About this podcast
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/
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 62 episodes
- FRAXY ft. Team D-13 · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 53In 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…
- A Kind of Treasure · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 52On 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…
- PAX West 2025 · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 51Upgrade 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…
- Fan Writings #4: "A Cup of Lethality" by Nick · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 50Upgrade 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…
- Fan Writings #3: "Perched At The Boundary - First Ritual" by PunishingBirb · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 49Upgrade 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…
- Aim Assist Arrival ft. Dunkey & Sean · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 48Malachi 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…
- Ship Talk: AB, AM & Skully · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 47Malachi 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…
- 「Raihousha 」 ft. h1data · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 46Malachi 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…
- Ship Talk: Sword & Chaos · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 45Malachi and Nick chat about the Sword & Chaos ships in Star of Providence. Also discussed: a request for fried rice and a kayak challenge Our awesome theme music was composed by…
- A Font of Incredible Strength ft. ApprenticeNerd · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 44Malachi and Nick talk with ApprenticeNerd, a connoisseur of construct languages, or conlangs. They discuss some notable examples of conlangs, their personal favorites, and what a…
- Trials & Tribulations ft. Ruben · 1 h 25 min · Season 2 Episode 43Friend of the show Ruben returns to discuss the Trials, a "boss" "rush" added to the game after the Into Oblivion update. They discuss the puzzles, the challenge, and the lore of…
- On the Stage ft. Lilac Olligoci · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 42Malachi and Nick are once again joined by friend of the show Lilac Vrt Olligoci to discuss the many showcases they've done for Star of Providence, including their recent SGDQ…
- Minisode: The Maker of Modos ft. Mushbuh · 9 min · Season 2Malachi and Nick present a short interview (of sorts) with the designer Mushbuh. Mushbuh has partnered with Bigmode to design a figurine (or "Modo") for each of the games the…
- SPRINT 1 ft. Lilac & Kat · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 41This episode puts a spotlight on the first "SPRINT", the Star of Providence Racing InterNational Tournament. Malachi speaks with contestants and commentators Nick, Lilac Vrt…
- Beta Testers, Build 2: Dialixx & Rutabaga · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 40Malachi and Nick are joined by friends of the show Dialixx & Rutabaga as they discuss beta testing The second in our series of beta tester episodes! Also discussed: Canadian…
- The Bit Harmony Boys ft. Matt & Seth · 1 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 39Malachi and Nick are joined by the hosts of the Bit Harmony podcast, Matt & Seth, to talk about their work, the meaning they find in it, how they met, and a few of their favorite…
- Beta Testers, Build 1: Aki & Bullet · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 38Malachi and Nick are joined by friends of the show an_Aki and Bullet as they discuss the early days of beta testing for Star of Providence. The first in our series of beta tester…
- Coolant's Lore, Tome 2 · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 37Pt. 2 of Malachi and Nick's discussion with Coolant on the lore of Star of Providence. You should listen to Pt. 1 first. Please keep in mind, the discussion is full spoilers for…
- Coolant's Lore, Tome 1 · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 36Malachi and Nick sit down with friend of the show Coolant for a deep dive into the Star of Providence lore. Wiki editor, admin, and lore enthusiast, Coolant's generous…
- Effortless Action ft. Shinji16 · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 35Malachi and Nick speak to Shinji16, a Bemani and Star of Providence streamer about positivity, favorite bosses, and his thoughts on what rhythm games and shumps have in common…
