Sky Pirate Radio

Join Jace and Kevyn on a phonic journey of globe-trotting proportions as we start things off with an update on our next hot new video game project, before moving on to relay Kevyn's discoveries on his great tour of America! From the hallowed halls of GDC to the spiralling towers of Disneyland, mysteries abound on Kevyn's trip, and all is not what it seems... will Jace finally discover the unknown whereabouts of the Noid? Can Kevyn survive a lethal attack from an animatronic snake on the Indiana Jones ride? Are there any good pastrami places in Melbourne? With a cryptic clue from the Starlord's private dance party as their guide, our two agents of chaos strive to answer every last question that itches in your minds eye, including exciting theme parks, relaxing camping, and disconcerting 3D apparitions of the Simpsons. Sky Pirate Radio: it's volleyball, baby!* *This episode of Sky Pirate Radio is brought to you by the sport "Volleyball".

Sky Pirate Radio would like to personally congratulate you on surviving our harsh universe long enough to listen to our KINGDOM HEARTS 3 SPECTACULAR! Listen in abject fear as Kevyn, a hardened veteran of the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and Jace, a bumbling embodiment of Barney Rubble, rip right into the hot-button issues of the Kingdom Hearts Triple - such as the qualitative properties of Gummi Ships, the disturbing lifelike qualities of Donald Duck, the strange paranormal event that ties Remy the Rat and Scrooge McDuck together. In true Sky Pirate fashion, we do a deep dive on how the combat stacks up against prior entries in the series, the bizarre, dreamlike quality of the new Pixar worlds, and Donald's twisted addiction to fireworks.

Oh my mercy, they’re back! Join Kevyn and Jace as they get eggs all over their face talking shop about that new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate all the kiddies are into, sounding off on our thoughts on the tension between fighting game and party game, our experiences walking blindly through the World of Light, the twisted back-story behind random tripping and MORE! Finally, we wrap up the show sharing firelight secrets about the menacing nature of well-known corporate mogul Mickey Mouse in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3. If that doesn’t butter your beanball then we don’t know what will.

Sky Pirate Radio is back, and this time we brought some very special guests with us - games critic and scholar Dan Staines and cartoonist Patrick Alexander! We discuss what they have been up to recently, including Patrick's upcoming Tobias & Jube comic and Dan's work at Concordia University in Montreal, before getting down to the nitty-gritty discussing both Dan and Patrick's work in the unrelentingly hilarious and irreverent video game magazine Total Gamer, as well as the importance of its predecessor GBA World. We also chat some about the rise and fall of their website and semi-Total Gamer sequel Eegra, before topping of with a discussion about the importance of managing creativity and marketing to make a living doing the things you love. TL;DR, Jace fanboys out for an hour and twenty minutes. If you're unfamiliar with Dan and Patrick's work on Total Gamer and GBA World, you're in luck! Jace has prepared a crash course on them with scans of stuff we mentioned in the podcast right here! (link to it on

Having a bad week? Those crazy Sky Pirate boys are back once again for your aural pleasure! In this heart-racing instalment, Jace gets down and dirty with the rabbids and recalls the first 5 minutes of Get Even, Joey spreads the virtues of Dead Cells and Kevin Smith's Yoga Hosers, Kevyn tells a #ModernJoke, and Max uncovers the HORRIFIC TRUTH behind Reggie Fils-Aimé. Then we talk shop about Troy's game of the week "Gunpoint", Minions, and our Hots and Nots from E3 2k17! Keep your ears to the train tracks - Sky Pirate Radio is back in town.

In this monumental (and bite-sized!) installment in the Sky Pirate Radio lore, our intern Troy/Trent has arrived on the scene, aplomb with Simpsons references! Also – Kevyn purchases a gold-encrusted Angry Birds statue; Jace directs a Hot Wheels Movie; Joey transcends time and space; and the elusive Tom Clancy tinkles a bell from beyond the grave. Also, video games – Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+! Ghost Recon: Wild Lands! Killing Time at Lightspeed! And MUCH (a little bit) MORE!

