Monday 28 January 2013

61 - Freudian Sleep

This week, we talk about The Situation, mouth-jousting, continuity errors, the departure of Official Wife of the Podcast Maude Garrett, party pie etiquette, an update on recording women while they sleep, love on the seven seas, comic books, the Journey demo, The Walking Dead, Saints Row: The Third, Retro City Rampage, save points in real life, extra lives, Max Payne 3, Vanquish, and Red Dead Revolver.
In SSST: Atari files for bankruptcy, Sony says they'll wait for Microsoft to talk next-gen consoles first, The Walking Dead is classified for release in Australia, THQ is dissolved and we talk about the fallout, and a billion announcements from Nintendo: new Zelda, old Zelda, new Smash Bros... it's enough to make a Very Cranky Sandsky!

MUSIC USED:
SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan
Do I: Fun Machine
With Her Shadow: Born Ruffians
Backwards Party: Gunface

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CITIZENS OF GOTHAM...
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no photo this week. happy fucken straya day though.
this is a greeting card i spotted en route to adelaide.

Monday 21 January 2013

60 - Hoisted With My Own Picard

This week, we discuss OH GOD FIRE, Simpsons quotes, Tom's stench, a rare sighting at a Weezer concert, the mysteries of the letter 'w', serotonin, 'call-forwards', life goals, time traveling for the sake of love, 2063: The Year Of The Diamond Eagles, fête, Sleeping Dogs, LittleBigPlanet 2 (and the perks and perils of multiplayer), Saints Row: The Third, aspirations of greatness, and our marriage.
In SSST: Disney unveils its Skylandery-lookin' foray into games, Disney Universe (which, for the record, I bet will do well, and Tom bets will never see the light of day), Travellers Tales announce Lego Marvel Super Heroes, the Tomb Raider reboot won't be getting a demo, and Dead Island: Riptide gets us talking about zombie boobs. As if we weren't going to bring it up anyway... Also, we put the call out for a female Juan to send in an audio recording of her sleeping, because TOM SANDERSON IS CREEPY.
In Ask SSJ: We talk about clocks, pot humour, mic technique (AGAIN), sudoku, Courtney Love, cocktail parties, my diary, the nine circles of Internet hell, lies, and the meaning of love. Then we are rudely interrupted by Clare, Eugene and Kate Juan. Then we pretend that didn't happen and talk about Tom's dog, crying, things that put us to sleep, Taylor Swift's supposed sexual and romantic mediocrity, Tom's snoring, Django Unchained, and our beloved listeners... AND THEN A CLIFF-HANGER ENDING.

MUSIC USED:
Empathetic People Own HDTVs: General Pants & the Privates
SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan
Stop Mutilating My Carrots For Unsavory Acts: The Prophets of Impending Doom
Return to Control: Rushjet1 / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Angry Beavers Theme: Charlie Brissette (Used without permission. If this poses a legal problem, please let us know and we'll remove it.)

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COMMUNITY IS GREAT BUT THE ORIGINAL BBC SERIES WAS BETTER
Check out our band, General Pants & the Privates, at that show we talked about! PLEASE.
Also check out my Django Unchained review (because I am a shameless self-promoter)
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FREE ADVICE: You can't use a cat as a toilet.

No podcast photo this week.
But this is a thing that happened, which is pretty rad.

Monday 14 January 2013

59 - Leonard Colon

This week, it's been just a few days since we last recorded, so we haven't got much to talk about. But we still manage to stretch this episode out for over 100 minutes, so there ya go. We talk about cheerful welcomes, heavy drinking, artistic nudity, Halle Berry, violent love, children's books, a Guinness lighter, teamwork, Bad News Bears, The Love Boat, Mad Men (note - slight spoilers), Assassin's Creed III, passive gameplay, and body image.
In SSST: Zip. Nada. Zilch.
In Ask SSJ: we cover a bumper crop of your delightful listener mail! We talk about body-swaps, great console design, obscure Simpsons references, sex with pavlovas, and women we'd like to marry, as well as WAY WAY WAY more. Huge thanks go to Tweeters @ReeMansell and @GrotesqueSavior (#GargoyleJuan), Official Botheree Of The Show Luke Milton, friends of the show Alexei Toliopoulos and Lee Sullivan,  and Juans such as Hugo, Clarrie, Michael, Dylan, Cameron, Katy, Ephy and Eliza!

