Roundtable

  • Nostalgia
  • PC Games Market
#82

This week, Mark returns from San Fransisco, your nice hosts get the math wrong, and everyone agrees that Claw Breaker is worth real money.

2018.04.17
 
  • "Bad" Game Design
  • Character Design
#81

Mark is still in San Fransisco, so his lovely wife Dale (she of Evil Games Club) fills in and talks with Martha and Stephen about bad game design and good character design.

2018.04.10
 
  • Research for Games
  • Gamedev Philosophies
#77

This week, your nice hosts get a bit personal as they talk about the research that has gone into their games and the philosophies behind them, as well what exactly a Nice Game is.

2018.03.20
 
  • Game Programming
  • Work Spaces
#76

This week Stephen made it to the clubhouse despite the Minnesota snow, Mark shares his knowledge of object oriented programming and Martha yells at the Unity docs.

2018.03.15
 
  • Achievements
  • Puzzle Design
#72

This week, your nice hosts talk about Star Trek for longer than usual, and Mortho returns with an NGC Sports Update.

2018.02.21
 
  • Merch
  • Starting a Game
#71

This week, Martha goes into more detail about her game, Stephen gushes about all the plushies he wants and Mark reminisces about the good old days of Super Mario Bros. 3.

2018.02.13
 
  • Steam
  • Games in Games
#68

It's been awhile since your nice hosts recorded in the clubhouse, and they have a lot to talk about, including news about Martha's now-in-development point-and-click game!

2018.01.23
 
  • Loot Systems
  • Loot Boxes
#63

This week, your nice hosts get into it. Stephen is split on everything, Mark is the bad guy, and it's all Martha's fault.

2018.01.02
 
  • Influences
  • Repetition
#61

This week is Stephen's first turn as roundtable host, Mark teaches us about film and Martha sells her soul for three Destiny 2 faction tokens.

2017.12.12
 
  • Fighting Games
  • Character Roleplaying
#58

This week, Martha hosts her first roundtable episode, Mark starts another argument, and Stephen gets sassy about his favorite game genre.

2017.11.28
 
  • Imposter Syndrome (revisited)
  • Conferences / Gaming Events (revisited)
  • VR Development (revisited)
  • Prototyping (revisited)
  • Messages and Meanings (revisited)
  • Strategy Guides (revisited)
  • The Future of Nice Games Club
#57

It’s a very special episode, as your nice hosts celebrate one year(!!!) of Nice Games Club by revising their favorite topics from the show’s first 50+ episodes.

2017.11.21
 
  • Upcoming Games
  • Release Dates
  • Win Conditions
#53

In our first (and likely only ever) Halloween episode, Martha haunts the clubhouse, Mark delivers some bad Zelda-related news to Stephen, and from Stephen’s topic a thousand flowers bloom.

2017.11.01
 
  • Scope Creep
  • eSports
#51

In this episode, Stephen fights his demons, Martha likes sports now, and Mark learns a lot about both.

2017.10.07
 
  • DLC and Expansions
  • Genre in Games
#48

This week, Stephen finally gets a theme song, Mark plays devil's advocate, and Martha gets dangerously close to a topic your nice hosts swore to never talk about on the show.

2017.10.02
 
  • Intro to Linguistics for Game Developers
  • Making Your Own Tools
#45

This week, Martha has so much to talk about that she runs out of time, Stephen espouses the virtues of building your own gamedev tools, and Mark names the episode after a Star Trek thing because it's his birthday today so he gets to

2017.09.12