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Your nice hosts have covered hundreds of topics over the years, so we've categorized them here! Select a category, or browse the whole list. You can sort by topic name, episode name, or episode number.
Topic Category Host or Guest # Episode Starts at
Pen and Paper Games Tabletop Mark LaCroix 34 "My computer vapes." 0:37:18
Games User Research and Analytics UI / UX Hannah Murphy 35 Games User Research, Redux! n/a
Enemy AI Game Design Mark LaCroix 36 "Maybe a Zeldo." 0:03:00
Speedrunning Gaming Martha Megarry 36 "Maybe a Zeldo." 0:47:42
Co-op Games Gaming Stephen McGregor 36 "Maybe a Zeldo." 0:29:40
Game Exhibits and Installations Physical Games Mark LaCroix 37 "Ugly and hard to use." 0:36:31
Your Game’s Website Marketing Martha Megarry 37 "Ugly and hard to use." 0:08:13
Losing IRL Stephen McGregor 37 "Ugly and hard to use." 1:06:40
Community Managment Marketing Holly Harrison 40 Community Managment n/a
Splatoon 2, ur, I mean Shooters Gaming Martha Megarry 41 "Proper ones and twos." 1:13:45
Coding Syles Programming Mark LaCroix 41 "Proper ones and twos." 0:36:49
Input Methods and Controls Hardware Stephen McGregor 41 "Proper ones and twos." 0:01:29
Main Menus and First Impressions UI / UX Mark LaCroix 42 "You can see the cabbage in it." 0:39:27
Video Game Immersion Gaming Stephen McGregor 42 "You can see the cabbage in it." 0:05:54
Intro to Linguistics for Game Developers Audio, Game Design Martha Megarry 45 "Qapla'!" 0:03:31
Making Your Own Tools Tools Stephen McGregor 45 "Qapla'!" 0:44:57
Playtesting Production Dale LaCroix 46 Playtesting n/a
Crafting Systems Game Design Adia Alderson 47 Evil Games Club 2! 0:02:46
Bad Gamedev Habits IRL Dale LaCroix 47 Evil Games Club 2! 0:52:39
Game Jams Events Dylan Skerbitz 47 Evil Games Club 2! 0:26:23
Genre in Games Game Design, Meta Mark LaCroix 48 "I do business." 0:38:34
DLC and Expansions Gaming, Production Martha Megarry 48 "I do business." 0:02:40
eSports Events, Gaming Martha Megarry 51 "Right the dang now." 0:30:53
Scope Creep Production Stephen McGregor 51 "Right the dang now." 0:02:41
Preserving the Dreamcast Hardware Ben Franks 52 Preserving the Dreamcast n/a
Upcoming Games Gaming Mark LaCroix 53 "Boo!" 0:04:41
Win Conditions Game Design Stephen McGregor 53 "Boo!" 0:31:07
Release Dates Marketing Mark LaCroix 53 "Boo!" 0:20:58
Puzzle/Escape Rooms Physical Games Art Allen 56 Puzzle/Escape Rooms n/a
Imposter Syndrome (revisited) IRL Stephen McGregor 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 0:03:06
Messages and Meanings (revisited) Game Design Mark LaCroix 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 0:48:44
Prototyping (revisited) Game Design, Production 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 0:40:08
VR Development (revisited) VR / AR / XR Martha Megarry 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 0:24:50
The Future of Nice Games Club Meta 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 1:13:57
Conferences / Gaming Events (revisited) Events, Gaming Mark LaCroix 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 0:14:20
Strategy Guides (revisited) Gaming Stephen McGregor 57 "This misinformation vortex." One year of Nice Games Club! 1:06:04
Fighting Games Gaming Stephen McGregor 58 "Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool." 0:08:08
Character Roleplaying Gaming, Narrative Mark LaCroix 58 "Shaniqua Shepard sounds cool." 0:40:09
Repetition Game Design Martha Megarry 61 "Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing." 0:46:44
Influences IRL, Production Mark LaCroix 61 "Schrödinger’s Animal Crossing." 0:02:49
Releasing a Game Marketing, Production Ben Burnes 62 Releasing a Game n/a
Loot Boxes Gaming, Marketing Martha Megarry 63 "I have so much feelings..." 0:29:30
Loot Systems Game Design Stephen McGregor 63 "I have so much feelings..." 0:03:58
Stephen’s Nicest (2017) Nicest Stephen McGregor 66 Nicest of 2017 0:32:33
Mark’s Nicest (2017) Nicest Mark LaCroix 66 Nicest of 2017 0:22:09
Martha’s/Mortho’s Nicest (2017) Nicest Martha Megarry 66 Nicest of 2017 0:08:19
Martha's/Mortho's Most Anticipated (for 2018) Nicest Martha Megarry 66 Nicest of 2017 n/a
Stephen's Most Anticipated (for 2018) Nicest Stephen McGregor 66 Nicest of 2017 0:38:35
Character Dialogue Game Design, Production Felix Foster 67 Character Dialogue n/a
Games in Games Game Design, Gaming Mark LaCroix 68 "Videogame turducken." 0:43:35
Steam Hardware, Marketing Stephen McGregor 68 "Videogame turducken." 0:10:06
Global Game Jam 2018 Events 70 Global Game Jam 2018 Special n/a
Starting a Game IRL Martha Megarry 71 "Martha's philosophy on life." 0:39:18
Merch Marketing Mark LaCroix 71 "Martha's philosophy on life." 0:07:49
Puzzle Design Game Design Martha Megarry 72 "Idea! Idea! Idea! Idea!" 0:39:46
Achievements Game Design, Gaming Stephen McGregor 72 "Idea! Idea! Idea! Idea!" 0:08:10
Learning Through Games Game Design, UI / UX Ellen Burns-Johnson 75 Learning Through Games n/a
Game Programming Programming Mark LaCroix 76 "Smart lazy." 0:09:13
Work Spaces IRL, Tools Stephen McGregor 76 "Smart lazy." 0:52:06
Gamedev Philosophies IRL, Misc. Martha Megarry 77 "That gets real meta, real fast." 0:45:26
Research for Games Game Design Mark LaCroix 77 "That gets real meta, real fast." 0:10:35
GDC 2018 Highlights Events Mark LaCroix 80 GDC 2018 Special 0:02:17
Character Design Art, Narrative Martha Megarry 81 "A thousand monies." 0:32:52
"Bad" Game Design Game Design Stephen McGregor 81 "A thousand monies." 0:02:48
Nostalgia Gaming Stephen McGregor 82 "This is why I subscribe." 0:06:43
PC Games Market Marketing, Production Mark LaCroix 82 "This is why I subscribe." 0:34:23
Physical Games Physical Games Martha Megarry 84 "We should go outside!" 0:41:21
Making a Demo Marketing, Production Mark LaCroix 84 "We should go outside!" 0:12:40
Workflows IRL, Production Aubrey Jane Scott 85 Workflows n/a
Platformers Game Design, Gaming Martha Megarry 87 "Not for me I hate them." 0:05:55
Player Agency Game Design, Narrative Stephen McGregor 87 "Not for me I hate them." 0:48:55
The Gaming Press Gaming, IRL, Marketing Ben Hanson 88 The Gaming Press n/a
Star Trek Games Gaming Mark LaCroix 89 "A mean secret that stays in this room." 0:31:20
Media Relations Marketing, Production Holly Harrison 89 "A mean secret that stays in this room." 0:01:25
Code Libraries Programming Mark LaCroix 90 "Press A to jump." 0:17:29