MUSIC USED:
SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan
Cosmic Sing-a-long: Cryptacize / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

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WHAT YOU CALL LOVE WAS INVENTED BY GUYS LIKE ME TO SELL NYLONS.
Check out our band, General Pants & the Privates, at that show we talked about. It'll be fun!
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FREE ADVICE: Whenever you want me, all you have to do is dream. Dream, dream dream.


Friday 11 January 2013

58 - Shortbread, Short Tempers

This week, it's really late, we've been away all week, and I'm sick, but we still manage to put out a podcast! We talk about impressions of each other, dominance, shortbread, the history of the earth (and the last few days), Adelaide, my future juice wife, The Walking Dead, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Assassin's Creed III, and Slayer.
In SSST: Nintendo announces Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Sony ceases production of the PlayStation 2 (so we take a look back at the console's greatest hits and misses), and Namco announce their plans to open a high-end gaming restaurant. Also we get lots of yelling done.
In Ask SSJ: We discuss console lifespans and the future of this console generation, before taking some questions from the net... and to be honest, there were too many to count this week, and I am lazy. :D I think I remember singing a bunch of Clash and Queen songs towards the end?

MUSIC USED:
SSJ Theme 2: Xavier Rubetzki Noonan
Look Back: 2NRO8OT / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
Trick and/or Treat (the candy raid is on!): Nordloef / CC BY-NC 3.0

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MOOMOO IS SICK... SHE NEEDS LOTS OF BERRIES.
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FREE ADVICE: Don't try and drink Adelaide water. There's a reason they have such good beer and wine - their water is undrinkable.

Spotted in Adelaide: a philosophy we live our lives by.

Tuesday 1 January 2013

57 - GOTYE (sort of feat. Ree Mansell)

This week, we welcome 'drinks bitch' and background-giggler Ree Mansell to share the delight of our 2nd annual Game Of The Year Edition! We celebrate the new year with our year-end lists - but first, we discuss Auld Lang Syne, SSJ action figures, crackling, the year 2022, truck driving, plinths, Half-Life 3, the Nintendo 4DS, Haley Joel Osment, VB, Wreck-It Ralph, Skrillex, the Spruce Goose, a Pretty English Girl, and dub Tom "the Batman of masturbating in public". We also wrap up the year in console releases, the Kickstarter revolution, and some titles which just missed out on our best-of lists.

Then we really kick it into gear, with our lists for:
Best Podcast Discoveries of 2012
Best Visuals
Best Sound & Music
Best Gameplay.

Then we tease you just a little longer by answering some viewer mail in a segment we like to call Ask SSJ!

Then it's finally time for our grand List Of All Lists: Best Games of 2012!
Huge congratulations, love and respect to all the award-winners of this year.

MUSIC USED:
SSJ Theme 2Xavier Rubetzki Noonan
Hare Versus Tortoise: Sycamore Drive / CC BY-ND 3.0
You Made it Weird with Pete Holmes Theme: Reggie Watts*
The Book Was Better Theme: Jessica McLeod
Helix Nebula: Anamanaguchi / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Adventure: Disasterpeace
*Used without permission. If this poses a legal problem, uh.. oops. We'll remove it. Sorry :S

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NEW YEAR'S DAY... NOW IS THE ACCEPTED TIME TO MAKE YOUR REGULAR ANNUAL GOOD RESOLUTIONS. NEXT WEEK YOU CAN BEGIN PAVING HELL WITH THEM AS USUAL.
Keep an eye out for Ree's upcoming YouTube show! It's gonna be a thing. For real.
Until then, check her out on Twitter!
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FREE ADVICE: Be more like Cool Guy. Have more Chill Days.