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Pack up your Glowbones! Today we're talking about Wide Ocean Big Jacket by Turnfollow!! A game about camping, what it means to care about another person, and the most important ingredient in a hot dog. 
Buy Wide Ocean Big Jacket on Steam, Switch or check your itch bundles!! And check out Turnfollow's other projects on itch and follow them on Bluesky!
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Discussed in the episode
Traffic of our stage: Why Waiting for Godot? by Normand Berlin for The Massachusetts Review, 1999Additional stuff
Wide Ocean Big Jacket Complete Soundtrack available on itchWhat Is Wide Ocean Big Jacket Really About? by Chris On Videogames for Medium---
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Yerba Mate: War of 1812

(00:30) - NOT a VR farming sim

(03:51) - What is Wide Ocean Big Jacket

(06:16) - How to talk generally about this game | General Discussion

(06:44) - It's purely vibes | General Discussion

(12:45) - The vibes are good!!! | Spoiler Discussion

(16:20) - Taking a leisurely stroll through the story | Spoiler Discussion

(01:07:02) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(01:10:43) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(01:16:13) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:19:26) - Game Good.

(01:19:34) - Wrapping up

Welcome back to RAM! Please help us. We are drowning in good video games. Please. Please we're begging you.
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Welcome to Geoff's Carnival of Delights

(04:00) - Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

(05:35) - There are too many good games!

(06:18) - Games without demos

(06:27) - UFO50

(07:32) - Phoenix Springs

(08:23) - Petal Runner

(08:52) - Trailblazers: Into the March

(09:35) - Post Trauma

(09:48) - Screen Bound

(10:16) - Kim tells us about some demos

(10:28) - Tiny Glade, Monterona, Dystopica, Urban Jungle | "What if you made a place" games

(12:00) - Dungeons of Hinterberg

(12:46) - Crypt Custodian

(14:35) - Caravan Sand Witch

(15:08) - Nova Hearts

(15:33) - Crush House

(16:10) - Soulitaire

(16:56) - Albert Wilde: Quantum PI

(18:29) - Tiny Bookshop

(19:18) - The Operator

(20:19) - The Star Called Eos

(21:07) - One Button Bosses

(22:32) - Periphery Synthetic

(23:39) - Rose & Locket

(24:54) - Pinball Spire

(26:33) - Hello again

(27:17) - Psychroma

(28:59) - Chase tells us about some demos

(29:24) - Heartworm

(32:37) - Hollow Body

(37:16) - Ever After Falls

(38:22) - Elsie

(40:17) - AJ's tells us about one (1) demo

(40:24) - Constance

(41:43) - Tides of Tomorrow

(42:41) - Fear the Spotlight

(43:26) - 10 Dead Doves

(43:40) - Neva, Koira, Deer & Boy | Animal Friend games

(44:23) - Arranger: A Role Puzzle Adventure

(44:40) - Pine: A Story of Loss

(45:08) - Outersloth | Not a game

(46:13) - There are so many good games

!!! CONTENT WARNING: DISCUSSION OF IMPLIED CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, AND DRUG USE FROM 48:41 TO 57:06 !!!
This week the hosts talk about Gone Home from Fullbright Studios! A game about family, interiority, and that kid you were only friends with because they had a Nintendo.
Buy the game everywhere!
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Discussed in the episode
Jef Rouner's 2016 article from the Houston Press (title omitted because of spoilers)Gone Home and Its Hidden Objects by Elizabeth Goins for Game DeveloperWhy Gone Home is the Most Important Game of the Decade by Nicole Carpenter for PolygonAdditional stuff
As Gone Home turns five, we look back on its polarizing legacy by Allegra Frank for Polygon---
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Woops! A gamergame happened again...

(01:51) - It's a game about hugging

(02:16) - Welzcomet 2o aozcdip

(03:51) - What is Gone Home? | General Discussion

(21:00) - The horror of Gone Home | General Discussion

(29:24) - Spoiler Discussion

(30:00) - Mom | Spoiler Discussion

(39:03) - Dad | Spoiler Discussion

(50:32) - CW: IMPLIED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR, DRUG USE, HALLUCINATIONS

(58:57) - Sam | Spoiler Discussion

(01:19:39) - Katie | Spoiler Discussion

(01:25:26) - We love video games and they are art!!!!

