Call Me By Your Game

And it's 1, 2, 3 strikes you're out at the Call Me By Your Game! It's that every other year time of the year folks where once a month we reminisce about a fun baseball video game. This baseball season we'll be covering four games starting today with Mario Superstar Baseball (2005) for the Nintendo GameCube. Coming out of the bullpen is writer, actor, and handsome guy from Michigan Alex Bernard to chat about overrated and underrated Mario baseball players, playing relentlessly against a friend, and enjoying the sport's first crossover with the Mario series. Enjoy the first 2022 episode of the Call Me By Your Ballgame series. Show Notes Alex Bernard - Twitter Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

James Bond may as well host this podcast because 1 of every 40 episodes is about one of his games! Today Conner is joined by co-host of the Garage Show and Film vs. Film podcast Quinn Boyes to talk about James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004). On this episode Quinn ranks Everything or Nothing as the 2nd best Bond video game, the original Super Smash Bros. trailer, and gushes about Bond moments. Show Notes Quinn Boyes - The Garage Show - Film vs Film podcast - Instagram Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

We drum (I'm sorry) up some major fun on this episode! Today we have wonderful comedian and the host of Stories But Shorter podcast Cassi Jerkins on the show to discuss her time with Taiko: Drum Master, a rhythm based music drum game. Conner and Cassi discuss their relatively easy moves to Los Angeles 9 years ago, Cassi's recent Kirby fun, and her trip in 2019 to Japan with her cousin. Show Notes Amazing video of a 7 Year Old Playing Taiko Drum Master Cassi Jerkins - Stories But Shorter podcast - Instagram Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

You know the last thing I want to see in the sewers, a shark! Thankfully this game has nothing to do with real sharks. This week Conner is joined by great comedian and Sega CD stan Carlos Orlando to discuss Sewer Shark (1992) for the Sega CD. Carlos chats about saving up money with his younger brother to buy video game consoles, shares that he is convinced this game inspired the Wachowski's to make The Matrix, and how the acting in this FMV game was rad. Show Notes Carlos Orlando - Instagram - Twitter Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

How it took this long to discuss Breath of the Wild is beyond me! Today it's officially Conner day as our host Conner McCabe is joined by amazing writer and hilarious comedian Conner Shin discussing a game they both love, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017). On this episode McCabe makes Shin list out old Maude teams and teammates, we discuss getting back into gaming by simply walking into a Best Buy, and how this game rules on all levels. Show Notes Conner Shin - Twitter - Harley Quinn Animated Series Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

What's this? A full co-op episode dropped into your feed? Incredible! Today producer of the show Jeremy Schmidt fills in for Conner to host a round table discussion about the From Software smash hit Elden Ring (2022). If you like this episode consider supporting us at the $10 DJ Toad Tier over at Patreon.com/superNPCradio where you get monthly co-op episodes and so much more. Toodaloo! Show Notes Jacques Mouledoux - Twitter - Instagram Alec Robbins - Twitter - Instagram Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

We've Gotta Catch'em All, now with a new shiny coat of paint. Today we are joined by cartoonist, sweetie, and very funny comedian Bryan Rainstein to chat about his experience with Pokémon FireRed (2004) for the GameBoy Advance. Bryan discusses getting into the Pokémon series and how he and his brother would get complimentary versions, how this and LeafGreen were the culmination of the adjusted vision of the series aesthetically, and what it's been like returning to the game recently.   Show Notes Bryan Rainstein - Instagram - TikTok Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

The drought of discussing an MMORPG on this podcast is over! Thanks to Los Angeles comedian and #1 Washington Nationals fan James Mannion today we are talking about Runescape (2001). Conner and James talk about playing baseball together, host another edition of "Uncle Hour", and get into the reward of Wacky Wednesdays. Show Notes James Mannion - Twitter Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

Alert! Conner has been busy so we're doing a re-release this week. Please enjoy a true throwback from over 2 years ago. -------- Mother Earth’s sweetheart and the light of the world Oscar Montoya joined us to talk about Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000). On this episode Oscar discusses being raised simultaneously by horror movies and video games, has the epiphany that Conner is the mixture of Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin from the Good Son, and discusses how video games can be a conduit for friendship. Give a listen to how dang sweet and wonderful Oscar is and enjoy a lovely video game chat. Show Notes Oscar Montoya - Instagram - Twitter Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch

SpongeBob is so cool that we just had to talk about him again. Filmmaker and SpongeBob super fan Sarah Martinez joins Conner to discuss The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) video game for the PlayStation 2. Sarah and Conner rejoice over car TVs, discuss their favorite SpongeBob SquarePants episodes, and Sarah chats about playing this game's disc into destruction. Show Notes Sarah Martinez - Instagram Conner McCabe – Twitter – twitch.tv/conziscool69 Produced by Jeremy Schmidt – Video Games: a Comedy Show Call Me By Your Game – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube Super NPC Radio – Patreon – Twitter – Instagram – Twitch