Without a Joey around to ground the proceedings, Jace, Kevyn and Max go hog wild broaching all types of TOO HOT FOR TV TOPICS, including Jace's mysterious rivalry with John Carmack, Max's consumption of malicious liquids and Kevyn's endless pursuit for a copy of Tai 3. Will these three narrative threads tie together in a freak coincedence the likes of which podcasting has ever seen? No, but the boys do uncover a secret related to Club Penguin and Julian Assange that is so revelatory, so MIND-BOGGLING that you'd be crazy NOT to believe it! Also, they talk about some video games a bit, like Breath of the Wild, NieR Automata, and I guess Star Wars Battlefront? Again? Whatever. It's Sky Pirate Studios, here to make your 2017 have that sugar & spice it so desperately needed.

Only three-and-a-half months late, it’s Sky Pirate Studios 2016 game of the year fiesta! At a feature length that would make Peter Jackson blush, the boys touch upon topics of utmost import, discussing the best water, food and ‘tude in the games of 2016, jumping from sponsor-to-sponsor all the while. In the ultimate race against time, will those crazy Sky Pirate hooligans be able to get to announce their games of the year before all their sponsors drop out? How many times will Max mention Overwatch? Will Jace stop fidgeting with objects that are obviously being picked up on his microphone? Find out in our season finale that listeners have been calling “a podcast”! SPOILER WARNING: We talk Last Guardian from 44:30 to 48:00. We provide ample warning, but keep your ears peeled! We also talk about spoilers for Castlevania: Lord of Shadow at some point, but I don’t think you care about that really. [THIS PODCAST HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY THE CORPORTATION FORMERLY KNOWN AS MAX’S ANT FARM(tm) – “THE ANTS WEREN’T BIG ENO

In this bumper-length podcast the boys are BACK after an extended hiatus to talk about the forever-upcoming Star Citizen, the poor implementation of sports commentary in video games and the tone and theming (or lack thereof) of Battlefield 1, before talking a lovely stroll down Peter Molyneux’s the Trail. Thereupon they lose their collective minds, with Jace complaining about ordering themed cheese burgers, Kevyn morphing into a window, Max destroying his own home and buying “ironing boards” and Joey staring deeply and lovingly into the ever-present fire (voice talent provided by Michael Caine).

Sky Pirate Radio… it’s ideal! The boys whet your appetite by discussing flavourful topics such as Mafia 3, President Nixon’s role in Transformers: Devastation, The Silver Case, Dana Carvey’s The Master of Disguise and Croc’s influence on Jace’s adult life. The sky pirates then chat about Moon Hunters, in which Kevyn cooks, Joey flirts, Max’s cat has a terrible secret and Jace doesn’t know anything about how the moon works. This episode is capped off with some old-stool game-pitchin’, with Jace slammin’ fields, Max truckin’ monsters and Kevyn unearthing the mystery of Lite-Brite. Next week’s game of the week is Virginia – available on PC, Mac, Xbox One and PS4! Send us YOUR opinions on Virginia at questions@skypiratestudios.com and we’ll discuss them on the show! Music used in this episode: Tomoyoshi Sato, Seiichi Hamada – Shoot! (Windjammers, Arcade) Kenji Yamamoto – Reasoning 2 (Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo, SNES) Kyle Richards – Impersonation (Monster Truck Madness 2, PC)

