The Short Game

18: Nidhogg

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This week on The Short Game, we discuss our first fighting game! Or is this a fighting game? Wait, what is this exactly?

It’s Nidhogg, a game in which two sabre-wielding duelists with infinite respawns face off in a frenetic, bloody tug of war for the right to throw themselves into the gaping maw of the titular Norse snake god Níðhöggr. Chew on that for a minute.

It’s also an incredibly tight and well designed, yet simple and approachable vs. combat game for two players.

We also have a good chat about Game Center CX and Mega Man II, as well as Civilization Revolution 2 for iOS.

Availability

  • Steam for Windows & Mac – $15
  • Humble Store with Steam Key (10% goes to charity) – $15
  • Coming soon to PS3 & PS4!

    • Links for this episode

    • GameCenter CX – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Gaming CX – GCCX Videos
    • Retronauts Volume III Episode 27: Game Center CX
    • Mega Man 2 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Sid Meier’s Civilization | Official Civ Site | 2K
    • Nidhogg – Official Site
    • Níðhöggr – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    • Evo 2014 Indie Showcase to host Nidhogg, TowerFall and more | Polygon
    • South Bay Button Mashers: A Bay Area Video Games Club (Mountain View, CA) – Meetup
    • Starwhal: Just the Tip | Home
    • No Quarter | NYU | Game Center
    • GameSetWatch Messhof Whips Out Raging Hadron For No Quarter
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