traveling and all of Pernell’s journeys, my hopes to check out Ultra NoVa this weekend for the Super Strikers album release party, bands and shows we’ve had to drop because of relationships, and then somebody named Bri Rhyner joins the show to chat about her recent wedding and getting her ass kicked at Killer Instinct! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Banter 34:20 – Dosa Divas – Outerloop Games (Aki) 44:41 – Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster – INTI CREATES (Pernell) 56:03 – Spy Drops – Rainy Night Creations, Rainy Frog (Aki) 1:09:05 – Party Club – Lucid11 Interactive (Pernell) 1:20:35 – Parking Garage Rally Circuit: European Tour DLC – Walaber Entertainment (Pernell) 1:27:26 – SML AFTER DARK: Loot Line Season 2 – Candylight Studio (Aki) The show ends with some Mario Circuit goodness from The OneUps in celebration of Parking Garage Rally Circuit DLC! 1:37:28 – The OneUps – Mario Circuit (Super Mario Kart) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXGP_4JeaoQ https://outerloopgames.com/ https://inticreates.com/ https://www.rainynightcreations.com/ https://www.rainyfrog.com/en https://www.lucid11.com/ https://www.walaber.com/ https://candylightstudio.com/ https://theoneups.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

    1h 40m
  2. APR 25

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1130: Dirty Stage Bacon

    It’s a VGM Con wrap up show with a whole bunch of friends joining, so let’s not waste any time! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Aki, and, for the very last time EVER, Bri Galgano as we welcome a TON of friends from VGM Con this past weekend! We have VGM Con organizer Vaughn Rowles back alongside second-hand man and tech professional Chris “Flik” Serani, and a mix of performers and attendees with Scott Wells, Doug “sgtrama” Arley, Grant “Stemage” Henry, and Mustin! We chat about the performers, attendance, fun events, panels, and tons more! Plus it snowed AND the crowed got to share their love for frozen water repeatedly! After the group disperses, it’s news of the week as we just blast through a few quickie bits including the news that Game Pass Ultimate is DROPPING in price, at the cost of Call of Duty being on the service at launch. We also cover the latest ID@Xbox x IGN showcase, the newest additions and departures for Xbox Game Pass, Assassin’s Creed, Pragmata sales figures, how Forza is doing on PS5, Movie Watch, and tons more! Plus reviews! Oh and Bri isn’t leaving, she’s getting married. 😛 0:00 – Intro/VGM Con Chat 1:05:07 – News 1:19:43 – PRAGMATA – CAPCOM (Aki) 1:31:06 – The Empty Desk – Cheesecake Games, JanduSoft (Jacob) 1:37:03 – Arcade Archives 2 KONAMI GT – HAMSTER Corp. (Jacob) 1:42:48 – One Button Games 5-in-1 Vol 6 – ABA Games, Xitilon (Bri & Jacob) 1:52:25 – Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss – Big Bad Wolf, Nacon (Bri) 2:03:50 – Tiny Bookshop – neoludic games, Skystone Games (Bri) 2:11:11 – PREVIEW: The Player Who Can’t Level Up – Tripearl Games, Smilegate (Aki) The show ends with some EarthWorm Jim goodness from The OneUps! 2:19:15 – The OneUps – What the Heck (EarthWorm Jim) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5S7KSSqaIU https://vgmcon.org/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://cheesecakegames.com/ https://www.jandusoft.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://xitilonic.art/ https://www.bigbadwolf-studio.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://www.tripearlgames.com/ https://www.smilegate.com/ https://theoneups.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 23m
  3. APR 22

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1129: Preservation & Pickles

    Big episode lined up with two guests from SNEG joining to chat game preservation and tons more, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Aki & Horror Acolyte on hand to welcome SNEG co-founders Oleg Klapovskiy and Artem Shchuiko to the show to chat about their recently released Warhammer Classics on Steam where they brought nearly 20 titles to Steam, with some debuting on the platform for the first time! We also chat about game preservation, favorites from console history we’d love to see brought back, opinions on how the console teams are handling preservation, and tons more! Plus find out what SNEG means! After a quick break, we have Pernell Vaughan and Aki on hand to welcome Melodee Hsu to the show to hang out! We welcome Dee to her first appearance on this show after having known me for a good long time so we just have a fun time chatting about the old days. Also Aki wants to get drunk, so why not, right? We also chat about various Mountain Dews and how they can’t just release the good flavors and instead want to put out crap like FruitQuake. Then we talk about PICKLE OREOS because Pernell and Dee are psychotic pickle lovers. Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/Interview 45:56 – Intermission/Chatter 1:03:21 – Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta – Nihon Falcom, XSEED/Marvelous USA (Pernell) 1:13:17 – Arcadia Fallen II – Galdra Studios (Aki) 1:24:57 – Final Sentence – Button Mash, Polden Publishing (Dee & Aki) 1:37:21 – BEFORE I GO – J’s Labratory (Pernell) 1:44:05 – Ariana and the Elder Codex – Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Hyde, IFI (Aki) 1:49:15 – ZPF – ZPF Team, Mega Cat Studios (Pernell) The show ends with a track from Dee from the Psychokinetic Bad Dudes album! Bound Together was better 3 1:56:24 – Dhsu – The Power and the Glory (EarthBound) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDG6IcHDwno https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/SNEG/ https://www.falcom.co.jp/ https://marvelous-usa.com/ https://galdrastudios.com/ https://final-sentence.com/ https://www.polden.gg/ https://jslabratory.com/ https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ https://www.compileheart.com/ https://www.hyde.co.jp/ https://ifi.games/ https://megacatstudios.com/ https://soundcloud.com/goritiv 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

