We're joined by guest host Madison Karrh (Birth), Billy Basso (Animal Well), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Caramel Caramel, the 24th game in the UFO 50 collection. “Melon got a new camera and is going on a galactic adventure to try it out!” Next week: Party House Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Snapshot Game https://store.steampowered.com/app/204220/Snapshot/ Spelunky by Derek Yu https://bossfightbooks.com/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu Brick101’s mod for Caramel Caramel https://github.com/davidmpickett/ufo50-caramel-health Animal Well https://www.animalwell.net/ Episode 139 – Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well https://eggplant.show/139-sticking-to-your-systems-with-animal-well Abnormal Mapping https://www.abnormalmapping.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 - Onion Delivery
We're joined by guest host Alfredo Barraza (Riot), plus Farbs (Wild Bastards), Dan Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Onion Delivery, the 23rd game in the UFO 50 collection. "Can you survive the work-week in Zorrg City? Do your best to make deliveries amidst the chaos!" Next week: Caramel Caramel Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Retro Racing 2 https://www.mrqwak.com/games/retro-racing-2/ Grand Theft Auto https://www.rockstargames.com/games/gta Trombone Champ https://www.trombonechamp.com/ ICE CREAM DELIVERY JOB https://youtu.be/NfnzV0eMdug?si=q3rBfxpj9cI9cPbU "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein https://tsd.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine.html Adam Conover Tour Dates https://www.adamconover.net/new-tour-dates/ Adam Conover on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/adamconover.net Farbs on Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@Farbs Holy Wow on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/holywowstudios.bsky.social http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Part 3)
In the 3rd installment of our current Into the Depths series, we dive into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015. Doug and Rob - joined by special guest host Star St. Germain - talk to one of the game's creators Jason Grinblat about the main quest - from Bethesda Susa, Omonporch, and the quest after that. Don't forget to join our Discord and play along with the series. Show Notes: Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io: https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud Jason's reference image for Bethesda Susa: https://imgur.com/a/rH257at Star on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social Jason on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zflcrtqmb7pcwouiixuf22pq
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Porgy
We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) and Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy) to discuss Porgy, the 22nd game in the UFO 50 collection. "Strange happenings near the coast! Dive deep and get to the bottom of what's fishy in the sea." Next week: Onion Delivery Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed on this episode: Kayin’s Porgy Blog Post – ”On Backtracking” https://kayin.moe/backtracking Games: Agency as Art – C. Thi Nguyen https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089?cc=us&lang=en& A Play of Bodies – Brendan Keogh https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037631/a-play-of-bodies/ Shadow The Past’s Porgy Speedruns (1st World Record run) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYXGkX2_IA&t=1s Game Maker’s Notebook – 17 Year Development Journey with Caves of Qud https://interactive.libsyn.com/17-year-development-journey-with-caves-of-qud Kayin’s website https://kayin.moe/about Kayin on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe Trent on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow
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EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Waldorf’s Journey
We're joined by Liz Ryerson (Sounds from the Abyss) and Ben Esposito (Neon White) to discuss Waldorf’s Journey, the 21st game in the UFO 50 collection. "Waldorf didn't go looking for adventure. He was just trying to enjoy a nice nap..." Next week: Porgy Audio edited by Dylan Shumway Show Notes: Terry’s Other Games – A collection of Terry Cavanagh’s smaller works https://terrycavanagh.itch.io/terrys-other-games Paralect https://igf.com/paralect-0 Waldorf’s Journey Speedrun World Record by MACH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv2IlhR1fQw Neon White https://neonwhite.rip/ Liz Ryerson’s Bandcamp https://bandcamp.com/lizryerson Sounds from the Abyss mixes https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEdRlER1F5rGvaoE-XbV6jz6OymxQw4jx&si=HFcDTYa5DPqD_aD5 Great Art by Liz Ryerson https://www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art GDC Experimental Game Workshop links: 2004–2022 GDC Vault Recordings https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+gameplay+workshop 2023–2024 GDC Vault Recordings https://gdcvault.com/browse?keyword=experimental+game+workshop Experimental Game Workshop website https://www.experimentalgameworkshop.org/ GDC 2025 Experimental Games Showcase speaker list https://schedule.gdconf.com/session/experimental-games-showcase/911131 Episode 145 – Addressing Memory with Plunderludics https://eggplant.show/145-addressing-memory-with-plunderludics Episode 94 – Learning to Unclench with Ben Esposito (Neon White) https://eggplant.show/94-neon-white http://discord.gg/eggplant https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow