- Cameras
- Bug Tracking and Triage
#286
Lots of technical talk in this episode as your nice hosts wade into these two large topics!
2022.11.10
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
#285
It’s everyone’s favorite rhythm fighting game that doesn’t exist yet, ‘Rhythm Rumble’, back for more discussion in this week's NiceThinking Episode.
2022.11.03
- Branding & Iconography
- The Ethics of Engagement
#284
It's spooky season! Stephen is SO over it, but he can't escape all the scary stuff happening in this week's episode.
2022.10.28
with Ryan Brown
#283
This week, we talk with Super Rare Games' "Head of Words," Ryan Brown, about his company's approach to physical game distribution for indie games, and what it takes to get your game not just on a Nintendo, but on a Nintendo cartridge.
2022.10.20
- Pre-production
- Idle Games
#282
Your nice hosts start off strong with an excellently performed intro, and it just gets better from there!
2022.10.13
Nice Games Jam
#281
Game designer Osama Dorias returns to the clubhouse to help design a game that can be played remotely, and provides some (much needed?) structure to the Nice Games Jam process.
2022.10.06
- Keeping a Game Design Journal
- Bringing Other Media into Games
#280
In this slightly-longer-than-normal episode, we start with a pandemic check-in. (Bivalent boosters are available! Go get 'em!) Ellen leads us on a journaling journey, sharing the embarrassing evidence of past attempts.
2022.09.30
with Dmitry Samartsev, aka Special Bread
#279
We welcome our first pseudonymous guest to the clubhouse to discuss what it's like making a game to carry the banner (and serve the community) of a previous title.
2022.09.22
- Verisimilitude
- Indie Game Credits
#278
Your nice hosts' pronunciation is on point this week as they say a really hard word a large number of times!
2022.09.14
with Frank DeMarco and Blake Andrews
#277
This week, a behind-the-scenes look into the game that uses a skateboard deck as a controller! Scrapebopard combines elements of rhythm, racing, and fighting games to create a unique boss attack experience.
2022.09.08
- Broken games
- Support Systems
#276
In this episode the your nice hosts discuss broken games, solved games, and purposely broken games. Ellen realizes that even if it is broken, doesn't mean you need to fix it.
2022.09.01
Nice Games Jam
#275
It's our second climb into the scruff as your nice hosts continue development on "Dogpile!" We've updated the rules and did a lot of work toward defining the properties of a full prototype deck, consisting of 100, or 150...
2022.08.25
- GameMaker for Unity Devs
- Inspiration from Behavioral Economics
#274
Your nice hosts accidentally stumble into the thesis of the show as this episode explores these two topics!
2022.08.17
with Andrew Eiche
#273
Your nice hosts talk to Andrew Eiche, COO at Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator, Vacation Simulator, Cosmonious High) about the state of VR in 2022, and where VR and VR development tools may be going in the coming years.
2022.08.11
Nice Games Jam
#272
It’s Ellen’s 100th episode as a Nice Games Club host! And there’s no better way to celebrate a big day than with a Nice Games Jam. Dale gave us a prompt and you’ll never guess the theme.
2022.08.05