Evil Games Club pits the Nice Games Club’s evil counterparts against their own content! Listen as they discuss what Nice Games Club is doing wrong.
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After recording our extra-long 200th episode, we kept the tape rolling for nearly an hour's worth of additional content.
Your nice host emeritus Martha Megarry returns to the (virtual) clubhouse, along with Dale LaCroix (of Evil Games Club) to celebrate 200 episodes!
- Games for Young Children
- Comedy in Games
This week: Stephen starts out British, Mark gets all the references, and Ellen makes octopus noises.
The clubhouse is packed in this episode, as your nice hosts discuss the Kenyan game dev scene with developers Alila Omondi Wekoto, Denis Odero and Shyam Shah!
Your nice hosts return to Roboston in a first for the program, revisiting and expanding upon on a previous Nice Games Jam game!
This episode bops! Our guest on the show this week is Chel Wong, an award-winning game composer who has worked on several published and early-access titles, like Watch This Space and Kine.
- Games in Other Media
- Online Play
In a heavy start to a very fun episode, your nice hosts check in on each other as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into the fall.
Welcome Heather Gartner, Art Director for Team Toadhouse studio, art streamer and huge D&D fan. Heather (she/they) has been an illustrator for 10+ years.
Narrative designer Xalavier Nelson Jr. enters the clubhouse to discuss the need for game designers to curate influences outside of games, the Half-Life 2s that weren't, the XCOM that wasn't quite, and some things that were!
Your nice hosts recorded a live Nice Games Jam episode at 2D Con 2020! You can listen to the edited audio of the recording here!
- Online Events
- Documentation
This week, Mark becomes a game publisher and a PAX speaker, Ellen builds a desk and reads a book, and Stephen learns his lesson (almost).
Your nice hosts are joined by another nice guest! Jonathan Jennings is a games and XR engineer out of California.
Your nice hosts are doing a LIVE Nice Games Jam in a few hours, and Mark thought maybe he should tell people about it! Listen for details...
- Working From Home
- Small Projects
- Escapist Games
Evil Games Club is back! Dale, Adia and Dylan have returned from outer space to be mean and make trouble in their 5th somewhat-less-than-hostile takeover of the program.
In this episode, Mark and Stephen are joined by guest host Adia Alderson for a thoughtful conversation with Glen Henry, an indie developer out of Jamaica.