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by Malachi & Nick
Upgrade Terminal is a Fancast about the game Star of Providence (formerly known as "Monolith"), Team D-13's excellent roguelite shmup.New episode every other Monday!A huge thanks to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for the use of their music and sfx in this podcast.You can find their work on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Dec 29, 20251h 5m
FRAXY ft. Team D-13
In the season two finale, Malachi and Nick talk to the entire dev team behind Star of Providence about "Fraxy", a freeware shmup focused on user-made content.Flan, Garoslaw, PureQuestion & AlexMdle all met within the Fraxy community and spent a lot of time there.What was special about Fraxy? And how did it lead to the foundation of Team D-13?A huge thank you to Team D-13 for making time to talk to us once more!Some additional shout-outs to prominent Fraxy members not mentioned in the episode: Connor/The2Banned2One, MrLRG, Coreshooter, Enyx, Kohuded, Line Rider, and Dabir.The new PXtone album Garo mentioned is here, featuring remixes of tracks from Star of Providence and Astronautilus: https://pxtunes.bandcamp.com/album/starseeker-astronautilus-vs-star-of-providenceHere are a bunch of Fraxy videos for further study:https://youtu.be/xbr9eKFAZREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEpzoLNugLohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wewPpbdfDTwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo_HnfShhdIhttps://youtu.be/wUmELEEN0zAhttps://youtu.be/JH4XbRAXgLIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTeZrno8DNcOur awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we will always be grateful for it.A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/We hope you enjoyed Upgrade Terminal!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Dec 8, 202554 min
A Kind of Treasure
On the penultimate episode of season two, Malachi and Nick share their thoughts on the podcast and what Star of Providence has meant to them.Then, over twenty community members contribute their thoughts on what StarProv means to them as well.The episode closes out with a poem by Malachi called "Little Ships".Thank you so much to everyone that sent us a recording to use in this episode!Thank you to the PXtone community, who let us use some of their tracks from the Star of Providence Remix Album.You can find it here: https://pxtunes.bandcamp.com/album/star-of-providence-remix-albumA new remix album, featuring remixes of tracks from Star of Providence and Astronautilus was just released this year.You can find it here: https://pxtunes.bandcamp.com/album/starseeker-astronautilus-vs-star-of-providenceAnd immense gratitude to Malachi's dear friend Aureate for creating the soundtrack for the "Little Ships" poem!Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/What does Star of Providence mean to you? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Nov 24, 202522 min
PAX West 2025
Upgrade Terminal presents a short report on PAX West 2025, including an in-person interview with developer PureQuestion and friend of the show Lilac Olligoci!A big thank you to the both of them for speaking to Malachi at PAX!Thanks as always to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their music is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Have you been to PAX? What do you like about it? Join our Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Nov 10, 202548 min
Fan Writings #4: "A Cup of Lethality" by Nick
Upgrade Terminal presents "A Cup of Lethality" by Nick, as read by Nick, WHATiFGirl, Malachi and Seth Sturgill of Bit Harmony.After the piece, Malachi, Nick and WHATiFGirl chat about it and also some thoughts and suggestions on creating fanart in general.Also discussed: making cookies, nature walks, getting all the medals, a true Balatro sicko, and enjoying a listener recommendation.Check out WHATiFGirl's stuff!Blueksy: https://bsky.app/profile/whatifgirl.bsky.socialLinktree: https://linktr.ee/whatifgirlCheck out all of Seth's many podcasts!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twodollarhero.comBit Harmony: A Video Game Music podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ba8qb4cWkblzH51nsvZNf?si=b91ca26109784c5aThe Koopa Cast is Seth's Nintendo-themed podcast, and here's the episode featuring Upgrade Terminal: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3hIid7qgXKSJps6bqubcPr?si=5761d19e916f4779All N Media: https://alln.media/Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/What type of coffee is in your cup? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGPodcast audio edited by Malachi"A Cup of Lethality" audio edited by NickThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 27, 202534 min
Fan Writings #3: "Perched At The Boundary - First Ritual" by PunishingBirb
Upgrade Terminal presents "Perched At The Boundary - First Ritual" by PunishingBirb, read by Malachi.After the piece, Malachi and Nick discuss the piece and some commentary from PunishingBirb.Also discussed: multiplayer matches, music and rain.Thank you to Ivo Vicic, Andy Rapaporte, Cinematic Sound Design, Wild Audio, Unrealsfx, Cristian Lucchetta, and Artlist Studios.Romi Kopelman played the cello version of Eric Satie's Gnossienne No. 1, while Bishara Haroni played the piano version used at the end.Their work is available on artlist.io and I highly suggest you check them out!(All Rights Reserved to www.Art-list.io for the music and sfx)Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/What did you think of PunishingBirb's piece? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Oct 13, 202542 min
Aim Assist Arrival ft. Dunkey & Sean
Malachi and Nick are joined by videogamedunkey & Sean from Bigmode...for real!They talk being a publisher, Star of Providence, and the new aim assist update that is coming to Nintendo Switch soon.Also discussed: turkeys, evil bird song, Anhinga investigation, inheriting recipes, and the corn pit.Things to Check out:Bigmode: https://bigmode.com/gamesBigmode Discord: https://discord.gg/fR5JBhw4FbBigmode 2025 Game Jam Playlist, courtesy of Witch Hazel: https://youtu.be/TKcXbtI39WQ?si=ODpI4vM0f2n9uG2hStar of Providence Modo: https://bigmode.com/shop/star-of-providence-modoSean's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@videogameseanOur awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we love it to pieces!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Have you tried playing with aim assist on? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 29, 20251h 5m
Ship Talk: AB, AM & Skully
Malachi and Nick chat about the Arena Blaster (AB), Armsmaster (AM) and Skully ships in Star of Providence.Community members Wertus, Doom Man, Algol, Lurkermeyer, kali, and AgitatedSkelling10 generously contribute their written opinions in this episode!Skully hacks into the episode to cause chaos, but in spite of that it's a good conversation.Also discussed: Knights of Guinevere Pilot, and late huckleberry treasure.Here's the Knights of Guinevere Pilot:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCAdbUaMlAEOur awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Thanks to artlist.io for the radio sfx, specifically KEDR Audio's - "Distorted Radio Transmission Shortwave Receiver Voices Static Slow Whine"What do you think of the AB, AM & Skully? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Sep 15, 20251h 0m
「Raihousha 」 ft. h1data
Malachi and Nick are joined by H1data, the (re)translator of Star of Providence into Japanese. They talk about h1data's start in localization, some of the changes they made to the original translation, and how they became the retranslator in the first place.Also discussed: cold coffee and the end of summer, getting into BallisticNG, and the gift of tea.h1data's Website: h1data.github.io/contact/h1data's Mentions:Hirohiko Araki (Baoh: the Visitor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohiko_ArakiKenji Miyazawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenji_MiyazawaPathos: Nethack Codex https://pathos.azurewebsites.net/Our awesome theme music was composed by Garoslaw, and we're still floored it exists!A huge thanks as always to both Garoslaw and AlexMdle for allowing us to use their music and sfx in this podcast.Their work is available on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/Have you played any of the Star of Providence translations? Join the Discord server and let us know!discord.com/invite/gyY5ystZPGEdited by MalachiThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Upgrade Terminal is a Fancast about the game Star of Providence (formerly known as "Monolith"), Team D-13's excellent roguelite shmup.New episode every other Monday!A huge thanks to Garoslaw and AlexMdle for the use of their music and sfx in this podcast.You can find their work on Bandcamp: https://arcofdream.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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