Jeff van Dyck and Sanatana Mishra of Brisbane-based games development studio Witch Beam join us in studio to present a special feature about the history and evolution of video game music. In the first part of this 2-part series, we begin in 1972 with Pong and travel through til the 16-bit era.
Due to copyright restrictions the episode can only be streamed from the 4ZZZFM website. Links below.
PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE
Aired 3 August 2016
In studio: Lee May, Razor and Tom Maclurcan.
Razor reviews I Am Setsuna, a spiritual successor to one of the the greatest JRPGs of all time, Chrono Trigger. Tom and Lee talk INSIDE an atmospheric puzzle platformer from the makers of the critically acclaimed LIMBO.
Aired 27 July 2016.
In studio: Razor, Lee May and Tom Maclurcan
This week Ben Drost of 100 Stones Interactive joins us to chat about his recently released game The Eyes of Ara. Tom reviews Super Mutant Alien Assault from Melbourne based studio Cybernate.
Aired 20 July 2016
In studio: Razor, Lee May, Candi Payne and announcer trainee Duran.
Alistair and Allen from the indie tabletop game company Rule & Make join us for a chat about their upcoming board game Burger Up. Lee reviews Pokemon GO.
Aired 13 July 2016
The Cosmic Special: Razor reviews the intergalactic strategy game Stellaris. Lee talks about The Technomancer, an action role-playing game set on Mars. Tom plays the indie strategy game Duskers.
Aired 6 July 2016
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In studio: Razor, Lee May, Candi Pearce, Alanah Pearce.
We bid farewell to popular presenter Alanah Pearce :( As a parting gift, she gives us her impressions of upcoming VR tech as well as Zero Latency, a full scale VR adventure. Candi reviews Assassins Creed: Syndicate.
Aired 18 November 2015.
In studio: Razor, Lee May, Candi Payne, Jody Macgregor.
PAX AUS 2015 Special! The gang talk about the cool stuff they saw at the convention, held 30 October – 1 November in Melbourne. Lee and Jody tell us about Warhammer – End Time: Vermintide.
Aired 4 November 2015.
In studio: Candi Payne, Razor and Jody Macgregor.
This week we talk about two episodic games that have recently concluded: first, a photography student makes reality changing mistakes as she grapples with her newfound ability to control time in Life Is Strange. Telltale Games presents Tales From The Borderlands, a hilarious game set in a wacky sci-fi universe.
Aired 28 October 2015.
In studio: Lee May, Jody Macgregor, Razor and Candi Payne.
This week Lee plays the meditative indie puzzle game Expand. Jody talks us through the first episode of Minecraft: Story Mode.
Aired 21 October 2015.
In studio: Alanah Pearce, Jody Macgregor, Lee May, Razor and Candi Payne.
We chat to the winners of the 2015 48 Hour Game Making Challenge, Team Lucky Dip. Alanah tells us all about LEGO: Dimensions.
Aired 14 October 2015.