Category Archives: Video Games

TOKYO GAME SHOW 2015: We Didn’t Go, Here’s a Bunch of Coverage Anyway!

It’s that time of year again! Remember when people actually used to look forward to Tokyo Game Show? Was it just me? Does anybody actually know this exists or keep up with it anymore? IS THE JAPANESE GAME DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY STILL RELEVANT TO ANYONE OUTSIDE OF WEEBS AND PEOPLE THAT AREN’T WEEBS BUT LIKE WEEB […]

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SCN104: Return of the Ming, Untapped Recap, Re:Play, Tokyo Game Show 2015, and Fan Fair!

Jesus, Ryan and Rex gather to talk about the Tokyo Game Show, Ryan and Jesus recap the Untapped Festival experience and we all talk about sad Asian commercials. Ming Chen joins us once again to talk about Comicpalooza’s Fan Fair and whipping his periscope out at it, living in an Airstream Trailer, and what Comic […]

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Con Report: Classic Game Fest 2015

We had a great time at last year’s Classic Game Fest but nothing could have prepared us for this year’s edition. More arcade machines, more guests, more panels, more tournaments, more crazy things to buy… it was incredibly overwhelming, somehow even moreso than last year’s con.

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SCN #96: Nintendo Quest, Classic Game Fest and a ton of inappropriateness!

This one is definitely on the NSFW/Mature listeners scale! This week Ryan, Sean, Jesus and Rex talk about the Funnie Force Tour, Jesus abandoning his beloved Windows Phone and then get into some controversial Nickelodeon stuff. Then we’re joined by Rob McCallum of “Nintendo Quest” to talk about this incredibly unique documentary and how you […]

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SCN #90: E3 Mega Show!

While we touch quickly on the Houston Beer Fest, the Steam Summer Sale, this show is all E3. We go over all the press conferences and game reveals, geek out pretty hard on titles no one else cared about and as always have fun doing it. Loooooong show, but we love vidya games! Music this […]

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SCN #66: This is 2014

No guests today, but Jesus, Ryan, Rex and Sean tackle the amazing year that was 2014. Take a listen to the last SCN Podcast of 2014 and get ready for everything that 2015 has in store! Once again, thank you! Rex’s 2014 pick: Aisle 5 by Groceries (https://dreamcatalogue.bandcamp.com/track/aisle-5-moonlight-urban-skylines-and-rapid-eye-movement) Jesus’s 2014 pick: Barcade Date by YTcracker […]

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WarPod Episode #36

Zach, Jonny, and special guest Jonesy tackle the Marvel cinematic universe, Joss Whedon, and the struggles of the Xbox One. The guys also talk about the upcoming Extra Life charity event coming up. Please help us support children’s hospitals by clicking on one of the links below and contributing any amount to the cause. Thank […]

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No Witty Title Needed: Just Play SNOIC GENERATONS Immediately

I had an overly long, more-than-slightly verbose intro to this article written out and, right before hitting the publish button, scrapped it. Just completely deleted it. This is one of those situations in which the game just needs to speak for itself. Readers of the printed version of Space City Nerd probably at least know the basics […]

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BREAK TEH SPEEL: Going Fast and Dying Lots in DURNGEN RUNNAR

  If you’re looking to spend the weekend with a punishing action game along the lines of I Wanna Be The Guy or Super Meat Boy you need to give DURNGEN RUNNAR a go. Created in RPG Maker(!) by local dev/artist James Hickey for our Summer of RPG Maker Game Jam, Durngen Runner is a straight-up masocore speed-run […]

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Fun Fund! – An Interview with Paradigm Developer Jacob Janerka

Hello Space City Nerds! My name is Hansel Moreno and I am a guest columnist here to talk to you about Jacob Janerka and his wonderful and hilarious point and click game Paradigm. Paradigm has a demo available now and is currently fundraising on Kickstarter. You can play your way through two short scenes and meet some […]

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