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Interviews with industry professionals and gaming geeks, sandwiched between rants by host Mark McAvoy.

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    • Nov 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Super Gamer Super Show – Episode 1 – Santo's CybeRRRevolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


    Super Gamer Podcast is back! Now with video! If you want. I will link the video here but also I’ll link an audio-only version if you’d rather just listen. Episode 1 of the new format features Santo, a gamedev, artist, and cosplayer who earlier this year released CybeRRRevolution, a cyberpunk game inspired by Guarani customs […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 201 – Peanut Butter Button with JSR_

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024


    Speedrunning fans have surely heard of Peanut Butter, the speedrunning dog, by now. If not, you can watch PB’s run of Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball on SGDQ’s YouTube channel. Our guest this week is JSR_, a speedrunner in his own right, but also the man responsible for PB’s amazing talent. We talk […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 200 – Helicopter Cat Mom with Neha Patel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024


    Wow! Episode 200! Thank you all for listening and thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to chat with me. Let’s go for 200 more! This week we’ve got Neha Patel, a composer and sound designer. Neha did the sound design for the wildly popular Venba. We talk about recording different cooking sounds and […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 199 – Granny Fungus with Edward Spence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    Our guest this week is a Game Master extraordinaire, and is currently GMing for a charity actual play about Middle Earth AFTER The Lord of the Rings. The Fourth Age is being played in support of Wounded Warrior Project and has an all-star cast of: Edward Spence (our guest!), Sam Seum, Bec Godsey, Lexi McQueen, […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 198 – A Hundred Hand Sanitizers with Sophie Galley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024


    Retail manager by day and game dev by night Sophie Galley is on the pod, talking about Twine, GDC, the IGDA Foundation’s Virtual Exchange Program, building a game with low-vision players in mind, production philosophy, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 198 – A Hundred Hand Sanitizers with Sophie Galley

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 197 – Professionally Unprofessional with Katy Scary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024


    WWAAAAAHHHHHHH! That’s my metal scream. This week’s guest is Katy Scary: singer, guitarist, lo-fi vgm producer, and speed runner. We talk about Katy’s D&D-inspired power metal group, Owlbear, as well as favourite RPGs, doing karaoke with total strangers, cigarette sunglasses, F-Zero, Metroid Fusion, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 197 – Professionally […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 196 – Pronouncing Gameonysus with Janet Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024


    Our guest this week is a video game critic, journalist, streamer, and podcaster. It’s Janet Garcia! We talk about her solo website, Pen to Pixels, as well as FIFA tournaments with her brother, how to stand out in a saturated market, and what GDC is like. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 196 – […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 195 – Put a Timer On It with Amyrlinn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024


    After a 3 week break we’re back! Our guest this week is Amyrlinn, a speedrunner, GDQ producer, and speedrun Reddit mod. We discuss everything from cheating (and whether it’s blown out of proportion) to the five-star hit Titenic (a game I didn’t know existed until recently and oh my goodness). Download link – NEW Super […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 194 – I Made A Ghostbuster Cry with Jayhan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024


    Our guest this week is a musician who makes covers and originals inspired by theme songs and video games. It’s Jayhan! We talk about how old tv shows and games are what led to her being a musician, the VGM community, and collaboration, as well as our love for Transformers and some not-quite-forgotten fan fiction. […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 193 – Winnipeg Game Jam 2024 with Sarah Tam and Zhaoliang Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024


    Holy moley it’s the four-year anniversary show! And we’re celebrating with a trip to this past weekend’s Winnipeg Game Jam, where – what?! – I made a game! In this episode I talk about my game and some of the other games presented over the weekend, and I speak with Relic senior producer Sarah Tam […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 192 – Hashtag Spon with Annie Wiebe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024


    This episode is not sponsored by Levi’s. This episode features an amazing artist and game dev student, Annie Wiebe. We talk about the children’s book Annie illustrated while in high school, things that make us cry, her redemption at a local anime convention, and game jams old and new! Download link – NEW Super Gamer […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 191 – A Pineapple Frond that Looks like a Bishop's Mitre with Elias Eells

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024


    Our guest this week is Elias Eells, a cocktail (and mocktail) consultant who hosts Bar Cart Bookshelf on YouTube and has a book releasing this September called Cocktails and Consoles, pairing video games with puntastic drinks. We talk about the process of writing the book, how the games were chosen, cribbage, biking, and trying to […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 190 – What I've Always Longed to Do with Richard Sparks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024


