Podcast Episodes
Back to Search"She also cheats a lot." Multi-Generational Gaming; Noble Failures
Episode 153
It's story time this week in the clubhouse. Featuring updates on projects from Martha, endless family game fights with Stephen, and Mark's shady past…
6 years, 8 months ago
"Casper the Not-So-Friendly Goose." Nice Games Bulletin
Episode 152
"HONK!" It's time for another Nice Games Bulletin! We talk about recent releases, game industry news...and also Star Trek news because we can't help …
6 years, 8 months ago
"I don't always want to do that." Holistic Game Design; Work/Life Balance
Episode 151
Your nice hosts catch up on all the game releases that gamedev Twitter was going on about during the last few weeks. We then talk about how it all co…
6 years, 8 months ago
Board Game Design (with David R. Megarry)
Episode 150
It's our 150th episode! To celebrate we finally have Martha's dad David R. Megarry on the show to talk about designing board games and specifically d…
6 years, 8 months ago
Nice Games Jam: "Buttons and Triggers and Sticks, Oh My!"
Episode 149
It's another Nice Games Jam! This time, our boyfriend Dylan sent in a particularly interesting challenge, asking your nice hosts to design a game whe…
6 years, 9 months ago
"Intentionally random." XOXO Festival; Randomization
Episode 148
This week Martha just got back from the XOXO Festival and Conference in Portland! She gives a run down of all the cool video game related content and…
6 years, 9 months ago
"In situ." Rumble; Making Games for Spaces
Episode 147
It's still Wednesday in the clubhouse, which means an extra-long meta section where your nice hosts discuss showing off games at the recent 2DCon con…
6 years, 9 months ago
"There's loot in your DNA!" Nice Games Bulletin
Episode 146
It's Nice Games Bulletin time! We bring you all the news from the video game world leaving no stone unturned. We’ve got news in all varieties- Nice N…
6 years, 9 months ago
User Interfaces (with Jajeev Nithiananda)
Episode 145
This week your nice hosts are joined in the clubhouse by visual artist and games UI designer Jajeev Nithiananda. He talks the good and bad of game UI…
6 years, 9 months ago
"Explosions!" Power Fantasies; Game Trailers
Episode 144
This week your Nice Hosts break open Power Fantasies and Indie Game Trailers and analyze what makes them work! Can boredom be a game mechanic? Is the…
6 years, 10 months ago