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Games of the Year 2018
Episode 9
We sit down to talk about our favorite games that we played in 2018 - from videogames, to board games, to escape rooms, to Malaysian schoolyard games…
7 years, 2 months ago
Designing Tharsis with Zach Gage
Episode 8
We chat to our own Zach Gage about his 2016 spacefaring strategy game Tharsis, from its roguelike and tabletop influences, to promoting player narrat…
7 years, 2 months ago
Death in Roguelikes with Kawa
Episode 7
Roguelike expert and advocate Kawa (@KawaiiDragoness) stops by to talk Death in Roguelikes, and the power and potential of the post-death "morgue" ex…
7 years, 3 months ago
Making Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu
Episode 6
Spelunky creator Derek Yu joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on his design philosophies for approaching a sequel, embracing chaos in design, and …
7 years, 3 months ago
The Design of Spelunky
Episode 5
We dive deep into the core design of Spelunky - what exactly fuels its procedural perfection, and why is its world still so compelling? And what desi…
7 years, 4 months ago
Making the Spelunky 2 trailer with Derek Lieu
Episode 4
Master trailer craftsman Derek Lieu stops by to go deep on the making of the awesome Spelunky 2 trailer! We talk through his process, the unique chal…
7 years, 4 months ago
Breaking world records with Kinnijup and ix
Episode 3
We welcome world-record speedrunners and all-around Spelunky experts Jamie "Kinnijup" White and Aaron "ix" Kearsley to the show! We talk about the cu…
7 years, 5 months ago
The Spelunky Beginner's Guide
Episode 2
The Spelunky Beginner's Guide! For anyone who ever hit a wall, we're here to help. We dive into both the practical and philosophical approach to uppi…
7 years, 5 months ago
First Spelunky 2 impressions!
Episode 1
Hands-on Spelunky 2 demo impressions! Nick is fresh off the PAX plane, and Andy, Zach, and Doug are here to grill him on the details, while the whole…
7 years, 6 months ago