The Super Switch Club: A Nintendo Podcast
“The Super Switch Club” is a documentary-style, crowd sourced, hype/re-play podcast where players from around the world are invited to relive the nostalgia of retro games on the Nintendo Online virtual library (NSO) – from the NES to the 64-bit era, and beyond! It’s kind of like a book club, but with video games! (Part of the We Can Make This Work Probably Podcast Network!)
Available on Spotify!
Each season, games are nominated by people who contributed to the latest season and then voted on in a bracket! We’ll be cycling through each system available on the Nintendo Switch Online Virtual Library: NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, GameBoy / GBA, and N64. (Note: If a game from a franchise is chosen for a season, that series is taken out of the running until the next ‘cycle’)
- Season 1 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
- Season 2 – Star Fox (SNES)
- Season 3 – Ecco The Dolphin (Sega Genesis)
- Season 4 – Banjo-Kazooie (N64)
- Season 5 – GameBoy / GBA Nostalgia (Tetris and WarioWare)
- Season 6 – SSC SPEED RUN!? (Classic Donkey Kong, Streets of Rage 2, Kirby’s Dream Land, and F-Zero 99)
- Season 7 – Star Tropics (NES)!
- Season 8 – EarthBound (SNES)! – *current season* (see schedule below)
Follow The Super Switch Club on Twitter and Instagram – @SuperSwitchClub, as well as our Facebook Group, and check out our Discord page to keep up with the pod! Also check out Podcasters Assemble – which inspired this project, and Bill’s JPRGs and Other Trappings Podcast – where this show first got it’s start! And if you’re a fan of the podcast and want to help keep this show going, you can support our editors on Patreon at Patreon.com/SuperSwitchClub!
Also, check out Erik’s articles: 10 Awesome Mario Games to Play on MAR10, “METROID: DREAD” – The Story So Far…, and 10 Must Play Zelda Games!
“Switch and Play”
In order to make the best podcast possible, we want to hear about some of your favorite (and least favorite) things about these iconic games! You can submit monologues for just one section of the current game or send in an audio file for every single one, but in each submission be sure to say who you are, list a single Podcast / You Tube channel / project / social media page that you’d like to promote, and then talk about anything you loved about the game! (See below for Topics, Schedule, and FAQ)
Submit your audio here!
As a guideline, here are some good topics to think about for our “EarthBound” season :
- First time playing this game? (Ep Zero)
- Nostalgia for the game / system (Ep Zero)
- Instruction Booklet / Cover Art (Ep Zero)
- Opening Title Screen (Ep 1)
- Gameplay or Mechanics (Ep 1)
- The Story / Key Moments
- The Soundtrack
- The World / Pixel Art
- Favorite Characters and Quotes
- Items / Weapons
- New Town / Area / Dungeon
- Interesting Enemies
- Secrets and Strategies
- Behind-the-Scenes Trivia
- Boss Battles
- The Ending (Finale)
- Overall Impressions (Finale)
- Ranking with previous SSC Games? (Finale)
These are 100% suggestions feel free to skip some and to talk about anything else you love about the game, just try and keep things in chronological order if possible. Click here to watch Troy show you just how easy it is to record a submission (this is an example from the Star Wars season of Podcasters Assemble)
Rules / Suggestions for this Season (EarthBound)
Directions:
- 10 minutes max! – we’re going to be enforcing the limit a lot harder
- Don’t narrate everything, be selective about what you talk about – focus on things you either loved or hated
- Leave pauses between subjects in your audio (these will not count against the time limit)
Note: For the manual episode specifically – Don’t read the whole thing, there will be a secret narrator. Just call out things you care about in the first 14 pages (the rest is a player’s guide).
Suggestions:
- Take notes beforehand
- Edit your submission down (leave bloopers at the end of the sub)
- Be proactive and submit before the deadline
- Don’t describe every battle – please
Note: The Manual Episode is also a good time to talk about your nostalgia for the game and any behind-the-scenes trivia.
Click here for the ‘EarthBound’ manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clvs/manuals/common/pdf/CLV-P-SAAJE.pdf
- And if you haven’t already, be sure to listen to our latest SSC Undocked episode!
Schedule (Season 8: “EarthBound” – SNES, 1994)
In order to stay on schedule, it is imperative that you meet these deadlines with your submissions! Recommended 3-5 minute entries, 10 mins max! (OR ELSE)
| Topic | Due Date |
| S8E0 – “EarthBound” (SNES, 1994) – The Player’s Guide | |
| S8E1 – “EarthBound” (SNES, 1994) – The Story Begins in Onett… | |
| S8E2 – From the Cave to Giant Step till you get the Pencil Eraser in Twoson | |
| S8E3 – Happy Happy Village and Threed! | Mon, Nov 25th |
| Bonus: “KIRBY’S DREAM COURSE” (SNES) | Mon, Dec 2nd |
| S8E4 – Winters Segment (Ends after you use the Zombie Paper and head for the underground road…) | TBD |
| S8E5 – TBA | TBD |
| GameBoy Nominations (Season 9) – must participate in the “EarthBound” season | TBD |
| *Podcast Promos and Plugs* (promote your content!) | N/A |
Submit your audio here!
*Note: If you don’t have much to say on a topic, you can still send in a short sub, but don’t feel obligated to submit for every single episode.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is this an Audio Only Lets Play podcast?
A: No, well at least not in the traditional sense, the Super Switch Podcast is a Podcasters Assemble style podcast where we cut back and forth between multiple submitters. Since we edit in background music for the final product, it helps to not have video game music and sound effects in the background of your submission.
Q: Can multiple people submit together?
A: Because the submissions all get chopped up and mixed together, it’s a lot easier if each person submits a separate audio file. If you do record together for brainstorming purposes, please try to work your actual answers as monologues, without cross-talk between the separate people.
Q: How long should my submission be?
A: As long as you need to share your thoughts. For best results we suggest 3 – 10 minutes (15 minutes max please). If you go any longer some of your audio will likely be cut out to keep a good flow with different submitters.
Q: What if I want to submit, but don’t have any projects I want to promote?
A: That’s totally fine! You can just say your name in the intro, and for the link we can put your Twitter, Instagram, or other social media, or we can just thank you by name without a link.
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