Podcasts by SUPERJUMP Podcast

Episode 406: Video Game Rhythm from 2023-04-17T04:00

Welcome to the final episode of this season of the SUPERJUMP Podcast! In this episode, we discuss the fundamental building blocks of all video games: rhythm. Games are able to utilize these bloc...

Episode 405: Video Game Adaptations from 2023-02-27T10:41

Welcome back to the SUPERJUMP Podcast. This month, we talk about the hottest topic of the past few months: video game adaptations into movies and TV shows. With hits such as The Last of Us and A...

Episode 404: Replayability from 2023-01-30T04:00

Happy new year! Welcome back to the SUPERJUMP Podcast. This month, replayability is the topic of choice. We talk about how games increase and decrease their replayability through different metho...

Episode 403: Narrative vs. Gameplay from 2022-12-26T04:00

Welcome back to the SUPERJUMP Podcast. This month, we discuss how has the balance between narrative and gameplay shifted over the years.

We are joined by writers Josh Bycer and Brandon Ch...

Episode 402: Crunch from 2022-11-28T04:00

Welcome back to the SUPERJUMP Podcast. This month, we discuss one of the heavier topics and phenomena in the gaming industry: crunch within gaming development. This topic has plagued the industr...

Episode 401: Video Game Streaming from 2022-11-07T05:00

Welcome back to the SUPERJUMP Podcast. The podcast is back for a new season with a revamped format. Your hosts Tristan Jung and Raza Retiwala will discuss various gaming phenomena that help us d...

Midjump: Interview with The Hop-Ons Podcast from 2020-12-20T12:14:29

Are we back?! Not really, haha, sorry. BUT, we have a very interesting interview with Colin Cox and Jon Phelps from The Hop-Ons Podcast. The Hop-Ons Podcast typically covers television shows (sp...

The Super Jump Podcast Finale from 2019-10-17T19:00:30

Wyatt, James, and Mitchell are all here for the final (forseeable!) episode of the Super Jump Podcast. Thank you for listening all this time, and even more thanks to everyone who was involved in...

Episode 326: On Announcements from 2019-09-24T10:16:41

How do you feel about video game announcements? Are they exciting? Do you find yourself getting wrapped up in the marketing material for projects you don't plan to ever actually engage with? We ...

Episode 325: Where Are All the Studios Going? from 2019-09-05T23:30:55

Mitchell and Wyatt need to know: Where are all the studios going? It seems like every mid-size studio is either failing or is being absorbed into larger companies. Is there a future for game mak...

Episode 324: We Would Never Do Lootboxes from 2019-08-25T17:03:09

Wyatt and Mitchell talk about the Need For Speed: Heat announcement, a shake-up in the leadership of the development of Halo Infinite, and the propagation of leaks in the video game industry and...

Episode 323: With Playtonic Games from 2019-08-01T10:43

Wyatt and Mitchell talk about some of the latest releases and final tip our toes into some Gamer Girl Bath Water, but ALSO:

We sat down with Gavin Price of Playtonic Games to talk about t...

Episode 322: Post-E3 Clean Up from 2019-07-16T13:03:25

We bring James and Mitchell back together to discuss the post-E3 news and there's... not really that much this year. That said, there's still some stuff. We'll talk about EA's "surprise mechanic...

Episode 321: The Big E3 Episode from 2019-06-22T11:33:31

Jeff Onan joins Mitchell to talk about the big show. We go over EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, and Nintendo's showings before going into our individual experiences on the showflo...

Episode 320: E3 Predictions from 2019-06-04T17:03:04

In the lead-up to E3 2019, Mitchell asks Daryl Baxter back on the show to share their predictions and hopes for each participating company. Also, Mitchell accidentally calls Daryl "Dylan"! Multi...

Episode 319: CGI Movies Starring Electric Rodents from 2019-05-23T14:34:24

Two movies are coming out this year about electric rodents from video games. Why is Sonic electric in the movie? Wass Detective Pikachu everything Mitchell has ever wanted? Will James force Mitc...

Episode 318: Catching up with James from 2019-04-18T12:08:38

It's been a little while since the show has returned to its roots, so we made a point to have just James and Mitchell sit down and talk games. In this back-to-basics episode, we go over the last...

Episode 317: Bioware Beware from 2019-04-14T08:44:37

Wyatt and Mitchell get together this week to discuss Dragon Ball, Jason Schreier's coverage of Anthem's development, a Power Rangers fighting game, and much more! Is Nintendo's attempt at VR wor...

Episode 316: The Future of Gaming! ... Maybe from 2019-04-04T21:10:29

Mitchell is joined by Daryl Baxter, a freelance writer and fellow podcaster, to talk about some very para-exciting developments! Apple is launching a new premium game subscription service, Googl...

Episode 315: Hashing Out the News with Josh Bycer from 2019-03-14T18:50:35

Wyatt and Mitchell have an abnormal amount of news to discuss on this episode, so they brought on Josh Bycer from Game Wisdom to help them out! From Anthem's shortcomings, to Pokémon Sword and S...

Midjump: Pokémon Announcements Galore! from 2019-03-07T22:56:23

You know the drill. When big Pokémon news happens, we bring Jeff Onan on the show to talk with Mitchell about it. This time, we got new trailers for two distinct Pokémon movies releasing before ...

Episode 314: Nintendo Enjoyment and Blizzard Unemployment from 2019-02-22T12:56:01

For our Pi episode, we talk about the recent Activision Blizzard layoffs and Nintendo Direct!

Mitchell's still playing through Dragon Quest III and Wyatt's still playing Apex Legends. Add...

Episode 313: Apex Legends Got Me Quakin' from 2019-02-14T13:38:40

Mitchell and Wyatt talk up that new hotness, Apex Legends. How good was that stealth reveal? Also, Blizzard is having a bit of an issue at the moment (this episode was recorded before the layoff...

Episode 312: Metroid's Getting a Makeover from 2019-02-07T03:46:10

Mitchell and James are absolutely floored by a recent Nintendo announcement. Frankly, we didn’t think being open about that kind of th...

Episode 311: Freedom, Fortnite, and a Fatality from 2019-01-24T17:23:30

After a brief hiatus, we returned to some big news: Bungie has wrestled control of Destiny away from Activision, EA decided to cancel EA Vancouver’s open world Star Wars gam...

Episode 310: A Preview of 2019 from 2019-01-03T12:11:26

With that old, smelly, ghost of a year called "2018" out of the way, we can focus on her younger, sexier sister, 2019. Man, I hated writing that sentence. It's terrible. I started by calling a y...

Episode 309: 2018 in Review from 2018-12-28T07:53:01

Yeah, we're still going to end up talking about Smash Bros. It's unavoidable! We'll get James' first impressions on the game and then head straight into the SUPER JUMP PODCAST 2018 AWARDS!! Mitc...

Episode 308: Reflecting on Sma- I Mean, The Game Awards from 2018-12-20T04:44:30

On December 6th, The Game Awards happened and then, within minutes of it ending, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was released. We usually try to hype up a diversity of topics in these blurbs, but thi...

Midjump: Smash Came Out!! from 2018-12-13T17:18:57

Sometimes, you get prepped to wait for something for a very, very long time. Most Smash Brothers games have a very long launch cycle where we wait for multiple years for the game's release. Supe...

Episode 307: Let's Go Bethesda! from 2018-12-06T12:06:51

This week is a solid mix of both good and bad news. James and Mitchell talk about some high-profile games that they didn't enjoy as much as they hoped they would, but there are also some highlig...

Episode 306: Detective Pikachu's First Case: Where is Sony? from 2018-11-21T22:18:48

Sony announces that they won't be at E3 and, frankly, we have a hard time guessing why. Detective Pikachu gets a chance on the silver screen and it looks so much better than it has any right to....

Episode 305: Smash Direct and BlizzCon from 2018-11-07T19:05:57

Reveals are probably my favorite thing to focus on in a podcast, and we have a lot of them this week. Both the recent Super Smash Bros. Direct and this year's BlizzCon have run the gamut of both...

Episode 304: Smash Leaks, Rockstar, and Drake from 2018-10-31T17:48:46

What do Smash leaks, Rockstar's work environment, and musical sensation Drake have in common? We talk about them on this episode and... that's it! All that and more on this week's Super Jump Pod...

Midjump: Talking Mario Party with a Young Person from 2018-10-24T14:14:07

Word up, children. Time to talk about video games. *dab*

We here at Super Jump know how to talk to children. We know they love the hiphop music and the Fortnite dances. We've seen the You...

Episode 303: Microsoft Mergers and Microtransactions from 2018-10-18T20:33:15

It looks like Microsoft is doing what Microsoft does best these days: buying other companies. Jason Schreier opened up a debate on the legitimacy of microtransactions in otherwise standard-price...

Episode 30X: The Hidden Ep from 2018-10-11T07:51:08

You found our secret HALF-EPISODE! What a slooth you are! This episode didn't exactly get the full release treatment because the software terror that is Audacity ate up the front third or so of ...

Episode 302: Telltale Closes and Pokémon Turns 20 from 2018-10-05T15:18:04

Weird few weeks for gaming, huh? I don't really know how I feel about it quite yet. A few studios closed down, a fad lasts two decades long, and Destiny is still worth talking about. All that an...

Midjump: September Smash Speculation from 2018-09-26T15:39:12

We're in a pretty fun position right now. We know a good amount about what's going to be in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but not everything. Some leakers have established themselves ...

Episode 301: Season Three Premiere! from 2018-09-20T12:05:49

We're back and we've got new tact! tics! Tactics. You know, for making the show more regular? Mitchell's here. James is here. Wyatt's here? Yup, we brought on a newby and he has interesting opi...

Episode 213: Season Two Finale! from 2018-08-29T20:31:19

As the tides of time roll through the sands of life, things shift. Some are gained, some are lost, some inverted, and some elevated to previously unreached heights. This is all to say that this ...

Episode 212: Generation Nine is Nigh from 2018-08-02T07:35:08

Would you believe it? We heard you like the Super Jump Podcast, so we put the Super Jump Podcast inside your Super Jump Podcast! That's right, Midjumps will now be inserted into the main episode...

Episode 211: The Calm After the Storm from 2018-07-19T10:45:22

Man... we uh... we just took a little nap for a couple of weeks. Don't mind us. We may have the least-consistent release schedule of all-time, but we pack a punch where it counts: ... heart? Sur...

Episode 210: E3 Wrap-Up from 2018-06-28T07:57:05

We're back with a our first regular episode since E3! It's about... E3! Last one, we promise! In this episode, we talk about what Mitchell saw on the show floor and conclude our thoughts on E3. ...

June Jump: Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo from 2018-06-18T08:11:14

We're wrapping up our special run of E3 episodes... a bit late. Sorry! Couldn't have been helped. In this episode, Mitchell and James talk about the presentations from Square Enix, Ubisoft, Limi...

June Jump: Microsoft and Bethesda from 2018-06-12T02:45:52

The Sunday of E3 2018 has come and gone and, with it, all of the biggest news from Bethesda and Microsoft are now out in the open. Mitchell went to Microsoft in person and braved the LA just for...

June Jump: EA Saturday from 2018-06-10T16:32:35

Episode 209: The Unsilence Before the Storm from 2018-06-07T05:57:03

This episode is budget-length because we're saving all of our energy for E3. We talk about the first Sea of Thieves expansion, we look at the recent Pokémon news dump, and we answer some fanmail...

Episode 208: The Leaky, Creaky E3 from 2018-05-24T10:33:53

E3 is casting its shadow upon us like a total eclipse of the sun. By the time it finally arrives, we'll be faced with a number of exciting reveals that will distract from other smaller announcem...

