Dave Jackson is a former dog catcher and current video games enthusiast.
Dave Jackson has hosted 256 Episodes.
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214: Cairn (with Rachel Watts)
Episode | May 13th, 2026 | 2 hrs 41 mins
adventure, climbing, game review, the game bakers
Dave is joined by Rachel Watts (Thinky Games, Indieventure) to discuss The Game Bakers' 2026 mountain climbing game, Cairn.
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213: Hitman 3 & Freelancer Mode (with Scott Danielson)
Episode | May 6th, 2026 | 3 hrs 10 mins
action, game review, hitman, io interactive, stealth
Dave is joined by Scott Danielson to discuss 2021's Hitman 3, IO Interactive's final piece of the Hitman: World of Assassination Trilogy and the added Freelancer mode.
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212: The Séance of Blake Manor (with Brian Edwards - Cane and Rinse, Character Issues)
Episode | April 29th, 2026 | 2 hrs 13 mins
detective, game review, indie games, mystery, puzzle games, raw fury, spooky doorway
Dave is joined by Brian Edwards (Cane & Rinse, Character Issues) to discuss Spooky Doorway and Raw Fury's 2025 detective mystery adventure, The Séance of Blake Manor.
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211: Baby Steps (with Josh Galecki - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | April 22nd, 2026 | 2 hrs 20 mins
adventure, bennett foddy, devolver digital, gabe cuzillo, game review, indie games, maxi boch, walking sim
Dave is joined by Josh Galecki (Pixelated Playgrounds, Moonroof Studios) to discuss Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzillo and Maxi Boch's 2025 walking adventure game, Baby Steps.
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Is It Harder for Video Games to Be Funny? (with Doug Lief & Gen Moonen)
Episode | April 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 57 mins
comedy, discussion
Dave is joined by Doug Lief (Nostalgium Arcanum, Playing By Ear) and Gen Moonen ("Fun" and Games) to discuss comedy in video games, and if it's actually harder to for games to be funny.
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210: Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines (with TroytlePower)
Episode | April 8th, 2026 | 3 hrs 7 mins
action, crpg, game review, rpg, troika games
Dave is joined by TroytlePower to discuss Troika Games' 2004 action role-playing game, Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines.
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PAX East 2026 Wrap-Up
Episode | April 5th, 2026 | 19 mins 5 secs
indie games, pax east
Dave shares 13 indie games that he played on the PAX East 2026 show floor.
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209: Chants of Sennaar (with Travis Colenutt - Left Behind Game Club)
Episode | April 1st, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
adventure, focus entertainment, game review, indie, puzzle, rundisc
Dave is joined by Travis Colenutt (Left Behind Game Club) to discuss Rundisc and Focus Entertainment's 2023 language puzzle game, Chants of Sennaar.
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208: Death Howl (with Bryan Skursha - Pixelated Playgrounds)
Episode | March 25th, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
11 bit studios, death howl, deckbuilder, game review, soulslike, the outer zone, turn-based combat
Dave is joined by Bryan Skursha (Pixelated Playgrounds) to discuss The Outer Zone and 11 Bit Studios' 2025 Soulslike deckbuilder, Death Howl.
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207: Skate Story (with Josh Leslie - IndieQuest)
Episode | March 18th, 2026 | 2 hrs 7 mins
adventure, devolver digital, game review, sam eng, skate story, skateboarding
Dave is joined by Josh Leslie (IndieQuest) to discuss Sam Eng and Devolver Digital's 2025 skateboarding game, Skate Story.
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206: Bioshock (with Joseph Hooper - Crossplay Conversations)
Episode | March 11th, 2026 | 2 hrs 31 mins
2k games, bioshock, fps, game review, horror, immersive sim, irrational games
Dave is joined by Joseph Hooper (Crossplay Conversations, Player Player, Can't Pause) to discuss 2K Boston and 2K Australia's seminal 2007 horror FPS, Bioshock.
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205: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (with Steve aka Blinkoom)
Episode | March 4th, 2026 | 2 hrs 2 mins
adventure, capcom, game review, nintendo ds, puzzle
Dave is joined by Steve (IndieQuest, Polykill Podcast) to discuss Capcom's 2010 puzzle adventure game for the Nintendo DS, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.
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204: Ghost of Yōtei (with Jacob Price - The Pre-Order Bonus)
Episode | February 25th, 2026 | 2 hrs 52 mins
action, game review, ghost of, open world, playstation, rpg, sony, sucker punch productions
Dave is joined by Jacob Price (The Pre-Order Bonus) to discuss Sucker Punch Productions' 2025 historical fantasy, Ghost of Yōtei.
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203: Pokémon Legends: Z-A (with Kenneth Shepard)
Episode | February 18th, 2026 | 1 hr 51 mins
game freak, game review, nintendo, pokemon, rpg
Dave is joined by Kenneth Shepard (Kotaku, Normandy FM) to discuss Game Freak, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company's latest in the Pokémon Legends series, Z-A.
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202: Goodnight Universe (with Jill Grodt - The Indie Informer)
Episode | February 11th, 2026 | 1 hr 51 mins
adventure, game review, indie games, nice dream
Dave is joined by Jill Grodt (The Indie Informer) to discuss Nice Dreams and Skybound Games' 2025 webcam-based interactive narrative game, Goodnight Universe.
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201: Madden 2005 vs ESPN NFL 2K5 (with Chris Coplien & Adam Gumbert)
Episode | February 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 41 mins
game review, retro, sports
Dave is joined by Chris Coplien (Retro Hangover) and Adam Gumbert (Respawn, Aim, Fire & The Tier List) to discuss which game is best- Madden 2005 or ESPN NFL 2K5.