Acid Flip is now out on early access; it’s a game by Triadne — Jessica Kendrick — that pretty literally takes aim at asset-flipped, zombie-clone games.
Jessica Kendrick tells us what inspired her to make Acid Flip, negativity and stress in the Steam Greenlight process, and what it’s like working on two games at once.
Download link – Super Gamer 88 – The Assets! They’re Alive!, Jessica Kendrick
Seems like every podcast is getting in on the Dungeons and Dragons theme; why should this one be any different? This week’s guest is my dear friend and longtime Dungeon Master, Justin Gibbs. We talk favourite campaigns, tips for DMs and players, miniatures, and more!
Download link – Super Gamer 87 – Dungeon Master Extraordinaire, Justin Gibbs
Apex Construct is not Apex Legends. If you go to the Chinese Steam page for Apex Construct it will tell you this explicitly. This week’s guest is Andreas Juliusson, marketing and communications manager for Fast Travel Games, and he’s here to tell us why that is.
Download link – Super Gamer 86 – This Apex Isn’t That Apex (Andreas Juliusson)
Follow @FastTravelGames on Twitter and Facebook. This week they’re celebrating Apex Construct‘s one-year anniversary on PSVR.
Owners of Apex Construct have a chance to win this beauty on Wednesday, February 20th. Follow Fast Travel Games on social media to learn how.
In this week’s Super Gamer, we’ve got Jordan Allen of Enkian Games on to talk about their recent release: Tales of Enki: Pilgrimage. Listen in on some of the nitty-grit of RPG making: How much damage should each weapon do? How much health should a Red Potion restore? And how much effort goes into creating NPCs?
Daniel Voth is a super nice guy who’s always gone out of his way to say hello to me at events. He’s also a major contributor in the Winnipeg gaming scene. He’s a project manager at Bit Space Development, administrator of IGDA Winnipeg, and co-coordinator of Winnipeg Game Jam.
After talking about how Daniel got to be so involved in the gaming community, we get deep into perception and language and relationships in games, and we answer the question: Can Daniel walk on his hands?
Download link – Super Gamer 82 – Daniel Voth
Hey Super Gamers, tune in to episode 72 to hear from the prez (Melanie Penner) and VP (Lorhiz Aquino) of University of Manitoba eSports. Hear about the group’s growth into a more competitive program, where they want to go from here, and how you can join.
Download link – Super Gamer episode 72 – U of M eSports
Virtual reality + licensed venue you can book with your friends = super happy fun time!
Chris Hall is the owner of The Portal in Winnipeg, which is pretty much exactly the above equation. He’s our guest of Episode 71, and he’s generously offered 20 per cent off for bookings for Super Gamer listeners: just enter “SGP” in when you book time at https://www.theportalwpg.ca.
Download link – Super Gamer episode 71 – The Portal
Today’s guest is Peadar McMahon of Mojopin Studios. Mojopin is making a Gaelic football game, and is looking for funding. Gaelic football is awesome, but Peadar says an old video game franchise of it on PS2 was not. Mojopin is shooting for awesome with its game. Check out the Kickstarter here.
Download link – Super Gamer episode 69 – All Star Gaelic Football
I forgot to ask Peadar about the leniency refs give in Gaelic when it comes to dribbling the ball. To me — someone who has seen very little Gaelic and knows very little about the sport — it looks like Gaelic refs follow the NBA rulebook when it comes to travelling.
If one of you fine listeners can fill me in, leave a comment below.
Get the deets on Ubisoft’s announcement that they’re opening a studio in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This episode features Ubisoft Canadian Studios CEO Yannis Mallat, managing director of Ubisoft Winnipeg Darryl Long, and New Media Manitoba’s Louie Ghiz.
Download link – Super Gamer episode 68 – Ubisoft Winnipeg
Video Games Live kicked off its 14-show, 12-city Canadian tour in Winnipeg, MB on Monday. At the show, I got a chance to speak to VGL creator and performer (and industry icon) Tommy Tallarico. Have a listen, and find out why Mr. Tallarico thinks Beethoven would be a video game composer if he were alive today.
Download link – Super Gamer episode 67 – Tommy Tallarico and Video Games Live
The video includes: the orchestra, led by Bryan Deans, playing Metal Gear Solid; Jason Paige singing the Pokemon theme song (with Tommy Tallarico on guitar); Winnipeg’s own SuperFX playing Halo; and … a box?
(By the way, I can’t seem to sing the Pokemon theme song without switching to the Transformers movie theme. “I know it’s my destiny. Pokemon! Oh, you’re my best friend — FROM THE EVIL UNICROOOON!”)
