Category: Episodes

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 78 where I speak with Tomas Guy-nan. In this episode we talk about the usual like how he got into the industry, words of wisdom based on his experiences, the games that made them want to make games, what makes gaming enjoyable, and their current comfort games. As well as a bunch of NES centric things such as NES games that don’t get enough credit, NES games that don’t hold up today, and what they do outside of gaming.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Tomas and the game Rugrats Adventure in Gameland as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 78!

0:00 Start

18:00 Words of Wisdom

22:00 Game that made them want to make games

30:00 NES Games that don’t get enough credit

38:30 NES Games that don;t hold up today

48:30 What makes gaming enjoyable

51:30 Current comfort games

01:01:00 What Tomas enjoys doing outside of games

01:04:00 Closing time

Follow Tomas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SpoonyBardToma

Wishlist the game on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633950/Rugrats_Adventures_in_Gameland/

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 77 where I speak with Vince Miller, also known as Vince Steel, brand manager at 3D Realms where we talk about the standard questions such as  their journey into the industry, words of wisdom from their experiences, the game that made them want to be part of the industry, their favorite trend over the last few years, and their life outside of work. We also talk about what exactly a brand manager is, and the game they’d make if they were given the chance.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Vince as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 77!

0:00 Intro & What a brand manager is

17:30 How Vince got into the industry

30:30 Words of Wisdom from their experiences

43:30 Game that made Vince want to get into the industry

01:13:30 Hobbies outside of work

01:30:30 Wrap 1

01:40:30 Games they’d make if they lead the charge

01:49:00 Favorite trend over the last few years

01:52:30 Wrap 2 Electric Boogaloo

Follow Vince on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vincexsteel

Follow 3D Realms on Twitter at https://twitter.com/3DRealms

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 76 where I speak with Osama Dorias, lead game play designer at Brass Lion Entertainment. We talk about the staples like how Osama got into gaming, words of wisdom from their experience, the games that made them want to get into the industry, and what they do outside of gaming. We also talk about the game they feel doesn’t get enough credit, learn more about how his brain as a game designer works, and also touch on the importance of why representation inside of games, as well as the industry, matters.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Osama as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 76!

0:00 Intro

15:30 Words of wisdom from their experiences

37:30 Games that made him get into the industry

50:00 Games that don’t get enough credit

57:00 Life outside of games

1:01:30 Wrap up

Check Osama out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/osamadorias

To see more of what Osama has worked on, check them out on Linked In https://ca.linkedin.com/in/osamadorias

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 75 where I speak with both Audi Sorlie and Seth Fulkerson, who are both working on Arzette The Jewel of Faramore. We talk about the staples such as how both Audi and Seth got into the industry and some words of wisdom they can share, their favorite video games, games that don’t get enough credit, and what makes gaming enjoyable. We also talk about the upcoming Arzette, why they enjoy the CD-I, and bad old movies.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Seth and Audi, Arzette and Limited Run, as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 75!

0:00 Intro

8:15 Talking Arzette

15:00 How Limited Run Games got involved with Arzette

26:30 How Seth got into making games

33:30 Shared words of wisdom

37:30 How Audi got into the industry

46:30 Why they like Zelda CD-I and the CD-I itself

57:30 Talking bad movies

01:03:30 Talking fave video games

01:12:30 Games that don’t get enough credit

01:24:30 What makes gaming enjoyable

01:33:30 Closing time

Check out Audi on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PC98_Audi

Check out Seth on Twitter at https://twitter.com/thedopster

Check out Limited Run on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames

Check out the recent Jurassic Park release on Steam via https://store.steampowered.com/app/2673080/Jurassic_Park_Classic_Games_Collection/

Wishlist Arzette on Steam via https://store.steampowered.com/app/1924780/Arzette_The_Jewel_of_Faramore/

Check out Arzette on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ArzetteGame or its link tree https://linktr.ee/arzettegame

Check out Digital Foundry on Twitter at https://twitter.com/digitalfoundry

Hey Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 74 where I speak with Niklas Hallin, creator of Yono and the Celestial Elephants and Molly Medusa Queen of Spit. We talk about the staples such as how Niklas got into making games, words of wisdom they can share, favorite games, the game that made him want to make games, and what they do outside of gaming. We also talk about Niklas’s unique publishing set up, and getting into game making while not yet being a huge gamer.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Niklas, their gamest, as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like and share the episode and without further adieu, enjoy episode 74!

