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Nice Games Club - a gamedev podcast!

Lydia, Stephen, and Mark

The podcast where nice gamedevs talk gaming and game development. Nice!

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"Please cheat, I don't care." Unlocks; Case Study...

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2020/03/25

This week, Stephen is crowned the new King of Transitions, Martha gets around to playing two games she'd been meaning to for awhile, and Mark briefly impersonates a saxophone.0:06:19UnlocksStephen's Unlock Taxonomy:Achievement-based: Do a thing, get unlock related to thing.Experience-based: Play the game, get a thing based on how much you've played.Loot-based: Play the game, get random thing.Currency-based: Earn in-game currency, pick an unlock to purchase.New Game Plus: Complete the game, get new

"GDC" 2020 Special

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2020/03/25

Yes, yes, we know GDC was cancelled, but your nice hosts still had plenty of stuff to talk about, including how GDC itself adapted itself into a non-event, how some business still got done, and next-gen hardware news from Microsoft and Sony that was too big to be rescheduled.As part of an industry-wide effort to give people something to do while they're stuck inside, Mark gathered a few Twin Cities indiedevs to sell a bundle of their recent titles at a deep discount. It's the Twin Cities Indies Say

"When in doubt, call it Gan Ainm." Naming Things;...

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2020/03/18

This week on Nice Games Club, we talk about Naming Things and Rhythm Games! Stephen lays down a beat, Martha brings up fuzzy math, and Mark uses every excuse to talk about Star Trek.We mentioned the previous Train Jam episode (#17):GDC 2017 Special (Part 1)0:17:47Naming ThingsGoogle Trends0:52:45Rhythm GamesHarminix's next music-making game puts your DJ skills to the testChristine FisherEngadgetEpisode where Mark talks about his Rock Band experience (#153):"She also cheats a lot."Ape Out - Arcade

"If you're feeling saucy..." Day-One Patches; Crunch

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2020/03/10

Your nice hosts finally get around to some classic topics in this week's episode. Mark explains why Widget Satchel takes longer to download than he'd have liked, Stephen is worried that you might learn the wrong lessons, and Martha disagrees.It took some sleuthing, but Mark found proof that Crunch, the mascot for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was named for the Nestle candy bar.0:02:48Day-One PatchesWhy 'Day-One Patches' Are So CommonRami IsmailKotakuThe Switch patch for Widget Satchel that Mark

"GDC Auxli- Aux- Alternative!" Nice Games Bulletin

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2020/03/03

Ellen Burns-Johnson joins us in the club house to discuss the latest in game dev news! We talk about the latest releases, GDC getting "postponed", Kickstarter unionizing and more. Be nice and have a listen!Bulletin topic (Recent releases)Timecode0:05:34HyperDot is a local game by Stephen's brother Charles! Buy it!Bulletin topic (News)Timecode0:20:22Important GDC 2020 Update - GDCTrain Jam is still on!Wings Fund is providing GDC relief funding.Plan B Project has an event page on Facebook.AltGDC will

"We are making progress toward that, then."

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2020/02/19

We're back! This week, your nice hosts talk about what they did over their winter break, from taking up residence in a new clubhouse, to developing a new logo and website, and more! But in the end, everything is still nice.Highlights of this extra-long special episode:Martha proposes a Nice Games Club IDE color theme......Dale joins the show to point out that making a logo for a podcast is harder than making a logo for a game......and after all the redesign work, Stephen makes a late pitch to rename

Nice Games Jam: "Buttons and Triggers and Sticks, Oh...

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2020/02/11

#149Buttons and Triggers and Sticks, Oh My!Nice Games Jam2019.09.25This week's episode is sponsored by Codecks, the project management tool for game developers, by game developers! Sign up for free at http://codecks.io/nicegamesclub to let them know we sent you!It's another Nice Games Jam! This time, our boyfriend Dylan sent in a particularly interesting challenge, asking your nice hosts to design a game where the player's load-out impacts the game's controls.After an aborted attempt to make it into

"It's Black History Month, y'all!" Audio Basics;...

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2020/02/04

#118"It's Black History Month, y'all!"Roundtable2019.02.26In 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!Mark then gives a primer on some audio basics that will help you understand how sound works, and works in your game. Even if you're bored by that, be sure to stick around for a discussion Stephen leads about representation in games."Treasure Stack Reveals Launch Date With a Trailer Powered By

Nice Games Jam: "Ants of Destiny: Morsels of the...

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2020/01/28

#143Ants of Destiny: Morsels of the QueenNice Games Jam2019.08.13This week in the clubhouse, Stephen is still away in New York.Ellen is back to help out with a Nice Games Jam! Our prompt: create a JRPG-inspired game in under an hour. But like any good JRPG, it took twice as long to complete as expected...Ellen's handwritten notes are worth a look! (PDF) And here's the Wikipedia page for Weevil, which Ellen wanted you to see.PromptWhat would the Nice Games Club take on a JRPG be? Do thatGame

Developer/Publisher Relations (with August Brown)...

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2020/01/21

#120Developer/Publisher RelationsInterview2019.03.12This week, August Brown (senior producer for Kongregate Publishing) enters the clubhouse to reveal the secrets of successful developer/publisher relationships!Your nice hosts learn what publishers expect from a pitch, how forming a relationship with a publisher isn't always strictly business, and that publishers also think you're not charging enough money for your game.Developer/Publisher RelationsProductionKongregate PublishingSelf-publish on

"Steal this episode." Writing for Games; Intellectual...

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2020/01/14

#115"Steal this episode."Roundtable2019.02.06Your 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. Mark guides us through the history of copyright, Stephen jams in 3D and Martha is a totally normal McElroy Fan (tmtmtmtm)Photo by GLITCHLiving Computer MuseumGlobal Game Jam games from MinnesotaWriting for Games0:15:15Martha

Nostalgia and the Lo-fi Aesthetic (with Marina...

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2020/01/07

#141Nostalgia and the Lo-fi AestheticInterview2019.07.30Wishlist/purchase Anodyne 2: Return to Dust on:Steam | Itch.io | Kartridge | GoGThis week, your nice hosts are joined by Marina Kittaka, artist and co-developer on the upcoming Anodyne 2: Return to Dust.Marina made the 30-foot journey from her desk to the clubhouse in order to discuss Anodyne's theme of nostalgia, the "personal" authenticity of the game's lo-fi PS1-era aesthetics, jumping in to her first 3D project, leveraging your limitations,

"100 times nice." 100th Episode Special [Nice Replay]

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2019/12/31

#100"100 times nice." 100th Episode SpecialSpecial2018.08.22In this episode, your nice hosts celebrate 100 episodes of Nice Games! We reminisce a bit on how the podcast has been going and go behind the scenes on what it takes to release one of the episodes.Thanks for listening to us 100 times!100th Episode Special 0:00:27MetaOur evil counterparts, Evil Games Club, have released two episodes so far...Evil Games Club! and this one Evil Games Club 2!Martha in the recording studio aka

"Somebody's first episode." Language of Games;...

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2019/12/24

#94"Somebody's first episode."Roundtable2018.07.10You can wishlist Widget Satchel and Claw Breaker on Steam right now! You can also add Widget Satchel and Claw Breaker to your itch.io collection!This week, Martha admits to piracy, Stephen tells Nintendo to just stop making GameCube controllers already, and Mark tells his favorite video game story which is about buttons because Mark is boring.Amazing Mario 3 Speedrun Is Full Of Setbacks And Sportsmanship - Heather Alexandra, KotakuLanguage of

Nicest of 2019

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2019/12/17

It's time once again to bring you the Nicest Games of 2019! Or rather, the nicest games that we played in 2019. We also talk about our game dev resolutions and the games we are excited for in 2020.We also have some programming news! We are going on hiatus until February 2020 to work on a revamp of our website and logo. We will be bringing you some of the nicest episodes from the past year or so to tide you over until then. Happy new decade, everyone!0:02:26Local Releases (2019)Widget SatchelTreasure

Evil Games Club 4!

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2019/12/10

Evil Games Club is back! Dale, Adia, and Dylan are here to correct the score and give their take on past Nice Games Club topics, including "Writing For Games," "Reravel," and "Video Game Nostalgia." They’re at it again—being evil, that is!Felix Drags Dale Through The Marvel Universe (a podcast)Dylan thwarted Dale's attempts at taking publicity photos.0:10:00Writing for GamesThe Interactive Fiction CompetitionNaNoRenO on ItchThe Outer Worlds has some unusual (and awesome) character-building

"Calendar math!" Calendar Math (Production...

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2019/12/03

This week on the show, your nice hosts take two very different in-depth approaches to a topic that pops up a lot on the show: the ever-challenging calendar math!We spoke with Jajeev on a recent episode about UI design.User InterfacesWe recently spoke with Martha's dad about board game design and his work writing cross-compilers for 8-bit computers.Board Game Design0:07:41Calendar Math (Production Schedules)Our guest Eric Johnson went in-depth on Agile development in a recent episode.Agile

"Space ferrets lift off!" Widget Satchel Special

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2019/11/29

Widget Satchel is out! Go buy it on Steam, Itch or Switch! Your Nice Hosts celebrate by talking all about Widget Satchel-related topics, like Metroidvania level design, world building in platformers, and (of course) ferrets!Widget Satchel is out! Buy it on PC and Switch here:Widget Satchel on SteamWidget Satchel on ItchWidget Satchel on the Nintendo E-shopWidget Satchel has ferrets, unlike another recent Switch gameOther meta notes:Protospiel/Minispiel, table top prototyping

Nice Games Jam: "Reravel: A Backwards Storytelling Game"

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2019/11/19

This week, our boyfriend Dylan gave your nice hosts a prompt to create "a narrative game where the story is told backwards." This one is a slow burn, but it really cooks by the end!With Stephen still away, Dale LaCroix (she of Evil Games Club and your nice social media manager) re-enters in the clubhouse to help create this week's game.But Dale didn't just join your nice hosts for this week's jam. She also took the resulting game and made improvements once the recording stopped! Not only that, but

"All your maps are belong to us." Localization;...

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2019/11/12

Nice Games Club Social Media Manager (and Evil Games Co-host) Dale LaCroix joins us to discuss Localization and Navigation, both in games and IRL. Is Google Translate enough for your game? Will your awesome pun work in Spanish? What do Ikea and airports have to do with level design? Stick around past the outro for more Dale Travel Tips!0:18:42LocalizationGamedev Polyglot Google Spreadsheet1:00:52NavigationWant To Learn About Game Design? Go To IkeaJamin WarrenReadwriteIKEA, and the Logic of Video

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