The Sky Pirates are finally coming of age in their 21st episode celebration. Joey plays Golf With Your Friends, and he plays a golf video game as well. Kevyn reminisces about the rise and fall of Rise of Tyrants, but moves on from his mourning to talk about Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes. Max plays the Titanfall 2 beta and old Star Wars games for some reason. Jace is confused about Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV. This is bookended by a discussion about the fantastical The Endless Express, before the boys pitch games about bloodphobic cowboys, phantasmic cowboys and the Atomic Collapse. This isn’t your daddy’s Sky Pirate Radio. Play the next game of the week, Moon Hunters! http://store.steampowered.com/app/320040/ And e-mail us at questions@skypiratestudios.com or else Max will get a bit cross. Music used in this episode: Taro Kudo – Unkai (Axelay, SNES) Hiromi Shibano – March of the Metal Marines (Metal Marines, SNES) Hiroyuki Iwatsuki, Haruo Ohashi – Carson City (Wild Guns, SNES)

For our very special Rio 2016 Olympics™-themed episode we let Max take the reigns of the ‘cast to veer us into movie discussions that have us questioning why Suicide Squad is so bad, if the Ninja Turtles are really Teenage, and why there isn’t yet a sequel to Citizen Kane. Eventually we talk about ~Hot New Video Games~ such as Headlander, Gal Gun: Double Peace, Furi and Dreamwork’s feature film game adaption of Robots, before Max tricks us into talking about video game-esque board games such as Doom, Dark Souls, Mansions of Madness and Guess Who. We top off our 20th episode by discussing the very bloody Paint the Town Red and pitching games about riddles, ripped assassins, riddles again, and Monkey Ball Gangsters. Happy Max Day, everybody! Play next weeks game of the week, The Endless Express! https://vltmn.itch.io/the-endless-express And don’t forget to e-mail questions, game of the week opinions and conspiracy theories to questions@skypiratestudios.com! Music used in this episode: Soshiro Hokkai, Akira Yama

The boys are back once again to share their HOT TAKES on niche indie games like Pokémon Go and Necropolis – except Kevyn, who just talks about Kingdom Hearts phone games and his continuing adventures in Avengers Academy. The boys then cuddle around the campfire to talk about the heart-racing horror game Anatomy before delving into their GREATEST FEARS, which includes sock puppets and lamps. Then they settle themselves down by cooking some marshmallows and pitching games about rock n’ roll Metroidvania’s, android cannibalism and immovable detectives. Play next weeks game of the week, Paint the Town Red! http://store.steampowered.com/app/337320/ Music used in this episode: Takayuki Nakamura, You Takada – “BGM 3” (E-SWAT: City Under Siege, Genesis) Keiichi Suzuku, Hirokazu Tanaka – “Enjoy Your Stay” (Earthbound, SNES) Masanori Adachi, Taro Kudo (Originally composed by Kenichi Matsubara) – “Bloody Tears” (Super Castlevania IV, SNES) Piano arrangement of Bloody Tears by D.C. Izumi.

All bases are covered in this week’s edition of Sky Pirate Radio, with Kevyn playing mobile games to prevent alzheimers in Sea Hero Quest, Joey reppin’ his Squad goals due to his disappointment with Battlefield 1, and Jace continuing to pursue a wealth of Japanimation delights such as VA-11 HALL-A and Project Diva X. Oh, and Max is still playing Overwatch. After that, the boys discuss crazy moving jackets and the mysterious F-1 origins of Jalopy before postulating on the creation of superhero drug cartels, the ultimate David Cage game and a literally evolutionary fighting game. Play the next game of the week, ANATOMY! (bring a fresh pair of pants)https://kittyhorrorshow.itch.io/anatomy Music used in this episode: Ryu Umemoto – “Traverse” (Konoyo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo: Yu-No, PC-98) Ryu Umemoto – “Brain (Signal DESIRE)” (DESIRE, PC-98) Ryu Umemoto – “Xenon” (XENON, PC-98)

