We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) to discuss Grimstone, the 40th game in the UFO 50 collection. “Praise Biggan, the four of you survived the saloon fire. But somethin' tells me this story's just gettin' started...” Next week: Lords of Diskonia Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster https://finalfantasypixelremaster.square-enix-games.com/en_US/ SaGa Frontier Remastered https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/saga-frontier-remastered Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake https://dragonquest.square-enix-games.com/games/en-us/dragon-quest-1-2-hd2d-remake/ Super Mario RPG https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/super-mario-rpg-switch/ Undertale https://undertale.com/ Final Fantasy VIII Remastered https://www.square-enix-games.com/games/final-fantasy-viii-remastered Mother 3 https://mother3.fobby.net/ Final Fantasy VII https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en Tales of Symphonia Remastered https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/tales-of/tales-of-symphonia-remastered Hylics https://mason-lindroth.itch.io/hylics Huicholes: The Last Peyote Guardians https://vimeo.com/ondemand/huicholesfilm The Road to Dragon Quest https://archive.org/details/road-to-dragon-quest Space Funeral https://thecatamites.itch.io/space-funeral Yume Nikki https://store.steampowered.com/app/650700/Yume_Nikki/ The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tom-lin/the-thousand-crimes-of-ming-tsu/9780316542173/?lens=little-brown Game Maker’s Notebook - XCOM Creator Julian Gollop Shares Game Design Tips , Dev Stories and More https://gamemakersnotebook.libsyn.com/xcom-creator-julian-gollop-shares-game-design-tips-dev-stories-and-more Stephanie's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/chouxsalad.bsky.social Patrick's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/alt254.bsky.social Trent's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol II https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol-ii A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-rock-on-island A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol A Year of UFO 50 - Fist Hell https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-fist-hell A Year of UFO 50 - Vainger https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-vainger A Year of UFO 50 - Porgy https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-porgy A Year of UFO 50 - Bushido Ball https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-bushido-ball Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 https://bsky.app/profile/eggplantshow.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Star Waspir
We're joined by Jay Ma (Into the Breach), Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV), Adam Dolin (God of War: Ragnarok), and Zatoichi (Juggler/UFO 50 Enthusiast) to discuss Star Waspir, the 39th game in the UFO 50 collection. “You are an elite member of the Star Wasps. Pilot your ship and battle the incoming swarm!” Next week: Grimstone Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: ZeroRanger https://se-made.com/ (steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/809020/ZeroRanger/) Ikaruga (Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/253750/Ikaruga/) (Switch https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/ikaruga-switch/) Stephen’s Sausage Roll https://www.stephenssausageroll.com/ Jay Ma on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jarmustard.bsky.social Fulcrum Defender (Jay Ma’s new game on PlayDate) https://play.date/games/fulcrum-defender/ Abnormal Mapping https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ Canonfire.net piece on ZeroRanger https://canonfire.net/post/743721139224838144/041-zeroranger The Alters https://altersthegame.com/ Zatoichi’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Zatoichi1962-m6v Ikaruga video essay (not discussed on the episode but recommended by Dylan!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbfZoDQhK_8 https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Rakshasa
We're joined by Tonda Ros (Blue Prince) and doseone (Enter the Gungeon) to discuss Rakshasa, the 38th game in the UFO 50 collection. “Even death won't stop Jangi from avenging the destruction of his village by demons!” Next week: Star Waspir Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: The Resurrection of Doseone https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/doseone-backwoodz-studioz-all-portrait-no-chorus-interview Gainsworthy’s spoiler tagged guide for Rakshasa https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1286352161357299795/1380363338420060321 Connected map of Rakshasa’s levels (spoilers!) https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1286352161357299795/1381399766855843891 Never’s End https://www.neversendgame.com/ Escape Academy 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3296060/Escape_Academy_2_Back_2_School/ SAMURAI GUNN 2 https://samuraigunn2.com/ Enter the Gungeon 2 https://www.devolverdigital.com/games/enter-the-gungeon-2 Baby Steps https://www.babystepsgame.com/ https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Valbrace
We're joined by Scott Anderson (Unity), Carolyn Petit (Kotaku), Xanagear (youtube.com/xanagear), and Glove (UFO 50 Historian/ska podcaster) to discuss Valbrace, the 37th game in the UFO 50 collection. “No knight has ever survived the journey into Gnothrok Keep. What makes you think you'll be any different?” Next week: Rakshasa Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Discussed in this episode: My Perfect Console Ep. 119: Bennett Foddy, philosopher, game designer (QWOP, GIRP, Getting Over It) https://shows.acast.com/my-perfect-console/episodes/bennett-foddy-game-designer-musician-philosopher-qwop-girp-g Odd Object Game Studio https://oddobject.zone/ Hot Streak https://www.cmyk.games/products/hot-streak Carolyn on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/carolynmichelle.bsky.social Scott on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/impossible.bsky.social Oak & Yarrow Web Design Studio https://oakyarrow.com/ Xanagear on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/xanagear.com UFO 50 Fan Discord 50games.fans Cherry Rush (UFO 50 Speedrunning Charity Event) https://www.cherry-rush.org/ The Rude Boys ska podcast https://www.youtube.com/@rudeboyspodcast https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Hyper Contender
We're joined by Scott Anderson (Unity), Alfredo Barraza (Riot Games), and Alex Jaffe (Riot Games) to discuss Hyper Contender, the 36th game in the UFO 50 collection. “The daring, desperate, and indebted fight for money in the pits of Phogon.” Next week: Valbrace Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Towerfall https://store.steampowered.com/app/251470/TowerFall_Ascension/ Rivals of Aether https://store.steampowered.com/app/383980/Rivals_of_Aether/ Rivals of Aether II https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217000/Rivals_of_Aether_II/ Brawlhalla https://store.steampowered.com/app/291550/Brawlhalla/ Multiversus https://store.steampowered.com/app/1818750/MultiVersus/ Samurai GUNN https://store.steampowered.com/app/239090/Samurai_GUNN/ Samurai GUNN 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/Samurai_GUNN_2/?curator_clanid=38580399 Nidhogg https://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/Nidhogg/ Nidhogg 2 https://store.steampowered.com/app/535520/Nidhogg_2/ Scott’s itch page https://impossible.itch.io/ Shuffle Tactics https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186580/Shuffle_Tactics/ Focused Space https://www.focused.space/ https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow