Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
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Candid conversations with game creators that dive deep into the art, craft, and process of making games.
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Getting Goofy with Listener Letters
Left to our own devices without a guest, we get a little goofy - thankfully our listener letters overfloweth, so we dive into a few of them. Thanks, listeners!
Show Notes:
Jupiter Sunrise
Dinner with the Band
GeoGuesser World Cup 2023
Knytt
Seiklus
Daniels: Why We Tell The Stories We Tell
Pale Fire -
Reflecting (and More) on GDC 2024
Four of ours hosts went to the 2024 Game Developers Conference, and we lived to share anecdotes, interesting games we saw, and the highlights (and injuries) of our week! Also, Rob chases down a handful of other lovely devs to tell us the best/hardest things about making games right now.
Show Notes:
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
Experimental Game Workshop
Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking
Once Upon a Jester
Misshapen
Mediterranea Inferno
Kill Lincoln
The Crush House -
Going in Blind with Balatro
We're joined by LocalThunk, solo creator of the hypnotic deckbuilder Balatro. We discuss flauting the fashion of a genre and going into development blind, the benefits of balacing by feel, and why Balatro shouldn't exist.
Show Notes:
Balatro
LocalThunk
Big two
Luck Be a Landlord
Slice & Dice
Slay the Spire
Risk of Rain 2 -
Harnessing the Algorithm with Eric Chahi
We're joined by renowned designer Eric Chahi (Another World, From Dust) to discuss his singularly surreal VR adventure Paper Beast. We discuss building a living ecosystem born from constraints, how the craft has changed over the decades, and the indecency of technology.
Show Notes:
Eric Chahi
Paper Beast
Another World
From Dust
Heart of Darkness
Strandbeest
TsuShiMaMiRe
Paprika
Pale Blue Dot -
Striving for Imperfection with Jon Ingold (A Highland Song)
We're joined by Jon Ingold, co-founder of Inkle Studios (80 Days, Heaven's Vault) to discuss A Highland Song - a wild adventure through the Scottish Highlands. We chat about creating narrative-driven games without a critical path, allowing players to fail forward, and the origins of Inkle's beloved narrative scripting language, ink.
Show Notes:
Jon Ingold
A Highland Song
Inkle Studios
ink
The Forever Labyrinth
Rick Dangerous
TV Superstars
Inform
MUDs
Uncharted 3's horse-riding section -
Celebrating Our 5th Anniversary!
We (belatedly) celebrate the 5th anniversary of our show with a sprawling, silly, reflective episode with a full house of hosts! Thanks for listening to us for all this time. Show Notes:
Bob Mould
Heat: Pedal to the Metal
Everest Pipkin's The Poppy Grower
Learning Moonring with Zach
A Link to the Past Redux
Paper Beast
Late Show 3-Legged Race: Video Game Speedrunner Edition
Tharsis
Blue Thunder
Everyday Shooter
PixelJunk Monsters
Puzzled Pint
Sleep No More
Teeny Little Super Guy
LearnedLeague