| 4X Games |
Game Design, Gaming |
Martha Megarry, Stephen McGregor |
205
|
"Mindworm husbandry."
|
0:05:08 |
| Achievements |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
72
|
"Idea! Idea! Idea! Idea!"
|
0:08:10 |
| Arcades |
Gaming, IRL |
Stephen McGregor |
170
|
"Stephen, his arms wide!"
|
0:50:39 |
| Bonus Content |
Gaming, Production |
Mark LaCroix |
229
|
"The random bobblehead."
|
0:12:16 |
| Case Study (Mutazione & Later Alligator) |
Game Design, Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
163
|
"Please cheat, I don't care."
|
0:39:26 |
| Character Roleplaying |
Gaming, Narrative |
Mark LaCroix |
58
|
"Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool."
|
0:40:09 |
| Characterization in Pet Management Games |
Art, Game Design, Gaming |
Sarah Yu, Beth |
290
|
Characterization in Pet Management Games
|
n/a |
| Cheating |
Game Design, Gaming |
Dale LaCroix |
213
|
Evil Games Club 6!
|
0:34:48 |
| Cheating, Part 1 |
Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
310
|
"What's a little grand larceny?"
|
0:36:22 |
| Cheating, Part 2 |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
316
|
Cheating, Part 2
|
0:16:58 |
| Cheating, Part 3 |
Gaming, IRL, Programming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
318
|
"Sad or fascinating?"
|
0:12:26 |
| Co-op Games |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
36
|
"Maybe a Zeldo."
|
0:29:40 |
| Companion Characters |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
312
|
"Ask your friends."
|
0:46:22 |
| Competition |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
24
|
"I trolled myself."
|
0:43:20 |
| Completionism |
Gaming |
Holly Harrison |
323
|
"Sweet, sweet Toronto sounds."
|
0:09:09 |
| Conferences / Gaming Events (revisited) |
Events, Gaming |
Mark LaCroix |
57
|
"This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club!
|
0:14:20 |
| Deluxe Editions |
Gaming, Marketing, Physical Games |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
238
|
"Just-In-Time Compiler."
|
10:04 |
| Designing a Spiritual Successor |
Game Design, Gaming, Production |
Dmitry Samartsev, aka Special Bread |
279
|
Designing a Spiritual Successor
|
n/a |
| DLC and Expansions |
Gaming, Production |
Martha Megarry |
48
|
"I do business."
|
0:02:40 |
| Escapist Games |
Gaming |
Dylan Skerbitz |
189
|
Evil Games Club 5!
|
0:45:46 |
| eSports |
Events, Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
51
|
"Right the dang now."
|
0:30:53 |
| Ethical Consumption |
Gaming, Misc. |
Holly Harrison |
224
|
"To whom it may concern."
|
0:13:06 |
| Exploits |
Gaming, IRL |
Stephen McGregor |
222
|
"The anitidote to hype."
|
0:36:36 |
| Familiarity |
Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
357
|
"Gentlemen, is this where the fisticuffs occur?"
|
0:12:21 |
| Families in Games |
Gaming |
Beth Korth, Andy Korth |
204
|
Families in Games
|
n/a |
| Fanbases |
Gaming, IRL |
Martha Megarry |
119
|
"Let Reggie get back to work."
|
0:16:50 |
| Fighting Games |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
58
|
"Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool."
|
0:08:08 |
| Franchises |
Gaming, Marketing |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
243
|
“The different beams I can do.”
|
0:52:10 |
| Frustration |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
236
|
"Forged by that experience."
|
0:10:34 |
| Game Libraries |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
142
|
"Space ferret seeks PR support."
|
0:02:49 |
| Game Libraries (revisit) |
Gaming, Meta |
Martha Megarry |
200
|
"A Spark Plug." 200th Episode Special
|
1:46:04 |
| Gamer Motivation Profile |
Gaming, IRL |
Adia Alderson |
33
|
Evil Games Club!
|
0:15:20 |
| Games in Games |
Game Design, Gaming |
Mark LaCroix |
68
|
"Videogame turducken."
|
0:43:35 |
| Games in Other Media |
Game Design, Gaming, Narrative |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
195
|
"Human, play Dom-jot?"
|
0:15:25 |
| Games to Play While Social Distancing |
Gaming, IRL |
Martha Megarry |
169
|
"The new normal."
|
0:34:14 |
| Games You Get for Free |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
249
|
"I got all the moons."
|
15:00 |
| Gaming Events |
Events, Gaming |
Mark LaCroix |
1
|
"We in this."