Our panel of gaming boys are feeling particularly positive today, with Jace praising Doom, Joey praising Overwatch, Kevyn praising bad mobile games, and everyone praising The Long Dark. However, the boys mourn this week’s absence of Max “Max” Damage, and respectfully pay tribute by making up funny games that call question to Joey’s dark past. Also apparently Jace has a stroke as his pitch becomes completely unintelligible. Buy our next game of the week, Jalopy, here! http://store.steampowered.com/app/446020/ Music used in this episode: Hideto Maeda, Konomi Ito, Hironori Tanaka, Hiroyuki Naka – To The Boiler Room! (The Firemen, SNES) David Warhol, George Sanger, Chris Grigg, David Lawrence – Jeff’s Theme (Maniac Mansion, NES)

The Sky Pirates celebrate their sweet sixteenth by talking about Overwatch, the triumphant return of Day Z, and the potential for a Dark Souls-esque Lord of the Rings game, before spiralling way off course into ramblings on Australian potato chips from the early 2000s, Harry Potter Game Boy games and Jace’s illustrious and infamous suburban hometown and local video store. The boys get back on track long enough to talk about Mouse Corp. before pitching games of a more dark, sinister intent, involving cyber-sickness, torture mini-game collections and sexy card games. Play the game of the week, The Long Dark! http://store.steampowered.com/app/305620/ Music used in this episode: Konami Kukeiha Club – Later, Kid! (Snatcher, Sega CD) Barry Leith – Title Screen (American Gladiators, SNES) Al Lowe – Theme Song (Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!, PC)

NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM! THIS IS SKY PIRATE RADIO! The Sky Pirates converge once again to talk with utmost secrecy about Everybody Loves Raymond, the Nioh Alpha, the Banner Saga 2, Kevyn’s Avengers Academy addiction, onion knights, and the Kafka-esque elements of mid-90s sitcoms, before they pitch some hot and trendy games about the lives of ghosts, medieval computers and communist mushrooms. Link to next week’s game of the week, Mouse Corp.! https://thecatamites.itch.io/mouse-corp Music used in this episode: Attila Dobos, Andras Magyari, Andy Armer – Title Theme (ECCO: The Tides of Time) Artdink – Theme 5 (AIII SV: A Ressha de Ikou 3 Super Version) Jon Holland – Scene 13 (Vectorman 2) Jon Hare, Richard Joseph – Recruitment (Cannon Fodder, Amiga)

In this exciting episode of Sky Pirate Radio, Joey jams Dark Souls 3, Jace enters the Gungeon, Max fears Devil Daggers and LOVES Overwatch, and Kevyn dreams of pirates. All before the boys prepare a terrible pizza and tell tales of air locks, scary clocks and dodging balls lots. Music used in this episode: Shinji Tasaka, Hideto Inoue, Tsuyoshi Sekito – Inside the Caverns (Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster’s Hidden Treasure) Kazoo Sawa – Track 3 (Super Dodge Ball, Neo Geo ver.) Fumito Tamayama, Hiroto Kanno – Stage 1-1 (Decap Attack)

Jace, Kevyn and Max try to cope with the lack of Joey this week by pondering over the bankability of Final Fantasy and real time strategy games in 2016, how Battleborn stacks up to Overwatch, and turning cats into humans. They then talk shop about the difficult and ambitious Catacomb Kids, before spinning yarns about badass priests and what “entertainment” giants like. Music used in this episode: Yuzo Koshiro – Cycle II (Streets of Rage 3) Richard Jacques – Rusty Ruins Act 1 (Sonic 3D Blast, Sega Saturn ver.)

On our special belated Easter episode, Joey and Kevyn spend their time Divisioning, Max returns to the Mass Effect universe after a long absence, and Jace becomes Trackmania Champion. We chat a bit about game of the week “Ninja Genki DX”, before pitching our own ideas regarding cyber-mobs, upside-down towns and medieval trucks. Music used in this episode: Jesper Kyd – Crystal Space II (Sub-Terrania) Akira Yamaoka, Michiru Yamane – Kingdom of Zebulos (Rocket Knight Adventures) Artdink – Theme 5 (AIII SV: A Ressha de Ikou 3 Super Version)