It's Not-E3/Summer Game Fest, but I'm short on time. Just know that there were games with trailers that we talk about and we also played some games as normal so we talk about those too. Oh no, my time is up. The baby comes to steal the keyboamdqj djioqdjonqnqwf...
The voices in my head are growing louder. I think I may need to seek medical help. It's unbearable. It's... oh I'm leaning on the volume control. In this episode: Hellblade 2 came out, it's mod time for Vintage Story, Magic: The Gathering never went away and a government lays down some law.
Three, Six, Nine, Podcast's fine, Ultracube me, ultracube me one more time... In this episode we cover the news that happened right after the last podcast, Rob is damp (not the good kind) about Harold halibut, Dan emotes (not the griefing kind) about Magic: The Gathering: Arena and Zac shuffles some important geometry (not the error kind) around in Factorio.
In this episode, Rob repeatedly gets his Jacks mixed up and plays Harold Halibut, Dan enters the arena, the Magic: The Gathering Arena, and Zac finally becomes the Captain of Industry. There's also some news, but typically, more news happened today. So today's podcast is yesterday's news, today. Got that?
You can run, you can hide, but I'm not even chasing you. You're just wasting your own time. You could at least waste it by listening to this podcast instead. In this episode: the premium indie / "Triple-i showcase" gets a once-over, LEGO 2K Drive, Stardew valley and Captain of Industry get played.
In this mostly news-less episode we argue the case for "Premium-Indie". There's also talk about Penny's Big Breakaway, Stardew Valley, Yakuza Zero, Zac's notebook and nostalgia. We need premium dude. Preeeemiuuuuuum!
I like my plague served raw and delivered aurally. In this episode we talk about those PS5 Pro specs, Zac plays three games that aren't factory games and Rob's coughing requires some serious edits.
Somewhere there's a list of things the universe could do without on the next iteration. I'm gonna make sure "getting cramp" is on that list. I will die on this hill, or at least get some way up it before I get cramp. In this episode we've got Nintendo legal news, the Xbox partner showcase, WB being dicks and some games what we have been playing featuring Forager.
This is a shout out to all you little fingers out there. It's only when you are unnecessarily painful do we realise what you add to our dexterity. Here's to you, pinky. In this episode, we talk about some more factory demos, we avoid mentioning a certain meme about speeding on a certain type of land outcrop and we talk about the news being a bit boring.
In this episode, Zac checks out some game demos from Steam's Next Fest as well making a few Pals, we talk about the Sony State of Play and Rob has a car but can't leave Kamurocho.
When is a podcast not a podcast? When it's a Palcast maybe? Whatever this is, there's three pals ready to talk rubbish on it. In this episode Zac sees what all the fuss is about in Palworld, Rob makes paper in Yakuza Zero and Dan is still in the Flower Kingdom. There's some chat about the Microsoft Developer Direct in here too.
Yeah I know, late again. It's genetic. Can't be helped. In this belated but still good episode: Rob returns to his annual tradition, Zac returns to the studio and Dan returns like Jedi should do less. We've also got games such as Timberborn, Rollerdrome, F.I.S.T. and Super Mario Bros. Wonder.
There's a noise that sounds every time the earth's rotation around the sun begins anew. The rusty hand of the master clock scrapes its weathered face with anger and regret on its journey. 2024 is here. Now let the clock sleep. With similar pep, it's time for a SaladCast in which we spend a bit more time reminiscing about some of better things in gaming this year whilst also covering some news and whatever games passed through our mitts.
Geoff Keighley has once again found the chimney that our house does not have and dropped off a bunch of gaming news in the form of The Game Awards. We really need to find out how he does that. We also take a look at that GTA trailer, play some more Cocoon and Techtonica and start playing Planet of Lana, Steamworld Build and Split/Second. This podcast is caked up!
Zac and Rob have caught 2023's "brutal cold". Unfortunately there's no umlaut on that so I regret to inform you that Jack Black is not a guest on this episode. Zac does talk about his new PC though, Rob finds his inner moth man with Cocoon and Dan is still full of Wonder.
