Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNice Plays: Borderlands 2 (2012)
Episode 59
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In this episode, Mark plays the opening chapter of one of Martha's very favorite games, B…
8 years, 6 months ago
Nice Plays: Inflatality (2017)
Episode 60
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In this episode, your nice hosts battle each other in a brand new indie fighting game. Th…
8 years, 6 months ago
"Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool." Fighting Games; Character Roleplaying
Episode 58
This week, Martha hosts her first roundtable episode, Mark starts another argument, and Stephen gets sassy about his favorite game genre.
Stephen did …
8 years, 6 months ago
"This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! Imposter Syndrome (revisited); Conferences / Gaming Events (revisited); VR Development (revisited); Prototyping (revisited); Messages and Meanings (revisited); Strategy Guides (revisited); The Fu
Episode 57
It’s a very special episode, as your nice hosts celebrate one year(!!!) of Nice Games Club by revising their favorite topics from the show’s first 50…
8 years, 7 months ago
Puzzle/Escape Rooms (with Art Allen)
Episode 56
A special episode, with a unique guest, who is also a fan of the show! Minneapolis-based Riddle Room creator and owner Art Allen enters the clubhouse…
8 years, 7 months ago
Nice Plays: Color Jumper (2017)
Episode 54
In this episode, Mark plays a new indie release by a Twin Cities developer. He dies a lot, and it's only partially the controller's fault.
Game: Color…
8 years, 7 months ago
Nice Plays: Super Mario Bros. 2 [Japan] (1986)
Episode 55
In this episode, Martha (and then Stephen) are tortured by bad level design and user-hostile game mechanics in the original Japanese version of Super…
8 years, 7 months ago
"Boo!" Upcoming Games; Release Dates; Win Conditions
Episode 53
In our first (and likely only ever) Halloween episode, Martha haunts the clubhouse, Mark delivers some bad Zelda-related news to Stephen, and from St…
8 years, 7 months ago
Preserving the Dreamcast (with Ben Franks)
Episode 52
This week, we talk to Ben Franks, Dreamcast aficionado, and discuss the various ways its preservation has taken form. Your nice hosts also take a sho…
8 years, 8 months ago
Nice Plays: Pajama Sam 2 (1998)
Episode 49
In this episode, Mark plays one of Martha's favorites, the classic PC point and click adventure Pajama Sam 2, and learns why she loves and is inspire…
8 years, 8 months ago