Indie games are awesome. They try so many different and unique things or have unique spins on classic game design ideas. This week on the show I am joined by Emily Merritt and Kate Hunter from the No Small Games podcast to talk about an indie game that pushes emotional storytelling without dialogue and explores grief in a way I haven't experienced before.
We are talking about the game Gris. Gris was developed by Nomada Studios and released in 2018. It explores the stages of grief in a very beatiful and haunting way. Kate, Emily and I talk all about this game's themes, what we loved about it, why it makes us love indie games and so much more.
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Shout-out Song: Gris Pt. 1
Composer: Berlinist
Album: Gris Soundtrack
https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack
End Song: Gris Pt. 2
Composer: Berlinist
Album: Gris Soundtrack
https://berlinistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/gris-original-game-soundtrack
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Here comes Mama Mario! In this month's mini episode Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 9 of the Super Mario Bros Super Show! In one of the more wild episodes of we've seen yet we end up meeting Mario and Luigi's Mom, discussing the logisitics of carb loading, Luigi not understanding what the word "default" means and Fry Guy loan sharks.
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Shout-out Song: Rosalina in the Observatory
Artist: Coffee Date
Album: Wii Chill
https://gamechops.com/wii-chill/
End Song: Birabuto Kingdom
Artist: Rymdkraft
Album: Smooth McGroove Remixed 3
https://gamechops.com/smooth-mcgroove-remixed-3/
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The Muppets are iconic and it has been long overdue since I discussed them on the podcast. Joining me today to help me talk about a childhood favorite of mine is... my brother Mike as well as Doug Lief from the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast!
The game on this episode is Muppet Treasure Island, based on the movie of the same name. Mike, Doug and I break down this game in more detail than probably needed but who cares, this game rules. We talk about the gameplay, production value, green screen use and much more!
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Shout-out Song: Treasure Island
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack
https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805
End Song: He's a Pirate
Composer: Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Album: Muppet Treasure Island Soundtrack
https://archive.org/details/MuppetTreasureIsland_201805
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Emulation is a polarizing subject in video games. While I personally feel its not a bad thing there are people who only associate with piracy. So I figured who better to talk about this topic than the founder of one of the earliest emulation websites, Zophar.
Zophar founded Zophar's domain back in 1996 as a way to aggregate emulation information and it grew into something much more than that. Zophar and I chatted about how he started Zophar's domain, why he left, his feelings on emulation and much more!
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Shout-out Song: Take some rest and eat some food!
Artist: xDeviruchi
Album: 8-bit Fantasy & Adventure Music
https://xdeviruchi.itch.io/8-bit-fantasy-adventure-music-pack
End Song: He's a Pirate
Artist: Jason Bernard arrangement of Klaus Badelt's original piece
Album: N/A
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