485: Metroid: Zero Mission

What if a video game really, fully embodied that you can just blow shit up? Welcome to Mercenaries. Earn tons of money, explode some bad people, and generally play however the hell you want. Join as we explore this expression-first mission-based sandbox. Unlock the full episode a ... Show More

This week Gary welcomes acquaintance of the network Will Hughes (Everything to Guppy) to the co-host chair to discuss Hazelight Studios' Split Fiction. This podcast is half science fiction, half fantasy. In the fantasy half, we pretend that stories aren't based on a writer's expe ... Show More

You are a body. In a video game, you are a body sometimes. Other times, you are a menu, representing a body. What does a game really need to get you to embody the story it wants to tell? Upcoming Games: August: -Metroid Zero -Split Fiction (Gary and Will) -Mercenaries: Playground ... Show More

Isaac pitches a game idea about a zombie monkey and Claire pitches a game where you can build "I Spy" games for your friends! Claire talks about Escape Rooms and we discuss how escape room design can apply to video game designs/how they are similar! This is Make That Game, the po ... Show More

Claire's game idea this week is an online social deduction game. Sounds pretty sus to me! Isaac's got an idea for a city builder disguised as a farming game disguised as a Halloween game! Then he rants about being able to move buildings in a city builder he played. And ci ... Show More

Gina joins David and Tori for episode 2 - We discuss Community, The Sims, hot nurses, lots of movies, minecraft, when you tell someone that you are in luv with them, and the OKC Thunder. 

This week's game idea theme is cookies and in that spirit Isaac brings us the aptly named Cookie Shooter! It's a first person shooter... with a cookie theme. Yup. Claire's game is a Battletech-inspired Gingerbread man game! Then we discuss savescumming and building it into games. ... Show More

This week's ~USER SUBMITTED~ game theme is Armor! Isaac's game is about roaming a post-apocalyptic equipping a rusting tank with state of the art... cardboard armor!? And Clair pitches an idea about shedding your hard protective exterior and exposing your vulnerable self for the ... Show More

Today play animal simulator. I hope you like this episode. 

Claire's idea brings us on an adventure to discover pieces of a secret code to find big treasure! Isaac's idea has us scavenging a post-apocalyptic wasteland for... laserdiscs? And VHSes! That's right, an alternate history post-apocalypse game where Blockbuster (don&# ... Show More

A patron demanded that we talk about a kinda good game, played incorrectly. Virtua Cop was genuinely impressive not because of its 3D graphics, but because for the first time enemies would animate and move and not just be pop up animated gif targets. Honestly, that’s probably eno ... Show More

Today I want to share the first episode of our new podcast Dead Space: Deep Cover!Fans of the show will know that I love the Dead Space series, it's my favorite horror franchise- So I am beyond thrilled to share the first episode of the all original fiction podcast we made, set i ... Show More

It’s the ultimate video game power fantasy: the power to clean up after ourselves. Terra Nil is a unique “city builder” in the lineage of Sim City, but with tasks you with revitalizing a wilderness...