- Game Libraries
- Marketing 001
#142
While Stephen is away at the Game Devs of Color Expo in New York, Ellen Burns-Johnson joins in the club house to discuss organizing your game library and what to do when you actually
2019.08.06
It's a gamedev podcast!
The show where nice gamedevs Lydia Symchych, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!
with Marina Kittaka
#141
This week, your nice hosts are joined by Marina Kittaka, artist and co-developer on the upcoming Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.
2019.07.30
- Stealth Games
- Motion Controls
#140
This week your Nice Hosts appear out of nowhere to discuss Stealth Games and Motion Controls! Mark shoots lasers, Stephen time travels and Martha joins a geriatric gang.
Dishonored 2 cover art copyright Bethesda.
2019.07.23
- Designing Horror Games
- Designing Sports Games
#139
This week, your nice hosts talk about a pair of game genres that none of them are that wild about, and Mortho returns to brighten the proceedings!
2019.07.16
Nice Games Bulletin
#138
All the news that fit to pod! Mark makes a Mario, Martha adds things to her wishlist and Stephen gets mad at his TV.
2019.07.08
with Matt Gravelle
#137
This week, we welcome friend of the show Matt Gravelle into the clubhouse to talk about the ups and downs of, and lessons learned from, the decade-plus history of his indie game company, Graveck Interactive.
2019.07.02
- Patches and Add-on Content
- International Age Ratings Systems
#136
Stephen has been working on patches for Treasure Stack and Mark has been busy getting age ratings around the world for Widget Satchel so this episode is jam packed with knowledge! Mark tricks his parents, Martha hides from E.T.
2019.06.25
E3 2019 Special
#135
Stephen's back from E3, and brought back tales of standing in line, going out at night, and staying in on Thursday.
2019.06.18
Nice Games Jam
#134
2019.06.11
- Extra Modes
- Unit Testing
#133
This week in the clubhouse, Stephen wants do more with less, Mark wants to do more with more, and Martha wants to do less to more.
2019.06.04
with Beth Korth
#132
This week we have Beth Korth of Howling Moon Software back to talk about Narrative Design and her process for designing and writing Verdant Skies!
2019.05.28
- Game Length
- Saving and Loading Systems
#131
This week in the clubhouse, Stephen breaks the ice, Martha dreams of writing passwords, and Mark makes a Jurassic Park reference (@ us if you recognize it!).
2019.05.21
- Scoring Systems
- Lives and Continues
#130
This week on Nice Games Club we rack up a ridiculous number of points while discussing scoring systems, lives and continues! We debate whether these systems are relics from the arcade past or are still relevant game mechanics.
2019.05.13
Nice Games Bulletin
#129
2019.05.07
Nice Games Jam
#128
This week on the program is another Nice Games Jam, where we are given a prompt from Martha’s boyfriend (and Evil Games Club co-host) Dylan, which we have to use to create a playable game prototype by the end of the episode.
2019.04.30