Super Gamer 86 – This Apex Isn’t That Apex

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Apex Construct is not Apex Legends. If you go to the Chinese Steam page for Apex Construct it will tell you this explicitly. This week’s guest is Andreas Juliusson, marketing and communications manager for Fast Travel Games, and he’s here to tell us why that is.

Download link – Super Gamer 86 – This Apex Isn’t That Apex (Andreas Juliusson)

Follow @FastTravelGames on Twitter and Facebook. This week they’re celebrating Apex Construct‘s one-year anniversary on PSVR.

Owners of Apex Construct have a chance to win this beauty on Wednesday, February 20th. Follow Fast Travel Games on social media to learn how.

Super Gamer 85 – Control Schemes part one: Benjamin Gwin

February 12, 2019February 20, 2019 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Hey Super Gamers. So this episode is kind of a two-parter in two different media; we’ve got a THEME this week: wacky controls!

On this week’s podcast, we’ve got Benjamin “Bearzly” Gwin, the Guinness World Record holder for Most alternative control methods used to complete Dark Souls. He’s beaten the game using a Rock Band drum kit, guitar, his voice, a dance pad, a steering wheel, and more. Find out why and how he did it, and what it would take to bring him out of retirement!

Download link – Super Gamer 85 – Control Schemes part one: Benjamin Gwin

Control Schemes part two has been taken down briefly, but will return!

The 99s and 100s of the NHL

February 8, 2019February 13, 2019 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

There’s only one 99 in hockey, but in video game hockey there are several – actually, there are a few 100s, too.

In EA Sports’ NHL series, players are given an overall rating that reflects their skill level, based on the hockey prowess of the real-life player. EA’s sports games come out for the year ahead (NHL ’94 was released in ’93, for example, ahead of the ’93/’94 hockey season), so player ratings are based on the past year’s performance. Before patches and online updates were the norm, player ratings could get out of date pretty quickly. I thought it’d be interesting to look back and see which players lived up to their scores, and which ones maybe didn’t deserve them in the first place. Continue reading →

Super Gamer 84 – Enkian Games

February 5, 2019 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

In this week’s Super Gamer, we’ve got Jordan Allen of Enkian Games on to talk about their recent release: Tales of Enki: Pilgrimage. Listen in on some of the nitty-grit of RPG making: How much damage should each weapon do? How much health should a Red Potion restore? And how much effort goes into creating NPCs?

Download link – Super Gamer 84 – Enkian Games

Super Gamer 82 – Daniel Voth’s Journey

October 31, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Daniel Voth is a super nice guy who’s always gone out of his way to say hello to me at events. He’s also a major contributor in the Winnipeg gaming scene. He’s a project manager at Bit Space Development, administrator of IGDA Winnipeg, and co-coordinator of Winnipeg Game Jam.

After talking about how Daniel got to be so involved in the gaming community, we get deep into perception and language and relationships in games, and we answer the question: Can Daniel walk on his hands?

Download link – Super Gamer 82 – Daniel Voth

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Super Gamer 81 – Comic Con’s a-Comin’

October 24, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Central Canada Comic Con is just around there corner in Winnipeg, Manitoba. On today’s episode, we’ve got Kailyn Gregorash, COO of River City Conventions, to tell us what kinda way cool stuff they’ve got going on at the RBC Convention Centre this weekend.

Plus, I reveal the opening scene to the Zelda movie (that I made up).

Download link – Super Gamer 81 – Kailyn Gregorash

Super Gamer 80 – New to the Dev, Not to the Game

October 17, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

This week’s guest is our dear (returning) friend Albertine Watson. She’s moved on from the PR side of the gaming industry and is now a developer. She’ll also be speaking at the upcoming Pegjam in Winnipeg. This is a particularly good episode for any new or aspiring devs.

Download link – Super Gamer 80 – Albertine Watson

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Super Gamer 79 – Barkley Shut Up and Winnipeg Game Jam!

October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Another Winnipeg Game Jam is just around the corner, and Dear Friend Dylan Fries comes by to talk about it. We get into the philosophy and purpose of game jams, and what’s happening with the Winnitron.

Download link – Super Gamer 79 – Dylan Fries (PegJam)

Visit PegJam’s website

Super Gamer 77 – Roughdawg4, the Second Greatest Trophy Collector in the World

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Okay, so I love getting platinum trophies. They give my life meaning. I’ve got a total of four.

Roughdawg4 has like 1,700 of them. Platinum. He’s got the second highest trophy score on PSN in the entire world, behind only the fabled Hakoom.

In this week’s episode, Roughdawg4 regales us with tales from the trophy hunt.

Download link – Super Gamer 77 – Roughdawg4

Check out Roughdawg4’s trophy guides at ps3imports.org

Follow Roughdawg4 on Twitter

Super Gamer 76 – Laura Intravia Returns… Again!

September 19, 2018September 19, 2018 / Mark McAvoy / Leave a comment

Super Gamer’s first ever guest is back for a third time. Laura Intravia has toured with Video Games Live and Pokemon: Symphonic Evolutions, she’s featured on video game soundtracks, she’s now composed for a video game, and she’s got an opera performance at the Boston Center for the Arts coming up at the end of the month.

We talk music, we talk Smash, we talk cookies, we talk Bloodborne!

Be sure to stick around after the interview to hear a track from Arkhangel: The House of the Seven Stars, composed by Chad Seiter & Laura Intravia.