Midjump: Pokémon Let's Go! Leak from 2018-05-17T07:08:35

Mitchell invites Jeff Onan back on the show to talk about the potential Pokémon Switch leak. While the Super Jump podcast usually doesn't discuss unconfirmed information, this leak has been corr...

Episode 207: Revving Up from 2018-05-10T10:40:42

Mitchell and James check out that good news. Sometimes we don't get to report on good news, but this time, we do...s. We doos? I wanted it to rhyme, but it's obviously too streigned. Anyway, we ...

Midjump After Dark: With Jeff Onan from 2018-05-02T15:54:30

What happens at night? Gaming, drinking, editing, binging Wikipedia, and reminiscing. Well, except editing. While the regular Super Jump Podcast has been delayed a week, the Midjump makes a snea...

Midjump: "Tail's Death," by Chaoslord678 from 2018-04-25T15:56:29

Sonic remembers the greatest of sacrifices from the greatest of friends.

Original source: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12914888/1/Tail-s-Death

Episode 206: Ruminating on Innovating from 2018-04-19T04:29:56

Mitchell and James consider the new Rampage movie, Sega's new announcements, Sea of Thieves' new content roadmap, and the exciting God of War. Also, we may accidentally bring up Breath of the Wi...

Midjump: With Altermentality from 2018-04-12T06:39:08

Twitch is like high school. It's a bit gross, a bit fun, and it's somehow a normal thing to be insulted for wearing glasses or having a butt. Twitch can also be lovely, though. Today, Mitchell s...

Episode 205: Irate Expectations from 2018-04-04T18:12:03

Woah, it's been a while since we did a regular one of these, huh? Well wait no more! And speaking of not waiting anymore, Sea of Thieves came out! It... has excellent graphics.

In this ep...

Midjump: On the Kongversation from 2018-03-29T08:58:13

Mitchell recently joined Hyle Russell (you know, from episode five of the Super Jump Podcast?) on his podcast, The Kongversation. They discussed the recent Super Smash Bros. news from Hyle's per...

Episode 204: Of Politics and Platformers from 2018-03-07T18:32:45

Woah, they go there. Join James and Mitchell as they very uncomfortably voice their political opinions on the issue of video games and gun violence... existing at the same time. The 3D-platforme...

Midjump: Banjo-Kazooie: A Musical Walkthrough from 2018-03-01T03:52:31

Mitchell takes us through some of the techniques used by composer Grant Kirkhope in the development of the soundtrack for Banjo-Kazooie.

All music owned by Microsoft/Rare and composed by ...

Episode 203: What's on the Menu? from 2018-02-14T17:54:49

On this week's Super Jump Podcast, Mitchell and James talk about the Sea of Thieves beta (again), Mitchell talks about developing for PCI-8, James finally plays What Remains of Edith Finch, a co...

Midjump: Almost a Discussion about the Sea of Thieves Beta from 2018-02-08T11:04:25

The recording of this podcast had more technical difficulties than the Sea of Thieves Beta. Mitchell really tried for you listeners. Honestly, he did. He invited some guests on, had a lovely dis...

Episode 202: The Early Bird Catches the Bug from 2018-02-01T09:30:14

Games are playable before they come out, Microsoft is giving away their entire exclusive library at an incredibly low price, westerners are finally getting into Monster Hunter in a big way, the ...

Midjump: Movie of the Millenia from 2018-01-24T19:24:35

It's the 25th anniversary of the Super Mario Brothers movie, so Mitchell's going to talk about that with friends of the show, Milo and different James.

Episode 201: New Funky Season from 2018-01-19T15:01:06

We're back from our break and season 2 of the Super Jump Podcast is kicking off to a Funky start. In this episode, you'll find an overview of the recent Nintendo Direct Mini, a discussion about ...

