- Learning a Game Engine
- Guns
#234
On this week's episode, your nice hosts explore two completely separate but fully compelling topics!
2021.09.24
It's a gamedev podcast!
The show where nice gamedevs Ellen Burns-Johnson, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!
Nice Thinking
#235
After many months of recording over Discord (or together in Mark's and Dale's apartment), Nice Games Club is finding a new place to meet. Well, "finding" isn't really the right word. Mark and Dale are making it happen.
2021.09.16
Star Trek games (from Enterprising Individuals)
#233
Recently, Mark appeared on an episode of the Star Trek interview podcast (and fellow Minnesota production) Enterprising Individuals to talk about Star Trek video games.
2021.09.10
Nice Games Jam
#232
It's your nice hosts second live episode for 2D Con, Minnesota's biggest video game event.
Stephen asks the audience to boo at him, Ellen knows the lingo, and Mark isn't making sense.
2021.09.02
with Peter Yang
#231
It's a packed clubhouse for this special episode! Your regular hosts are joined by two guests: Peter Yang and Dale LaCroix.
with Dana Ware
#230
This week, your nice hosts welcome creative director and all-around "VR Specialist" Dana Ware to talk about location-based entertainment, the incredible potential of VR during a pandemic, and where VR will be in 5 years.
2021.08.19
- Bonus Content
- Giving Talks
#229
It's that time again! Time for another episode, that is. Mark tries to convince his fellow hosts that games should include more bonus content—developer commentary, concept art, and so forth.
2021.08.12
Nice Thinking
#227
This week, we try something new in the clubhouse with the very first Nice Thinking! In Nice Thinking, your nice hosts have a concept or idea that hasn't been fully fleshed out and we workshop it on air.
2021.08.04
GDC 2021 Special
#228
Your nice hosts do their best to "attend" GDC 2021, and end up having a really good time. Mark imagines his business card, Ellen asks questions, and Stephen proves he's human.
2021.07.29
- Gamepads
- Nature in Games
#226
In this episode, Mark gets defensive about his fair city, Ellen declares her love of Big Buttons, and Stephen almost forgets Fingeance, the game he worked on for seven years.
2021.07.23
Nice Games Jam
#225
Your nice hosts come together for their first Nice Games Jam in person in a very long time! Did seeing each other together result in even wilder game jam shenanigans than you'd expect? Listen to the episode to find out!
2021.07.14
- Ethical Consumption
- Grind
#224
Holly Harrison, aka "Best Friend of the Show," is back in the clubhouse! And we recorded this episode in person again! Can you tell? It probably comes through in the goofs...
2021.07.09
"So, you made a game engine?"
#223
Back in March, Mark created a game engine in an unfamiliar programming language for an unreleased console... and in June he explained himself in a presentation at IGDATC's Gamedev Meeting.
2021.07.01
with Reese Valentine and Mackenzie Denker
#221
2021.06.24
- Storytelling
- Exploits
#222
This week, Mark talks about Star Trek, Stephen wants to talk more about Star Trek, and Ellen hypes the website.
2021.06.19