    Opera librettist, lyricist, writer, bar owner, gamer, and now fantasy author Richard Sparks is on the show this week to discuss his new book, New Rock New Role, the first in the New Rock series. We talk about inspiration, how much of the book is based on real life, what got Richard into gaming, how […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 189 – I Want Specific Garbage with Gloria Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024


    This week we dive into the big world of miniatures! Our guest, Gloria Joe, is a full-time miniature maker and a member of MEOW (Miniature Enthusiasts of Winnipeg). How long do miniatures take to make? What’s their appeal? How did The Sims help Gloria make The Murder House? Find out on this week’s episode! (We […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 188 – Is the Wheat Field Being Watered Properly with FractalMindMike

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024


    This week’s guest is streamer, retro gamer, gamedev, and podcaster FractalMindMike! Topics covered include: Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 188 – Is the Wheat Field Being Watered Properly with FractalMindMike

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 187 – Sharing This Thing We Love with Eric Ladish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024


    Our guest this week is Eric Ladish, band leader of Split Screen. Split Screen’s debut self-titled album is releasing Jan 26 and is available for pre-order now. They’re also about to play their first ever live show at MAGFest. Find out how they got together, how a remote band functions, and what the plan is […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 186 – Pyjama Pants with Julia Henderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024


    We’re back after the holidays. Hoorah! Julia Henderson is on to talk about woodwinds and teeth-brushing, the ups and downs of creating, singing in different languages, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 186 – Pyjama Pants with Julia Henderson

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 185 – Rain Can't Just Start Falling Upwards with Brandon O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


    Our guest this week is a poet, fiction and non-fiction writer, ttrpg designer, and podcaster: Brandon O’Brien! We talk about Brandon’s latest game, Hero Revolution — its inspiration, the importance of its dice rolling mechanics, and its alternate titles. We also get deep into alternate dimensions: is an alternate reality loved one still the loved […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 184 – Cycling Is Not Football with Malindy Hetfeld

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023


    Our guest this week is a writer of games and a writer about games, Malindy Hetfeld. Malindy is a writer for Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island. We discuss Mythwrecked, being both a games writer and games journalist, as well as the joys of jumping in games, the best cycling game, and more! Download link – NEW Super […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 183 – The Feeling of Hovering with Kimchica

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023


    Get a coffee and a blanket and cozy up as we talk about cozy games with Kimchica. Kimchica is co-host of Geeks and Grounds and is a senior influencer manager at Kepler Interactive — and is, like, a thousand other things. We talk Wholesome Games, Geeks and Grounds, dancing, scary VR, being a teacher, and […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 182 – A Bunch of Naked Old Men in a Locker Room with Greg Sewart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023


    Our guest this week is Greg Sewart, former editor for Electronic Gaming Monthly, current co-host of Player One Podcast, YouTuber, and more! We talk about wacky game advertising, Greg’s Generation-16 series, racing games, charity streams, and hockey. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 182 – A Bunch of Naked Old Men in a Locker […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 181 – Don't Enter Dead Inside with Retail Archaeology

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023


    Our guest this week, Erik from Retail Archaeology, explores dead malls and documents his findings on YouTube. Erik is also a collector of video games. We talk about the creepiness of dead malls, the nostalgia, his Mall Tycoon games, and encountering a feral cat. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 181 – Don’t Enter […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 180 – Scroll of Safety with Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023


    I’m mad at myself for not making a darts (ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY!!!) joke during this episode. Anyhoo, we have Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk on to talk about the TTRPG Safety Kit. Why are formalized support tools important? What makes it into the toolkit? Why are you always playing characters that hate each other? […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 179 – Pushing Enemies Off Ledges with Jay Castello

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023


    Writer, editor, and Ace Attorney podcaster Jay Castello is on the pod this week. We talk about the very different types of articles Jay has written, as well as review scores, fan fiction, and working as a dialogue editor for The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 179 – Pushing Enemies […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 178 – Things You Would Find in a Wizard Lair with Rebecca Strang

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023


    Our guest this week is a children’s and gaming librarian and past-president of the American Library Association’s Games and Gaming Round Table. Rebecca Strang tells us how many hats a librarian wears, the importance of play, and why they became a librarian. We also talk about games and community and accessibility. Oh, and cats! Download […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 177 – My Dog Ate My Console with The Game Professor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023


    Didn’t do your homework because you were up all night playing games? Well, good news! That was the homework! The Game Professor designed and taught a high school course on games as literature and has since turned it into a YouTube channel. And that’s what we talk about this week. Download link – NEW Super […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 176 – Germany is Adventureland with Falko Loeffler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023


    First thing’s first: our guest this week is actually Falko Löffler but I’m not sure how the rss feed will handle an umlaut so I’ve gone with the alternate spelling for the episode title (and, for the record, Falko’s website is https://falkoloeffler.de/). Anyhoo! Falko is a writer, translator, editor, and podcaster. He’s worked on a […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 175 – Astarion with ME!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023


    Like everyone else, I’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 and LOVING IT! So much so I made a song about it, to the tune (and backing track) of The Kinks’ Victoria. Enjoy! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 175 – Astarion with ME!

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 174 – Two Elves in a Hobbiton Tavern with Axe & Ale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023


    Axe & Ale are on the show to talk about their first album, Tavern Melodies: Medieval Lute & Flute Dances of The Hobbits Vol. 1. We talk about the inspiration for the album, the reason this is a “faceless” project, and what the plans are going forward. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 174 […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 173 – The Lost Haiku with Darren Hupke

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023


    Our guest this week is the creator of the 32 Bit Library series of books, with Volume 3 currently on Kickstarter. Darren Hupke gives us the how and why behind his book series, tells us what it’s like to have a tweet go viral, why he got sent the Ammonomicon from Devolver Digital, and whether […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 172 – Waffle Fries and Crab Dip with Carrie Wood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023


    We’re back after a quick summer break and we’ve got Carrie Wood on the show to talk about her new band Bi Score and their debut album The Hot Light! Plus, Carrie talks about leaving Quick Save, meeting her baseball hero, playing VGM Con, and sings us a song from the Pokemon 2.B.A. Master album. […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 171 – Destination Gaming with Kayde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023


    This week’s guest is a PhD student researching tourism in video games. Kayde – who is also a casual streamer – is on the show to talk about tourism in fantasy worlds, the rise of picture-taking in games, Kingdom Hearts as a theme park, and much more! Plus, what’s up with Apex’s ranked system!? Download […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 170 – Much Like Soylent Green with Dean DiMarzo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023


    Dean DiMarzo aka Longestsoloever is on the show to talk about his music videos, livestreaming his creative process, the musicality of words, YouTube strategy, THE ALGORITHM, how to properly DM someone for a collab, and collabs we totally can’t talk about. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 170 – Much Like Soylent Green with […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 169 – Giants Throwing Stones with Moya Sands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023


    Moya Sands is the creator of Happy Families: Exploring Ireland, an Irish-specific take on the classic card game. We talk about her inspiration for making the game, what it’s been like releasing her first-ever game, and Moya tells us the story of Finn Mac Cool and the Ice Giant. Download link – NEW Super Gamer […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 168 – Moving the Pieces with Purpose with Alexandra Prado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023


    Chess streamer and FIDE Woman Candidate Master Alexandra Prado is on the show to talk about tabletop’s beautiful game. We discuss over the board vs. online play, chessboxing, trash talk, common mistakes newer players make, using video games to learn French, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 168 – Moving the Pieces […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 167 – To Mend and Defend with Eugene Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


    Author and streamer Eugene Myers is on the show this week, telling us what it’s like to write stories for established franchises like RWBY and World of Warcraft. We also talk about streaming and collecting NES games, VHS tapes, and the greatest TV show of all time! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 167 […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 166 – Favourite Toy with BadHairlineProductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023


    Our guest this week is a musician who wrote their Master’s thesis on the history of chiptune. BadHairlineProductions has a seemingly endless amount of VGM tunes, and recently released the entire Chrono Trigger soundtrack. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 166 – Favourite Toy with BadHairlineProductions

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 165 – Eating Boxes of Puppies with Chris from Makopowered Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023


    Our guest this week wrote his dissertation on the Resident Evil franchise. Chris from Makopowered Gaming is on to talk about gender and horror, virtual embodiment, morality in games, the politics of virtual spaces, Final Fantasy 7, and a turn-based wrestling game for the Commodore 64. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 165 – […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 164 – Going 100 Percent with Run Run Rosie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023


