Optomon | 65 Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Hey just wanted you guys to know I do listen to these podcasts and enjoy the in depth discussions and humor. Usually while doing household chores. For example I liked in the NEScape episode when you mentioned that it is an especially entertaining game to play with a bunch of people watching who could come up with ideas that the player would not be able to on their own. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 5, 2022 Author Share Posted May 5, 2022 Thanks @Optomon! Glad you're enjoying the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hi all -- after some delays, our Space Raft episode should be on the way later this week. In the meantime, check out this interview we did with Hair of the Dogcast at the 2022 Midwest Gaming Classic! This was a fun, short talk about homebrews, podcasting, and our first time at MGC. You can get the audio version here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 Our Space Raft episode is now live on the podcast feed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Just added a short episode covering Diamond Thieves, a new puzzle platformer for Genesis and Mega Drive. If you haven't heard, this game is being published through a collaboration between Mega Cat Studios and Video Game Sage. Thanks to @Scrobins for the review copy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 Oops... I forgot to post a blog entry for our latest episode, Xeno Crisis! Please enjoy listening to how this intense twin-stick shooter for the Genesis absolutely kicked our asses. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Our latest episode is a short review of Ruby & Rusty Save the Crows, a cute new platformer out soon for Game Boy Color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 Check out our new episode on the NES puzzle platformer Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure! There's also a long conversation about the odd regional cuisine of St. Louis, Missouri, with an emphasis on pizza. You know, if you're into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwolf | 79 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I appreciate the banter - it's refreshing to have that UK voice in there. Personally I only watch UK comedy these days, as I find so much North American comedy is about saying something stupid then laughing as loud as possible about it. Rather than actual joke writing or banter like you get with UK stuff. Then again, I'm a Canadian git who lives with a Brit, so I am biased. As someone who doesn't play a lot of homebrew, I do find the comparisons to other games helpful. That way I can sort of roughly imagine what the game is like, especially when I've never heard of it and have never seen any screenshots or gameplay footage. I wonder if it would be helpful to include a comparison point in the title of each episode? Instead of just the title of the game by itself. That way there's more of a hook to learn more about what the game is about. Like if you said "Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure: Like Nobunaga's Ambition but with Waifus!" or something more accurate but gives me more reason to listen. (Besides your sultry radio voices, that is.) Also, where do I get my HBGC pint glass? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Thanks for the feedback! 22 hours ago, tigerwolf said: I appreciate the banter - it's refreshing to have that UK voice in there. Thank you! Conor would probably want me to specify that he is Irish, but he has been based out of the UK since July. 22 hours ago, tigerwolf said: I wonder if it would be helpful to include a comparison point in the title of each episode? Instead of just the title of the game by itself. That way there's more of a hook to learn more about what the game is about. Like if you said "Alfonzo's Arctic Adventure: Like Nobunaga's Ambition but with Waifus!" or something more accurate but gives me more reason to listen. Just for you, I will try to come up with a comparison to a different Koei game for each episode! In all seriousness, of the three of us I'm the only one with long-term experience in the homebrew scene, so we actually talk about comparisons with other games quite a lot because that's how my co-hosts tend to approach these titles. With that said, I try to avoid pushing this aspect too hard when promoting episodes... I think a lot of developers work hard to make sure their games can stand on their own merits, and I feel like it detracts from that work to only showcase it in light of other, more popular games. 22 hours ago, tigerwolf said: Also, where do I get my HBGC pint glass? Why, you can get one of those beauties right here! They are quite sturdy and the print is surprisingly good quality. I recommend hand wash only: https://www.zazzle.com/store/homebrewgameclub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 Now live on the podcast: We interview @Raftronaut about adapting his NES game Space Raft for arcades, its upcoming Switch release, and a new project inspired by Ninja Gaiden! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 I'm late to update this thread, but we've got a new full episode up about the skull-crushingly good Dungeons & DoomKnights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale_coop | 162 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Great episode thank you, guys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just a quick heads up to anyone who hasn't seen it yet -- our podcast is one year old as of November 1st, so to celebrate we're giving away two of our snazzy HBGC logo pint glasses on social media! The first giveaway is on Twitter. Check out this post for more info. Our second giveaway is only for fans who follow us on Discord. We have great discussions going for every game we cover, so jump on the server with this invite and follow along! Contest info is in the announcements channel. Make sure to get your entries in by noon EST on Friday, November 4th. Good luck and thanks for listening! