Homebrew Game Club Podcast

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Now live on the feed: Episode #16: Shmups!

The gang takes on three very short but action-packed shoot 'em ups: Omega Blast for the Mega Drive, Dangan GB2 for the Game Boy Color, and Flight of Pigarus for the Master System. We also reveal the winners of our 2023 shoot 'em ups high score competition.

Our next game will be Full Quiet for the NES. Find it on Steam, Nintendo e-Shop, or Xbox, or ⁠get the cartridge here.

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Now live on the feed: HBGC Answers Your Questions!

In this extra special bonus episode, Conor, Bart, and Nick scour the "Ask the Podcast" channel from the HBGC Discord server to catch up on unanswered questions over the last year. Questions like: How long should a homebrew game be? What's your favorite video game movie? Is Atari still Atari? And what's your desert island laundry detergent? The gang even employs artificial intelligence to answer the most pressing question of our day: What is the Frogger frog's job?

Nick also offers his extended take on Breath of the Wild. (It's long.)

Got your own question for us to answer? Head over to our Discord server and let us know in #ask-the-podcast!

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The full list of questions answered in our "Ask The Podcast" bonus episode:

Raftronaut: What is your desert island laundry detergent?

Dale Coop: What would be a good length of a homebrew game? (Does size matter??)

Matt Hughson: You should do an "extras" on the mario movie.  [ed: This is not a question.]

Eric Wilder: With the Atari release of the 2600+ are all independently made 2600 games technically no longer considered 'homebrew'?

Raftronaut: The frog from Frogger is clearly going to work based on the briefcase they’re carrying. What type of job do you think the Frogger frog is commuting to?

Raftronaut: What are the characteristics of a good instruction manual? What are some examples of things you like/dislike?

Dale Coop: What is your favorite(s) Homebrew? What homebrew would you like to have in your collection?

Raftronaut: What’s the podcast’s favorite movie about video games?

Wiedo: What do you think about physical-only game releases?

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Now live on the feed: Episode 17: Full Quiet!

Special guest host Chris (aka @Deadeye) joins Conor and Nick for a deep dive into Retrotainment Games’ brilliant but baffling Full Quiet for NES. Conor reveals his new game design concept (the F.A.R.T.W.A.L.K.), Nick dusts off his memories of Russian literature, and Chris… probably isn’t used to this amount of profanity in a homebrew podcast.

Our next Game Club picks will be Flea! and Tapeworm Disco Puzzle for NES and Dreamcast. Find links to both at ⁠Lowtek Games’ website⁠.

 

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Tonight! The Homebrew Game Club plays through swashbuckling platformer The Storied Sword for NES. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden and Sunsoft’s Batman, The Storied Sword is a fast-paced action game with tight wall-jumping mechanics. Just 13 days left to back it on Kickstarter!
 

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Last night’s livestream of The Storied Sword is now on YouTube. Thanks to everyone who showed up to participate in the chat!

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Now on the feed: Audio from our first live show ever at the Midwest Gaming Classic 2024! Huge thanks to John Vanderhoef (Orebody Series) and Greg Caldwell (Retrotainment Games) who joined us on stage to talk about NES development and publishing.

Find it at https://bit.ly/hbgameclub or wherever you get podcasts!