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The show where nice gamedevs Lydia Symchych, Mark LaCroix, and Stephen McGregor (with friends and guests) talk gaming and game development!

  • 90s Consoles
  • Video Game Soundtracks
#108

This week your Nice Hosts turn the Club House into a time machine to discuss 90s consoles and listen to some wicked video game soundtracks.

2018.10.17
 
Code Comment: "Adjacency"
#107

This week’s episode is another edition of Code Comment, where your nice hosts look at the project, code, assets, and design of an indie game to see how it’s made.

2018.10.10
 
  • Space Exploration games
  • Gaming Habits
#106

This week, Stephen promises he can stop whenever he wants, Martha gets there eventually, and Mark earns 100%.

2018.10.02
 
Nice Games Jam
#105

This week on Nice Games Club we are trying out a new type of episode: Nice Games Jam! We get a topic from Martha’s boyfriend Dylan and then attempt to create a playable game by the end of the episode.

2018.09.25
 
  • Hub Worlds and Safe Houses
  • Environmental Storytelling
#104

This week on the program, Mark starts playing Spider-Man, Stephen ignores your narrative, and Martha is very smart.

2018.09.18
 
  • Modding
  • Self-publishing Must-haves
#103

This week on Nice Games Club your nice hosts talk all about Modding and Self-Publishing Must-Haves. Stephen explains different viewpoints on mod-ownership, Martha goes fishing on easier mode and Mark makes too many gifs.

2018.09.11
 
Code Comment: "Verdant Skies"
#102

This week, we look at Verdant Skies, the sci-fi life-simluation game from Howling Moon Software, available now on Steam,

2018.09.06
 
  • Pitching to Consoles
  • Turn-Based RPGs
#101

This week, Mark doesn’t respect your secrets (but will keep them), Martha tells us where D&D really comes from, and Stephen reveals that he will play a Kirby RPG if someone makes one for him.

2018.08.29
 
"100 times nice." 100th Episode Special
#100

In this episode, your nice hosts celebrate 100 episodes of Nice Games!

2018.08.22
 
Code Comment: "Fingeance"
#99

This week’s episode is another edition of Code Comment, where your nice hosts look at the project, code, assets, and design of an indie game in development to see how it’s made.

2018.08.15
 
  • Developing Ideas
  • Game Dev Success
#98

This week, a listener gives Martha a great topic, Mark establishes a Do-ocracy, and Stephen has trouble with transitions.

2018.08.07
 
with Andrew Fladeboe
#97

This week on Nice Games Club we interview VR Developer Andrew Fladeboe about his dream-like VR experience/thesis project Oneirogen!

2018.07.31
 
  • Level Design
  • HUDs
#96

This week on Nice Games Club your nice hosts discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of Level Design and Heads Up Displays. Mark has opinions about Sonic, Stephen picks his hill to die on and Martha brings in a pinch hitter.

2018.07.24
 
Code Comment: "Metro Nexus"
#95

This week’s episode is another edition of Code Comment, where your nice hosts look at the project, code, assets, and design of an indie game in development to see how it’s made.

2018.07.17
 
  • Language of Games
  • Sequels
#94

This week, Martha admits to piracy, Stephen tells Nintendo to just stop making GameCube controllers already, and Mark tells his favorite video game story which is about buttons because Mark is boring.

2018.07.10