Gather round, friends. Today we celebrate one glorious year of Something Something Joystick! I'm not gonna knock you out with a big ol' description this week, because I think most of it speaks for itself. This week we talk about some of the great times we've had over the past year: the history of the podcast, and some of our favourite moments, as well as some of the things you can look forward to seeing in the near future. So sit back and celebrate with us as we semi-self-indulgently remember why we've been doing this thing for a whole year!
Oh, and also ghost romances, party blowers, The Flinstones, Borderlands 2, scripted podcasts, and Nintendicks.
MUSIC USED: SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan Higher & Higher: Born Ruffians
This week, we discuss Gustavo Almadovar, adjectives, theme music, Gaming Cult Podcast, pizza nightmares, the birds and the bees, karaoke, Ja Rule, Harvest festival, Wil Anderson, prophetic dreams, Steve Cannane, Lindsay McDougall, Tom's mysterious new finacé, Borderlands, Portal 2, Goof Troop, and GTA IV.
In SSST: we talk about the Australian government's latest investment into game development, PlayStation Plus on Vita, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's free DLC, Call of Duty: Black Ops II's massive sales, Xbox Live's 10th anniversary, and the Wii's new YouTube app.
In Ask SSJ: we discuss divorce, happiness, Wreck-It Ralph, Altered Beast, superpowers, George Watsky, Facebook's post promotion grift, bad gifts, lasers, awkward sex, post-neo-irony, Molly Ringwald, circumcision, peeing standing up, spelling, off-brand products, the origins of toothpaste, offensive one-liners, and our drinks of choice.
Then I make a brilliant pun to commemorate the passing of Thomas Filbert Sanderson (1993-2012). PASTA WAY?! I MEAN COME ON!
This week, to celebrate our Metrically Significant Occasion, we invite as many guests as possible back onto the show for a Podcast Party! So, with Ruby Giles, Zac Innes, Max Skelton, and Alexei Toliopoulos in tow, we launch into our 50th episode. In SSST: we unveil the full details of Grand Theft Auto V, the Wii U's need for updates (and bringing your consoles Into The Internet Age), The Last Guardian's uncertain future,three delays fromTHQ, Metal Gear Solid 4's new special edition, Peter Molyneux's final game, and Sony's plan to launch the PS3 in China.
In Ask SSJ: we discuss peeping Toms, unsafe neighbourhoods, hauntings, molestation, forest fires, infidelity, Kirk Van Houten, adult baby porn, gigantic misshapen hearts, bluebottles, the (sigh) 'utili-kilt', our favourite words, butt shaving, communicating with animals, our celebrity sex lists, and fictional objects we wish existed.
Also featuring phone-in guests, a live performance of 'Ruby Eating An Apple', background noise, technical difficulties, and unexpected visitors, as well as discussions of PAX, politics, prostitution, and chicken monsters.
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Check out Ruby on Twitter, and her quarterlyish magazine Ghostly!
Check out Zac's podcast Gaming Cult, as well as his tumblr Women Eating Yoghurt!
Check out Max's podcast Out To Dinner, as well as his now-defunct radio show Agents Of R.A.D.I.O!
Check out Alexei on Twitter, as well as Mila Kunis. She's real purdy.
Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast
Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn FREE ADVICE: Don't underestimate Metapod. He has a powerful soul.
This week, we talk about David Hicks, mic technique, our visit to the Wii U Tour, the Curse of the 49th Episode, Disney's purchase of LucasArts, John Carter, Tom's love life, my 'funk' (DISCLAIMER: Please don't worry about me. I am doing fine. Thank you. I love you. Thanks for listening), Taylor Swift and the objectivity of taste, Forza: Horizon, Fez, Trials Evolution, Borderlands, and road safety.
In SSST: we discuss Orbis dev kits, the Wii U tour, Portal 2's new motion control pack, and bad marketing vs good marketing: a showdown between Halo 4: King Of The Hill and American Express' new Card Sync promotion.
In Ask SSJ: we jump into the future and skip a few suburbs to Sandsky's house to discuss counting, Skylanders, great analogies, the Ten Commandments, Tom's dog Hunter, the dirty lying Internet, our hatred of passive-aggression (followed by some pure passive-aggression on our part), helpful animals, religious tolerance, bad dates, sexy redheaded ladies, chafing, embarrassing injuries, wacky orgasm noises, and dancing.
Also, hipsters and Harold Pinter, Jim Ryan, sharing music with strangers, wind, politeness, whistling, and 'dick socks'.
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Check out Game Grumps on YouTube. They funny.
Add Sandsky on XBL: colourfast
Add Xavier on PSN: xavierrn FREE ADVICE: Don't openly admit to your stupid emotional problems on a podcast! No one wants to hear that shit!
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