Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
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Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
02/21/21 • 87 min
In the first installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we meet our guest co-hosts, with whom we put Act I's opening scene under a microscope, discuss the game's novel dialogue system, and dive deep into the first batch of its many intertextual references.
Show notes:
Designing for Mystery in KRZ GDC talk
Successful Reflective Choices in Interactive Narrative
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing
Playing with Feelings: Video Games and Affect
Somewhere Nearby is Colossal Cave
A Pedestal, A Table, A Love Letter: Archaeologies of Gender in Videogame History
Hundred Thousand Billion Poems
136: Going in Blind with Balatro
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
04/05/24 • 85 min
We're joined by LocalThunk, solo creator of the hypnotic deckbuilder Balatro. We discuss flauting the fashion of a genre and going into development blind, the benefits of balacing by feel, and why Balatro shouldn't exist.
Show Notes:
Into the Depths: Noita - Part 2
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
04/17/20 • 80 min
In the second installment of our miniseries, we discuss our different play styles, wand customization, building games around online communities, and our experiences with - and the implementation of - Noita's Daily Challenge.
Some things we discussed:
Noita Risk of Rain Zach's badass barrel kick Noita 101 - Tips for new players Wand Stats - Noita Notes 4
50: Spelunky 2 with Derek Yu and Eirik Suhrke
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
08/14/20 • 104 min
We close out this chapter of the podcast with some (spoiler-free!) impressions of the near-final Spelunky 2, with creators Derek Yu and Eirik Suhrke to guide us through their design process and answer your burning questions. The walls are shifting...
Some things we discussed:
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 3
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
10/16/20 • 95 min
In the third installment of our deep-dive Spelunky 2 miniseries, we continue the discussion on its unique difficult curve, debate the latest changes to the game, and talk through the design of worlds 3-5.
Show notes:
Thanks for a Great Launch (Update)
Into the Depths: Spelunky 2 - Part 2
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
10/02/20 • 87 min
In the second installment of our deep-dive Spelunky 2 miniseries, we discuss the game's radical approach to difficulty, break down and contrast the second worlds of the game, and compare results on the Daily challenge.
137: Reflecting (and More) on GDC 2024
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
04/22/24 • 93 min
Four of ours hosts went to the 2024 Game Developers Conference, and we lived to share anecdotes, interesting games we saw, and the highlights (and injuries) of our week! Also, Rob chases down a handful of other lovely devs to tell us the best/hardest things about making games right now.
Show Notes:
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
05: The Design of Spelunky
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
11/01/18 • 85 min
We dive deep into the core design of Spelunky - what exactly fuels its procedural perfection, and why is its world still so compelling? And what design touches do our listeners love, and which would they send to Hell? Plus some new Spelunky 2 tidbits!
109: Answering Your Questions without a Guest
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
02/11/23 • 96 min
No guest this week, so we chat about the motley selection of games we're playing, before hopping into some thoughtful listener questions. We talk reality shows, historical board games, our go-to podcasts, and the importance of making things for yourself.
Show Notes:
I Imported EDF6, And Here's Why You Should Too
Boss Fight Books - Season 6 Kickstarter
Paolo Pedercini's Making Games in an F****d Up World
Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 5
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
04/16/21 • 104 min
In the fifth installment of our Kentucky Route Zero miniseries, we broadcast our thoughts on the Un Pueblo De Nada interlude, before prowling our way through Act V and our closing thoughts on the game.
Show notes:
Clara Rockmore - The Art of the Theramin
Brian Rotman: Signifying Nothing - The Semiotics of Zero
Jenny Odell - How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
How to unlock the bonus interlude
Noah Caldwell-Gervais - Notes From Along Kentucky Route Zero
Robert Frost - The Death of a Hired Man
Haruki Murakami - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Can't Tell Me Nothing with Zach Galifianakis HQ
Walt Whitman - Song of Myself, Verse 52
Metal Gear Solid 3, I Love You With All My Heart
Jordan Youngblood “Is Metal Gear’s Rectum a Digital Grave?: Queer Trauma and Failure in the Metal Gear Solid Series.” Panel on Queer Failure. Queerness and Games Conference. University of Berkeley. 24-26 October 2013
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FAQ
How many episodes does Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games have?
Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games currently has 175 episodes available.
What topics does Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games cover?
The podcast is about Videogames, Development, Game, Podcasts, Video Games, Games, Design and Leisure.
What is the most popular episode on Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games?
The episode title '54: Trusting Your Gut with Tj Hughes (Nour: Play With Your Food)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games?
The average episode length on Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games is 90 minutes.
How often are episodes of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games released?
Episodes of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games?
The first episode of Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games was released on Sep 5, 2018.
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