Podcast: Side Quest - Playable Prototypes

Chandler talks about the importance of having a playable prototype ready at all times.

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 Show Notes:

- Transcript

- CartograTour

Podcast: Side Quest - Working On Your Weaknesses

Chandler talks about the importance of looking at your game development weaknesses and how to work on them. 

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Show Notes:

- Ludum Dare
- Laughing Hat Game Dev Blog
- Transcript
- Post-Mortem (part 1)
- Post-Mortem (part 2)

Podcast: Ore No Ryomi 2: The Restaurant

The mechanics examine the frantic mini game sim, Ore No Ryomi 2: The Restaurant.  You can find it here.

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Show Notes: 

- Ore No Ryomi 2: The Restaurant 
- Vertigo Gaming 
- YoYo Games (Game Maker)
- Warioware
- Cook, Serve, Delicious
- Chicken Run
- Futurama
- Mario Party

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Podcast: Impressions - Doing Number 2: The Sequel to KSP

Today, Tom and Chandler talk about the sequel to the beloved rocketry indie game, Kerbal Space Program 2.  You can find it here.

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Show notes:

- Intercept Games

- Game Publisher Cancels Contract With Developer, Then Tries to Poach Its Entire Team

- Take-Two forms new studio for KSP2, with original developer's role unclear

- Shigeru Miyamoto quote

- The Vertical Slice Challenge

- The Beardy Penguin: Kerbal Space Program 2 is UNPLAYABLE

- Sons of the Forest

- Scott Manly first impressions 

- Building Games That Can Be Understood at a Glance

 

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Podcast: Side Quest - Starting Market Research for your Game

Chandler talks about how to start market research for your game.

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- Carto

- Teacup

- Miner: Dig Deep

- Time on Frog Island

- SteamCharts

- SteamSpy

Podcast: Side Quest - Getting Started in Game Development

 Chandler talks about what to consider when you begin game development. 

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Podcast: Season Two in Review

We talk about the games we reviewed and the games we played over the last season.

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Show Notes:

- Juice it or Lose it

- Day9 

- Making Indie Games with Public Domain Content

 

Chandler:
    Important games to me:
    - Spelunky 2
    - Project Zomboid
    - Rimworld
    - XCom: UFO Defense
    - Kerbal Space Program
    - Diablo I
    - Deus Ex
    Notable Mentions:
    - Mighty Goose
    - Golf With Your Friends

Tom:   

    - Forza Horizon 5

    - Project Zomboid

    - Kerbal Space Program

    - Golf with Friends / Walkabout mini-golf

    - Among Us VR / Classic

    - Trailmakers

    - Demeo

    - Population: One

    - Horizon Worlds/Metaverse

 

Devon:

    Best Games I Played:

    - Vampire Survivors

    - Procession to Calvary

    - Adios

    - Sable

    - The Forgotten City

    - Kentucky Route Zero

    Games I Really Wanted to Like But Didn't:

    - Moonglow Bay

    Honourable Mentions:
    - Morrowind

    - Valheim

    - V Rising