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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari

  1. 6h ago ·  Bonus

    Prequel by Glyphtide Games feat. Frey, Tony, Scout, Jill, and Andy!!!

    ☕Become a member for more RAMs, special episodes, and behind-the-scenes stuff at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip!☕ This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website! If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!---Follow the guests! Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In SequenceHear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In SequenceCheck out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and HobbiesRead Frey's blog On the TableCheck out Andy's art for Arkham ConSupport Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (02:01) - We've all played Prequel! (02:21) - What is Prequel? (04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of) (05:12) - The Evil (06:53) - The Heroes (27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game (36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency (41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling (46:34) - The playtime (54:02) - Good lookin' book!!! (55:55) - This game sticks with you (01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!! (01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

  2. 4d ago

    Moon's Haunted in Moonrot

    Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this? Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving around the moon and soaking up the sun. Get Moonrot on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Bee Braun's work on their (very good) website! Discussed in the episode: Frogsong by Bee Braun on SteamPROXIMATE on Steam--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Hey Girl Mode is a good podcast (00:47) - Podcast debuff (01:21) - You may know this dev!! (03:10) - What is Moonrot? (07:25) - This IS a horror game (12:33) - Finding the bright spots (14:11) - A faulty rover (16:33) - Use of sound (18:40) - Spoilers! (18:45) - Progression of the horror (27:15) - Going around the lake (28:21) - The ending (29:11) - Big Takeaways (29:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway (31:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway (34:00) - Hey read the show notes (35:16) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

  3. Jul 20

    Taking a Smoke Break in RUIN: Chapter 0

    What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethe Today we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break. Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website! Discussed in the episode: RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on BandcampA Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Lettuce is evil (00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN (01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste (02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0 (04:03) - The game is an art piece (05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers (06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers (06:43) - Spoiler time (06:53) - I think I liked it (08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence (10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory (17:09) - The game might hate you? (19:57) - The genre shifts (24:47) - The design is just so good (26:04) - Big Takeaways (26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway (28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway (30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway (33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway (34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway (37:06) - Hell yeah gang (37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game! ★ Support this podcast ★

  4. Jul 13

    Figuring Out What They Say in Forbidden Solitaire

    The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode. Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry.  Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website! Discussed in the episode: Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on SteamAll Haul the King by Housefire on Steam--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (01:09) - Nightmare Husband (02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire (05:28) - The game wants you to win (13:24) - Narrative stuff (16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire (18:00) - Cooper has a carrot (18:47) - The overall story (25:07) - The metanarrative (29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline (36:47) - The balance (37:46) - The end of the game (40:01) - Big Takeaways (40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway (45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway (50:04) - The future is bright (50:41) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

  5. Jul 6

    Understanding Dreams in Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams

    What if games were a little weeeeeird. Today we're talking about Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams by raptorsoft! A game about dreams (figurative) and dreams (literal).  Get Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams on Steam!!! Follow raptorsoft's work on itch.io! Discussed in the episode: Hypnagogia 催眠術 by raptorsoft on itch.ioInterior Worlds by raptorsoft on SteamLate Homework | 遅れた宿題 by raptorsoft on SteamSubsurface Circular by Bithell Games on SteamShelved By Genre on Ranged Touch--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - The perfect egg sambo (00:59) - This is NOT Hypogea OR HYPERBEAT (02:09) - What is Hypnagogia? (03:14) - What did we think of the game? (06:31) - The sliding scale of freakiness (10:53) - The mechanics (14:18) - Spoilers (14:20) - The levels (18:33) - Light touch pastiche (20:33) - Spooky time (25:56) - We are millenials (28:58) - Bird's mean (29:59) - The message (31:40) - Big Takeaways (31:54) - Chase's Big Takeaway (37:10) - Robin's Big Takeaway (42:27) - Thank you for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

  6. Jul 3 ·  Bonus

    The TTRPG episode | RAM

    ☕Become a member for more RAMs and other bonus content at https://ko-fi.com/dotzip !☕ This week AJ's been playing SO MANY TTRPGs and he wants to talk about them. Also the new Carly Rae Jepsen song, of course. Discussed in the episode Carly Rae Jepsen - On Wires (Official Music Video) on YouTubeCritical Role: Campaign 4 on YouTubeThe Legend of Vox MachinaWorlds Beyond NumberDaggerheartDraw Steel!Fabula UltimaFree RPG DayAustralian Devs Have the Juice! | Summer Game Fest 2026 Highlights on YouTube--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Intro (01:16) - Carly Rae Jepsen's "On Wires" (03:18) - It's the TTRPG episode (03:31) - Critical Role campaign 4 (07:09) - The Legend of Vox Machina (09:20) - Worlds Beyond Number: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Wild One (15:46) - PLAYING TTRPGs???? (15:51) - Daggerheart (22:16) - Draw Steel! (30:48) - Fabula Ultima (34:21) - There are so many more TTRPGs I could talk about BUT I SHAN'T (35:56) - Thanks for listening! ★ Support this podcast ★