    1h 59m
  4. APR 18

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1128: Superly Soaked

    A big batch of news and a solid lineup of reviews await ahead on this episode of SML, so let’s go! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat about our weeks including the fact that I FINALLY got my hands on some Mountain Dew Supernova. Oh my god it’s so good…. Anyway, we also cover the news of the week like the latest PS Plus Game Catalog updates, Assassin’s Creed info, sales figures, and way too many delistings happening, many without warning. Not cool. Plus the way to get Gothic Classic on Xbox & PS NOW instead of July, and a pack of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 49:55 – CloverPit: Unholy Union DLC – Panik Arcade, Future Friends Games (Jacob & Aki) 1:03:27 – REPLACED – Sad Cat Studios, Thunderful Publishing (Aki) 1:13:02 – Spica Adventure/Parasol Superstars – Taito, ININ Games (Jacob) 1:20:39 – Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination – Finnegan Motors, Dolores Entertainment (Bri) 1:30:01 – Tamashika – EDGLRD (Jacob) 1:36:28 – Puzzling Places: 3D Jigsaw Sim – Realities.io Inc. (Bri) 1:44:19 – Arcade Archives 2 POLARIS – HAMSTER Corp. (Jacob) 1:49:39 – Find My Frogs – My Eye Studio, Silesia Games (Bri) 1:54:35 – Decollate Decoration – KANEKODO, KEMCO (Jacob) The show ends with some Ailsean covering Frog’s theme from Chrono Trigger off of the Bad Dudes album Chronotorious! 2:01:30 – Ailsean – Dethfrog (Chrono Trigger) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV_zYfiNKg0 https://www.panikarcade.games/ https://futurefriends.lol/ https://www.sadcat.studio/ https://thunderfulgames.com/ https://www.taito.co.jp/ https://iningames.com/ https://www.finneganmotors.com/ https://doloresentertainment.com/ https://edglrd.com/ https://www.realities.io/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://www.myeye.studio/ https://silesiagames.com/ https://novelgame.jp/users/profile/34873 https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://ailsean.net/ https://baddudes.bandcamp.com/album/chronotorious 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 4m
  5. APR 15

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1127: Mapped Out

    We’ve got ourselves a quick one with just a small handful of games to discuss, so let’s get going! The show kicks off with Chris Taylor and Aki on hand to chat! The big topic this episode is learning about a super rare map available in Dragon Quest IX where you could fight Metal King Slimes endlessly. It became a phenomenon in Japan and somehow, through the magic of karma and the cosmos, Chris got the same exact map in his game! What are the odds?! Plus later in the show Pernell Vaughan shows up and we chat about his weekend and casinos in games before his pack of reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 17:36 – Morbid Metal – SCREEN JUICE, UBISOFT (Aki) 28:00 – Sigma Star Saga DX – Mighty Rabbit Studios, WayForward (Chris) 40:54 – Tears Revolude – WorldWideSoftware, KEMCO (Chris) 53:37 – Pernell joins 1:02:51 – Skull Horde – 8BitSkull (Pernell) 1:11:28 – PREVIEW-ISH: SlashZero – Streetlamp Studio, Skystone Games (Pernell) The show ends with some classic Haroon “FFmusic Dj” Piracha goodness taking on Star Stealing Girl from SQUAREDANCE! 1:17:53 – Haroon Piracha – Star Stealing Girl (Chrono Cross) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaAAqDh__EY https://screen-juice.com/ https://www.ubisoft.com/ https://linktr.ee/mightyrabbitstudios https://wayforward.com/ https://www.kemco-games.com/ https://www.8bitskull.com/ https://streetlampgame.com/ https://www.skystone.games/ https://soundcloud.com/ffmusicdj 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

