Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNice Thinking: "Revisiting Rhythm Rumble"
Episode 285
It’s everyone’s favorite rhythm fighting game that doesn’t exist yet, ‘Rhythm Rumble’, back for more discussion in this week's NiceThinking Episode. …
3 years, 7 months ago
"Shiny rocks get me every time." Branding & Iconography; The Ethics of Engagement
Episode 284
It's spooky season! Stephen is SO over it, but he can't escape all the scary stuff happening in this week's episode. We start with a lesson on the ne…
3 years, 7 months ago
Physical Releases for Indies (with Ryan Brown)
Episode 283
This week, we talk with Super Rare Games' "Head of Words," Ryan Brown, about his company's approach to physical game distribution for indie games, an…
3 years, 8 months ago
"Today’s the day that I screw things up." Pre-production; Idle Games
Episode 282
Your nice hosts start off strong with an excellently performed intro, and it just gets better from there!
The Game Agency - The Game Agency0:06:24Pre…
3 years, 8 months ago
Nice Games Jam: "StorySlide (with Osama Dorias)"
Episode 281
Game designer Osama Dorias returns to the clubhouse to help design a game that can be played remotely, and provides some (much needed?) structure to …
3 years, 8 months ago
"Two bits of goop." Keeping a Game Design Journal; Bringing Other Media into Games
Episode 280
In this slightly-longer-than-normal episode, we start with a pandemic check-in. (Bivalent boosters are available! Go get 'em!) Ellen leads us on a jo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Designing a Spiritual Successor (with Dmitry Samartsev, aka Special Bread)
Episode 279
We welcome our first pseudonymous guest to the clubhouse to discuss what it's like making a game to carry the banner (and serve the community) of a p…
3 years, 9 months ago
"Insert interesting car here." Verisimilitude; Indie Game Credits
Episode 278
Your nice hosts' pronunciation is on point this week as they say a really hard word a large number of times! In this episode, Mark and Ellen BOTH int…
3 years, 9 months ago
Postmortem: "Scrapeboard" (with Frank DeMarco and Blake Andrews)
Episode 277
This week, a behind-the-scenes look into the game that uses a skateboard deck as a controller! Scrapebopard combines elements of rhythm, racing, and …
3 years, 9 months ago
"Always be the banker." Broken games; Support Systems
Episode 276
In this episode the your nice hosts discuss broken games, solved games, and purposely broken games. Ellen realizes that even if it is broken, doesn't…
3 years, 9 months ago