Box Scores from the Basement- A Celebration of Sports Sim Gaming
"The Games of our Youth... The Stories of our Lives". Each week Marc Unger, along with John Turnbull, Michael Canestrari, Mike Dobreski and Ron Juckett, interview hobby enthusiasts, celebrities, game developers, media personalities- anyone who shares our passion for games like APBA, Strat-o-matic, Paydirt, Title Bout, Out of the Park Baseball. All of them! We also give weekly updates on our progress in making the documentary "Box Scores from the Basement". You can watch a full episode including weekly head-to-head game action on our YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@basementboxscores
Episodes
13 episodes
Box Scores from the Basement | ON DECK BASEBALL game creator Ian Brooke plus PODCAST ONLY bonus content- Tips for keeping your draft league going strong forever going
This week, the guys talk with Ian Brooke, the creator of On Deck Baseball, one of the most unique cards and dice baseball games you'll ever play. Ian dives deep into what it takes to create a solid game that's quickly becoming one of the ...
Box Scores from the Basement | APBA CEO John Herson plus PODCAST Bonus content- Drafting and trading tips for head to head leagues
On this episode, the guys spend over an hour with the owner of APBA, John Herson. They cover all aspects of the game company's rich history, what APBA means to the hobby as a whole and the future of this legacy giant. After the interview, some ...
Box Scores from the Basement | Tabletop Sportcast host James Cast plus PODCAST Bonus content- Falling back in love with cards and dice sports sims
On this episode, the guys talk with hobby favorite, James Cast, about his love of sports sim gaming as well as his hit podcast "Table Top Sportcast" which you can find right here
Box Scores from the Basement | STRATOMATIC CEO Adam Richman and CCO John Garcia plus PODCAST Bonus content- How should hobbyists treat game companies and vice versa?
On this episode, the guys talk with Stratomatic big wigs, Adam Richman (son of Strat inventor Hal Richman) and John Garcia about the company's past, present and bright as ever future. For podcast only bonus content (which starts at 55:50) Marc ...
Box Scores from the Basement | SABR C0-Chair Derek Bain and What Makes the Perfect Baseball Sim? Plus, Are Video Games Becoming More Sim Like?
This week, the guys spend some time with Derek Bain, the co-chair of the Games and Simulation Committee for SABR, the Society of Baseball Research, to talk about how to create the perfect baseball sim game. Also, a podcast only bonus topic as M...
Box Scores from the Basement | Texas Rangers Beat Writer TR Sullivan discusses his latest book and 32 year career PLUS our favorite replay projects
This week, the guys are thrilled to be joined by long time Texas Rangers beat reporter TR Sullivan who shares some incredibly funny stories about his 32 years covering the Rangers for the Fort Worth Star Telegram and MLB.COM as well as his love...
Box Scores from the Basement | Jim Trunzo- The legendary creator of Title Bout Boxing plus Decision Making in Table Top Sports
Taken from a youtube live stream done a couple of months ago, the guys talk with the amazing Jim Trunzo! Jim and his brother were the brains behind what many consider to be the best Boxing simulation game of all time, Title Bout boxing! Jim tal...
Box Scores from the Basement | APBA Hall of Famers John Asalon and Gilles Thibault talk APBA Convention plus When Trades Go Bad
This week, the guys are joined by APBA Hall of Famers, John Asalon and Gilles Thibault to talk all things APBA. With Marc heading to the convention to film the first footage for our documentary "Box Scores from the Basement", John and Gilles ta...
Box Scores from the Basement | Young Hobbyist Nolan Wysocki plus WORST TEAMS to make it to a World Series
This week, the guys are joined by Nolan Wysocki, a nineteen-year-old kid from Wisconsin who found his way into the hobby and represents the next generation of sports sim gamers to talk about how to increase the reach of the hobby among younger ...
Box Scores from the Basement | Award winning documentary filmmaker Wynette Yao discusses how to make a great film
This week, the guys are joined by Wynette Yao, a long time documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, Discovery, Nat Geo and many other networks. She'll be acting as supervising producer on the sports sim documentary and o...
Box Scores from the Basement | Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis plays APBA Baseball with his College Roommate
Although friends forever, Stephen Adly Guirgis (Pulitzer Prize winner for his 2015 play "Between Riverside and Crazy") plays APBA for the first time in 40 years with his college roommate Dr. Michael Kennedy. They talk about their experiences pl...
Box Scores from the Basement | Marco Scola talks Plaay Games, Personal Triumphs and Hobby Love
This week, community favorite, Marco Scola, appears on our live youtube stream to talk about overcoming some serious health issues and finding solace from the hobby we all love. We learn a good deal about Plaay games and how different games lik...
Box Scores from the Basement | Tim Kurkjian: APBA, Strat-O-Matic & Baseball Memories
For our inaugural episode, we're joined by legendary baseball writer, commentator, and die-hard APBA and Strat-O-Matic fan Tim Kurkjian. The longtime ESPN analyst shares his love of sports simulation gaming, recalls the first time he met ...