Getting Over Spelunky with Bennett Foddy Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

With the help of our friend Bennett Foddy (QWOP, Getting Over It) we consider Spelunky as the Game of the Decade - we discuss what influence it's had (or hasn't had) in and beyond its genre, its distinct connection to Dark Souls, and experiencing the external narrative of modern gaming.

Things we discussed:
Bennett Foddy's games
Ape Out
TIGSource
Tim Rogers Presents The Games of the Decade
Finishing a Game by Derek Yu
Vagante
Characteristics of Games
Assassination of Lord British
Reasons and Persons book
Put Your Name on Your Game GDC talk
Song of Bloom