  7. Jun 29

    Thinking About Home in Turn Out the Lights

    We have yet another sad space game on offer today, gang. Today we're talking about Turn Out the Lights by Bijan Stephen and Byron Hulcher! A game about being alone in space and naming your drones after the Pac-Man ghosts. Get Turn Out the Lights on Steam or itch.io!!! Follow Bijan Stephen's work on his website! --- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - Video games (01:26) - Should you need it (02:01) - What is Turn Out The Lights (03:56) - We're playing moon games ;) (04:50) - The game is interesting and sad! (09:09) - Check your bundles, folks! (10:33) - Spoilers! (10:39) - Playthrough overviews (17:18) - Red/Ruby (27:45) - "The Good Ending" (33:09) - Big Takeaways (33:11) - AJ's Big Takeaway (36:07) - NOT Robin's Big Takeaway (36:59) - Robin's Big Takeaway (40:03) - Kim's Big Takeaway (43:34) - Thank you for listening!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

  8. Jun 22 ·  Bonus

    June 2026 Next Fest Shines Upon Us

    It is Next Fest once again. Today we're talking about video games that we played from the June 2026 Steam Next Fest. Discussed in the episode: 9 ESSENTIAL Wishlists From Steam Next Fest (June 2026) from noclip_2 on YouTubeBlood DungeonSteamDB "AI Content Disclosed" filtered out Next Fest list"Call of Dookie" post on BlueskyDad Games: Normal Golf Game - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3510740/Normal_Golf_Game/ Wind Runners - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101370/Wind_Runners/Omen - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2859970/Omen/Ascenders: Beyond the Peak - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4267860/Ascenders_Beyond_the_Peak/Dungeon Settlers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2798330/Dungeon_Settlers/Enginefall - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437390/Enginefall/over the hill - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2929250/over_the_hill/Mym’s Sword - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4673730/Myms_Sword/Gonna go do a little work in the garage: Factomancer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3979570/Factomancer/Slime Soup - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655800/Slime_Soup/IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator - https://store.steampowered.com/app/2950790/IRON_NEST_Heavy_Turret_Simulator/ Burn-9 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/Burn9/ Sludgineers - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4073860/Sludgineers/Fortune Fragments - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3601160/Fortune_Fragments/The Message from Deep Space - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4080030/The_Message_from_Deep_Space/Just gotta rest my eyes for a second: Hearth and Hamlet - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4315040/Hearth_and_Hamlet/if you stay - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4437140/if_you_stay/Twinkle Seek - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4600620/Twinkle_Seek/walk - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/walk/Weird aunt/uncle games: My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don’t Be Cruel To Me - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4516190/My_Beautiful_Faraway_Please_Dont_Be_Cruel_To_Me/Entropy - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/Entropy/Femme Fatality - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4682660/Femme_Fatality/lily’s world XD - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195580/lilys_world_XD/ Cloud Sculptor - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4101700/Cloud_Sculptor/Critter-like: WOIM - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4272020/WOIM/ The bird of the North - https://store.steampowered.com/app/4655600/The_bird_of_the_North/Haha, yeah this is it: ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3812600/ReStory_Chill_Electronics_Repairs/Pigeon: A Love Story - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3876710/Pigeon_A_Love_Story/Virtue and a Sledgehammer - https://store.steampowered.com/app/3743260/Virtue_and_a_Sledgehammer/--- Support us on Ko-fi! Visit our website! Follow us on YouTube! Follow the show on Bluesky! Check out The Worst Garbage Online! --- Art by Tara Crawford Theme music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and edited by AJ Fillari --- Timecodes: (00:00) - A child (01:24) - Next???? Fest!!!!!!!!! (01:41) - Talkin about this Next Fest a little bit (11:07) - Dad Games (Normal Games) (12:05) - Normal Golf Game (15:57) - Wind Runners (19:48) - Omen (23:27) - Ascenders: Beyond the Peak (28:05) - Dungeon Settlers (30:48) - Enginefall (36:09) - over the hill (41:44) - Mym's Sword (44:32) - Gonna go do a little work in the garage (44:54) - Factomancer (49:29) - Slime Soup (52:52) - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator (01:02:36) - Burn-9 (01:04:34) - Sludgineers (01:07:18) - Fortune Fragments (01:10:13) - The Message from Deep Space (01:14:38) - Just gotta rest my eyes for a second (01:14:52) - Hearth and Hamlet (01:17:23) - if you stay (01:18:57) - Twinkle Seek (01:22:10) - walk (01:25:00) - Weird aunt/uncle games (01:25:13) - My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me (01:29:04) - Entropy (01:32:43) - Femme Fatality (01:36:43) - lily's world XD (01:40:30) - Cloud Sculptor (01:42:49) - Critter-likes (01:42:57) - WOIM (01:44:18) - The bird of the North (01:46:58) - Haha, yeah this is it (01:47:09) - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs (01:51:22) - Pigeon: A Love Story (01:58:18) - Virute and a Sledgehammer (01:59:23) - That's the end of the episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ★ Support this podcast ★

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A show about big games in small packages! Join AJ, Kim, Robin, and Chase every week to talk about short video games, indie tabletop games, and maybe other stuff! --- Visit us online at https://dotzip.online --- Art by Tara Crawford Music by _amaranthine Additional sounds by Boqeh Produced and Edited by AJ Fillari

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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