    1h 23m
  6. APR 11

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1126: Showing Initiative

    We’ve got an indie presentation and a batch of reviews to discuss tonight, so let’s get this show going! The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, and Aki on hand to chat about the news of the week including all the news and reveals from the Triple I showcase! From world premieres like prove you’re human and Graveyard Keeper II, to ports and news like Super Battle Golf hitting consoles this summer and some stealth CloverPit DLC droppage. We also talk Xbox Game Pass, Nintendo Switch Online, and tons of movie and tv news too! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 52:03 – Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection – CAPCOM (Jacob) 1:00:51 – Ereban: Shadow Legacy – Baby Robot Games, SelectaPlay (Aki) 1:07:51 – ChainStaff – Mommy’s Best Games (Jacob, Bri, Aki) 1:16:11 – Beyond Words – MindFuel Games, PQube (Jacob) 1:22:18 – Incantation – Softstar Entertainment, eastasiasoft (Aki) 1:30:06 – Nippets: A Hidden Objects Game – Blink Industries (Bri) 1:37:10 – Retro Drive Revamped – Retro Drive Studio, No Gravity Games (Jacob) The show gets chill near the end so we get chill with the music as The OneUps tackle the Axelay theme! 1:43:23 – The OneUps – City Lights (Axelay) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBT3ao5i9EY https://www.capcom.com/ https://www.ereban.com/ https://www.youtube.com/babyrobotgames https://selecta-play.com/ https://mommysbestgames.com/ https://pqube.co.uk/ https://www.softstar.com.tw/ https://www.eastasiasoft.com/ https://vatnisse-interactive.itch.io/nippets https://www.retrodrivestudio.com/ https://nogravitygames.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

    1h 48m
  7. APR 8

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1125: Sick & Tired

    Not much to say this week. Some of us are sick, some are tired, and we got some reviews, so let’s talk games! The show kicks off with Pernell Vaughan, Horror Acolyte, and Aki on hand to chat about our weekends and what we’ve been up to. Not much going on, Aki got a cool model set from me & Annapurna Games, Pernell saw the Mario Galaxy movie, and Horror Acolyte is sick and struggling, so he stays quiet a lot. I am also quite tired myself, so let’s just get to the reviews section of the writeup, sound good? 0:00 – Intro/Banter 16:06 – MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy – Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Sting, IFI (Pernell) 26:29 – Absolum – Guard Crush Games, DotEmu (Horror) 40:42 – People of Note – Iridium Studios, Annapurna Interactive (Aki) 51:55 – Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland – DIE SOFT (Pernell) 1:01:57 – Legacy of Kain: Ascendance – Bit Bot Media, Crystal Dynamics (Aki) 1:12:19 – Go! Go! Mister Chickums – com8com1, Headup (Pernell) The show ends with some CELLDWELLER & Atlus Plug since they were on the one game soundtrack and I wanted an excuse to play Killer Instinct music. So yeah. 1:21:02 – Celldweller & Atlus Plug – Enter the Battletoad (Killer Instinct S.3) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvHSgjpugBI https://www.ideaf.co.jp/ https://www.compileheart.com/ https://www.sting.co.jp/ https://ifi.games/ http://www.guardcrushgames.com/ https://www.dotemu.com/ https://playiridium.com/ https://www.annapurna.com/ https://diesoft.games/ https://www.bitbotmedia.com/ https://www.crystaldynamics.com/ https://www.com8com1.com/ https://www.headupgames.com/ https://celldweller.com/ https://www.facebook.com/atlasplug/ 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

    1h 25m
  8. APR 4

    The SML Podcast – Episode 1124: Jokes on YOU

    News and reviews are coming up and nothing on the show has to do with my MYEOW image, but it was funny and I wanted to use it, so deal with it. Psimon thanks you. The show kicks off with Jacob Garner, Bri Galgano, Grant “Stemage” Henry, and Aki all on hand to chat about the latest and craziest in the Foolish Day that was April 1st. Funny stuff, weird stuff, and a bunch of news including the PS price increases and the PS Plus Monthly game lineup for April! We also cover NBA 2K joining Game Pass and some titles leaving the service, Crimson Desert selling more copies, and plenty of Movie Watch news! Plus reviews! 0:00 – Intro/News 42:42 – Screamer – Milestone (Grant) 54:25 – Dragonkin: The Banished – EKO Software, Nacon (Aki) 1:05:53 – Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection – CAPCOM (Jacob) 1:14:41 – NubiaPhobia – Tonguç Bodur, Sometimes You (Bri) 1:20:51 – Arcade Archives 2 FINAL LAP – HAMSTER Corporation (Jacob) 1:27:16 – PREVIEW: Cat Me If You Can – Cosmic Stag Games (Bri) 1:33:16 – PREVIEW: Escape the Baby Alarm – Julie Normann Bjørnskov (Bri) 1:37:24 – SML AFTER DARK – Timestamps: Unconditional Love & Timestamps: Lost Love – Motkeyz Games (Aki) The show ends with Aki’s favorite version of the Chocobo theme from Nobuo moflippin Uematsu! 1:54:05 – Nobuo Uematsu & Shootie HG – Crazy Chocobo REBIRTH (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) DOWNLOAD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1wGrthJ_Ao https://milestone.it/ http://www.ekosystem.com/ https://www.nacongaming.com/ https://www.capcom.com/ https://tongucbodur.com/ https://www.sometimesyou.com/ https://www.hamster.co.jp/ https://cosmicstag.com/ https://xn--juliebjrnskov-hnb.dk/ https://motkeyzgames.com/ https://teamuematsu.github.io/ https://piped.video/@uematsu_nobuo_tv 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

    1h 57m

Ratings & Reviews

5
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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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