(01:27:19) - Big Takeaways

(01:27:37) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(01:29:30) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:31:26) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(01:35:23) - When did these experiences start?

(01:42:06) - Wrapping up

Today we're talking about Artefact by Jack Harrison (aka Mousehole Press)! A game about creating magical items and chillin' out for 6ish minutes.
Buy Aretfact on itch! And check out the Mousehole Press website and itch page for more great games!
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Discussed in the episode
Artefact OST by Christopher Michael RobertsThe browser-based OST toolbeyond the edge of the world by Louie ZongKoriko, A Magical Year on itch The Mousehole Press PatreonAdditional stuff
Subscribe to the Mousehole Press newsletter!The Skeletons by Jacob Morningstar, the inspiration for ArtefactSwingset by Boqeh, used as underscoring in this episode---
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Sorry, Mr. Antonoff

(00:29) - Intro

(01:05) - An unprompted history of AJ's Artefact buying experience

(01:57) - What is Artefact? | General Discussion

(17:17) - The Shield of Betony | Our Playthroughs

(32:45) - Legacy | Our Playthroughs

(01:00:29) - Post-mortem | Our Playthroughs

(01:02:21) - Big Takeaways

(01:02:27) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:04:27) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(01:06:40) - That's Artefact!

(01:09:44) - Thanks for listening!

Today we're talking about Eye of Ra by BEARCABIN! A game about living inside a laser powered by the sun and how that doesn't actually really mean anything!
Buy Eye of Ra on itch.io! And check out BEARCABIN on itch and Twitter!
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Discussed in the episode
The Eye of Ra on WikipediaMaat on WikipediaApep on WikipediaThe Eye of Horus on WikipediaWadjet on WikipediaAdditional stuff
Video: Eye of Horus vs. Eye of Ra | Meaning, Background & Differences from Margaret Moran on study.com---
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - God wants you to invest in Gamestop

(00:28) - This game is about shooting things with a big laser

(02:39) - What is Eye of Ra? | General Discussion

(10:28) - The mechanics | General Discussion

(18:01) - The Registry | General Discussion

(21:29) - Everything is a part of it | Spoiler Discussion

(22:15) - Trying to not immediately talk about the ending | Spoiler Discussion

(26:20) - Talking about the water | Spoiler Discussion

(30:03) - Going through the missions | Spoiler Discussion

(01:05:07) - The Egyptian mythology of it all | Spoiler Discussion

(01:17:13) - Big Takeaways

(01:17:28) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(01:21:03) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(01:22:45) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(01:27:23) - Tag urself

(01:27:46) - Thank you for listening!!!

Welcome to RAM! Sometimes we have stuff we want to talk about that isn't short enough to talk about on the regular show or isn't a game at all. This show is where those will live! If you want to hear these episodes a few days early (as well as two of our test episodes), you can head over to our Ko-fi page and become a monthly member! Thanks for the support!
Discussed in this episode
Our ko-fi page1000xRESIST on Steam and SwitchListen to Girl Mode with Willa and Robin!!!!!!!!!!What Does a Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like? by James Hoffmann on YouTubeAdditional stuff
Don’t Miss This Stylish New Time-Bending Adventure by Willa Rowe for KotakuHow We Made Our Biggest Project Yet - What Does A Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like by James Hoffmann on YouTube---
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Art by Tara Crawford
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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
(00:00) - Welcome to RAM

(01:13) - It's RAM

(03:54) - Support the show on Ko-fi!

(08:18) - Sorry to Pocket Casts users

(10:44) - Unfortunately AJ is the only one who has anything to talk about this week...

(11:19) - 1000xRESIST

(19:29) - What Does a Great Cup of Coffee Taste Like? by James Hoffmann

(25:32) - This is the end of the RAM