
Delving into the Cookieverse in Nested
01/27/25 • 44 min
☕The member version of this episode has an extra TEN MINUTES of pre-show conversation. To hear the whole convo you can back on Kofi for just $5/month!☕
Today we're talking about Nested by Ortiel! A game about opening menus and finding God. This game was suggest be Amet! Thank you Amet!
Play Nested in your browser! Keep up with Ortiel on their website!
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Discussed in the episode
- Cookie Clicker
- 'Eggman Game' Full Sketch | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson on YouTube
- Powers of TenTM (1977) by Eames Office LLC on YouTube
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Stray Kids and local holidays
- (01:55) - To learn more about the mummer's day parade join our Kofi! (or search it up I guess)
- (03:10) - Yaaaaaay...
- (03:51) - What is Nested?
- (05:25) - Shoutout to Amet!
- (06:30) - Have we all played Cookie Clicker?
- (08:22) - Nested.
- (13:07) - Time to get existential
- (21:13) - Who are WE?
- (24:36) - Zooming out
- (26:15) - Time for Controversy
- (32:05) - You gotta shift focus to see the beauty of the universe. Wow.
- (33:52) - A shipment of Big Takeaways is arriving
- (34:30) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (35:04) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (37:41) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (39:47) - Thank you Amet!!
- (39:56) - Cookie Clicker check-in
- (41:09) - Thank you for listening!
☕The member version of this episode has an extra TEN MINUTES of pre-show conversation. To hear the whole convo you can back on Kofi for just $5/month!☕
Today we're talking about Nested by Ortiel! A game about opening menus and finding God. This game was suggest be Amet! Thank you Amet!
Play Nested in your browser! Keep up with Ortiel on their website!
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Discussed in the episode
- Cookie Clicker
- 'Eggman Game' Full Sketch | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson on YouTube
- Powers of TenTM (1977) by Eames Office LLC on YouTube
---
Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
---
Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
---
Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Stray Kids and local holidays
- (01:55) - To learn more about the mummer's day parade join our Kofi! (or search it up I guess)
- (03:10) - Yaaaaaay...
- (03:51) - What is Nested?
- (05:25) - Shoutout to Amet!
- (06:30) - Have we all played Cookie Clicker?
- (08:22) - Nested.
- (13:07) - Time to get existential
- (21:13) - Who are WE?
- (24:36) - Zooming out
- (26:15) - Time for Controversy
- (32:05) - You gotta shift focus to see the beauty of the universe. Wow.
- (33:52) - A shipment of Big Takeaways is arriving
- (34:30) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (35:04) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (37:41) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (39:47) - Thank you Amet!!
- (39:56) - Cookie Clicker check-in
- (41:09) - Thank you for listening!
Previous Episode

Sleeping to the Beat in Melatonin
Today we're talking about Melatonin by half asleep games! A game about trying to sleep and dreaming in triplet rhythms.
Get Melatonin on Steam, Switch, or PS5! Keep up with half asleep on their website! Follow them on Bluesky!
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Discussed in the episode
- Technology by cademakesmusic on YouTube
- Melatonin 2xLP on iam8bit
Additional links
- Melatonin Deluxe OST on the streaming platform of your choice
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - An onslaught of disease and sponsors
- (02:15) - What is Melatonin
- (03:39) - We've got rhythm (and accessibility options)
- (08:17) - Levels that got us
- (15:50) - Is there a story?
- (22:44) - Are there *ever* stories?
- (25:30) - The game is good!
- (29:09) - Woops we're still goin
- (30:03) - Chase's Big Takeaway
- (35:26) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (38:53) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (40:55) - Another zippy in the pants!
Next Episode

Broadcasting Live! in VOID 1680 AM
☕You can hear AJ's entire VOID 1680 AM playthrough/broadcast on our Kofi page for just $5!☕
If you just want to listen to the playlists of music from Kim and AJ's playthroughs you can follow the links down below!
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Today we're talking about VOID 1680 AM by Bannerless Games! A game about making a playlist and deep music library introspection.
Get VOID 1680 AM digtally on itch and physically on Bannerless Games' shop! Check out Bannerless Games' other work on itch and follow Ken Lowery on Bluesky!
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Discussed in the episode
- VOID 1680 AM stream archive playlist on YouTube
- A Science Odyssey: Radio Transmission: FM vs AM on PBS.org
- Kim's playlist
- AJ's playlist
Additional links
- Bannerless Games on YouTube
- Bannerless Games on Linktree
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Check out The Worst Garbage Online!
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Art by Tara Crawford
Music by _amaranthine
Additional sounds by Boqeh
Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:
- (00:00) - Name me a problem eating a bagel coulnd't fix. I'll wait.
- (01:18) - Shoutout to the Gerald-heads
- (02:19) - What is VOID1680 AM
- (08:22) - Surprise! You've been listening to music for a long time!
- (13:20) - The game felt different
- (18:09) - Kim's playthrough
- (34:22) - AJ's playthrough
- (01:00:40) - Fun game!!
- (01:01:04) - Big Takeaways
- (01:01:09) - Kim's Big Takeaway
- (01:02:09) - AJ's Big Takeaway
- (01:03:39) - Tell us about things on our website!?
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