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Happy Halloween! It's a great time to check out our new episode on Traumatarium and Phobos Dere .gb, two spooktacular titles for Game Boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Just a reminder to enter our Twitter and Discord pint glass giveaways if you haven't yet. Deadline is noon EST on Friday, Nov. 4 (less than 24 hours from this post). There aren't a ton of entries, so you've still got a good chance of winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Hey! I'm bad at updating this thing! Anyway, here's an episode where we played all 67 NES demos between the 2022 NESDev competition and the NESMaker Byte-Off III game jam. Lots of interesting and creative ideas out there, and it will be fun to see where some of these projects go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 And here's our most recent numbered episode, where we cover L'Abbaye des Morts, a Gothic tribute to ZX Spectrum platformers that's been ported to just about every imaginable retro console. We cover the original PC game, as well as four of the ports: Spectrum, NES, Mega Drive, and Commodore 64. (The Amiga port was intended to be console #5, but as my co-host reports after many lost hours to that emulator, "Amiga sucks.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Share Posted March 1, 2023 New episode! This was recorded in mid-January and was supposed to go live several weeks ago, but circumstances led me to push off finishing the edit until this week. It's a bit less organized than what we usually publish but it's a good time regardless. Conor seizes control of the host mic to send the Game Club on a long, rambling, lightly edited conversation about several titles we played in 2022 that deserve more attention. Old games, new games, indie games, mobile games, AAA games – everything is up for discussion. (We even throw some homebrew games in there.) Other topics include game preservation, preorders, a debate about Patreon, online gaming with kids, and... lots of other stuff we'd usually cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 Grab your tweeter and channel your inner pirate radio broadcaster as the gang covers What Remains, a walkie-talkie adventure game for the NES. Conor digs the 1980s vibes, Bart gets duped by a false ending, and Nick brings back the beeps... or, at least, one big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 I had a great conversation with Francesco Bacchelli, creator of the Game Boy series Flying Arrows, about his new Kickstarter campaign (live right now!) and his efforts to save a retro gaming community center in Bologna, Italy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 The Game Club takes on The Cursed Knight, a well-made Mega Drive game that really wants to give you a wedgie and stuff you into a locker. Bart defends his Nintendo bias, Nick rages about passwords, and Conor tries to stay positive. Bonus topic: What's your favorite food item in a video game? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 (edited) Now live on the feed: We interview NES developer and podcaster Kevin Hanley about his many games for the console, his advice for new indie retro creators, and why he thinks we're in a "golden age" for NES homebrew. Check it out at the link below! We covered Kevin’s escape room game NEScape! way back on Episode 4. Check out that entry here. Edited May 17, 2023 by dvertov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted May 26, 2023 Author Share Posted May 26, 2023 Now live on the feed: The Game Club takes on The Machine, a dystopian sci-fi dark comedy for the Game Boy Color with surprising depth. Conor theorizes on how to keep hippies from turning into cannibals, Bart clarifies that we’re not watching a completely unrelated movie, and Nick embraces ethically compromised decision making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvertov | 205 Posted November 21, 2023 Author Share Posted November 21, 2023 Just updating this post with our latest episodes! Find each of them on your favorite podcast app of choice, or click the titles below for direct links: HBGC Interview: Ben Jelter Game Boy developer Ben Jelter joins the gang for a wide-ranging discussion on… Lots of things. Things like: Game design, GB Studio, his favorite homebrews, how to stay productive as a creative professional, hacker movies, the illusion of choice, Just World Theory, and what retro console he’s interested in developing for next (you won’t guess what it is). Oh, and we also talk about his excellent game The Machine, covered in depth on Episode 13 of our podcast. It’s a good time! With Twitter's Decline, What's Next for Indie Game Developers? Twitter, now rebranded "X," has been an important avenue for homebrewers and other indie game developers to connect with each other and promote their work. Tech industry veterans Conor and Nick discuss the decline of the app under Elon Musk, the rise of alternative platforms, and what it might all mean for the homebrew community. Episode 14: Anguna The Game Club takes on three iterations of Nathan Tolbert's Zelda-inspired Anguna series on the Game Boy Advance, Atari 2600, and Nintendo Entertainment System. Conor attempts to define the "walkie-pokey" genre, Nick has a question about where those arrows are coming from, and Bart shares a wholesome story about George Clooney and a litter box. Episode 15: Doodle World and Kubo 3 The Game Club takes on Doodle World and Kubo 3, two NESmaker games created with contributions from children. But are we the right audience for this type of game? We invite some guest experts on the show to discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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