That's it. That's the title. Chef's kiss. Dan is mysteriously busy this week so it's all Zac and all Rob. That's 2 alls. In this weeks episode we talk about Thirsty Suitors, Vintage Story, Exoprimal, Headbangers, Zac pulling a certain trigger and a bonus bit!
Has Mario ever talked about meatballs? He should because it's getting a-spicy for games this year. In this episode we have Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Vintage Story, Exoprimal, Power Stone and other stuff.
Moving to the country, gonna eat a lot of pizza... because the survival rate of delivery drivers is clearly much higher there. In this episode we've got Forza, BRC and dino portals. Rob and Dan also talk about EGX 2023 including Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Like A Dragon. Zac rebuilds things from scratch again.
Illness may have stumbled us this time, the SaladCast being a week late an' all, but hear this. Like any Youtube influencer with next to no real world power, I shall ask our listeners to like and subscribe the pain away. We have an undisclosed level of confidence that this will work. In this episode, we catch up on the Nintendo Direct that seems a lifetime ago, the Xbox leaks, that whole Unity thing and a few games we met along the way.
This week's Saladcast is cooking, just like the presenters HIYOOOO!!! Try the veal. In this episode losing your head in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, becoming racist in Disco Elysium and the separation anxiety of finishing Zelda.
This episode is dedicated to all the editors out there. It's an underated skill for sure. The podcast presented to you here is a mostly raw cut because editing is hard. I tried to make the structure less awkward without losing content. I promise you I did... but then kinda gave up and put it all back. I hope it worked out. In this episode: NFS Unbound, Detective Pikachu, Factorio, God of War Ragnarok and some of the news including Gamescom.
I urge you to check your play time stats for Tears of the Kingdom. You may have a problem. In this episode, Zelda (obvs), Nintendo patents, Rhombus of Ruin, NFS Unbound, Vanishing Point and adult themes such as council planning and fraud. I don't have a problem. I can quit any time I want.
We're just salad, Anywhere else this would be a ballad, Instead you get this simple blurb of things we say, There's Zelda, of course, but also Daytona, Hydro Thunder and Vanishing Point. In a rare moment of timeliness there's also some Barbie reactions, if you hadn't guessed.
Make some incorrect noises for another edition of the SaladCast. Breaking out of all that Zelda is tough but we're giving it a bit of a go by adding some Daytona, NFS Unbound and VR Psychonauts into the mix. Woo woo!
This podcast may have been running for over 13 years but did you know that happysalad is much older than that? Over 20 years in fact, maybe more... we're old. It seems Mario might be feeling the age too as the "New" leaves the name of Super Mario Bros. Wonder. We also cover the rest of the Nintendo Direct and some redaction mishaps. There's plenty of the "Z-word" too.
E3 is likely gone forever but apparently nobody minds. The internet and big publishing will provide! We are overflowing with Summer Games Fest news instead so tradition is upheld. We pick out the best bits and then get back to Zelda and... (checks notes) Aqua Aqua? And yes, this is a very late upload. Mistakes were made. Too much Zelda may have been involved.
June crept up, carrying with it the promise of gaming news in a showy case. Once again the season was upon them and with it the dreadful curse of heat and lethargy. In this episode the case is cracked open and a Playstation Showcase comes flooding out. There's also a lot more Zelda chat so be aware if you're sensitive to spoilers of any kind.
Yes, yes. We are totally on that Zelda bandwagon. We're not usually all about those hot new releases but, come on, you don't have to look that far to realise this one's special. Other things are happening too of course but we know you're here for some Tears. Some salty, sweet tears. My favourite popcorn flavour.
Just because it's episode 343 doesn't automatically mean we talk about Halo. They don't return our calls anyway. It's making me feel guilty but I have no idea what sparked it. In this episode, we try to understand why the UK is blocking the Activision/Blizzard sale, Zelda hype and the important topic of educating the youth on videogames. There's also Hot Wheels Unleashed, Oxygen Not Included and more Ni No Kuni.
In this episode, Rob's feeling the JRPG grind weighing him down and Zac once again looks to space in Oxygen Not Included. We've got Final Fantasy XVI gameplay and Zelda trailer chat an'all! Flippin' tidy! "Balls" is a great lyric. Just "Balls". Satisfying ent'it?