    After more than three years off, Run Run Rosie is back streaming as of… today! Rosie AKA the Arcade Athlete tells us why she’s back, what we can expect, how Ring Fit compares to a regular workout, what it felt like getting a world record in Just Dance 2020, and the terrible truth behind claw […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 163 – Bottles with Messages with Marta Matyjewicz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023


    If a game releases in the woods and no one is there to buy it, does it make a sound? Or something like that. Learn how to market your game on this week’s episode with Marta Matyjewicz! We talk the how and why of games marketing, as well as what AI means for marketers, the […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 162 – Remembering Rosewater with Francisco González

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023


    Francisco González of Grundislav Games is on the pod this week to talk about Rosewater, a point-and-click adventure game set in the same world as Lamplight City. We talk about the game’s all-star voice cast, the fear of people forgetting about your game, rotoscoping, and what Conan O’Brien might say were he to review Rosewater. […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 161 – Horsing Around with Alice Ruppert

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023


    Alice Ruppert is the creator of The Mane Quest, and has become the authority on all things horses in video games. We talk about horse games having a Renaissance, what games tend to get wrong about horses, funny horse names, and the game Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch, which Alice worked on. Download link – […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 160 – FFFFFamous with MeowsicalVGM

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023


    MeowsicalVGM is a VGM cover artist and the founder of the Gamer Symphony Orchestra out of the University of Maryland. Meowsical is passionate about helping others start their own game symphonies, and has a podcast on that very subject. We discuss how the GSO started, advice for others interested in starting their own, meeting Nobuo […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 159 – VGM Con Extravaganza Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023


    The last two interviews straight from VGM Con! Ian Cowell and Abandon Quest, and a baby. We talk dancing, mistaken identities, never being too old, and the difficulty of playing a show while running a Smash tourney. Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 159 – VGM Con Extravaganza Part Deux

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 158 – VGM Con Extravaganza Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    Recorded live (does that make sense?) from VGM Con in Plymouth, Minnesota, it’s the Super Gamer VGM Con Extravaganza episode!! Uh, part one. Guests in this episode include Brooke Ferd, Becca Michaelson, and Audio Mocha! Becca, Brooke, and I talk about video game music being used in music education, while Audio Mocha and I surf […]

    Super Gamer Classic – Nine Warlocks with Haughty Chicken (Originally released June 8 2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023


    No new pod this week so please enjoy this classic episode, which originally aired June 8th, 2020. A gamer for more than 40 years, Haughty Chicken tells us about her initial fear of streaming, her love of World of Warcraft, and more! You can follow Haughty Chicken on Twitter here. Stay tuned for next week’s […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 157 – Delicious and Shiny Red Apples with Mustin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023


    VGM OG Mustin (of The OneUps, Bad Dudes, and Mustin Enterprises) is on the pod this week to talk about his new album, dropping April 4th! We also discuss licensing games music, VGM Con, the growth of the VGM community, Mayonnaise Hole, and more! Download link – NEW Super Gamer Podcast 157 – Delicious and […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 156 – 69 Nut Breads with Josh Pendlebury

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


    Josh Pendlebury of Bonus Stage Van is on the pod to talk about the upcoming VGM show in Winnipeg! If you’re in Winnipeg April 18th, and you’re a fan of video game music, come out and support this thing because it’s going to rock! Josh and I also talk about hosting video game variety shows, […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 155 – Inspirational and Educational with Ro Panuganti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023


    Ro Panuganti is a staple in the VGM community (heck, he even got a shoutout on our last episode), as a guitarist, a videographer, a podcaster, and all-around cool guy. He’s on the pod this week to talk about his upcoming shows, silly faces, Oreo McFlurries, what VGM means to him, and more! Download link […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 154 – Lucky 7s with The Limit Breakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023


    To paraphrase The Simpsons, Who likes The Limit Breakers? ‘Cause we’ve got three of them! Jisun Hughes, Alex Garcia, and Paul Butler are on the show to talk about the band’s first EP, Iron Fist, which just released last week. We also talk VGM Con, how the band came to be in its current form, […]

    NEW Super Gamer Podcast 153 – Fight-Magic Items with Aidan Moher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023


    Our guest this week is the writer of Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and the Rise of Japanese RPGs in the West, Aidan Moher! We talk about why this is a story Moher wanted to tell, the work that went into it, why Chrono Trigger doesn’t need a remake, and […]

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