|
0:22:38 |
| Gaming Habits |
Gaming, IRL |
Mark LaCroix |
106
|
"They don't call it 'full.'"
|
0:46:05 |
| Grind |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
224
|
"To whom it may concern."
|
0:47:59 |
| Hidden Information |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
245
|
"Gamedev is jazz."
|
0:36:33 |
| Idle Games |
Game Design, Gaming |
Mark LaCroix |
282
|
"Today’s the day that I screw things up."
|
0:31:45 |
| Inspiration from Behavioral Economics |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
274
|
"I’m not coding your game, y’all figure that out."
|
0:40:58 |
| Loot Boxes |
Gaming, Marketing |
Martha Megarry |
63
|
"I have so much feelings..."
|
0:29:30 |
| Lusory Attitude |
Gaming, IRL |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
302
|
"I love it when you kinda agree."
|
0:38:51 |
| Mario Kart |
Gaming |
Dylan Skerbitz |
33
|
Evil Games Club!
|
1:22:23 |
| Megagames |
Game Design, Gaming, Physical Games |
Trenton Greyoak |
329
|
Megagames
|
n/a |
| Minigames |
Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
294
|
"Layers and layers of hair."
|
0:39:45 |
| Mobile Games |
Gaming, Hardware |
Martha Megarry |
30
|
"75% sure."
|
0:23:34 |
| Modding |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
103
|
"Put it in a WordSpace!"
|
0:05:00 |
| Most Anticipated (for 2022) |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson |
246
|
Nicest of 2021
|
1:10:25 |
| Most Anticipated of 2023 |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson, Holly Harrison |
291
|
Nicest of 2022
|
0:49:28 |
| Most Anticpated of 2024 |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson |
336
|
Nicest of 2023
|
1:01:08 |
| Multi-Generational Gaming |
Gaming, IRL |
Martha Megarry |
153
|
"She also cheats a lot."
|
0:04:49 |
| Nicest (2021) |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson |
246
|
Nicest of 2021
|
0:43:17 |
| Nicest of 2022 |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson, Holly Harrison |
291
|
Nicest of 2022
|
0:04:56 |
| Nicest of 2023 |
Gaming |
Mark LaCroix, Stephen McGregor, Ellen Burns-Johnson |
336
|
Nicest of 2023
|
0:29:11 |
| Nintendo Switch |
Gaming, Hardware |
Martha Megarry |
24
|
"I trolled myself."
|
0:23:49 |
| Nintendo Switch Launch |
Gaming, Hardware |
Stephen McGregor |
18
|
GDC 2017 Special (Part 2)
|
0:19:48 |
| Nostalgia |
Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
82
|
"This is why I subscribe."
|
0:06:43 |
| Off-Ramps |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
268
|
"No referees?!"
|
0:50:00 |
| Platformers |
Game Design, Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
87
|
"Not for me I hate them."
|
0:05:55 |
| Player Friction |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
345
|
"Everything is everything."
|
1:08:31 |
| Player Motivations |
Game Design, Gaming |
Mark LaCroix |
314
|
"Salt, in everything?"
|
0:26:57 |
| Pokémon |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
112
|
"How would I know that?"
|
0:54:18 |
| Power Fantasies |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
144
|
"Explosions!"
|
0:18:08 |
| Pricing |
Gaming, Marketing |
Stephen McGregor |
177
|
"How Quality Is It?"
|
0:59:56 |
| Problematic Games |
Gaming |
Sara Ferret, Ajuawak Kapashesit |
20
|
Co-Op Recap: Problematic Games
|
n/a |
| Racing Games |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
32
|
"We joke here."
|
0:53:02 |
| Relaxing Games |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
239
|
"Oh is that Rugrats?"
|
0:05:30 |
| Roguelikes |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
92
|
"Who are you wearing? Nintendo."
|
0:29:45 |
| Save Scumming |
Game Design, Gaming |
Stephen McGregor |
328
|
"Smarter, more evolved."
|
31:57:0 |
| Should we design for Killers? |
Game Design, Gaming |
Ellen Burns-Johnson |
270
|
"Killed the flightmaster, killed the griffin..."
|
0:49:50 |
| Space Exploration games |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
106
|
"They don't call it 'full.'"
|
0:06:18 |
| Speedrunning |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
36
|
"Maybe a Zeldo."
|
0:47:42 |
| Splatoon 2, ur, I mean Shooters |
Gaming |
Martha Megarry |
41
|
"Proper ones and twos."
|
1:13:45 |
