Special

The State of "Dogpile!"
#311

(Some of) your nice hosts went to Origins Game Fair last week! Aside from taking in the show and learning more about the world of board games, they were there to attend the launch of their card game Glom.

2023.06.29
 
GDC 2023 Special
#300

We hear from "California Business Mark" who spent the week on-location at GDC 2023.

2023.04.01
 
Nicest of 2022
#291

The year 2022 in review! Yes, it's now halfway through February, but being a few weeks late is part of the annual "Nicest Of" tradition.

2023.02.16
 
"Time is just a search bar away."
#288

It's the show's sixth anniversary!

2022.11.26
 
GDC 2022 Special (Part 2)
#258

Settle in, because we could only trim the 5+ hours of interviews we recorded last month at GDC down to 2 hours. Of course, if you want to hear all of it, there's always the Patreon... 😉

2022.04.21
 
GDC 2022 Special (Part 1)
#257

Your nice hosts, plus Dale, traveled to California for free bagels (and other reasons) in this first part of our yearly GDC special.

2022.03.31
 
Game Dev London does Nice Games Jam
#250

For our 250th episode, your nice hosts play a few rounds of a pair of games made by the folks from Game Dev London as part of their very own Nice Games Jam!

2022.03.03
 
"Additional things and stuff." What We Did On Our Winter Break (2021-22)
#248

Hiatus flew by this year for your nice hosts, but they're back in the newly-renovated clubhouse with their annual recounting of what they got up to while away.

2022.02.17
 
Nicest of 2021
#246

It's that season—there's snow on the ground, and it's time for the annual "year in review" episode.

2021.12.17
 
Nice Games Jam
#232

It's your nice hosts second live episode for 2D Con, Minnesota's biggest video game event.

Stephen asks the audience to boo at him, Ellen knows the lingo, and Mark isn't making sense.

2021.09.02
 
with Peter Yang
#231

It's a packed clubhouse for this special episode! Your regular hosts are joined by two guests: Peter Yang and Dale LaCroix.

2021.08.26
 
GDC 2021 Special
#228

Your nice hosts do their best to "attend" GDC 2021, and end up having a really good time. Mark imagines his business card, Ellen asks questions, and Stephen proves he's human.

2021.07.29
 
"So, you made a game engine?"
#223

Back in March, Mark created a game engine in an unfamiliar programming language for an unreleased console... and in June he explained himself in a presentation at IGDATC's Gamedev Meeting.

2021.07.01