Call Me By Your Game

Long Beach Native, Weezer historian, and current Angeleno Matt Apodaca (UCB, How Did This Get Played?, Candy Dinner) joins Conner to talk about the cultural phenomenon known as Guitar Hero (2005). On this episode Matt tells tales of after school jam sessions, discusses discovering music through video games, and finally lists his ranking of the Star Wars movies just in time for the Rise of the Skywalker. Special thanks to Eric Chad Ho Website: callmebyyourgame.com The Show – @callmebyyourgamepod (Instagram) MattApodaca – @mattapodaca (Instagram/Twitter) Conner McCabe – @conner_mccabe (Instagram/Twitter) Jeremy Schmidt – @ocarinaofcrime (Insta) @scaremyschmidt (Twit)

Edgar Momplaisir comes on the podcast to discuss his experience with Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001) for the PlayStation 2. Edgar diagnoses Conner’s 2 simultaneous personalities, remembers sharing this console with a sibling close in age, and the “movies” he and his brother would make while playing an entirely different game. Website: callmebyyourgame.com The Show – @callmebyyourgamepod (Instagram) Edgar Momplaisir – @awfulgram (Instagram) @edgarmomplaisir (Twitter) Conner McCabe – @conner_mccabe (Instagram/Twitter) Jeremy Schmidt – @ocarinaofcrime (Insta) @scaremyschmidt (Twit)

Cultural phenomenon and Seattle icon Mikey Stephens comes on the show to talk about Metal Gear Solid for the Sony Playstation. Conner and Mikey crack the code to stealth games, discuss the impact of being featured on demo discs, and how well this game qualifies as a romantic partner(it’s as well rounded as Kawhi Leonard, so let’s just say it qualifies). Show Website: callmebyyourgame.com The Show – @callmebyyourgamepod (Instagram) Mikey Stephens – @mikeylovesmikey (Instagram/Twitter) Conner McCabe – @conner_mccabe (Instagram/Twitter) Jeremy Schmidt – @ocarinaofcrime (Insta) @scaremyschmidt (Twit)

It’s finally here! We did it! Hip, hip, hooray! On the premiere of the Call Me By Your Game podcast we have Elle Eckley on the show to discuss an SNES classic: Donkey Kong Country. Conner and Elle discuss how she discovered the game, the advantage of having older siblings as a budding gamer, and how playing today feels all these years later (spoiler: it feels GOOD!) The Show – @callmebyyourgamepod (Instagram) Conner McCabe – @conner_mccabe (Instagram/Twitter) Elle Eckley – @elleeckley (Instagram/Twitter) Jeremy Schmidt – @ocarinaofcrime (Insta) @scaremyschmidt (Twit)

This is a preview for the upcoming video game podcast Call Me By Your Game.