0:00 Introductions and talking publishing

11:00 How Niklas got into making games

15:30 Advice and words of wisdom

23:30 Talking about Niklas getting into games after going to school

41:00 Favorite Games

48:00 Game that made Niklas want to make games

49:30 Outside of games

1:05:30 Wrap

Follow Niklas on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HallinNiklas

Follow Burning Planet on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BURNINGPLAN3T

Check out Molly Medusa on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407400/Molly_Medusa_Queen_of_Spit/

Check out Yono and the Celestial Elephants on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/602430/Yono_and_the_Celestial_Elephants/

Hey, Link here, thanks for joining me for episode 73 where I speak with Phillip Woytowitz, also known as Mr.Thee, developer of the upcoming game Olliefrog Toad Skater. We talk about the staples such as Olliefrog Toad Skater, how he got started in the industry and some words of wisdom; The game that made him want to get into development; His favorite game; As well as things as he does outside of gaming. Outside of the staples though, we talk about the rise of frogs in video games, smash bros and games like smash bros, as well as games that smash bros influences can be seen in.

Before we get started, don’t forget there are link in the episode description that you can follow to learn more about Phillip, the project, as well as the podcast. Also, don’t forget to like, share the episode and feel free to comment on your own favorite game or Smash Bros like games!

0:00 Start

11:30 How Philip got into making games and some words of wisdom

22:45 The game that made Phillip want to be a dev

26:15 Phillips favorite game

34:00 On the topic of Smash Bros Melee

44:00 What Phillip does outside of gaming and developing

48:00 Where to find Phillip and the wrap up

Check Phillip out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/PhillipWitz

Check Phillip out on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/mrthee.bsky.social

Check out Ollie Frog Toad Skater on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@olliefrogtoadskater

You can also check out the Kickstarter via https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mrthee/olliefrog-toad-skater

Wishlist on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/app/2005910/Olliefrog_Toad_Skater/

Hey, Link here, thanks for joining me on episode 72 where I speak with Dan Marshall, founder of Size Five Games. Dan answers the staples like how he got into making games, his childhood favorites, and also talks about how to bully a Valve employee into getting your game onto Steam, the genres that influenced him, and things he enjoys outside of gaming like screwing off to the seaside to relax!

Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe and be sure to check further down in the description for ways to support both the podcast and Dan!

0:00 – Start

6:00 – How he got into making games and words of wisdom from his experiences

12:30 – Games/Genres that made him want to get into making games

19:00 – Childhood games that he feels don’t hold up

25:00 – Games that Dan doesn’t feel get enough credit

32:00 – Favorite recent trends in games

37:15 – What Dan does outside of games

42:00 Where you can find more info about Dan

44:30 Current comfort game

53:30 Wrap up

Check Dan out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/danthat

Check Dan out on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/danthat.bsky.social

Check Size Five Games website out at https://www.sizefivegames.com/

Check out the game catalogue on Steam at https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/sizefive

In this episode I speak with Pixel Art Artist that has contributed to Vernal Edge and Pseudoregalia, Matt Martinez

0:00 Introductions

7:30 How Matt got started making games and wisdom they can share from their experiences

15:30 The game that made Matt want to work in the industry

21:30 Favorite Games

46:15 Game that doesn’t get enough credit

53:30 Game that Matt feels didn’t age well

1:03:00 Where to find more info and the wrap

Check out the Vernal Edge discord at https://discord.com/invite/TgdZcyY

Check Matt out on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HyMyNameIsMatt

In this episode I speak with game director and lead developer on the upcoming Kingpin Reloaded Robert N Brown

0:00 Start

9:30 How and why Robert got into game development

16:00 Words of Wisdom

22:00 Game that made Robert want to make games

39:30 Favorite games and why

56:15 What Robert does outside of Games

01:12:30 Where to find more info about Robert and Kingpin Reloaded

For more info about Robert’s other projects, check out http://www.CaptainDeath.Com

For more info about the upcoming Kingpin Reloaded, check out the Steam page at https://store.steampowered.com/app/1224700/Kingpin_Reloaded/

Check out Slipgate Ironworks on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SlipgateIron

Check out the games publishers, 3D Realms at https://twitter.com/3DRealms and Interplay at https://twitter.com/InterplayGames

In this episode I speak with Gianni Matragrano, voice actor who has contributed to numerous anime titles, video games, and boom shoots

0:00 – Introductions/Who Gianni is and how he got into VA

16:30 – Words of wisdom from experience

26:15 – What Gianni enjoys about games and which games he enjoys

31:15 – Most enjoyed boom shoot

53:15 – What Gianni enjoys outside of games

01:12:30 – Closing time

Find out how to Get Gianni via https://www.getgianni.com/

Check Gianni out on Twitter via https://twitter.com/GetGianni

Check out Gianni on Twitch via https://www.twitch.tv/GetGianni

Check out his main Youtube via https://www.youtube.com/GianniMatragrano