Episode 12: Season One Finale from 2017-12-31T18:31:36

2017 comes to a close, and the first season of the Super Jump Podcast with it. Mitchell and James reminisce about the year's highlights, cast our predictions for 2018, and award six games with v...

Episode 11: For the Hoard from 2017-12-21T08:28:23

Humans, by nature, love accumulating stuff. They also love having fun. We talk about the humans who embrace their inner human by accumulating fun stuff (namely video games). Mitchell and James d...

Episode 10: The Geoffies from 2017-12-07T14:41:28

Mitchell and James weigh in on their predictions for the upcoming Game Awards. See if they were right on December 7th.

Programming note: We're aware that the time of release for this epis...

Midjump: Thanksgiving from 2017-11-30T18:59:19

Minimal editing, short length, no music, not a single iTunes tag: this episode has it all. In this mini-Midjump, Mitchell talks abou the things he's been thankful for this year. No frills, just ...

Episode 9: An Embarrassment of Riches from 2017-11-23T07:26:18

Got a lot to play? You should. There's a lot of good stuff coming out around right now. If you're like us, you have a backlog larger than the actual number of games you've played this year and y...

Midjump: With Malik (The Cartoon Gamer) from 2017-11-16T09:10:42

Mitchell is joined by Malik, who you may know as The Cartoon Gamer on Youtube. They talk about what it's like to publish gaming videos on Youtube and their shared affinity for Pokémon. Between M...

Episode 8: Let's do the Odyssey from 2017-11-09T11:20:38

Super Mario Odyssey is a dumpster fire of a game that wastes the players time, offers nothing new, and abuses the players trust. Also, all of that is a lie and it's an amazing game full of wonde...

Midjump: Spoop Zone from 2017-10-25T17:23:23

When the beasties come out, when dark magic turns the hands of nature's clock, when you feel someone watching you but can't tell why, when, frankly, you'd rather be focused on Super Mario Odysse...

Episode 7: Walking (Simulators) on Sunshine from 2017-10-19T03:56:49

Walking simulators. Mitchell quite enjoys them, James is hesitant about them. Are they even games? Is that question even worth asking? Will walking simulators influence the design of other games...

Midjump 1: Review of the Pokémon Champions Pitch from 2017-10-12T11:40:43

Let's have a midjump! Ever think to yourself that you LOVE the Super Jump Podcast, but you DON'T love how infrequently it comes out? Well, what if I told you that you can HAVE more of it?! Yes, ...

Episode 6: James' Odyssey to Nintendo Australia from 2017-10-04T14:17:59

Odyssalia? Austrodyssey? Look man, these little blurbs are tough. You think I can come up with new material every week?! Here's the deal: James went to Nintendo Australia to enjoy an extended Su...

Episode 5: With Hyle Russell (DK Vine) from 2017-09-21T06:32:02

Mitchell and James got a big lonely, so they asked for some help for this episode. Hyle Russell from off of DK Vine joins the Brothers Jump for their first interview episode to discuss what it's...

Episode 4: Reinvention and Rejuvenation from 2017-09-06T19:31

Mickey and Jimmy are back at it again with the Mega Bounce Talk Show. This week, we're all talking all about reinventing. What happens when a franchise takes an about-face and recontextualizes e...

Episode 3: By the Mania, For the Mania from 2017-08-30T17:09:57

We have a fever - a Sonic... Mania. That would be better if it was called Sonic Fever, huh? Listen to our deceptively polite argument over whether we think Sonic Mania is the best Sonic game of ...

Episode 2: Remakes, Remasters, and Ports from 2017-08-16T17:56:54

There are a lot of remakes in the world of games. Because of the sharp incline in power of games consoles over the last three decades or so, games are much more prone to be remade than other for...

Episode 1: A Year in Mid-Review from 2017-08-16T17:52:08

In this inaugural episode of The Super Jump Podcast, Mitchell Wolfe and James Burns discuss some of our favorite news to come out of this year’s E3, we try to decide whether this year is one of ...