June 03, 2014

08: VVVVVV

1 hour 14 minutes

This week we discuss Terry Cavanagh’s indie gaming masterpiece VVVVVV. Inspired by the Commodore 64 generation of games, this game presents a tough challenge to even the most experienced gamer, while still clocking in at a descent length. Clever level design and a great focused game mechanic make this game shine.

The game is available:

– Steam for Mac, PC, and Linux – $4.99

– Direct from Develper DRM free for Mac, PC, and Linux – $4.99 (or $7.50 with the soundtrack)

– From the Nintendo 3DS eShop

– Coming soon for several other platforms including PSVita, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Ouya

Expect the game to take between 2 to 4 hours to complete depending on your skill level and willingness to persevere against sometimes absurd difficulty.

Pre-show topics

American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett (Novel)

Paranoia RPG

Kero Blaster for PC

Kero Blaster for iPhone

Mario Golf

Links for this episode

The name’s meaning and other curiosities

QWOP

Shahid Ahmad of Playstation on the Directional Podcast

Interview with developer Terry Cavanagh from Rock Paper Shotgun

Playing VVVVVV on the iPad (YouTube link)

Terry Cavanagh’s website featuring many of his flash games

Super Meat Boy

The Gravitron (…oh god the graviton…)

The Elephant Secret… Revealed!

There is no spoiler break for this episode, as we all concurred that there wasn’t really that much story to spoil.

Correction: Raygan stated that the game was available on the Humble Store but this is not the case. It was previously included in a Humble Bundle but it is only available through Steam and DRM Free through the developer’s website, sold using the Humble Widget. We regret the error.

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