Roundtable

  • Resource Management in Games
  • Boss Battles
#126

This week on Nice Games Club we talk all about Resource Management in Games and Boss Battles! Join us as we discuss mana, cooldowns, super meters and how to make boss battles unique but not frustrating.

2019.04.16
 
  • Team Building
  • Game Identities
#123

Mark and Dale are at GDC so Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us to talk all about Team Building and Game Identities! Join us for this chill evening recording session and discuss the more existential side of game development.

2019.04.02
 
  • Localization Systems
  • Accessibility
#121

In this episode your Nice Hosts talk all about two important aspects of game design that can help more people play your games- Localization Systems and Accessibility!

2019.03.20
 
  • Fanbases
  • Game Design Balance
#119

Your nice hosts are big fans of video games, video game makers, and podcasts.

2019.03.05
 
  • Audio Basics
  • Representation in Games
#118

In this episode, your nice hosts make sure you know that Treasure Stack, the game Stephen "is paid to work on," is coming out Friday, March 1st!

2019.02.26
 
  • Writing for Games
  • Intellectual Property and the Public Domain
#115

Your Nice Hosts are back from PodCon 2 and fresh off the Global Game Jam where Martha wrote a game for the first time! We talk all about that experience as well as celebrate Public Domain Day for the first time in 20 years.

2019.02.06
 
  • Optimization
  • Pokémon
#112

In this week's episode, Mark tackles optimization and Martha attempts to Catch 'em all.

2018.11.15
 
  • Game Dev as a Day Job
  • Unions
#111

This week on Nice Games Club we talk all about the labor of love that is making games for a living: how it can be great, how it can be not-so-great and how it could get better.

2018.11.06
 
  • 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
 
  • 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
 
  • 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
 
  • 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
 
  • 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